Education
Experience
M.F.A. Painting, 1986, University of Wisconsin, Madison W
B.F.A. Painting and Printmaking, 1982, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
Adjunct
Faculty
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Division of Continuing Studies and First Year Program
37 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago IL 60603
6-88 to Present
Painting: Copying at the Museum
Painting Studio: Plein Air Landscape
Painting: Interpreting Masterworks: Kandinsky, Klee, Magritte
Painting: Color and Light
Drawing and Painting Critique
Painting Studio
Drawing: Color and Light
Drawing: Content and Studio Practices
Drawing Studio
Drawing: Form and Content
Drawing: from Observation and the Imagination
First Year Program 2D Studio 1
Beginning Drawing
Watercolor
Drawing: Personal Imagery
Drawing Workshop
Multi-Level Drawing
Faculty Advisor: Drawing and Painting Certificate Programs
Independent Study: Undergraduate Division
Independent Projects: Painting and Drawing Department
Adjunct
Faculty
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60605
2-94 to Present
Fundamentals of 2D Design
Beginning Painting
Drawing II
Beginning Drawing
History of Art I: Stone Age to Gothic
History of Twentieth-Century Art
Developed Comprehensive Visual Resource Curriculum for the Art and Design Department
Adjunct
Professor
Dominican University
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
7900 West Division Street, River Forest IL 60305
9-03 to 12-04
Painting 1
Adjunct
Faculty
Roosevelt University
430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60605
8-92 to 5-97
Introduction to Visual Art
Program
Coordinator
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
1852 West 19th Street, Chicago IL 60608
5-92 to 10-96
Coordinated all aspects of Museum's Gallery 37 program.
Developed and taught workshops on sculpture, mosaics, painting and drawing,
Curated exhibitions at the museum and assisted in the development of others.
Instructor
Cathedral High School
751 North State Street, Chicago IL 60610
11-89 to 6-94
Basic drawing, color theory, mixed-media, printing, and art appreciation and history.
Managed all aspects of school's art department.
Program
Coordinator
City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs
78 East Washington Street, Chicago IL 60602
4-91 to 12-91
Coordination of all programmatic components of Gallery 37, an intensive visual arts
summer training program. Liaison between arts organizations and other city departments.
Coordinated meetings, resources, and art projects with organizations.
Orientation of student artists and instructors.
Curated and installed Gallery 37 Exhibition at Chicago Cultural Center.
Instructor
Saint Augustine College
1333 West Argyle Street, Chicago IL 60640
1-91 to 5-91
History and Appreciation of Art
Program
Coordinator
North Lakeside Cultural Center
6219 North Sheridan Road, Chicago IL 60660
5-90 to 8-91
Managed all aspects of programming, including exhibition series, summer art camp, art workshops,
and performance and lecture events. Development and implementation of the exhibition series
involved selection of artists, correspondence, transportation logistics, publicity, installation, and
arrangement of reception. Summer art camp, "Art in the Park", involved curriculum development,
publicity and enrollment, teacher hiring and evaluation, and procurement of supplies. The art
workshops, performance and lecture series involved working with the instructor or artist and funding
agency to facilitate implementation and publicity.
Department
Coordinator
Chicago Technological College
4800 N. Broadway Avenue, Chicago IL 60640
10-86 to 2-89
Managed all phases of the English Department and E.S.L. Program, including curriculum development
and maintenance, teacher supervision, and student registration and counseling. Taught various E.S.L.
courses from basic to advanced, including Office Procedures I and English Composition.
Training
Specialist
Malcolm X College of City Colleges of Chicago
at Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
1632 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60622
9-86 to 11-87
Taught in the Adult Learning Skills Program, G.E.D. preparation classes in Reading, Writing,
Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. All the above in English and Spanish.
Graphic
Artist
Aluminum Printing Company
Southside Road, Richmond VA
12-82 to 5-83
Development and design of prismatic stickers
Portrait
Artist
King's Dominion Amusement Park
Doswell VA
5-77 to 8-83
Assistant manager and trainer, custom portraits in pastels and watercolors
Airbrush
Artist
John Shawn Photographers
King's Dominion Amusement Park
Doswell VA
5-82 to 8-82
Airbrushed standard and custom designs on T-shirts
Library
Assistant
School of the Arts Library
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
8-79 to 12-82
Management and maintenance of art slide and catalogue collection.
Graphic
Artist
Richmond Graphics
215 West 7th Street, Richmond VA
3-79 to 6-79
Drawing and printing of billboards and posters
Freelance
Sign Painter
Richmond, Virginia
10-74 to 7-79
Developed logos and painted signs for retail businesses