M.F.A.   2009    Painting / Drawing                              University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

 

M.A.       2006    Painting / Drawing                              Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas

 

B.A.       2004    Studio Art (major) / English (minor)   Missouri Southern State University, Joplin

 

Professional Experience (university and college teaching positions appear in bold type)

·         111 credit hours of university/college teaching experience

·         78 credit hours of teaching experience beyond graduate assistantships

 

2008-2012          Lecturer, Pittsburg State University (39 credit hours)

·         Art Foundations I: 2D Visual Thinking

·         Drawing I, 8 sections

·         Painting I

·         Designed World, 3 sections.  Design of art objects as related to problem solving processes and creative thinking. Art concepts, techniques, and media through studio experiences.

                          

2010-2012          Adjunct Instructor, Missouri Southern State University (30 credit hours)

·         Painting (all levels), 2 sections

·         Color Theory, 3 sections

·         Basic Drawing

·         Art Appreciation, 3 sections

·         Watercolor

 

2011                    Local Artist Apprentice, Joplin Community-Based Mural Project, led by Artist-in-Residence Dave Loewenstein

·         Closely participated in every step of 3 month long community mural process, including drawing workshops with over 200 local children, public feedback sessions, community painting with over 275 volunteers, media interaction, site selection, design process, and final execution.

 

2010-2011          Visual Arts Faculty, Missouri Fine Arts Academy, Missouri State University, Springfield (intensive summer program for artistically gifted high school juniors and seniors)

·         Interdisciplinary Arts Course, 2 sections

·         Principles of Design, 2 sections

·         Oily Mud, A Meaningful Mess (painting course), 2 sections

·         Learning to See (drawing course)

 

2010                   Adjunct Instructor, University of Arkansas Global Campus, Rogers (6 credit hours)

·         Drawing Fundamentals I, two sections

 

Adjunct Instructor, Crowder College, Webb City, Missouri (3 credit hours)

·         Art Appreciation

 

                           Visiting Artist, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln

·         Public slide lecture

·         Student critiques

                                                                                      

                           Instructor, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri

·         Various painting workshops for children and adults.

 

2007-2009          Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas (12 credit hours)

·         Art Studio (Instructor of Record), 3 sections.  General education course for non-majors.  Studio survey of design, color theory, and a variety of two-dimensional media.

·         Public School Art for Elementary Schools (Instructor of Record).  Selection, preparation, and use of instructional materials for art in the elementary school.  Artistic development of the child and implications to learning in art and other academic areas.

·         Woodshop monitor.  Assisted sculpture and painting students in the safe and efficient use of the department’s woodshop.

·         Visual Resource Center assistant.  Assisted in the conversion of the department’s slide library into an online digital database.

·         Computer lab monitor

 

2008                   Assistant Curator of the Permanent Collection (volunteer), George A. Spiva Center for the Arts

·         Assisted curator in cataloguing, condition assessments, and appraisal research.

 

2004-2006          Graduate Teaching Assistant, Pittsburg State University (21 credit hours)

·         Painting I (Instructor of Record)

·         Designed World (Instructor of Record), 6 sections. 

 

2005                   Visiting Artist, YMCA Summer Program, Joplin, Missouri

·         Led middle school students in a weeklong public mural project.                     

2003                   Assistant to Gallery Director, Missouri Southern State University

·         Assisted director in conception, organization, and promotion of exhibitions.

·         Assisted in installation, de-installation, receiving, return shipping, hosting receptions, and coordinating with artists.

 

 

Selected Exhibitions

2012       MSSU Faculty Exhibition, Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri

 

2011       Stillness and the Word, Lawrence Percolator, Lawrence, Kansas

 

               Characters, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas

 

               Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri

 

               Hot – Cold: Biannual PSU Art Department Faculty Exhibit, University Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas

 

               MFAA Faculty Showcase, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, Missouri

              

2010       National Wet Paint, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, Illinois (juried, catalogue)

 

Springfield-Branson National Airport Sky Gallery, Springfield, Missouri (juried)

 

               Gatherings, Post Memorial Art Reference Library, Joplin, Missouri (solo)

              

               Grand Opening, Instant Karma, Joplin, Missouri

 

               MFAA Faculty Showcase, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, Missouri

 

2009              Works on Paper, Four Square Fine Art, Fayetteville, Arkansas

              

               Empty Walls, Fine Arts Center, University of Arkansas (solo)

              

               Winter Exhibition, Arkansas Union, University of Arkansas

              

               Creative Evolution, Anne Kittrell Gallery, University of Arkansas

              

               Gallery Artists, Four Square Fine Art, Fayetteville, Arkansas

 

2008       Works on Paper, Four Square Fine Art, Fayetteville, Arkansas

              

               Art Amiss 9, Dickson Street Theater, Fayetteville, Arkansas (juried)

 

               Fayetteville Four and Friends, Anne Kittrell Gallery, University of Arkansas

 

               Southern Exposure, Anne Kittrell Gallery, University of Arkansas

 

61^st Annual Membership Show, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri

              

               Graduate Student Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, University of Arkansas

 

2007       60^th Annual Membership Show, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts

              

2006       Kansas Collegiate Aesthetics, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas; Juror: Jan Schall, Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (catalogue)

 

               Three Voices: PSU Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University

 

               Midwest College Salon, Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University; Juror: David Mohallatee, Associate Professor of Printmaking, Eastern Kentucky University

 

               PSU Graduate Student Exhibition, Labette County Community College, Parsons, Kansas

 

               PSU Graduate Student Exhibition, Stonehouse Gallery, Fredonia, Kansas

 

2005       Paintings, Post Memorial Art Reference Library (solo)

 

2004       The Area, Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University; Juror: James Brinsfield, Lecturer, Kansas City Art Institute

 

               4-State Salon, Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University; Juror: Mo Neal, Professor of Sculpture, University of Nebraska

              

               Paintings, Post Memorial Art Reference Library (solo)

 

               Summer in Sweden Exhibition, Spiva Gallery, Missouri Southern State University

 

Awards and Honors

2006 – 2009       Graduate Fellowship, University of Arkansas

 

2007 – 2009       Graduate Assistantship, University of Arkansas

 

2006 – 2007       Charles Okerbloom Scholarship, University of Arkansas

 

2004 – 2006       Graduate Assistantship, Pittsburg State University

 

2006                   Honored for Excellence in Research, Pittsburg State University Graduate School           

 

2004                   Travel grant to study abroad in Italy and Greece, Missouri Southern State University

 

2001 and 2004   K.L. Hyde Scholarship, Summer in Sweden study abroad program, Missouri Southern State University

 

Bibliography and Publication

Auchard, Michael C.  December 21, 2011.  “’Stillness’ comes to the Percolator.” Lawrence.com [http://www.lawrence.com/news/2011/dec/21/stillness-comes-percolator/].

 

Mason, Janice.  September 22, 2010.  “Art on the Fly.”  Community Free Weekly, p. 16.

 

Younker, Emily.  July 19, 2010.  “Residents tap inner artist at Spiva.”  The Joplin Globe, p. 3.

 

Gomez, Sergio (Curator).  2010.  National Wet Paint Exhibition.  Catalogue.  blurb.com.

 

McKenzie, Kyle. 2009. Empty Walls. Thesis (M.F.A.) - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

 

Nguyen, Anna.  April 22, 2009. “‘Empty Walls’ Surround UA Fine Arts Gallery.”  The Arkansas Traveler, p. 9.

 

Kansas Collegiate Aesthetics, 2006: A Juried Art Competition for Kansas College and University Students.  Catalogue.  Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery.  Lindsborg, Kansas.

 

 

Technical Skills

Painting

·         Oil media, including traditional oil, water-miscible, and alkyd.

·         Water-thinned media, including transparent watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and casein.

·         Strong technical background in numerous painting processes, including traditional grisaille, glaze, and scumble techniques, various direct-painting processes, and diverse contemporary practices, including those incorporating digital image manipulation, collage, and mixed media.

·         Extensive investigation of traditional and contemporary media, solvents, and additives, their roles in creating optical effects, effects on the stability of the paint film, and their practicality in the contemporary studio.

·         Broad range of image-making strategies ranging from observational realism to illustration practices to nonobjective painting, with an emphasis on borrowing from multiple modes at once, and maintaining awareness that form and content are always interdependent.

·         Knowledge and commitment necessary to maintain a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible painting studio.

·         Professionalism in the creation, documentation, storing, shipping, and exhibition of artwork.

 

Drawing

·         Diverse media, including graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, chalk, pastel and conté crayon, marker, pen and ink, etc.

·         Strong focus on observational drawing proficiency as an essential foundational element in any art practice.

·         Background in exploring broad conceptual issues in mark making, including expanding definitions of drawing to include time-based, site-specific, and three-dimensional practices.

·         Proficiency in figure drawing, perspective, observational realism, and preparatory/conceptual sketching.

 

Supporting Technologies

·         Extensively employ online course delivery and management software including Blackboard, Angel, and ISIS to supplement classroom learning.

·         Experienced with contemporary presentation technologies, including PowerPoint, digital projection, smartboards, etc.

·         Regularly use image manipulation software such as Jasc Paint Shop Pro, and Adobe Photoshop, for use in the production, documentation, and presentation of artwork, and in creating and presenting classroom lectures.

·         Woodworking background, with proficiency in all of the tools and processes required to build professional quality canvas stretchers, panels, frames, and crates.