Directors:

  • Carla McGrath, Executive Director
    • As a co-founder and Executive Director, Carla McGrath manages the day-to-day operations of Highpoint (including, but not limited to financial management, personnel and marketing activities); plans and participates in grant writing and fundraising activities undertaken by the Board and staff; and designs and implements educational and community programming. Ms. McGrath is also charged with building board leadership and capacity. Carla McGrath previously served as Art Lab Coordinator in the Department of Education and Community Programs at the Walker Art Center from 1995–2000. While at the Walker she was responsible for designing and teaching hands-on art projects for a wide range of visitors, with emphasis on K-12 education. Ms. McGrath holds a BA in English from Connecticut College and earned her JD from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Cole Rogers, Artistic Director & Master Printer
    • Cole Rogers is a co-founder of Highpoint and HP’s Artistic Director and Master Printer. From 1995–2000 he was Printshop Director and Printmaking Coordinator at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where he taught, shaped curriculum and advocated for the art of printmaking. Previously he was chief printer at AKASHA in Minneapolis, and a Senior Printer at Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. He earned his BFA in Printmaking from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an MFA in Printmaking from Ohio State University, and a Master Printer certificate from Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Highpoint Editions’ print publications created in collaboration with Rogers over the last ten years are represented in the permanent collections of many major museums, corporations and numerous private collections throughout the United States and abroad.

Highpoint Staff:

  • Zoe Adler, Gallery Director
  • Zoe has a Master’s in Architecture from the University of Minnesota, and a B.A. in Art History from Haverford College. She worked previously in architecture/ design and the art world. On the gallery side, Zoe was Assistant Director at Montgomery Glasoe Fine Art and later worked in the Education Department at the Walker Art Center. She looks forward to putting her skills to use in support of Highpoint's mission. Zoe notes: “it’s been great fun to connect with new and old friends in our community as I learn the ropes!”
  • Johanna Winters, Education & Community Programs Manager
  • Johanna Winters received her BA from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2007 with an emphasis in printmaking. She first became involved at Highpoint in 2008 when she completed an education internship and has been involved with Highpoint’s growing youth and adult programming ever since. She has headed the Access/Print Project, a young artists’ mentorship program for high school students, and completed a one-year Education Fellowship at Highpoint. She recently took on the role of Education and Community Programs Manager in 2011. She works mainly in intaglio and screen print processes.
  • Josh Winkler, Exhibitions & Artists’ Cooperative Manager
  • Josh received an MFA in printmaking from the University of Minnesota in 2010 and a BFA from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in 2006. Working primarily in woodcut, his prints emphasize the swollen disconnect between Americans and the history of the land they inhibit.
  • Kaitlin Frick, Information & Membership Manager
  • Kaitlin earned her BA from the University of Minnesota in a self-designed major focusing on art + social change and arts administration. Over the last ten years, she has worked with several arts organizations including Forecast Public Art, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Weisman Art Museum, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Ted Mann Concert Hall.
  • Zac Adams-Bliss, Senior Printmaker & Webpage Design
  • Zac Adams-Bliss began working for Highpoint Editions as an intern in 2003. He received a BFA in Graphic Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork blends traditional and modern printmaking techniques, often so that the printed object interplays with its environment.
  • Megan Anderson, Printing Assistant
  • Megan moved to Minneapolis in early 2010 to intern in Highpoint’s professional publishing arm, Highpoint Editions. She received her BFA from SCAD in 2009. Megan is originally from Utah and heartily enjoys a good pun [as well as a bad pun].
  • Joe Moore, Education Fellow
  • Joe received his BFA from the University of Minnesota focusing in printmaking. He primarily works in intaglio, exploring the the fabrication of American history. Joe started at highpoint as an education intern in the summer of 2010, and has since taken up the education fellowship. He is currently leading the Access/Print project, mentoring five high school students through two three month residencies.
  • Tom Woodling, Teen Mentor
  • Tom Woodling is a BFA student at the University of Minnesota with an emphasis in printmaking. He is currently working on a series of face cards inspired by some of the earliest manifestations of print in playing cards. Tom was first introduced to Highpoint through the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) as an educational intern in 2010. He is currently a Teen Mentor for the Access/Print project, assisting and teaching five high school students over two three-month residencies.

Interns & Volunteers:

  • Eston Bennett, Education Intern
  • Nico Dregni, High School Artist Mentor
  • Tracey Goodrich, Education Intern
  • Christopher Hagen, Studio Intern
  • Kari Higdem, Studio Intern
  • Kit Leffler, Education Intern
  • Nuno Nuñez, Studio Intern

Highpoint would also like to thank our former staff, interns & volunteers. - more here