curriculum vitae

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Born 1963, Cleveland, Ohio
Lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts

Education

Summer 2002   Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine - Recipient of Artist’s Fellowship
1999 – 2001      Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, Master of Fine Arts – Recipient of the Michael Doherty Fellowship
1993 – 1997      Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, Bachelor of Fine Arts – Graduated with honors and distinction
1980 – 1984      Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science (Business Administration-Marketing)


Awards
2007    Nominee – Louis Comfort Tiffany Award
2007    Nominee – Joan Mitchell Foundation Award
2006    Nominee - Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant
2006    Nominee - Institute of Contemporary Art Boston Artist Prize
2005    Nominee - Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award

 

Teaching Experience

September 1999 to Present
Massachusetts College of Art+Design Boston, MA
Position: Assistant Professor of Art Education (September 2006 to present)
Courses: Interdisciplinary Portfolio 1 and 2, Portfolio 3-Capstone, Materials of Traditional Media,
Concepts and Processes for Classrooms

Position: Adjunct Faculty - Fine Arts 2-D Department
Courses: Drawing into Print

Position: Adjunct Faculty – Art Education Department (2005 – to Present)
Courses: Portfolio 2, Concepts and Processes for Classrooms

Position: Adjunct Faculty - Studio Foundation Department (2000 – 2003)
Courses: Foundation Drawing 1, Foundation Drawing 2

Position: Visiting Lecturer – Fine Arts 2D (2001, 2003, 2006)
Courses: Introduction to Painting

Graduate Teaching Assistant (1999 – 2001)
Courses: Introduction to Lithography, Monotype, Introduction to Painting (Teacher of Record)


Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching the fundamentals of critical thinking, creative problem solving, painting, printmaking and drawing to students across disciplines at the country’s only publicly funded art school.
  • Syllabi creation and curriculum development.
  • Feedback on teaching models, textbooks and equipment.
  • Managing all aspects of classroom studio practice, including materials and processes, art historical context and meaning, safety, lectures and attendance.
  • Provide ongoing critique of work in process, final review and grades.
  • Assisting students in tandem with the Advising office with their academic plan and career choices.
  • Attending conferences/college committee meetings.
  • Mentoring of “at-risk” students.

Professional Service to the College

  • Member of the All-College Committe for the 2007-2008 academic year
  • Chair of the Academic Policies Committee for the 2006-2007 academic year
  • Ongoing member of the Art Education Portfolio Curriculum Committee

Key Successes:

  • Managed the process of reviewing the college wide grading system for the Academic Policies Committee.  Author of the final report.
  • Created 4 Lectures on Visual Language for delivery of major course content to the entire first-year class.
  • Worked with independent studies with senior and junior studio art education majors.
  • Created and taught experimental course Boston Sketchbook, part of which involved coordinating class meetings with Boston area doctors, architects, park rangers and museum directors.


September 2002 to Present
Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
Position: Adjunct faculty
Courses: Basic Drawing 1, Basic Drawing 2, Painting I, Design and Compostion, Color and Design

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching painting and drawing to majors and non-majors at a liberal arts institution.
  • Syllabi creation and curriculum development.
  • Managing all aspects of classroom studio practice, including materials and processes, hiring models, art historical context and meaning, safety, lectures and attendance.

Key Successes:

  • Worked with Department Chair and other faculty members to redesign the Design and Composition course.

September 2004 to June 2005
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Position: Lecturer
Courses: Two-dimensional Fundamentals, Painting I, Topics in Painting (Painting 2)


Responsibilities included:

  • Teaching painting and drawing to majors and non-majors at a liberal arts institution.
  • Syllabi creation and curriculum development.
  • Providing feedback and suggestions to studio manager on systems and facilities.
  • Managing all aspects of classroom studio practice, including materials and processes, art historical context and meaning, safety, lectures and attendance.

Key Successes:

  • Created and developed Observational/Experiential painting course that helps students use retinal, psychological, scientific and emotional observations as strategies for making paintings.


Professional Experience

September 2000 – August 2001
Massachusetts College of Art Boston, MA
Position: Co-Director of Multicultural Student Development

  • Maintained and encouraged discussion and affirmation of diversity issues on a campus of 2,500+ students.
  • Reported to the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Officer of Civil Rights, Diversity and Compliance.

Responsibilities included:

  • Created and managed mentoring program for students matriculating from Boston Public Schools.
  • Investigated and reported on diversity programs at other colleges. Networked with other diversity coordinators for discussion and information sharing.
  • Reviewed college curricula and policies with the Compliance officer for diversity issues.
  • Integral member of the Student Development Department; met and advised the Dean of Students on diversity issues.
  • Presented findings monthly in joint meetings with faculty from Studio Foundation, administrators from Student Development and Coordinator of Service Learning.

Key Successes:

  • Created original service materials in video and other media.
  • Proposed and implemented changes to the curriculum for the Studio Foundation program of the school to include travel to Cuba, China and Egypt, student exchange, community-service learning opportunities.
  • Organized events around censorship utilizing “Banned Books Week” and available resources in the College's library system.
  • Created a film series that investigated representations of race, class and gender.
  • Liaised with the Colleges of the Fenway around diversity issues, specifically Black History Month, Women’s History Month and Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.
  • Represented College at Educating Artists for a Multicultural World, a forum and panel discussion sponsored by the ProArts Consortium and the Colleges of the Fenway.

February 1998 – December 2003
Towers Perrin Boston, MA
Position: Senior Administrative Coordinator/Executive Administrative Assistant

  • Provide administrative support to the Location Administrator, Human Resources/Benefits supervisor, Managing Principal, key Principals and Consultants for an office of 250+ employees.
  • Manage the training, goal setting and compensation reviews for a group of 5-8 administrative assistants.

Key Successes:

  • Supervised new hire training process, including scheduling, HR orientations; new hire information packets. Reviewed and improved the process on a monthly basis.
  • Created, developed and branded the Office Wide Charities Committee that investigated the firm's practice of charitable giving, in collaboration with the Marketplace Leadership Council and the Office Advisory Council. Created the office protocol for soliciting charitable contributions.

Guest Lectures and Panels

“In Practice – Post-Modern Strategies” Lecture, Tufts University, April 10, 2006.

“Domestic Bliss to Domestic Violence” with Leika Akiyama, Leonie Bradbury, Michela Griffo, and Andy Mowbray, Women's Caucus for Art, National Convention, Moderator: Kathleen Bitetti, February 19, 2006.

“Idea to Image and Back Again” Lecture, College of the Holy Cross, February 8 2006.

“Based Here” Art Institute of Boston, with Shelbourne Thurber, Moderator, Bill Arning, MIT List Center, January 12, 2006

“A Conversation with Steve Locke and Laura Donalsdon” Lecture/Discussion with Laura Donaldson, Director, Mills Gallery, part of the exhibition, Circumference, October 6, 2005.

“Where I’m Coming From” at the conference, Educating Artists for a Multicultural World, ProArts Consortium, Boston, Massachusetts, Ted Lansdmark, Boston Architectural Center, Moderator. February 8, 9, 2001.

Artist Residencies

2008 Spring          Artist-in-Residence, Savannah College of Art and Design
2002 Summer      Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

Visiting Artist Critiques

2002 – 2005  Massachusetts College of Art BFA Program
2005                  Massachusetts College of Art MFA Program
2004 – 2005  College of the Holy Cross