Doctoral Program Studies, Art Criticism, Department of Art Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1991-1994
Master of Arts degree, Art Criticism, Department of Art Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1991
Bachelor of Arts degree, Journalism, News-Editorial Division, School of Journalism, concentration in arts reporting, minored in film criticism/studies ,The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1981
General Experience and Skills:
Management and supervisory positions in art gallery settings, publications and retail, accounting, box office/ticket sales, bookkeeping, art and retail sales, customer service, arts fundraising, merchandise buying and ordering, shipping, market research interviewing, publications production and support, non-profit membership and support, university library assistant and cash register skills.
Import store sales associate: assisted with merchandise display, pricing, inventory, customer service, maintained cash drawer, prepared bank deposits. Forth World Cottage Industries, intermittent and seasonal work. Santa Fe, New Mexico 1994-2002
Book-Buyer: liaison to publishers, negotiated price and quantities of photography book titles needed for web orders and in store, arranged/negotiated shipping, processed web orders, assisted with telephone and retail orders. Photo-Eye Books, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2000-2002
Export/Import Buyer: Lived in Ciudad Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido, Mexico, developed relationships with local artists and purchased goods for sale in the U.S Mexico, April - September 1999
Artists Agents: Representing artists to New Mexico art galleries including; Gold Hills Gallery, Nestor's Universe, Margeaux Kurtie Modern Art Gallery and Muse Image Gallery. Santa Fe and Madrid, New Mexico and Martin- Roll Gallery in Durango, Colorado, liaison to gallery directors and artists. Negotiated pricing, maintained slide directories, arranged shipping and paid artists upon sale of works. 1995-1999
Assistant Manager: Publisher's Outlet books (formerly Lee's Outlet books) assisted in ordering books, receiving inventory, display, customer service, cash drawer and banking. Santa Fe, New Mexico 1994-1995
Arts and Related Experience: Art Critic, Ohio Arts, Sunday Arts Section, The Columbus Dispatch. Wrote regular, weekly arts column, feature articles and additional coverage as needed. Gave lectures on selected contemporary art, art history and critical theory topics. Gave television and radio interviews and commentary, participated in art-related symposiums, served on art organisation boards, mentored selected emerging artists and established a regional/national reputation as an authority on "Ohio" outsider art, Columbus, Ohio 1988-1994