DEBORAH PAMELA
MATHEW
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Address
Master of Fine Arts 1993
Installation/Mixed
Media; 1st Class Honors
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1987
Thesis
- Ceramics; First Class Honors
Bachelor of Science 1981
Honors - Marine Biology
1994 – 2001 Lecturer
Courses taught include:
Art
& Ecology Studio (
Art & Ecology (Theory, Writing &
Proposals or Projects)
Art, Gender,
Race/Ethnicity & Class (Seminar)
Contemporary
Art History (Seminar)
General
Art History
General Art Studio
Art Appreciation
Ceramics
(Hand-building)
Introductory Drawing
Introductory Sculpture
Sept. – May, 1990 - 1993 Teaching
Assistant – instructor of
record
Introductory
Ceramics – 6 semesters
Oct. 1987 - Mar. 1988 Visual Arts Assistant
The
Sept. 1986 - Mar. 1987 Ceramic
Technician
NON-ACADEMIC
POSITIONS
Jan. 2003 – present Yoga Instructor
Developing & running a yoga business,
including administration,
teaching yoga classes, specialty
workshops (restorative yoga; back
problems; posture; etc.) and a course of practice entitled ‘Pranayama
(Breathwork) & Meditation’.
I teach a credited yoga class at the
local Community College.
I’ve completed a 200 hour yoga teaching
program (certified through
Yoga
workshops. I’ve practiced for 25 years.
Summers 1990 - 1997 Wilderness Guide (Head Guide for 4
years)
Woodswomen,
1 & 2 week canoeing / portaging trips; hiking, biking,
rock climbing, skiing; nationally & internationally.
May 1981 - Jan. 1986 Biological
Research Technician
Freshwater Institute,
Scientific
research (experiments/analysis) in freshwater lakes,
focusing
on contemporary ecological imbalances (acid rain, heavy
metal
pollution…).
2005 ongoing project area for art activities; solar
& wind powered instruments;
trail
enhancements; garden developments. All aspects focus on
conservation,
community, arts and engaging creatively with nature.
Temporary Labyrinth I
built a temporary labyrinth with bamboo poles, rope and organic
ACN conference, cotton ‘prayer flags’ with images of endangered
species in the state
May 2005 on
combining sciences and arts in ameliorative practices.
Community Labyrinth permanent, wheelchair accessible labyrinth,
utilizing educational
2002 –Spring 2006 publicity and implementation. All is complete
except for the
perennials
to be planted in the Spring of 2006.
.
Earth Day
Activities: I
organized and taught activities to 4-12 year olds, at the Children’s
April 2005, 2004
materials:
bird feeders from milk cartons, wind rings, etc. I also
June 2005 taught
a class of 8-10 year, olds about the culture of
another
group to make piñatas by reusing materials.
Wetland Development I
was part of an interdisciplinary committee that developed a
Project,
July /00 – May/01 of the educational aspect, I
guided the artistic interpretation of the
site. One aspect involved helping
6th graders develop interpretive
bronze plaques and postcards for the wetland.
See
www.laramie1.K12.wy.us/discovery/index.htm
For
plaques: www.laramie1.K12.wy.us/discovery/student.htm
For
postcards: www.laramie1.K12.wy.us/discovery/postcards.htm
Community Labyrinth Design consultant for a community 7-circuit
labyrinth.
Project, Nelson, BC, CN I also created posters for fundraising.
Fall 2002 Please visit: www.labyrinth.kics.bc.ca
Rabun Gap, GE create a temporary labyrinth.
The
The
Campus
Sustainability Tele- Campus Sustainability virtual
conference held at the
Conference,
Online Class, (6
weeks) Creating a Website: which grew to
create a website
Spring 2004 for my
creative endeavors. www.debbiemathew.biz
See
categories: art objects; installations; community;
education
(examples of student work) and writing.
Online Class, (6
weeks) Microsoft Publisher: for use in my role
as editor for
Spring 2003 Watersheds, the Art, Culture &
Nature newsletter.
Now
being distributed on line to association members.
Teaching Excellence Teaching Inquiry Project: experimenting
with a
Jan. - May, 2000 writing
portfolio & other assessment methods for
Level
3 Writing class: ‘Art & Ecology’ (4&5000 level
university
class). Professors shared with each
other, their
applications
of ideas in classes, from current
research in the
‘scholarship
of teaching’.
Hewlett Summer Institute
Jan. –
May, 1999 I
participated in workshops on Teaching
Methods: Collaborative,
Active,
Problem-based Learning, Interdisciplinary Courses & Self-assessment.
The New Aesthetics: IPAD –
July, 1999 &
ecological public art concepts, to
further my interest in public art practice.
Computer technologies:
Software: Adobe
Photoshop 7 (image manipulation for web, photographic prints, posters
etc.)
Publisher 2002 (brochures, posters,
newsletters)
Microsoft XP 2002: Word, Powerpoint
Html for website creation.
Email/web:
Use of acrobat (pdf files),
attachments; search engines.
Hardware:
scanner, printers, digitizing
slides into computer, making CD’s.
Artistic
Processes: Ceramics: use of Kilns (gas &
electric); throwing, hand building, tile making; Making clay & glazes.
Mixed
Media Sculpture: material manipulation of wood, clay, glass (cutting), fabric
(sewing, weaving), electronics (soldering, etc).
Shop
tools (drill, skill/jig/table/band saws, shapers/grinders, etc.).
Sound
Studio: I’ve worked with sound experts in manipulating sounds through the
computer for installations; I do digital editing of music.
2005 – Present Community Interest
Group: member of a group of
concerned citizens
working with town
planners for the 20 year Laramie City Plan, to move
towards
sustainability and preserve healthy habitat and access to open
space for community
members.
1994 – Present Scholarship
Fund Committee Member for
This committee awards perspective students scholarships
to attend the
WMST Adjunct Faculty; As a member of the personnel
committee, we reviewed the University of
2000-2001 Wyoming current
evaluation structure for faculty and academic
professionals.
University of WY, Hewlett Summer Institute
SAFE Oct. 1994 &
1995 Presented for discussion: Images of Women & Men in Advertising and
Fine Art –
local SAFE (Sexual
Assault & Family Violence Education) project.
June, 2005, Ecofeminist Art: the Feminine and Feminist Influence on Ecological Art,
National
Women’s Studies Conference,
May, 2005, The Power of Sun, Social Service and Spirit, Art, Culture, Nature
Conference:
Earth
Rites: Imagination and Practice in Sci-Arts Eco-Cultures.
Feb. 2002, Defining Ecofeminist Art, (Chair of Presentation under auspices of
‘Committee for Women in
the
Arts’) College Art Association Annual Conference,
June, 2001: Art & Ecology: the
conference;
Feb.,
2001: Balancing the Hegemony of Science
with Humanities in Education: A Prerequisite for Taking
Nature Seriously; Conference Taking
Nature Seriously conference,
Feb.,
2000: Art & Ecology: Re-Invisioning
the Human-Nature Relationship- from Theory to Praxis.
North American
Interdisciplinary Conference on Environment & Community (NAAEE);
Feb.,
1999: Issues of Gender, Race & Class
in Visual Art – Symposium for the Eradication of Social
Inequality;
Aug.,
1997: Art and the Human Construct of Nature. NAAEE conference,
(NAAEE = North American
Association of Environmental Education)
Oct.
1994: Panel Discussion - Being a woman
artist in 1994 - the guerilla girls
as the conscience of
the art world.
University of
WY - American
Studies Project Grant 2000
University of WY -
Excellence (Inquiry Project)
This was a grant to examine effective
teaching methods at
Sophomore
level. Emphasis was on cooperative learning.
Potters Guild of N.M. - Juried Local Exhib.-Best of Show 1993.
Leila Acheson Scholarship - Fine Art Scholarship for studies 1990.
The Banff Centre, AB - Scholarship to attend School. 1987-88.
Mennonite
Heritage Church Fire in the Heart:
Jan. 19 – Mar. 7
Gallery,
Mines
& Technology 2004.
Goodstein
Gallery,
College,
Triangle
Gallery, Sinclair ABSENCE
of WHITE LITE Feb.
5 - Mar. 1
College,
Neutral
Ground ABSENCE
of WHITE LITE May 13 - June 10
Gallery
234 ABSENCE
of WHITE LITE
Nov. 29 - Dec. 16
Phantom
Gallery; STILL LIFE / NATURE MORTE Nov. 30 - Dec.30
Feature
Gallery; IN THE GARDEN Apr. 22 - 27
The
SW Art Gallery of MB. ELEMENTAL DIVINITY Oct. 5 - 28
Whitewater
Gallery; ELEMENTALS Aug. 31 - Sep.23
North
Bay, Ont. Can.
1989.
Art
Museum, (sponsored) live from the
WY territorial Prison!
which
engaged issues of native/white relations.
The
Hayward
Gallery, Art
for Women’s Human Rights Dec.
7 – 29,
College
of Visual Arts Gallery, Virtue
– on the Seven Virtues Mar. 27 – Apr. 22
Katherine Nash Gallery, Univ. By the Palette, For the Palate Feb. 9 – Mar. 17
Of
Artwest
Gallery, Artwest
Open June 8 - July 15,
Galeria
Mesa,
Center,
Centennial
Complex, Univ. Faculty and Staff Exhibition
Apr. 5 - May 28,
of
EMU
Gallery, University Art for Environmental Advocacy Mar. 9 - Apr. 14,
of
Gallery
234,
Council,
Ashwell
Gallery Hearts
& Other Body Parts Jan. 27 - Feb 17,
Hoyt
Institute of Fine Arts Hoyt
National Art Show Oct. 8 - Nov. 4,
New
Visions Gallery Culture
& Agriculture May 8 - June 20,
Inc.,
of
Fine Arts, TX Ceramics
Competition 1995.
Matrix
Workshop for Matrix International Apr. 8 - May 6,
Women
Artists, CA 1995.
sity,
Austin TX.
1995.
Arts,
Klamath
Arts Council Klamath
Annual International
Sept 18 - Oct. 20,
Orlo
Invitational Smoke
Screen July 15 - Aug. 27,
U
of AZ
MU
E
The
Capitol Earthbound Apr. 1 - 22,
Gallery,
Reaction
Gallery Graduate Student Show Sept.
Main/Access
Gallery Urban/Rural Landscape Mar. -
Apr.
Gallery;
Walter
Philips The Thickness of Matter July
24 - Aug. 14
Gallery;
Craftspace; Thesis
Show
May 19
- June 16
Pool
of the Black Different
Avenues
June
10 - 29,
Star;
Nov, 2004: Divining
the Body, SDMT Gallery,
April, 1999: Meditations
on Being, Goodstein Gallery,
Feb, 1996: Absence
of White Lite: Triangle Gallery,
May, 1995: Absence
of White Lite: Neutral Ground,
Mar. 1993: Absence
of White Lite,
Aug. 1989: Elemental Divinity,
Oct. 1989:
Elementals -
Divining
the Body-Mind,
Global Warning,
Galeria Mesa,
Kathy
Whyde Jesse, “Artist’s work is rooted in the environment”, Dayton Daily News,
All
Arts Newsletter (WY Arts Council), front cover & p. 11. Aug./Sept. 1996.
Greg
Beatty, “Pushing New Dimension” Leader-Post,
Regina SA,
Victoria
Dalkey, “Surreality Bites” The
Robert
Rosenthal, “MFA candidates exhibit artwork” Arizona
Daily Wildcat,
New
Visions’ Culture and Agriculture, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI, May,
1995.
Margaret
Regan, “In Search of An Artist’s Identity”, Tucson
Weekly, April, 1993.
Creating
Ourselves -
David
S. Schlosser, “Local Female artists show work in 3 media at CFA”, Axtec Press,
Earthbound,
AZ Women’s Caucus for Art,
NCECA
Journal 1991-92 p.39.
Goddessence:
Imaging the Elemental Connexions, Gallery 1.1.1., The
1990 (Catalogue 1990; ISBN No. 0-921958-04-8)
Diane Nelson, “Unique art show is now on
exhibit”,
Gil McElroy, “This desert is bountiful”, The Nugget,
Michele Young, “Artists react to their
environment”, Today,
Randal McIlroy, “Six young ceramicists celebrate
the roots of time.” Winnipeg Free Press,
‘What
is Ecofeminist Art?’ In WE (Women & Environments International), Spring
2002.
ACN
Newsletters: As editor
of Watershed, the semi-annual newsletter for the ‘Art, Culture, Nature’
organization, I both edit and write articles focusing on the
interdisciplinary work of cultural artists.
EXHIBITIONS CURATED
Feb.
Sculpture Residency
April 1 -13, 2001 Rabun Gap,
Sculpture Residency
March 24 –
Ceramic Sculpture Program The
June 1987 - Apr.1988
ACN – Art, Culture, Nature
I am the editor for a second 2 year
period for this association’s newsletter (began June/03).
CAA - College Art Association; Since
1994. I was a board member of the
‘Committee for Women
in
the Arts’ which promotes the artistic activities of women (1998-2001).
NMWA -
Many
environmental organizations: local, regional, national and international.
TRAVEL / Intercultural Experiences
B.
C. Canada Researched contemporary
art work and theory in
June
– Dec.
2001 for publication (of
a book) by a community of eco artists connected
through an email listserve.
January
– June between
art and the environment. I studied the art in sacred groves as well
2001 as how the arts of
tribal communities link with their land and sacred
traditions. This
work informs my writing, teaching and artwork.
I also
studied yoga in effort to understand its role in evolving individual
and
community consciousness; this serves my personal well-being, thus
supports all
my efforts as both an instructor and community activist.
May,
1988 – Aug., I traveled
independently in
cultures of
ancient and developing countries. The resulting slide collection
continues
to serve me well in teaching.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES SPOKEN
German, Spanish
(I’ve completed one year (Level I) credit class of Spanish at the