CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE:
INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Exhibitions:
Festival Exhibition, May 2010
Senior Thesis Exhibitions (I, II, and III), April – May 2010
Aaron Wilson: Recent Work, March – April 2010
2010 IAA Juried Student Exhibition, February 2010 (Juror: Dusty Robjohn, Contemporary Painter)
Bill Martin: Constructions, December 2009 – January 2010
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison: Excerpts for the Architect’s Brother, October – November 2009
Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, September – October 2009
Peter Sorrell: Now and Then, July – September 2009
Summer Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, June – July 2009
IAA Artist-In-Residence Exhibition: Pam Ayres and Patty Smith, May – June 2009
Festival Exhibition, May 2009
Senior Thesis Exhibitions (I and II), April – May 2009
Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition, March – April 2009
2009 IAA Juried Student Exhibition, February 2010 (Juror: Noah Jemisin, Multi-Cultural Artist)
Mike McFalls: Invented Landscapes, December 2008 – January 2009
Endi Poskovic: La Cérémonie, October – November 2008
Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, September – October 2008
Visiting Artist Lectures:
Aaron Wilson – Alternative Printmaking, March 2010
Dusty Robjohn – Painting, February 2010
Bill Martin – Sculpture, December 2009
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison – “The Narrative,” November 2009 (Internationally Renowned Photographers)
Noah Jemisin – “Living a Life of Art,”, January 2009
Peter Sorrell – Academic Painting and the Styles of the Renaissance, January 2009
Mike McFalls – Sculpture, December 2008
Endi Poskovic – Woodcut Printmaking, October 2008 (Professor of Art–University of Michigan and Guggenheim Fellow)
Visiting Scholar Lectures:
Linda Weintraub – “Eco-Art, April 2007 (Internationally Renown Author and Creator of Avant Guardians Eco-Art Book Series)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Exhibitions:
Spring Graduate Thesis Exhibition, May 2006
Spring BFA/BS Senior Exhibition, May 2006 (Turman Art Gallery)
Neo-Classicism and Other Trends: Turn of the Century Fine and Decorative Arts at the
Crossroads of America, March – April 2006
2006 ISU Juried Student Exhibition, February 2006 (Juror: Jeff Zimmerman, Contemporary Painter and Mural Artist)
Sue Spark: Past Currents / Present Histories, January 2006
Fall Graduate Thesis Exhibition, November 2005
Fall Senior BFA / BS Exhibitions, December 2005 (Turman Art Gallery)
Footcandles: History and Process in Contemporary Photography, October – November 2005
Powerhouse: A Device for Gaining Heart an outdoor installation by Lauren Ewing, October – November 2005
Re…Convene, Collect, Create: ISU Alumni Exhibition, September – October 2005
Past and Present: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, August – September 2005
George Eastman: Figure Studies from the Permanent Collection, June – August 2005
Spring Graduate Thesis Exhibition, May 2005
Spring BFA /BS Senior Exhibition, May 2005 (Turman Art Gallery)
Kay WalkingStick: A Mythic Journey, Three Decades of Painting, March 2005
2005 ISU Juried Student Exhibition, February 2005 (Juror: Dominic Molon, Associate Curator – Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art)
Contemporary Women Artists: New York, January – February 2005
Contemporary Women Artists: Indiana, January – February 2005 (Turman Art Gallery)
Fall Graduate Thesis Exhibition, December 2004
Plugged In: A Group Exhibition, November 2004
Dana Saulnier: Absence, Presence and Lost Histories, October 2004
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, September 2004
Summer Graduate Thesis Exhibition, July – August 2004
Wabash Valley Art Guild Summer Exhibition, June – July 2004
Spring Graduate Thesis Exhibition, May 2004
Spring BFA/BS Senior Exhibition, May 2004 (Turman Art Gallery)
Against Tradition: Contemporary Trends in Printmaking, March – April 2004
2004 ISU Juried Student Exhibition, February 2004 (Juror: Eve Andrée Laramée, Contemporary Artist)
Hirokazu Fukawa: Time Passed Like the Sand, January 2004
Lou Williams: A Retrospective, January 2004 (Turman Art Gallery)
Fall Graduate Thesis Exhibition, December 2003
Fall BS Senior Exhibition, December 2003 (Turman Art Gallery)
Zhi Lin: Crossing History / Crossing Cultures, November 2003
Space Invaders: Six Installation Artists, October 2003
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, September 2003
Jennifer Steensma Hoag: Terra Incognita, August 2003
ISU Juried Summer Exhibition, July 2003
Summer Graduate Thesis Exhibition, June 2003
Spring Graduate Thesis Exhibition, May 2003
BS/BFA Senior Exhibition, May 2003 (Turman Art Gallery)
Marcia Widenor: Process as Remembrance, April 2003
Philip Pearlstein: Models and Other Objects, March 2003
2003 ISU Juried Student Exhibition, February 2003 (Juror: Noah Jemisin, Multi-Cultural Artist)
Of Silver & Steel: Bill Martin and Paola Ferrario, January 2003
Fall Graduate Thesis Exhibition, December 2002
Fall BS/BFA Senior Exhibition, December 2002 (Turman Art Gallery)
Shawn Skabelund: Dierenriem, October 2002
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, September 2002
James Dustin: Drawings, Paintings & Models, August 2002
Christmas in July: WPA Christmas Cards from the Permanent Art Collection, July 2002
The Art of Racing, May – June 2002
Spring Graduate Thesis Exhibition, May 2002
BFA Senior Exhibition, April 2002
Glenn Zweygart: Legacies, March 2002
Cui Boqian: Photographs from Tibet, February 2002 (Turman Art Gallery)
2002 ISU Juried Student Exhibition, February 2002 (Juror: Michael Watts, Director of the Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University)
Katherine Ross: Purifications, January 2002
Fall Graduate Thesis Exhibition, December 2001
New Works / New Europe, November 2001
ISU Alumni Exhibition, October 2001
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, September 2001
Visiting Artist Lectures:
Jeff Zimmerman – Contemporary Mural Painting, February 2006 (Internationally Renown Mural Painter)
Sue Spark – Contemporary Painting and Prints, January 2006 (Professor of Art, Northumbria University, New Castle, U.K.)
Kay WalkingStick – Modernist Painting and Feminist Art, March 2005 (Professor of Art, Cornell University)
Matt Marello – Video / Film, November 2004
Dana Saulnier – Painting, October 2004 (Professor of Art, Miami University of Ohio)
Lindsay Obermeyer – Performance Art, April 2003
Keith McIntyre – Trends in Contemporary Printmaking, March 2004 (Professor of Art, University of New Castle (England))
Eve Andrée Laramée – “Identity Roles in Contemporary Art,” February 2004 (Professor of Art, Fairfield University)
Hirokazu Fukawa – Conceptual Art, February 2004 (Professor of Art, University of Hartford)
Zhi Lin – Contemporary Painting, November 2003 (Professor of Art, University of Washington)
Marcia Widenor – Installation and Fiber Art, April 2003
Philip Pearlstein – Modernist Painting and Contemporary Realism, March 2003
Noah Jemisin – Multi-Cultural Art, February 2003
Bill Martin and Paola Ferrario – Sculpture and Photography, January 2003 (Professors of Art, Rhode Island College)
Shawn Skabelund – Installation Art, October 2002
Susan Snodgrass – “Contemporary Art of Eastern Europe,” September 2002
Kathryn Clark – Handmade Papermaking, April 2002 (Co-Founder, Twinrocker Handmade Paper)
Glenn Zweygardt – Sculpture, March 2002 (Professor of Art, New York College of Ceramics / Alfred University)
Cui Boqian – Photography, February 2002 (Professor of Art, Shenyang Conservatory, Shenyang, China)
Katherine Ross – Installation Art, January 2002 (Professor of Art and Department of Ceramics Chair, Art Institute of Chicago)
Jozé Barsi – Conceptual Art, November 2001 (Professor of Art, Academy of Fine Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Robert Brandt – Wood Sculpture, October 2001 (Professor of Art, School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame)
Visiting Scholar Lectures:
Dmitri Liakos – “The Beginning of Democracy in Athens and its Impact on the Classical Ideal as Seen in the Parthenon,” March 2006 (Noted art historian and Professor of Art at Northern illinois University)
Lyle Rexer – “Photography’s Antiquarian Avant-Garde,” November 2005 (Noted art critic and author of several books on photography and outsider art)
Harriet McNeal – “Buying Art in Renaissance Florence: The Role of the Artist and the Patron,” September 2005 (Emeritus Professor of Art History, Humanities and Womens’ Studies, Indiana State University)
Dominic Molon – “Emerging Curatorial Trends,” February 2005 (Pamela Alper Associate Curator, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art)
Judy Collischan – “Women in the Contemporary Arts,” January 2005 [Swope Art Museum] (Noted Author, Art Historian and Curator)
Dr. Stephen Smithers – “Rethinking the Classical Ideal,” September 2004 (Professor of Art History, Indiana State University)
Leatrice Eiseman – “The Psychology of Color,” November 2003 (Noted Author and Executive Director, Pantone Institute of Color)
Linda Weintraub – “Why Artists Innovate”, October 2003 (Noted Author – Art on the Edge and Over, Art in the Making: Concepts for Contemporary Art)
Dr. Alden Cavanaugh – “The Coiffure of Jean Baptiste Greuze,” September 2003 (Professor of Art History, Indiana State University)
Dr. dele jegede – Text and Context in African Art,” December 2002 (Professor of Art History and Department of Art Chair, Indiana State University)
Susan Snodgrass – “After the Wall: Contemporary Art in Eastern Europe,” September 2002 (Corresponding Editor, Art in America)
Michael Watts – “Curation in Today’s Art World,” February 2002 (Director of Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University)
Dr. James Nestor – “New Works / New Europe: Contemporary Art from Eastern Europe,” September 2002 (Curator and Professor of Art, Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. Charles S. Mayer – “The Changing Role of the Artist,” September 2002 (Professor of Art History, Indiana State University)
Panel Discussions:
“Professional Panel Discussion: ISU Alumni Return,” October 2005
Brad Venable – Professor of Art Education at Indiana State University
James Klueg – Head of Ceramics at the University of Minnesota – Duluth
Scott Johnson – Owner of Dean Johnson Design in Indianapolis
Kat Galloway – Instructor of Art at Eastern Oregon University
“Womens’ Studies and Contemporary Art” January 2005
Judy Collischan and Lauren Ewing – Contemporary Women Artists: New York Exhibition
Linda Maule – Director of the Womens’ Studies and Professor of Political Science at Indiana State University
Lisa Phillips, Visiting Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Indiana State University
Darlene Hantzis, Associate Professor of Communications at Indiana State University
“Women in Contemporary Art,” January 2005
Judy Collischan – Noted Author and Guest Curator of Contemporary Women Artists: New York
Betsey Stirratt – Director, School of Fine Art Gallery, Indiana University and Guest Curator of Contemporary Women Artists: Indiana
Lauren Ewing – Contemporary Women Artists: New York Artist
Lori Miles – Contemporary Women Artists: Indiana Artist
“Material Culture and Art,” November 2002
Kaz McCue – Extraordinary Things Project Curator
Janet Orselli and Wade Eldean – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
Terry Barnhart – Cultural Historian, Eastern Illinois University
Lisa Freiman – Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Catalogs:
Williamson Memorial Artist-In-Residence Program, August 2005
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, September 2004
Zhi Lin: Crossing History / Crossing Cultures, November 2003
Extraordinary Things: A Study of Contemporary Art through Material Culture, November 2002
Visiting Artist Workshops/Projects:
Lindsay Obermeyer – Performance Art, April 2003
Keith McIntyre – Non-Toxic Printmaking Techniques / Performative Drawing, March 2004 (Professor of Art, University of New Castle (England))
Hiram Ball – Synthetic Casting Techniques, November 2002 (Owner, Ball Atelier)
Kathryn Clark – Handmade Papermaking, April 2002 (Co-Founder, Twinrocker Handmade Paper)
Christopher Hicks – “September Memorial Sodaflower Garden”, October 2001
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Exhibitions:
Festival of the Elements: Sculpture Drawings, July 2000
Fantastic Journey: The Photographic Work of Joachim Knill, April – May 2000
Digital SmArt, April – May 2000
Contemporary Visions 2000, March – April 2000 (Juror: Ursula Von Rydingsvard)
The Millennium Time Capsule, January – February 2000 (Juror: Harry Philbrick, Director of the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art)
The Museum of Contemporary Impressionism, November – December 1999
Collections: Art from Faculty Collections at U.B., November – December 1999
Figuratively Speaking: The Figure in Contemporary Art, October – November 1999
Every Picture Tells a Story: 100 Years of Photography in Bridgeport, October – November 1999
Spirit Passages: Collaborative Works by Trudy Solin & Renee Iacone, September – October 1999
The New Year’s Eve Project: Photographs by Jill Waterman, September – October 1999
Seeing Through / Seeing Beyond: A Retrospective of the Work of Stan Brodsky, April – May 1999
Integrated Media Art Thesis Show, April – May 1999
Contemporary Visions ‘99, March – April 1999 (Juror: Philip Pearlstein)
Visible Whispers: Small Works by Marietta Leis, Susan Hensel & Kirsten Skiles, March – April 1999
Janet Culbertson & Teresa Young: A Two-Person Show, February – March 1999
Andrea Arroyo: Recent Paintings, February – March 1999
1999 Invitational Showcase, January – February 1999
Very Special Arts, January – February 1999
Nanjing Children’s Art Association, November – December 1998
Grace Bentley-Scheck: Recent Prints, November – December 1998
The Map Room: An Installation by Jane Ingram Allen, October – November 1998
Integrated Media Art Faculty Show, October – November 1998
Just Momo: The Sculptural Work of Jae-Yong Kim, September – October 1998
Connecticut Landscapes, September – October 1998 (Juror: Dr. Betty Rubenstein)
After Trinity: An Installation by Hirokazu Fukawa, September 1998
Local Zip: An Exhibition of Local Talent, July – August 1998
High School Art Invitational, June – July 1998
Contemporary Visions ‘98, May 1998 (Juror: Ivan Karp, O.K. Harris Works of Art)
Integrated Media Art Thesis Show, May 1998
In the Classic Tradition: Maternal Works by Neil Jussila, April 1998
Bits & Pieces: Works by Bill Martin, Amy Swartele & Michael Yeomans, April 1998
1998 Invitational Showcase, February – March 1998
The Akinlan Group: Recent Works, January – February 1998
Paul Takeuchi & Gregg Griffin: A Two-Person Show, November – December 1997
Integrated Media Art Showcase, November – December 1997
Elizabeth Silver: Recent Figurative-Expressionist Paintings, October – November 1997
Technique / Color: Prints from the Permanent Collection, September – October 1997
Contemporary Visions ‘97, April – May 1997 (Juror: Dr. Judy Collischan, Neuberger Museum of Art)
Faculty Art Exhibition, November – December 1996
Ken Farrar: Recent Works, October – November 1996
Alison Weld: Recent Works, September – October 1996
Visiting Artist Lectures:
Bill Martin – Sculpture, March 2000 (Professor of Art, Rhode Island College)
Steve Ceraso – Sculpture, February 2000 (Professor of Art, Parsons School of Design)
Jill Waterman – Documentary Photography, October 1999
Stan Brodsky – Painting, May 1999
Zhaolin Chen – Traditional Chinese Painting, December 1998 (President, Nanjing Children’s Art Association, Nanjing, China)
John Dimarco – Graphic Design, March 1998 (Professor of Art, Long Island University / C.W. Post Campus)
Hirokazu Fukawa – Installation and Conceptual Art, February 1998 (Professor of Art, University of Hartford)
John Safir – Photography, November 1997
Noah Jemisin – Painting, November 1997
Itsuko Nakamoto – Printmaking, October 1996 (Professor of Art, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan)
Visiting Artist Workshops:
Christopher Hicks – “Sculpture Ensemble”, May 2000
James Moss – “The Art of Sound through Form”, April 2000
John Dimarco – “The Business of Graphic Design”, March 1998 (Professor of Art, Long Island University / C.W. Post Campus)
EXTRAORDINARY THINGS PROJECT
Exhibitions:
University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, November 2002
Hartman Center Art Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, November 2002
The University Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, September 2000
Panel Discussions:
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, November 2002
Kaz McCue – Extraordinary Things Project Curator
Janet Orselli – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
Wade Eldean – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
Terry Barnhart – Cultural Historian, Eastern Illinois University
Lisa Freiman – Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Bradley University, Peoria, IL, November 2002
Kaz McCue – Extraordinary Things Project Curator
Janet Orselli – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
Michael Tingley – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, September 2000
Kaz McCue – Extraordinary Things Project Curator
Palli Davene Davis – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
Gerald Weckesser – Extraordinary Things Project Artist
Ken Marcione – Curator of Art, Stamford Art Museum
Lectures:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, April 2003
Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, February 2002
Manchester Community-Technical College, Manchester CT, November 1999
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, April 1999\
Aliquippa Alliance for Unity and Development, Aliquippa, PA, August 1999
Catalogs:
Extraordinary Things, Indiana State University, November 2002 (Essay: “Material Culture and Art” by Cultural Historian Dr. Terry Barnhart)
Video Programs:
Extraordinary Things: A Project Documentary, January 2001
Extraordinary Things: Panel Discussion, December 2000
MISCELLANEOUS CURATIONS
Anxious Assumptions, October – November 1998, Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
James Nestor: Recent Work, February – March 1995, Carlson Art Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
C.W. Post Printmaking Workshop Student Exhibition, 1992, Student Art Association Gallery, Long Island University / C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
C.W. Post Printmaking Workshop Student Exhibition, 1991, Student Art Association Gallery, Long Island University / C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY