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  EDUCATION

  M.F.A.                 2002      Visual Art                                  Vermont College

  Certificate           1996      Art & Design                              City & Islington College, London UK

  Diploma              1994      Youth & Community Work         Brunel University, Middlesex UK

  B.A.                    1990       Sociology                                  University at Albany (S.U.N.Y.)
                                            Fine Art, Business minors

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  2007 – 2009       Photography Teacher, Amherst Regional High School, Amherst, MA
                             Develop curriculum; teach 35mm manual camera, black & white darkroom,
                             photographic history and theory, lighting, alternative processes; order chemistry;
                             maintain darkroom; responsible for also teaching Two-dimensional Foundations of Art,
                             including drawing, painting, design, and printmaking; exhibit student work.

  2006 – 2007       Visiting Lecturer, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
                             Art Survey I
                             Art Survey II

  2005, 2006         Head of Photography Studio, Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA
                             Led the photography program of two summer intensive art residencies. 
                             Developed curriculum; taught 35mm manual camera, black & white darkroom, and photographic
                             theory; supervised photographic teaching assistants.

  2001 - 2006        Photography Instructor, GirlsEyeView at Ware High School, Ware, MA
                             Facilitator of a young women’s photography education program. Developed curriculum;
                             taught 35mm manual and digital camera, black & white darkroom, digital imaging and photographic
                             theory; organized and coordinated bi-annual traditional and multi-media exhibitions;
                             supervised college student interns. 

  2000 - 2001        Art Teacher, Academy Hill-School for the BrightCuriousGifted, Springfield, MA
                             Elementary K1-6th Grade

  1995 - 1996        Arts & Crafts Teacher/Trainer, London Youth & Community Centres, UK
                             Taught single and multiple sessions with youth, ages 8-24 and disabled adults; trained
                             group leaders in various arts & crafts techniques.

  1992 - 1995        Youth Arts Worker, Reform Synagogues of Great Britain, London, UK
                             Initiated, developed, supported and taught sessional arts workshops and residential
                             weekends for youth, ages 9-21; Director of two summer art camps; developed
                             curriculum and organized programs; responsible for administration; designed and
                             distributed publicity; created and maintained budget; wrote evaluations; recruited,
                             supervised and coordinated sessional staff.

  AWARDS/HONORS

  2008            Amherst Cultural Council Artist Grant
                      Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Research Award
                      Harold Grinspoon Foundation Jewish Arts & Culture Initiative Grant
  2006            Asnuntuck Community College Professional Development Mini Grant
  2003            The Gazebo Calendar (2005) Competition, Northampton, MA
  2001            G. Roy Levin/Jessica Lutz Merit Prize, Vermont College
  1999            The Gazebo Calendar (2000) Competition, Northampton, MA

  INSTALLATIONS

  2009            Line #5 - Knyazhevo, Incubator Project Space, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA                       Solo Exhibition

  2006            Ripples of Elegance, Blanchard Campus Center, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA,                       Designed for The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts annual event

  2004            Baggage Claim, ‘The X-Exhibitionists’, Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA, Group Invitational

  2003            Kings Highway & 26th Street, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA, Solo Exhibition

                      Strawberry Patch from A Marriage to Melvin, ‘Art & Proud’, Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
                      Group Exhibition

                      She Wasn’t Who She Said She Was, ‘New England/New York/New Talent’
                      Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Juried Group Exhibition
                      Jury: Edward Winkleman, Joshua Stern, Directors of Plus Ultra Gallery, NY

  2002            M.F.A. Graduate Exhibition, T.W. Wood Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT

                      She Wasn’t Who She Said She Was, ‘Band of Outsiders’, Hallspace, Boston, MA
                      Group Invitational, Curator: Mary Behrens

  1994            Six-Sided, AJY House, Wembley, Middlesex, UK, Solo Exhibition

  SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  2007             Sun Pictures to MegaPixels: Archaic Processes to Alternative Realities
                       Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Juried Group Exhibition, Juror: Joel Simpson

  2006             Child's Play: Irony & Consequence, Student Union Gallery, University of Massachusetts
                       Amherst, MA, Group Invitational, Curator: JC Gray-Sawyer

  2004             The Valley Photo Center, Springfield, MA, Group Exhibition

                       The Paper Show, Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA, Group Exhibition

  2003             The Exhibitionists II, Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA, Group Invitational

  2002             Pixels, The Valley Photo Center, Springfield, MA, Group Exhibition

                       Small World, New City Art, Easthampton, MA, Group Invitational

                       The Exhibitionists, Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA, Group Invitational

  2000             Over There: Photographic Images from Southeast Asia, Burnett Gallery, Amherst, MA
                       Solo Exhibition, Jury: Burnett Gallery Committee

  2001             The Valley Portfolio, Springfield Arts Festival, Springfield, MA, Group Exhibition

  SET DESIGN

  1996            Tavistock Repertory Company, Tower Theatre, Islington, London, UK
                      Lost in Yonkers: Neil Simon
                      On Golden Pond: Ernest Thompson

  1995            Apprentice Productions at the Tower Theatre
                      Goldilocks & The Three Bears
                      I Ought to be in Pictures: Neil Simon

  BIBLIOGRAPHY

  Jane Broderick, “Artist’s first solo exhibit: Views of a traveler in Southeast Asia,”
  The Recorder, Greenfield, MA, July 20, 2000.

  Jaymi Heimbuch, Interview, Girlistic Magazine: Feminist Thought and Culture (on-line), December 1, 2006.

  Cate McQuaid, “Outside looking in” from “Using Found Objects, Artists Create Works That Grapple With Loss,”
  The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, March 29, 2002.

  Phoebe Mitchell, “An exhibit not at all for nothing,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA    September 15, 2003.

  Phoebe Mitchell, “Exhibit offers evidence that laughing matters,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton MA, April 8, 2003.

  Larry Parnass, “Arts Almanac: A Traveler’s Report,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton MA, July 17, 2000.

  Larry Parnass, “New Talent at Hampden Gallery,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, February 10, 2003.

  Mary Sanderson, “A fine how do you do,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, August 13, 2002.

  The Valley Advocate, exhibition announcement with photograph, Easthampton, MA, August 8, 2002.

  The Valley Advocate, photograph of artwork, Easthampton, MA, April 21, 2005.

  Bonnie Wells, “Asian Wanderjahr Show and Tell,” Amherst Bulletin, Amherst, MA, July 21, 2000.

  Bonnie Wells, “Layer Cakes, Catalog Shreds and Emerging Artists,” Amherst Bulletin, Amherst, MA January 31, 2003.

  Bonnie Wells, “Picturing a Grandmother’s Stories,” Amherst Bulletin, Amherst, MA, May 8, 2009.

  LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

  2009            Hampden Gallery, UMass, Amherst, MA, ‘Sephardic Bulgarian Jewry & The Making of Line #5’
  2008            Vermont College, Montpelier, VT, Alumni Slide and Audio Lecture
  2005            Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT, Photography Workshop Leader
                      Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA, Slide and Audio Lecture
  2004            Beloit College, Beloit, WI, Slide and Audio Lecture
  2002            Vermont College, Montpelier, VT, Alumni Slide Lecture
                      Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, Second Saturday Workshop Leader
  2000            Burnett Gallery, Amherst, MA
                      Readings from Over There: A Collection of Curious Tales from Southeast Asia & the Pacific Rim

  2001            Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK, QCollege Lecturer/Workshop Leader (Photography)

  PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  2009 - Present       Amherst Community Television
  2008 - Present       Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival
  2008 - Present       InterSpace New Media Art Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
  2004 - Present       The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts
  2003 - 2007            College Art Association
  2002 - 2004            Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA: Exhibition Committee Member

  EXHIBITIONS CURATED

  2006            Picture Perfect Issues: Multimedia Exhibition, Screening on Ware Community Television, Ware, MA
  2005            Photogetic: Multimedia Exhibition, Screening on Ware Community Television, Ware, MA
  2004            Picture This: Outdoor Multimedia Exhibition, Ware, MA
  2003            Anything is Everything: Gallery Walk and Exhibition
                      Wednesday Nelena Sirokin, Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
  1997            Young Women Telling It Like It Is, Museum of London (in collaboration with LUYC) London, UK

  COMMISSIONS

  2004            Sanctuary Design Corporation, Malverne, NY
  1993            Bas relief, Private Collection, London UK