austin i. collins, c.s.c office studio residence
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Austin I. Collins, C.S.C.
OFFICE STUDIO RESIDENCE
102 Riley Hall Holy Cross Annex 209 Dillon Hall
University of Notre Dame Univ. of Notre Dame Univ. of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5639 Notre Dame, IN 46556 Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-6711 Phone: (574) 286-3027 Phone: (574) 631-6031
Fax: (574) 631-6312
Email - [email protected]
Web site www.nd.edu/~acollins
1. Higher Education
1985 Master of Fine Arts,
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
1979-82 Undergraduate Art Credits,
University of California, Berkeley, CA
1981 Master of Divinity
Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
1977 Bachelor of Arts
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2. Academic, Administrative, and Professional Positions
2005 to present Professor, Department of Art, Art History, & Design, University of Notre
Dame
1992 to 2005 Associate Professor, Department of Art, Art History, & Design, University
of Notre Dame
1997 to 2003 Department Chair, Department of Art, Art History, & Design, University
of Notre Dame
1986 to 1992 Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, & Design, University
of Notre Dame
1985 to 1986 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, & Design,
University of Notre Dame
1983 to 1984 Teaching Assistant, Department of Art, Scripps College
3. Scholarship and Fellowships Artist Fellowship Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, Indiana Commission 1987
Artist In Residence, Fellowship, Michael Karolyi Foundation, Vance France 1985
Graduate Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University 1983
4. Distinctions, Honors, Awards
2010 Lauck Award University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
Chair, Jury Artist Award for a Distinguished Body of Work, College Art Association,
New York, NY 2003-2005
Purchase Awards see section entitled Public and Private Collections
5. Professional Memberships
College Art Association
Mid-America College Art Association
International Sculpture Center
Chicago Sculpture International
Chicago Artists’ Coalition
6. Exhibitions (* denotes solo exhibits)
2018 Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, Chattanooga, TN
South Shore Country Club, Chicago, IL
Berger Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2017 Sculpture in the Parks Chicago Park District 2017-2018 Chicago Illinois
Outdoor Group Sculpture Exhibition University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville , AL
City of Huntsville Sculpture Exhibition, Huntsville , AL
2016 Granite City Sculpture Park, Granite City, IL
Sculpture Exhibition Bridgewater State University 2016-2018, Bridgewater, MA *
2015 The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Appalachian State
University, Boone NC
City of Salem Massachusetts Sculpture Exhibition extended through Spring 2016*
2014 University of Alabama, 2014-2016 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Huntsville AL
Art In Public Places Knoxville 2014-2015, Knoxville, TN
Madison Alabama Sculpture Exhibition, Madison, AL
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History, Jackson, MI
Port Huron Outdoor Sculpture, Port Huron, MI
Jeske Sculpture Park Inaugural Exhibition, Ferguson, MO
University of Notre Dame Sculpture Park, Notre Dame, IN (scheduled)
Local Perspectives: Art in the South Bend area (1850-2000), Indiana University
South Bend, South Bend, IN
2013 City of Chicago, Boulevard Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2013 Oak Park Sculpture Walk, Oak Park, IL
*City of Salem Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Salem, MA
Hastings Sculpture Exhibition, Hastings, MI
Bridgeport Art Center, Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Chicago, IL
"Outdoor Sculpture Biennial 2013-2015" St. Louis Community College-Florissant
Valley, Ferguson, MO
2012 “The 2012-2013 Chicago Park District / Chicago Sculpture International Outdoor
Exhibition” Chicago, IL
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwoood 2012, Stockbridge, MA
Outdoor Sculpture Tour 12012-2014, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at the Center for the Arts, Tecumseh, MI
Sculpture in the Gardens 2012, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, Elmore, OH
City of Valparaiso Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN
2011 “New Millennium Sculpture Project”, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, OH
“Sculpture Today: New Forces, New Forms”, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture
Park, Grand Rapids, MI
2011, cont’d.
“Sculpture Fernwood”, Fernwood Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, Niles, MI
*Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN
“Heat”, The Gallery of Contemporary Art, Scared Heart University, Fairfield, CT
"Outdoor Sculpture Biennial 2011-2013" St. Louis Community College-Florissant
Valley, Ferguson, MO
2010 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
“The Launch of Spaces” Huntsville’s Invitational Sculpture Tour 2010 – 2012,
University of Alabama and City of Huntsville, AL
“Art Walk” Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
“Blue Water International Sculpture Exhibit”, Port Huron, MI
2009 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
“Sculpture In The Park”, Toledo, OH
Padzieski Gallery, Ford Center for the Arts, Dearborn MI
The Midwest Sculpture Initiative/Art in Public Places Project, Dearborn MI
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Jackson, MI
2008 “Sculpture Salmagundi XII”, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Green Oak Village Place Sculpture Park, Brighton, MI
“Main Street Lancaster Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Lancaster, OH
“Sculpture In The Park”, Ottawa Hills, OH
“Art In The Eye” Marshall, MI
“Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Tecumseh, MI
2007 Sculpture Tour 2007-2008, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI
Sculpture Invasion, Chicago Sculpture International, Sculpture Exhibition, Oakton
Community College, Des Plaines, IL
River Sculpture, Milwaukee Riverwalk District, Milwaukee, WI
Odyssey 2007-08 Sculpture Exhibition, Purdue Univ. North Central, Westville, IN
2006 Krasl Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Chicago Sculpture International, Krasl Art
Center, St. Joseph, MI
Sculpture Exhibition, Sedgwick Studio, Chicago, IL
River Sculpture, Milwaukee Riverwalk District, Milwaukee, WI
Brighton Biennial Sculpture Exhibition, Brighton, MI
2005 Art Connects: The River 2005, Chicago, Il
Massachusetts Avenue Arts and Theater District Sculpture Exhibition, Indianapolis,
IN
Campus Sculpture Walk, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Appalachian State
University, Boone, NC
Co-author and participant, "The Burial" (performance art) Museum of Contemporary
Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
2004 Navy Pier Walk 2004, The Chicago International Sculpture Exhibition,
Chicago, IL (May – Nov. 2004)
2004 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood: Reflections of Nature, Stockbridge, MA
6th Annual Sculpture on the Avenues 2004-2005, Effingham IL
Art in Public Places “Sculpture On Second,” Cedar Rapids, IA
Sculpture Tour 2004-2005, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI
Art In Place 2004-2005, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2003 Hoosier Artist Contemporary Sculpture Walk, Crown Hill Heritage Foundation,
Indianapolis, IN
Krasl Art Center, Silver Beach Sculpture Exhibition, St. Joseph, MI
2002 4th Annual Public Sculpture Exhibition, White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
2001 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, 2001-2002, Rocky Mount Arts Center,
Rocky Mount, NC
Washburn University Sixth Annual Sculpture Exhibition, 2001-2002, Topeka, KS
2000 The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY, Bryce Properties Sculpture
Exhibition, 2000-2002
2000, cont’d.
NiSource, Inc. Corporate Campus Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, 2000-2001
2000-2001 Burlington County College Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Pemberton, NJ
Seventh Annual Sculpture on Second Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
Silver Beach Sculpture Exhibition, Berrien County, MI
Public Sculpture Exhibition 2000, IUPUI & Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Marquette Show 2000, Thompson Center, Chicago, IL
2nd Annual Public Sculpture Exhibition, White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
Faculty Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
1999 PIER WALK '99, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Maquette Show, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, IL
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood ’99, Stockbridge, MA
13th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Appalachian State
University, Boone, NC
1st Annual Public Sculpture Exhibition, White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
Riverfront Sculpture Walk ’99, Peoria, IL
Millennia Nexus Sculpture Exhibition, Purdue Univ. North Central, Westville, IN
1998 1st Biennial Airport Sculpture Exhibition, Michiana Regional Transportation
Center, South Bend, IN, July 1998 to June 2000
PIER WALK '98, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, (May to October 1998)
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, WI
"Maquette Exhibition - Pier Walk ‘98," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 Outdoor Public Sculpture Tour, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
July 1997 to July 1999
Faculty Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
1996 *Murray State University, Murray, KY
*Goshen College, Goshen, IN
1995 *Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Faculty Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
1994 *Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
*Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
1993 *Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
*Berea College, Berea, KY
"7th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition," Appalachian State University, Boone,
NC
"Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition," Okaloose-Walton College, Niceville, FL
"1993-94 Walker & Co., Sculpture Exhibition," Greater Reston Art Centre, Reston,
VA
"Alabama Biennial," University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
"Annual Faculty Exhibition," Snite Museum, Notre Dame, IN
1992 *Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
"1992-93 Sculpture Tour," University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
"Midwestern Sculpture Exhibition," South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
"1992-93 Sculpture Tour," Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
"30th Annual Christian Art Show," Ascension Lutheran Church, East Lansing, MI
1991 *Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
*"Sculpture," Jay County Arts Center, Portland, IN
"Drawn to Sculpture," Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
"Permanent Collection Show,” South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
"Campus Sculpture Exhibition," St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
"Sculpture On The Island," Century Center, South Bend, IN
1990 *"Steel Sculpture," 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
*"Assemblages," Humanities Center Gallery, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
*"Wood & Steel Assemblages," Kilburn Gallery, King's College, Wilkes-Barre,
PA
1990, cont’d.
"Group Show" 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
"Midwestern Sculpture Exhibition," South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
"Gallery Sculptors," Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
1989 *"Sculpture,” Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*"Recent Sculpture," South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
*"Recent Wood Sculpture," Saint Xavier College, Chicago, IL
*"Recent Sculpture," Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
"Images In Stone, Wood, Steel And Clay," Indiana University Southeast,
New Albany, IN
"Indiana Arts Competition '89," American States Insurance Co., Indianapolis, IN
"16th Biennial Michiana," South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
"New Members Show," 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
1988 *"Sculpture" Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
*"New Work," Reicher Gallery, Barat College, Lake Forest, IL
*"Sculpture," Marbeck Gallery, Bluffton College, Bluffton, OH
*"Steel and Stone," On Exhibition Gallery, South Bend, IN
"Fellowship Recipients' Show" Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, IN
"Sculptors Drawings," 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
"15th Biennial Michiana Regional," South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
"Sculpture Fellowship Recipients," Warren Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
"Monroe Sculpture Park," South Bend, IN
"The Fetish," Community Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
1987 "Baer Art Competition, Chicago Vicinity Artist," Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
"Ninth Elkhart Juried Regional," Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN
"Fellowship Show" New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
"Annual Faculty Exhibition," Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
1986 *"Narrative Sculpture,” South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI
*"New Work," Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, MI
"Eighth Elkhart Juried Regional," Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN
"Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
1985 "Sculptors Drawings," Pluse Gallery, Vence, France
"Parting Hot," West Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
" Annual Faculty Exhibition," Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
"Exchange Show," Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
"Midwest Sculptural Installations," Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
1984 *"Clay Forms," University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
*"MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
*"Wood and Clay," Grove Gallery, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
"USA Clay," Radford University, Radford, VA
"World Triennial Exhibition of Ceramics," Zabreg, Yugoslavia
1983 "Gentle Interferences," Lange Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
"25 Mixed Media Artists," University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
"13th Biennial Regional," South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
1982" Ceramics Sculpture," Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Public and Private Collections
Public arts program, Knoxville, TN 2015
City Hall, City of Port Huron, MI 2015
Frank Smurlo , Jr., Old Greenwish, CT 2011
Scared Heart University, Fairfield, CT 2010
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI 2007
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006
Diane & William Kremer, Cassopolis, MI 2005
Barbara & Stephen Fredman, Granger, IN 2005
Courthouse City of Effingham, Effingham IL 2005
The Nordam Group, Corporate Headquarters, Tulsa, OK 2005
Bryce Properties, Troy, NY 2004
Crown Hill Heritage Foundation, Indianapolis, IN 2004
Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
Uncle Sam Mall, Troy, NY 2000
Resurrection Retreat Center, Woodstock, IL 2000
South Bend Regional Airport, South Bend, IN 2000
Arturo Sandoval, Lexington, KY
Howard and Marilyn Pollio, Knoxville, TN
Frederick King, Indianapolis, IN
King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Teresa and Martin Knott, Baltimore, MD
Sommer & Barnard, Indianapolis, IN
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
Dr. Frederick Hohman, South Bend, IN
James Peacock, South Bend, IN
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
South Bend Art Center, Inc., South Bend, IN
Barat College, Lake Forest, IL
St. John Viannay Parish, Goodyear, AZ 1989
Notre Dame High School, Niles, IL
University Press of America, Inc., Lanham, MD 1985
Joint Science Center, Claremont, CA 1985
Ann Ashford, Claremont, CA 1984
California State University, Hayward, CA 1982
Jesuit Prep High School, Portland, OR 1980
Commercial Representation Patrick King Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, 1988-1994
Nina Owens, Ltd., Chicago, IL, 1989-1991
14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY, 1987-1990
7. Refereed Publications (not applicable)
8. Unrefereed Publications (not applicable)
9. Reviews and Articles of My Work
Lou Mumford, “Fernwood Unveiling New Set of Scuptures” South Bend Tribune (June 19, 2011)
Barbara Stodola, “College-Educated Sculpture at Fernwood Gardens” The Beacher (June 16,
2011)
Candice Williams, “Artwork enliven new lifestyle mall” The Detroit News (November 2006)
Michael Workman, “Eye Exam Forever Sculpture” New City Chicago (May 2004)
Kevin Nance, “At Navy Pier, the art of placing art” Chicago Sun-Times (May 4, 2004; Showcase
42)
Julie Pratt McQuiston, “Sculpture in the Park,” Dialogue (September/October 1999)
Julie Pratt McQuiston, “Outdoor Odyssey,” Nuvo (July 8-15, 1999)
Edward McCullough “Contemporary American Sculpture” New Art Examiner (July-August 1997:
50)
.
Roger Green, “Krasl Exhibit Offers Zip and Tang,” Flint Journal (July 10, 1994).
Jeanne Derbeck, “Krasl Exhibition Highlights Two Indiana Sculptors,” South Bend Tribune, (July
7, 1994: Sec. D:1).
A. Bureau, “Artist Work Going on Campus,” Watauga Democrat (June 21, 1993: Sec. A:6).
Eric M. Novak, “State Of The Art,” Arts Indiana (April, 1993: 13).
Carolyn King, “Drawn To Sculpture,” Arts Indiana 13 (June, 1991: 35-36).
Leisa Rundquist, The Midwestern Sculpture Exhibition Catalog (October, 1990).
C.L.Bell, “Visual Arts,” Arts Indiana 11 (7): 26.
Jeanne Derbeck, “His Sculpture Subjects Are As Firm As Steel,” South Bend
Tribune, (October 22, 1989: Sec. C:6).
Steve Mannheimer, “3 Galleries Unite To Show Work By 6 Sculptors,” The Indianapolis Star,
(June 25, 1989: Sec. E:12).
Les Krantz, The Chicago Art Review, American References, Inc. (1989): 125.
Nancy Heck, “Written In Stone,” Arts Indiana (11) 3: 14-16.
Jeanne Derbeck, “Exhibit Demands Insight,” South Bend Tribune (Apr. 23, 1989: Sec. C).
Michael Bonesteel, “Sculptor Tests His Metal,” Pioneer Press (Dec. 15, 1989: Sec. D:4).
Jeanne Derbeck, “Change and Humor,” South Bend Tribune (Jan. 24, 1988: Sec.
C:3).
Marjorie Kinsey, “Monroe Sculpture Park,” New Art Examiner (Sept. 1988: 56).
Rose Austin, “1987 Artist Fellowships,” Indiana Arts Commission Catalog 5.
Angeline Shaneff, “In Search of Excellence,” Art Quarterly (Fall, 1987: 1 and 6).
Michael Goiran, “Arts Sans Frontiers,” Nice-Martin (Apr. 27, 1985: Sec. Vence:8).
10. Invited Lectures, Addresses and Workshops
“Art In The Garden”, Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc. Orchard Hills Country Club, Buchanan, MI
2012
“Artist Talk & Tour” The Arts Council Incorporated, Huntsville AL 2011
“Thoughts on Public Art” University of Alabama, Huntsville AL 2011
“Artist Walk”, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI 2011
“Sculpture Fernwood”, Hoosier Art Patrons Association, Niles, MI 2011
“Sculpture Fernwood”, The Art League, South Bend, IN 2011
“Sculpture Fernwood”, Friends of the Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN, 2011
“Public Sculpture and Personal Practice” The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana
University South Bend, 2011
“Visiting Artist’s Lecture”, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 2009
Visiting Juror, Eastern Illinois University 2009 Summer Sculpture Residency and Exhibition
Program, Charleston, IL
“Spirituality in Postmodern Art”, Panelist, Southeastern College Art Conference, Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN 2006
Guest Critic, Graduate Program, College of Creative Studies, University of West Virginia (2006)
“Art, Religion. and Politics” DePaul University 2006
“Experiencing the Visual Arts” Elderhostel Program, University of Notre Dame 2005
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA 2004
University of Dallas, Irving, TX, 2004
Studio Art Classes, South Bend, IN, 2003
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 2003
Friends of the Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN, 2003
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, 2003
College Art Association Annual Meeting, "Mentoring Session," 2003
Panel Chair, "The Chicago/Midwest Sculpture Movement," College Art Association,
Annual Conference, February 2001
Panel Member, "Undergraduate Sculpture: The Essential Curriculum/The Essential Program,
* Mid-America College Art Association, Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, October, 2000
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1999
College Art Association Annual Meeting, "Mentoring Session," 1999
"University of Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project," Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI, 1998
College Art Association Annual Meeting, "Mentoring Session," 1997
University of Notre Dame Alumni Association Reunion Lecture Series, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998
Columbia College, Chicago, IL, Sculpture Workshop, 1994
"Collins Sculpture," Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1993
"Recent Work and Influences," University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1993
"Recent Work and Influences," Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1992
"Drawing's Relationship to Sculpture," Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN, 1991
"Return to the Narrative in Sculpture," Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, 1991
"The Sculptor Speaks," The Snite Museum of Art, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1991
"Narrative Sculpture," Saint Mary's College Fine Arts Camp, Buchanan, MI, 1989
"Narrative Sculpture," Saint Xavier College, Chicago, IL, 1989
"Gallery Talk," South Bend Arts Center, South Bend, IN, 1989
"Collins' Sculptures," Bluffton College, Bluffton, OH, 1988
"Political Sculpture," California Arts Council, Los Angeles, CA, 1986
"Political Sculpture," Forever Learning Institute, South Bend, IN, 1986
11. Grants and Sponsored Programs
National Steel Inc. Grant (for the Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project), 1995
Ramenda Masonry Co., Inc. Grant (for the Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project), 1995
Walsh and Kelly Inc. Grant (for the Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project), 1995
Le Sac Corporation Grant (for the Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project), 1995
K and M Machine-Fabricating, Inc. Grant (for the Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project), 1995
Paul M. and Barbara Hankels Visiting Scholars Grant (for the Notre Dame Public Sculpture
Project), 1995
Purchase Award, South Bend Regional Museum, 1989
New Course Grant, University of Notre Dame, 1989
Research and Travel Grant, Claremont Graduate University, 1984
12. Master of Fine Arts Thesis Committees
2014 Katelyn Seprish (Chair) “The Strange Hair and the Pretty Nipple; An Investigation
of the Female Body as Host, Idol, and Instigator”
2013 Kamilah Campbell (Chair) “Home Is What I Make It”
2013 Nicholas Roudebush (Member) “The Fence Line: Concerning the Human Interface”
2012 Benjamin Funke, (Chair) “Kill Yr Idols”
2012 Jackson Zorn (Member) “Your Vessel Sucks, The Inconvenience of Being Human”
2011 Walter Early (Chair) “Why Bother Hanging on to Old Shit”
2011 Chad Hartwig (Member) “The Domestication of Origin”
2010 Ryan Bantz (Member) “Remanufactory”
2009 Allen Chen (Member) “The Hybrid of Form and Content”
2008 Edouard Crago (Chair) “End of Nature”
2006 Steve Karla (Member) “Meditation on Artistic Intent”
2005 Tomas Rivas (Chair) “The Transformation of Drawing in a Sculptural Problem and it’s
Placement in the Institutional Environment”
2004 Paul Siebenthal (Chair) “The Robert Kennicott Collection”
2003 Phillip Shore (Chair) “Considering the Sacred”
2002 John Hooker (Chair) “Reality is Tenuous”
2001 Lori Miles (Chair) “Body and Self: misconceptions about corporeal experience for women
2000 M. Chido Johnson (Chair) “Square-grid Humily”
1998 Neil Bociek (Chair) “The Moment of Discovery”
1998 Jesse Bay (Chair) “The Pottery Subject”
1997 Patrice Bovo (Chair) “Art Making: Selfish Act, Social Statement
1995 Steve Pierce (Chair) “Surveillance”
1993 Derek Chalfant (Chair) “Sunshine & Rain for the Body and Soul:
Influential People and Places”
1994 Patrick Titzer (Chair) “Places I’ve Slept and Dreamed”
1993 Frank Sipos (Chair) “Beyond Exploitation: When did the
Mystification Begin, Looking for the Roots of the Trance”
1992 Kaname Takada (Member) “Between Art and Craft: A Search for
New Vocabularies in Clay”
1991 Steven Hansen (Chair) “Power and the Gase: The Assessment of the
Male”
1991 Miklos Simon (Chair) “In Search for a New Sculptural Pardiam”
1990 Maria Smith (Chair) “The Sprit of Art”
1987 Vincent Farina (Member) “Art as Social Discourse: Thoughts on the production of
cultural artifacts”
1987 Charles Pell (Member) “Four Objects”
1987 Paul Wilmoth (Member) “Platter and Bottle Forms”
13. Doctoral Dissertations Directed (not applicable)
14.Academic, University, and Community Service
Full Professor External Reviewer, DePaul University (2017)
Full Professor External Reviewer, Texas Christian University (2017)
Committee Member, Mission Review Committee Cedar Grove Cemetery University of Notre
Dame, (2017-2018)
Committee Member, University of Notre Dame alumni Association Review (2017)
Foundations Faculty Search Committee Chair (2017-2018)
Board Member, Trustees University of Notre Dame (2015-2018)
Board Member, Fellows University of Notre Dame (2015-2018)
Member, Presidents Leadership Council University of Notre Dame (2015-2018)
Board Member, Northern Indiana Affiliate, Susan G. Komen for the Cure (2009-2012)
Elected Member, College of Arts & Letters, College Council (elected 2006-2009)
Chair Election Committee, College of Arts & Letters (2008-2009)
Member, College of Arts & Letters, Leave Committee (2008-2009)
Member, Department of Art, Art History & Design, Alumni and Development Committee
Elected Member, Full Professor Committee, Department of Art, Art History & Design (2008-9)
Elected Member, Full Professor Committee, Department of Art, Art History & Design, University
of Notre Dame (2007-2008)
Elected Member, Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Art, Art History
& Design, University of Notre Dame (2007-2008)
Member Moreau Sculpture Committee (2006-2007)
Member Academic Council (appointed 2006–2007)
Elected Member, College of Arts & Letters, College Council (elected 2006-2009)
Member, Core Curriculum Committee, Fine Arts Subcommittee (2007-2008)
Elected Member, Full Professor Committee, Department of Art, Art History & Design, University
of Notre Dame (2006-2007)
Elected Member, Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Art, Art History
& Design, University of Notre Dame (2006-2007)
Art Benefit, Off The Wall, South Bend Regional Museum, South Bend, IN (2005)
Member Academic Council (2005–2006)
Member Honorary Degree Committee (2006)
Member Mtg-Leave Committee (2005)
External Reviewer, Tenure and Promotion, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (2005)
Member Fine Arts Core Curriculum Subcommittee (2005)
Member Administrative Compensation Committee (2005)
Art Benefit, Indian Health Care Center, Tulsa, OK (2005)
External Reviewer, Promotion Full Professor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angles, CA
(2004)
Chair, Jury Artist Award for a Distinguished Body of Work, College Art Association 2003-2005
Chair Colloquium Session, “Working Artists Discuss Their Methods”, Epiphanies of Beauty
Conference, Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame (2004) Administrative
External Reviewer, Tenure and Promotion, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2003
Member, Jury Artist Award for a Distinguished Body of Work, College Art Association 2001-
2003
Department Chair, Department of Art, Art History & Design, University of Notre Dame, 1997-
2003
Chair Search Committee, Director Center for Creative Computing, University of Notre Dame
(2002 – 2003)
Ex officio Board Member, Friends of the Snite Museum of Art, 1997-2003
Ex officio Member, Department of Art, Art History & Design Committee on Appointments and
Promotions, University of Notre Dame, 1997-2003
Art Benefit, Stanley Clark School, South Bend, IN (2002)
Internal Reviewer, School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame, 1999
Elected Member, Department of Art, Art History & Design Committee on Appointments and
Promotions, University of Notre Dame, 1993-1997
Member, Acquisition Committee, Snite Museum of Art, 1999-2003
Coordinator, Department of Art, Art History, & Design Visiting Artist and Scholar’s Lecture
Series, 1994-1996
Coordinator, Department of Art, Art History, & Design Isis Gallery, 1990-1993
Exhibition Curator “Contemporary American Sculpture” Snite Museum of Art, Fall 1995
Organizer, “University of Notre Dame Sculpture Symposium” Keynote Address: Robert Morris,
September 21, 1996
Exhibition Curator “ University of Notre Dame Public Sculpture Project” 1995-1997
Member, College of Arts & Letters, College Council (elected 1994-1997 ex officio member1997-
2003)
Member, College of Arts and Letters Salary Committee, 2002-2003
Member, Arts and Letters Award of Appreciation Committee, 2002
Member, Campus Sculpture Committee, 1985-present
Member, Search Committee, Director Snite Museum of Art, 1999-2000
Member, Provost Committee on Diversity and Community, University of Notre Dame,1998-
1999
Member, President Committee on Future Location of the University Club, University of Notre
Dame, 2001-2002
Member, Residence Halls Chapel Committee, University of Notre Dame, 1999 to present
In-residence Chaplain, Dillon Hall, University of Notre Dame, 1985 to present
Member, Faculty Senate, University of Notre Dame, 1987-1990
Donation of artwork South Regional Museum Benefit, South Bend, IN, 1989, 1990, and 1991,
Aids Ministry Aids Assist, South Bend, IN Art Auction,
15. References Professor Aldo Casanova
Department of Art
Scripps College
Claremont, CA 91711
Professor Roland Reiss
School of Art
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA 91711
Professor Valerie Eickmeier, Dean
Heron School of Art
1701 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Professor Alison Helm, Chair
College of Creative Arts
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6111
Professor Glen Dasher, Dean
College of Liberal Arts
University of Alabama
Huntsville, AL 35899
Professor Robert Craig, Chair
Department of Art
Drake University
25th and University Ave.
DesMoines, IA 5