education
1996 MFA Fine Arts University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville TN
1988 BA Art San Diego State University San Diego CA
experience
Adjunct Professor Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) Aug 2019 - Present
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division
Assistant Online Program Director Art Foundations Jan 2012 - Jan 2016
Lead Faculty Jan 2005 - Jan 2012 Taught multiple courses online, chaired department and school wide committees, oversaw curriculum development and implementation. Mentored adjunct faculty and assisted in resolving student issues as needed.
Adjunct Professor Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
2004 - 2008 Adjunct Faculty, San Diego State University
1996-2003 Assistant Professor of Fine Arts University of New Orleans New Orleans LA
1991-1993 Adjunct Faculty Arts American Samoa Community College American Samoa
1990 - 1991 Art Teacher Tafuna High School
1989 - 1990 National Endowment of the Arts Grant recipient for assisting in the instruction of teachers in the American Samoa island group in Art Instruction in the classroom
solo exhibitions
2000 Convoy UNO Fine Arts Gallery Aug 21 - Sept 8 New Orleans, LA
Ant Farm 2/2000 Contemporary Art Center Feb 2 - 27 New Orleans, LA
1999 LAB Raum 23 Installation Space, Aug 4 - 10 Innsbruck, Austria
Communion Contemporary Arts Center March 6 – 28 New Orleans LA
1996 Database Ewing Gallery April 11 - 15 Knoxville TN
Spherical Natures Unitarian Sanctuary Nov 9 – 3 Knoxville, TN
1994 Migration Belleza March 20 - April 30Knoxville TN
1991 New Work Pula Papaya Gallery March 5 – April 5 Pago Pago, American Samoa
1989 Tropical Elements Jean P. Haydon Museum Jan 8 – 24 Pago Pago, American Samoa
1988 Veselenergi Flor Y Canto Gallery April 23 - 28 San Diego, CA
group exhibitions
2003 Siggraph 2003 30th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques San Diego CA
Thirteenth National Juried Exhibition 2002 Viridian Artists Gallery June 25 – July 12
Juror: Robert Rosenblum Chelsea New York
Digital Louisiana New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center April 6 – June 9 New Orleans LA
2002 Digital Art 2002 Juried Exhibition Jackson Hall Gallery April 22 – May 10 Frankfort KY
2001 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Fortezza da Basso, Dec 7 – 15 Florence Italy
Nude vs. Nude Jonathan Ferrara Gallery March 3 - 28 New Orleans LA
1999 The Louisiana Open, Juried, Contemporary Arts Center April 3 - June 6 New Orleans LA
First Southeastern Exhibition 1999 Juried, A-1/Lab Art Space April 9 - June 20 Knoxville TN
1998 The Opening Juried Exhibition/Competition Oculus Gallery Sept 11 - Oct 25 Baton Rouge LA
Festival International de l’Image International Juried Exhibition/Competition Video, Digital Image, Web Design Oct 6 – 10 Caldas Colombia South America
1997 3rd Annual Llano Estacado National Competitive Video Festival Juried. Nov 20 – 21 Lubbock, TX
Art and the Environment Clark Hall Gallery Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA.
Festival International de l’Image International Juried Exhibition/Competition Photo, Design, Video [Categories: Fiction,
Documentary, Live Show, Video-Art, Reportage, Formation Document or Communication Document, CD-ROM or Web-
Internet Documents] April 22 - 26 Manizales, Colombia, South America
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition University of New Orleans Fine Arts Gallery New Orleans LA
1996 2nd Annual Llano Estacado National Competitive Video Festival Juried, Oct 10 – 11 Lubbock, TX
New Perspectives Juried Exhibition A1/LAB Art Space Feb 6 - March 5 Knoxville TN
1993 Old City, Inner Space The Testerman Building Dec 10 - Jan 10 Knoxville TN
1991 Dalton School Faculty ShowDalton School March 5 – 12 New York, New York.
1988 Window Works Installation Gallery Nov 5 - 20 San Diego CA
Face to Face Sushi Performance/Visual Arts Gallery Sept 2 - Aug 1 San Diego CA
1987 Michael Sorriano ONO Exhibition San Diego CA
Artists by Themselves Sushi Performance/Visual Art Gallery Nov 21 - Dec 12 San Diego CA
collections
2002 Digital Archive Snowcrash, Florence Biennale
Survey Contemporary Digital Imaging as Fine Art Form Kentucky State University Frankfort KY
1997 Llano Estacado Video Festival Permanent Archives Texas Tech University Lubbock. TX
1988 Mentor Graphics Corporate Collection Inc. San Diego CA
bibliography
2003 Catalog : Electronic Arts and Animation Siggraph 2003 30th International Conference on Computer Graphics and
Interactive Techniques San Diego CA
2002 Closer to Canal, Stacy Day, Times Picayune, April 18 2002: 1-2
Digital Analogies, Karl Volkmar, New Orleans Art Review Vol. 19, No. 5, May/June 2002, pg. 5
2001 Catalog: Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Terza Edizione 2001
2000 5 Modest Shows Create a Rich Total Experience at CAC Doug McCash, The Times-Picayune Lagniappe Arts and
Entertainment Weekly Friday February 25 2000 pg. 24-25
1999 Darkness and Light Christopher Fisher The New Orleans Art Review Vol. XVII (98-99). No. 5 May/June 1999 pg. 15
scholarly/creative activities
2001 Moderator for the Faculty Initiative for Teaching in Technology Collaboratory Using Technology in Teaching the Humanities, University of New Orleans
2000 Coordinator for the International UNO/Austrian Institute of Computer Graphics Sunpendulum Project. Installation, Public Relations. University of New Orleans
1998 Presentation of Work and Methods ArtSpeak, The Contemporary Art Center New Orleans LA
1997 Creativity in the 21st Century: Issues and Opportunities for Artists. Paper presented at the Conference “Cooperation of the Arts: Methodology, Theory, and Humanitarian Education” August 25-29 Astrakhan, Russia
1989 Mouth Painters in American Samoa: Two Case Studies Paper presented at the Pacific Arts Association Fifth Annual International Symposium, November 17 – 21 Adelaide, Australia
awards lectureships prizes
2001 Third Place. Bronze, Lorenzo Il Magnifico Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea
Dec 4 – 15 Florence, Italy
1998 Best of Show The Opening, All Media National Juried Exhibition/Competition Oculus Gallery Sept 11 - Oct 25 Baton
Rouge LA
1996 Dille Award, Juried Best Graduate Work in Fine ArtsUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville TN
1995
Buck S. Ewing Graduate Scholarship University of Tennessee Knoxville TN
Dille Award, Juried Best Graduate Work in Graphic Design University of Tennessee Knoxville TN
1994 Dille Award, Juried Best Graduate Work in Graphic Design University of Tennessee Knoxville TN
1987 Bishop and Merrit Scholarship Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, Maine
grants and contracts
2001 Final report submission for the 1998 LEQSF Grant for the development of the Department of Fine Arts Electronic
Imaging Lab University of New Orleans
Liberal Arts Travel Grant/Stipend for 2001 Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2000 Liberal Arts Summer Scholarship and Research Grant University of New Orleans
curriculum/program development and implementation
1999 Faculty Initiative for Teaching in Technology Research and Technology Grant University of New Orleans
1998 Liberal Arts Summer Scholarship and Research Grant University of New Orleans
Primary Investigator for Department of Fine Arts Electronic Imaging Lab LEQSF Grant Course/Program Design and
Development
2001 Developed and implemented intermediate and advanced curriculum for the Department of Fine Arts Digital Media
program.
Developed online teaching and administration support for Core and Digital Media courses, and for students in Senior
Project and Fine Arts Internship programs.
2000 Developed and implemented introductory, intermediate curriculum for the Department of Fine Arts Digital Media
program.
1998 Developed/Adapted/Implemented two courses for the UNO-Costa Rica International Studies Program:
FA 1012 Introduction to Drawing, FA 2000 Field Studies in the Arts.
1995 Developed/Implemented Graduate Seminar Digital Literacy in the Fine Arts
1996 Standardized and implemented Core curriculum for adjuncts and graduate teaching assistants. Created the document
Foundation Guidelines for use as a teaching aid and curriculum resource.
academic service
2001 Liberal Arts Technology Committee
2000-2001 Department of Fine Arts Building Coordinator /Safety Officer
Studio Internship Coordinator
Acting Coordinator of LAPISH for Department of Fine Arts
Jury Member for the Annual Student Drawing Show
1999–2001 UNO Web Development Committee | University Computing Center
EILab Department of Fine Arts Policy Committee
Fine Arts Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Fine Arts Undergraduate Grade review Committee
University of New Orleans Cross Departmental Development Committee
1998 Ad Hoc Graphics Program Committee
1998-2002 Acting Digital Media Area Head
Art Department Liaison for the Council for International Visitors of New Orleans
1997 Founders Scholarship Review Selection Committee
Ad Hoc 1010 Curriculum Content Committee
1997-1999 Design coordinator of promotional materials/recruitment MFA Fellowship Applicants Art Department
1996-2002 Undergraduate Coordinator and Foundation Area Head: Responsibilities include:
1. The selection and coordination of Graduate Teaching Assistants
2. The creation of a standardized curriculum: lessons, teaching procedures syllabi for the
foundation and core curriculum in the Department Fine Arts
UNO Recruitment Fair Coordinator
Senior Project Coordinator
other
2003 Certification online facilitator training, Socrates Distance Learning Technologies
2001-2003 Faculty Initiative for Teaching in Technology (FITT) instructor for introductory and intermediate Flash
workshops University of New Orleans New Orleans LA
1998-1999 Guest Lecturer Contemporary Arts in American Samoa , University of New Orleans LA
Guest Lecturer Presentation of Work and Methods, Louisiana State University LA