Marketing and Recruitment Manager, Arts Management, CVPA
Eric Thornton is a Midwest transplant to the D.C. metro area. Trained as an artist and potter, he has participated in several international artist-in-residence programs at the International Ceramic Center in Kecskemet, Hungary as well as the Zentrum fur Keramik Berlin, Germany.
Associate Professor of Film Business and Producing, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Producer Lisa Thrasher is an entertainment lawyer and Producer with 20 years of experience in Hollywood.
Adjunct Faculty, CLASSICAL GUITAR and Guitar Ensemble, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Matt Trkula is a Northern Virginia based classical guitarist and teacher. He earned his BM in Classical Guitar Performance from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati under Clare Callahan and Masters degrees in Classical Guitar Performance and Music Education from George Mason University under Larry Snitzler.
Academic Advisor, Computer Game Design, CVPA
Jeremy Tuohy is the Academic Advisor and Undergraduate Coordinator for Computer Game Design. Read more...
Assistant Professor of Directing and Editing, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Professor Maura Ugarte is a filmmaker and editor whose work has appeared at True/False Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, and Palm Springs International Film Festival, among others.
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Luis Vasquez La Roche is an artist and educator that resides between Trinidad and Tobago and Virginia. They hold an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Their practice is interested in aspects of the transatlantic slave trade that repeat themselves in varying ways in the present.
Administration Assistant
Laura Vel is an administrative professional with a strong passion for both social justice and the arts. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from George Mason University (GMU) and combines her academic background with hands-on experience in social services and organizational support.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Paloma Vianey Martinez Acosta is an interdisciplinary artist from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico who currently lives and works in Washington D.C. Her work explores the vulnerabilities and violence of her community and narrates her experience crossing the U.S.-Mexico border daily, questioning the political corruptness of this division.
Assistant Professor of Sculpture and Expanded Fields, School of Art, CVPA
John von Bergen was born in Connecticut. He earned his B.F.A. Degree with Honors from School of Visual Arts in New York City. After relocating to Berlin, Germany in 2003 his work has been exhibited in various international museums, galleries and institutions, including Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Galerie Schmela in Düsseldorf, Pera Museum in Istanbul, and Smack Mellon in New York.
Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs, CVPA
Lauren Wagner is the Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs for the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Lauren has been with George Mason University since 2010 and with our College since 2018. S
