Experience

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2009             Prof of Record (Stipend), ARH 102: Western Survey 1400-2000. Stony Brook U (Fall 2009).
                       - Design and delivery of required survey course, combination lecture and seminar of 23 students.

                     Part time Faculty PLAD 2048: History of Illustration. Parsons, The New School of Design.
                       - research, syllabus development, design and delivery of combination lecture and seminar to class of 25 students
                       - extra help in office hours
                       - exams, projects, papers, marking and grading

2008             Teaching Assistant, Art History 332: The United States 1870-1945. Stony Brook University
                       - assistace to Dr. Michele Bogart
                       - extra help in office hours
                       - exam design and invigilation; marking and grading
                       - preparation and delivery of one lecture (1920-1940 Gender and Sexuality in Art)

2007-2008    Teaching Assistant, Art History 101, 102. Stony Brook University
                       - preparation and delivery of concepts from readings and lecture to two tutorials of 25 students each
                       - extra help in office hours
                       - exam design and invigilation; marking and grading
                       - preparation and delivery of one lecture (1890-1910 European art)

2005             Teaching Assistant, ACS 205: Writing as a Cultural Act. Arts and Contemporary Studies, Ryerson University
                       - preparation and delivery of concepts from readings to two classes of 25 students each
                       - extra help in office hours
                       - exam invigilation; marking and grading

2001-2004    Workshop Leader and Tutoring, UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems Learning Centre
                       - several workshops monthly on Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint;
                         scanning, large format printers and plotters;
                         digital photography, drawing, colour theory, branding and visual communication
                       - ongoing tech support in graphics software and imaging on Mac/PC
                       - writing and updating of how-to handouts about Adobe CS, typography, colour, Powerpoint, imaging

1993-1996    Tutor, drawing lessons for individuals

1993-1994    Instructor, (photography and painting), Victoria Youth Custody Centre

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ART AND DESIGN EMPLOYMENT

1990-present   Freelance graphic design and illustration, digital and traditional; exhibiting artist

2002-2009   Creative consultant, condition30.com Flash game development

2001-2004    Multimedia Developer, UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems Learning Centre
                        - Identity design: logos, newsletters, ads; incorporating/updating legacy branding
                        - Print design: formatting classroom support material, prepress
                        - Web design: creation and maintenance of two sites 
                        - Photography: events, research projects and portraits for publications
                        - Video: shooting, editing; for online and for VHS archives
                        - Management: multimedia lab, petty cash, equipment loans, purchasing
                        - Instruction: see below under Teaching Experience

2000-2001    Senior Designer, User Friendly Media/www.userfriendly.org
                        - Creation and development of ad campaigns for the company and their clientele
                        - Print design: corporate ID, cobranding, prepress for offset and silkscreen
                        - Web Design: look and feel of three sites
                        - Photography: portrait

1993-1994    Apprentice, Courtland Benson antiquarian book restoration and fine binding
                       - cloth rebacking
                       - de-acidification and repair of paper
                       - book sewing
                       - casing; box making

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RESEARCH POSITIONS

1996-2009    Independent Research
                       - history of Canadian illustration, 1950-present
                       - catalogue raisonne and biography of Olive Allen Biller

2005             Researcher, FH Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Ont.
                       - primary research on the private papers of Kathleen McKay and Fred Varley
                       - assistance with the 2007 Varley portrait show
                       - comparative assessment of works at the AGO and the Varley Gallery
                       - some packing and handling, assisting prepator, exhibit display

2005             Research Assistant, Visible City project; Dr. Janine Marchessault, York University
                       - research of artists in Toronto; interviewing artists and events
                       - office assistance; course prep
                       - web design
                       - writing about the project for the website

1999             Intern, British Museum, Dept. of Oriental Antiquities
                       - assistance on special sculpture project
                       - cataloguing

1999             Intern, Vancouver Art Gallery
                       - compiled annotated bibliography on Leon Golub, for curator Ian Thom

 

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ARTS NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

2007-on          Contributor, drawn.ca
2002-2004      Founder, UBC Farm Artist-in-Residence Program
2000-2001      Founder, Hyperspace DIY gallery
1996               Member and volunteer, Open Space, Victoria, BC
                       Member, with studio at XChanges artist-run gallery, Victoria, BC
1995               Curator, Royal BC Museum Illustrators Showcase, Victoria, BC
1994-1996      President, Island Illustrators Society
1992-1996      Founder, life drawing group, Artspace, Victoria, BC
1991-1994      Editor, Island Illustrators Society public newsletter magazine