EDUCATION:               

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - Painting.                 1994

Independent Studies in Philosophy of Art, SilkScreen and Computer Graphics.

 

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH                                                                        1990

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - Painting. Concentration in Philosophy. 

                                                                                               

Studio Art Centre International in Florence, Italy.                                                           1988

In association with the Cleveland Institute of Art.  Fall               

 

 

AWARDS, HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

2007 

  • Friel Award for Originality  University of NH Art Gallery Durham NH

2004

  • Ezekiel A. Straw Memorial Award  The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester NH 

2001

  • Artists Residency at the Fundacion Valparaiso. Month long study in Mojacar Spain. 

2000 

  • Artists Residency at the Burren College of Art.  Month long study in Co.Clare Ireland 

1999

  • The Currier Museum of Art Award - Best of Show The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester NH 

1998

  • Professional Advancement Grant for Artists New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
  • Professional Development Grant to attend the Vermont Studio Center
  • Scholarship & Fellowship to attend the Vermont Studio Center

1994               

  • First Place – Oils/ Second Place - Acrylics. Third Place - Other Media  Manchester Artists Association.

1992-94        

  • Alfred T. Granger Student Art Award. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Grant.

1992              

  • Chapman Foundation Competition. Third Prize. Cazenovia College. Cazenovia, New York.
  • Liquitex Excellence in Art Grant and Award.  National Scholarship Competition. Binney & Smith Corporation.                                  

1989              

  • Best of Show.  Juried Art Exhibition.  Memorial Union Building, UNH Durham, New Hampshire.

1985              

  • Nancy Archambault Art Scholarship. Art Scholarship for art achievement and pursuit of higher education.  Hollis, NH 

 

 

JUROR:

2010

  • Exeter Center for the Creative Arts  Juried Annual Art Exhibit Exeter NH 
  • with jurors Julie Parker and Billie Tooley

2002              

  • Lavallee Bresinger Art Scholarship competition Manchester NH

2001              

  • Northwood Elementary Art Contest  Northwood NH

2000              

  • Seacoast Art Association Winter Exhibition N.Hampton NH

1995-97         

  • White Pines College High School Art/Photo exhibit / scholarship competition in conjunction with jurors Andrew Svedlow, Suzanne Gainer, Jeanne Smith Cripps PhD

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 


Executive Director

  • 2010-2011    ECCA- Exeter Center for the Creative Arts, Exeter NH


Midlevel Membership Management/ Fundraising

  • 2008-2010    NHPTV New Hampshire Public Television, Durham NH

College Arts Professor

  • 1999-2006    Fulltime at Chester College of New England [formerly White Pines College]
  • 1994-1999    Parttime at Chester College of New England [formerly White Pines College]
  • 1995-1999    New Hampshire Art Institute [formerly Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences]
  • 1998-1999    University of New Hampshire at Manchester in association with MIAS
  • 1995-1999    Hesser College at Manchester and Portsmouth New Hampshire
  • 1992-1994    Syracuse University as Teacher of Note and Teachers Assistant 
  • 1991-1992    University College in Syracuse New York

 

Courses led/areas of knowledge

  • Drawing – all levels/various materials                                                             
  • Art History ancient-modern
  • Painting – all levels/various mediums including                                           
  • Modern Architecture
  • Oils, acrylics, watercolor, gouache and other various materials                
  • Issues in Art
  • Color Theory                                                                                                                   
  • Senior Seminar
  • Foundations                                                                                                                    
  • Visiting Artist Symposium 
  • Mixed Media                                                                                                                   
  • Professional Practices for artists and designers

 

BURREN COLLEGE OF ART SUMMER STUDENT ABROAD PROGRAM

2000              

  • Attended artist’s residency at the Burren College of Art [BCA] in Ballyvaughan Co.Clare Ireland

2001              

  • Created, Marketed and Managed Student abroad program to the BCA
  • Leader of students from Chester College of New England [CCNE]/White
  • Pines College and co-teacher with instructor from Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences/NH Art Institute

2004-05          

  • Solo Leader/Instructor Student Summer abroad programs to the BCA from CCNE

2006              

  • Team-Teach Student Summer abroad program to the BCA from CCNE

 

 

 

GUEST LECTURER AND DEMONSTRATOR:

2007              

  • Slide Lecture on body of work: Part of the lunchtime lecture series, University of New Hampshire Art Gallery, Durham NH

2003              

  • Slide Lecture on recent work; Part of the Portsmouth Artists Lecture Series, “Conversations on Art” held at the Portsmouth Public Library.

2001              

  • An intro to Drawing – for the visitors of the Peace Institute in Ireland held at the Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan Co. Clare Ireland

2000              

  • Co-creator of “Sightings & Stanzas”;  A pairing of 10 artists & 10 Poets and related exhibits, poetry  readings and works.  Exhibited at CCNE and a subset of artists/poets exhibited at Regis College Carney Gallery in 2001

1998-99        

  • Presentation: Preparing a College Art Portfolio –held at various High Schools in NH

1999              

  • Lecturer–at Symposium/seminar for Learning to Reach & Teach Young Artists 
  • Lead workshop for Teachers on how to make the arts more educational for young learners.  Held at White Pines College, Chester NH.

1998              

  • College Portfolio Day -at Boston conference –WPC College Representative 

1998              

  • Sunapee Arts Fair – NH Art Assoc. Oil Pastel Demonstrator

1998              

  • Art Career Day -at Nashua High School-College Representative            

1998              

  • Discussion Panel Artist- Explanation of my work for an art history class from Plymouth State College 

1995              

  • Art Scene at the Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences  Manchester, New Hampshire
  • A Symposium for art educators K-12. 
  • Lecture topic: “Incorporating studio assignments within the art history education in order to better involve  students and explore/understand the artists and art.

1994              

  • Guest Lecturer at “Arts Career Day” –Pinkerton Academy, Concord NH           

1994-08         

  • Frequent volunteer for the New Hampshire Art Association including

2003-04        

  • Figure drawing sessions Head Coordinator, exhibit Facilitator and from

2001-2003   

  • Board Member

 

CHARITY DONATIONS - ART WORK:

  • UNH Alumni Juried Artist Auction to benefit the Gallery and Art dept. [multiple years]
  • The Currier Museum of Art Gala Auction  [multiple years]
  • Seacoast YMCA Art Auction  Donated Art Work and made small piece specifically for auction
  • Dover NH Rotary  submitted design/plans and created 3d piece for exhibit and auction

COLLECTIONS:    

  • Syracuse University Collections,  Robt. & Ulla Black, Ben Chu, various other collectors

 

REFERENCES:      letters available          

  • Dean Julie Taggart                Arist/Dean at Columbus College of Art & Design 1-614-901-8048
  • Dr. Jeanne Smith-Cripps       Artist/Art Educator   Hollis NH                    603-465-7449
  • Timothy Gaudreau                EnviroArtist               Portsmouth NH         603-957-1422

 

PROFESSIONAL & UNIVERSITY SERVICE     

  • Professor of Studio Art at Chester College of New England/White Pines   1994-06
  • Chair for the White Pines College Studio Arts Department                         1998 -03
  • Director, Co-Ordinator & Instructor for Art Study Abroad for CCNE/WPC
  • students to the Burren College of Art In Ballyvaughan, Ireland          2001,04-06
  • Co-ordinator  of figure-drawing sessions for the NH Art Association           2003-05
  • Chair & Curator for the Exhibitions Committee Chester College of New England   1999-03
  • Juror for the Scholarship from Lavallee Bresinger Architects                2002
  • Juror for the Art Contest at Northwood Elementary                              2001
  • Juror for the Seacoast Art Association Winter Exhibit                                    2000
  • Board member for the NH Art Association                                                2000-03
  • Juror/Chair for the White Pines College HS Art Competition                  1998-02
  • Chair for the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at White Pines College       1995-97
  • Juror for the White Pines College Photo Competition                                    1996
  • Member of the New Hampshire Artists Association                                  1997-05
  • Member of the Newburyport Artists Association                                        1998-00
  • Member of the Exeter Artists Association                                                  1998-99
  • Chair for Remunerated Students  Graduate Student Organization. Syracuse Univ. 1992-93
  • Graduate Senator  - Graduate Student Representative Studio Art, Syracuse Univ.   1992-93

 

 

SELECTED EXHIBITS: 

2011             

  • THE SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL NH ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT Juried Exhibit         
  •  juried by Jen Mergel, Beal Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Museum of Fine Arts,Boston and 
  • Dina Deitsch, Associate Curator, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA

2010

  • ECCA: Exeter Center for the Creative Arts Third Annual Juried Exhibit, Exeter NH

2009

  • THE SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL NH ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT Juried Exhibit 
  •  juror : Trevor Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, MA. 

2008

  • BUTTON FACTORY members show.  

2007                         

  • SPACE: Inner, Outer & Other w/ J. Sydney & S. Lange  East Gallery Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery Portsmouth, NH
  • FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT - Juried Exhibit, PrizeWinner. The University Gallery, UNH Durham NH. Juror: Karen Burgess Smith Dir. Lamont Gallery - Phillips Exeter Academy.

2006                         

  • VOICES & VISION  Poetry/Art exhibit at the DeBaun Gallery  Stephens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ 
  • FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT - Juried Exhibit, The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester NH. Juror: Mary Harding, Cruator  G. Marhall Store Gallery York Maine 

2005,04, 01            

  • ABROAD IN IRELAND Faculty/Student Exhibit of work done during summer semester at the Burren College of Art,  Exhibit held in Newtown castle at the BCA  and at home school- Chester College of New England.                

2004                         

  • THE FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL NH ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT Juried Exhibit, Prize Winner The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester NH. Juror: Susan Stoops, Curator of Contemporary Art Worcester MA Art Museum
  • THE CREATIVE HAND III: THE ART OF CRAFT, THE CRAFT OF ART Juried Exhibit Gallery 205 – League of NH Craftsmen, Concord NH  Juror:Chas.Buckley, former curator Corcoran Gallery in Wash. D.C.

2003                         

  • STUDIO ART CENTRE INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI EXHIBIT at the Dante Alighieri in Cambridge Mass
  • JURIED EXHIBIT AT PRESCOTT PARK Juror=Vicki Wright  - Chief Curator & Gallery Director - UNH Gallery. 

2002                         

  • ARTISTS & POETS: - working with poet Lise R. Bargardo.  Guest Curator: Mary Ramsdale, Carney Gallery, Fine Arts Center at Regis College, Weston Massachusetts.  
  •  LASSONDE ANNUAL MEMORIAL JURIED EXHIBIT Juror –Karen Burgess Smith– VP of NH Art Institute New Hampshire Art Association -R.L.Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH

2001                         

  • SIGHTINGS & STANZAS: Artists and Poets Collaboration Group Co-Founder, Exhibitor & Curator at White Pines College, Chester New Hampshire

2000                   

  • THE UNKNOWN GENERATION: X? WHO ARE WE?- Danforth Gallery Maine Artists Space, Portland Maine Juried exhibit, Gallery exhibit, Web Exhibit & I was an invited panel member for discussions opening day Juror/Curator: Mark Bessire, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art
  • ON THE CUTTING EDGE – Members Exhibit Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH

1999                         

  • COLLABORATION COMPONENT: LOW TECH  w/ R. Fedeli  Robt. Lincoln Levy Gallery Portsmouth, NH
  • THE FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT - Juried Exhibit The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester NH *Awarded Best of Show – Currier Gallery of Art Award Juror-Amy Ingrid Schlegel-Curatorial Fellow, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH – Independent Curator & Visiting Prof of Art History Univ. of VT, Director of Galleries & Installations at Tufts University   
  • SUMMER EXHIBIT–Juried Exhibit Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport MA Juror –Ogunquit Maine Art Director
  • WINTER JURIED SHOW Sam Sargent Gallery-Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport MA Juror – Flavia Cigliano-Exec.Dir, of the Whistler House Museum in Lowell MA and member of the board of directors of the Fulbright Assoc. & Fulbright Task force on the Visual Arts.

1998                         

  • 100th ANNIVERSARY FACULTY EXHIBITION   NH Art Institute – Manchester NH

1997                         

  • OPEN JURIED summertime SHOW 97-Juried Competition.  ArtWorks Gallery - Hartford Connecticut Juror –S. Howes-Stevens

1996                         

  • TECHNO-STUDIOUS - Productivity Point International Bedford, NH

1995                         

  • REMOTE CONTROL - OUT OF CONTROL - The Shapiro Gallery, NHCollege, Manchester, NH
  • TECHNOCYRIUS - The World Famous Elvis Room. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

1996                         

  • AN AMERICAN  IN  ITALY - Juried Competition.  Juror - Frank Schaeffer The Ashwell Gallery - Beverly MA

1994                         

  • TECHNO ART - Visual Arts Showcase -Juried Competition. J.H. Mulroy Civic Center- Syracuse, NY Jurors - Bonny Mitchell, Diane Nerwen and Amy Hufnagel.