Curriculum Vitae
STUDIO EXPERTISE
Experimental Video and Animation, Stop Motion Animation, 2D Animation, Video and Sound Editing, History of Video and Animation, Performance Art, Media Theory, Electronic Media, Web Design, SEO, Sequential Imaging and Story Boarding, Illustration, Foundation and Fundamentals, Gender Studies, Feminist Film Theory.
EDUCATION
2011 – Master of Fine Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
Photographic and Electronic Media
2011 – Certificate of Teaching College Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
2006 – Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Kinetic Imaging
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011 Current Adjunct Faculty/Visiting Artist: Currently working as an adjunct faculty member and visiting artist at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the Art Foundations and Kinetic Imaging Departments. I created 2 new courses for KI: Web for Media Artists, and Media Theory.
VCU, Richmond, VA
Time Studio
Electronic Animation II: Experimental Animation
Web for Media Artists
Media Theory
Animation for the Stage
Introduction to Video
Animation 1: Narrative Strategies
Gender in Media
Body Discourses: Video, Art, and the Body
2010 Current Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist: I was asked by a number of graduate and undergraduate professors at MICA to give demos and presentations on animation, web design, SEO, and video editing to their undergraduate and graduate level students.
MICA, Baltimore MD
Undergraduate and Graduate Level Classes
2009-2011 Graduate Teaching Intern: Tandem taught classes to undergraduate students alongside MICA faculty members. Throughout the course of the internship, I was responsible for writing curriculum, creating project assignments, leading critiques, workshops, and demos, grading assignments, and assisting students outside of class.
MICA, Baltimore MD
Stop Motion Animation
Video 1
Electronic Media and Culture
Elements of Visual Thinking
History of Animation
Professional Portfolio Development
French Feminism
2008-2009 Workshop Instructor/Instructional Blogger: Developed basic SEO and Web Design demos and workshops for small business owners. Created dynamic presentations to assist new website owners and small businesses to take advantage of CSS and CMS driven websites in an SEO friendly approach. I was also responsible for creating and maintaining an instructional SEO blog.
Customer Magnetism, Virginia Beach VA
SEO Friendly Web Design
Social Media Strategies
CMS and CSS Basics
2007-2008 Art Instructor: Responsible for curriculum and course development for each class. Worked closely with students from ages 12 to 65 in a small student centered learning environment to meet their individual goals for artistic growth. Lead critiques, demos, and workshops as well as skills based exercises and assignments.
Drawn To Art Gallery, Norfolk VA
Socially Engaged Art
Intro To Independent Film and Animation
Sequential Imaging and Story Boarding
2007 Freelance Multimedia Artist: I was contracted out as a freelance multimedia artist to create 3 educational videos for the Old Masters In Context Series at the Chrysler Museum of Art. My duties were to take the concept from storyboard to completion for display in the museum as part of an educational initiative. I worked closely with the Director of Education and Public Programs to insure the highest quality demanded by the client.
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk VA
Old Masters in Context
2006 Adjunct Animation Professor: Developed and implemented a short summer intensive course in the basics of 2D and experimental stop motion animation. Worked closely with 12 entering freshmen to create animation experiences in varying principles including: hand-drawn, cut paper, under the camera, sand, paint on glass, etc. A brief history of experimental animation was given as well as demos, lectures, sample artists, and in class work time.
VCU, Richmond VA
Intro To Animation – Summer Intensive
EXHIBITIONS AND FILM FESTIVALS
Solo Shows
2012 Body Magic, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2011 CONTROL, FAB Gallery, Richmond VA
2010 Abundance, National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance Conference, San Francisco CA
2008 Key Frames: The Art and Animation of Erin Zerbe, Drawn To Art Gallery, Norfolk VA
Juried Shows
2012 Dublin Biennial 2012, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2012 New Waves 2012, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, VA
2012 Beauty Comes in Many Forms, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2012 The Human Form, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
2010 Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles CA
Identity Exhibition, Rosenburg Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
2006 School of the Arts Juried Exhibition, Carriage House, VCU, Richmond VA
Group Shows
2011 Kinetic Imaging Faculty Show, Franklin Terrace, VCU, Richmond, VA
2010 Kamsamnida, Gallery 175, Seoul, South Korea
Photographic and Electronic Media Fall Show, Fox 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
Lotta Art, School 33, Baltimore MD
MFA First Year Show, Decker Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
2009 Photographic and Electronic Media Fall Show, Fox 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
Rough and Tumble, The Boot, Norfolk VA
2008 Scars and Stripes Forever: Visions of American Roller Derby, Haygood Skating Center, Virginia Beach VA
2006 Show Your Stuff Night, Franklin Terrace, VCU, Richmond VA
2005 Show Your Stuff Night, Franklin Terrace, VCU, Richmond VA
Film Festivals
2010 International People’s Choice Film Festival, Quito, Ecuador
2008 Hell on Wheels, Norfolk, VA
Scene First Student Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 Open APPeture Short Film Festival, Boone, NC
Girl FeST, Honolulu, HI
AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2012 “The Stigma of Size: Representations of Fatness in the Performance Art of Erin Zerbe” Feminist Action Project Conference, UT-Austin, TX
2012 “Fatness and Performance” Women’s Studies Graduate Organization Conference, Penn State University, State College, PA
2012 “Control Garments as Physical and Emotional Restraints for the Fat Female Body” National Women Studies Association, Fat Studies Panel, Oakland, CA
2011 “CONTROL” Performing Fatness, Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference, Milwaukee, WI
2010 “Shallow Hal Wants a Gal” Plus Size Pride Magazine, March Edition
2009 “Pitfalls of Social Networking” SEOMoz, May Issue
“Social Media Marketing: The Jedi Way To Success” Internet Marketing, November Issue
2008 Winner: Best Experimental Short: Scene First Student Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 Winner: Short Shorts, Open APPeture Short Film Festival, Boone NC
2006 Student Ambassador of the Arts VCU, Tasmeem International Design Conference, Doha, Qatar
2005 Kinetic Imaging Department Award of Excellence, VCU, Richmond VA
