Summary of Qualifications
n M.F.A., Terminal degree in studio art with painting emphasis
n Twenty-two years experience as Chairperson, with twenty-five years experience in higher education
Chairperson of the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Alabama since Fall 2016
n Eleven years as Chairperson of Visual Arts, University of South Alabama
n Nine years as Chairperson of Department of Fine Arts (Music and Visual Arts), University of West Alabama
n President, SECAC, (formerly Southeastern College Art Conference), 2014-2017
n Board Member, Centre for the Living Arts and Artist Advisory Committee Chair, Space 301, Mobile, AL
n President, Sumter County Fine Arts Council. Responsible for approximately $50k annual budget in arts programming
n Experience in fiscal management, planning and assessment, policy development, personnel recruitment, faculty support and evaluation, curriculum development, grant writing, fund raising, university accreditation, partnership development with external constituencies, service in community arts organizations, service in professional organizations, facility construction and program development
Education
1989 – 1991 Tulane University New Orleans, LA
Master of Fine Arts in Painting
1985 - 1989 Belhaven College Jackson, MS
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Professional Experience
Present - 2016 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
Chairperson of the Department of Art and Art History and Professor of Art
2016 – 2005 The University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
Chairperson of the Department of Visual Arts and Professor of Art
Major Accomplishments and Responsibilities
n Design and implementation of MFA in Creative Technologies and Practice, approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in March 2015 with expected start date Fall Semester 2016.
n Design and implementation of new concentration and program in animation, approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in October 2014 with expected start date Fall Semester 2016.
n For a new concentration in Glass Arts, design of program and oversight of construction of purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility (approximately $1.1 million).
n Design and implementation of Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art History—original program placed on hiatus by the University in 2003.
n Design and implementation of Masters in Art Education in cooperation with the College of Education.
n Reinstated Printmaking (redesigned) and Sculpture Programs.
n Led renovation of facility to create a departmental gallery space.
n Procured donor funding for creation of second graphic design computer lab.
n Oversight of the University of South Alabama Art Collection including establishment of collection policy.
n Designed and spearheaded successful implantation of assessment efforts for all programs and concentrations in the Department of Visual Arts.
n Developed collaborative programs with Space 301, the contemporary art center of Mobile, Alabama.
n Established funding to support University subscription to ARTstor.
n Designed and implemented study abroad program based in Toledo, Spain.
n Implemented student laptop policy for Graphic Design Program.
n Part of University of South Alabama delegation to Cuba in October 2014. Currently working to establish cooperative agreements with institutions and develop exchange programs, as well as study abroad activities.
2005 - 1995 The University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
Professor of Art and Chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts Courses, Committees, Duties: Drawing I,-IV, Painting I-IV, Ceramics I-IV, Design, Art for the Elementary Teacher, Introduction to Art, Art History Survey I, II, University Academic Council, University Website Committee, SACS Accreditation Committee(Chair of Undergraduate Programs), Insurance Committee, Environmental Health and Safety Committee, University Marketing and Image Committee, Recruitment and Retention Task Force, Bibb Graves Auditorium Committee(Chair), Basic Curriculum Assessment Committee, Art Club Advisor, Director of the University of West Alabama Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Major Accomplishments and Responsibilities
n Design and implementation of marching band program. Oversight of facility renovation and band scholarship program.
n Procured grant funding, designed and directed biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition program. Longest running outdoor sculpture program in the state.
n Chaired SACS reaccreditation committee for undergraduate programs
n Developed departmental online educational program
n Designed and spearheaded successful implantation of assessment efforts for all programs and concentrations in the Department of Fine Arts
1995 - 1992 Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK
Instructor, Art Program Director, Courses, Committees, Duties: Drawing I-IV, Painting I-IV, Ceramics I-IV, Watercolor, 3-D Design, Art Fundamentals, Perspective, Lettering, Art Appreciation, Cultural and Entertainment Committee, Financial Aid Committee, Recruiting Committee, Student Senate Advisor, Art Club Advisor, Curriculum Development, Facilities Planning, Sculpture Garden Direction, Gallery Direction
1992 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
Adjunct Instructor, Painting II
1992-1991 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN
Guest Lecturer (fall 1991), Adjunct Instructor (1992) Courses, Committees, and Duties: Painting I, II, Drawing I, II, Introduction to Art History, Arts and Social Issues Committee, Film Series Committee, Student Advising, Gallery Direction, Art Club Advisor
1991 Tulane University New Orleans, LA
Adjunct Instructor Foundation Painting
1989-90 Tulane University New Orleans, LA
Graduate Assistant, Foundation Drawing, Figure Drawing, Painting
1985-1990 Brandon Stoneware Brandon, MS
Product Design and Production, experience in all phases of production pottery, including, throwing, glazing, firing, kiln building
Other Experience
President, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), 2014-2017
First Vice-President, Southeastern College Art Conference, 2011-2014
Conference Chair, 2009 SECAC Annual Conference, Southeastern College Art Conference
Session Chair, Pecha Kucha: Something for Everyone, 2012 Southeastern College Arts Conference, Durham, NC
Paper Presentation, Work in the System: Fitting Creative Activities into the Academic Mold, Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond VA
Session Chair, Pecha Kucha Open Session, 2011 Southeastern College Arts Conference, Richmond, VA
Board Member (2009-2012), SECAC, Southeastern College Art Conference
Session Chair and Presentation, Session: Internationalization and the Visual Arts, Paper: Getting Study Abroad Off the Ground: Considerations in Founding International Arts Programs, 2009 Southeastern College Arts Conference, Mobile, AL
Curator, Chroma, Space 301, Mobile, Alabama, 2011
Curator, Inherent Nature, Space 301, Mobile, Alabama, 2010
Curator, Alan Feltus, Space 301, Mobile, Alabama, 2010
Curator, No, Seriously: Humor and Happiness in Contemporary Art, Space 301, Mobile, Alabama, 2009
Board of Directors, Center for the Livings Arts, Mobile, AL, 2010-2012
Artist Advisory Committee Chair, Space 301 Contemporary Arts Center, Mobile, AL, 2006-2010
Director and Founder, The University of West Alabama Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
President, Sumter County Fine Arts Council 2004-2005, Other offices held: Vice President – Programs, Exhibition Committee – Chair, Memorial Print Committee – Chair, Coleman Center Annual Art and Photography Exhibition Committee Member
Scholarship Chairman, Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity, 1998-2001
The Use of Portfolios as an Assessment Instrument, Presentation at the 1997 University of West Alabama Assessment Conference
Artist in Residence, Association of Visual Artists, Chattanooga, TN, summer 1992
Exhibitions and Mural Commissions
2016
Unrealistic Expectations, Solo Show, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL
2015
Face It!, Eichold Gallery, Springhill College, Mobile, AL
The Art of Teaching, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL
Ramble On: The Cancer Painting, BAAE Exhibit, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
2014
Ramble On: The Cancer Painting, Meridian Museum of Art, 41st Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Juried, Group Exhibition, Achievement Award, Meridian, MS, 2014
Creative Quarterly 34, Canebrake: A Self-Portrait, Juried Competition and International Publication, Group Exhibition, Runner-Up Award, Published on website, Brooklyn, NY
The Big Draw, Mural Commission and Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Paper, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Art of the State, Canebrake: A Self-Portrait, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Juried, Group Exhibition, Best in Show Award, Tuscumbia, AL.
2013
Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian MS
1X4: Analogy, Springhill College, University of South Alabama, University of Mobile, Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL
Mural Commission, Dr. and Mrs. David Martin, Mobile, AL
2012
University of South Alabama, Moulton Bell Tower Mural
The Drawing Show, University of Mobile, Invitational Exhibition, Mobile, AL
1x4: Artacopia, Group Invitational Exhibition, Mobile, AL.
2011
University of South Alabama Baldwin Campus, Solo Exhibition, Fairhope, AL
Double Dog, Faculty Exhibition, DVA Gallery, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
2010
University of West Alabama, Bell Conference Center Mural, Livingston, AL
2009
Black Hole Sun, Drawing on Alabama, Biggin Gallery, University of Auburn, Auburn, AL, Juried Exhibition, Juror: Maura Lynch, Curatorial Assistant, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Cowgirl and Blue Horse, Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society of Mobile Annual Members Show, University of South Alabama, Invitational, Group Exhibition, Mobile, AL
2008
Transformative Transportation, Public Mural Commission, The Wave Transit System, 14’X40’ mural located in historic GM&O building transit system waiting room, Mobile, AL
Woman with Diet Soda, Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Juried, Group Exhibition, Mobile, AL
Woman With Diet Soda, University of Mobile First Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Juried, Group Exhibition, Mobile, AL
Black Hole Sun, Hill Country Arts Foundation 2-D National Juried Exhibition, Juried, Group Exhibition, Ingram, TX
Los Molinos de Campo de Criptana, Mobile International Festival Art Exhibition, Invitational, Mobile, AL
2007
Something for Everyone: An Exhibition of Artwork by Jason Guynes, University of South Alabama Townhouse Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Mobile, AL
Papaya Tree, University of South Alabama, Annual Faculty Exhibition, Invitational, Mobile, AL
Woman with Diet Soda, Meridian Museum of Art, 34th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Juried, Group Exhibition, Meridian, MS
Something for Everyone, Meridian Museum of Art, 34th Annual Bi-State Art Competition (Achievement Award), Juried, Group Exhibition, Meridian, MS
2006
Woman with Diet Soda, Arts and Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition of 2006, Juried, National Group Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
Meridian Museum of Art, 35th Anniversary Exhibit, Dapple, Invitational, Group Exhibition, Meridian, MS.
University of South Alabama, Annual Faculty Exhibition, Borderland, Invitational, Mobile, AL.
Mural Commissions:
Large Scenic Landscape Mural, Wall Residence, Hilton Head, NC.
Ceiling Mural—Sky with Cherubs as Four Seasons, Jack Warner Residence, Tuscaloosa, AL.
2005
“Martini Menagerie” Invitational Exhibition and Auction, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
Mural Commissions:
Tribeca Partners, Mesa, AZ
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Humphrey, Joplin, MO
2004 Mural Commissions:
Dr. and Mrs. John McSpaddin, Lookout Mountain, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Humphrey, Joplin, MO
2003 Mural Commissions:
The University of West Alabama, first phase of Bell Conference Center mural project – Industry and Commerce Wall
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Orgill, Memphis, TN
Ms. Gail Holland, Chattanooga, TN
Russell and Michelle Ball, Philadelphia, PA
2002
Meridian Museum of Art Annual Exhibition and Auction – group exhibit
Mural Commissions:
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory McKenzie, Tuscaloosa, AL – two commissions
Frank and Melba Dawley, Tuscaloosa, AL
2001
Meridian Museum of Art, In the Land of La Mancha, solo exhibition of recent paintings based on the novel Don Quixote
UWA Webb Hall Gallery, In the Land of La Mancha, solo exhibition of recent paintings based on the novel Don Quixote
Mural Commissions:
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lanier, Westpointe, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Pruitt, Livingston, AL
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory McKenzie, Tuscaloosa, AL
2000 Mural Commissions:
Ms. Courtney Barkley, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stone, Birmingham, AL
Ms. Rose Smith, Columbiana, AL
1999 Mural Comissions:
Steve and Anna Meany, Montgomery, AL
Greg and Kathy Taylor, Montgomery, AL
1998
Frameless: Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition, Dr. Anthony F. Janson, Juror, Studio 107 Whiteville, NC
Mural Commissions:
Charles and Jennifer Adair, Montgomery, AL
Joseph and Mallory Bear, Montgomery, AL
Richard and Leslie Scrushy, Lake Martin Estate, Lake Martin, AL three commissions
1997
Meridian Museum of Art Bi-State Art Competition, Purchase Award, Meridian, MS
Meridian Museum of Art People’s Choice Art Exhibition, Meridian, MS
Mural Commission: Dr. and Mrs. H.C. Reeves, Montgomery, AL
1996
Meridian Museum of Art Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian, MS
Meridian Museum of Art People’s Choice Art Exhibition, Meridian, MS
Mural Commissions:
Dr. and Mrs. H.C. Reeves, Montgomery, AL
Dr. and Mrs. William Pelay, Montgomery, AL two commissions
Mr. Edgar Clark, Montgomery, AL
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bohn, Orange Beach, AL
1995
Meridian Museum of Art People’s Choice Art Exhibition, Meridian, MS
University of West Alabama Solo Exhibition, Livingston, AL
1994
No Man’s Land Museum, Solo Exhibition, Goodwell, OK
Art Against AIDS, New Orleans, LA
1993
Still-Zinsel Gallery, two person exhibition, New Orleans, LA
1992
Faculty Exhibition Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell, OK
Tennessee Teacher’s Exhibition, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
Art Escape, Old City Arts Alliance, Knoxville, TN
A Celebration of Realism, Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga, TN
1991
Creative Spirit Gallery, Two Person Show, Jackson, MS
Chattanooga State Technical Community College Faculty Art Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN
Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Newcomb Art Gallery, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Purchase Collegiate Art Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA
1990
Jackson Municipal Gallery Invitational, Jackson, MS
Academy Art Gallery Annual Miniature Show, New Orleans, LA
Gulf South Gallery, Two Person Show, McComb, MS
The Figure in the 80’s, Downtown Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1989
Academy Art Gallery Annual Miniature Show, New Orleans, LA
The Portrait Show, downtown Gallery, New Orleans, LA