Objective: to apply problem-solving ability and creativity to visual media design solutions for clients. This is a career change from a previous profession as a research scientist in microbiology and geology, I have devoted the past 5 years to acquire the education and software skills I need to make this change.
Experience
Art Practice
Studio and Digital Art, 1980 to present, freelance.
-Fine Art works on paper using watercolor and acrylics.
-Graphic Design work, freelance: brochures, cosmetic labels, digital images with words, digital collage using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Digital Photography.
Newspaper Assistant, Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA., temporary part-time, 2005. -Entered advertising data using Quark; proofread final copies.
Teaching Assistant
Drawing (2 quarters), Arts Division, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2007- 2008; presented drawing lessons in classroom; helped students with drawing; wrote detailed evaluations of student work.
Digital Art (1 quarter), Arts Division, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2007: taught students Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
History of Art and Visual Culture (3 quarters), University of California, Santa Cruz, 2006-2008, teaching discussion sections and grading student papers and exams for classes in the Visual Culture of Africa and the Americas.
Software Skills
Excellent: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript, Dreamweaver, Pages, Microsoft Office, Imovie, Idvd, Garageband, Audacity; Beginning: Processing, Java, Peak.
Exhibitions and Performances 2009 Everyone We Know is Related, Sketchbook Project, Arthouse Coop, Atlanta, Georgia. 2008 Becoming Bird, Bureau of Disruptions: Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program, http://danm.ucsc.edu/web/bcox/thesisproject 2007 Outfield. Porter Faculty Gallery. University of Santa Cruz, Ca. Ed Osborn with Luke Bullock, Billie Lea Cox, Chau-Marie Griffiths, Margaretha Haughwout, Brendan Salmond, Marc Sciglimpaglia. 2005 Reflections of Poverty in Santa Barbara County, painting chosen for traveling exhibition
2004 “Biological Illustrations” exhibit at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, ex hibited two paintings; also exhibited at Step One Art Gallery, Carpenteria, CA
Awards, Grants, Honors
2006-2008 Porter Associate Fellows Graduate Arts Research Grant, STARS Scholarship, Florence French Scholarship, 6 quarters, University of Calif., Santa Cruz.
2005 First Place for Experimental Photography, Santa Barbara City College.
Lectures and Presentations
2008 Invited Speaker at Nature Sound Society Workshop, Sierra Field Camp, June.
Intervene! Interrupt! Rethinking Art as Social Practice, UCSC, May 15-17, 2008: Open Office Presentation of MFA Thesis work.
Education
MFA Digital Arts and New Media, June 2008, University of California, Santa Cruz (Developed audiotour of the UCSC Arboretum; recorded nature sounds; created sound compositions linked to video) http://danm.ucsc.edu/web/bcox/thesisproject
Art Classes at Foothill and Santa Barbara City Colleges: Studio (painting, printmaking, 2-D Design, Biological Illustration), Digital (Web Design, Photoshop, Experimental Photogra phy, Digital Darkroom, Illustrator, Flash Animation, Typography); University of Arizona: watercolor painting.
Painting and Drawing Workshops with Leigh Hyams, Kay Russell and Rafael Perea De La Cabada.
Ph.D. Soil Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Master of Science Geology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Bachelor of Science Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR
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