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Teaching and Professional Experience

My educational and professional achievements consist of an MA and an MFA from the University of New Mexico combined with teaching experience at four institutions along with a ten year medical photography career at the University of New Mexico, School of Medicine in the illustration department. The six institutions where I taught are Working Classroom StoryTellers, a community based-organization, followed by a teaching assistantship at the University of New Mexico. Concluding the list are four teaching appointments one at the Institute of American Indian Arts, the other at California State University, Los Angeles, in conclusion Smith and Hampshire College in Massachusetts.

Presently, I concluded a visiting professorship in the Art Department at Smith College and a part time appointment in the Film and Photography Program at the School of Humanities and Art at Hampshire College. As a professional artist, I introduce students to the ideas regarding the conceptual vision so to promote deeply personal and expanded way of seeing. Technical Skills are taught while encouraging intellectual growth so students gain full mastering of the medium. As a full time faculty member at Smith College, I taught Photography I, Photography II, Advanced Studies in Photography and chaired Special Studies Projects. In Photography I, basic 35mm black and white skills are taught and in Photography II, that knowledge is expanded with the introduction of large and medium format cameras, color and digital imaging. Also I taught Photo II, and I courses at Hampshire College as well as chaired Division I, II and III programs. (1997-99)

I fulfilled one year full-time faculty appointment that was extended an additional year at California State University, Los Angeles. Besides directing and programming the department's fine art gallery, I developed graduate/ upper division and undergraduate courses in Chicano, Latin American and Photographic Art History. Since the gallery is student operated, two graduate assistants assisted me. As the gallery director I solicited student involvement and coordinating their activities in maintaining gallery operations. In addition to a special topic course that introduced photo printmaking techniques to studio majors, I taught core classes such as Written Expression, Design II and World Art I. (1994-1996)

Employed at UNM Medical Illustrations as a medical photographer, my duties included lab maintenance, documenting scientific/ clinical research projects as well as computer consultation. To digitize graphics on a film recorder, I advised clients about graphic software such as Photo Shop, Harvard Graphics, PowerPoint, Page Maker, and Draw Perfect. I am familiar with both IBM and Macintosh platforms. Phone consultation was frequently conducted; this activity required proficient communications skills. (1984-1994)

At the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, I taught Photo I. The course was designed to instruct basic black and white photographic skills with the goal of exploring fine art photography. Assuming the student had no previous photographic experience, the course provided explicit instruction. I assigned projects that developed the student's technical skills as well as conceptual and aesthetic ideas. (1994)

As a graduate student at UNM, I was awarded a teaching assistantship to instruct a 329/429 level monoprint course targeting juniors and seniors. Since the class accommodates experienced and non-experienced mono-printers, I balanced tutoring the advanced printer with encouraging new printer to develop their creativity. (1992)

When involved with Working Classroom StoryTellers, a community-based outreach program for inner-city youth, I taught printmaking techniques. We explored serigraphy, stamping, monoprinting and paper making techniques. All of the students were from working class backgrounds, ranging from 10 to 17 years in age. The artwork each student made was sold to the community during the annual art exhibition. (1990-1991)

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