Faculty

	Cayewah Easley Savannah B.S., University of California, Davis; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Cayewah Easley has been teaching in the fibers department since 2002 and became chair in 2007. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental design with an emphasis in textiles and a Master of Fine Arts in fiber at Cranbrook Academy of Art. She served as chair of the visual arts department at a private high school in Northern California for five years. Her current work explores accumulation and organization of time, material and information as markers of cultural awareness; she has exhibited throughout the United States and in Chile. Selected exhibitions: “Multiple Choice,” Fibers Faculty Show, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah “Crossing Boundaries, Maintaining Traditions,” Teaching Artists of the Southeast, University of North Carolina, Raleigh N.C.; traveling exhibition “ReOrder,” Red Gallery, Savannah Memberships: Surface Design Association College Art Association
	Deborah First Bull Savannah B.F.A., East Carolina University; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Deborah First has been a professor in the SCAD fibers department since 1986. Her current area of investigation — and one focus of her teaching at SCAD — is computer-aided jacquard weaving. Her studio work includes sculpture, mixed-media and jacquard weaving. Accomplishments: Exhibiting work in the United States, Italy and England Presenting a paper for the Textile Society of America bi-annual conference Leading field session for the National Trust for Historic Preservation Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at SCAD
	Sari Gunderson Savannah B.A., Oberlin College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Sari Gunderson is co-director of Working Class Studio, a product development venture at SCAD. The product line is sold in more than 100 retailers nationwide, including Anthropologie and Kate’s Paperie. Gunderson previously worked as a surface designer at Milliken and Co. in Spartanburg, S.C. Exhibitions: “Multiple Choice,” fibers faculty show, Savannah, 2006 “On the Bias,” mixed-media/fibers group show, Savannah, 2005 “Lots,” thesis exhibition solo show, Savannah, 2004 “Spinning Filaments,” mixed-media/fibers group show, Atlanta, 2003 “Salone Satellite,” collaborative cabinet design selected for student design exhibition, Milan, Italy, 2002 Awards: Work selected for cover, SCAD course catalog, 2003-04
	Sally Kroehnke Savannah B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. For 15 years, Sally Georgia Kroehnke was a photographer at the University of Georgia. She also has worked as a design consultant for Very Vineyard, a wholesale and retail women's clothing line located in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and has taught sixth grade math at Mercer Middle School in Savannah. Accomplishments: Published photographs in the Boston Globe, including front page, summer 1981 “The Hoffman Challenge,” juried, traveling quilt show Member of the American Craft Council and Surface Design Association
	Doris Louie Savannah B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Doris Louie’s textile background includes working as a studio production artist/designer, a textile designer for commercial fabrics, and a workshop leader for various art/design/craft institutions, including the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the New Mexico Arts Division. Louie taught at East Tennessee State University prior to joining the SCAD fibers department. Accomplishments: Work exhibited throughout the United States and in Japan Work published in American Craft, FibersArts Magazine and FiberArts DesignBooks II and III Work in the collection of the New Mexico Fine Arts Museum
	Jeremy Noonan Savannah B.F.A., College for Creative Studies; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Jeremy Michael Noonan has designed printed, knit and woven textiles for Milliken & Co., Absecon Mills and Target Corp. His portfolio also includes designs for automotive, contract, hospitality, bedding, bath and rug products. From concept development to final product, he focuses on examining the relationships between color, pattern and texture as surfaces for everyday use. His interests include bridging the gaps between handmade and mass-produced, vintage and contemporary, and virtual and tactile.
	Liz Sargent Savannah B.F.A., East Carolina University; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Liz Sargent earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiber at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2002 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fiber from East Carolina University in 1989. Her work is on display until May 2008 at The Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston. Her pieces also have been exhibited as part of Metropolis Magazine's editor’s picks at the International Furniture Fair in New York and Neocon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago, and have been featured in Selvedge and other publications. Selected exhibitions: “Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970-2007,” Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. “Fray,” Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "Trace," Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, Wash. Reviews: Elizabeth Pagliacolo, “Design File: Floor Polish,” Azure, March/April 2006, 112. Liz Good, “Once Wearable, Now Art,” FiberArts, January/February 2005, 80.
	Jessica Smith Savannah B.F.A., University of Washington; M.F.A., University of Kansas. Jessica Smith's creative work is informed by research into the social and political role of decorative pattern in Western culture. She has lectured on this topic to a broad range of audiences and recently was part of a panel discussion at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, "Groundbreaking: The Past as Inspiration." As an artist, she specializes in subtly subversive installations that merge digital technology with hand-produced objects. Smith produces a limited-edition line of home textiles, Domestic Element; her patterns merge historical motifs with contemporary conversation. She designed one of these patterns for Art Basel Miami - Design '05. Selected exhibitions: Atlanta Museum of Design Cooper Hewitt National Design Triennial: "Design Life Now" Walker Art Center's "Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes" Selected publications: The New York Times The Times (London) I.D. Magazine FiberArts O Magazine
	Jen Swearington Savannah B.F.A., Pratt Institute; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Jen Swearington has operated Jennythreads Studio since 2001, producing hand-dyed silk clothing and accessories for galleries and boutiques nationwide. Her mixed-media quilts and paintings are exhibited in solo and group exhibitions. She is adjunct professor at SCAD and at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Accomplishments: Cover artist, Fiber Arts magazine, September/ October 2003 Exhibitor, Quilt National, 2003 and 2005 Merit Award, Buyers Market of American Craft, 2005 Juried member, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Piedmont Craftsmen and Carolina Designer Craftsmen
	Pamela Wiley Savannah B.S., Florida State University; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Pamela Wiley has extensive experience as a professional studio artist, producing home and personal accessories and fine art; a textile designer/design consultant in New York City; a stylist in the New York ribbon and trim industry; and a prop designer/fabricator for Broadway productions. Wiley is chair of and professor in the SCAD fibers department. Awards and Accomplishments: Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, SCAD, 2002 Solo exhibition, “Preconceived Notions,” Delta College, Midland, Mich., 2002 “Multiple Choice,” fibers faculty group exhibition, SCAD, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, 2005 Designer/consultant on line of pillows for Anthropologie, 2005