AMY HAUFT Leslie Waggener Professor in Sculpture Department of Art and Art History [email protected] University of Texas at Austin Page 1 of 21 EDUCATION MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sculpture, 1983. - Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1981. BA University of California Santa Cruz, Fine Art, 1980. ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2013 - now Studio Arts Scholarship and Fellowship Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX. 2013 - 2016 Studio Arts Graduate Advisor, Department of Art and Art History University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX. 2012 - now Leslie Waggener Professor in Sculpture, Department of Art and Art History University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX. 2004 – 12 Professor and Chair, Department of Sculpture + Extended Media School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA. 2002 – 04 Professor, Sculpture Area Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park PA. 1998 – 99 Associate Professor Temple Rome Campus, Rome Italy. 1995 – 02 Associate Professor, Sculpture Area Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park PA. 1989 – 95 Assistant Professor, Sculpture Area Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park PA. 1989 (spring) Lecturer, Visual Arts Program Princeton University, Princeton NJ. 1988 (fall) Visiting Artist California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles CA. ADMINISTRATION U N I V E R S I T Y - W I D E S E R V I C E University of Texas at Austin Landmarks Committee (2012 - now) Work with committee to commission and maintain world class public art on campus Recent commissions include: Nancy Rubins, Sol LeWitt, Casey Reas, James Turrell, Ann Hamilton, Marc Quinn Subcommittee for the Review of Artwork (on campus), Chair. (2012 - now) Work with committee to consider quality of proposed public art projects by various colleges for campus Make recommendations to Faculty Building Advisory Committee who report to the President of the University University Graduate Welfare Committee (2012 - 2016) AMY HAUFT [email protected] Page 2 of 21 Work with representatives from the Graduate student government regarding graduate student rights Outstanding Thesis Report Award Committee (2014 - now) Work with several faculty across university to evaluate and rank thesis projects in the humanities for awards Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. News & World Report ranks VCUarts Sculpture Department #1 (2004–2012) VCU Grace Harris Leadership Institute Training for Chairs (2011) President’s Sculpture: organized commissioned sculpture of outgoing University president for VCU Board of Visitors (2005–2009) Temple University Provost’s Fellow in the Arts (2002/2003) Provost’s Arts Commission (2002/2003) Graduate Board - Elected Tyler representative, 3-year term (1998–2001) Graduate Board Fellowship subcommittee (1999–2001) Graduate Board Fellowship Arts sub-subcommittee (1999–2001) Graduate Board Fellowship Policy sub-subcommittee (2000/2001) Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Committee (2001–2003) Faculty Leadership Council (2000–2002) Temple’s Rome Campus Committee (1999/2000) C O L L E G E S E R V I C E University of Texas at Austin, College of Fine Arts Graduate Advisors and Coordinators Committee (2013 - 2016) College of Fine Arts Promotion and Tenure Committee (2012 - 2015) Mexico City Field Trip (2016-2017) Made proposal and got authorization from Dean to create undergraduate field trip to Mexico City to study contemporary art scene there 4 faculty from across college will accompany a set of undergrads from across college Successfully negotiated financial support from 4 areas to send students Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts Administrative Advisory Committee to Dean (2004-2012) Committee on Graduate Studies (2004-2012) Chair, Art Foundation Advisory Group. Make recommendations to incoming Art Foundation Director regarding curricular restructuring (2005–2006) Search Committee Member, Director of Art Foundation Program (2005-2006) SOUTH EASTERN COLLEGE ART CONFERENCE (SECAC) co-organizer for Richmond conference (2009-2010) Visiting Speaker Program. Organize and host 10 internationally renown artists, curators and critics annually (2004-2012) Organize/curate exhibitions for FAB Gallery, VCUarts Deville Cohen exhibition - with brochure (2012), “Demo Show” (2011), Adjunct exhibition, “Splice” (2010), Demetius Oliver exhibition - with brochure (2009), Johnston Foster exhibition- with brochure (2008), Exchange MFA Exhibition with Tyler School of Art (2007), Ann Agee exhibition – with brochure (2007), Ester Partegas exhibition - with brochure (2006) Curated exhibition for Anderson Gallery, VCUarts, “Relativity” (with catalogue) (2005) AMY HAUFT [email protected] Page 3 of 21 Windmuller Speaker Series, Selection Committee (2006-2009) Hosted: Christo + Jean Claude (2007), Lawrence Wechler (2008), Lewis Hyde (2009) Tyler School of Art Course and Curriculum Committee (1994/1995 [Chair] & 1997/1998) Computer Committee (1996/1997 + 2000/2001) Executive Council Elected member at-large (1996/1997 + 1997/1998 + 2002 – 2004) Foundation Council (2001/2002[ex-officio] + 2002 - 2004) Graduate Committee (1999 through 2001 [ex-officio]) Leaves and Awards Committee (2000/2001 [Chair] & 2001/2002 [Chair]) Provost’s Task Force (1997/1998 [elected member at-large]) Personnel Committee (2002/2003 + 2003/2004 [Chair]) Personnel Committee/Crafts Department (2001 through 2004) External member of Departmental tenure committee National Portfolio Day Tyler Representative (1996- 2002) Open House Recruitment Representative (1990-2002) Organizational, administrative and budgetary duties for Sculpture Area and 3D Foundation Area Search Committees: Interdisciplinary Artist for Painting Drawing & Sculpture Department [Chair] (2003) Critical Theory for Painting Drawing & Sculpture Department [Chair] (2003) Sabbatical Replacement for Sculpture [Chair] (2003) Selected by Acting Dean to attend interviews with finalists for Tyler’s Dean (2002/2003) Foundation Coordinator (for new department) (1999/2000) Sabbatical Replacement for Sculpture [Chair] (1993) 3D Foundation Coordinator (1995,1997,1998,2000) D E P A R T M E N T S E R V I C E University of Texas at Austin - Department of Art and Art History Graduate Advisor for Studio Art Grad Students (2013–2016) Organizational and fiduciary responsibility for graduate fine arts budget Work with Studio Art Graduate Coordinator Liaise with Department Chair Curriculum Redesign Proposed and received authorization from Graduate School for competely redesigned MFA curriculum Rewrote MFA Handbook for new curriculum Royal College of Art, London exchange Created recipricol exchange program wherein each school sends one student to the other for a semester, annually Got financial commitment from Dean’s office to support program SOMA Summer, Mexico City Created long term relationship with wherein we send one student for 6 week program each summer Publicity/Outreach Created a more outward facing program THE NEW AUSTINIST Created annual publication in which MFA program is professionally documented and presented AMY HAUFT [email protected] Page 4 of 21 Publication used for recrutiment purposes Got funding from Dean’s office for 3 years of publication Art & Education Ads Instituted 2 email blasts each year touting faculty hires, thesis exhibition, etc. Open House Instituted annual fall Open House for Prospective graduate students 1/2 a day long event featuring faculty and students Open Studio Instituted annual Open Graduate Studios for interested community members Responsible for/to: 20 Full-time faculty 25 - 30 (approx) MFA students Areas: Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Transmedia Recruit graduate class in all 5 areas Accept 5% from applicant pool Shepherd and advise enrolled grads through the program Coordinate committee reviews Coordinate thesis exhibitions Distribute Teaching Assistantships Organize faculty committees to determine summer fellowship awards to Skowhegan, Oxbow, Vermont Studio School, SOMA Summer Organize faculty committee to determine RCA semester exchange Work with UT International Studies office to facilitate exchange Work with counterpart at RCA to keep exchange going Work closely with outgoing and incoming exchange students Liaise with the Department Chair, Division Chairs and Area Heads Facility Improvements: Built and installed movable walls to create more privacy in Transmedia grad studios Built and installed movable walls to create more privacy in Photo grad studios Worked with renovation plan to create 4 additional private grad studios in Sculpture Created supplies/toolkit for grad painters Graduate Studio Art Scholarship and Fellowship Committee Chair Distribute $310,000+ in scholarship funds annually Work with Dean’s Office Scholarship Coordinator to insure donor requirements are met Distribute travel grants to graduate students traveling to present their work Graduate Studies Committee (Chair) Work with Studio Art Faculty to run graduate program Building Renovation Liased with Department Chair Worked with Building Manager to design and troubleshoot complete renovation of sculpture area and creation of 3D digital lab Created new classroom space, critique space, private grad spaces, etc. Graduate Task Force Committee Tasked with researching MFA Fine Arts Programs across country Committee made proposal for complete redesign of our program with resulting information AMY HAUFT [email protected] Page 5 of 21 Won approval for program from faculty, Department Chair,