RE Log Fall 2019

74 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2019 Class Notes Rachel Feinstein was honored by the British Friends of the Arts Museum (BFAMI) this past June at the art organi- zation’s longstanding renowned Women in Art Lunch. Rachel was in conversation with former BBC Director Alan Yentob to discuss her practice and wide achieve- ments to date. Rachel’s first show in an American museum opens officially on November 1, 2019, in the Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Be sure to visit. Direct from the Jewish Museum website: “The Jewish Museum will present Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone, the first survey of the New York-based artist in the United States, from November 1, 2019, through March 22, 2020. Three decades of Feinstein’s work in sculpture, installa- tion, painting, drawing and video, as well as a newly commissioned wall-relief, a panoramic wallpaper, and the artist’s sculptural maquettes will be brought to- gether to emphasize her fascination with the dualistic nature of cultural expres- sion and everyday life, how fundamental yet oppositional concepts coexist and are ceaselessly negotiated in art and the construction of identity. From Feinstein’s earliest to her most recent works, female figures and protagonists dominate – a distinguishing feature of both the artist’s practice and this exhibition. Feinstein probes how notions of ‘the feminine’ manifest in the popular imagination, an investigation that pulses through and binds together Maiden, Mother, Crone.” Erica McKinney is a new member of the 2019-20 Ransom Everglades Alumni Board. Erika, a founder of the Black Student Association, was involved last year with her alma mater and current RE students as BSA’s 30th anniversary was celebrated. Erica works for DLW Enterprise in downtown Miami as Assistant to the President. Nicole Sayfie Porcelli co-chaired the 8th Annual Wine, Women & Shoes (WW&S) benefiting the children and families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital last April at the Moore Building in the Miami Design District. 1990 REUNION YEAR Class Agents: Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna (vchartouni@aol.com ), James Weaver (jgweaver@sbcglobal.net) , Paige Meginley Winburn (meginbrun@mac.com ) Konky Arellano was been appointed to the 2019-20 Ransom Everglades Board of Trustees. James Weaver writes, “Cleveland...it’s been a wonderful experience for the last 18 years, but it’s time to move on. We are out of here!!! The one thing about endings are the opportunities for new beginnings. My twins have graduated high school and I fully acknowledge the blessings received. My son, James G. Weaver III, will be attending Tiffin University (near Columbus, Ohio) pursuing his passion for football as a cornerback for a top 10 nationally ranked Division 2 program with the intent to major in Business and Sports Marketing. My daughter, Jayden S. Weaver, will be attending Emory University (Atlanta, Ga.) playing basketball with the intent to study pre-medicine at a premier pre- med institution in the United States. It’s THEIR new beginning. I, too, will start a new chapter in my life. My fiancee, Ms. J. Jones, and I will be moving to Atlanta as I continue to pursue my passion as an entrepreneur and business leader for a major corporation that is headquartered in Atlanta. ATL... get ready because here WE come!!!!!” 1991 Class Agents: Christian Falk (cvfalk@gmail.com) , Marika Lynch (marikalynch@me.com) , Lisa Sayfie (lsayfie@yahoo.com) , Tracey Stokes (tstokesmd@bellsouth.net ) Mark Ingraham and his daughter Lucy took first place in the 2019 Alumni Regatta held annually during Alumni Weekend. In July, Mark let us know that “One of our Eco houses located in the Bahamas just made the cover of the May/June issue of Dwell magazine. The feature article, ‘The New Landscape, De- signing with Nature in Mind,’ discusses my family’s effort to build sustainable living spaces in the out islands that are innovative in energy and environmental design. The house is currently included in an exhibit at the Miami Center for Architecture and Design. I am so excited about seeing RE’s recent Energy and Climate Change Symposium and I can’t wait to see the STEM Center with its focus on sustainable building!”