EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Conceptual and Information Arts , with honors
San Francisco State University, 2008
Areas of focus include digital media, video and interactive media
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art and Art History , with distinction
University of Virginia, 2004
Areas of focus include digital art and contemporary public art |
HONORS
Postgraduate Fulbright Scholar
Australian-American Fulbright Commission, 2009
Distinguished Graduate Award
San Francisco State University, California, 2008
Headlands Studio Residency Fellow
Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, California, 2008
Murphy Fine Arts Fellow
The San Francisco Foundation, California , 2006
Christine Tamblyn Women in New Media Fellow
San Francisco State University, California, 2006 |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Academic Advisor, 2010 - Present
Parsons The New School for Design, New York
Oversee academic affairs and curriculum development for 350 BFA Art, Media and Technology students. Perform individual student advisement concerning internships, thesis projects, study abroad and academic performance. Serve on the Academic Status Review Committee and the Tools and Technology Committee. Facilitate enrollment and scheduling of studio courses in collaboration with Program Directors and Assistant Deans.
Visiting Artist and Thesis Review Committee Member, 2009 - 2010
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Led a graduate level studio art seminar, an undergraduate internship program and served as a review committee member for six Doctor of Fine Arts candidates. Produced and exhibited personal creative work as part of a yearlong digital media project.
Digital Media Instructor, 2008 - 2009
BAYCAT Center for Art and Technology, San Francisco
Developed and instructed a digital media art curriculum to teach Final Cut Pro, Flash, Photoshop and audio editing to students in the Bay View community of San Francisco. Edited and produced "Zoom In," a student-led video series while forming a professional partnership with community organizers at YouTube.
Graduate Secretary and Teaching Assistant, 2005 - 2008
San Francisco State University, California
Managed academic affairs for 30 MA (art history) and MFA (studio art) graduate students. Oversaw the visiting artist lecture series, year-end graduate reviews and the off-campus studio spaces. Acted as main point of contact for graduate admissions and recruitment.
Digital Media Instructor, 2005 - 2006
Oakland Asian Students Educational Services, California
Developed and instructed digital media arts curriculum including skills based learning in Flash and Photoshop for community diversity initiative in Oakland public schools. Organized final exhibition and festival to share student work with community members.
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UNIVERSITY TEACHING
"Unplugged Programming: Rules, Recipes and Code," San Francisco State University, Teaching Assistant, 2008
"Conceptual Strategies for Digital Media," San Francisco State University, Teaching Assistant, 2007
"Introduction to Art and Technology," San Francisco State University, Teaching Assistant, 2007
"Art and Image," San Francisco State University, Teaching Assistant, 2006 |
COMMUNITY ARTS INITIATIVES AND VOLUNTEER WORK
"Timeline Tapestry" (Interactive Installation) in partnership with students from BAYCAT Art and Technology Center, San Francisco, 2010.
Interactive Educational Technology Volunteer, i-Pod tour developer, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2010.
"Digital Media Manifesto" (Video, multimedia) in partnership with students from BAYCAT Art and Technology Center, San Francisco, 2008.
"Purple with Love's Wound" (Mural) in collaboration with Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Charlottesville, Virginia, 2004. |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
The New Show, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, 2011.
Book Power, 123 Sandy Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2010.
For the Senator: Jessica Walker and Clyde McGill , RMIT School of Art, Melbourne, Australia, 2009.
Cream, From the Top, Arts Benicia, Benicia, California, 2008.
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition , San Francisco State University, 2008.
On/Off: Art in the Digital Era , Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz CA, 2007.
Repetitious Antics: Jessica Walker and Cyane Tornatzky , Stanford University, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, 2006.
Engendered Species , Gatov & Merlino Galleries, CSU Long Beach, 2006.
Engendered Species , The Advocate Gallery, Los Angeles, 2006.
Murphy Fellowship Exhibition , The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, 2006.
Queer Eye , University of Massachusetts, Boston, The Harbor Gallery, 2006. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Grierson, Elizabeth, Ph.D. "Art, Knowledge and Globalization: Configuring New Horizons," exhibition essay , 2009
Davis, James. Hybrid Culture: Mix Art, featured artist in chapter, "Chron-illogical Time," Kendall Hunt Publishers. 2007 |
PUBLICATIONS
"New Media/New Terrain: Pioneering a PhD in Creative Research," Media-N 6, No. 1 (Summer 2010). |
CONFERENCE WORK
SIGGRAPH International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Parsons The New School for Design Academic Representative, Vancouver, 2011.
College Art Association, "New Media/New Terrain: Pioneering a PhD in Creative Research," Chair, Chicago, 2010.
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VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
New Media Caucus Artist Colloquium, Illinois State Museum, 2010.
RMIT University School of Art, Melbourne, Australia, 2009.
Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, California, 2008.
Stanford University, Department of Art, 2006. |
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
Art at the Institute Undergraduate Exhibition, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University, 2006 |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
New Media Caucus, Resources Development Committee Chair
College Art Association, Member
YLEM Artists Using Technology, Member |
COLLECTIONS
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Research Library
Yale University, Haas Family Arts Library
University of Washington, Art Library |
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Video production, Print production, Web production, Mixed media, Digital photography, Interactive media
Software: Adobe Creative Suite, Processing, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver
Hardware: Macintosh systems, Windows, DV Cameras |
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