David LaPalombara

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1981

(studied with Krystof Wodiszko, John Greer, and Eric Cameron)

Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Art and Art History, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979

(studied with Athena Tacha, Paul Arnold, John Pearson, and William Hood)

CERTIFICATES

Summer Institute for Diversity Education, Ohio University, 2016
Managerial Essentials, Ohio University, 2014
Italian, Yale University Summer Language Institute, 1980

AWARDS & HONORS

Rome Prize Fellowship in Sculpture, American Academy in Rome, Italy, 1982
Fulbright Fellowship, Fine Arts, Rome, Italy, 1982
Antioch College Faculty Fund, 1986-2007

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Star Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2020
Star Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2018
Panoramas, Ohio University Southern Art Gallery, Ironton, Ohio, 2016
Star Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2015
Gallery at Somes Sound, Somesville, Maine, 2014
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2008
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2006
Wittenberg University Art Gallery, Springfield, Ohio, 1998
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 1997
Kitty’s, Dayton, Ohio, 1996
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 1994
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 1993
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 1991
The Art Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, 1987
The Art of Attention, Ricardo Barreto Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985
Incontro, Galleria Casa Rustica, Rome, Italy, 1984
Chiaro Scuro, Galleria Felice Prato, Rome, Italy, 1983
The Fall of Light, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1981
Perceptions of Nature, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1980
Alterations in Nature, Allen Memorial Art Building, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979
The Arboretum, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Biennial Juried Exhibition, Juried by Dr. Melissa Crum, Yusef A. Lateef, Jolene Powell, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, October 28 – January 5, 2024
Biennial Juried Exhibition, Juried by Dr. Melissa Crum, Yusef A. Lateef, Jolene Powell, Medici Museum of Art, Warren, Ohio, January – April, 2024

2023

Small Wonders, Juried by Lillian Bayley Hoover, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, November 29 – December 23, 2023
2-Dimensional Works, The In Art Gallery, October 1 – 31, 2023
Small Works, Northville Art House, Northville, Michigan, November 10 – December 16, 2023
Strokes of Genius, Juried by Mark Karnes, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, Maryland, October 25 – November 25, 2023
Tiny Treasures, Artpie Gallery, Waukegan, Illinois, September 24 – October 15, 2023
American Landscapes, Juried by Nora Sturges, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, August 30 – September 23, 2023
CaRt23 Contemporary Art in Realism, Juried by Ricki Klages, 3 Square SArt, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 28 – September 1, 2023
Elemental: Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Juried by Richard Niewerth, Curve Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, August 15 – September 30, 2023
2023 Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York City, August 1 – 19, 2023
Summer Juried Exhibition, Juried by Pamela Salisbury, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York City, July 11 – 29, 2023
4th Annual Open Call, Juried by Kristy Hughes, Award of Excellence, The In Art Gallery, May 15 – June 15, 2023
Group Exhibition, Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, Summer 2023
Black and White, Camelback Gallery, March 26 – April 30, 2023.
Reflections, Juried by Denise Carson, Curve Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, April 15 – May 31, 2023
Art in B&W 2023, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 21 – May 26, 2023
Small Works, Buckham Art Gallery, Flint, Michigan, April 7 – May 13, 2023
2023 National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Anne Voilleqé, Willard Arts Center, Idaho Falls, Idaho, March 16 – May 28, 2023
2023 All Painting/Drawing, Contemporary Art Gallery Online, February 1 – 28, 2023

2023 Oil Painting Awards, Camelback Gallery, February 1 – 28, 2023
8th Annual Landscapes, Fusion Art, February 7 – March 8, 2023
New Horizons: Landscapes 2023, Juried by Lynn Thorpe, 3 Square Art Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 3 – April 7, 2023
12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Neil Callander, Charles W. & Norma C. Carroll Gallery, Huntington, West Virginia, Marshall University, February 28 – March 17, 2023
Climate Change, 2023, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, February 2 – 25, 2023
Valdosta National 2023 – Change of Weather, Dedo Maranville Gallery, Valdosta State University, January 17 – February 7, 2023
2023 International Juried Exhibition, Juried by Esteban del Valle, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey, January 20 – April 1, 2023
Light and Shadow, Juried by Deborah Buck, Curve Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, December 15 – January 31, 2023

2022

Traveling the World, Juried by Evan Hume, The In Art Gallery, November 5 – December 5, 2022
6th Annual Skies, Fusion Art, November 10 – February 9, 2023
Far Away Places, Juried by Lori McBride, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, November 2 – 26, 2022,
Ode to the Ocean, Juried by Philip Koch, COLLEXART, October 28 – November 30, 2022
Small Wonders, Juried by Joh Morrell, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, Maryland, November 30 – December 23, 2022
Political Storm, Juried by Lori McBride, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, November 1 – December 31, 2022
Collectors Choice, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, Maryland, October 1 – 31, 2022
Strokes of Genius, Juried by Jack Rasmussen, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, Maryland, November 2 – 26, 2022
Small Works, Northville Art House, Northville, Michigan, November 12 – December 17, 2022
3rd Annual Painting Exhibition, Juried by John DenHouter, The In Art Gallery, September 5 – October 5, 2022
Open Theme 2022 International Painting Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, September 1 – 30, 2022
Elemental: Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Juried by Tom Watson, Curve Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, August 15 – September 30, 2022
12th Annual Seascapes, Juried by Valerie Hoffman, Light Space Time Gallery, August 1 – 31, 2022
From Marina to Mountain, Juried by Anne Shafer, Saville & Schwab Galleries, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, Maryland, August 6 – 27, 2022
Group Exhibition, Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, June 23 – July 13, 2022
Shades of Red, Juried by Howard Hartman, Cher Pruys, & Filipe Assuncao Camelback Gallery, July 1 – 31, 2022
PleinArt Salon 2022, Plein Air Salon, March 15 – April 30, 2022
2022 All Landscape, Contemporary Art Gallery Online, April 25 – June 21, 2022
Artist Invitational 2022, Camelback Gallery, May 25 – April 21, 2022
7th Annual Landscapes Exhibition, Fusion Art, Juried by Chris & Valerie Hoffman, May 1 – 5, 2022
Nature, The In Art Gallery, Juried by Hilary Lorenz May 2 – June 2, 2022
91st Annual Online Juried Open Exhibition, National Art League, Juried by Mary S. Cantone, May 2 – June 4, 2022
Shades of Green, Camelback Gallery, Juried, March 10 – April 10, 2022
Reflections, Juried by Bruce Pollock, Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, Maryland, April 15-May 31, 2022

New Horizons, Landscape 2022, 3rd Annual, Juried by Ricki Klages, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 22-May 20, 2022
7th Annual Waterscapes, Fusion Art, Juried by Valerie Hoffman, March 1-31, 2022
Seascapes, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, March 3-31, 2022
OH + 5, The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, Juried by Quinn A. Hunter, Shoji Satake, and Emily Prentice, January 15-March 13, 2022
Artist’s Choice, Fusion Art, Juried by Marie McCallum, Kassandra Kaye, Howard Hartman, January 1-31, 2022

2021

Best Work of 2021, Camelback Gallery, December 1-31, 2021
2nd Annual Painting Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, Juried by Derek Patterson, December 1-31, 2021
Valdosta National 2022, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Juried by Samual Dunson, Valdosta University, January 21-February 7, 2021
Traveling the World, The In Art Gallery, Juried by Jason Brown, December 1-31, 2021
Open 2021 International Painting Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, November 1-31, 2021
Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland, December 2-23, 2021
Trees, CLIMB Online Gallery, November 1-31, 2021
Seascapes, Light Space Time Gallery, October 1-31, 2021
Leaves and Petals, Fusion Art, October 1-31, 2021
Photography, The In Art Gallery, Juried: Libby Rowe, October 5-November 5, 2021
Eco Echo, Art Gallery 118, Juried: Rachel Hester, October 12-November 12. 2021
En Plein Air, The In Art Gallery, Juried: Thomas Paquette, September 5-October 5, 2021
The Figure, The In Art Gallery, Juried: Victor Wang, 2021
Human Nature, Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, August 23-December 15, 2021
Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2021
The Social Change, The In Art Gallery, Juried: Fernando Luis Alvarez, Prize of Excellence for “Wildfire,” 2021
Galeria Botello, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2021
Nature, The In Art Gallery, Juried: Ryan Horvath, 1st Place for “Great Head,” 2021

2019

Natural Expressions: A Student Curated Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2019
Faculty Biennial, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019
Athens Voices 2019, Jurors: Karla Hackenmiller, Brian Alloway, Joseph Norman, The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, 2019

2018

Holzer Gallery, Athens, Ohio, 2018
OH+5, 11th Biennial Ohio Border Exhibition, Jurors: Tim Bearse, Kim Beck, Dana Goodman. The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, 2018

2017

The Athens Voices USA 2017, The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, 2017
Faculty Exhibition, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, 2017

2016

Star Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2016

2015

“I Am NSCAD,” Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2015

2014

Sky High, Riffe Gallery, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio, 2014
Athens Paints, Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, 2014
Faculty Exhibition, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, 2014

2013

Gallery at Somes Sound, Mt. Desert Island, Maine 2013

2012

Gallery at Frenchman’s Bay, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, 2012
Butterflies in our Midst, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, 2012
Faculty Exhibition, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, 2012

2010

The Wingspread Legacy, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, Maine, 2010
Faculty Exhibition, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, 2010

2009

The Boathouse, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2009
Ethel H. Blum Gallery, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, 2009

2008

Faculty Exhibition, Kennedy Museum, Ohio University, 2008

2007

The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2007

2006

ARA Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 2006
ARTademics: New Work by Antioch College Faculty, Herndon Gallery, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 2006.

2005

The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2005
Kagedo Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 2005

2004

Harris Gallery, Houston, Texas, 2004
The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2004

2003

The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2003

2001

The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 2001

2000

Self Portraits, Troy Hayner Cultural Center, Troy, Ohio, 2000

1999 (and earlier)

The Wingspread Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 1999
Harris Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1998
Stables Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, 1995
Harris Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1995
ARA Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
Gallery 68, Belfast, Maine, 1993
ARA Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 1993
Brendan Walter Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 1993
Brendan Walter Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 1992
Oberlin Bound: Alumni Artists, The Firelands Gallery, Oberlin, Ohio, 1991
Main Street/South Anchor Project, Living City Planning Office, Dayton, Ohio, 1989
Screens, Gates, Windows, Noyes Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1988
On-Site: Artists of the Miami Valley, McKinley Park, Dayton, Ohio, 1987
Four Foreign Academies, National Museum of Modern Art, Rome, Italy, 1982
American Studies Center, Naples, Italy, 1982
Oberlin Artists, Allen Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio. Juried by John Hallmark Neff, 1979

BIBLIOGRAPHY

The World Comes to Bedminster: The Center for Contemporary Art’s International Juried Exhibition Showcases Works by 50 Artists From Across the Nation and Beyond, Discover Jersey Arts, January 25, 2023
Art Professor student collaborate to make children’s book, Lauren Serge, The Post, March 14, 2021.
Art professor and student create illustrated children’s book, Jordan Schmitt, OHIO News, February 24, 2021.
Nancy Gibson, High School Students Help Curate Nature-Themed Exhibition at Riffe Gallery, The Columbus Dispatch, September 15, 2019
Athens Voices USA Event Begins Today, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, January 18, 2019
Multitude of ‘Athens’ Featured in Biennial Exhibit, The Athens News, January 16, 2019
Athens Voices Brings Together Artists from Athens Cities Across the Country, The Post, January 14, 2019
Art Exhibition by David LaPalombara at Northeast Harbor Gallery, The Bangor Daily News, Community News, July 25, 2018
All the Athenses a Canvas, The Athens Messenger, January 14, 2017:A3
Rebekah Barnes, Athens Cities Connected Through Art, The Post, Rebekah January 10, 2017, http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2017/01/athens-voices-dairy-barn
Artists Share Acadia Impressions, Mount Desert Islander, August 9, 2016.
Art of Acadia: The Islands, The Mountains, The Main, David Little and Carl Little, Down East Books, 2016.
Southern Campus Gallery to Feature LaPalombara Works, Compass, March 17, 2016 https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/15-16/03/southern-campus-lapalombara.cfm
OUS Art Gallery Opens David LaPalombara Exhibition, Huntington Herald-Dispatch, March 10, 2016, http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/ohio_news/ous-art-gallery-opens-david-lapalombara-exhibition/article_bb8244c8-1299-5f5f-a031-8fd21a2f64a7.html
A New Way of Looking: Landscapes Show off Different Viewpoint, The Ironton Tribune: Focus, March 13, 2016:1C
Star Gallery to Exhibit LaPalombara Screens, Mount Desert Islander, August 13, 2015:5
Artist to Exhibit Landscape Screens, Mount Desert Islander, August 1, 2015, http://www.mdislander.com/living/arts-a-living/artist-to-exhibit-landscape-screens
Artist Exhibits Landscape Screens, Bangor Daily News, August 4, 2015, http://bangordailynews.com/community/artist-exhibits-landscape-screens/
Maine Gallery + Studio Guide, (Catalog), 2015:135 http://issuu.com/mainegalleryguide/docs/mgg4issue_v3
Athens Paints, www.dairybarn.org/exhibitions/index.php?section=211&page=&item=336 2014
Sky High, Columbus Underground, www.columbusunderground.com/events/sky-high-4?instance_id
Elizabeth Trapp, Exploration of Atmosphere Carries Imagination to New Heights, The Columbus Dispatch, August 10, 2014, http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2014/08/10/1-skys-the-limit.html
The Ohio Channel, www.ohiochannel.org/MediaLibrary/Media.aspx?fileId=144388
PHOTOS: OU School Of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition, WOUB Public Media, http://woub.org/2014/01/19/photos-ou-school-art-design-faculty-exhibition, January 19, 2014
‘Art Talk’ Encourages Art Viewers to Experiment, The Post, March 2, 2012
School of Art Director to discuss ‘The Space Between,’ The Post, March 1, 2012
Three Exhibits will bring art lovers to Courthouse, The Portland Press Herald, July 25, 2010
Openings + Shows, Memories and a Beautiful Mess, Bangor Daily News, July 18, 2010
The Wingspread Legacy, Catalog, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, 2010
ARTademics: New Work by Antioch College Faculty, Catalog, Herndon Gallery, 2006
Landscapes: Midwest-Southwest, Catalog, Taos Art Association, Oct. 23-Nov. 27, 1996
Laurie Schreiber, Gallery Spreads Its Wings, The Bar Harbor Times, 6 July 1995:B1-2
Return to Wingspread..., The Bar Harbor Times, 14 July 1994:C8
On Display at the Wingspread Gallery, Preview! Arts & Entertainment Guide for the Maine Coast, 15-22 July 1994:15
Artist To Exhibit Landscape Screens, The Ellsworth American: Spotlight On Coastal Maine, 8-14 July 1993:13
Wingspread Soars Into 25th Season, The Bar Harbor Times, 1 July 1993:C4
Unfolding at Wingspread, The Bar Harbor Times, 16 July 1992:C9
Oberlin Bound: Alumni Artists, Elyria Courier Telegraph, 19 May 1991:E6-8
FAVA to Show Off Alumni Artists, Oberlin News Tribune, 14 May 1991:5
Holly Knight, Sculpture: A Wholistic Experience, Forum: The Antioch College Alumni Association, Summer 1990:10-11
John Blakelock, Three Artists' Ways of Exploring Environments, Yellow Springs News, 24 Jan. 1990:5
Mike Adams, The Art of Screens, Springfield News-Sun, 8 October 1989:1-2B
Melissa Ehlert, Artists of the Miami Valley, Dialogue: An Art Journal, July/Aug. 1987:54
James Mann, On-Site, Xenia Daily Gazette, 21 May 1987:9
On-Site: Artists of the Miami Valley, Catalog, Dayton Art Institute, 10 May-29 Aug, 1987
Artisti di Quattro Accademie Straniere in Roma, Catalog, de Luca, Jul. 28-Oct. 3 1982
All'Accademia Americana, La Republica, 23 maggio 1982:9
Joan Nickles, Fellows of Rome Show Their Wares, International Daily News, 22 May 1982
D. Tarshes, When in Rome Goes Gallery Hopping, When in Rome, 23-29 May 1982:2
Sara Maclay, LaPalombara's Nature, Oberlin Review, 25 February 1979:5
Exhibition Options Abound, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 22 December 1979:13

PUBLICATIONS

Fescue: A Brave Blade, David LaPalombara, Editor. Hand Twin Press, 2020.
Guidelines for Part-Time Professional Employment. Adopted on February 21, 1996; revised on February 22, 2004; modified on October 27, 2013. Submitted to the CAA Professional Practices Committee, Jim Hopfensberger (chair), by the Ad Hoc Committee for Guidelines for Part-Time Professional Employment: Thomas Berding (co-chair), Michigan State University; John Richardson (co-chair), Wayne State University; Janet Casey, Skidmore College; Zoe Darling, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; David LaPalombara, Ohio University; Dennis Nawrocki, Wayne State University; and Kate Wagle, University of Oregon

City Secrets: Rome, 2nd Edition, Series Editor, Robert Kahn. (New York: Fang Duff Kahn Publishers, 2011)
City Secrets: Rome, Series Editor, Robert Kahn. (New York: The Little Bookroom, 1999)
David LaPalombara, Ancient Ruins, Modern Times, Review of Joel Sternfeld’s Campagna Romana, in Aperture: Explorations: 10 Portfolios (Vol. 130), Winter 1993, pp. 75-76

VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIES

American Academy in Rome, Italy, 1987, 2003, 2005
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1985

LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

Artist’s Talk, Human Nature: Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, 2021
Artist’s Talk, Natural Expressions: A Student Curated Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, September 25, 2019
Transforming Communities Through the Arts, CAA Session Co-Chair, Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 2018
Partner or Perish: Team-Teaching, Research Collaboration, + Community Engagement, CAA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 2018
Diversity Presentation and Workshop, National Conference of Arts Administrators Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 2017
New England Memories: How Growing Up in New England Changed Our World View, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, February 24, 2017
Partner or Perish: Team-Teaching, Research Collaboration, + Community Engagement, National Council of Arts Administrators Annual Conference, Philadelphia, 2015
Inside Out: The Space Between, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, March 1, 2012
Italian Art in Public Places, Columbus Art Museum, Columbus, Ohio, 1990
Italian Art in Public Places, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 1988

EXHIBITIONS CURATED

Grounding Dreams: New Environmental Art, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 2006
Recent MFA’s, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 2002
Chiapas, The End of Silence: Photographs by Antonio Turok, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 2000
Alumni Art Show, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 2000
New Work by Nix, Sturges and Burge, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 1999
In the Spirit: Visions and Voices in African-American Art, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 1999
Aspects of Realism, Photogravure and Drawings by David Bartlett and Charles Kanwischer, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 1998
Shirts and Shields: Mixed Media & Fiber Art by Gerry Fogarty, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, 1997

EXHIBITIONS JURIED

3rd Annual High School Student Exhibition: Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, 2021
MCACD Visual Arts Grants Committee, Montgomery County, Ohio, 2004
Environmental Art, Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 2000
Watercolor Painting, Springfield Art Museum, 1999
Annual Student Exhibition, Yellow Springs High School, 1997-2003

COMMISSIONS/COMPETITIONS

Main Street/South Anchor Project, Dayton, Ohio, 1992
Outdoor sculpture, McKinley Park, Dayton, Ohio. Sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council, Dayton Art Institute, Miami Valley Arts Council, and Dayton City Beautiful Council, 1987
Installation, American Academy Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy, 1981

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio
Gund Collection, Boston, Massachusetts
Northeast Harbor Library, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Elizabeth B. Noyce, Medomak, Maine

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor of Art, Painting + Drawing, Ohio University, 2007-Present

Director, School of Art + Design, Ohio University, 2007-2017. Responsibilities include personnel management (30 full-time faculty and 8 staff), faculty and student development, budget management, curriculum oversight, course scheduling, search committee supervision, faculty and staff evaluation, public relations, and enrollment management.

Interim Director, Aesthetic Technologies Lab (@Lab), Ohio University, 2010-2013. The @Lab provides the tools and resources to promote creative inquiry at the intersection of technology development and fine arts practice. The @LAB supports processes and projects that integrate high- and low-end technology and include cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Chair, Artistic & Cultural Inquiry Department, Antioch College, 2005-2007. Managed personnel, budgets, and programs for Visual Arts, Dance, Music, Theater, Communications, Literature, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Women’s Studies.

Chair, Arts Department, Antioch College, 1991-1993, and 2000-2005. Visual Arts, Dance, Music, and Theater.

Professor of Art, Antioch College, 1986-2007

RELATED EXPERIENCE

National Council of Art Administrators, 2007-present. The NCAA is a community of current and future arts administrators in higher education. The organization promotes, enhances, and maximizes communication among Arts administrators.

Board of Directors, Elected, 2015-2018.

American Association of University Professors (AAUP), 1998-present. The AAUP advances academic freedom and shared governance, defines fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and promotes the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education.

President, Ohio Conference AAUP, Elected, 2004-2005
Secretary-Treasurer, Non-Collective Bargaining Chapters, Elected, 2005-2010
President, Antioch College AAUP, Elected, 1998-2006

College Art Association Subcommittee, 2013. Drafted a revision of the CAA standard: Guidelines for Part-time Professional Employment. Membership included Tom Berding, Michigan State University, John Richardson, Wayne State University, Janet Casey, Skidmore College, Modern Language Association (MLA) representative, Zoe Darling, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Dennis Nawrocki, Wayne State University, Kate Wagle, University of Oregon, and David LaPalombara, Ohio University.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Arts Administrators (NCAA), 2007-present
NASAD, Ohio University representative, 2007-2013
American Association of University Professors (AAUP), 1998-present
College Art Association, 1984-present

VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE

Lieutenant, Miami Township Fire Department, Yellow Springs, Ohio. (1995-2009).

Radio Host, WCHX-FM, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This was a weekly Italian news and music program sponsored by the Italo-Canadian community in Halifax. (1979-1981).

Director of Activities for Nursing Homes, Senior Citizens Division, Oberlin, Ohio. I developed this program to enhance the quality of life for the residents of Oberlin's five nursing homes. With two assistants and a cadre of volunteers, I organized activities in and outside the nursing homes. I also taught a practicum in institutional gerontology at Oberlin College (1977-1979).