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Visual Arts Educator Resume
Erin L. Oliver US Citizen, With partner, no children 22/04/1983 Visual Arts Educator |
Contact:
erinoliver.freehand@gmail.com +1 919-360-6708 Skype: ermy_99 |
PROFILE:
I am a Visual Arts Educator with a variety of experiences teaching in both traditional and non-traditional settings. For 6 ½ years I taught all levels in K-12 as a certified art teacher. I spent 4 additional years teaching children and adults at local art centers and as a docent and educator at a University Museum, while also developing my own art practice and professional goals. I recently completed my Master of Fine Arts Degree, while teaching sculpture and drawing courses at the undergraduate level.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Visual Arts, 13 yrs, 6 ½ yrs in K-12
2021 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Instructor of Record, Beginning Drawing, August 2020 – May 2021
Instructor of Record, Beginning Sculpture, January 2020 – May 2020
2018 Longleaf School of the Arts, Raleigh, NC
High School Visual Arts Teacher, January 2017 – June 2018
2016 Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, Docent, September 2013 – October 2016
The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC
Teaching Artist, June 2013 – December 2016
2012 Lakewood Montessori Middle School, Durham, NC
Middle School Art Teacher, August 2011 - June 2012
2011 Patrick County School District, Stuart, VA
High School Art Teacher, August 2010 - June 2011, Elementary Art Teacher, August 2008 - June 2010
2008 Hillside High School, Durham, NC
High School Art/Photography Teacher, October 2007 – June 2008
EDUCATION:
2021 University of South Florida, MFA Visual Arts, Tampa, FL
2012 Transart Institute, Graduate Summer Certificate Program, Berlin, Germany
2005 Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA; BS in Art Education, Magna Cum Laude
2004 Study Abroad: Temple University Rome Semester; Paris Summer Program, International Studies Abroad
CERTIFICATION:
North Carolina Professional Educators License, Art K-12, Expires 2026
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES:
2017 Nasher Teens: Hanging Mylar Sculpture Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Visiting Artist, Physics and Kinetic Sculpture Lecture, Research Triangle High School, RTP, NC
2016 Nasher Creates: Sculpture Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Pecha Kucha Presentation, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Visiting Artist, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Nasher Teens: Paper Installation Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
2015 Artist Talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Artist Talk, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, Sketching in the Galleries, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARDS:
2020 Gasparilla Emerging Artist Award, Tampa, FL, (Juror: Paul Galloway, Collection Specialist, MOMA, NYC)
2017 David & Pat Nevin Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016 Ella Foundation Pratt Emerging Artist Grant
2015 Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency, Full Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2012 NAEA National Art Education Conference, NYC
SKILLS AND EXTRACURRICULARS:
Proficient in drawing, design, painting, printmaking, sculpture, darkroom and digital photography
Swimming Instruction, Boating, Hiking, Downhill Skiing, Volleyball, Tennis, Cooking and Baking
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, studied Spanish four years, Italian one year
Prior certification: Lifeguard, CPR, and First Aid
ARTIST ASSISTANT / COMMUNITY PROJECTS:
2020 Hope Ginsberg, Performance Volunteer, Land Dive Team: Tarpon Springs, Sponge Exchange, Tarpon Springs, FL
2018 Heather Gordon, Assistant, Cinnabar, Tape Installation Project for You Are Here Exhibition, NCMA, Raleigh, NC
2017 Heather Gordon, Assistant, And then the sun swallowed me, Tape Installation Project, CAM Raleigh, NC
2015 Patrick Dougherty, Stickwork Volunteer, Durham Museum of Life and Science Sculpture; Hillsborough Arts Council Riverwalk Sculpture
Durham Civil Rights Mural Project Volunteer, Durham, NC
SELECT ART EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Out to Pasture, USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
2019 Night Swim, with Jenal Dolson, Carolyn Wilson Gallery, Tampa, FL
Shadowboxing, The Box, Tampa, FL
Dark and Full of Flowers: Secundo Sunistra, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL (Curator: Johanna Robotham, Curator of Contemporary Art, Tampa Museum of Art)
2017 Marks of Clarity, with Kiki Farish, Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2016 New Death, Old Growth, Room 100 Gallery, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
Winter Show, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Monster Drawing Rally, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2015 Double Capture, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
2014 Fragile, with Zoe Sasson, Off the Radar Series (Curator: Heather Gordon), Goldenbelt Studios, Durham, NC
2013 Scapes, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC (Juror: Jennifer Dasal, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, NCMA, Raleigh, NC)
Unfettered, VAE, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Katharine Adkins, Assistant Curator, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC)
Contemporary South, VAE, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Noelie Rice, Curatorial Assistant, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC)
I am a Visual Arts Educator with a variety of experiences teaching in both traditional and non-traditional settings. For 6 ½ years I taught all levels in K-12 as a certified art teacher. I spent 4 additional years teaching children and adults at local art centers and as a docent and educator at a University Museum, while also developing my own art practice and professional goals. I recently completed my Master of Fine Arts Degree, while teaching sculpture and drawing courses at the undergraduate level.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Visual Arts, 13 yrs, 6 ½ yrs in K-12
2021 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Instructor of Record, Beginning Drawing, August 2020 – May 2021
Instructor of Record, Beginning Sculpture, January 2020 – May 2020
2018 Longleaf School of the Arts, Raleigh, NC
High School Visual Arts Teacher, January 2017 – June 2018
2016 Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, Docent, September 2013 – October 2016
The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC
Teaching Artist, June 2013 – December 2016
2012 Lakewood Montessori Middle School, Durham, NC
Middle School Art Teacher, August 2011 - June 2012
2011 Patrick County School District, Stuart, VA
High School Art Teacher, August 2010 - June 2011, Elementary Art Teacher, August 2008 - June 2010
2008 Hillside High School, Durham, NC
High School Art/Photography Teacher, October 2007 – June 2008
EDUCATION:
2021 University of South Florida, MFA Visual Arts, Tampa, FL
2012 Transart Institute, Graduate Summer Certificate Program, Berlin, Germany
2005 Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA; BS in Art Education, Magna Cum Laude
2004 Study Abroad: Temple University Rome Semester; Paris Summer Program, International Studies Abroad
CERTIFICATION:
North Carolina Professional Educators License, Art K-12, Expires 2026
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES:
2017 Nasher Teens: Hanging Mylar Sculpture Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Visiting Artist, Physics and Kinetic Sculpture Lecture, Research Triangle High School, RTP, NC
2016 Nasher Creates: Sculpture Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Pecha Kucha Presentation, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Visiting Artist, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Nasher Teens: Paper Installation Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
2015 Artist Talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Artist Talk, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, Sketching in the Galleries, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARDS:
2020 Gasparilla Emerging Artist Award, Tampa, FL, (Juror: Paul Galloway, Collection Specialist, MOMA, NYC)
2017 David & Pat Nevin Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016 Ella Foundation Pratt Emerging Artist Grant
2015 Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency, Full Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2012 NAEA National Art Education Conference, NYC
SKILLS AND EXTRACURRICULARS:
Proficient in drawing, design, painting, printmaking, sculpture, darkroom and digital photography
Swimming Instruction, Boating, Hiking, Downhill Skiing, Volleyball, Tennis, Cooking and Baking
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, studied Spanish four years, Italian one year
Prior certification: Lifeguard, CPR, and First Aid
ARTIST ASSISTANT / COMMUNITY PROJECTS:
2020 Hope Ginsberg, Performance Volunteer, Land Dive Team: Tarpon Springs, Sponge Exchange, Tarpon Springs, FL
2018 Heather Gordon, Assistant, Cinnabar, Tape Installation Project for You Are Here Exhibition, NCMA, Raleigh, NC
2017 Heather Gordon, Assistant, And then the sun swallowed me, Tape Installation Project, CAM Raleigh, NC
2015 Patrick Dougherty, Stickwork Volunteer, Durham Museum of Life and Science Sculpture; Hillsborough Arts Council Riverwalk Sculpture
Durham Civil Rights Mural Project Volunteer, Durham, NC
SELECT ART EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Out to Pasture, USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
2019 Night Swim, with Jenal Dolson, Carolyn Wilson Gallery, Tampa, FL
Shadowboxing, The Box, Tampa, FL
Dark and Full of Flowers: Secundo Sunistra, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL (Curator: Johanna Robotham, Curator of Contemporary Art, Tampa Museum of Art)
2017 Marks of Clarity, with Kiki Farish, Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2016 New Death, Old Growth, Room 100 Gallery, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
Winter Show, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Monster Drawing Rally, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2015 Double Capture, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
2014 Fragile, with Zoe Sasson, Off the Radar Series (Curator: Heather Gordon), Goldenbelt Studios, Durham, NC
2013 Scapes, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC (Juror: Jennifer Dasal, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, NCMA, Raleigh, NC)
Unfettered, VAE, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Katharine Adkins, Assistant Curator, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC)
Contemporary South, VAE, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Noelie Rice, Curatorial Assistant, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC)
