Meet the Panelists for Living Your Life with Razzmatazz Panel Discussion
- Headmistress Jill Miller
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
Thanks to these intrepid life adventurers for agreeing to share their stories in our Living Your Life with Razzmatazz Panel Discussion on May 6th at Flying Pig Improv's new location at 2320 E. Douglas at Grove in Wichita, Kansas. (Parking and entrance in back.)
About the event: “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!” – Auntie Mame
Discover how to live life to the fullest, let your freak flag fly, and enjoy your life more with this panel of women who know how to make life a feast.
Sponsored by Optometric Billings Solutions, optometricbilling.com, (316) 722-2021 and Flying Pig Improv, flyingpigimprov.com, (316) 833-1889
This event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome.
The registration fee is $10 at the door or in advance.
We are meeting at Flying Pig Improv's new location at 2320 E. Douglas Ave. at Grove, 6 to 8 PM.
Panelists:
Marie Bukowski
Marie Bukowski currently serves as Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Wichita State
University. Previously, she served as Associate Dean of the College of the Arts and Director of the School of Art at Kent State University, Director of the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and Professor of Art at Louisiana Tech University, where she also served as Graduate Program Coordinator and BFA Studio Program Coordinator.
Bukowski began her art studies at Carnegie Mellon University, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a double major in Painting and 19th-Century German Literature, and a double minor in Printmaking and Linguistics & Rhetoric in 1992. She received her Certificate in Art History and Polish language from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, in 1999. Bukowski went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts with Honors with a double degree in Painting and Printmaking in 2000 from the University of Pennsylvania.
Bukowski is an internationally recognized printmaker, included in public collections and
museums in countries such as Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. Throughout her career, she has had twenty solo exhibitions, over 165 invitational and juried exhibitions, more than 55 of which are on the international level.
Bukowski has held eight artist-in-residence positions at prestigious institutions, including the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Anchor Graphics in Chicago, Illinois; the Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium; and Milkwood International in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic.
She has received numerous grants to support her work, including a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, Bukowski enjoys serving as a visiting evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Bukowski is represented by Cole Pratt Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Stowarzyszenie Międzynarodowe Triennale Grafiki in Kraków, Poland.
Elizabeth Hotaling
Elizabeth Hotaling is a self-proclaimed "Collector of Experiences" who believes that a razzmatazz life isn't found in glitz, but in the intentional pursuit of awe. After her 13th move brought her to Wichita, a single "yes" to a Colorado snowshoeing trip sparked a decade-long journey as the founder of the Adventurous Babes Society, an organization dedicated to connecting women through adventurous fun. Whether she is navigating a reality TV set, traveling the Amazon, or racing her own best time to empty the dishwasher, Elizabeth finds magic in both the monumental and the mundane. Now in her "third chapter" at 61, she is dedicated to staying "green and growing," ensuring she never passes up a chance to dance or a moment to learn something new.
Teri Mott
Teri Mott is a writer and actor working in Wichita, Kansas, where she has covered the performing and visual arts as a critic and feature writer and worked in communications and development at not-for-profit arts organizations for 40 years.
She is a co-founder of The SHOUT, Wichita’s arts newsroom, and serves as creative communications manager for the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University. She is a 2023 fellow of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Critics Institute and is obsessed with cats and David Bowie. Notable moonlighting gigs throughout the years include dive bartender, zine publisher, low-tech DJ, tarot reader, answering service operator, herb gardener, and magician’s assistant.
Moderator:
Jill D. Miller is passionate about helping people grow – professionally and personally. Her consulting company, Creative Solutions, has helped fledgling and seasoned entrepreneurs launch and grow out-of-the-ordinary and sometimes quirky ventures since 1998. Jill found her gift for teaching as a corporate trainer and loves influencing young minds as an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship in the Arts at Wichita State University.
As Headmistress of the Finishing School for Modern Women, Jill has worked with thousands of women, inspiring them to overcome obstacles and move toward their goals. She founded the Badass Women of Wichita Alliance in 2021 with weekly gatherings to build community, promote nonprofits, and develop “badassery.”
After writing a blog for the Finishing School for seven years, Jill was inspired to compile her favorites into her first book, “Never Finished: Practical advice for Modern Women to inspire your fierce, authentic self she published in October 2022.
Active in the Wichita community, Jill leads cultural and women's organizations and is a zealous volunteer. In her spare time, she likes to attend artistic events and relax at home with her miniature rescue poodle, Jack.
This panel is sponsored by Optometric Billings Solutions, optometricbilling.com, (316) 722-2021 and Flying Pig Improv, flyingpigimprov.com, (316) 833-1889
Thank you to our sponsor, Optometric Billing Solutions!
Because of their sponsorship, we're able to keep the prices for our Badass Women of Wichita Alliance events at only $10, including panel discussions.
At 10501 W. Hampton Lakes in Maize, OBS is a woman-owned, nationally recognized insurance billing company for optometrist clinics in 43 states. It was named by Wichita Business Journal as one of the best places to work in Wichita, based on confidential employee job satisfaction surveys.
If you’re ready for a career in an employee-centered company with flexible hours and options to work at home after training, OBS wants to talk to you! Go to https://bit.ly/OBSBadass for more information.
Sending a resume to BWWA@obsteam.com and letting OBS know the applicant is referred by the Badass network automatically guarantees them an interview. Make sure they drop your name when they apply! OBS rewards your referral with $150 cash each time the person you sent gets hired!
Did you know I've published a book? Learn more about it here!
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