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Curriclum Vitae

 

 

EDUCATION

 

1998                 Master of Fine Arts                                Northern Illinois University

1972                 Bachelor of Science in Education, Art    Northern Illinois University

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

2005-Present:    Adams State College, Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: 2D Design Foundations, 3D Design Foundations, Fibers, Art Appreciation, Drawing; Graduate Open Media, Graduate Drawing, Graduate Theory & Criticism, Graduate Special Projects: Research, Graduate Thesis.  Cultural Experience: Travel Abroad to Paris-Amsterdam Spring 2008. 

 

2006-2005         Art Institute of Pittsburgh/Art Institute On-line (AiP/AiO); Color Theory, Drawing. Online courses.  

 

2005-2002         Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus

                        Art Faculty, Full-time: Program Lead in ART and Multimedia Graphic Design

                        Courses Taught: Drawing; Foundation 2D Design; Foundation 3D Design; Handbuilt Ceramics; Ceramics – Wheel Formed; Sculpture; Painting; Watercolor; Humanities; Independent Studies

 

2005                 Community College of Denver, Adjunct Faculty

                        Course Taught: Foundation 3D Design

 

2002-2001         Upper Iowa University

                        Visiting Instructor In Art – fixed one-year term

                        Courses Taught: Ceramics; Drawing; Art History I; Art History II; Introduction To Art; Painting in water based media; Sculpture; Directed Studies

 

2000-1998         Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; School of Art

                        Visiting Assistant Professor

                        Courses Taught: Foundation 2D Design; Foundation 3D Design; Color Theory; Introduction to Visual Communications: Typography

 

1999                 McHenry County College

                        Adjunct Instructor, Spring 1999 

                        Course Taught: Art: Introduction to PhotoShop for Artists

 

1998-1995         Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; School of Art

                        Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record

                        Courses Taught:

                        Foundation 2D Design; Foundation 3D Design

 

1984-1982         Rockford Board of Education, Rockford, IL

1975-1972         Harlem Board of Education, Loves Park, IL

                        Art Teacher, Grades K-8; general art classes

                        Art for Special Education classes: EMH, BD & Physically Handicapped

 

1973-1972         Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL

                        Adult Continuing Education program Instructor

                        Courses Taught: Off-Loom Weaving

1972-1971         Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

                        Campus Programs Instructor

                        Course Taught: Non-credit Fibers courses

 

1995-1970         Workshops, Individual & Group Instruction for Adults

Fiber Techniques: Stitchery, quilting, industrial sewing machines, felting, spinning (spindle & wheel), garment construction, weaving (looms: AVL, multi-harness floor, table, frame, card), braids, knotting, basketry, dyeing (natural & chemical).  Surface Design Techniques: silkscreen, direct print, batik, dyeing (natural & chemical), airbrush, direct painting and resists.  Papermaking: sheet and formed.  The Business of Art.

 

GRANTS AND AWARDS

 

2008                 Professional Development Award: funding for CAA 2008 Conference Attendance

2007                 Professional Development Award: Spring 2007: FATE National Conference Attendance

Title V: CELT Stipend: $2000

 

1998-1997         Helen Merritt Scholarship, Ceramics (Private)

 

                        Penland School of Crafts, Work/Study Grant, Ceramics

 

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL School of Art

Teaching Assistantship in Design; Graduate Tuition Waiver

 

1997-1996         Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL School of Art

Teaching Assistantship in Design; Graduate Tuition Waiver

 

Northern Illinois University, College of Visual & Performing Arts

Graduate Assistantship: New Student Summer Orientation

 

1996-1997         Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL School of Art

Teaching Assistantship in Design; Graduate Tuition Waiver; Graduate Assistantship in Electronic Media

 

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

 

FIBERS

Weaving, Spinning, Felting, Basketry, Surface Design, Book Arts.  Lifelong experience in weaving and all other textile processes.  All equipment and tools of the studio including:

PAPERMAKING

Production of unique and original paper pulp from raw materials.  Sculptural forms and sheet.  Construction of frames and vats. Direct application and casting.

WEAVING
All types of weaving on all types of equipment.  Looms: multi-harness rising and falling shed; frame, tapestry, card, table, AVL and other dobby; semi-automated.  One of a kind and production yardage over 300 yards per sectional warp.  Wholesale. Garments sold nationally through Apparel Industry reps. Three-dimensional sculptural forms.
DYEING natural and chemical on fiber (plant & animal), yarn and cloth, paper.

 

SURFACE DESIGN
Resist techniques; direct painting and dyeing, screen & direct printing; airbrush; machine and hand stitching; quilting, etc.

SPINNING 
Animal and plant fibers (including growing the plants and breeding of Black sheep); wheel and drop, manual and automated, fancy and plain.

CERAMICS

Customized clay bodies, high refraction paper clay sculpture body, stoneware, earthenware and other custom mixes.  Tools and equipment of the clay studio: clay mixers, spray booth, extruder, slab roller, test kilns, electric and kick wheels, etc.  Firing: gas and electric, saggar, raku, pit, fuming, etc.  Full range of firing temperatures; oxidation and reduction.  Constructed outside firing areas, participated in wood firing.   Research into combining elemental metals directly into clay body.  Non-traditional surface treatments as well as standard glaze formulations.

SCULPTURE, METALWORK / JEWELRY

Standard equipment and tools, electroforming; research into electroforming on/in ceramic body and paper.  Patinas; chemical and heat. Casting: foundry and small scale, bronze and silver; investment and ceramic shell. Installations.  Wood constructions.  Paper and plaster casting.  Installations. Metal construction.

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2001-2000         Substitute Teacher, Administrative Assistant, House Remodeler, San Diego, CA

 

1995-1991         Administrative Assistant; Executive Secretary; International Sales Assistant; Public Relations Assistant; Management.  Accounting through trial balance, spreadsheets, database, bookkeeping, inventory, word processing and graphic design; sales and marketing.  PC and Mac platforms.  Wide range of software applications.  Employment history available on request.

 

1990-1985         CEO, founder and designer for MILLER DESIGN, INC.  an apparel design and manufacturing company.  Design, hand weaving and surface design; manufacturing and sales of hand-woven and hand-painted wholesale apparel.  This business was geared to an operating schedule of five wholesale markets per year.  As in any entrepreneurial venture, handled all duties and responsibilities at one time or another.  Designed five seasons per year for two lines, all fabrics and garments produced on site.  Managed all operations of the company.  Supervised twenty production personnel, three office staff and sales manager.  Directed and trained for all office operations, weavers and production crew.  Scheduled all production.  Personally attended and manned sales booths at regional markets and trade shows across the country.  Arranged all travel and traveled frequently.  Directed inventory management and flow.  Performed all financial functions, manual and computerized, including costing, financial projections, analysis and all bookkeeping operations.  Coordinated and conducted all purchasing.  Researched, organized, prepared and presented projections and prospectus to investors.  Developed and prepared all advertising and marketing of the apparel line including creation of product line book and catalog; mailing to retail clients and buyers, press releases.  Rockford and Chicago, IL base of operations.

 

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2007-2008         Travel Abroad: Organizer:
Passports student group travel to Paris-Amsterdam March 2008
Collaborator: The Grizzly Project
ASC Art Faculty collaborative community service art event, April-December 2007

La Puente: community service: firing tiles for local non-profit

Curriculum Development: developing online and paper delivery versions of Art courses for Extended Studies/ ASC

 

Juror for local school art events

 

                        CELT Training; Title V Educational Grant, May 2007

2006                 Juror for local school art events

2005                 SOCRATES Intra-learn Facilitator Training

 

2000-2001         Web Design - Electronic Media

                        Attended Web Design & Programming Classes.  Produced images and published pages for the WWW in San Diego, CA

 

1999                 Juror, Kishwaukee Community College, Student Literary Arts/Art Journal, Kamelian

 

1997-1995         Penland School of Craft, Work/Study participant.  Clay & Mythology, presented by Professor George Kokis, University of Oregon.

 

Seminar Concentrations: Grants & Funding.  Presenting Workshops

 

Foreign Study: NIU Study Abroad Program, Rome, Italy

 

Northern Illinois University, Graduate Assistant, College of Visual & Performing Arts

           

New Student Orientation; Gave Introductory remarks in Dean’s absence, answered parent questions; Assistant to the School of Art Undergraduate Advisor; Provided guidance in program decisions; Assisted with scheduling & class availability in computer system

 

DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICES

 

2008                 ASC Committee Member: Sub-Committee Commencement, Graduate Ceremony

                        Student Advising: Graduate and Undergraduate

 

2007                 ASC Committee Member: Grade Inflation Policy

ASC Substitute Committee Member: AITC (Academic Instructional Technology Committee

Recruiting Trip to High Schools for Art Department
Adams State College, Alamosa, CO

 

            Student Advising, Graduate and Undergraduate

ASC Arts Extravaganza
                        High School Arts Experience at Adams State College
                        presented surface design workshop and participated in events
                        Adams State College Art Department
                        Alamosa, CO

2006                 Student Advising, Graduate and Undergraduate

 

Arts Extravaganza
                        High School Arts Experience at Adams State College
                        presented surface design workshop and participated in events
                        Adams State College Art Department
                        Alamosa, CO

 

                        Recruiting Trip to High Schools for Art Department
                        Adams State College, Alamosa, CO

 

2005                 Arts Extravaganza
                        High School Arts Experience at Adams State College
                        presented papermaking workshop and participated in events
                        Adams State College Art Department; Alamosa, CO

 

                        Recruiting Trip to High Schools for Art Department
                        participant with Art Department Chair

                        Adams State College, Alamosa, CO

 

2005                 Curriculum Development: Career Technical Certificate
                        Front Range Community College, Boulder County

 

                        Plains Paradox III

                        Facilitator, art student entries to art and literary journal

                        Front Range Community College, Boulder County

 

                        Student Art Show Organizer (Fall & Spring Semesters)

                        Front Range Community College, Boulder County, Longmont, CO

 

                        Program Lead ART & Multimedia Graphic Design

Front Range Community College, Boulder County, Longmont, CO

                        Proposed and achieved a dedicated computer lab for the program

Establish the Multimedia Graphic Design Certificate level at this campus

Continue to grow this program to the AA degree by Spring 2006

 

2004                 Program Lead: ART

Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO

 

Empty Bowls, Facilitator

                        Front Range Community College participation in St. Vrain School District Event community service

 

Non-Credit ART and Multimedia Graphic Design

Facilitator: first-time offerings of non-credit classes Boulder County Campus

 

                        ART SALON: Student Art Show Organizer (Fall & Spring Semesters)

                        Front Range Community College, Boulder County, Longmont, CO

 

Plains Paradox II

                        Facilitator, art student entries to art and literary journal; Front Range Community College, Boulder County, Longmont, CO

Coordinator & Physical Labor for FRCC/BCC campus move: ART

Inform Administration & Architects re: studio spaces / remodel

Provide cut-sheets and facilities information, on-site inspections; coordinate the move-in, physically move equipment and materials; set up studios for successful start of classes.  Accomplish the Art Studio move from two satellite locations to one

 

2003                 Program Lead: ART

Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO

 

Institute 3D program at FRCC/BCC

Plan, organize and arrange space and program offerings

Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO

 

ART SALON: Student Art Show Organizer          
Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO

                                   

Careers in Art Panel; Facilitator

Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO         

                                   

Coordinator & Physical Labor for FRCC/BCC campus move: ART

Inform Administration & Architects re: studio spaces / remodel

Art Studio move from 2 satellite locations to one

 

                        Program Lead: ART; Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus

 

                        Department Web Page Development, Design and Publication

http://au.frcc.cccoes.edu/~ARTDept_BCC/  
Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO

 

                        Plains Paradox I

                        Facilitator, art student entries to first art and literary journal

                        Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO

 

2002                 Joint Facilitator / Judge

                        Regional High School Art Exhibition, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA


2001                 College Seminar Segment: Coordinated & Conducted Campus Sculpture Walk for New                            Students & Visitors; Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA

 

                        Joint Coordinator: Art Gallery; Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA

 

1999                 NIU Visual Communications Department: participant in Visual Communications undergraduate program advancement portfolio review.

 

1998-1997         Visiting Artist: Initiated contact, wrote proposal, completed arrangements and promotion for Gene Hotaling, ceramic sculpture. April 8-10, 1998.

                        Workshop: Solid Sculpture Technique in Ceramic Hand-building

                        Lecture: The Symbolic Presence in the Artist, Clay and the Ceramic Process

                        Secured sponsorship from School of Art and the Graduate Colloquium Committee.

 

RECENT SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS

2008                 Colorado Art Educators

                        Juried Show

                        Cloyde Snook Gallery - Adams State College

                        February-March 2008

 

2007                 Fahrenheit 451

                        Juried Exhibition

                        Juror’s Choice Award

                        Adams State College

                        October-November 2007

 

Art Department Faculty Exhibition

                        Adams State College

                        September-October, 2007

 

Potters of the Valley

                        Marvel House

                        Alamosa, CO January 15- February 16, 2007

 

2006                 Potters of the Valley     

                        Rio Grande County Museum

Del Norte, CO October 7 – December 9, 2006                

 

Art Department Faculty Exhibition

                        Adams State College

                        August – September 2006

 

2005                 Art Department Faculty Exhibition
                        Adams State College
                        Alamosa, CO August 22- September 23, 2005

 

                        Group Show: Clay, Paper, Paint

                        Invitational Front Range Community College Faculty Exhibition

                        Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College

                        Littleton, CO February 4-March 9, 2005

                        installation: my demons in ascension, 2004

 

2004                 Group Show: Lessons in Art, curator: Tyler Alpern

                        The Dairy Art Center, Boulder CO

                        March 2004

                        enquiren #49: an examined life, 2004

                        enquiren #51: written in stone, 2004

 

2003                 Invitational Faculty Show

                        Front Range Community College, Westminster Campus Art Gallery

                        Installation

                        November 2003

                        Invitational Show, UMC Gallery

                        University of Colorado, Boulder

enquiren #11, mixed media (wood, handmade paper, blue chalk, ceramic (saggar fired) forms, silk, thread, found & made objects), October 2003


Spark Selects, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO,

                        Invitational, February 2003

                        pinch 7, mixed media installation (wood, handmade paper, blue chalk)

 

2002                 Faculty Exhibition, Upper Iowa University Gallery, January 2002

 

1998                 Vicinity ’98.  Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL.  Juried. enquiren #8

 

                        Northern Illinois University Annual MFA Award Exhibition.  Juried. June 1998.
enquiren #4: examination table, rose family artifact collection, ancestor & ancestra, bagged artifact collection

 

                        Many Facets – One Spirit, DeKalb Area Women’s Center Invitational Show, March 1998

                        installation: enquiren #3: 2-27-1998

 

                        One Person Graduate Show, Master of Fine Arts, February 14-21, 1998

                        installation: enquiren #4: 2-14-1998

 

1997                 NIU Graduate and Faculty Women Show, March 1997

                        ebon catepelose

 

                        Skuggi Gallery, Regional Group Show, Rockford, IL. February 1997

                        catepelose #1, elephas blao, salmo salar rotian, aeroslug, burriangium

 

1996                 Ars Nova, Juried Student Competition, NIU, DeKalb, IL. November 1996

                        elephas blao & salmo salera roticine

 

                        Thrilling Hobby, Four NIU Graduate Students’ Group Show, Holmes Student Center Gallery.  October 1996

 

                        Ars Nova, Juried Student Competition, NIU, DeKalb, IL.  April 1996

 

                        EQUALART: WOMEN + WORK + NUMBERS, School of Art Women, NIU Invitational, DeKalb, IL.  March 1996

 

selected shows and competitions (prior to 1990)

Chicago Apparel Center, Chicago, IL.  Wearable Art & Hand-woven/Hand-painted Apparel

Atlanta Apparel Center, Atlanta, GA. Wearable Art & Hand-woven/Hand-painted Apparel

Dallas Apparel Center, Dallas, TX. Wearable Art & Hand-woven / Hand-painted Apparel

Denver Apparel Center, Denver, CO. Wearable Art & Hand-woven / Hand-painted Apparel

Los Angeles Apparel Center, LA, CA. Wearable Art & Hand-woven / Hand-painted Apparel

New York Apparel Shows. Wearable Art & Hand-woven / Hand-painted Apparel

American Craft Council Wholesale/Retail Shows, 2 yrs. Wearable Art & Apparel

The Rosen Shows/ Buyers Markets. Wearable Art & Hand-woven / Hand-painted Apparel

Artwear, San Diego, CA.  Wearable Art & Hand-woven / Hand-painted Apparel

Beloit College Juried Shows, Beloit, WI. Juried. Placed. Fibers.

Burpee Museum. Juried Art Show, 2 yrs. Rockford, IL  Sculptural Weaving.

Burpee Museum Gallery. Juried. Honors. 2 yrs. Rockford, IL. Sculptural Weaving

Also exhibited creative work in several privately owned galleries and regional art fairs.

Clothing sold nationally in boutiques and fine department stores.

 


       
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