recent/upcoming sightings ›
- Canariasmediafest, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- www.iheartphotograph.com Interview, August 19, 2008
- Color Chunks / http://www.colorchunks.blogspot.com Feature, August 13, 2008
- One Minute Film & Video Festival Aarau Switzerland
- Liquid Identities - Video Art + Architecture event; Micro Museum, Brooklyn, New York
- Liquid Cities - Video Art + Architecture event; Micro Museum, Brooklyn, New York
- International Experimental Film Festival Carbunari 2008; Florean Museum; Baia Mare, Romania
- ART Storage (Chicago) http://artstorage.org Featured Artist July 2008
- www.iheartphotograph.com July 22 2008
- On AfterBirth: MACAA Biennial Conference, Herron School of Art and Design/IUPUI; Indianapolis, IN 2008 (details soon)
- No Tears Magazine: Chaos or Order, Daugavpils, Latvia
- Arizona Digital Media Investigations, Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ
- www.iheartphotograph.com May 21 2008
- Surface Issues; CreateHere; Chattanooga TN
- International New Image Festival (the 809 INIAF): Yichang City, Hubei Province (Three Gorges), China
- To From Subject, 24 / 7 : Open Desktop. Ein partizipativer Arbeitsraum; by CCC (Critical Curatorial Cybermedia) Study Program, Geneva University of Art and Design for Shedhalle's exhibition WORK TO DO; Shedhalle, Zurich, CH
- One Second Video Festival, juried by Digital Media 1.0 in cooperation with Total Respect and the University of Valencia; Valencia, Spain
- SECRET PORTRAITS, UAVM Museum/Fonlad, Portugal
- Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?; Pierro Gallery; South Orange, NJ; curated Laurel Ptak; catalog
- Animation + Digital Antidotes; Looptopia; Chicago IL; curated Catherine Forster and LiveBox Gallery
- Sugar Love Show 5C Cultural Center; New York NY; curated Linda Grigs
- Motion Graphics Festival Audio and Visual Installation Art Showcase; Society for the Arts; Chicago IL; invitational
- Drive-By: You Can be Famous on the Internet: Hyde Park Art Center; Chicago IL
- Fingers + Codes: The Contemporary Portrait; EYEDRUM; Atlanta GA; curated by Alyson Laura
- OPENSOURCE Art (as part of The Museum of Contextual Amputations); Champaign IL
- FEMINISMS: Film, Video, Politics Symposium; University of Hartford; Hartford CT
- “Every Day” ARS COMBINATORIA international juried exhibition; awarded honorable mention; University of Central Florida School of Film and Digital Media; Orlando FL
- 60 Second Southern Video Festival @ Harmony Landing, Nashville TN; Curated Jack Ryan and Fugitives
- photography DRAIN Magazine Issue 07
- photography Shifter 9: Ruin | Monument
- “Everyday” multi-channel video installation in collaboration with Adam Trowbidge and Ron Buffington; John Henry's Studio; Chattanooga TN; commissioned Allied Arts
- POLYMER, Experimental Video Art; Hunter Museum of American Art;Chattanooga TN
- photography installation SEED Show. Rivoli Art Mill; Chattanooga TN
- “IF / THEN” photography and projected motion graphics installation; 3-person show; curated Ruth Grover; Cress Gallery of Art; Chattanooga TN
- “Creative Collage” stand alone interactive game 2005 Faculty Exhibit Cress Gallery of Art; Chattanooga TN.
- “domestic stock: set 1” photography installation SEED Show; Rivoli Art Mill; Chattanooga TN
teaching ›
Assistant Professor, August 2008
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Art
Adjunct Professor, August 2004 — June 2007
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Art
Black and White Photography :
An introductory level art course covering light, exposure, camera operation, film processing, printing, basic and experimental darkroom techniques. Students are introduced to the history of photography, trends and the pluralistic roles of photography, contemporary image makers, and professional practice.
Color Photography :
An introductory level hybrid art course (film and digital) covering technical and conceptual color considerations, darkroom and digital processes, professional studio lighting, photography in the context of contemporary art and design, advanced creative problem solving, and professional practice.
Processes and Materials for Graphic Design :
An intermediate level graphic design course covering the processes and materials involved in taking a design project from start to finish. Concepts include: color, prepress, ink and paper, conventional and digital printing/output, package design, imposition, preparing files for print, folding and finishing, an introduction to basic web design, professional practice, as well as expanded conceptual directions involving message, translation, interface, and research topics.
Web Media :
An intermediate level graphic design course focused on developing interactive media for web delivery. In addition to usability, information architecture and graphic design themes, this course covers: how the web functions as a content delivery medium, writing markup language/tag structures (XHTML), writing styling tag structures using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), using basic scripting (javascript/php/MySql) for dynamic content, creating motion graphics and basic behaviors with Macromedia Flash, the tools/applications involved with web media production, and professional practice.
Digital Video:
An interdisciplinary art course introducing visual, sound, and animation production techniques specifically relevant to video art while providing a broad introduction to critically engaging video (and film), critical theory, and contemporary practice.
other teaching experience ›
Substitute Instructor, October 2006
Chattanooga State Community College
Digital Photography
Instructor, April 1998 — July 1998
Abington Art Center, Abingdon, PA
Black and White Photography
RA/Instructor, January 1998 — May 1998
Tyler School of Art Prepress, Elkins Park, PA
Prepress, scanning, film recording, digital printing, web design
TA/Instructor, August 1997 — December 1998
Temple University, Center City, Philadelphia, PA
Black and White Photography
professional experience ›
Creative Director, October 2007 — July 2008
Mir Internet Marketing / SEO Logic. Oak Park, IL.
Founder and Director, November 2005 — June 2007
SEED Contemporary Art and Media. Chattanooga, TN. / www.seed-2005.com /
Responsibilities: operations, grants, communications and public relations, graphic design and web development, exhibitions.
Highlights include the following:
- 2007: organizer, speaker, and presenter; “Media Art,” event and panel discussion March 2007 at the Hunter Museum of American Art
- 2006:
organizer and collaborating artist with Adam Trowbridge and Ron Buffington of SEED; “Everyday”, a multi-channel video installation October 2006 at John Henry's Studio, commissioned by Allied Arts
curator, organizer, and exhibiting artist; SEED presents POLYMER Contemporary American Video Art (with a National call for entries) October 2006 at the Hunter Museum of American Art; the first exhibit of its kind in Chattanooga and the region
organizer and exhibiting artist; SEED Show Invitational July 2006 Rivoli Art Mill
grant writer and presenter; Allied Arts Individual Artist Grant awarded for SEED Studio Space 2006-2007 - 2005:
organizer and exhibiting artist; inaugural SEED Show November 2005 Rivoli Art Mill
design, development, promotions; SEED website and mailing list management system, http://www.seed-2005.com
Co-Founder and Design Director. 2001 — September 2007
Trowbridge, Westbrook & Co. LLC. Chattanooga, TN. / www.tw-co.com /
Responsibilities: creative direction, design, interactive development, project management, operations and financial management. Projects Include the following:
Milner Motors (Bethesda, MD / Portland, OR); Byrum Consulting (Chattanooga, TN) identity/mark, interface, application, and website design and development; National Wildlife Federation (Washington, D.C.) new program identity/mark, design and development www.BusinessValuesESA.org, advertisements; Psi Chi (Chattanooga, TN) photography, products and lifestyle, 2007 National catalog; Technology Projects (Chattanooga, TN) B2B design consulting; Creative Discovery Museum (Chattanooga, TN) art direction, design, and production on three stand alone permanent interactive installations, “Finger Colors” for preschool children, “Creative Collage” for elementary age children, “Discover Animation” for children and adults; Hunter Museum of American Art (Chattanooga, TN) art direction, design, and video/animation production on “American Art Is” a permanent video installation in the museums main entry; Association for Visual Artists (Chattanooga, TN) art direction, design for exhibits and program promotional materials; 4 Bridges Arts Festival (Chattanooga, TN) art direction, design/development on website and promotional materials; American Institutes of Architecture (Chattanooga, TN) art direction, design on posters, promotional materials; Boys and Girls Club of America (Atlanta, GA) design, repurposing advertisements for regional clubs; The Nature Conservancy (Arlington, VA) art direction, design, development www.nature.org and interactive ad campaigns; Mercy Corps (Portland, OR) art direction, design, development on interactive ad campaigns; US Chamber of Commerce (Washington, D.C.) art direction, design, development on websites for US Korea Council, US Hong Kong Council, US India Council; The Montessori School (Chattanooga, TN) marketing consultant, art direction, design, development on website, marketing materials, advertisements; Menedis International (Charleston, SC) identity, mark, web package design and B2B for Miami Chamber Music (Miami, FL), MghMedDesign (Coconut Grove, FL), ADT (Charleston, SC); New Media Society (Washington, DC) identity/mark, web design and development.
Inhouse freelance production designer.
The Johnson Group. Chattanooga, TN.
July 2006.
Responsibilities: graphic design for print and web.
Clients/Projects: U.S.Xpress (brochures/direct mail), Cooper Life (identity/mark), EPB (direct mail)
Design, Communications, and Technology Coordinator.
Association for Visual Artists. Chattanooga, TN.
October 2003 - February 2005.
Responsibilities: Technology support, program management and budgeting, graphic design for print and web including brochures, gallery and window signage, exhibit and program promotions, direct mail campaigns, newsletter, membership collateral, and design/development on www.4BridgesArtsFestival.org and www.avartists.org. Contributions: Founder and editor of eNewsletter, “The Visual Arts Weekly” ; Responsible for name, brand, mark for several ongoing programs: Muse Artist Lecture Series, EyeCandy Annual National Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Weekly eNewsletter.
Production Artist and Photo Database Manager.
ARS Advertising. Chattanooga, TN.
March 2003 — October 2003.
Responsibilities: Image editing, Cumulus photo database management, production design, client mock-ups, interactive cd-rom design and development. Clients/Projects: Sears Brand Central, Best Buy, Lowes, Kenmore, John Deere, Craftsmen, Eureka
Interactive Designer.
Verio Interactive / NTT. Columbia, MD.
August 1999 — May 2001.
Responsibilities: art direction, graphic design and web development (html, dhtml). Clients/Websites: Head USA, Sunbeam, Toyota USA midAtlantic Division, United Way of Baltimore, Columbia Bank, Tysons's Corner, Burberry, Yoo-hoo, MediProducts, Magazine of the Month Club, UnionAire, Meyer Duffy, Mammoth Golf, Verio Corporate and NTT Communications; B2B with Doceus and e.magination.
Digital Imaging Lab Coordinator.
KC Color Labs. Baltimore, MD.
October 1998 - July 1999.
Responsibilities: Scanning, image editing/restoration, digital output, technology support, client/traffic management.
Photographer, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging.
Albert Einstein Hospital. Philadelphia, PA.
October 1996 - November 1997.
Responsibilities: In-house Photography for medical case studies, and lectures.
publications ›
- “Famous on the Internet: Web celebs get their fifteen minutes at the Hyde Park Arts Center,” Chicago Weekly, January 31, 2008.
- “SEED talk,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 2007.
- “AVA Art Camp,” City Scope, February 2007.
- “UTC Art Students Take New Web Media Course,” Chattanoogan, December 2006.
- “Web Design in the Art Department,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, December 2006.
- “Polymer Spins Seed's Collection of Videos as Art,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, October 2006.
- “And Now for Something Completely Different: Seed Screens Polymer,” The Pulse, October 2006.
- “Chattanooga's Web Designers: Flash - and a big splash - in the business community,” Commercial Network Magazine, September 2006.
- “A growing Interest in Seed,” Chattanooga Times Free Press North River, July 2006.
- “Ideas grow at Seed art show,” Chattanooga Times Free Press Weekend, July 2006.
- “A Seed grows in North Chattanooga,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 2006.
- “Planting a SEED, Feeding Chattanooga's hunger for experiential art,” The Pulse, July 2006.
- “Designing Usable Interfaces for the World Wide Web (2003),” Dr. Ameeta D. Jadav; Prentice Hall (Publisher); Information architecture and interface design work for www.nature.org.
- “Technical Communication: A Reader Centered Approach (2003),” Paul V. Anderson; Heinle (Publisher); Information architecture and interface design work for nature.org.
lectures ›
- “Media Art” SEED artist talk and panel discussion
March 2007 Hunter Museum of American Art Chattanooga, TN - “IF/THEN” artist talk
February 2006 UTC Department of Art Chattanooga, TN - Art and Professional Life (panelist on graphic design)
October 2004 AVA Center Gallery Chattanooga, TN
invitations, grants, awards, honors ›
- Honorable Mention, ARS+COMBINATORIA, University of Central Florida School of Film and Digital Media, Orlando, FL
- Contributing Curator, The 60 Second Southern Video Festival @ Harmony Landing (presented by Jack Ryan + Fugitive Projects in Nashville, TN) 2007
- Bronze, AIGA TENshow SEED poster collaboration; photography and art direction 2007
- Contributing Curator, POLYMER; Hunter Museum of American Art 2007
- Allied Arts Individual Artist Grant 2006/2007 for SEED studio
- Allied Arts Individual Artist Grant 2005/2006 for photography equipment
- Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, selected by the UTC Department of Art Faculty and sponsored by Art Creations; recipient 2004, 2005, 2006
- Temple University Gallery MFA Exhibit included in the SPE National Conference Tour 1998
- Temple University Project Completion Grant 1998
- VCC Faculty Footprints Invitational Exhibit 1995
- University of Central Florida/VCC E.J. Matthews Scholar, selected by the Department of Art Faculty 1993, 1994
professional affiliations ›
RHIZOME / www.rhizome.org /
Member
AIGA / www.aiga50.org /
Board Member +Treasurer 2007, AIGA Chattanooga
SEED / www.seed-2005.com /
Founder and Director
2005-2007
SPE / www.spenational.org /
Member
CAA / www.collegeart.org /
Member