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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Full Time Faculty, May 2002 - present, Media Arts and Animation, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh; OD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  

Professional Artist, 1993 - present, Art work production and exhibition includes: oil paintings, works on paper, mixed media and sculpture.

Business Owner and Art Director,
1998- present, Owner and Director; ARTWORK International Systems, Florence, South Carolina. Design and developed web sites, multimedia, animation as well as video productions and graphic design.

Part Time Faculty, August 2006 – 2007, Department of Fine Art, Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina.

Adjunct Faculty, March 2003 - 2005, School of Technology, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Private Art Instructor
, 1997-1999, Designed and taught painting and drawing courses for groups and individuals in Florence, South Carolina.

Art Instructor, 1995-1996, Continuing Education, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Developed and taught courses of basic and advanced drawing and painting.

Art Instructor,
1992-1993, School of Fine Art, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Designed and taught courses of basic drawing and 2-D design.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
 


Methods and procedures in visual communication and design appreciation.

Social and cultural impact of traditional Fine Arts and the emerging visual art applications for the Internet (Web Publishing, Digital Imagery and Information Technology, etc.)

Impact of mass media and new technologies in shaping identities and perception (with special interest in indigenous communities and minorities)

Semiotics of resistance in fine art and mass media

Issues of hypermedia design and development

Training and curriculum design for adult learners

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