professional activities


  ongoing memberships and activities
 

Artist Mentor, The Art Institute of Boston
Member, College Art Association
Member, New Media Caucus
Member, Foundation and Art Theory in Education
Queer Art Caucus (CAA Affiliated)

Executive Director: Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival
The Crucible Fire Arts Festival (Fire Manager)

   
  awards and honors
 

Awarded Sabbatical: Activating Objects, November 2008
Project Topic: Research and experience using micro-controllers, sensors, motors, and other devices to activate objects, thus expanding the context of "digital art."

College Art Association 2007 Annual Conference
Session: Designing a Foundation Program for the Twenty-first Century
Presentation: "Drawing and Design in the Digital Age
Session: Art and Education at the End of the Age of Critique
Presentation: "American Idol and the Rise of Mediocrity"

Second Place, The Second City Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA. 2002
Eye Opener Award, The Second City Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA. 2001
Teaching Assistant (inter-media), University of Southern California 1989-91
Distinction within the Major, San Diego State University 1989