BIOGRAPHY, EXHIBITIONS, HONORS & AWARDS

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  EDUCATION
   
  Rochester Institute of Technology, (R.I.T.) Rochester , NY . M.F.A., Textiles, 1994
 

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester , NY . Undergraduate studies in Fine Art and Textiles, 1987-1991

  Michigan State University , East Lansing , MI . B.S. Nutrition, 1977
 

  EMPLOYMENT/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
  Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (2005 - present)
    Creative Workshop Faculty. Teach drawing and painting courses to adults and teens.
   
  Starry Nites Café, Rochester , NY . (2003-present)
    Curator of Café's art exhibition space. Select and hang art shows
   
  Memorial Art Gallery , University of Rochester , Rochester , NY . (Nov. 2003)
    Guest workshop leader for the Docent training program. Prepare art program relating to work in the collection.
   
  Rush Henrietta School District , Rochester , NY . (March 2003)
    Juror for the Senior Award for Excellence in the Arts. Award outgoing senior for outstanding achievement.
     
  Memorial Art Gallery , University of Rochester , Rochester , NY . (1998-2001)
    Estelle B. Goldman Curator of Education. Design, teach, and/or supervise Gallery related school programs. Includes Gallery project management for one of N.Y. State 's largest Empire State Partnership grants, V.I.T.A.L. (The Visual Integration of Technology, Arts and Language). This grant investigates the impact of visual arts and technology on literacy when it is integrated into core curriculum. Includes both classroom and Gallery experiences.
     
  Memorial Art Gallery , University of Rochester , Rochester , NY . (1997-98)
    Museum Educator. Designed and taught in the classroom and at the Gallery for the V.I.T.A.L. project
     
  Rochester City School District , Project U.N.I.Q.U.E., Rochester , NY . (1996-98)
   

Artist-in-Residence. Designed and taught the art forms of sculpture and fibers for Project U.N.I.Q.U.E.

     
 

Memorial Art Gallery , University of Rochester , Creative Workshop Summer Art Day School ,
Rochester , NY . (1995-98)

    Teacher. Designed and taught two-dimensional and three-dimensional art forms to children six to 12 years of age. Programs emphasized an interdisciplinary approach to science, art and the humanities.
     
  Brock Associates of Rochester , Rochester , NY . (1996-98)
    Manager. Managed small real estate and development firm. Responsible for maintaining all properties as well as the conversion of large property into apartments and usable commercial space. Assisted in the formation of the Neighborhood for the Arts , a community advocacy group for the local sector that has recently won an international award for innovative and effective city renovation.
     
  Memorial Art Gallery , University of Rochester , Rochester , NY . (1995)
    Guest Lecturer/Artist. Taught basketry session in conjunction with the exhibition, "White House Crafts."
     
  Penland School of Crafts, Penland , North Carolina . (1993)
    Studio Assistant. Assisted a two-week session on woven imagery
     
  Hook Dance Company, Pittsford , NY . (1989-90)
    Costume Consultant and Designer. Designed and created costumes for local modern dance company
     
  Pava Designs of Rochester , Rochester , NY . (1989)
    Owner. Designed and created commissioned wearables for individual clients
     
  Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester , NY . (1977-82)
    Engineer. Serviced all organizations in health and safety matters. Assisted in design of educational programs to be disseminated throughout Rochester and worldwide
     
 
  EXHIBITIONS
     
  2008 Genessee Valley Plein Air Painters Annual Show (GVPAP), Barnes and Noble, Rochester, NY
  2007 Genessee Valley Plein Air Painters Annual Show (GVPAP), Barnes and Noble, Rochester, NY
  2007 Pittsford Art Group (PAG) at Legacy, Brighton, NY
  2006 Worlds Apart / Common Ground, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, MA
  2005 Creative Workshop Faculty Show. Barnes and Noble, Pittsford, NY
  2005 Group Show for Heart Art Group. Flatiron Building in Neighborhood of the Arts, Rochester, NY
  2005 Arena Art Group at Sonnenburg Gardens, Canadaigua, NY
  2004 First Notes from New Territory. Starry Nites Café and Hirsute, Rochester , NY.
  2004 Text and Texture. Gallery at the Center at High Falls, Rochester , NY .
  2002 Portrait Exhibition. Brock Associates and Hirsute, Rochester , NY .
  1997 Finger Lakes Exhibition. Memorial Art Gallery , Rochester , NY .
  1995 Faculty Show . Creative Workshop, Memorial Art Gallery , Rochester , NY .
Small Works. Basketry Focus 1995, Ottawa , Canada .
  1994 26 th Annual Holiday Crafts Invitational. Walker Kornbluth Art Gallery , Fair Lawn , NJ .
Craft Art from Western New York 1994. Burchfield-Penney Art Center , Buffalo , NY .
Westmoreland Art Nationals. Westmoreland County Community College , Youngwood , PA.
Westmoreland Art Nationals. Twin Lakes County Park , Latrobe , PA.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show. Bevier Gallery, R.I.T., Rochester , NY .
  1993

1993 Paper Invitational. Wayne County Council for the Arts Gallery, Lyons , NY .
Finger Lakes Exhibition . Memorial Art Gallery , Rochester , NY .
State of the Art '93 . NE Trade Center, Woburn , MA .
American Crafts Council's Baltimore Show . Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , MD.

  1992

Focus on Fibers . Guest Artist, Pittsford , NY .
Student Exhibition. Art's Cooperative, Pittsford , NY .
Annual Honors Show . Bevier Gallery, R.I.T., Rochester , NY .

   
 
  AWARDS
   
  2007 Juror's Award, Pittsford Art Group, Pittsford, NY
  2002 People's Choice Award, Portrait Exhibition, Brock Associates and Hirsute, Rochester , NY .
  1995 People's Choice Award, "Small Works," Basketry Focus 1995, Ottawa . Canada .
  1994 Award of Distinction, Westmoreland Art Nationals, Latrobe , PA.
  1993 R.I.T. Faculty Selected Representative for Baltimore American Craft Council.
Bausch and Lomb Commission Award, Rochester , NY .
R.I.T. Fine and Applied Arts Scholarship
  1992 R.I.T. Fine and Applied Arts Scholarship
     
     
  PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
   
 

Empire State Partnership ( ESP ) Seminar on Peer Review and Reflective Practice of Student Work, New York City (2000)

    Presenter of V.I.T.A.L.(The Visual Integration of Technology, Arts and Language) information.
     
  ESP Summer Seminar, New York City (2000)
 

 

Presenter of new assessment instruments.
     
  New Trends in Assessment in ESP , New York City (2000)
    Presenter. Delineated assessment instruments used in V.I.T.A.L. project.
     
  Statewide Forum to Share Evaluation Design of Selected ESP Projects, New York City (2000)
    Presenter. Delineated evaluation instruments used in V.I.T.A.L. project.
     
  ESP Assessment Sub-Committee, Albany , New York (2000)
    Representative of V.I.T.A.L.
     
  Arts and Cultural Council, Rochester , NY (2000)
    Presenter of V.I.T.A.L. at Arts Round Table.
     
  Statewide Forum to Discuss ESP Art Collaborations, Albany , NY (1999)
    Presenter. Spoke about initial experience to new team participants.
     
  Rochester Rotary Club, Rochester , NY (1999)
    Guest Presenter. Spoke about V.I.T.A.L. as a community program.
     
  Rush Henrietta School District , Henrietta , NY . (1999, 2001)
    Panel Judge. Judged art scholarship for excellence, awarded to graduating senior.
     
  Common Ground, New York State Alliance for Arts Education, Syracuse , NY (1999)
    Presenter. Spoke about Memorial Art Gallery 's participation in V.I.T.A.L.
     
  Camera Rochester , Rochester , NY (1998)
    Panel Judge. Judged local members' competition.
     
  44 th NYSATA Convention, Rochester , NY (1992)
    Panel Member. on the interface of art and technology.
     
 
  VOLUNTEER SERVICE
   
  Monroe County BOCES #2, Rush Henrietta Campus, Henrietta , NY (1994-96)
    Volunteer Metal Shop Assistant. Assisted students with assignments in metal shop.
     
 

Jefferson Road Elementary School , Pittsford , NY (1992)

   

Volunteer Teacher. Taught interdisciplinary units in art and science/math in enrichment program.

     
  Community Health Network, "Knock AIDS for a Loop Campaign," Rochester , NY (1997-2000)
    Marshall . Assisted in maintaining the safety of participants.
     
 

Memorial Art Gallery , University of Rochester , Charlotte Whitney Allen Library, Rochester , NY (1985-1988)

    Library Assistant. Assisted library patrons, catalogued and shelved books.
   

 

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