IATA History
Past Presidents/Leaders in the Field Panel Discussion September 15th 2012
Pictured here from left to right
Laura Jacob, Terri Sweig, Judy Sutherland, Linda Goldman, Ralph Levinson, Dan Anthon, Violet Riley, Don Seiden, Estelle Kenney, Barb Fish and Pat Allen
Laura Jacob, Terri Sweig, Judy Sutherland, Linda Goldman, Ralph Levinson, Dan Anthon, Violet Riley, Don Seiden, Estelle Kenney, Barb Fish and Pat Allen
IATA is in the process of creating a digital archive of its history.
We are still in the process of fact checking the Past Presidents list and apologize for incorrect information or typos. Please email corrections to: [email protected].
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Past Presidents
DON SEIDEN - 1974
RALPH LEVINSON
RANDY VICK
TERRI SWEIG
ESTELLE KENNEY 1979-81 and 1981-83
MILDRED LACHMAN-CHAPIN
SUELLEN SEMEKOSKI
BARBARA FISH
ANNE CARTRIGHT
DEB BEHNKE 1996-97
JOHN BOLDE 1997-98
DAN ANTHON 1998-99
SUE BOLDE 1999
LISA NELSON 2002-03
DEB PASKIND 2002-05
ED FOSS 2006-07
LAURA JACOB 2008-09
KATE MCINTOSH 2011-12
MARY ANDRUS 2012
HEATHER LEIGH 2013
MELISSA HEDLUND 2014
LARIZA FENNER 2015
MEGAN CAMPBELL 2016
IU-LUEN JENG 2017-18
STEPHANIE CLARK 2019
MARIA KIM 2020-2021
IATA Conference 2005
Pictured in the top row: Randy Vick, Estelle Kenney, Don Seiden, Barb Fish and Deb Behnke
Bottom: Lisa Nelson-Raabe and Dan Anthon
Bottom: Lisa Nelson-Raabe and Dan Anthon
History
Association summary from 1983-1985 (The first one created)
Founded in 1974, is a representative agency for all persons in the State of Illinois concerned with and/or practicing Art Therapy. Don Seiden served as founding present of IATA.
The Illinois Art Therapy Association( IATA )serves to disperse information regarding education programs available in Art Therapy. In May, 1980 the IATA sponsored the First Annual Symposium. The Symposium has evolved into our annual conference which now stands as the organization's primary program to educate Art Therapists, Art Therapy students or others in related fields.
IATA Association summary from 1985 -1987
IATA is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1974 so that art therapist, art therapy students and other interested professionals could gather to exchange information and experience concerning the therapeutic use of art. The IATA continues to provide a forum for persons in the field of art therapy to network and exchange ideas. The association hold four general meetings per ear which feature an education presentation, publishes a newsletter quarterly as well as sponsoring an annual professional conference. The IATA is an affiliate member of the American Art Therapy Association and adheres to the standards established for the practice of art therapy in the United States.
Association summary from 1983-1985 (The first one created)
Founded in 1974, is a representative agency for all persons in the State of Illinois concerned with and/or practicing Art Therapy. Don Seiden served as founding present of IATA.
The Illinois Art Therapy Association( IATA )serves to disperse information regarding education programs available in Art Therapy. In May, 1980 the IATA sponsored the First Annual Symposium. The Symposium has evolved into our annual conference which now stands as the organization's primary program to educate Art Therapists, Art Therapy students or others in related fields.
IATA Association summary from 1985 -1987
IATA is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1974 so that art therapist, art therapy students and other interested professionals could gather to exchange information and experience concerning the therapeutic use of art. The IATA continues to provide a forum for persons in the field of art therapy to network and exchange ideas. The association hold four general meetings per ear which feature an education presentation, publishes a newsletter quarterly as well as sponsoring an annual professional conference. The IATA is an affiliate member of the American Art Therapy Association and adheres to the standards established for the practice of art therapy in the United States.
SO LATE SO SOON
A Film by Daniel Hymanson
A Film by Daniel Hymanson
So Late So Soon, a new documentary directed by Daniel Hymanson premieres this Friday at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The film profiles Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden* as they navigate a half century of marriage and artistic practice.
A bit more about the film: Half a century into their marriage, they approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbound energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple’s multistory, eccentric Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Filmmaker Daniel Hymanson immersed himself with the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study. See the trailer here and the film's review in the Hollywood Reporter.
The film will be showing throughout the weekend with director Daniel Hymanson and film participant Jackie Seiden in person at select screenings - we’d love to see you there and I’m providing more information about the screenings and the film below should you care to share this with your fellow board members and/or staff.
So Late So Soon @ the Gene Siskel Film Center
Tickets: https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/so-late-so-soon
*Don Seiden is an artist, art educator and pioneer of art therapy in the Midwest. His artwork has appeared in over thirty-five solo and group shows as well as in private collections, and his work and home have been featured in numerous local and national publications.
In addition to founding the art therapy department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he has also served as a former chair for the sculpture, art education and art therapy departments at SAIC. Seiden is co-author of Direct Metal Sculpture and author of Mind Over Matter, author and illustrator of Artobiography, and co-author of the just-released Art Works: How Making Art Illuminates Your Life, with Amy G. Davis. (Excerpt credited to: http://www.donseiden.com/bio.htm)
A bit more about the film: Half a century into their marriage, they approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbound energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple’s multistory, eccentric Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Filmmaker Daniel Hymanson immersed himself with the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study. See the trailer here and the film's review in the Hollywood Reporter.
The film will be showing throughout the weekend with director Daniel Hymanson and film participant Jackie Seiden in person at select screenings - we’d love to see you there and I’m providing more information about the screenings and the film below should you care to share this with your fellow board members and/or staff.
So Late So Soon @ the Gene Siskel Film Center
Tickets: https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/so-late-so-soon
*Don Seiden is an artist, art educator and pioneer of art therapy in the Midwest. His artwork has appeared in over thirty-five solo and group shows as well as in private collections, and his work and home have been featured in numerous local and national publications.
In addition to founding the art therapy department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he has also served as a former chair for the sculpture, art education and art therapy departments at SAIC. Seiden is co-author of Direct Metal Sculpture and author of Mind Over Matter, author and illustrator of Artobiography, and co-author of the just-released Art Works: How Making Art Illuminates Your Life, with Amy G. Davis. (Excerpt credited to: http://www.donseiden.com/bio.htm)
