Work History

EDUCATION:

1998 Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey; B.A. in Art History/Studio Art
2004 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; M.A. in Museum Professions
2008 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; Certificate in Financial Management for Non-Profits
2011 Support Center for Non-Profit Management; Certificate in Fundraising for Non-Profits

MUSEUM/GALLERY EXPERIENCE:

2006 to Present
Director, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

2008
Project Consultant – Peter W. Rodino Collection, Seton Hall Law School, Newark, New Jersey

2005
Part-Time, Temporary Registrar, Montclair State University Art Galleries, Montclair, New Jersey.

2005
Museum Consultant, Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

2005
Museum Consultant/Acting Assistant Director, American Museum of Candy History, Somerset, New Jersey.

February 2005
Monitor, The Gates Project, New York, New York.

2003 to 2005
Curator, Waterloo Foundation for the Arts, Stanhope, New Jersey.

2003
Registrarial Intern, South Street Seaport Museum, New York, New York.

2000 – 2001
Registrarial/ Curatorial Intern, Historical Society of Rockland County, New City, New York.

2000 – 2002
Docent, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York.

TEACHING:

Spring 2017
Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Anatomy of a Museum, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Fall 2013 to Present
Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Exhibitions A - Z, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Fall 2006 to Present
Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Producing an Exhibition, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Fall 2004 – 05, 09, 11
Adjunct Professor of Art History, Introduction to Art in Western Civilization I & II, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.

PUBLICATIONS:

Essayist - "Lorrie Fredette: Poetic Reality" exhibition catalogue, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, 2018

Essayist - "Tortured Artists and Mad Scientists – Separated at Birth" by Wavelength (collaborative curatorial practice with Gianluca Bianchino) The Brooklyn Rail, December 13, 2017

Essayist - "It's Complicated" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2017

Essayist - "The Big Empty" exhibition catalogue, Rooster Gallery, LES, New York, N.Y., 2016

Essayist - "Through the Lens" exhibition catalogue, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, N.J., 2015

Contributor - "The Aesthetic of My Disappearance, 2nd ed." - blisterZine publishing, Ravenna, Italy, 2015

Essayist - "Getting to Infinity" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2015

Reviewer - "Pebble Drinkers exhibition is Easy to Swallow" March 24, 2015, Brick City Live

Reviewer - "Aljira's Emerge Fellows Have Arrived" November 10, 2014, Brick City Live

Essayist – “Cell Mates” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2013

Essayist - "Stack and Rack" - exhibition catalogue - Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. 2013

Essayist - "Untitled" - exhibition catalogue - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. 2012

Essayist - "Gianluca Bianchino: Temporary Bodies" - exhibition catalogue - Index Art Center, Newark, N.J. 2012

Author/Catalogue Design- "Linear Thinking" - exhibition catalogue - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. 2012

Essayist/Catalogue Design - "Data In, Data Out" - exhibition catalogue - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange N.J., 2011

Essayist/Catalogue Design - "Jose Camacho: How to Speak Puerto Rican" - exhibition catalogue - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University
South Orange, N.J., 2011

Contributor - "Take a Line For a Walk: A Creativity Journal by Robin Landa" - Cengage Learning, Florence, K.Y., 2011

Editor/Catalogue Design - "Working in Wonder" - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2011

Editor/Contributor/Design - "Driving without Destination" exhibition catalogue - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2010

Essayist - "Ryan Roa - Standing on the Corner " exhibition catalogue, S.O.A. Gallery, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., 2010

A uthor/Catalogue Design - "Wahala Temi - Body Work" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University; South Orange, N.J., 2010

C o-Author/Editor/Catalogue Design - "Uncommon Threads" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2009

Essayist – “Giovanna Cecchetti - Secret Stories” exhibition catalogue, West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park; Stowe, Vermont., 2009

Co-Author – “Lilliput” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2009

Editor – “PAPERWORK” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2008

Essayist – “The Price of Freedom” exhibition catalogue, City without Walls: Newark, N.J., 2008

Co-Author – “Using Visual Resources in Library Instruction—Lessons Learned from the Museum Trade” scholarly paper for Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2008

Editor/Contributor – “The Redemptive Vision of Georges Rouault” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2008

Author – “Dialogue with an Ancient Forest” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2008

Editor – “Painting Process” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2008

Editor – “Eye Tricks” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2007

Editor – “The Beauty of Sacred Garments” exhibition catalogue, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2007

Co-Author – “Lilliput” exhibition catalogue, Red Saw Art: Newark, N.J., 2007

Co-Author – “Escaping the Rectangle: The Art of William Coronado” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2007

Author – “ĭn΄tər-ăk'tĭv” exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2006

LECTURES/PANELS/WORKSHOPS:

April 2018, - Panelist "In Conversation: Curators" moderated by Anonda Bell, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J.

February 2018 - Presenter "Slide Night - Women's History Month" Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey - organized by Mary Birmingham and Sarah Walko of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

January 2018 - Moderator "Resources for Immigrant Artists," New York Foundation for the Arts, hosted at Aljira, Newark, New Jersey

November 2017 - Panelist "What is Sci-Art? A Critical Look at a Rising Phenomenon" (online symposium), CUE Art Foundation, New York, New York.

April 2017 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Reviews" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey

March 2017 - Speaker - "Art 31" Maitland Art Museum, Maitland, Florida

May 2016 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Career Development Workshop " - Watchung Art Center, Watchung, New Jersey

April 2016 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Review" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey

November 2015 - Presenter "Pecha Kucha" The Paul Robeson Galleries and The Feminist Art Project, Rutgers-Newark, Newark, New Jersey

June 2015 - Panelist "How to Combat the Notion of a Struggling Artist" moderated by Sandy Martiny, SOPAC, South Orange, New Jersey

May 2015 - Panelist "The Aesthetic of My Disappearance" moderated by Ludovica Capobianco, Institute of Italian Culture, New York, N.Y.

March 2015 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Review" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey

February 2015 - Curatorial Consultant "Artist Portfolio Review" Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers/Newark, Newark, N.J.

November 2014 - Moderator "Ryan Roa: The Aesthetics of Labor" panel discussioin, Index Art Center, Newark, N.J.