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WILLIAM CARPENTER FAIA PhD

is a nationally recognized architect and educator. He is a Professor at Southern Polytechnic State University in the School of Architecture, and has won numerous design accolades for his writing, teaching and practice. He is founder Lightroom.tv—a successful design firm in Decatur, GA, specializing in award-winning architecture and new media projects for commercial and residential clients. Carpenter received the national ACSA/AIAS Educator of the Year Award in 2000 and the Nation- al Young Architects Citation in 1997. He was also elected as a Fellow in the AIA in 2000. He is the author of an important and well-regarded book; Learning by Building: Design and Construction in Architectural Education, VNR, 1997. He studied and worked for renowned architect and AIA Gold Medalist Samuel Mockbee FAIA and New York architect Norman Jaffe FAIA.

 

DOROTHY MOYE

of Davis-Moye & Associates has worked as an artist’s agent and art consultant since 1987 with a continuing emphasis on promot- ing work in the contemporary craft media. In addition, she has a broad range of experience with all arts media, including extensive experience in both commercial and fine art photography. Over the years she has mar- keted and sold art work to corporate and private clients and has curated and organized exhibitions for not-for-profit galleries and corporate and public spaces. Moye has been involved in the arts for more than twenty years, building her base of knowledge and resources through both volun- teer and professional activities. She has recently completed a term as chair of the Decatur Arts Alliance.

 

NELL RUBY

has worked as an artist and educator in the Atlanta area since 1991 and is currently an assistant professor of studio art at Agnes Scott College in Decatur. She teaches drawing, design, digital imaging, and sculpture. She has worked as an artist, educator, furniture builder, and graphic designer and is a prolific new genre artist with an interna- tional exhibition record.