PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

 

THE University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas                   

Lecturer of Art

•     Taught ARTS 2326 Sculpture I, ARTS 2346 Ceramics I, ART 2371 Intermediate Ceramics, and ARTS 4371 Advanced Ceramics for university credit classes.

 

University of North Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas                                    

Instructor of Art

•     Taught ART 1300 Art Appreciation face-to-face and online university credit classes.

 

TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE SOUTHEAST CAMPUS, Arlington, Texas                                       

Associate Professor of Art

• Teach face-to-face and online Art Appreciation, Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-    Dimensional Design, Sculpture, and Ceramics for college credit classes.
• Coordinates the ceramics area through ordering supplies and equipment, maintaining equipment,          organizing artist lectures and demonstrations, curating exhibitions, and assisting the Chair with     screening and interviewing adjunct faculty.

DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE CAMPUS, Lancaster, Texas                                          

Instructor of Art

•     Taught Art Appreciation, Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design, Sculpture,

       and Ceramics for college credit classes.

 

McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana                                                    

Assistant Professor of Art

•     Taught ceramics and design for university credit and non-credit classes.

 

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE SOUTHEAST CAMPUS

• Served as a member of the Southeast Campus Academic Curriculum Team, tasked to select the common course materials across all disciplines.
• Served as a member of the Southeast Campus College Men of Color Scholars Program to support males in their goal to earn a credential/and/or degree at TCCD.
• Served as a member of the Southeast Campus Quality Enhancement Plan, a District initiative for enhancing educational quality.
• Represented campus as Co-Chair of the District Core Curriculum Review Committee, determining class offerings based on state legislature guidelines and college/student needs.
• Contributed ideas to improve college programs and curriculum as a member of the Chancellor’s Roundtable (consisting of staff, faculty, and administrators).
• Served as a member of the District Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee, ensuring policies and regulations were followed and enforced.
• Elected Secretary of the Southeast Campus Faculty Association for 2 years, ensuring clear communications regarding agendas and meeting events.
• Improved visibility and reputation of the campus through the creation of Art Corridor I—converting a hallway into a venue for exhibiting local, regional, and national artists to students and the community.

 

DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE CAMPUS

• Honored with the President’s Award in recognition of contributions to program development, curriculum, and instruction.
• Received the Distinguished Services Award.
• Selected for the Excellence in Teaching Award.

 

OVERALL

• Invited to speak at several national and regional educational conferences and symposiums.
• Permanent collection at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
• Published 12 articles in scholarly journals in the space of just 5 years.

EDUCATION

 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, Denton, Texas

Master of Fine Arts,

Major: Ceramics, Minor: Fibers                                                                                    

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Major: Crafts w/concentration in Ceramics, Minor: Education                                        

 

 

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

 

·   University of Dallas Regional Juried Ceramic Competition, University of Dallas, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, Irving, TX, Juror: Val M. Cushing, Professor Emeritus, Alfred University, Alfred,           NY.

·   Texas Mud, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, Juror: Joan Davidow, Director, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, (catalogue).

·   Tenth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster City, PA, Juror:            Jack Troy, Professor,Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, (catalogue).

·   Fifteenth Annual Materials: Hard & Soft, The Meadows Gallery, The Center for the Visual Arts,         Denton, TX, Juror: Beth Ann Gerstein, Executive Director, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston,     MA (catalogue).

·   Fourteenth Annual Materials: Hard & Soft, The Meadows Gallery, The Center for the Visual Arts,      Denton, TX, Juror: Harlan Butt, Professor of Art, University of North Texas, (catalogue).

·   Thirteenth San Angelo Ceramic National Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo,            TX, Juror: Matthew Kangas, Critic, Writer, and Independent Curator, WA, (catalogue).

·   2000 Art Craft Juried Competition and Exhibition, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX,   Juror: Susan Peterson, Professor Emerita, Hunter College

·   Different Directions - Coming Together in Clay: Mark Epstein, Angela Gallia, Gary Huntoon, Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Sarah Noebels, and Lisa Orr, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX,      Invitational, (catalogue).

·   1997 Junior College Faculty Exhibition, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, Invitational

·   Hot Pots, The Potters Guild Gallery, Roswell, GA, Juror: Don McCance, Professor, Georgia State       University (catalogue).

·   1996 Orton International Cone Box Show, Baker University, Shawnee, KS, Jurors: Karen Karnes,       Master Potter, Vermont, Brad Schweiger, Associate Professor, Ohio University, Judith Schwartz,          Professor, New York University.

•   A Class of Texas Art, Carlyn Galerie, Dallas, TX, Invitational.

•   The Eleventh Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts,    San Angelo, TX, Juror: Michael W. Monroe, Curator in Charge, Peter Joseph Gallery, New York        (catalogue).

 

AWARDS

 

·   Presidents Award, Dallas County Community College District - Cedar Valley College.

·   Distinguished Service Award, Dallas County Community College District-Cedar Valley College.

·   Excellence in Teaching Award at Cedar Valley College.

·   New Mexico Clay Award, From the Ground Up XV, Adobe Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

·   First Federal Savings and Loan Award, Hazleton Art League Open Juried Exhibition: Works in Clay, Glass, Metal, and Wood, Hazleton, Art League Gallery, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

·   Third Place Award, TASIMJAE, Art Studio Incorporated Gallery, Beaumont, Texas.

·   Merit Award, From the Ground Up XIV, Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

·   LAA President’s Award, Lafayette Art Association 1994 National Juried Competition of Two and       Three Dimensional Art, Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana.

 

 

VISITING ARTISTS LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS

 

•   Texas Pottery and Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth, Texas, Lecture.

·   Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.

·   San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, Lecture.

·   Collin County Community College-Spring Creek, Plano, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.

·   Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.

·   Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.

·   Texas Pottery and Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth, Texas, Lecture.

·   Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, Louisiana, Lecture and Demonstration.  

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

·   41^st Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Louisville,            Kentucky, Topical Discussion Leader.

·   39^th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore,            Maryland, Presenter.

·   37^th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, San Diego,           California, Presenter.

·   Fourteenth Annual San Angelo Ceramic Symposium, Angelo State University, San Angelo,Texas,       Panelist.

·   “Fourth Annual Ceramics Workshop,” Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas, Presenter.

·   Symposium: “Pyromania - Metal, Clay, and Glass,” Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, Louisiana,   Presenter.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

·   “Lee Akins” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 54, no. 7, August/September 2006,            52-55  

·   “Gallery Guide”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 50, no. 8, October, 2002, 65, 68

·   “The Potter’s Shed at Old City Park” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 50, no. 6,      June/July/August, 2002, 68-69

·   “Leandra Urrutia”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 50, no. 1, January, 2002, 24

·   “Gallery Guide”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 49, no. 8, October, 2001, 70-71

·   “A Dialogue with Lisa Orr” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 48, no. 5, May,       2000, 48-51

·   “Jerry Austin”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 48, no. 4, April, 2000, 22

·   “Lee Akins”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 9, November, 1999, 22-23

·   “A Conversation with Elmer Taylor” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 7, September, 1999, 40-45

·   “Lisa Orr”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 3, April, 1999, 22

·   “Paul A. McCoy”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 2, February, 1999, 14

·   “Dick Lehman”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 46, no. 6, June/July/August, 1998, 22

·   “Mary Law”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 46, no. 5, May, 1998, 14

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

·   The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes, Lark Books, 2004, 156, 158, 159, 160

·   Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques, Lark Books, 2004, 54

·   Exploring Electric Kiln Techniques, The American Ceramics Society, 2003, 18-21

·   500 Bowls, Lark Books, 2003, 52, 149

·   500 Teapots, Lark Books, 2002, 24

·   “Different Directions in Texas,” Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 10, December, 1999, 20

·   Different Directions: Coming Together in Clay Gallery Guide, San Angelo, Texas, 1999, 1-2

·   Elena Gaona, “Celebrate Our Heritage,” La Fuente, September 25, 1996, 8

·   The Eleventh Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, Texas, 1996, 22

·   Lafayette Art Association 1996 National Juried Competition of Two and Three Dimensional Art,          Lafayette, Louisiana, 1996, 11

·   Hot Pots, Roswell, GA, 1996, 4

 

 

COMMISSIONS

 

·   Commemorative terra cotta tiles for Knoxville Smokies Baseball Ownership Group.  Commissioned    by HKS Architects and McCarty, Holsaple, McCarty, Dallas, TX.

 

 

COLLECTIONS

 

·   San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas