curriculum vitae (downloads)


2000-present Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California
Full-time, Tenured Instructor
 

Courses
2-dimensional Design
3-dimensional Design
Drawing

Digital Art
Interm. Digital Art
Digital Video Editing
Digital Video Effects
Digital Painting
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Teaching and developing foundation courses in 2D and 3D design and beginning drawing, specific focus on incorporating digital tools into foundation courses and using computer generated media as tools in the creation of fine art; additional focus on contemporary aesthetic, ethical issues and individual artistic development; digital video editing and production emphasis on shot composition, lighting, editing techniques, film theory, and non-linear editing software. Responsible for developing the digital art/imaging department, purchasing and maintenance of hardware and software for a 46 student workstations; 6 faculty stations, Design and construction of the departments shooting studio/stage.


Department and College Service
Academic Senate Council (seventh year) Alternate representative for Curriculum Committee, Program Planning and Review Task Force, Member, Implementation Team, of the South Coast Regional Multi-Media Education Center Art Gallery advisory committee, Creation of additional gallery space (The Wicked Step-Gallery), for exhibition of student work Design and maintenance of the Fine Arts department web site, Computer and media technical support for department. Development of certificate programs for Graphics, Graphic Design, Digital Video Production, in conjunction with Performing Arts, Web Design and Development, in conjunction with Information Technology.

 

1999-2000 Taft College, Taft, California
Full-time Instructor
 

Courses
3-D Design
Design and Composition
Painting
Life Drawing

Computer Art
Digital Imaging
Web site Production
Graphic Design

Teaching and developing foundation courses, specifically Design and Composition and 3-D design–exploration and experimentation with the visual elements, principles of design, materials, and concepts of two and three dimensional design in the visual arts. Teaching beginning to intermediate levels of painting and life drawing. Teaching and developing, computer art and digital imaging courses, as vehicles for the creation of fine art; Graphic design and web site production, with an emphasis on visual communication, critical thinking, interaction design and an inclusive production process.


Department and College Service

Academic Senate Council, Technology Committee member, Public Information Committee member, College Web Site Team charged to redesign college web site and department oriented pages. Creation and maintenance of the computer art/graphic design facilities. Redesign and reestablishing a working design and painting studio.

 

1998-1999 Fresno City College, Fresno, California
Adjunct Instructor
 

Courses
Ceramics
3-dimensional Design
Pre-Columbian Art History


Teaching 3-D design, Beginning Ceramics and Pre Columbian art history–a survey of Mesoamerican and Andean ancient cultures.


Department and College Service
Working with full-time faculty to refit sculpture department and yard. Fulfilling the duties of sculpture tech, maintenance of welding and woodworking equipme
nt.

 

1998-1999 College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California
Adjunct Instructor
 

Courses
Computer Art
Graphic Design

Teaching Macintosh Basics for Artists and Designers enable visual artists to utilize the Macintosh computer and applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as vehicles for creative design and visual communication. Grant writing to rebuilding computer lab, awarded $600 grant towards printing source for the lab.


Department and College Service
Working with other faculty installing, maintaining and operating the department art gallery. Assisting in a beginning drawing course.

 

1989-1991 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Adjunct Instructor
 

Courses
Inter-Dimensional Design


Teaching wheel-thrown and hand-building ceramic techniques. Teaching, Plastic Media; an experimental course that used a variety of projects where students were encouraged to use any material that could be explained as “plastic” or malleable including video, and computer programming.

 

1989-1991 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Teaching Assistant
 

Courses
Plastic Media
Ceramics
Metal Fabrication

Metal fabrication; beginning through advanced welding both arc and gas techniques, projects focused on the visual elements, principles of design and technique; Instruction of basic hand-building and wheel thrown ceramic skills with an emphasis on developing content.

 

solo exhibitions


2009    
  Light in the Quiet Black that Bends Above Us (working title)
Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA
.
   
2008  
  Crush and Hum
GALA Center Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA.
   
2005  
 

Time, Sex, and Entropy
GALA Center Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA.

 
2004    
  Marking Time and the Perception of Slight Details
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV.
Evidence of the Day Before
ArtSpace Gallery, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
Already Have I Once Been
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA.
 
2003    
  Time, Sex, and Entropy
Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
 
2002    
  You Are Here
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
 
2001    
  At a Loss for Words
Weisman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
 
1989    
 
  Shellshock
Flor Y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

 

selected exhibitions


2009  
  Environs
The Nightengale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande OR.
   
2008  
 

SLO Pride 2008 Group Show
Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Totally Exposed
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Earth
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA. (juror Kim Ables)

   
2006  
  Changing Currents—Altered Landscapes
University Art Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
San Luis Obispo Gay Pride Group Show
GALA Center Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Snapshot
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL.
 
2005    
 

SLO Pride Group Show
NOVO, San Luis Obispo, CA.

 
2004    
  Annual Juried Show
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA.
 
2003    
  Abruptly Opinionated
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Global ARTlook
The Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
 
2002    
  ECO2
Fallkirk Cultural Center, Marin, CA.
In Other Words
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA. (juror Patricia Morgan)
ShowStopers
Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
On Site at the Gate 2002
Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
 
2001    
  New Space
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Interesting. But is it Art?
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA. (juror Noel Korten)
Personal Statements
Napa Valley Community College, Napa Valley, CA.
 
2000    
  72th Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition 2000”
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. (juror; Karen Tsujimoto)
Solo Series of Four
Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
12th Annual National Art Competition
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO. (juror Donald Kuspit)
 
1999  
  Origins of the Specie…ist
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. (juror Sue Coe)
Art Equinox 1999
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
LA Artcore 14th Annual Wallworks”
LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA.
Best of the West
11 East Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
On Site at the Gate
Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
1998  
  R/Evolving Installation
Global Business Network, Emeryville, CA.
1994  
 

Quirks of Nature
San Bernadino Valley College, San Bernadino, CA
Downtown Lives 2
DADA, Downtown Arts Development Association. Los Angeles, CA.

1993  
  The Project Box
Los Angeles, CA. (curated by Brady Westwater)
WORKINPROGESS
Open Studio Project, Los Angeles, CA.
Downtown Lives
DADA, Downtown Arts Development Association. Los Angeles, CA.
Time Capsule Project
Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Barnesdall Park, Los Angeles, CA.
1992  
 

Smog: A Matter of Life and Breath
California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA.
A Look at the Los Angeles River
ArtSpace, Woodland Hills, CA. (curated by Scott Canty)

1991  
  Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral
ArtSpace, Woodland Hills, CA. (curated by Scott Canty)
issues: Earth
Barnestader Gallery, Riverside, CA.
Vanishing Point
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Cheese Toast
University Gallery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Southern California Gumbo
Claremont Graduate School Gallery, Claremont, CA.
1990  
  Near Sited
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
(M)Nuseum
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Behind the Orange Curtain
University Gallery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Visual Exchange
DA Gallery, Claremont, CA.
Illusions, Delusions and Confusions
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
 

related work experience


1998-2002 Blue Dot Studios, Berkeley, California
Owner
 

Courses
Computer Art
Graphic Design

Start-up company specializing in training and support with standard office and creative software applications. Information design for print and the world wide web.

 

1995-1998 Global Business Network, Emeryville California
Creative Director
 

Courses
Computer Art
Graphic Design

Responsible for concept, design, and production of all publications, multimedia presentations, web site interface and design, corporate logo design, and other corporate presentations. Software training for administrative assistants

 

1992-1995 San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego, California
Senior Illustrator/Database Administrator
 

Courses
Computer Art
Graphic Design

Preparation of graphics, maps, and schematics for reports and public presentations. Software/Technical support for planning, conservation, reclamation, and finance departments

 

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