Thomas Brent Funderburk Professor Emeritus William L. Giles Distinguished Professor In 36 years as faculty member in the Department of Art Department of Art, the College of College of Architecture, Art, and Design Architecture, Art, and Design at 101 Freeman Hall, P.O. Box 5182 Mississippi State University, Brent Mississippi State University Funderburk has achieved an Mississippi State, MS 39762 outstanding record of nationally 662 312 0766 recognized professional research, [email protected] community service, collaboration, http://www.brentfunderburk.com leadership, and creative work. His accomplishments demonstrate excellence in representing the Department, the College, and the Education University locally, regionally, and nationally. His work has made a M.F.A., East Carolina University School of Art and Design, significant contribution to the cultural life of the University and Mississippi Greenville, NC, 1978 (Painting/Drawing) and has brought national attention to B.F.A., East Carolina University School of Art and Design, the region and its often-overlooked Greenville, NC, 1975 (Painting/Drawing/Film) cultural life. He has mentored students through teaching and supporting their Experience professional and scholarly work. 2018- current Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University, A William L. Giles Distinguished Department of Art, College of Architecture, Art, and Professor, Funderburk is a nationally recognized artist, art scholar, and Design/College of Arts and Sciences, Mississippi expert. His work has been exhibited in State University (MSU) 32 one-person exhibitions in museums, 1994 – 2018 William L. Giles Distinguished Professor (named universities and galleries. He has ’15), MSU presented his artwork, often in relation 1990, 2003, 2009, 2016 Sabbatical Leave (semesters) to awards, in over 100 invited or juried 1996 – 2002 Department Head, Department of Art, MSU (peer- reviewed) regional, national and international exhibitions. He has given 1995 – ’96 Interim Department Head, Department of Art, MSU over 100 invited or juried (peer- 1989 – ’93 Associate Professor of Art, Department of Art, MSU reviewed) illustrated lecture 1985 – ’89 Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Art, MSU performances to galleries, museums, 1987 Tenure awarded, MSU universities, at conferences, or to 1982 – ’85 Instructor of Art (Tenure Track), Department of Art, professional organizations. MSU His research activity has also engaged 1980 – ’81 Assistant Professor, Nebraska Wesleyan University, the life, art, and influence of 20th Lincoln, NE Century American master Walter 1978 – ‘80 Instructor, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Inglis Anderson, in the curation of NE national touring exhibits, illustrated 1976 Assistant Program Director, Mendenhall Student lectures, course development, writing, and the ongoing development of a Center, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC research center at MSU. He has been instrumental in bringing much-needed attention to this Mississippi artist, Teaching whose work has long been overlooked due to his regional focus. His efforts Courses Taught have expanded and enlivened a Art Appreciation Senior Honors Research national/international critical Art History II Senior Honors Thesis discussion on the work of Anderson. Thomas Brent Funderburk page 2 of 28 Design I- II Sequential Design In 2016 Funderburk was awarded The Drawing I- IV Visual Development for Film Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) Life Drawing I- II and Animation “Faculty Achievement Award” for Mississippi State University, and, in Graduate Painting Watercolor 2015, the “Ralph E. Powe Research Illustration Watermedia Excellence Award”, Mississippi State Modern Art History Special Topics/Directed University’s highest research honor. Painting I – VI Individual Studies _________________________. Directed or served on over 100 BFA Thesis committees Served on 22 MFA Thesis committees To clarify his field; Brent Funderburk Graduate faculty member for MSU Art- Electronic Visualization, is a “bridge” artist, joining paradigms, whose studio work (in water media MFA and School of Architecture MS Digital Design, graduate painting, oil painting, drawing, and committee member, College of Arts & Sciences/Geosciences and mixed-media processes) has been Education, and College of Engineering presented in the traditional field of MSU Honors Program Faculty member gallery/museum space exhibitions, but Senior Fine Art Thesis Coordinator, teaching Senior that also has expanded into multi- Research (Art 4083) and/or Senior Thesis (Art 4093) for over 15 media, illustrated lecture performances using still and film/video imagery, years. music, and live narrative media. As such, in the combined fields of painting Teaching (exhibition), performance art (illustrated lectures), and diversified Courses Developed research and exposition on the art of Walter Anderson and his Watermedia (Advanced 4000/6000 level mixed media studio contemporaries, Funderburk has course) gained national prominence. Study Abroad: Italy, Special Topics/Advanced Studio Sketchbook/Journal for Artists and Designers, (six Funderburk’s work serves to bridge weeks), College of Architecture, Art, and Design, Mississippi State between various traditional art media by combining them. He demonstrates University/Vicenza Institute of Architecture, University of Florida, facility in incorporating water media, Vicenza, Italy (May, June, 2016, and May, June, 2007) oil, graphite, and collage into mixed Senior Honors Research/Thesis (4000-level BFA media. He has expanded the scope of capstone/exhibition courses) these media by developing a unique Special Problems: Sequential Design (Multi-image presentation- illustrated lecture performances that incorporate still and film video 4000/6000 level studio) imagery, music, and live narrative Visual Development for Film and Animation (6000 graduate media. He has used this format to studio) celebrate and present the work of Encounters: Advanced Mixed-Media (1992, 1994) Three-hour Walter Anderson and his artistic mixed-media painting course taking students to Horn Island in the contemporaries to national acclaim. Gulf of Mexico and to Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as well Research Focus Areas as into the SGI-Liberty-Aurora computer program. Course work presented in biannual exhibition. Thirty-minute educational 1. The Research Field Defined: television program/video/DVD "Encounters in Life and Art" Exhibition/Performance Art produced by University Television Center in 1993. Dedicated to the vision of Walter Inglis Anderson. Exhibition Walter Inglis Anderson and American Art (2018) Brent Funderburk has exhibited artwork in one-person exhibitions. This Sea, Earth, Sky: Art, Environment, and Ecology of the Gulf Coast includes 32 solo exhibits in significant (1985, 1986) Six-hour multi-disciplinary course, with BIO 1993, urban commercial galleries in LA, GA, taught in May and June, 1985 and 1986 on the Mississippi Gulf TN, NC, and MS, and in museums and Coast/Gulf Islands National Seashore (with Dr. Jerome Jackson). university galleries. He has exhibited Course was recognized in the journal Liberal Education, American single and multiple works in invited/juried major regional, national Association of Colleges, Vol. 74, No. 2, April, 1988, as one of six Thomas Brent Funderburk page 3 of 28 innovative interdisciplinary courses (nationally) combining art and and international venues and has been science. recognized by numerous national and international organizations. For example, in 2015-2016, he had works accepted into 7 national or Research: Awards, Grants and Honors (Selected) international juried exhibitions, in China, California, Texas, Colorado (etc.), several with awards, including 2020 “Blood Moon” and “Soul House (Red)” selected for the “First Place Award” in the 42nd Rocky volume, “SPLASH 21: Capturing Mood (The Best of Watercolor Mountain National Watermedia Series)”, published by Artists Network/North Light Books. 130 Exhibition, as well as being being artists chosen from over 1,000 entries; one of 12 artists with two selected by a panel of jurors as one of works chosen (international juried publication) only 24 fine artists internationally to be 2019 “Soul House (Red)” chosen for the 46th Rocky Mountain included in the international publication Creative Quarterly Best National Watermedia Exhibition, one of 70 selected out of 462 100 Annual 2015. Further, Funderburk submissions by juror Sterling Edwards, Center for the Arts, was chosen by an international panel to Evergreen, Evergreen, CO (national juried exhibition) be the “Official Artist” of the 2010 USA 2019 “Soul House (Red)” and “Anteroom” selected as Professional International Ballet Competition (with Fine Art Award Winners to appear in Creative Quarterly: The an exhibition and talk, national recognition with awards in the 2018 Journal of Art and Design (Issue #55, July, 2019), one of 13 and 2012 National Biennial Art artists selected internationally; one of four with two works chosen Exhibition, FL (Second Award), the (international juried publication) 2008 Visual Arts Society of Texas 2019 “Oaxaca” and “Angelus Vitae” selected for “SPLASH 20: National Exhibition, TX (Second Creative Compositions (The Best of Watercolor Series)”, Award), multiple awards in the published by Artists Network/North Light Books. 126 artists international juried publication “Creative Quarterly: the Journal of Art chosen from 1,200 entries; one of 6 artists with two works chosen and Design” (considered