Christopher Alexander
San Jose, CA 95126
408-406-8184
cmalexander@me.com
Education
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY - 1994, SAN JOSE, CA
Master of Fine Arts - Pictorial Arts
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY - 1991, SAN JOSE, CA
Bachelor of Arts - Painting and Drawing
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - 2005, SANTA CRUZ, CA
Web Design Certification
Experience
MANAGER OF PROJECTS AND IMPLEMENTATION, ZETCOM - 2014-PRESENT
zetcom is the maker of MuseumPlus, ArtPlus, and FoundationPlus database systems - allowing museums, galleries and businesses to
catalog and track their collections.
Responsibilities:
• Manage all aspects of new projects from specification, to development, to finished product. Ensure that
projects are kept on track and delivered in a timely manner.
• Communicate regularly on project status, questions that arise, and product usage.
• Create and review system mockups and wireframes to be used by developers.
• Handle quality assurance, logging bugs to ensure they are resolved on time by the development team.
• Conduct extensive training on system operation and how to create and run reports for clients.
• Attend conferences and trade shows as a representative of the company.
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, TOURA — 2009-2014
Toura’s Mobile App Producer allows museums to easily curate and create content driven mobile applications for iOS, Android and mobile
web. Using a web interface clients upload images, audio, and video; select from templates to display their content; and apply creative
assets, like headers and backgrounds with the goal of offering their final app to the general public for download.
Achievements:
• Managed key client relations, including Guggenheim, The Getty, British Library, Victoria and Albert, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum
of Science Boston and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
• Provided strategic support for clients regarding digital content, content creation, digital curation and information architecture.
• Launched 50+ apps, including those featured in iTunes (including App of the Week), with several highlighted in NY Times, Guardian,
Fox News, and others news outlets.
• Successfully launched, trained, and supported clients through two major releases of Toura’s Mobile App Producer platform. Each
included the release of a new app version and its distribution.
• Built an informative support site and knowledge base, which included 60+ tutorials and FAQs, enhanced with videos and diagrams, to
assist client support on a self-serve basis. (http://support.toura.com/kb)
• Worked closely with other mobile providers and museum professionals on drafting an XML schema (TourML) to allow for portability
between museum tour systems, thus preserving the intellectual capital and digital assets museums had worked to produce.
MANAGER OF INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY, SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART — 2005-2010
Conceived, initiated, and supported ground-breaking digital projects that leveraged cutting edge technologies to present and promote art
exhibitions and programs. Functioned as core producer of online and in-house digital content. Determined strategic direction for web-based
and technology-based initiatives crucial to the museum’s growth. Teamed with museum staff to create innovative, usable content for rich
digital experiences.
Achievements:
• Pioneered the museum’s first iPod and cell phone tour which included tour stops for selected works of art while integrating narration and
music to create a rich audio experience.
• Conceptualized, designed, and created a first of it’s kind iPod Touch/iPhone handheld tour for the museum. Incorporated a feature-rich
section around the permanent collection, implemented a visitor feedback form, and performed regular updates of new content.
• Created and produced award winning podcasts and videos that functioned as cost-effective marketing tools and interactive/interpretive
components for exhibits. Videos have been viewed by hundreds of thousands on YouTube and have been featured on YouTube’s home
page.
• Invited to speak at major conferences — Tate Modern Handheld, American Association of Museums, Museums and the Web, among
others.
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART — 2002-2005
• Streamlined registration processes by designing and implementing a new database layout and structure.
• Initiated digitization of the permanent collection and laid the groundwork for the recently completed public access to the SJMA
collection.
• Secured copyright permissions and catalogued images for two major museum publications.
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• Contributed to the design and layout of museum exhibitions, collaborating with the exhibition and curatorial teams.
• Coordinated shipping of artworks to and from museum, tracked artwork in art storage, packed and unpacked art, and performed
condition reports on permanent collection and borrowed art objects.
• Addressed artwork issues involving contracts, loan agreements, and reproduction rights.
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR, SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART – 2000-2002
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Selected and launched the first email newsletter system at SJMA. Grew e-mail newsletter distribution from 400 to over 5,000 contacts.
Designed and implemented membership campaigns, printed collateral, and e-mail communications.
Proved instrumental in driving the museum’s most successful member acquisition campaign.
Managed department operations, including customer service, budgeting, and events.
Ran reports from membership database DonorPerfect to track member retention and renewal rates. Performed database administration as
need to add new members or edit existing information.
PREPARATOR, ANDERSON ART COLLECTION – 2000
• Helped to prepare the collection for a major exhibition at SFMoMA.
• Wrapped and packaged work, worked with art shippers to move collection, modified artwork to ensure its safety in transportation,
helped registrar with condition reporting.
• Other duties included database updates, installing, cleaning and storage of artwork.
INSTALLATION CREW, SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART –1998-2000
Receiving Artwork, unpacking, wall preparation, handling, hanging, deinstalling, repackaging, patching and painting walls. Work included
a large amount of meticulous details in the areas of touch-ups and displaying.
Teaching Experience
GUEST LECTURER – SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 2012
Apple’s Disruption in Museums - View on Slideshare
WORKSHOP - MUSEUMS AND THE WEB, DENVER, CO - 2011
Framed! An Intro to iPhone Frameworks for Museum Tours - View on Slideshare
WORKSHOP - MUSEUMS AND THE WEB, DENVER, CO - 2011
Mobile Content Workshop
GUEST LECTURER – SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 2009
Technology in Museums - View on Slideshare
GUEST LECTURER – SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, SANTA CLARA, CA – OCTOBER 2007
Artist of the Week Podcast - View on Slideshare
GUEST LECTURER – JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY, BERKELEY, CA – OCTOBER 2007
Web 2.0 Technologies - View on Slideshare
GUEST LECTURER – STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CA – NOVEMBER 2006
Technology and SJMA: Another Layer to Museum Experience - View on Slideshare
TEACHERS ASSISTANT - BEGINNING PAINTING, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CA – 1994
For two consecutive semesters helped with lesson planning and classroom demonstrations. Provided one-on-one assistance to students.
Planned and executed lessons.
TEACHER - EXPRESSIVE DRAWING, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CA – 1993
Taught class of 20 students in the area of Expressive Drawing for three-hour class sessions. Created lessons planned slide lecture,
performed demonstration and led class discussion.
Speaking Engagements
MUSEUMS AND MOBILES ONLINE CONFERENCE, ONLINE GLOBALLY - MARCH 2011
Create. Consume. Repurpose - View on Slideshare
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS, SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 2010
Just a Touch Away: Mobile Tour Basics and Best Practices - View on Slideshare
LEARNING TIMES HANDHELD CONFERENCE, ONLINE GLOBALLY - JUNE 2009
The Little Train that Could: Mobile Tours on a Shoestring Budget - View on Slideshare
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 2009
This is Not Your Parents Museum - View on Slideshare
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 2008
Road Trip - View on Slideshare
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TATE HANDHELD CONFERENCE, TATE MODERN, LONDON, UK – SEPTEMBER 2008
From Audio Tours to iPhones - View on Slideshare
MUSEUM COMPUTER NETWORK, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, SAN JOSE, CA - AUGUST 2008
A Tale of Two iPod Tours - View on Slideshare
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS CONFERENCE, DENVER, CO – APRIL 2008
Using Technology to Elicit Visitor Feedback - View on Slideshare
MUSEUMS AND THE WEB, MONTREAL, QUEBEC – APRIL 2008
Beyond Launch: Museum Videos on YouTube - View on Slideshare
DOCENT PRESENTATION, SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART, SAN JOSE, CA - DECEMBER 2006
Technology and SJMA: Another Layer to Museum Experience - View on Slideshare
Art Related Experiences
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER, SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART – 2001-2003
Helped to create an innovative new program aimed at teaching artists how the art world operates. Via a monthly guest lecturer or panel of
museum professionals, presentations included contacting galleries, assembling a portfolio, photographing artwork, obtaining grants for
public artworks, and other topics.
BOARD MEMBER, WORKS GALLERY, SAN JOSE, CA – 1997-1999
Responsibilities included: Installation of exhibits (handling, placement, hanging, construction, patch-up, and painting walls), artist selection
for shows, artist relations, archiving gallery documents, creation of a FileMaker database for archiving purposes, designing and updating of
the gallery webpage, and working with other board members to solve problems or vote on new policies and procedures.
GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CA – 1993-1994
Represented Grad students as a member of the Graduate Faculty Committee. Worked with faculty on concerns dealing with curriculum
and other graduate related issues, i.e. studio space, exhibitions and student reviews.
Awards
MUSE AWARD FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT - GOLD AWARD FOR “ROAD TRIP” PROMO VIDEO
American Association of Museums Media and Technology Committee, 2009
MUSE AWARD FOR EXTENDED EXPERIENCE - HONORABLE MENTION FOR “ARTIST OF THE WEEK” PODCAST
American Association of Museums Media and Technology Committee, 2007
Bibliography
Writings and projects
Alexander, Chris. "2 Years, Already?" Toura.Tumblr.com. Toura, 12 Jan. 2012. Web. <http://toura.tumblr.com/post/16208799492/2-yearsalready>. Blog post about the history of Toura.
Alexander, Chris. "Pacific Standard Time and Toura." Weblog post. Toura.Tumblr.com. Toura, 11 Oct. 2011. Web.
<http://toura.tumblr.com/post/10895275084/pacific-standard-time-and-toura>. Post about Pacific Standard Time and Toura.
Alexander, Chris. "Considering App Reviews." Web log post. Toura.Tumblr.com. Toura, 19 Aug. 2011. Web.
<http://toura.tumblr.com/post/9139814769/app-reviews>. Blog post about dealing with App Reviews.
Alexander, Chris. "Create. Consume. Repurpose." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 22 Mar. 2011.
Web. <http://www.chris-alexander.com/2011/03/create-consume-repurpose/>. Accompanying article from a presentation that I
gave at the Museum and Mobile online conference.
Alexander, Chris. "Two Recent Projects." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 7 Aug. 2009. Web.
<http://www.chris-alexander.com/2009/08/two-recent-projects/>. Blog post on Todd Schorr and Ansel Adams projects at SJMA.
Alexander, Chris. "Dipity Do It!" Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 11 Mar. 2009. Web.
<http://www.chris-alexander.com/2009/03/dipity-do-it/>. Blog post for an interactive timeline created at SJMA for the Andy
Warhol exhibit.
Alexander, Chris. "IPod Touch Tour Full Screen Mode." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 6 Feb. 2009.
Web. <http://www.chris-alexander.com/2009/02/iphone-full-screen-mode/>. Blog Post on how to lock a web app into full screen
mode.
Alexander, Chris. "Museums and Twitter: A PC Idea." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 20 Jan. 2009.
Web. <http://www.chris-alexander.com/2009/01/museums-and-twitter/>. Blog post about how Twitter could be used with a
permanent collection.
Alexander, Chris. "IPod Touch Tour Update." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 17 Oct. 2008. Web.
<http://www.chris-alexander.com/2008/10/ipod-touch-tour-update/>. Blog post about the iPod Touch Tour at SJMA.
Alexander, Chris. "Tate Handheld Conference." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 10 Oct. 2008. Web.
<http://www.chris-alexander.com/2008/10/tate-handheld-conference/>. Blog post on the Tate Handheld Conference.
Alexander, Chris. "Keynote Presentation: Chris Alexander." Tate Handheld Conference. PBWorks, 18 Sept. 2008. Web.
<http://tatehandheldconference.pbworks.com/w/page/19520879/Keynote Presentation: Chris Alexander>. Presentation page on
the Tate Handheld Conference Wiki site.
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Alexander, Chris. "Road Trip Postcard/Promo Video." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 28 May 2008.
Web. <http://www.chris-alexander.com/2008/05/road-trip-postcardpromo-video/>. Short blog post about the Road Trip promo
video at SJMA.
Alexander, C., Et Al., “Beyond Launch: Museum Videos on YouTube” , in J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds.). Museums and the Web 2008:
Proceedings, Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. Published March 31, 2008. Consulted January 10, 2014.
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/hart/hart.html. Paper written in association with a presentation given for Museums
and the Web Montreal in April 2008.
Alexander, Chris. ”MCN Scholarship Week on the Blog – Tuesday’s Posting." Web log post. Musematic. Museum Computer Network, 11
Mar. 2008. Web. <http://musematic.net/2008/03/11/mcn-scholarship-week-on-the-blog-–-tuesdays-posting/>. Blog post written
as part of winning a scholarship to the Museum Computer Network conference.
Alexander, Chris. "Camille Rose Garcia Video Series." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 15 May 2007.
Web. <http://www.chris-alexander.com/2007/05/camille-rose-garcia-video-series/>. Blog post about creating the Camille Rose
Garcia video series at SJMA.
Alexander, Chris. "MUSE Award." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 13 May 2007. Web.
<http://www.chris-alexander.com/2007/05/muse-award-presentation/>. Short blog post with slides on how we created the Artist
of the Week podcast at SJMA.
Alexander, Chris. “San Jose Museum of Art iPod Tour." Web log post. www.chris-alexander.com. www.chris-alexander.com, 15 Nov.
2005. Web. <http://www.chris-alexander.com/2005/11/san-jose-museum-of-art-ipod-tour/>. Blog post on using video iPods to
deliver the SJMA tour.
RECORDINGS
Alexander, Chris and Ted Forbes. "Chris & Ted’s Excellent IPod Tours." Interview by Nancy Proctor. Audio blog post. MuseumMobile.
MuseumMobile, 18 July 2009. Web. <http://museummobile.info/archives/229>. Audio from an interview conducted by Nancy
Proctor, Head of Mobile at the Smithsonian
"Using Technology to Elicit Visitor Feedback." Speech. American Alliance of Museums Conference. Denver Convention Center, Denver.
29 Apr. 2008. American Alliance of Museums :: PROLibraries.com. American Alliance of Museums, May 2008. Web.
<http://www.prolibraries.com/aam/?select=session&sessionID=1279>. Audio recording of presentation given.
Alexander, Chris and Lucy Larson. "Podcast: Road Trip – The Giant Artichoke | MuseumTimes." Interview by Jonathan Finkelstein. Audio
blog post. MuseumTimes. MuseumTimes, 11 Jan. 2010. Web. <http://www.museumtimes.org/podcast-road-trip/>. Podcast
interview about Road Trip video that won Gold at the 2009 MUSE Awards.
Alexander, Chris. "Developing Mobile Experiences & Content." Lecture. Museums and Mobile Conference. Online, Global. 22 Mar. 2011.
Museums and Mobile. Museums and Mobile, 22 Mar. 2011. Web. <http://www.museumsmobile.com/mm2-recordings/>.
Presentation given at the Museums and Mobile conference on content in mobile apps.
Alexander, Chris. "The Little Train That Could: Mobile Tours on a Shoestring Budget." Lecture. Museums and Mobile Conference.
Online, Global. 3 June 2009. Museums and Mobile. Museums and Mobile, 3 June 2009. Web.
<http://www.museumsmobile.com/mm1-recordings/>. Recording and screencast from presentation at conference.
Alexander, Chris, and Joanne Northrup. "We Heart Robots | CNET TV | Video Product Reviews, CNET Podcasts, Tech Shows, Live CNET
Video." Interview by Kara Tsuboi. CNET. N.p., 20 June 2008. Web. <http://cnettv.cnet.com/we-heart-robots/9742-1_5350002712.html>. Video interview. iPod Touch tour mentioned towards the end.
Alexander, Chris. "Mac OS Ken: Day 6 No. 19." Interview by Ken Ray. Audio blog post. Mac OS Ken: Day 6. Mac OS Ken: Day 6, 26
Apr. 2008. Web. <http://sendkenraytocamp.libsyn.com/mac_os_ken_day_6_no_19>. Podcast interview about the SJMA iPod
Touch Tour.
Catalogues
Landauer, Susan, JoAnne Northrup, Ann M. Wolfe, and Lindsey M. Wylie. Foreword. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent
Collection. San Jose, CA: San Jose Museum of Art, 2004. N. pag. Print. Handled catalogue photography and securing copyright.
Landauer, Susan, William H. Gerdts, and Patricia Trenton. Foreword. The Not-so-still Life: A Century of California Painting and
Sculpture. Berkeley: University of California, 2003. N. pag. Print. Handled catalogue photography and securing copyright.
Studies and books
Bautista, Susana, and Cara Wallis. "Mobile Experiences in Art Museums." Web log post. Digital Media and Learning Central. Digital
Media and Learning Central, 16 Aug. 2012. Web. <http://dmlcentral.net/node/5117>. Study which mentions SJMA iPod Touch
tour.
Leon, Sharon, Sheila Brennan, Dave Lester, and Andrea Odiorne. Mobile for Museums: Assessment of the Field. Roy Rosenzweig Center
for History and New Media. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, n.d. Web. <http://chnm.gmu.edu/labs/mobilefor-museums/assessment-of-the-field/>. Study which mentions SJMA, including footnotes to blog posts on www.chrisalexander.com.
Samis, Peter. "The Exploded Museum." Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media. By Loïc
Tallon and Kevin Walker. Lanham: AltaMira, 2008. 10. Print. Mis-named as Chris Anderson, instead of Chris Alexander,
speaking about SJMA's Collecting Our Thoughts.
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Samis P. and Pau S., ‘Artcasting’ at SFMOMA: First-Year Lessons, Future Challenges for Museum Podcasters Broad Audience of Use, in
J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds.). Museums and the Web 2006: Proceedings, Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics, Published
March 1, 2006 at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/papers/samis.html. Mention of San Jose Museum of Art and our
podcasting endeavors.
Simon, Nina. "Managing and Sustaining Participation." The Participatory Museum. Santa Cruz, CA: Museum 2.0, 2010. 341-43. Print.
Mention of SJMA's Road Trip project.
Schwarzer, Marjorie. "Coda." Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America. Washington: American Association of
Museums, 2013. N. pag. Print. Mention of YouTube usage at the San Jose Museum of Art.
Conferences Sessions Planned
Alexander, Chris. "Piecing It Together: Steps to a Mobile Application." Museum Computer Network. Proc. of Piecing It Together: Steps to
a Mobile Application, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta. Museum Computer Network, 22 June 2011. Web.
<http://www.mcn.edu/2011/piecing-it-together-steps-mobile-application>. Session on creating mobile tours organized for the
Museum Computer Network conference.
Alexander, Chris. Museum Computer Network. Proc. of Museum Computer Network California Special Interest Group, San Jose Museum
of Art, San Jose. Museum Computer Network, 22 Aug. 2008. Web. <http://www.mcn.edu/calsig-events>. Day long conference
organized for the MCN Cal-SIG.
Blog and web Mentions
Albertson, Mark. "Museum Guide Technology Is a Work in Progress." Examiner.com. Examiner.com, 13 Aug. 2013. Web.
<http://www.examiner.com/article/museum-guide-technology-is-a-work-progress>. Cited in an article about technology in
museums.
Booth, Mal. "Using IPods in the Museum." Web log post. FromMelbin. FromMelbin, 24 July 2008. Web.
<http://malbooth.com/2008/07/24/using-ipods-in-the-museum/>. Mention of SJMA’s iPod Touch tour.
Dooley, Michael. "Sex! Nudity! Comix! IPhone App… Censored!" Print Magazine. Print Magazine, 3 Aug. 2011. Web.
<http://www.printmag.com/design-education/iphone-app-censored/>. Issues around iPhone app image censorship.
Ellsworth, Amy. "Going Mobile: IPod Touch Tours." Penn Museum Blog. Penn Museum Blog, 20 Aug. 2010. Web.
<http://www.penn.museum/blog/museum/going-mobile-ipod-touch-audio-tours/>. Mention of San Jose Museum of Art iPod
Touch tour on the Penn Museum Blog.
Goodin, Dan. "Museums Find an Unlikely Ally: The Cell Phone." Web log post. USA Today. USA Today, 19 Mar. 2006. Web.
<http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-03-19-cell-museum-tours_x.htm>. Article about the cell phone
tour created using Guide by Cell
Hickson, Patricia. "Unnatural Disasters." San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose Museum of Art, June 2001. Web.
<http://www.sjmusart.org/content/chris-alexander-unnatural-disasters>. Listing on the San Jose Museum of Art Website for art
exhibition.
Knight, Heather. "Artist Gets Inspiration from Unexpected Places." SF Gate. SF Gate, 28 Sept. 2001. Web.
<http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/THE-ARTS-Artist-gets-inspiration-from-2873706.php>. Article featuring exhibition at
the San Jose Museum of Art.
Kienzle, Karen. "Chris Alexander, Belly of the Whale, 1998 - Museum Collection - De Saisset Museum - Santa Clara University." De
Saisset Museum. De Saisset Museum, Dec. 2001. Web. <http://www.scu.edu/desaisset/collection/alexander.html>. Article
featuring an artwork in the permanent collection at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University.
Melanson, Donald. "San Jose Museum of Art Offers Cellphone Tours." Web log post. Engadget. Engadget, 23 Feb. 2006. Web.
<http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/23/san-jose-museum-of-art-offers-cellphone-tours/>. Mention of the work done for Guide by
Cell and the Art of Engagement exhibition at SJMA.
Proctor, Nancy. "San Jose Museum of Art." Museum Mobile Wiki. Museum Mobile Wiki, n.d. Web.
<http://wiki.museummobile.info/museums-to-go/projects/san-jose-museum-of-art>. Wiki article discussing the San Jose Museum
of Art iPod Touch tour.
Steinkamp, Zack. "Dipity Kiosk at SJMA." Dipity Blog. Dipity, 11 Mar. 2009. Web.
<https://web.archive.org/web/20090422182337/http://blog.dipity.com/2009/03/11/dipity-kiosk-at-sjma/>. Blog post talking about
the Dipity interactive timeline created at the San Jose Museum of Art.
Wykes, Sara. "Podcasts Win Praise for San Jose Museum of Art." MercuryNews.com. MercuryNews.com, 10 Mar. 2008. Web.
<http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainmentheadlines/ci_8518633>. Online newspaper article discussing the Artist of the Week
podcast's MUSE award win.
"All About the 2007 Muse Award Winners: Extended Experience." AAM Media and Technology Committee. American Alliance of
Museums, Feb. 2007. Web.
<https://web.archive.org/web/20070811204047/http://www.mediaandtechnology.org/muse/2007_extendedexp.html>. Judge
notes and descriptions of MUSE award for Artist of the Week Podcast.
"2009 Muse Award Winners: Public Relations and Development." AAM Media and Technology Committee. American Alliance of
Museums, Feb. 2009. Web.
<https://web.archive.org/web/20100212153113/http://www.mediaandtechnology.org/muse/2009prdevelopment.html>. Notes
from the MUSE award judges for Public Relations and Development for which the San Jose Museum of Art won Gold.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT, 2002
De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
UNNATURAL DISASTERS, 2001
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
THIS THING CALLED NATURE, 1994
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
OBSESSIVE NATURE, 2006
Heritage Bank, San Jose, CA
MONOTYPE MARATHON, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
FALL AUCTION, 2002,2003,2004
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
IS THE MEDIUM THE MESSAGE? CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, 2002
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
SALON DES ICA, 2001
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
GROUP EXHIBITION OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, 2001
Heritage Bank, San Jose, CA Curated by Jane Salvin
NARRATIVE WORKS, 2000
D.P. Fong Galleries, San Jose, CA
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE M.F.A. DEGREE AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, 2000
Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA., Juror: David Ross, SFMoMA (Catalogue Included)
ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT, 1998
WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA
CHRISTMAS GROUP SHOW, 1996
D.P. Fong Galleries, San Jose, CA
SILENT NIGHT AUCTION, 1995 AND 1996
WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA
9TH BIENNIAL PRINT AND DRAWING EXHIBITION, 1993
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA., Juror: John Nava
OLYMPIAD OF THE ARTS, 1993
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA
Public Collections:
The San Jose Museum of Art
The De Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University
Private Collections:
Ray Ashley
Kate Hovig-Schiltz
Richard and Christine Jeffers
Lorri Kershner
Clayton Moraga
Michael and Yvonne Nevens
Younhee Paik
Carlos Perez
John Rossell
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