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EDUCATION
MFA 1984, Painting and Drawing, Stanford University
BFA 1977, Painting and Drawing, Boston University
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Other fields of study and practice:
Photography, Video Production, Design, Sculpture, Art History and Drawing for Animation
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Credentials:
California Community College Instructor Credential for Fine and Applied Arts and Related Technologies
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1995 - present
Associate Professor: Cogswell Polytechnical College Sunnyvale, California
Duties include teaching courses in Basic Drawing, Figure Drawing, Painting, Figure Painting, 2-D design, Intro to Art
and Senior Project. Department responsibilities include advising 25 students, maintaining drawing labs, assessing
program needs, revising curriculum, assessing courses, participating in faculty reviews, assisting in the registration
and recruitment processes, developing relationships with alumni and maintaining industry contacts. College-wide
responsibilities are to sit on campus-wide committees, serve on the Faculty Senate, and participate in important Campus
events such as Founder's Day and Commencement.
1994
Assistant Professor: Cogswell Polytechnical College Sunnyvale, California
Same as above.
1992 - 1994
Instructor: Cogswell Polytechnical College Sunnyvale, California
Developed and taught art courses that would address student skills in drawing and knowledge of art history to be applied
to the computer animation program.
1991
Instructor: Cañada College, Redwood City, California
Developed syllabus and taught summer course in Basic Drawing.
1989 - 1990
Instructor: Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California
After school art program to develop the creative power of young people and to celebrate art forms created by
different cultures.
1978
Instructor: Stanford University, Stanford, California
Freshman seminar. Responsible for teaching a basic drawing course.
1977 - 1979
Teacher's Assistant: Stanford University, Stanford, California
Assisted Frank Lobdell, Nathan Oliveira and Keith Boyle to teach fine arts courses. All courses included studio teaching,
office hours, grading and critique sessions.
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Other Academic Experiences
2006
Faculty Senate Vice-President
Chair of the Academic Standards Committee
2001
Interim Chair for CVI:
Served as acting chair to supervise 15 part-time and 6 full-time faculty in the computer graphics program. Responsibilities included
coordinating the policies of the administration with the department activities, hiring part-time faculty, organizing department meetings,
chairing meetings, maintaining the budget, ordering equipment, overseeing lab maintenance, purchasing software, and working with student
and alumni organizations.
2000
Faculty Senate President:
Elected as faculty leader who serves as a liaison between the faculty and the administration. Accomplishments were the approval of a new
program in Digital Filmmaking, renewal of the promotion process for faculty and creation of a guideline for evaluating faculty service.
1996 - present
Committee Member:
Curriculum, Promotion, Faculty Senate Handbook, WASC for Accreditation Renewal, Scholarship, Faculty Search and Academic Standards.
1994 - present
Member of the Advisory Board
Annually the DVI/DAA Department organizes a meeting of the advisory board which is composed of leaders in the CG industry. My participation
includes serving on the board, selecting members from the community, presenting curriculum, presenting student work and coordinating advice
from industry professionals to realize curriculum changes.
1991
Member of the Visionary Team:
Purpose of the team was to develop direction and curriculum for the proposed Computer and Graphics and Animation Course of Study. It was the
first college level program of study in 3D computer animation.
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Gallery Coordinator and Curator
1997 - present
Gallery Coordinator and Curator:
In 1997, I developed a gallery plan and curated the first exhibit at the Cogswell College Art Gallery. Since that time, I have shared the
responsibilities of the gallery with another faculty member. The mission of the gallery is synchronized with the college mission. I choose
exhibits that either support local emerging artists or showcase art produced by animation companies.
2005 December - February: The Art of Gesine Kratzner
Paintings, Sculpture, Animation Puppets, and Animation by designer and animator, Gesine Kratzner. She works for Laika Studios and is
internationally recognized for her creative animations.
2005 January - March: The Art of Psychonauts
Concept Designs, 3D paintings and character models from Tim Schaffer's company, Double Fine Productions. The exhibit included a preview
of the game that was to be released in May.
2004 November - December: Alumni Exhibit
Paintings, Audio Software Designs, Animations and Concept Drawings by Cogswell's Alumni.
2004 February: Music by Shelley Kutilek
Performance from a recent Mills College graduate in music. A collaboration between two Cogswell musicians and Cogswell's Creativity Class.
2003 December - January: Sugar in all its Glory
Sculpture, photography and installation art from San Diego Artist, Teri Hughes. Teri is the founder of the Sugar Museum.
2003 October - November: Preview Open Studios
Artwork from the Bay Area Open Studio Artists.
2001 December - January: Art from Vis-à-Vis
Comic books, storyboards and concept drawings from the artists of this web based CG production company.
1998 January - February: Art from Grim Fandango
Artwork from the game of the same name was loaned by Lucas Arts Entertainment. Original concept designs by Peter Chan were exhibited.
1997 - Spring: Space Visions
Exhibit of outer space illustrations by two artists, one from Lockheed and the other from San Francisco Science Academy.
1997 - Fall: Ian McCaig
Exhibit of storyboards, concept drawings and character designs created for the motion picture industry. Ian had worked on films like
Interview a Vampire, Phantom Menace, and The Lord of the Rings.
1994 - 1997:
Curated annual Faculty and Student Exhibits.
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Artist Residency
2007 July - August
Awarded a residency in Venice, Italy by The Emily Harvey Foundation.
2000 June
Awarded a full grant for a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont.
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Foreign Language
Certificate of Merit in Swahili from Lioba Moshi, Stanford University. |
Travel
2004 Sketchbook journals in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia
2002 Kenya, sabbatical award to collect Samburu folktales. Kept detailed sketchbooks and video journal of stories later used in
the Storytelling course at Cogswell.
2000, 2002, and 2003 Siena, Italy, Next Step Art Studies workshops at Spannocchia
1998 Cornwall, England, teaching and touring with the Next Step Art Studies
1996 Italy and Greece, a working trip with The Next Step Art Studies
1994 Italy, a working trip with The Next Step Art Studies
1991 Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Zimbabwe, and Botswana; painted portraits of young Africans while working on a World of Language project.
1988 Kenya and Tanzania, assisted with video production for language learning materials
1987 Kenya, visiting tribal peoples and animal sanctuaries
1987 France, painting in the south of France
1986 Florence, Italy 3 months at the Stanford Campus painting
1986 Egypt, toured with Stanford sponsored group
1984 Greece, toured with Stanford group.
1983 Florence, Italy, 4 months at the Stanford Campus as Teacher’s Assistant
1979 Mexico, 3 months visiting archeological sites from Oaxaca to the Yucatan Peninsula.
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PRESENTATIONS
Art Careers in Games and Movies, discussing the topic with American/Latino(a) Students
at the 2006 Puente Conference, Santa Cruz, California
Finding Your Muse, the problem of being creative while working as a professional. The
Los Altos Art Docents. September, 1995.
S. Harby, Chat about Painting, surviving and thriving as an artist, lecture series.
Palo Alto, California. 1992
Art as a Career, panel discussion at Ohlone College with the WCA Executive Board of Directors. Sponsored by the Ohlone Career
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EXHIBITIONS
Cafe Borrone, Menlo Park, California, solo exhibition, Fall, 2006
Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, California, solo exhibit about bird migration, January, 2001
Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, California, Group Show, August, 1992
Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, California, Christmas Show, December, 2000
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, Invitational Benefit Auction Show, Fall, 1998
E-Gallery, Internet Art Gallery, Curator, Shahriar Kianersi, One person show, Spring, 1998
San Jose Contemporary Institute of Art, San Jose, California, Valentine's Day Exhibit, Invitational, 1997
Bolinas Museum and Marin Arts Council, Bolinas and Larkspur, California, Bolinas Museum's Sixth Annual Miniature Show, Winter, 1996
Cogswell Polytechnical College, Sunnyvale, California, Faculty Art Show, Summer, 1996
Gallery Tonantzin , San Juan Bautista, California, Women's Harvest Invitational Group Show, December 1995
Bolinas Museum of Art, Bolinas, California, Small works, Invitation, December, 1995
Cafe Borrone, Menlo Park, California, solo exhibition, May, 1994, May, 1998 and 2001
Campbell Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, California, Watercolor competition, Juried by Wayne Thiebaud, July 1994
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California, Invitational Group Show for benefit auction, 1993
Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, California, Group Show, August, 1992
San Jose Downtown Gallery, San Jose, California, Divergent Currents Group Show, November, 1991
San Jose Contemporary Institute of Art, San Jose, California, Invitational Group Show for benefit auction, 1993
Rococo Gallery, San Francisco, California, A Stanford Perspective, Group Invitational show of Stanford faculty and graduates, October, 1990
Arts Council of San Mateo, Belmont, California, Bay Arts, '90, Juried by Phillip Lingares, Curator, Oakland Museum, October, 1990
Villa Montalvo Gallery, Saratoga, California, WCA Membership Show, June, 1990
San Jose Art League, San Jose, California, Preview Open Studios, April, 1990
Palo Alto City Hall, Palo Alto, California, Group Show, January 1990
Sunnyvale Cultural Center, Sunnyvale, California, Juried Group Show, 1988
Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California, Juried Group Show, 1987
Hoover House, Stanford University, One person show, 1978
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1988 - present
M.O.B. Secretary/Treasurer: World of Languages, Inc.
The World of Languages is a non-profit organization that video tapes language in action for the purpose of language learning, and archiving disappearing languages.
1988 - 1992:
M.O.B.: Women's Caucus for Art College Art Association
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1993 - present
I have designed and led art tours and workshops, with artist, Marguerite Fletcher, that range from a few days on
the Pacific coast to two weeks in an international site. We have visited England, Italy and Greece.
Participants of the international workshops are guided to create artwork from museums and archeological sites.
Lectures and discussions are focused on art's history, myths, politics, social issues and urban planning
of the historical cities we visit.
The Pacific Coast workshops are comprised of 2 to 3 days of both landscape and figure painting and experimental
art making that involves exploring alternative methods of viewing the world.
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RELATED ART AND WORK EXPERIENCES
2003
Sabbatical Project in Kenya
I was in Kenya for two months working on a video project to collect Samburu folktales. I also made some discoveries
about sketchbook keeping that I have been able to incorporate into my drawing courses.
1997 - 1999
Art Project Bird Migration: www.bird-art.edu
A Cogswell's alumni, Kim Anderson, developed a web site that featured my paintings and information about migratory birds.
The purpose of the site was artistic, educational and practical. Its purpose was to raise funds through the sale of art.
The site went the way of many other dot com efforts.
1992 - 1993
I worked three months in East Africa photo documenting a World of Language project on the coast of Kenya. The purpose of the project was
to video capture Swahili language in action through poetry, song and dance of the East African coastal culture.
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