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Ulrich Museum of Art
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount Street
Wichita, KS 67260-0046
Phone: 316.978.3664
Fax: 316.978.3898
E-mail: ulrich@wichita.edu
Operations Assistant
I am: A bibliophile with a caffeine addiction and a love for taking pictures of anything and everything.
My favorite piece in the Ulrich collection:
Hercules and Omphale, Restored (The True Artist Helped the World) by Kathleen Gilje
#1 pet peeve: Slow walkers
Place in Wichita that gets all my money: Lucinda's or any bookstore
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Bison burger
Favorite word or phrase: "Y'all"
An artwork I’d like to be part of: Sugar Rush by Susan Copich
madison.bowron@wichita.edu
(316) 978-3664
Administrative Assistant
I am: an archaeologist morning person who can’t live without spicy food.
My favorite piece in the Ulrich collection: Resting by the Sea by Eugene Feyen
#1 pet peeve: Closed-minded people
Place in Wichita that gets all my money: Thai Binh
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten:
Pickled pigs feet.
Favorite phrase:
"Welcome to the Ulrich Museum"
An artwork I’d like to be part of:
The Flower Carrier by Diego Rivera
journi.brown@wichita.edu
(316) 978-3664
Membership & Special Events Manager
I am: a puzzle master, trivia fan, globe collector, and award winning chili chef.
My favorite piece in the Ulrich collection: Today’s favorite is American Gothic by Gordon Parks.
#1 pet peeve: drivers that take up two parking spaces
Place in Wichita that gets all my money:
Best of Times, but sadly no longer
Weirdest food you’ve ever eaten: raw fish
Favorite word: "Goober"
An artwork I’d like to be a part of: Sgt. Peppers Loney Hearts Club Band Album Cover by Jann Haworth and Peter Blake.
ann.keefer@wichita.edu
(316) 978-6646
Associate Director of Education
I am: a ceramicist, art educator, partner, parent, pescatarian foodie, peloton addict, hard worker and a community activist.
My favorite piece in the Ulrich collection:
Man with Cane & Woman with Umbrella by Fernando Botero
#1 pet peeve: Hater behavior
Place in Wichita that gets all my money: Thai Traditions (Thai hot!)
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Ika (squid) nigiri sushi
Favorite word: "Bag" and "Wagon" (because of my WI dialect)
An artwork I’d like to be part of:
Simone Leigh's Brick House
brenda.lichman@wichita.edu
(316) 978-7116
Creative Communications Manager
I am: a Kansas writer and actor, armchair astronaut, devotee of cheese, cats, and His Majesty David Bowie.
My favorite piece in the Ulrich collection: Love, Robert Indiana
#1 pet peeve: People who say “irregardless”
Place in Wichita that gets all my money: Lucinda’s
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Some kind of raw beef
Favorite word: “Yikes”
An artwork I’d like to be part of: Do Women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? By Guerilla Girls
teri.mott@wichita.edu
(316) 978-6462
Exhibition Designer and Production Manager
I am: a facilitator of visions.
My favorite piece in the Ulrich collection: Henry Moore Reclining Figure
#1 pet peeve: Having to do the same job twice
Place in Wichita that gets all my money: German Motor Works
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Whale blubber
Favorite word: "Nope"
An artwork I’d like to be part of:
Anything by Jim Riswold
james.porter@wichita.edu
(316) 978-5851
Business Manager
I am: a lover of painting, cooking, family, and all things Italian.
Favorite pieces in the Ulrich Collection:
Post Meridian and Below Blackfriars Bridge by Frederick Judd Waugh
#1 Pet Peeve: Tailgating drivers
Place in Wichita that gets all my money:
Hillside Nursery and Dutch’s Greenhouse (tie)
Weirdest food I've ever eaten: I’m really not brave enough to eat anything stranger than an oyster, which I really, really don’t care for…
Favorite word: "Fluffy"
An artwork I'd like to be part of:
Any painting of Venice by Canaletto
joanna.ramondetta@wichita.edu
(316) 978-6417
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
I am: an arts synthesist, aesthetic formalist, mama bear, collection keeper, East Coast Renaissance woman.
Favorite piece in the Ulrich collection:
So many treasures… I love our collection of Josef Presser works, our Ayana V. Jackson pieces, and Mark Bradford’s C’mon Shorty, 2002.
#1 pet peeve: Soggy French fries and inconsiderate behavior
Place in Wichita that gets all my money:
Carousel Skate Center
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Jackfruit taco
Favorite word: "Huzzah!"
An artwork I’d like to be part of:
Any of Odilon Redon’s dreamy, hazy works.
jo.reinert@wichita.edu
(316) 978-5850
Ulrich Museum Custodian
I am: a Cuban romantic who enjoys organizing and cleaning, is wild about salsa music and LOVES to dance! I've worked at Wichita State for ten years, and am grateful for my wonderful Ulrich family.
Favorite piece in the Ulrich collection:
Sonnen Blumen by Paul Kleinschmidt
People in Wichita who get all my money:
Dance teachers
#1 pet peeve: People who lie.
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: raw fish
Favorite word: Love
An artwork I’d like to be part of:
Maine, Sea After Storm by Frederick Judd Waugh
Senior Director of Development at the WSU Foundation & Alumni Engagement
I am: a former NYC professional actor, East Coaster turned Kansan, eager novice of visual art, absolute lover of theater, entire weekend Netflix-binger, and avid shark conservationist (#StopSharkFinning) with a penchant for verbosity, in case you couldn’t tell.
Favorite piece in the Ulrich collection: Three Women Walking by Francisco Zúñiga
#1 pet peeve: haters
Place in Wichita that gets all my money:
Il Primo (Their “Wired” is to die for!)
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: I ate cricket cookies once before I knew they were cricket cookies. Quite tasty, actually.
Favorite word: "Brrrr, rabbit." (said when cold.)
An artwork I’d like to be part of: Any performance art, especially those that push boundaries and advocate for others.
AnnMarie.Siegwarth@wichita.edu
(316) 978-3945
Registrar and Collections Manager
I am: a Corgi mama, daughter, sister, friend, bicyclist, traveler, dreamer, romantic, and forever curious.
Favorite piece in the Ulrich collection: For now, Mary Beth Edelson's Some Living American Woman Artists or Paula Eliasoph's Dance of the Captives No. 1.
#1 pet peeve: People who say, but don't do.
Places in Wichita that get all my money:
Lucinda's and Watermark Books
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Seared alligator tail
Favorite word: "Spooky"
An artwork I’d like to be part of: Remedios Varo vision, or an Eva Hesse installation.
taryn.trapani@wichita.edu
(316) 978-6857
Education & Outreach Coordinator
I am: An artist/art historian, big fan of the uncanny, and pop culture enthusiast that will spend hours gushing over an artwork.
Favorite pieces in the Ulrich Collection: Nan Goldin's Self-portrait in my room, NYC.
#1 pet peeve: Someone speaking in a condescending way.
Place in Wichita that gets all my money: Dead Center Vintage.
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten: Cornflake chicken (delicious).
Favorite word or phrase: "I'm always saying that." following something I have never said before.
An artwork I’d like to be part of: Mound by Allison Schulnik.
tawaller@shockers.wichita.edu
(316) 978-3605
Executive and Creative Director
I am: a high energy Brazilian-Italian museologist.
Favorite piece in the Ulrich collection:
Saffronia, Ayana V. Jackson
#1 pet peeve: Wet socks
Place in Wichita that gets all my money:
Hatman Jack’s
Weirdest food I’ve ever eaten:
Fermented horse milk
Favorite word: "Zhuzh"
An artwork I’d like to be part of:
Any installation by Yayoi Kusama
vivian.zavataro@wichita.edu
(316) 978-3017
