RESUME
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record – Development of Metal Arts Department,
Built and continued to improve Metal Arts Program. Curriculum development and teaching of all classes.
Wrote, Applied for and received grants for equipment and supplies.
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record
Curriculum Development and teaching classes in Art History, Survey of Art History - Prehistoric Art through Contemporary Art
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record
Welded Steel & Cast Bronze Sculpture
Substitute Instructor for Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics.
Academy of Art University, SF, CA
Adjunct Faculty
Content Development and Instructor of Record:
Undergraduate and Graduate Jewelry/Metalsmithing Both Onsite and Online Classes
Group Directed Study Class for Thesis Candidates
Directed Study Advisor for Individual Thesis Candidates
Online Class Writer and Instructor of Record
Graduate Committee Member
Faculty Peer Review - Undergraduate and Graduate
Tutor – All levels
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Instructor - Alternative Media with Metals
Instructor – Fabrication and Casting
The Crucible, Oakland, CA
Teaching Assistant for Pat Johnson – Surfacing – Enameling Conference
Fall Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record
Drawing & Painting
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
Guest Lecturer
Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA
Teacher - College For Kids – Teaching art foundations to kids from 2nd grade through 9th grade.
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
Guest Lecturer
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record:
3-D Foundations/Concepts
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Graduate Teaching Assistant - 3-D Concepts, Industrial Design
Adobe Art Center – Castro Valley, CA
Jewelry Instructor – Beginning to advanced
Hayward Area Recreation Department (H.A.R.D)
Ohlone College – Fremont CA
Instructor - Art Foundations, Writing, Poetry, Cooking
Ohlone for Kids – Summer Enrichment program
Castro Valley Unified School District, Castro Valley, CA
Substitute Teacher – all grades/all subjects
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Teaching Assistant to Maryann Scherr
Work-study scholarship
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Teaching Assistant
Work-study scholarships
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Work-study scholarship
EDUCATION
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Master of Fine Arts – Honors - Sculpture/Spatial Art with emphasis in Metalsmithing.
Selected to develop curriculum, write and teach 3-D Foundations/Concepts
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Bachelors of Art – Dean’s List - English/Journalism
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Music Performance Major (classical violin)
Los Angeles Valley Junior College – Music
Richmond Art Center – Advanced Enameling
The Crucible, Oakland, CA – Enameling workshop
Precious Metal Clay Instructor Certification – San Francisco, CA
Penland School of Arts & Crafts, Penland, NC – Work-study scholarship for study with Bettina Dittleman
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN – Work-study scholarship for study with John Cogswell
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC – Work-study scholarship as teaching assistant for Cathy Holt
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC – Work study scholarship as teaching assistant to Maryann Scherr
OTHER EDUCATION
Academy of Art University – Advanced Stone Setting
The Enamel Center – Advanced Enameling Techniques
Academy of Art University – Drawing and Drawing for Educators
Revere Academy – Stone setting
Chabot College, Figure Drawing
Chabot College, Portrait Drawing
Contra Costa College, Figurative Sculpture, Ceramics
Chabot College, Realistic Drawing, Oil Painting
Contra Costa College, Figurative Sculpture, Ceramics
Contra Costa College – Ceramics
North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths, Raleigh, NC - Chainmaking workshop taught by Jean Stark
North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths, Raleigh, NC - Rendering workshop taught by Tim McCreight
Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Raleigh, NC - forming workshop taught by Heikki Seppa
Sawtooth Center for the Arts, North Carolina – forming workshop taught by Betty Helen Longhi
Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC – Design workshop taught by Maryann Scherr
Salem State College, Salem, MA – Metalsmithing class taught by Beth Gerstein
Mass. College of Art, Boston, MA- Metalsmithing class taught by Deborah Krupenia
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (details available upon request)
Freelance Advertising Print Production and Account Manager
List of agencies available upon request
Vice President, Print Production Director and Account Manager
KK&M Advertising – Boston, MA
Vice President, Print Production Director and Account Manager
Slater, Hanft, Martin Advertising – New York, NY
Print Production Manager and Account Manager
Saatchi & Saatchi, DFS Compton Direct – New York, NY
Freelance Advertising Print Production Manager
Boca Raton, FL
Print Production Director
Reiser, Williams, deYong Advertising– San Francisco, CA
Print Production Manager
Cunningham & Walsh Advertising – San Francisco, CA
Production Manager
Classified Gazette – San Rafael, CA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PRINT PRODUCTION:
SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS/HONORS:
SJSU – MFA
Helen Dooley Merit Scholarship - SJSU
Buyers Market of American Crafts – Niche Awards Finalist
Buyers Market of American Crafts – Merit Award Scholarship
American Crafts Council Spotlight ’98 Exhibition – Sandra J. Blain and Marie Hochstrasser Award of Excellence
Art Calendar Awards – Honorable Mention
EXHIBITION RECORD (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
All juried
Float Gallery*, Oakland, CA
Celebration of Craftswomen, San Francisco, CA
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA
Santa Barbara Museum of Art*, Santa Barbara, CA
Lirielle Gallery, * Oakland, CA
Ornament Magazine
Flo Gallery, Louisville, KY
Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Richmond, CA
Oakland Art Walk, Oakland, CA
Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
F3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
F3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
Richmond Arts Center – Member’s Show
Lirielle Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Crucible, Faculty Invitational Show
Richmond Art Center – Faculty Invitational Show
Lark Books, 500 Knives
Velvet da Vinci, Radical Jewelry Makeover, San Francisco
Group Show – Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art – MFA Liftoff Group Show
Gallery 2 – SJSU*
Gallery 8 – SJSU*
Gallery 8 – SJSU*
Collaborative Group Show – Golden Gate Park
Gallery 8 – SJSU*
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts, Philadelphia, PA
Sausalito Art Festival
KPFA Art Festival
Marin County Art Festival
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
Contemporary Crafts Market
Langman Gallery – Invitational Art Jewelry Exhibit
YAW Gallery SOFA Exhibit & Gallery Exhibit
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts
OXOXO Gallery Invitational Exhibit
ACC Spotlight Exhibition
Ambleside Gallery *, Richmond, VA
NCSG Show at Jewelry as Art, Raleigh, NC
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Food Pantry Volunteer - Castro Valley, CA
Empty Bowls Project - Volunteer
Academy of Arts University – Auction Volunteer
Academy of Arts University – Spring Show Volunteer
Center for Enamel Art - Volunteer
Northern California Enameling Guild - Volunteer
Richmond Arts Center - Volunteer
Surfacing – Enameling Conference – Volunteer
Metal Arts Guild – Program Committee
Innocenti – Romanian Orphans Relief
Castro Valley High School PTA/
CERF/ Arrowmont School/ Deaf Women against Violence
Hayward, CA/ Sun Gallery, Hayward,
CERTIFICATIONS
California Substitution Certification – 2006 - present
Single Subject Art - CSET – Passed 9/11/2010
ESL/TOEFL Test – Passed 2012
TECHNICAL ABILITIES
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Northern California Enameling Guild, Enamelist Society, MAG, CERF, SNAG, Pacific Rim
Sculptor’s Group, National Art Educators Association.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record – Development of Metal Arts Department,
Built and continued to improve Metal Arts Program. Curriculum development and teaching of all classes.
Wrote, Applied for and received grants for equipment and supplies.
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record
Curriculum Development and teaching classes in Art History, Survey of Art History - Prehistoric Art through Contemporary Art
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record
Welded Steel & Cast Bronze Sculpture
Substitute Instructor for Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics.
Academy of Art University, SF, CA
Adjunct Faculty
Content Development and Instructor of Record:
Undergraduate and Graduate Jewelry/Metalsmithing Both Onsite and Online Classes
Group Directed Study Class for Thesis Candidates
Directed Study Advisor for Individual Thesis Candidates
Online Class Writer and Instructor of Record
Graduate Committee Member
Faculty Peer Review - Undergraduate and Graduate
Tutor – All levels
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Instructor - Alternative Media with Metals
Instructor – Fabrication and Casting
The Crucible, Oakland, CA
Teaching Assistant for Pat Johnson – Surfacing – Enameling Conference
Fall Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record
Drawing & Painting
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
Guest Lecturer
Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA
Teacher - College For Kids – Teaching art foundations to kids from 2nd grade through 9th grade.
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
Guest Lecturer
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Adjunct Faculty - Instructor of Record:
3-D Foundations/Concepts
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Graduate Teaching Assistant - 3-D Concepts, Industrial Design
Adobe Art Center – Castro Valley, CA
Jewelry Instructor – Beginning to advanced
Hayward Area Recreation Department (H.A.R.D)
Ohlone College – Fremont CA
Instructor - Art Foundations, Writing, Poetry, Cooking
Ohlone for Kids – Summer Enrichment program
Castro Valley Unified School District, Castro Valley, CA
Substitute Teacher – all grades/all subjects
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Teaching Assistant to Maryann Scherr
Work-study scholarship
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Teaching Assistant
Work-study scholarships
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Work-study scholarship
EDUCATION
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Master of Fine Arts – Honors - Sculpture/Spatial Art with emphasis in Metalsmithing.
Selected to develop curriculum, write and teach 3-D Foundations/Concepts
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Bachelors of Art – Dean’s List - English/Journalism
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Music Performance Major (classical violin)
Los Angeles Valley Junior College – Music
Richmond Art Center – Advanced Enameling
The Crucible, Oakland, CA – Enameling workshop
Precious Metal Clay Instructor Certification – San Francisco, CA
Penland School of Arts & Crafts, Penland, NC – Work-study scholarship for study with Bettina Dittleman
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN – Work-study scholarship for study with John Cogswell
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC – Work-study scholarship as teaching assistant for Cathy Holt
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC – Work study scholarship as teaching assistant to Maryann Scherr
OTHER EDUCATION
Academy of Art University – Advanced Stone Setting
The Enamel Center – Advanced Enameling Techniques
Academy of Art University – Drawing and Drawing for Educators
Revere Academy – Stone setting
Chabot College, Figure Drawing
Chabot College, Portrait Drawing
Contra Costa College, Figurative Sculpture, Ceramics
Chabot College, Realistic Drawing, Oil Painting
Contra Costa College, Figurative Sculpture, Ceramics
Contra Costa College – Ceramics
North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths, Raleigh, NC - Chainmaking workshop taught by Jean Stark
North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths, Raleigh, NC - Rendering workshop taught by Tim McCreight
Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Raleigh, NC - forming workshop taught by Heikki Seppa
Sawtooth Center for the Arts, North Carolina – forming workshop taught by Betty Helen Longhi
Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC – Design workshop taught by Maryann Scherr
Salem State College, Salem, MA – Metalsmithing class taught by Beth Gerstein
Mass. College of Art, Boston, MA- Metalsmithing class taught by Deborah Krupenia
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (details available upon request)
Freelance Advertising Print Production and Account Manager
List of agencies available upon request
Vice President, Print Production Director and Account Manager
KK&M Advertising – Boston, MA
Vice President, Print Production Director and Account Manager
Slater, Hanft, Martin Advertising – New York, NY
Print Production Manager and Account Manager
Saatchi & Saatchi, DFS Compton Direct – New York, NY
Freelance Advertising Print Production Manager
Boca Raton, FL
Print Production Director
Reiser, Williams, deYong Advertising– San Francisco, CA
Print Production Manager
Cunningham & Walsh Advertising – San Francisco, CA
Production Manager
Classified Gazette – San Rafael, CA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PRINT PRODUCTION:
- Managed ad agency staff ranging from 8-22 employees – team building
- Managed numerous vendors – estimating, bidding, negotiating price, timing, and service
- Purchased reproduction materials, paper, printing, type, art, retouching, photography and modeling, attendance at press checks
- Managed typical workloads of between 50-175 active jobs in various stages of production
- Developed and implemented agency job trafficking systems – goal setting and attainment – successfully meeting all delivery dates – never missed one.
- Knowledgeable in all aspects of print and direct marketing production including multi-celled direct response mail and fulfillment, complex personalization, list maintenance and envelope manufacture, ads and collateral ranging from small space B/W through 6/C web run gate-folds and inserts, wide variety of outdoor advertising, point of purchase display, packaging, and premiums.
- Strategic copywriting – both print and radio
- Project management
- Client Account Management
- Knowledge of sales, buying criteria, promotions, and client management - radio ad sales.
SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS/HONORS:
SJSU – MFA
Helen Dooley Merit Scholarship - SJSU
Buyers Market of American Crafts – Niche Awards Finalist
Buyers Market of American Crafts – Merit Award Scholarship
American Crafts Council Spotlight ’98 Exhibition – Sandra J. Blain and Marie Hochstrasser Award of Excellence
Art Calendar Awards – Honorable Mention
EXHIBITION RECORD (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
All juried
Float Gallery*, Oakland, CA
Celebration of Craftswomen, San Francisco, CA
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA
Santa Barbara Museum of Art*, Santa Barbara, CA
Lirielle Gallery, * Oakland, CA
Ornament Magazine
Flo Gallery, Louisville, KY
Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Richmond, CA
Oakland Art Walk, Oakland, CA
Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
F3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
F3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
Lirielle Gallery,* Oakland, CA
Richmond Arts Center – Member’s Show
Lirielle Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Crucible, Faculty Invitational Show
Richmond Art Center – Faculty Invitational Show
Lark Books, 500 Knives
Velvet da Vinci, Radical Jewelry Makeover, San Francisco
Group Show – Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art – MFA Liftoff Group Show
Gallery 2 – SJSU*
Gallery 8 – SJSU*
Gallery 8 – SJSU*
Collaborative Group Show – Golden Gate Park
Gallery 8 – SJSU*
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts, Philadelphia, PA
Sausalito Art Festival
KPFA Art Festival
Marin County Art Festival
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
Contemporary Crafts Market
Langman Gallery – Invitational Art Jewelry Exhibit
YAW Gallery SOFA Exhibit & Gallery Exhibit
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts
OXOXO Gallery Invitational Exhibit
ACC Spotlight Exhibition
Ambleside Gallery *, Richmond, VA
NCSG Show at Jewelry as Art, Raleigh, NC
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Food Pantry Volunteer - Castro Valley, CA
Empty Bowls Project - Volunteer
Academy of Arts University – Auction Volunteer
Academy of Arts University – Spring Show Volunteer
Center for Enamel Art - Volunteer
Northern California Enameling Guild - Volunteer
Richmond Arts Center - Volunteer
Surfacing – Enameling Conference – Volunteer
Metal Arts Guild – Program Committee
Innocenti – Romanian Orphans Relief
Castro Valley High School PTA/
CERF/ Arrowmont School/ Deaf Women against Violence
Hayward, CA/ Sun Gallery, Hayward,
CERTIFICATIONS
California Substitution Certification – 2006 - present
Single Subject Art - CSET – Passed 9/11/2010
ESL/TOEFL Test – Passed 2012
TECHNICAL ABILITIES
- Building and teaching online and onsite classes.
- Developing and teaching college level art classes - drawing and painting, concept, line, plane, form, volume, mass, positive/negative space, balance, color, texture, surface elements
- Teaching Metalsmithing - welding, bronze casting, fabrication and casting, enameling, chain-making, acid etching, anticlastic and synclastic forming and basic raising, some mold making, reticulation, basic stone setting, keum-boo, chasing and repousse, hydraulic press,
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Northern California Enameling Guild, Enamelist Society, MAG, CERF, SNAG, Pacific Rim
Sculptor’s Group, National Art Educators Association.