Karen Maness
[email protected] | 512.799.7528 | www.karenmaness.com CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION Whittier College, Scholars Program B.A., Studio Art and Theatrical Design Cobalt Studios, White Lake, NY Advanced Studies in Translucent Backdrop Painting The Florence Academy of Art Academic Drawing, 19th Century Italian Landscape Painting, Human Anatomy, Academic Figurative Painting ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Department of Theatre & Dance, Live Design Faculty, Lecturer 2003-Present School of Design and Creative Technology Faculty, Lecturer 2020-Present Scenic Art, Advanced Scenic Art, Environmental Rendering, Figurative Painting/Costume Rendering, Fabric Representation for Design, Performance as Collaborative Practice, Texas Applied Arts Courses: Enron Raptors, Practical Special Effects, Creek Monster Habitat Project – Creekshow 2019 and Earth Day 2020, Performance Robots 2020, Waller Creek Project 2021. Experiential Learning Initiative and Faculty Innovation Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX - Engaging Community Partners and Outside Audiences, “Performance and Fine Arts for Public Audiences” J.E. Johnson/Karen Maness, Dept. of Theatre and Dance (2020) The University of KY, Louisville, Presenting Guest Artist -Master Class, Translucent Backdrop Painting with Rachel Keebler, Jamie Clausius, and Bridgette Dennett (2018) The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Department of Theatre & Dance, Guest Faculty Lecturer: Languages of the Stage, Theatrical Production and The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop (2015) California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA Guest Lecturer, Hollywood Motion Picture Scenic Art (2016) Presenting Artist for graduate Scenic Art program, silk painting (2013) University of Texas at Austin, Texas Performing Arts, Austin, TX Presenting Artist and Lecturer: Ultraviolet Light painting, translucent backdrop painting, and lighting team taught with professor Kathryn Eader of St.