Curriculum Vitae
Education
1. University or professional school degrees or diplomas
Certification
M.F.A.
B.A.
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
1999
1977
1972
All level Art
Printmaking
General Art
Academic or Professional Position
1. Service and rank at Texas Tech University
August 2010 – present, Associate Professor, School of Art
August 2004 to 2010- Assistant Professor, School of Art
October 2004 to present - Graduate Faculty Member
2. Previous Positions date and rank
August 2003 - May 2004, Visiting Professor of Art, Visual Studies,
School of Art, Texas Tech University. Curriculum and Instruction/Art
Education (majors and non-majors).
January 2000 - July 2003, Lecturer, College of Architecture, Texas
Tech University. Taught Architectural Delineation (undergraduate).
January 2001 - August 2002, Lecturer, School of Art, Visual
Studies, Texas Tech University (non-majors).
August 1999 - May 2002, Secondary Art Teacher, O.L. Slaton
Junior High, Lubbock, Texas.
September 1999 - May 2002, Painting Coach / Teacher, Young
Women’s Christian Association Challenger Program, Lubbock, Texas.
Taught painting to mentally and physically challenged adults.
August 1998 - May 1999, Secondary Art Teacher, The Academy
for Creative Arts and Advance Academics at Ector Junior High, Odessa,
Texas.
September 1997 – December 1997, Instructor of Art, South Plains
College, Levelland, Texas. Taught drawing to undergraduate students.
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Teaching
1. Organized courses taught at Texas Tech University
Course No. & Title
2009 Calendar Year
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Art 4000Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 6002 Master’s Exhibition
2008 Calendar Year
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 6002 Masters Exhibition
Art 6001 Masters Professional Project
Art 7000 Research
* Art 501J Visual Studies Seminar
“The Pedagogy Between Art and Craft”
Art 6002 Master’s Exhibition
Art 6001 Master’s Professional Project
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 4365 Visual Studies Seminar
Art 6002 Master’s Exhibition
VPA 3301 Critical Issues in Art and Culture
IS1100 Freshman Transition
Semester
No. Students
Spring
Spring
Spring
12
12
3
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
Summer
11
11
3
1
1
6
Summer
Summer
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
3
2
2
2
14
2
78
24
New Preparations
* Art 501J Visual Studies Seminar. Developed concept and curriculum for
course in concert with Dr. Ed Check.
Course No. and Title
2007 Calendar Year
4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 6002 Masters Exhibition
Art 7000 Research
Semester
No. Students
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
9
9
1
1
2
* Art 501J Visual Studies Seminar
“Artistic Practice as Pedagogy”
Summer I
Art 7000 Research
Summer I
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Fall
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Fall
Art 4365 Visual Studies Seminar
Fall
** Art 5340 Transdisciplanery Approaches to Art
“For the Love of the Page: Medieval
Manuscripts To Contemporary Artist’s Books” Fall
Art 6002 Masters Exhibition
Fall
VPA 3301 Critical Issues in Art and Culture
Fall
IS1100 Freshman Transitions
Fall
13
1
8
8
16
16
2
74
14
New Preparations
* Developed theme for Art 501 J including book list and articles for
reading. In conjunction with Professor Andrew Martin, jointly
discussed/co -presented a reading assignment with his painting class, the
seminar class, and any other interested student or faculty allowing for
a cross disciplinary look at the subject of cultural ownership.
** Developed course syllabus and co-taught with Dr. Janis Elliot for Art
5340, including visiting artists, scholars, and quest lecturer
contemporary critic Michael Ventura.
2006 Calendar Year
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 6002 Masters Exhibition
* Art 501J Visual Studies Seminar
“Autobiography as Pedagogy”
Art 502J Visual Studies Seminar
“Healing and Recovery as Pedagogy”
Art 6002 Masters Exhibition
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 4365 Visual Studies Seminar
Art 6001 Masters Professional Project
Art 7000 Research
** VPA 3301 Critical Issues in Culture
And Art
IS1100 Freshman Transition
Spring
Spring
Spring
Summer I
Summer II
13
13
1
6
6
Summer I
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
1
3
3
15
1
1
Fall
Fall
74
20
New Preparations
* Expanded Art 501/502J Visual Studies Seminar to two summer sessions.
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Developed course syllabus and book lists for both sessions. Co-taught with
Dr. Ed Check and Dr. Dennis Fehr.
** Developed a series of eight lectures to be used in VPA 3301 course;
“Critical Issues in Culture and Art”.
2005 Calendar Year
* Art 3365 Visual Cultures
Art 4000 Student Teaching/elementary
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
** Art 501J Visual Studies Seminar
“Outsider Art”
Art 7000 Special Problems
Art 7000 Special Problems
Art 4000 Student Teaching/Elementary
Art 4001 Student Teaching/Secondary
Art 4304 Advance Problems
*** Art 4365 Visual Studies Seminar
Art 6001 Masters Professional Project
Art 7000 Research
IS1100 Freshman Transitions
Spring
Spring
Spring
26
10
10
Summer I
Summer I
Summer II
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
12
1
1
2
2
1
16
1
1
18
New Preparations
* Redesigned course Art 3365 “Visual Cultures” to include the
development and execution of an exhibition held in the student gallery.
Students performed community service outreach during the Lubbock Arts
Festival, during the Low Rider /Dream Bike parade and event, and as
docents for the Landmark Arts Gallery.
** Developed the theme and content for Art 501J Visual Studies Seminar
on “Outsider Art: Environmental, Lowbrow, Naïve, and Marginalized
Art/Artists”. Included a section on marginalized culture of Chicana
Artists. This subject presented by Dr. Constance Cortez.
*** Developed new reading content for Art 4365 Visual Studies Seminar
addressing challenges with possible solutions for first year teachers using
social theory practices.
2004 Calendar Year
Art 4000 Student teaching/elementary
Art 4001 Student teaching/secondary
Art 4365 Visual Studies Seminar
IS1100 Freshman Transition
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
4
4
12
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2. Graduate Work Directed at Texas Tech University
Master of Art Education Chairperson
Julie Mize, MAE exhibition, “ The Nature of Place”; graduated Summer 06
Chad Farris, MAE exhibition “No Apologies”; graduated Spring 06
Marisa Mejia, MAE Professional Project “Congested Beauty; The Painted
Buses of Panama City”; graduated Fall 06
Lilia De Anda, MAE exhibition, “La Contra”; graduated Summer 07
Yuri Nunez, MAE Professional Project, “My Desk: A Project With Hodges
Elementary School”; graduated Fall 07
Jennifer Bibler, Exhibition, “A Place To Call Home: My Struggle as an
Artist and Teacher”; graduated Summer 08
Amanda Hancock, MAE Exhibition, “ Woman as Vessel: The Quest for the
Grail Of Gracefulness Among a Cup of Service”; graduated Summer 08
Elizabeth Murphy, MAE Exhibition, “Reclaiming and Reconnecting.
Mapping My Travels Through Art and Life”; graduated Summer 08
Melisa Marin, MAE Professional Project, “Crippling Overprotection vs.
Overwhelming Freedom: Duel Challenge Between Two Very Different
Ways of Preparing Students to Face Life”; graduated Spring 08
Susan Barnes, MAE Exhibition, ”My Voice Within: My Teacher’s Mask and
My Art Production”; graduated Fall 08
Lisa Dahlman, MAE Exhibition, “Ten Feet of China: Reflections on Nature
and Art from a Cross Culture Perspective”; graduated Spring 09
Master of Art Education Chairperson/In Process
James Perry
Tommy Rodgers
Marco Sanchez
Catherine Sherwood
Lyn Stoll
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Mary Chesshire
Linda Cross
Rebecca Carroll
Kara Frank
Kenneth Fulton
Aja Smith
Stacy Smith
Lacey Trevino
Jeffrey Whitely
Janna Williams
Master of Art Education Committee Member
Renee’ Weekly, MAE Thesis, “ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Queer Anti-Bias in the Classroom”; graduated Summer 05
Tyra Gonzales, MAE Thesis, “A Comparison of Percentage Policy In the
Middle School Art Room”; graduated Fall 06
Wendy Foster, MAE Thesis “The Pornification of America: The
Bachelorette Party as a Symptom of Raunch Culture”; graduated
Spring 05
Staci-Johnson Powers, MAE Exhibition, “The World Against Me: A Deaf
Woman that Survived”; graduated Fall 07
Maureen Doebbler, MAE Exhibition, “”What Remains, We Are”; graduated
Summer 07
Patricia Koemel, Thesis,” Quantum Color Theory and Mechanics:
Molecular Plant Pigment Absorption/Reflection Wavelengths and
Mathematical Hue Reconstruction As Exemplified in Chlorophyll A,
Chlorophyll B, Anthocyanins and Carotenoids As Applied to Biological
Illustration”; graduated Fall 08
Jane Lindsay, MAE Exhibition, “Art As Social Realism: Documentary
Photography as an Expression of Self Actualization”; graduated Fall 08
Master of Art Education Committee Member/Current Students
Barry Bridgett
Laara Swanson
Sorr-el Puga
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June White
Dissertation Committee Member
Kyle McQuilken ”A Primer on the Aesthetics, Fabrication and the Culture
of Low-rider Bicycles in West Texas: Participant Observation through the
Lens of a White, Middle Class Male Artist/Educator”; scheduled to
defend Summer 09. Co-chair with Dr. Ed Check.
Amanda Boyki “Gendered Realities of Bauhaus Designer Alma Buscher
Siedhoff”; scheduled to defend Summer 09. Tri-chair with Dr. Ed Check
and Dr. Carolyn Erler.
3. Teaching Awards or honors
2009 Nominated for President’s Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award
2007 Recognized by Texas Tech Mortar Board as a “Most Influential
Professor”
2007 Appointed McNair Scholar Mentor
Research and/or Creative Activity
1. Area of research interest and research in progress
My research both verbally and visually uses autobiographical storytelling as
a means to share the transformative ability of art.
My writings and presentations are based on social theory/ justice issues with
an emphasis on outreach. Topics of interest include marginalized or
disfranchised groups within educational settings, the pedagogy of outreach
and feminism in art education. Two examples from my writing are “Telling
Stories: Feminist Lessons Through Art”, Art Education for Social Justice,
2009 and “Low-Rider Bikes in Higher Education: A Project for Throw Away
Youth”, The International Journal of the Arts and Society, 2007.
Presentations examples include: Consciousness Raising as Pedagogy: Secrets
and Safety Within the Classroom”, National Art Education Association, 2008
and “Silence Within the Chaos”, Texas Art Education Association, 2006. My
research is a tapestry of pedagogical philosophies, learning experiences and
life time lessons.
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In my art practice I use beads and sequins, linocut, and embroidery in
banners, wall pieces and artists books. Romantic in nature these personal
myths tell the story of my sojourn. Like pages from a diary old photographs
become memories, dreams wander into daylight and landscapes become
meditations. Examples of this work can be seen in “Decisions of the Heart:
The Stories and Art of Future Akins”, a film I produced with director Doug
Nelson for KTXT, the Texas Tech public broadcasting service outlet.
Works in progress include two articles: “Just Close Your Eyes; the Impact of a
Blind Student in a Clay Studio Course” with Professor Von Venhuizen and
“Art on the Move”, recounting how being raised a “military brat” influences
my art. In my artistic practice I am developing a series of works inspired by
traditional quilt making techniques using beads/sequins, linocuts and
embroidery.
2. Published research and research accepted for publication
(Ranked from 5-1 with 5 as the highest)
a. Refereed articles and book chapters
Akins, F. and Check, E. (2009) “The Junction Girls: Social Justice in the
Hill Country-Intersections of Art, Career, Life and Radical Teaching”,
TRENDS publications for Texas Art Educators Association; accepted and
pending publication.
Akins, F. (2008) “Telling Stories: Feminist Lessons Through Art”, book
chapter accepted with final edit pending printing by The National Art
Education Association in Art Education for Social Justice.
Akins, F. (2007) “Low-Rider Bikes in Higher Education: A Project for
Throw-Away Youth”, The International Journal of the Arts and Society,
Sydney, Australia.
Akins, F., Check, E., and Riley, R. (2004) “Technological Lifelines: Visual
Intimacies and Distance Learning”, Studies in Art Education, No.46, (1)
pp 34-47.
Check, E. and Akins, F. (2004) “Queer Lessons in the Classroom”,
Democracy and Education, No 15 (3-4), pp66-71.
Check, E. and Akins, F. ( 2003) “Queer Activism in West Texas”, Radical
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Teacher, No. 67, pp16-23.
Akins, F.(2003) “Another Page”, In L. Lampela and E. Check (Eds) From
Our Own Voices: Artists Speak Out About Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender Issues (Chapter 10,pp99-105) Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company.
b. Refereed and Non Refereed Articles, book chapters and
publications
Akins,F. (2008) “Notes from a Summer’s Journal”, Nature In Legend and
Story, Newsletter, Summer, 2008 (non refereed publication).
Akins,F. (2006) “Images and Meditations on Art”, Visual Culture and
Gender Journal, Vo1, pp 79-80 (refereed publication).
3. Performances and Exhibitions
( Ranked 5-1, with 5 being the highest)
3a. International
2008 “Human Rights Art Exhibition”, South Texas State College Art
Gallery, McAllen, Texas and Progresso Art Gallery, New Progresso,
Mexico. Juror Richard Lubben, Director School of Art, South Texas State
College. Competitive.
2007 “Decisions of the Heart: The Stories and Art of Future Akins”;
Producer of a one hour documentary film about how my life experiences
and outlooks dictate my art. Film made with KTXT, Texas Tech University
PBS affiliate. Directed by Doug Nelson. Documentary won the Silver
Statue Award from the 28th Annual Telly International Awards and the
Seal of Excellence from the 2006 Videographers Award Competition.
2007 “Human Rights Art Exhibition”, South Texas State College Art
Gallery, McAllen, Texas and Progresso Art Gallery, New Progresso,
Mexico. Anonymous panel jury.
3b. National
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2008, “Over the Line”, Six person exhibition, Escuela de Bellas Artes,
Ponce, Puerto Rico. Invitational.
2007 “Intersectionalities”, Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wisconsin. Competitive.
2006 “Women in Stories”, National Invitational, Landmark Arts Gallery,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Invitational.
2005-2007 Invitational traveling exhibition “Contemporary Printmakers”,
curator Tim High. Sites of exhibition: Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan
University, Lincoln, Nebraska; VAM Gallery, Austin, Texas; University
Art Gallery, Texas State University, San Marcus, Texas; Fain Art Center
Gallery, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas; Pyle Center,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; Davis Gallery, Myers School
of Art, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; Art Gallery, San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, California.
2006 “Duality/ La Muerte y laVida”, Invitational Exhibition University of
Texas Pan American Art Galleries, Edinburgh, Texas.
2006 “Challenging Traditions: An Exhibition of Contemporary
Printmaking”, Jurors Benadetta Peters, Lee Chesney and Carolyn Portor,
Carver Museum, Austin Texas.
2006 “Great Women in History” Invitational Print Portfolio curated by
Melanie Yazzie, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
2006 “From the Womb of Kreneck”, Northwestern University Invitational ,
Chicago, Ill. in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council Annual
Meeting.
2006 “Celebracion”, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas. Invitational.
2004 “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers, Intersections”, Jurors Tey
Marianna Nunn, Clarissa Sligh, Gail Tremblay, Flo Oy Wong, Helen
Klebesadle, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts and University of
Wisconsin, Madison , Wisconsin.
2004 “Making Art Matter: Artists Transforming Society” Invitational,
Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin.
3c. State
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2008 “Homing Instinct”, two person exhibition, Lone Star College, North
Harris Campus, Houston, Texas. Invitational.
2008 “Thirty Years of Artistic Conversation”, two person exhibition, Lone
Star College, Kingwood Campus, Houston, Texas. Invitational.
2008 Artists Against AIDs Silent Art Auction, Fort Worth, Texas.
Invitational.
2008 Emergency Artists Support League, Benefit Auction, Fort Worth,
Texas. Invitational.
2007 ”Decisions of the Heart” a retrospective, Louise Hopkins Underwood
Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas. Invitational.
2007 Artists Against AIDS Benefit Auction, Fort Worth, Texas.
Invitational.
2006 “Figuratively Speaking: 30 Years of Tuesday Life Drawing”,
Invitational Art Show, Louise Hopkins Underwood, Center for the Arts,
Lubbock, Texas. Invitational.
2006 Artists Against AIDs Auction, Fort Worth, Texas. Invitational.
2005 “Erotic 05”, Jurors Wayne Gilbert and Gus Kapriva, Corpus Christi,
Texas. Competition.
2005 “Way Out West”, Juror Sally Spout, William Towers, Houston, Texas.
Competition.
2003 “One Sequin, One Bead” one person exhibition, University of Texas,
Permian Basin, School of Art Gallery, Odessa, Texas. Invitational.
3d. Local
2008 40th Anniversary Lubbock Art School of Art Alumni Exhibition,
Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
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2008 Centennial Celebration of Art in Lubbock, Louise Hopkins
Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas.
2008 Faculty Academic Contributions Exhibit, Library, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas.
2008 “Celebracion”, Art Exhibition, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas.
2008 Medici Circle 5x7 Exhibition and Auction, Lubbock, Texas.
2008 Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech
University.
2008 Treasured Hearts Benefit, University Medical Center, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas.
2007 “Genderland”, Ice House, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the
Arts, Lubbock, Texas.
2007 Faculty Academic Contributions Exhibit, Library, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas.
2007 Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas.
2007 “Seasons of Change”, Charles Adams Gallery, Lubbock, Texas.
Invitational.
2006 “Women of the Southwest”, Hemmele Hall, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas.
2006 Lubbock Arts Festival Invitational Gallery, Civic Center, Lubbock,
Texas.
2006 Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas.
2005 Rhythmic Images: A Multi-Media Performance, Hemmelle Hall,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
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2005 Celebracion, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas.
2005 Precious, Worthless or Immeasurable: The Value and Ethics of
Water, School of Law, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
4. Presentations at professional meetings
( Ranked 4-1, with 4 being the highest)
International
2006 “Low Rider Bikes in Higher Education: A Project for Throw Away
Youth”, Arts in Society International Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2003 “Time and Gravity: An Artists Response to Women’s Image and
Aging”, Congress of the Vernacular, Puebla, Mexico.
National
2008 Panel on “Dual Identities: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, Genders and
Social Class in Academe”, Pontifical Universidad Catholic de Puerto Rico,
Ponce, Puerto Rico.
2008 Panel on “Cultural Conversations”, Museo de Cayey, Cayey, Puerto
Rico.
2008 “Consciousness Raising as Pedagogy: Secrets and Safety Within the
Classroom”, National Art Education Association Annual Conference, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
2007 “From the Heart of a West Texas Artist: the Evolution and
De-evolution of Feminism in My Hometown as Seen Through My Art and
Stories”, Women’s Studies Consortium 31st Annual Conference
“Intersectionalities in Women’s Studies, Research, Teaching and Activism”,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
2006 “Fly Fishing in the Studio”, National Art Education Association
Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
2006 “No More Cover Ups”, National Art Education Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
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2004 “ Feminist/ProFeminist Artists: Healing in the Midst of Misogyny”,
National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2004 “Crossing Borders, Barriers and Intersections Through Art”, National
Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Panel Member.
2004 “Finding Stillness Within the Chaos”, National Art Education
Association Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
State / Regional
2008 “The Counting Game: Outreach, Service Learning and Artistic
Practice on the Tenure Trail”, Texas Art Education Association Annual
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
2007 “Art on the Move: Military Brats as Artists”, Texas Art Educators
Association Annual Conference, Galveston, Texas.
2007 “Artistic Practice as Pedagogy”, co-presenter, Texas Art Educators
Association Annual Conference, Galveston, Texas.
2006 “Silence Within the Chaos”, Texas Art Educators Association Annual
Conference, Dallas , Texas.
2006 “A View From the Top”, panel on leadership/ Texas Association of
Schools of Art Annual Meeting, Junction, Texas.
2006 “Self Portraits in My Art/ In the Classroom”, Ellen Noel Art
Museum, Odessa, Texas.
Local
2008 “West Texas Music and Nothin’ Else To Do”, Godeke Public Library,
Lubbock, Texas.
2008 “Artists Books”, Coronado High School, AP Art, Lubbock, Texas.
2006 “Creativity without Fear”, Lubbock Executive Forum, Lubbock,
Texas.
Curated or Juried Exhibitions
2007 Curator for “Women of the West”, exhibition, Louse Hopkins
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Underwood Center for the Arts Lubbock, Texas. Invitational.
2006 Curator for “Six Who Teach”, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for
the Arts, Lubbock, Texas.
2006 Curator for “Women of the Southwest”, Hemmele Hall , Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas.
2006 Curator for “Our Bodies, Our Selves”, an exhibition by three art
students for the Women’s Studies Program.
2006 Curator for Art Show by inmates in the John Montford Center for
the Criminally Insane.
2004 Curator for “Propaganda”, Gallery On Q, Lubbock, Texas.
6. Program Funding Requested and Received
2008 As School of Art Junction Coordinator requested and received
$26,288 for upgrades on equipment in support of studio classes at
Junction Campus (2009).
2008 As School of Art Junction Coordinator requested and received $10,000
for guest artists and workshops during summer sessions on Junction
Campus (2009).
2008 As School of Art Low-rider Dream Bike Project Coordinator,
requested and received $12,750 for 2009 Project.
2006 Requested and received from the Alumni Association, $1500 in travel
funds for International arts conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
2005 Received and received $1500 from Community Art Fund, Junior
League of Lubbock, Texas for 2005 Low-rider/Dream Bike Project.
2005 Requested and received $2000 from John Lott Foundation, through
Landmark Arts Gallery, for Michael Kabotie (Native American
painter/jeweler) for a two week residency.
7. Service
School of Art
2008 - present Executive Council,
2008 - present Graduate Coordinators Sub Committee
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2004 - 2009 Fine Arts Doctorial Committee
2008 - present Art Coordinator for Junction Campus
2004 - present Master of Art Education Coordinator
2004 - 2008 Junction Committee
2004 - 2007 Alumni Committee
2004 - 2007 Exhibitions Committee
2004 - 2007 Recruitment, Retention and Scholarship Committee
College and University Service
Committee assignments:
2008 - present Service Learning Advisory Committee
2006 - 2007 College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean Search Committee
Service Work/Presentations
2008 Presented a workshop on “Classroom Ice breakers” for the Teaching,
Learning and Technology Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
2008 “Cross Cultural Identities in Art”, Opening remarks for 150 AP Art
Students from the Escuela de Bellas Artes, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
2008 Worked with Professor Rob Glover and Manuel Gonzales to develop a
one day long workshop for Amarillo ISD secondary art teachers in
Amarillo, Texas.
2007 Donated upon request two artist’s books to the Museum, Texas Tech
University, Colorprint Collection.
2007 Displayed for one year a revolving series of linocut self portraits in
the reception area gallery of the College of Architecture.
2006 Curated for “Our Bodies, Our Selves” an exhibition featuring
three student women artists, in the gallery space for Dept. of Women’s
Studies, Texas Tech University.
2005 Developed with Professor Rob Glover a weekend long workshop for
Area art teachers and Master of Art Education students on jewelry
techniques.
2005 - 2007 Dept. of Women’s Studies “Advancement for Women in Higher
Education” Conference. Served as Art Advisor.
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Lectures
2007 Guest speaker for Dept. of Women Studies on “Life as a Feminist
Artist”.
2007 Guest Speaker HDFS 2303 “Lifespan Development” discussing my
documentary film “Decisions of the Heart”.
2007 Guest Speaker for Lifelong Learners, “Trees in my Art”, Department
of Distance and Outreach Learning.
2007 Guest Speaker for HDFS 3332 on “Ageing as an Artist”.
2007 Guest Speaker HDFS 2302 on “Caregiving: Rewards and Problems”.
Professional service
a. Memberships in professional organizations
2004 - present Member National Art Education Association
2004 - present Caucus member Social Theory and Art Education
2004 - present Women’s Caucus (NAEA affiliate)
2004 - present Member Texas Art Education Association
2004 - 2007 Member Texas Association of Schools of Art
2004 - 2007 Member South Plains Educators of Art
b. Offices held in professional organizations
2007 Conference Chair and Coordinator for the annual Texas Association
of Schools of Art Conference in Junction, Texas.
c. Editorial and review activities
Papers reviewed for the International Journal of the Arts in Society:
“Meditation and Improvisation: Teaching Mediator to Improvise the
Storylines of Mediation”, “Harmonic conventions in a Conventional
Context: A South African Case Study”, and “New Forms, New Foundations:
Reconsidering Art Foundation Programs”.
d. other
2007 Co-Chair and organizer for Creative Arts Conference, “Transitions in
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Leadership”, McAllen, Texas.
2007 Obtained funds for five graduate students to attend annual Texas
Association of Schools of Art Conference in Odessa, Texas.
2007 Obtained funds for three graduate students to attend annual Texas
Art Education Association conference in Galveston, Texas.
2007 Developed two posters on creativity featuring the art work of MFA
student Tom Matthews for distribution to area classroom art teachers.
2007 Worked with Landmark Arts Gallery to develop a CD based on the
biographies and art from the exhibition “Women in Stories and Prints”.
Aided in the distribution to area classroom teachers and statewide schools
of art.
Community Service
2004-present The impetus for my proposing, and receiving approval for, a
School of Art/Lubbock Independent School District outreach project came
from listening to PhD candidate Kyle McQuilken’s presentation on “Lowrider Bike Culture of West Texas” and attending Professor Will Canning’s
sculptor student’s kinetic art bike parade. Both events occurred in April,
2004. Since that time, I have been the SOA “Low-rider/Dream bike” project
coordinator. As such, I am the lead liaison with the Lubbock Independent
School District and the principals and teachers involved. I am also the lead
in justifying and requesting resources. In 2008 I approached STEM, Office
of the Provost, Texas Tech University for financial support. The support
requested was granted. During 2008, both the SOA and STEM were
nominated for and awarded the Texas Association of Partnerships in
Education top award (the Crystal Award) in regards to the success of the
Low-rider project at Atkins Middle School, Lubbock, Texas. Fifty bikes were
built and displayed by students at a parade held at TTU. These bikes
became the property of largely youth-at-risk attending Atkins. During the
fourth quarter 2008, I developed and presented a budget, which was
approved, requesting CVPA funding of a 2009 Project.
2007 Arranged tours, lunch and presentation which I gave for in-service
training for Lubbock ISD art teachers.
2006 Regional Juror for VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) Odessa, Texas.
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