WORK EXPERIENCE TECHNOLOGY

JENNIFER GRAPHIC DESIGN 1988 –2005 1977 – 1988 Curator of Art Department Computer Lab SPOON Directed the operation of computer lab in the Art Senior Graphic Artist The of Michigan University Publications, Department at Radford University. Developed courses Office of Development and Marketing Communication for computers for graphic designers and computers for artists. Worked with faculty to integrate computers into 1973 – present the graphic design and art curriculum. Free-lance designer and illustrator Clients include non-profit opera, choral and instrumen- 1988 – 1989 TEACHING tal music, dance and theater groups, textbook publish- Taught computers for graphic design classes at 2005 – present Associate Professor Emerita ers, organizations for the handicapped, educational The University of Michigan School of Art. 1994 – 2005 Associate Professor games manufacturer, chamber of commerce, computer 1988 – 94 Assistant Professor 1985 – 1988 hardware and software firms, potters, galleries, muse- Department of Art, Radford University Introduced computer use to graphic design students ums and educational research publishers. A list of Radford, VA 24141 at Eastern Michigan University, arranged workshops in names is available upon request. Taught 8 courses per year including computers for library laboratory. graphic design, beginning to advanced graphic design, Arts Administration: 1973 – present 1986 – 1988 typography, 2-D and 3-D design foundations. Also Experience in general areas of arts administration, Worked with Center for Learning and Teaching and advised 15 or more students, held seminars for résumé graphics, marketing, and museum practice central administration to begin computer use in The and portfolio preparation, and acted as liaison for Founding member Altared Space Artists co-operative University of Michigan publications office. Tutored staff interns in public information office. Full member of gallery, Floyd, VA designed web page and graphics/ in computer use, and technological innovations affect- graduate faculty, supervising MFA Thesis. signage for gallery. (1997) ing design and typesetting. 1981 – 89 Lecturer AIGA/Design Michigan Arts advisory panel. Advised 1981 The University of Michigan School of Art non-profit groups on identity and design of printed Coordinating assistant for inter-disciplinary computer Ann Arbor, MI 48109 materials. (1988) art project with art and engineering students at The Taught design production workshop, and computers University of Michigan. Supervised the design and for graphic design. Researching and cataloging works by turn-of-the-century documentation of experimental computer interface for artist, Oscar Miller. Restoring Miller’s studio. (1981-91) Teaching Assistant graphics and art computer. Assisted with writing and design of user manual. UM School of Art and College of Engineering Director of News Bureau, advertising, and graphics for Taught computers for graphic design and assisted with the North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, 1983 – 1985 interdisciplinary course in design of computer interface. NC (1975-77) Participated in test of beta version of PageMaker TM for the Macintosh computer. Designed user manuals 1985 – 1988 Lecturer Fellowship with the National Endowment for the Arts, and packaging for educational, accounting, and police Department of Art in visual arts. Created computer database for cataloging, record-keeping software. Published and released as Eastern Michigan University tracking, and classifying grant proposals. (1974) Ypsilanti, MI 48197 shareware on electronic network book/document on Developed and taught beginning graphic design for Researcher and assistant for Hugh Moss, Ltd., London, computer typography and dot matrix fonts. England. Part-time position in gallery specializing in non-majors, and taught typography, and introductory Graphics Chair for “Women in a Technological Society” Asian Art. (1971-72) graphic design. Member of the graduate faculty. and co-chair of Art/Design SIG in Macintosh User group EDUCATION AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS SELECTED EXHIBITIONS JENNIFERSPOON Arts Depot Gallery, Abingdon, VA One person show Explorations in Paper ‘00 and Summer Valley City Arts and Gallery Association 2nd of handmade paper works and assemblage ‘05 Explorations ‘99, Altared Space Gallery, Floyd VA Crossing Arts Center, Valley City, ND One person shows of computage on paper, assemblage, Handmade paper Artists on Paper, Piedmont Virginia and handmade paper Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, South Korea, Community College, Charlottesville, VA Several Wisconsin Women in the Arts 22nd Anniversary IAPMA Invitational Handmade paper piece in juried works of handmade paper and pulp painting in a Professional Women Artists of Floyd County, Old National Juried Exhibition exhibition ‘11 state-wide juried exhibition ‘05 Church Gallery Invitational exhibit ‘00, ‘08 Handmade paper with inclusions and handmade paper MFA in Art (Graphic Design) ‘90 Volunteer on geo-archaeology project studying Minoan Honors and Awards Memberships and Committees Perspective Gallery, University The University of Michigan School of Art harbor sites on the islands of Crete and Santorini. Radford University Faculty Development Leave for At Radford University: Spotlight Gallery, Virginia Tech Department Art of Many Tongues, Mountain Interstate Information Superhighway Exhibition, Altared Space Retrospective Handmade paper Rackham School of Graduate Studies Developed graphing and color chart for display of study of papermaking in Japan ‘01 Faculty Senate, Faculty Issues, Honors Program, of Interior Design One person show, Japanese Foreign Language Conference Exhibit, Bondurant Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA works shown with other members of group ‘11 Thesis examined associated meanings for basic geo- computer data, ‘95-’01 Student Activities Board, University Publications, BFA Juxtaposition, collages of printed and found Japanese Center for the Arts, Radford, VA Collages featuring Tinted laserprint on handmade paper Visiting Artist in papermaking at Kyoto Seika University metric shapes across graphic design and non-design Panel, Continuing Education, Department Curriculum IAPMA Paper Road Exhibit, Wonju International paper, text, and cards ‘04 languages and international alphabets ‘00 Surveyed Macedonian costumes and weaving techniques, in Kyoto, Japan ‘02 Artemis XVIII, Roanoke, VA student populations. Committee, Graduate Faculty, Art Department Paper Park, South Korea Work exhibited and includ- Skopje, ‘95 Jacksonville Center Artists Invitational, Floyd, VA Blacksburg Regional Art Association, 50th Hand-tinted laserprints on handmade paper Radford University Faculty Development Grant for Graduate Chair, Calendar Planning, Executive Planning ed in permanent collection ‘10 MA in Advertising ‘75 Handmade paper with inclusions, computage inkjet on Anniversary Show, Fine Arts Center for the New Workshops in multimedia, Photoshop and QuarkXpress Committee for Center for Media Arts Technology, Arts San Jacinto College National Small Painting and Michigan State University study of art and design in Japan ‘90 William King Museum, Abingdon, VA From These Japanese paper, hand-tinted laserprints on handmade River Valley, Pulaski, VA at the Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine, ‘94 Society Sculpture Contest, San Jacinto, CA Collage Thesis surveyed attitudes toward corporate and govern- Radford University Faculty Development Grant for Hills Biennial Two works of handmade paper in paper ‘04 Handmade paper with inclusions ‘00 mental support of and involvement in the arts. Courses Three months of language and culture study in interdisciplinary course in Graphic Design/Biology ‘92 Elsewhere: juried exhibit ‘09 Jacksonville Center Inaugural Exhibit, Floyd, VA World’s Women On- Line, emphasized arts administration and graduate-level Hamamatsu, Japan with the , ‘92 Lynchburg Area Juried Photography Exhibit, International Exhibit of Women’s Art Advisory Board Athens Institute for Education and Jennifer Spoon: Perceptions of Paper, Radford Handmade paper with collage ‘03 Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, VA graphic design. National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in visual art ‘74 Research, Athens Greece; Board of Directors The Collage of laserprint letters with handmade paper Filmmaking/video workshop with Saul Bass, and applied University Art Museum, Radford, VA Solo show of New River Art ‘03 Juried Show, Bondurant Center Computage (digitally manipulated photos) works in ‘97, BA in Art History and Studio Art ‘73 Phi Beta Kappa Fine Arts Center for the and The semiotics Workshop at RISD with Tom Ockerse, ‘91 handmade paper and collage exploring topics of war, for the Arts, Radford, VA Handmade paper ‘98,‘99, ‘00, Digitally Mediated, Contra Costa College, CA Randolph- Macon Woman’s College, (now Randolph Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Radford Council communication, religion and science ‘08 Composite photo dye sub prints Magna Cum Laude College) Lynchburg, VA The University of Michigan School of Art program at for Community Enrichment, University and College Radford City Show ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06 Faces and Places, Altared Space Gallery, Floyd, Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan. Woodblock print- Evolving Landscapes: Handmade Paper and VA Two person show of computage and handmade The Region in the Future, invitational exhibit at Studio specialization in watercolor and acrylic collage. Purchase prizes and art awards for photography, Designer’s Association, Graphic Design Educators Works on paper won awards in ‘01, ‘02, ‘06 making and papermaking, independent graphic design Pulp Painting, New works by Jennifer Spoon, paper ‘99 Miller off Main Gallery, Blacksburg, VA Art history concentration in contemporary Japanese painting, and computer art and graphics. Association, College Art Association, SECAC, Virginia and traditional craft survey ‘90 The Gallery, Radford, VA Solo show of handmade East/West and Events Between: Works by Jennifer Group of 4 small collages on issues of censorship prints. Minor in economics. Tech Japanese Culture Club Computer Generated Art, National Juried Show, Presented, internationally and nationally, papers and paper pulp paintings ‘08 Spoon, Sabbatical Solo Show, Radford University Summer and international studies: Independent research on the painter, Oscar Miller at UM Secretary of University Communicators Forum, Art Museum, Radford, VA Handmade paper, collage, Appleton Art Center in Appleton, WI Art Venture, Roanoke Museum of Art Art Computer the Bibliothèque Nationale and museums in Paris, and publications on graphic design, visual design in MTV, Common Ground 2008: Beijing premier and inkjet prints collaged on handmade paper ‘98 Installation Japan, a show of images on computer with Photography and data entry for archaeological dig in censorship in the visual arts, and Japanese typography. worked with program in museum practice and Friends and constructions expressing a personal reaction to Phimai, Thailand ‘08, ‘10 museums and archives in Brittany, northern France, of the UM Museum of Art touring exhibition International juried exhibit of travels, study, and events in 2001-2003 ‘03 music by Bruce Mahin of Radford University and Holland ‘88 List of topics and locations/dates available upon request digital art, computage of handmade paper and multiple Le Petit, Alder Galley’s juried show Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Operated panorama camera and digital splicing software MSU Graduate Assistantship, Artists in Residence digital images ‘08 Altared Space Artists Cooperative Show, The Fine inkjet on handmade paper ‘98 Awards for excellence in design from the Council for Blacksburg, VA One person show of computer imag- for architectural survey in Taishun County, China ‘06 Selection Committee Arts Center for the New River Valley, Pulaski, VA Advancement and Support of Education, Beckett Paper, New River Art ‘07 Juried Show, Perspective Gallery Paper Works: On and of Paper, University of es, collages and handmade paper, ‘96 Organized and exhibited in group show West Florida Art Gallery collage of inkjet prints and Drew plan and elevation sketches for Wari Empire International Association of Business Communicators, Languages: French, some German, Italian and Japanese Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA paper collage on canvas, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th National Computer Art archaeological dig in Cusco, Peru ‘05‘ International Society for Technical Communication award of distinction Floyd Artists at the Homestead in Critz, VA bamboo on handmade paper ‘97 Six works in group show ‘02 Invitational, Eastern Washington University, Developed web site and data display for butterfly survey The Little Gallery, Chilhowie, VA Two person show Kemper A. Dobbins Annual Art Exhibition, Cheney, WA Laserprint, and color inkjet collage on in Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam ‘02 of computage (digitally manipulated photos and draw- Washi Festival in Aoya, Japan 2002 Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA handmade paper, composite photo dye sub print, com- Handmade paper work, River Bridges in international Two works of collage on handmade paper ‘97 putage inkjet print Studied Japanese Papermaking and kozo pulp prepara- ings) inkjet prints ‘07 juried paper exhibition ‘02 tion at Penland School of Crafts, NC and Awagami Paper Dard Hunter Friends of Hand Papermaking New River Art Juried Exhibition ‘95 and ‘96 Organized and exhibited in ARTBYTES, Workshop, Yamakawa, Japan ‘01. Members Juried Exhibit handmade paper with Reflections on the River, invitational show at Collage of 4 parts and a collage of hand-tinted laserprints computer invitational show at Blacksburg Public Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University Art Library. Winter/Spring 1997. 1999 Exhibit of ARTBYTES Redesigned web site for Costa-Rican study of parasitism collage ‘06,‘07, ‘09, ‘10 joint exhibit with IAPMA ‘12 Virginia Highlands Festival Show ‘95 Abingdon, VA Museum, Radford, VA Eight works of paper and invitational at the Virginia Tech Library System and in caterpillars ‘00 Plane and Form, Minnesota Center for Book Handmade paper collage and handmade paper with computer assemblage ‘02 tinted laserprints . Studied building and city planning in colonial Mexico. Arts, Minneapolis, MN Invitational show handmade Did site sketches and technical drawings for hacienda paper ‘05-’06 restoration in Merida, Mexico, ‘00