EDUCATION
M.A. 2002 Film and Television Studies University of Warwick
M.F.A. 2001 Visual Art Vermont College
B.A. 1992 Communications Western Washington University
Area(s) of Specialization: New Media, Digital Media, Contemporary Art History,
Public Art, Queer Studies, Issues of Representation, Media Studies, Art Activism.
SELECTED EXHIBITS AND SCREENINGS
2006
Harbor Gallery, U Mass Boston – Boston, MA – Queer Eye, Group Show
2005
International Festival of Cinema and Technology – 2005 World Tour
New York, Orlando, Sydney, Los Angeles – Experimental Shorts
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival – Seattle, WA – video installation
Wood Gallery, Vermont College – Montpelier, VT – interactive installation
Ballard Art Walk – Seattle, WA – 9/11 Kaddish, site-specific multi
media installation
Wood Gallery, Vermont College – Montpelier, VT – Me.jpg multi media
installation with limited edition PowerPoint CD-ROM.
2004
Polvo Art Studio – Chicago. IL – Group Show
University of British Columbia - Vancouver BC – Queering Education Conference,
Group Show
Cornish College of the Arts, - Seattle, WA – Faculty Show
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival – Seattle, WA – Experimental
Shorts
Ballard Art Walk – Seattle, WA – Lullaby for Ballard, site-specific
multi media installation
2003
Subtropics 15, Miami FL - Experimental Shorts
Riverside Gallery, Burlington VT - Group Show
2002
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Seattle WA – Experimental Shorts
SELECTED GUEST LECTURES
2005
Vermont College, MFA Program – “Installation Art: Contemporary Art
Practices”
Cornish College of the Arts – “Performance Art 101”
Cornish College of the Arts – “Curatorial Studies for the Artist”
2004
Art Institute of Seattle – “ Seeing is Believing: Media Literacy
and the Representation of Race”
2003
Vermont College, MFA Program – “Representation of AIDS in a Land
of Beauty”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 - present
Cornish College of the Arts – Adjunct Professor, Curator
Adjunct Professor - Contemporary Art History, AR441
Curator - Curate twelve art exhibitions each academic year in the Cornish Gallery comprised of faculty, alumni and student artists. As well as curate and produce annual BFA Graduation Exhibitions highlighting the work of 90+ Art and Design graduates. Curator duties include: Curator of artwork and development of exhibition concepts; Design, fabricate, install and light exhibitions containing 2D and 3D artwork, multi-media installations and site-specific outdoor work. Administrative duties include: Promotions; Art direction and copywriting exhibition essay and advertising copy for direct mail and press releases. Fiscal Management; spending responsibility over two cost centers totaling $60,000. Additional projects include the development and implementation of the Cornish Visual Arts Lecture Series and Cornish Art Department Alumni Relations development. Responsibilities also include working proactively with Facilities and Operations departments in the design of capital projects and campus resource regulatory efforts in relation to student exhibitions. Additional duties include safety protocol development and implementation of campus wide safety policy with regards to injury prevention and response, hazardous communications, and personal safety.
2002 - 2003 Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Program
Assistant III
Provide administrative support to the Children’s Protection Team which
includes database creation and management, budgetary tracking across multiple
cost centers, production of technical documents and visuals in print, web and
Power Point formats, project coordination across multiple departments, development
and communication of hospital wide policies and procedures including protocols
for digital imaging and evidence collection.
2002 British Film Institute, London , England – Production Assistant
Assist in the production of the 17th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and
the 46th Regus London Film Festival.
1999 – 2001 Adobe Systems Incorporated, Seattle – Facilities Planner.
Managed long term space planning for campus of 500 employees including project
management duties of build-outs and new construction involving architects, contractors
and various vendors. Effectively coordinated large internal moves of cross-departmental
employees while achieving a high degree of customer satisfaction. Responsible
for yearly budget input and tracking operations and project specific costs across
three cost centers. Contribute to vendor relations as liaison between Property
Manager, Corporate Headquarters and on-site vendors. Served as Production Coordinator
for the Adobe Conference Center, a multi-purpose meeting space equipped with
professional audio/visual equipment. Production Coordinator duties included
day-to-day site management of conference center, oversight of capital improvements
such as technology upgrades, as well as producing large events such as company
meetings, trade shows, product launches and fundraisers for non-profits. Other
duties included site-wide Audio/Visual coordinator responsible for the purchase,
maintenance and operation of all visual technology including LCD projectors
and video conferencing systems.
1997 – 1999 Adobe Systems Incorporated, Seattle – Administrative
Assistant.
Provided administrative support to Directors within Human Resources, Facilities,
Operations and Software Engineering. Duties included database creation and management,
internal website authoring and maintenance, large event planning, travel arrangements,
executive calendar, generation of reports and electronic slide shows. Responsible
for yearly budget input and tracking operations and project specific costs across
three cost centers. Developed training curriculum and provided training to multi-level
learners of After Effects, including graphic artists, customer service and technical
support representatives as well as Adobe’s Train the Trainer Program.
Curriculum development experience includes defining learning objectives, producing
authentic learning exercises, developing classroom material in print, web and
PowerPoint formats, classroom presentation and facilitation of material, development
of post-training support material. 1994 – 1997 Lockert Jackson and Associates,
Bainbridge Island – Assoc. Producer.
Produced monthly, hour long training video centered on industrial safety in
the workplace. Duties included topic research, script writing, location planning
and production and post-production supervision.
REFERENCES
Amy Bingaman, Art Department Chair – Cornish College of the Arts 206.762.5151
Darren Toshi, Facilities Manager – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 206.709.3140
Bill Blau, Facilities Manager – Adobe Systems 206.675.7000
Jessica Lutz, MFA Administrative Director – Vermont College 802.828.8703
SOFTWARE
Access, Acrobat, After Effects, Aperture, Avid, Eudora Pro, Excel, File Maker
Pro, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Illustrator, Microsoft Project, Outlook, PageMaker,
Photoshop, PowerPoint, Premiere, SAP, Word