FOCUS
CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS
Unified content and UI/UX design for all media formats, branding, package design and
imaging. Emphasis on visually dynamic works that communicate effectively
to both the logical eye and the imagination. Concept to completion.
SKILLS
Design, Photography, Academic Professional / Technology
20+ years digital design / photography professional in Los Angeles
9+ years adjunct assistant professor / exhibited photographer, traditional & digital mediums
5+ years art gallery co-director: scheduling, curation, logistics/admin, promotions
Student assessments, SLO development / student advising / independent study
Creative and software workshops (Adobe)/ multi-media artist/ print and digital photography
Curriculum development / visual designer / current trends in photography / design / art
Design / photography / art history emphasis
Photographic skills include all formats, traditional, digital, studio, wet-lab,
Digital compositing and retouching/ Lightroom, Photoshop, asset management, CMS
Macintosh-based computer skills including Adobe creative programs, MS word, Excel
Basic HTML/CSS, Web development, UX/UI design
EXPERIENCE
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE Pasadena, CA
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Visual Arts & Media Studies Dept.
August 2007 – Present
GLENDALE COLLEGE Glendale, CA
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts Dept.
January 2013 – Present
KEYSTONE GALLERY Los Angeles, CA
Co-director
March 2013 – Present
FLUXION MEDIA Los Angeles, CA
Founder/Creative Director/Designer
Design, UX/UI, Photography
March 1997 – Present
KAISER PERMANENTE Burbank, CA
UX development, Designer (Brand Creative division)
July 2015 – December 2015 (UX development)
June 2007 – June 2010 (graphic design)
KUSTOM CREATIVE Los Angeles, CA
Graphic Designer: theatrical one sheets, DVD packaging and related collateral
Concepting; create original designs; adapt existing designs to new technical specs; collaborate on team with numerous project managers; research images; oversee print, color and digital production;manage multiple projects; assemble presentations, including dimensional package mock-ups; implement standards across all media
June 2003 – June 2007
LPI MEDIA Los Angeles, CA
Art Director The Advocate (2001 – 2003)
Associate Art Director (1995 – 1999)
Creative Director / Supervising Art Director: Special Products (1999 – 2000)
Create and develop original designs for several editorial brands; establish standards for editorial and related collateral materials; supervise team on project goals; research images; oversee digital production
October 1995 – June 2003
EDUCATION
Maryland Institute, College of Art Baltimore, Maryland
Graduate Photography Program, MFA
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
Communication Arts and Design Program, BFA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2016
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, 1979–2014, Duo show with Greg Day
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (the Village), Los Angeles, CA, February 2016
2014
Don’t Talk About It, DO IT!: A Tribute to the Artists of Gwar, Group show
Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA, 25 October — 7 November, 2014
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, 1979–2014, duo show with Greg Day
Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA, 24 September — 7 October, 2014
2013
12 x 12 x 12, group show
Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA, June 2013
2009
Bookart@Artspace, group show
Artspace, Richmond, VA, 25 September— 1 November, 2009
2001
History of Religion, Performance event, art exhibition and auction with
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Highways, Santa Monica, CA, 30 March — 1 April 2001
1995
Stories from the Reconstruction, group show
Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD, 3 March — 26 March 1995
1994
The Art of GWAR!, group show
Exile Gallery, Richmond, VA, 28, April 1994
1993
Mark Harvey / Ana Stella, dual solo shows
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA, 30 August — 24 September 1993
1992
Photography And New Genres, group show
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington Va, 19 February — 17 April 1992
1991
Photography in Virginia, group show
Charles Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA, 28 June — 11 August 1991
1990
Untold Stories: Richmond Portraits, solo show
Grace Street Gallery, Richmond, VA, 28 May — 11 July 1990
Selected Publications
Juxtapoz, (Cover), December 2015
Let There be GWAR, Ginko Press, December 2015
PLAZM, Issue #12, 1996
Photography Quarterly, (Center for Photography, Woodstock), February 1993
LA Weekly, August 1990
Photo, (France), July 1990
Professional Associations
Advisory Board: Pasadena Photography Arts, 2012–2015
Member: AIGA (The Professional Association for Design)
Member: Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
C-ID Curriculum Development Committee (PCC), 2012-13
Advisor/volunteer, Create LA (youth arts education organization), 2012–2014
Member: CAA (College Arts Association)
Art Advisory Council, ONE institute, 1999-2005
Professional Awards
Graduate Scholarship, MICA (Maryland Institute, College of Art) 1993
Artist grant, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 1992
Honor, “Sainted” by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for charity efforts, 2000