allison c. smith - JCCC Blogs - Johnson County Community College
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allison c. smith - JCCC Blogs - Johnson County Community College
ALLISON C. SMITH Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210 Carlsen Center 354A [email protected] 913-469-8500 ext. 3498 EDUCATION University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Ph.D., Ancient Art and Archaeology, awarded in 2003 Major: Greek and Roman Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Minor: Women‟s Studies, Center for Advanced Feminist Studies (CAFS) Advisors: Frederick A. Cooper, Andrea Berlin, Sheila McNally, Lyndel King Dissertation: The Representation of Women in Aegean Wall Painting American University Washington, D.C. M.A., Art History, awarded in 1991 Major: Contemporary Art History Advisors: Mary Garrard, Norma Broude Master‟s Thesis: Miriam Schapiro and the Feminist Art Movement University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas B.A., Art History and B.A., Humanities, awarded in 1987 Advisor: Ted Johnson Senior Thesis: Mark Rothko and the Psychological Effects of Color Residency Fellowships American Academy in Rome Rome, Italy One of 12 nationally selected Art History Ph.D. candidates. Scholarship to study the art and architecture of Italy in 1996. Restored mosaics for an excavated Roman villa in Cortona, Italy. American School at Athens Athens, Greece One of 20 nationally selected Classics and Art History Ph.D. candidates. Full scholarship to study the art and architecture of Greece in 1995. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teaching Experience Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kansas Associate Professor, Chair, Art History Department 2006-present Supervision of the Art History department including the hiring and evaluation of all ALLISON C. SMITH Art History instructors and the Humanities Lab Assistant, scheduling of all classes, maintenance of all lab and classroom equipment, and the direction of all Art History communication media. Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Faculty Liaison o Assist faculty campus-wide in incorporating the nationally-recognized JCCC art collection into course curricula. Complete responsibility for course development, instruction, grading and advising of students enrolled in the following courses: Ancient to Medieval, Renaissance to Modern, and Twentieth-Century Art History. Mentoring and evaluation of all Art History Honors students. University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Visiting Assistant Professor, Art History and Classics Departments 2004-2006 Complete responsibility for course development, instruction, grading, and advising of classes of up to 70 graduate and undergraduate art history and classics students. Developed course content for the following courses: o Greek and Roman Art o Greek Art and Culture o Roman Art and Archaeology o Aegean Art and Archaeology University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Adjunct Instructor, Art History and Classics Departments 1998-1999 Complete responsibility for course development, instruction, grading, and advising of classes of up to 35 graduate and undergraduate students: Women in the Ancient Art and Society; Greek Art and Culture. University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Instructor, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies 1995-1996 Instructed and graded three Mythology recitation sections each consisting of 20 undergraduate students. Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art 1989-1992 One of two Art Historians in a Studio Arts Department of 12 exhibiting artists/professors. Developed course content for, instructed and graded the following courses for studio art undergraduates and non-traditional college students: o Art History Survey o Art Appreciation o Contemporary Art PAGE 2 ALLISON C. SMITH o History of Photography o The Art and Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci ARTS OUTREACH SERVICE JCCC Noon at the Nerman – Organize weekly presentations on individual works of art from the nationally recognized JCCC art collection by cross-disciplinary faculty and staff. Kansas Studies Institute -- Present a number of lectures open to the campus and community on the History of Kansas Artists for the Kansas Studies Institute and JCCC Continuing Education. JCCC Night at the Nelson – Organize annual college-wide event at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art which included 15 faculty presentations and over 300 student attendees, 2007 - present. Member of Creativity to Innovation Committee, 2007 – present. Member of Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Acquisition Committee, 2007 – present. JCCC Art under the Tuscan Sun Program – Lead students, faculty and staff to major art and archaeological sites throughout Tuscany, March 2014. JCCC Art in Paris Program -- Lead students, faculty and staff throughout Paris to study the art, architecture, and history of Paris, France, March 2009, March 2010, and March 2012. JCCC Art in Barcelona Program -- Lead students, faculty and staff throughout Barcelona, Spain to study the art, architecture, and history of Barcelona, March 2011. Art and Diversity Awareness Programs – Presentation of films and lectures on artists of color, women artists, Jewish and Muslim artists, etc., each month corresponding to the JCCC Diversity Awareness calendar, 2009 – 2010. Masterpiece Moments – Serve as Program Manager of this Prairie Star Elementary art appreciation program serving five to eleven year olds, 2003 - 2010. Ohev Sholom Congreation tour – tour of the Nerman Museum and lecture on Jewish artists in the JCCC collection, January 2009. JCCC Art in Rome Program -- Lead students, faculty and staff throughout Rome to study the art, architecture, and history of Renaissance and Baroque Italy, March 2008. PAGE 3 ALLISON C. SMITH Creativity to Innovation Arts Outreach Session -- met with internationally renowned composer Roberto Sierra and my Art History class to discuss the role of musical harmonies in Renaissance architecture, Fall 2007. JCCC Art in Florence Program – Lead students, faculty and staff throughout Florence, Italy, to study the art, architecture, and history of Renaissance Italy, March 2007. Art-Related DVDs – worked with JCCC Librarian to create a database of all art-related DVDs in the college collection for easy access by students, faculty, and staff, and community, January 2007. Art Tour - “The Art of Rome.” Presented to the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas, September 2005. Fundraising and Local Ballot Initiative Campaign Volunteer - Actively supported the Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto Libraries and arts programming in local schools, 2000-2003. Community Volunteer Art History Teacher – Provided free art history survey classes every week for one year to retired University of Kansas faculty and other retirees in Lawrence, Kansas, 1997-1998. Carlson Volunteer Consultants – Provided pro bono exhibition advisory services to local Minneapolis artists and small gallery owners from 1993 through 1994. Upward Bound – Served as a Volunteer Instructor from 1990 to 1992 for this art appreciation program serving disadvantaged high school students in Clarksville, Tennessee. Clarksville History Museum - Guest lecturer. Presented “The Art and Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci.” Clarksville, Tennessee, October 1989. Museum Experience University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Weisman Art Museum 1994-1995 Dean‟s Representative Served as Board Member with Lyndel King, the Museum Director, and Siah Armajani, a prominent Minneapolis artist, to select artworks for the campus outdoor sculpture park. Conducted a year-long competitive selection process that involved interviews of artists, studio tours, and debate of artwork and artist fit with museum vision. PAGE 4 ALLISON C. SMITH Smithsonian Institution Washington,D.C. The National Museum of American Art 1987-1989 Slide Librarian, Office of Research Support Responsible for hiring, training and managing National Museum of American Art Slide Library staff. Assisted visiting scholars select research materials for publications and lectures. Catalogued images of works within Smithsonian collection. Managed slide library consisting of over 100,000 slides. Program Management Experience Camp Wood YMCA Board President Board Vice President Elmdale, KS 2011-2012 2010-2011 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Art Services Manager, Office of Student Affairs 1993-1995 Managed The Studio, a revenue producing art studio that provided studio arts classes in photography, ceramics, painting, and framing, as well as other arts related programs to over 70,000 students, staff members, and local community members. Managed five adjunct art instructors and services staff of 10. Developed several new successful outreach programs to draw students and local community members to The Studio. Served as Director of University Student Art Gallery that hosted student and local artist exhibitions. ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING Faculty Professional Development Quality Matters Training Risk Management Training “50 Things Every Chair Should Know” New Supervisor Training Hiring Orientation I Teach Online / Angel Online Teaching Certification Web Content Management Training New Faculty Learning Exchange Network, JCCC Preparing Future Faculty Program –University of Minnesota‟s Center for Teaching and Learning Services. PAGE 5 ALLISON C. SMITH Program Management Professional Development University of Minnesota‟s Staff Development Program – This program for new, select, university management staff consisted of multiple two-day off site training events throughout the first 18 months of employment. The program consisted of workshops on leadership, program planning and management, communication, self-assessment, conflict resolution, stakeholder analysis, and other similar topics. The workshops were led by professors from the Management, Education, and Human Development schools as well as by senior university leadership and outside experts. Strategic Managerial Communications Course – This course was part of the Carlson School of Management‟s full-time MBA Program, University of Minnesota. Media and Technology Classroom Experience Image Librarian and Media Classroom Instructor Created Departmental Digital Image Library of over 10,000 images. Taught Art History and Classics professors how to incorporate digital images and presentation software in their classrooms. Classroom Technology – PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Blackboard, and Clickers (a classroom Delphi-method feedback system) Image Library Technology and Systems – ARTstor, Smithsonian museum image library cataloging system. ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS League for Innovation in the Community College John & Suanne Roueche Excellence in Teaching Award, 2014 JCCC Publication Award, 2015, 2013 and 2008 JCCC Distinguished Service Award Recipient, 2012 JCCC Sabbatical Award, December 2011 BNSF Teaching Excellence Award Recipient, December 2011 Sunflower Award, JCCC Office of Sustainability, Fall 2011 Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies Tuition Fellowship, 1995-1997. American Academy in Rome Scholarship, 1996. American School at Athens Lawler Scholarship, 1995. Book Award for Outstanding Art History Scholarship, University of Kansas, 1987. Scholarship to study Art History at Cambridge and Exeter Universities, Great Britain, 1986. Vetco full scholarship to study in Madrid, Spain, 1984. Aten Scholar, University of Kansas, 1983. PAGE 6 ALLISON C. SMITH ACADEMIC SERVICE Live Auction volunteer for Nerman Museum‟s Beyond Bounds fundraising event, October 2014. Founding Member, JCCC American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2014 Member, JCCC Strategic Planning Committee, 2014 - Present Member, JCCC Program Review Committee, 2014 - Present Faculty Organizer for Visiting Lecturer, Jerome Silbergeld, distinguished Princeton University Professor of Chinese Art History, “Windows on Culture, Doorways to Understanding: Viewing China through Architecture,” December 2012. National Endowment for the Humanities Symposium Participant, Thinking through Cultural Diversity: Bridging Cultural Differences in Asian Traditions, East-West Center, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, 2012 (continuing into 2013). Member of the JCCC Learning Community Task Force, spring 2012. Developed course content for a Learning Community course combining Art History and the History of Furniture and Ornamentation to be taught in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to JCCC students, Spring 2009 – Spring 2012. Juror, Art Exhibition, Symphony in the Flint Hills, June 2011. Facilitator at JCCC Professional Development Days In-Service sessions, addressing the incorporation of art on campus into non art-related curricula, 2006 – present. Facilitator of tours and presentations on the JCCC campus art collection to various visiting artists, academic administrators, scholars, public officials, et al, 2006 – present. Board Member, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008 – present. Panel Moderator for the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art‟s Third Thursday Visiting Artist program, interviewing and introducing the artists Wilbur Niewald, Larry Thomas, Peregrine Honig, and others, 2008 – present. Member of the Kansas Studies Institute Advisory Board, 2009 – present. PAGE 7 ALLISON C. SMITH Developing a Vision for Arts Education – JCCC symposium participant with Massachusetts senator Stan Rosenberg, Spring 2011. Initiated a Service Learning opportunity for Art History Honors students in which students present information on important artists in history to children at local elementary schools, Spring 2008 – Spring 2011. Peer Review Committee Member for Theatre professor Beate Pettigrew, Fall 2010 – Fall 2011. Assisted in the planning and preparation for the visiting artist residency of sculptor Jean-Paul Reti from Paris, France, Fall 2010 – Fall 2011. Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Beyond Bounds Fundraiser volunteer, Fall 2011 and Fall 2009. Peer Review Committee Member for History of Architecture professor Ted Meadows, Fall 2009 – Fall 2010. University of Colorado at Boulder site visit for the New Art Building Construction Committee, April 2010. Organizer of the Faculty Development program “Active Learning in Art History” led by Dr. Kathleen Desmond, distinguished professor from the University of Central Missouri, Fall 2009. Redesigned Department of Art History webpage to be more user-friendly for students, faculty, staff and community with links to art-related resources both local and digital, January 2007. Editorial Reviewer for American Journal of Archaeology, 2004-2006. Search Committee Member, Department of Architecture, University of Minnesota, for an Architecture Theory Professor; 1997-1998. Search Committee Member, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota, for a Latin Professor, an Ancient Near Eastern Art History Professor, and a Jewish Studies Professor; 1996-1998. Graduate Student Representative to the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota. Elected by peers to represent them at all faculty meetings and serve as a liaison between faculty and student body; 1995-1996. PAGE 8 ALLISON C. SMITH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS “Bridget Riley‟s Arrest 2,” Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, April 2015. Women Artists in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Osher Institute, University of Kansas Edwards Campus, March 2015. Interview for JCCC TV station on the history of Kansas artists, Fall 2014. “The Japanese Print and the Western Painter: An Enduring Relationship,” National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures Symposium, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, February 2014. Oppenheimer Catalog, ed. by David Cateforis. Interview with Tony and Marti Oppenheimer and several scholarly entries on artwork held in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Fall 2012. Panelist / Presenter for JCCC Arts Infusion workshop: “Using Art to Augment the Study of History, Philosophy, and Sociology,” Teaching Modules for Arts Infusion, November, 2012. “Interview with French Sculptor Jean-Paul Reti.” JCCC videotaping of my interview with visiting artist Jean-Paul Reti, December 2011. “The Stan Herd Land Art Project,” JCCC videotaping of my role in bringing earth artist Stan Herd to the JCCC campus, November 2011. “Why I Teach at JCCC” Youtube video for JCCC Public Relations Department, October 2011. “Free College Day Everyday” videotaping of my 20th Century Art History class for JCCC webpage, Fall 2011. MT Liggett: Moontosser of the Prairie panel discussion on my role in the making of the KCPT film, Lawrence Arts Center, April 2011. “Rachel Ruysch‟s Still Life of Exotic Flowers,”Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, April 2011. “Assessment Practices in the Art History Department,” JCCC Office of Assessment‟s Brown Bag Brownie Break, November 2011 – November 2010. “Cinco Helados: Study Abroad Remembered.” International News Update at JCCC, October 2010. PAGE 9 ALLISON C. SMITH MT Liggett: Moontosser of the Prairie film premiere and panel discussion moderator, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, November 2010. “The Looting of Art in Nazi Germany.” Presented at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, April 2010. “Elizabeth Vigee-Le Brun‟s Portrait of Marie Gabriell de Gramont,” Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, April 2010. “Significant Women Artists of the 20th Century.” Presented at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, March, 2010. “Prominent African-American Artists working in the 20th Century.” Presented at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, February 2010. “Art and the Environment.” Presented at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, January 2010. “Earth Art.” Many Voices – One Community. Journal of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Winter 2009. “The History of Kansas Artists.” Presented to the Kansas Studies Institute and JCCC Continuing Education, October 2009. “Art in the 21st Century. Presented to the Johnson County Public Libraries digital resources team, August 2009. “The Role Art Plays on a College Campus.” Presented at the League for Innovation in Community Colleges Annual Conference, June 2008. “The Maquettes of Henry Moore,” Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, April 2007. “Art and Education at JCCC‟s Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.” Review Magazine, October, 2007. “Interview with Art Patrons Tony and Marti Oppenheimer.” The Oppenheimer Collection, June 2007. “Aegean Frescoes.” Presented to Art History class, University of Missouri-Kansas City (Dr. Robert Cohen, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art), October 2005. PAGE 10 ALLISON C. SMITH “The Representation of Women in Minoan Painting.” Presented at The 7th Annual Gender and Archaeology Conference, Sonoma State University, October 2002. Publication forthcoming. “The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi” in Archaeological Resources for New Testament Studies, ed Helmut Koester and Holland L. Hendrix. Collaborator with Dr. Philip Sellew. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology, ed. Paul Corby Finney. Various entries on archaeological terminology. “Sir Arthur Evans and his „Fat Dames‟.” Presented at The Hall Center for Humanities Colloquium, University of Kansas, March 1999. “Framed Women in Greek Painting.” Guest lecture at the University of Arkansas, January 1998. “Chthonic Aspects of Leonardo da Vinci‟s Landscapes.” Presented at Art and Spirituality Conference, University of Kansas, March 1997. “The Depiction of Women within Architectural Frameworks: A Study of Prehistoric Aegean Painting.” Presented at Erotica Semiotica: Sex, Gender, and the Visual Arts, The University of Missouri, March 1996. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS College Art Association American Institute of Archaeology American School of Classical Studies at Athens Alumni Association Nelson Atkins Museum of Art Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art STUDIO ARTS AND CONSERVATION Art production – Photography and darkroom, framing, painting, and ceramics. Mosaic conservation and archaeological excavation methods. LANGUAGES Reading and research ability in Greek, Linear B, German, Italian, and French. Speaking, reading, and research ability in Spanish. PAGE 11