Technical Background | Skills | Media Art | Performance Art
Teaching | Administration | Education


HONORS

2001
"ctrl space" international \ media \ art award
Nomination for MANEZH SQUARE Web site

2000
Forbes Best of the Web: Collecting
Best of the Web listing for The Art Institute of Chicago's museum Web site -- Collections on-line guide

1999
Nominated for "Distinguished Teacher in the Arts," National Foundation for Advancement in Arts

1998
Best of Fest Award - Thaw 98, and Honorable Mention, Parson's International New Media Festival, for MANEZH SQUARE Web site

1994
Art Education Fellowship for Edible Veg-Edibles CD ROM project
Center for Basic Education/NEA/Getty Foundation

1990
Illinois Artist Fellowship

1989
New Forms Midwest Regional Initiative, for performance This is Not a Love Letter

1985
Western States Regional Media Fellowship, for film THE DRESS

National Dean's List, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1983 & 85
Scholarships, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL and The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada

1965
National Honor Society


EDUCATION, DEGREES, & LICENSES

1985
MFA - Interdisciplinary Art: Film and Performance
The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1970
BFA - Ceramics and Graphics
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

1992
Art Education Certification
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

1995
Permanent Teaching Certification in Art Education, state of New York

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

-- on-going --
FREELANCE DESIGNER Computer Graphics, Web and New Media since 1996, New York, NY
Multimedia: Website design, computer animation, digital sound design, desktop video production, interactive design
Computer Graphics: digital photography, graphic design, illustration
Video/Film: analog and digital media design, cinematography, editing, all aspects of media production


DIGITAL MEDIA TEACHER/CONSULTANT since 1991, private and public school systems, New York, NY
Educator: design curriculum, train students, faculty, staff and college interns in use of equipment and software

PRODUCTION/TECHNICAL ASSISTANT since 1991, Ken Kobland Films, New York, NY
Art Director and Multimedia Consultant for Web art project: MANEZH SQUARE


2002
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, Editing
El Hierro Project for Documenta 11
Craigie Horsfield, producer; 4-screen 8+-hour projected installation of one of the Canary Islands;
US Premiere-Whitney Biennial 2004

1999

ART DIRECTOR and ASSISTANT CINEMATOGRAPHER for Once Before a Time,
children's dance film in post-production; Nancy Spanier Dance Co. and TellStarr Video, Boulder, CO (release date: 2003)

WEB DESIGNER for the On-line Guide to the Permanent Collections, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1987-89
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, Graphic Services, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Production Designer of museum labels and signage
Production Assistant for in-house publications
Macintosh desktop publishing


1986-89
PRODUCTION MANAGER for "EFC" cable TV pilot, Experimental Film Coalition, Chicago, IL

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1998-2003

MEMBER: NYC Webgrrls

MEMBER: NYC SIGGRAPH


ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND

1986
DIRECTOR of EDUCATION, Chicago Center for Ceramic Arts, Chicago, IL
Coordinated and taught special art workshops

1980-83
ART COMMISSIONER, City Arts Commission, Ellensburg, WA
Promoted special projects
Liaison between city government and the community

1977
CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATOR, "Professionalism in the Arts & Crafts," Boulder, CO
Coordinated this three-day arts conference

1975-77
ART GALLERY OWNER, Hot Pots Gallery, Boulder, CO
Retailer: fine art and crafts business

1972-77
ART CORPORATION PRESIDENT, Brimstone Pottery, Boulder, CO
Organized and co-founded not-for-profit art studio; president of board

1970-71
ART PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Multigraphis, Stillwater, OK
Organized and co-founded state, grant-supported, city arts/recreation program

TEACHING BACKGROUND

2004-present
ART & TECHNOLOGY TEACHER, Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School, Bronx, NY; NYC Board of Education
High school general art, and art technology - film/video/multimedia production, Web design, computer art, digital photography
Faculty Advisor - Yearbook, and The National Honor Society

2004
VIDEO TEACHER, P.S.A. production for Project Liberty, IS-51, Staten Island, NY
Magic Box Productions - Executive Director, Nelle Stokes

1991-2004
ART & TECHNOLOGY TEACHER, The Dalton School, New York, NY
Middle school general art and high school film/video/multimedia production, Web design, and computer art
View Student Work Samples

1990-91
STUDENT TEACHER, Art Education Dept., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

1990
VISITING ARTIST, Film/Time Arts, School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1989
VISITING ARTIST, Art Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1977-83
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, Artist-in-the-Schools and Visiting Artist Programs, Colorado & Washington

1971-76
ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER, Ceramics, Brimstone Pottery, Boulder, CO

1970-71
MULTIGRAPHIS ART TEACHER, city arts program, Stillwater, OK



SKILLS

C O M P U T E R
multimedia production
Web site design
digital photography
illustration, animation
Quicktime, VRML
digital video

knowledge of:
3-D graphics
video graphics
printing, typography
design and layout

M E D I A
DV and miniDV
super8,16mm film
3/4, 1/2, 8mm video
animation
sound design
desktop video
analog/digital editing
35mm photography
C O N S U L T I N G
Web site planning & design
DVD planning and production
arts & technology advising
research assistance
media production
grant writing
curriculum planning
S O F T W A R E
top:
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premiere
iMovie/iDVD
DVD Studio Pro
Sound Edit Pro
GoLive Cyberstudio
Dreamweaver
BBEdit, HTML
Adobe Creative Suite:
   Photoshop, ImageReady
   Illustrator, InDesign
Pagemaker, Strata Pro
Fractal Painter

knowledge of:
Quark, Illustrator
form•Z, KPT Bryce
Macromedia Director
Javascript, Flash

Adobe After Effects

A R T
sculpture
ceramics
set/props design
installation
sewing, costuming
fiber art
silkscreening
illustration
drawing

RECENT EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS

2001
WEB EXHIBITION: ctrl space, international \ media \ art award
Manezh Square
also shown in: sxsw 99, Thaw 98, conduit 98, ISEA 97, Prix Ars Electronica 97, film+arc.graz 97

1999
EXHIBITION: Cup Series, digital inkjet prints
Summer Salon, Mary Gearhart Gallery, NY

SCREENING: THE DRESS
United States Super 8 Film & Video Festival, Rutgers University

1998
EXHIBITION: Cup Series, digital inkjet prints
Kindred Spirits, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO

MEDIA ART

1998
THE DRESS, experimental film/video

1997-01
THE CUP, a Web journal my on-going Web sketchbook

1994-01
Edible Veg-edibles, animated interactive CD-ROM for children (work-in-progress)

1993
untitled, documentary of artist Robert Meredith, 3/4 videotape

1991
Pre-Show Newsreels laserdisc for theatrical projection, "Julius Caesar," directed by Oscar Eustis, Mark Tapor Forum, L.A., CA

1988
agriculture, experimental 16mm film

1984-87
The Dress, film/performance series

1984
The Cow is Dead, 16mm film animation/performance

Installation, 16mm film animation/installation

1983
Still Life, 16mm film animation/installation

1981
Satin Doll, super8 film animation

1977
The Big Cheese, 16mm film, remastered in '98

PERFORMANCE ART

1989-90
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES: This is Not a Love Letter, for Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL and Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1987
SOLO PERFORMANCES: The Dress:
The Dress of Sticks, for "Winter Carnival," Steamboat Springs, CO and "This Is It," Daley College, Chicago, IL

1986
PERFORMANCE: Red Zone, for "Living Rituals," BACA, Brooklyn, NY

1986
SOLO PERFORMANCES: Dog Story and The Cow is Dead, for "Clay," Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL

1985
SOLO PERFORMANCES: The Dress:
The Dress of Glass and The Dress of Leaves, for Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago Filmmakers, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL and NCECA (National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts) St. Louis, MO

1983
HAPPENING: The Barbeque, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

1977
HAPPENING: The Big Cheese, for "Myth & Fantasy," Boulder Art Center, Boulder, CO

1976
HAPPENING: Chic to Cheek, Boulderado Hotel, Boulder, CO


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