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 (candidate)

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 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:

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:

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 Univeristy, South Orange, N.J.

September 2010
Panelist - Symposium "Driving Without Destination" - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

Fall 2008
Guest Lecturer - "Curating and Exhibition Development" - Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Visual Arts, E. Orange, New Jersey.

March 2008
Panelist, Professional Development Workshop for Artists New Jersey City University, Jersey City, New Jersey.

Fall 2006/2007/2009
Exhibitions from A – Z, Gallery Talk with Graduate Students, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Summer 2006
Freshman Orientation, Discussion at Grounds for Sculpture, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Spring 2006 - 2010 (annually)
The Discriminating Eye, Conservation of Large-Scale Outdoor Sculpture, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Spring 2006
Career Development Seminar, From Graduate Student to Museum Professional, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Spring 2003
Career Development Seminar, Resume Review and Job Hunting Strategies, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

SERVICE:

March 2011
Exhibitions Committee Member, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey.

Spring 2011
Mentor, ArtsReach IXX, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey.

November 2010
Committee Member/Freeholder Appointee, Essex County Arts Advisory Council, Verona, New Jersey.

December 2010
Juror, Annual Members Exhibition, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, New Jersey.

September 2010
Committee Head, Walsh Library Fundraising and Public Relations Committee, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

September 2010
Founding Board Member/President of the Board of Trustees - Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey.

August 2010
Juror - 2010 Members Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, New Jersey.

May 2010
Juror - Annual Small Works Show, The Mikhail Zakin Gallery at Old Church, Demarest, New Jersey.

Spring 2010
Mentor - ArtsReach XVIII, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey.

February 2010
Guest Curator - Salon Critique , Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey.