I DEVELOP SOCIALLY ENGAGED, creative projects that educate and serve their community.
With 15 years of experience as an artist, educator, administrator, and creative producer, I specialize in designing and leading projects that have potential to grow. I bring a unique perspective to multi-faceted problem-solving with a focus on creative and collective thinking. The result is alignment of organizational values and objectives, increased relevance to the community, and improved market value.
I have led many community collaborations which have grown into innovative and lasting partnerships. For New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and the Viscardi Center, I initiated an academic partnership that engages multidisciplinary research between a nonprofit university and a national leader of educational, employment, and policy for persons with disabilities. With Creative Tech Week, I arranged for NYIT to be the industry hub for this major NYC-wide conference featuring creative technology. For CITYarts and Lincoln Square Business Improvement District, I directed NYIT’s participation in a Lincoln Square public art project which highlighted the university’s art and technology expertise while promoting world peace. Currently I am producing a student-driven documentary highlighting the challenges and rewards facing persons with disabilities when flying in partnership with NYIT, the Viscardi Center, and JetBlue.
As chair of NYIT’s Department of Art & Design, I effectively rebranded and revitalized a fine arts department to become industry relevant, interdisciplinary, and digitally focused. My approach was to draw from existing faculty talent and resources to build on the university’s legacy in creative invention dating back to the notorious 1970’s NYIT Computer Graphics Lab. I led initiatives including a precollege program which grew by 66% in its first 3 years; founded the HIVE, a maker space for creative research in emerging technologies; and developed community partnerships with industry, nonprofits, and area schools; updated degrees to become more dynamic and relevant to the artistic, educational, and career interests of students; and teamed up with industry to bring new content and programming into the department. Throughout this experience, I supervised and mentored a team of 25 faculty and staff who played a key role in executing the success of these programs.
I am honored to have been recognized as Industry Advisor for Nassau BOCES’ Joseph M. Barry Career & Technical Education Center (2016-2018); Faculty Leader of the Year by the American Council on Education Women’s Network (2014); Member of the Board of Directors for NYC ACM SIGGRAPH (2004-2010) as well as Abilities Inc of the Viscardi Center (2017-present).
Recognition
“Institutional Support of Research and Creativity Grant,” 2014, 2010
“Professional Enhancement and Training Grant,” 2014, 2010, 2007, 2006
American Council on Education (ACE) Women‘s Network “Faculty Leader of the Year,” 2014
Harvestworks “Artist-in-Residence” grant, 2005-2006
The Drawing Center “Viewing Program,” 2002-2005
Bronx Museum of the Arts “Artist in the Marketplace” 2002-2003
Vermont Studio Center “Artist‘s Grant,” 2002
Maryland State Arts Council “Individual Artist Award: New Genre,” 2002
WORKS FEATURED IN A PUBLICATION
“Transmission Arts: Artists and Airwaves,” Ed. Joseph-Hunter, Galen with Penny Duff and Maria Papadomanolaki. PAJ Publications: March 2011
“Harvestworks 5.1 Workspace Projects,” DVD Video. Featured “Rotating (In Four Movements),” Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York, NY: 2007
“New York, New Sounds, New Spaces,” Audio CD. Produced by Musée Art Contemporain Lyon, Lyon, France, featured
“Record Negative: Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 (‘Italian’), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,” 2002
“New York, New Sounds, New Spaces,” Video DVD. Featured artist, Produced by Nisi Jacobs, New York, NY: 2002
“Link: A Critical Journal on the Arts in Baltimore and the World,” Ed. Katherine Carl, Charlotte Cohen, Megan Hamilton, Kathy O’Dell, and Peter Walsh. Issue #7, Science/Technology/Innovation in the Arts. Baltimore, MD. Link Arts, Incorporated, Baltimore, MD: 2001. “Can I Have Your Autograph?” (article) and “The Rewritten Story of Beatrice Strasburger” (artwork)
BIBLIOGRAPHY/REVIEWS
“Strategic Doing: 10 Skills for Agile Leadership,” Morrison, E., Hutcheson, S., Nilsen E., Fadden, J., Franklin, N. Wiley, May 7, 2019
“CREATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO AID PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES,” by Bessie Nestoras Knoblauch, THE BOX, May 31, 2017
“HIVE MERGES CREATIVITY, GLOBAL COLLABORATION, AND TECHNOLOGY,” by Michael Schiavetta, THE BOX, March 17, 2016
"Exhibits' works connect to the human experience," Kurt Shaw, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, June 8, 2010
“Patchogue Pushes for Art,” Pat Rogers, Long Island Pulse Magazine, October 29, 2009
“Unprecedented South Shore Exhibit… 10/3-24,” South Shore Art.net: Long Island Artists from Red Hook to Montauk, October 2, 2009
"Audio Visual – A New Generation Of Installation Art," Annemieke van den Heuvel, NYEAF07 and NIME07, June 7, 2007
“Wish You Were Here,” Jo-Anne Green, Networked Music Review, July 31, 2007
“SIGGRAPH’s Guerilla Studio Provides Interactive Collaborations,” Bill Desowitz, Animation World Network, June 13, 2007
“Sounds Like Drawing,” Pressetext, Kunstaspekte Internationale Kunstinfomationen, October 24, 2006
“Composing with data: a new form of art ,” Elodie Lauten, Sequenza21/The Contemporary Classical Music Portal, October 31, 2005
“Treble,” Alan Lockwood, New York Press , Volume 17, Issue 25, July 2004
“New Sound, New York Takes Manhattan (and Long Island City, and…),” Alan Lockwood, The Brooklyn Rail, May 2004
“Regional Reviews-Oni Gallery/Boston,” Jane D. Marsching, ART NEW ENGLAND, August/September, 2002
“New York, New Sound, New Spaces,” Jacques Henric, ARTPRESS, June, 2002
“You talkin’ to me?,” Paul Parcellin, RETRO-ROCKET.COM, May 14, 2002
“Open 24 Hours, Parking No Problem,” Jessica Dawson, The Washington Post, February 15, 2001
SELECTED exhibitions
KNOCKDOWN CENTER, Long Island City, NY, “Stronger Together.” Creative Tech Week, 2017
ARTISPHERE: BIJOU THEATRE, Arlington, VA, “SELECTED WORKS.” 2015
CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE, Paris, France, “DRAWING NOW.” 2012
ISSUE PROJECT ROOM, Brooklyn, NY (Solo Performance),“Theoretical: Transmission Arts, Artists and Airwaves.“ 2011
ISLIP ART MUSEUM, Islip, NY, “JAM Session.” (with Colin Asquith and Jennifer Schmidt). 2011
THE DRAWING CENTER AND BIG SCREEN PROJECT, New York, NY. 2011
BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY, Poole, UK, “Sounding Out.” 2010
(Solo) HARVESTWORKS, New York, NY, “There‘s Something Here.” 2010
THE ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH, PA, “Human Presence.” 2010
LIVEBOX GALLERY/HYDE PARK ART CENTER, Chicago, IL, “Flow Interrupted.” 2010
AC [INSTITUTE DIRECT CHAPEL], New York, NY, “Tone and Temperament.” 2009
BRIARCLIFFE COLLEGE EXHIBIT HALL, Patchogue, NY, “Patchogue Arts Biennial.” 2009
FESTIVAL MUSIK INTERMEDIAL, Cologne, Germany, “Visual Sounds Festival.” 2008
SOUND TRAVELS/FESTIVAL OF SOUND ART, Toronto Islands, Ontario, “New Adventures in Sound Art.” 2008
Guerilla Studio/SIGGRAPH 2007, San Diego, CA, “Wish You Were Here” (with Colin Asquith and Jennifer Schmidt). 2007
KULTURHAUS DOCK 4, Kassel, Germany, “Harvestworks 5.1 Workspace Projects.” 2007
LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL SWING SPACE, New York, NY, “Audio/Visual: New Installation Art,” NY Electronic Art Festival. 2007
LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL SWING SPACE/15 Nassau St, NYC, “New Data.” 2006
KUPFER CENTER (IRONWORKS), Madison, WI, “Visualizing TRANS.” 2006
GALLERY 61, NYIT, New York, NY, “By Hand.” 2006
GALLERY 61, NYIT, New York, NY, “Creating With Technology.” 2006
THE DRAWING ROOM, London, UK, “Sounds Like Drawing.” 2005
SCULPTURE CENTER, Long Island City, NY, “Treble.” 2004
BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, Bronx, NY, AIM Artists Exhibition. 2003
SCHOOL 33 ART CENTER, (with Janet Maher), Baltimore, MD, 2003
ARTS INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH, “The Body Show.” 2003
WORKS/SAN JOSE, San Jose, CA, “PopularTM.” 2003
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Lyon, France, “New York, New Sounds, New Spaces.” 2002
CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM, Baltimore, MD, “Hot Summer-Cool Media Lounge,” 2002
ARTSCAPE, Baltimore, MD, “core.” 2002
ONI GALLERY, Boston, MA, “LINGO.” 2002