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Alum Rodrigue's Distaste for Georgia O'Keefe Sparks Debate  Gambit 
Alum Guillory's Latest 'Chew' Installment  Newsarama 
Artist Alumna Loves Lafayette Lifestyle  The Times of Acadiana 
Alum Rodrigue's Celebrated 'Bride of Oak Alley'  Gambit 
Alum Bourque Displays in Spring Hill  The Tennessean 
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Alum Guillory Wins Another Eisner

Submitted Article on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 22:05

SAN DIEGO – The 2011 Eisner Award winners were announced during a ceremony on Friday evening at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The off-beat comedy Chew by John Layman and UL alumnus Rob Guillory won in the 'Best Continuing Series' for Image Comics.

UL's Frese Releases New Book

Louisiana.edu on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 16:57

UL professor Lynda Frese will be releasing her book Pacha Mama: earth realm this Summer with the support of an ATLAS grant. The book includes 30 artworks, Sanskrit prayers, essays about nature from noted healers Kathi von Koerber and Michele Baker, and poetry written for this project by Darrell Bourque, Louisiana’s poet laureate.

Alum Rodrigue Named National Eagle Scout

Submitted Article on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 17:07

(New Orleans) - UL alumnus and renowned Blue Dog painter George Rodrigue has been selected as only the sixth person from the New Orleans area to receive the National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

Alum Guillory Nominated for Two More Eisner Comic Awards

Submitted Article on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:07

On April 7, 2011, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards committee announced that Image Comics has been nominated for twelve awards for books published in 2010. Three of those nominations were for Chew, created and produced by UL alumnus Rob Guillory, together with writer and industry veteran John Layman.

Allan Jones Receives 2011 Teaching Award

Louisiana.edu on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 19:41

Each semester, Allan Jones emphasizes the degree of discipline art requires. He tells his freshman students, "We’re artists. Class starts at eight o’clock. So, if you continue to miss class, you should expect a phone call."

Alum Rob Guillory, Graphic Artist

Sam Stokes on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 15:23

UL alum, Carencro native, Eisner Award and Harvey Award winning graphic artist Rob Guillory draws the enormously popular graphic novel series Chew, which has recently been optioned by Showtime. He sat down recently to talk about comics, UL, and the growing creative industry in Lafayette.

Video: UL Student's Award-Winning Animation

Submitted Article on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 11:18

In 2006, then-UL student Burt Durand created an animated video which won an award at the Baton Rouge Red Stick International Animation Festival and the Memorial Hoffman Award at the Creative Summit in San Marcos in 2006.

Alum Pavy Featured in AcA Exhibit 3/12 - 5/7

Submitted Article on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 17:48

Lafayette — Francis Pavy, visual narrator of South Louisiana’s vibrant culture renowned for his colorful, abstract approach to Southern iconography and storytelling presents a new retrospective, Currents and Flows - 35 Years of Art, featured at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in their main gallery, March 12th through May 7th, 2011. Currents and Flows tracks the evolution of Pavy’s art, featuring pieces never before displayed as well as commissioned pieces and new work.

Alum/Artist Rodrigue Releases 'Blue Dog' Educational App

Submitted Article on Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:40

New Orleans, Louisiana --- The George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (GRFA) is pleased to announce that the children's educational app "You Can Count on Blue Dog: Blue Dog 123" is currently available as a free download for the iPad in Apple's iTunes App Store.

Turtle Island Quartet Appears in Arts Fundraiser March 11

Submitted Article on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 18:08

Friends of Elemore will present the Turtle Island Quartet with a special guest appearance by Michael Doucet, in the James Devin Moncus Theatre of the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2011.