2001-Present Working as an independent artist 1980-2001 Art Director of Educational Media and Technology
(Renamed The Faculty Resource Center) The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa,
Alabama Supervisor of Visual Arts Resource area that
provides campus-wide support in the form of open labs, workshops, design and
illustration services for the production of multi-media presentations,
publications, exhibits and instructional development in traditional and
electronic media. Directing operation of Macintosh based work stations
utilizing publication and graphics software such as Freehand, Pagemaker,
Photoshop and Fractal painter in a teaching/production environment. 1978-1980 Assistant Professor of Art Teaching classes in drawing, painting,
design, ceramics, Introduction to Art, Art of the Twentieth Century, and Art
for the Elementary School Teacher. Supervising the art program, structuring the
course offerings, coordinating adjunct instructors in the visual arts and
curating work for shows in the University Art Gallery. Advisory member of the
Sumter County Fine Arts Council. 1976-1977 Artist in Residence, Wakulla County Fl Working artist in studio combined with
service to community and schools. Projects included: adult drawing and painting
class, art demonstrations, coordinating exhibitions, design and execution of
mural for public library, Career Day inVisual Arts at Wakulla High School,
"Art in Public Places" project . 1974-1976 Art Superviser, Wakulla County School System Instructional graphic designer of elementary
level reading curriculum. Illustration and photography for books, filmstrips,
and slide-tape presentations.Inservice resource person for the training of
teachers in the utilization of visual arts in the classroom.1972-1973
Instructional Graphics Designer RESS Project, Florida State University,
Tallahassee Florida Graduate Assistantship as illustrator for Religion in Elementary
Social Studies Curriculum( Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities) Education Florida State University, 1977 Certification
in Art Education Florida State University M.F.A. 1973
Painting and Sculpture The University of Alabama B.F.A. 1971
Painting and Commercial Design Community Activities Visual Arts 1983-1990 Founding member and active
participant in the activities and group shows of The Women's Art Alliance, a
Tuscaloosa based group of professional artists. 1996-1997 Member of the Kentuck Museum
Committee, brought together to evaluate and redefine its role in the Kentuck
Association. Serving on the exhibition and education subcommittees. 1996 Received a grant from the Tuscaloosa
Fine Arts Council to create a visual tribute to Phoebe Barr, dancer, utilizing
photographic collage & illustration techniques with Adobe Photoshop. My background in Art history and ongoing
interest in contemporary art and current art trends has lead me to continually
explore major museums and galleries around the world 2000-Present Member of The Tuscaloosa women
painter's Group (an active association that paints on location and has regular
exhibitions of their paintings. 2001 Awarded Grant from The Tuscaloosa
community dancers to further work on a web site about the life achievements and
connections of dancer Phoebe Barr. 2002-2004 member
of Step one Gallery Carpinteria CA,and The Goleta Valley
Arts Association.Santa Barbara CA 2002 Redesigned the current web site for The
Art Council of Tuscaloosa. 2002-Present Member of SCAPE California
Artists painting for The Environment See Attached lists of Exhibition
Highlights. Advertising and Public Relations 1984-1991 Member of Tuscaloosa Ad. Club.
Served 2 years on Board of Directors. Winner of many awards Gold + Silver Medal
awards for advertising excellence from Ad. Federation. Freelance Advertising graphics for local
advertising agencies and individual work for accounts such as Gulf States Paper
Coroporation, State of Alabama Department of Mental Health, Elk Roofing
Corporation, University Mall, The City of Tuscaloosa, and other businesses and
organizations. (Designing print ads, direct mail, logos, brochures, posters,
and catalogs.) Long standing association with the Theatre
and Dance Department of the University of Alabama, producing over 75 posters,
many award winning, for their productions over the last fifteen years. Including poster for MacBeth awarded 1st
Place in the Southeastern College Design Competition. Dance 1997-Began co-writing a grant in conjunction
with the Alabama Dance Council to produce an exhibit entitled "Flames of
One Fire": The legacy of Phoebe Barr carrying the light of Denishawn
through a lifetime of dance. This project may take the form of a developed
Website in the future. 1988-1996 Taken over 40 semester hours of
dance classes in Modern Dance and Jazz Artistic collaborations with University of
Alabama dance faculty members in stage sets and multimedia performances. Past board member for Shelton State Ballet
Program and The Tuscaloosa Community Dancers. Other Organizations and Special Interests Ten year membership in the University
College Designers Association . Attendance at nine national conferences and
contributing writer for Design Magazine. Past and Current Board member of the
Capstone Womens Network (a professional network and support group of University
of Alabama women) June 1997- Initiated the formation of the
Graphic Design Forum group at the U. of A.- networking design professionals and
educators on the U. of A. campus. 1994-2002 - eight years of dedicated study
of the art of The Japanese Tea Ceremony in conjunction with The Japan Center at
The University of Alabama and further study as of May, 1999 with master teacher
at The Birmingham Botanical Garden.
2002- Present A founding member of SCAPE, (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment). Participating in paint-outs, workshops and juried shows including those at La Arcada and The Santa Barbara Botanical Garden. 2002-2004 Member of Step One an organization and exhibition gallery which was an integral part of formation of The Carpinteria Arts Council 1999 Awarded a grant from The Fine Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. To execute a sculptural project entitled “Five Days in Kyoto”, an assemblage series which incorporated, photos, painting, and objects in mahogany boxes were inspired by the impressions and images gathered in a trip to Japan in April of 2000 Exhibition Highlights 2010 and 2008 work included in the Entergen Corporation Annual Juried Show, Birmingham AL 2002-Present ongoing participation in SCAPE shows including La Arcada and Botanical Garden Shows, Santa Barbara CA September 2007 “Captured Fragments” Joint exhibition with Artist Janis Edwards at the Ferguson Gallery, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama. 2005 “Mother Daughter Show” with artist Isadora Bullock (Upon her Graduation from The University of Alabama) and 1998 One woman show “Stolen Hours’ both at the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa Gallery. 2003 “Making a Splash” one of six featured artists, The Harris and Fredda Meisel Gallery of Art, Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara, CA One woman show at the Kentuck Gallery, in
Tuscaloosa, AL entitled “Five Months in Carpinteria”. January 2003
One Woman Show-Entitled "Stolen
Hours" The Bama Theatre/Junior League Gallery Tuscaloosa , Alabama
April/May 1998. One Woman Show June -July 1997 The Ferguson
Gallery, The University of Alabama "Retrospective Paintings from 1973 -
1993" July-August 1997 Frequent Exhibtor in the Annual Juried Show
of Tuscaloosa Fine Arts Council Gallery at the Bama Theatre. Purchase Prize
Winner for their Annual Juried Show 1997 One Woman Show The Coleman Center, York,
Alabama February - March 1996 Exhibition in Art and Alabama Woman
Competition, Mobile College 1990--Winner of Award of Excellence for
Illustration Category Exhibition in The 1st Annual Kentuck Juried
Show, Tuscaloosa 1983 Kentuck Festival participant in two later
years One Woman Show of Sculpture at Odyssey
Studios, Atlanta, GA May 1981 Exhibitor in Annual Bi-State, Meridian
Museum of Art (Juried Show), Meridian, MS October 1978 Exhibitor in "New Alabama Artists"
Show, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL November 1978 Exhibitor in the Lemoyne Art Foundation Fine
Arts Competition, Tallahassee FL June 4 - July 6, 1977 Exhibitor in "Florida Current"
Show at Florida School of Fine Arts, Palatka, FL Fall 1976 One Woman Show at the Washington Federal
Savings and Loan, Miami Beach, FL Feb.- March 1976 First Place Winner, Soft Sculpture,
"Society of Arts and Crafts" Show, Tallahassee, FL September 1973 Sculpture exhibited at "Best of
Florida" Show, Pensacola, FL November 1972 First Place Winner, Lively Arts Festival,
Meridian MS, April 1972
The University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama
Fine Arts Council of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Project MARC, ESEA Title III, Wakulla County, Florida.