Vita
1998–PRESENT Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA, Assistant Professor,
Art Department, Graphic Design Concentration
SUMMERS 1997–2001 Bennington College July Program, Bennington, VT , Instructor
AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST
visual literacy, typography, information design, interaction design, publication design, history of visual communication.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
9/92–5/98 Daemen College, Amherst, NY, Assistant Professor and Chair,
Graphic Design Department
Summer 1992 State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Lecturer
9/90–6/92 State University of New York at Buffalo, Graduate Teaching Assistant
9/91–12/91 Daemen College, Amherst, NY, Instructor
6/90–10/91 Bryant & Stratton Business Institute, Buffalo, New York
and Clarence, New York, Instructor
1/90–5/90 Villa Maria College of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, Lecturer
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), June 1993, State University of New York at Buffalo,
Buffalo, NY
Major: Communication Design
Master of Business Administration (MBA), May 1983, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
Concentration: Management
Studied towards Master of Arts Degree, Art Therapy, June 1976–May 1977,
Goddard College External Degree Program, Plainfield, VT
Bachelor of Arts Degree May 1976, Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, cum laude
Major: Psychology
Minor: Fine Art
PUBLICATIONS
2000 Self-published booklet, Using Geometric Proportions in Graphic Design Education.
1992 Publication to accompany slide lecture, The Marketing of Consumerism.
1990–1991 Bryant and Stratton Business Institute.
Author, course manuals for instructors: Typography, Introduction to Computer Design, Basic Design. .
1979 Journal of Genetic Psychology, January. The Effect of Mood-Content of Black-and-White Pictures Upon Color Choice.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
1998 Silver, Western New York Awards for Creative Excellence, Buffalo, NY
1996 Bronze, Western New York Awards for Creative Excellence, Buffalo, NY
1995 First Place, Covering/Uncovering: Juried National Show, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1995 Merit, Western New York Awards for Creative Excellence, Buffalo, NY
1994 2nd Place, Metamorphosis: National Exhibition of Women Artists, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1994 Bronze, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Amherst, NY
1993 Bronze, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1992 Honorable Mention, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1991 Silver, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1990 Best of Show, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1990 Gold, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1989 Bronze, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1989 Honorable Mention, Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
SOLO EXHIBITONS
1998 Text/Image/Color/Response, Wallace Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
1996 ...yet do not have love..., Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
1991 Soliloquy, Bethune Hall, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
TWO-PERSON AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
1996/97 Regional Review, Forum Gallery, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
1996 CEPA 3rd Biennial Photography Art Auction Exhibition, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1995 Body/Machine:exploring gender and technology, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1995 PhotoNominal, The Forum Gallery, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
1994 Exultation/Soliloquy, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery, Daemen College, Amherst, NY
1994 CEPA 2nd Biennial Photography Auction Exhibition, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (• denotes juried exhibition)
1997--2001 July Program Faculty Exhibit, Suzanne Lemberg Usdan Gallery,
Bennington College Bennington, VT
1997 CEPA Gallery Members’ Exhibit, Market Arcade, Buffalo, NY
1997 Faculty Exhibit, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
•1996/97 Explorations: Small World, Akus Gallery,
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT
•1996 Western New York Awards for Creative Excellence Exhibition, Buffalo, NY
1996 Faculty Exhibit, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
•1995 Covering/Uncovering, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
•1995 Western New York Awards for Creative Excellence Exhibition, Buffalo, NY
•1995 Women’s Art Works 5, The Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1995 Members’ Exhibits (2 Exhibits), CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1994/95 Faculty Exhibit, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
•1994 Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo Annual Awards Show, Amherst, NY
•1994 Metamorphosis: National Exhibition of Women Artists, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1994 Members’ Exhibit, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1994 Faculty Exhibit, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
•1993 Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo Annual Awards Show, Buffalo, NY
1993 Faculty Exhibit, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
•1992 Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo Annual Awards Show, Buffalo, NY
1992 Contemporary Criticism, Bethune Gallery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1992 Faculty Exhibit, Fanette Goldman/Carolyn Greenfield Gallery,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
1991 SUNY at Buffalo MFA Graduate Show, Bethune Gallery,
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
•1991 Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo Annual Awards Show, Buffalo, NY
•1991 SUNY at Buffalo Communication Design Show, The Pfeifer Theatre, Buffalo, NY
1990 SUNY at Buffalo MFA Graduate Show, Bethune Gallery,
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
•1990 Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo Annual Awards Show, Buffalo, NY
•1989 Art Directors/Communicators of Buffalo Annual Awards Show, Buffalo, NY
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
The Six Dimensions of Wellness, Wellness Center, University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY
Buffalo Made, The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, New York
PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES
2001, Graphic Design Education in a Liberal Arts Instution, accepted for presentation at American Institute of Graphic Arts Conference (scheduled for September 2001, Washington, DC; cancelled, re-schedule of presentation pending)
1997 Digital Imaging: a personal work, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
1997 The loss of connectedness in contemporary visual perception,
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
1996 Affecting visual messages with text/image juxtapositions,
1993 Defense of MFA Thesis, Bethune Gallery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1992 The Marketing of Consumerism: Photography in American Advertising , Late 1930s
Bethune Gallery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
GRANTS
2001 Massachusetts Board of Education Content Institute: Algebriac and Geometric Principles for Middle School Teachers, Presented Design-oriented classroom projects to teach Massachusetts State Mathematics Frameworks
1999 Bridgewater State College Summer Grant to support research on proportion in design.
1997 Daemen College Faculty Reassigned Time award.
1996 Daemen College Faculty Research Funding
1995 Daemen College Faculty Research Funding
1992 University at Buffalo Foundation Activities Scholarship
1990--1992 Tuition scholarship/teaching assistantship, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
COURSE AUTHORSHIPS
1998–2000 Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA. Re-wrote course descriptions and syllabi for the four required courses in the graphic design concentration. Co-designed two ‘learning community’ cross-disciplinary courses (focus upon information design).
1997 Daemen College, Amherst, NY. Designed and proposed new Graphic Visual Communication curriculum with a cross-disciplinary emphasis.
1994–1996 Daemen College. Re-wrote and implemented all courses in an 8-course graphic design specialization within a BFA curriculum. Designed two new courses to add to the existing curriculum.
1990, 1991 Bryant and Stratton Business Institute, Buffalo, New York. Wrote curriculum, lesson plans, tests and teacher instruction manual.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
1995–1997 Study of the need for changing methodology in the field of visual communication design to produce visuals for non-linear applications, such as design for the world wide web.
1994–1999 Personal artwork exploring the juxtaposition of images and words to convey altered perceptions and to provoke thought based upon the pairing of untimely/unexpected image/text combinations. The deliberate usage of digital image processing and hand-applied out-of-context coloring with the image/text combinations is intended to challenge culturallY-induced interpretations.
1991–1993 MFA Thesis, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
A study of the relationship between Mission Statement and perceived image at not-for-profit photography art organizations. Research for this project was conducted at State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, and through interviews with Executive Directors at twelve photography art organizations in the United States and Canada.
6/92–10/92 Research for slide lecture:
The Marketing of Consumerism: Photography in American Advertising, Late 1930s.
Research for this project was conducted at the International Museum of Photography and Film at The George Eastman House, Rochester, NY; State University of New York at Buffalo, Lockwood Library, Amherst, NY; Daemen College, Marian Library, Amherst, NY; and The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Main Branch, Buffalo, NY.
1975-1976 Undergraduate research project, Daemen College, Amherst, NY.
The Effect of Mood-Content of Black-and-White Pictures Upon Color Choice. A study designed to determine whether associations between color and mood are affected by the mood content of black-and-white pictures, and whether the age of the subjects affects these associations. Second- and Third- graders’ responses were compared to college students’ responses to black-and-white photographs depicting various moods. Research for this project was conducted at Daemen College, Marian Library, Amherst, NY and the results werepublished in The Journal of Genetic Psychology.
MEMBERSHIPS, BOARD POSITIONS (*) and SPECIAL PROJECTS
American Center for Design
American Institute of Graphic Arts
(AIGA Boston Chapter, Education Co-Chair*)
(AIGA National, Education Co-Chair*)
Association Typographique Internationale
Massachusetts Arts Education Advisory Council*
Advisory Board, Bridgewater Magazine*
Design, Bridgewater Review Magazine
COURSES,
FALL 2001
COURSES,
SPRING 2002
PERSONAL WORK