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:

Fall 2013
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:

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

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

Co-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:

June 2014 - Panelist "Social Adjacencies" moderated by Ed Woodham, Mattatuck Art Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut

May 2014 - Speaker "Feminist Tea Party" moderated by Megan Piontkowski, Radiator Gallery, Long Island City, New York

June 2013 - Curatorial Consultant "Re-Source 3 Portfolio Review Workshop" - Aljira/Newark Arts Council, Newark, New Jersey

May 2013 - Moderator "BroLab Collective" panel discussion - Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey

April 2013 - Guest Lecturer "Networking for Emerging Museum Professionals and Resume Review" - Museum Studies Graduate Program, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

April 2013
Moderator - Post-Screening Discussion "Art21 episode 1, season 1, "Place" - Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey

April 2013
Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Review" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey

March 2013
Panelist - "Post-Feminisms in Contemporary Art" Women's History Month Symposium, Seton Hall University History Dept., South Orange, NJ

October 2012
Panelist - "Successful Business Professionals" - Men's Empowerment Network - Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, New Jersey

October 2012
Panelist - "You Really Want to be There - Museums and Community Engagement in the Post-Digital Age" - Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Annual Conference, Tarrytown, New York

September 2012
Guest Lecturer - Contemporary Curatorial Practice - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

April 2012
Moderator - Post-Screening Discussion "Art21 episode 6, season 6, "Change" - Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey

April 2012
Guest Lecturer - "Networking for Museum Professionals" Graduate Program in Museum Studies, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

November 2011
Guest Lecturer - ArtForum Lecture Series - Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.

November 2011
Curatorial Consultant - "Doctor's Hours" - New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Brooklyn, New York.

November 2011
Moderator - Artist Panel "Letting Go" - Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey.

July 2011
Curatorial Consultant - "Doctor's Hours" - New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Brooklyn, New York.

February 2011
Moderator - Artist Panel "Working in Wonder" - Graduate Program in Museum Studies, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.