Heather McPherson CV - Providence College
Heather McPherson CV - Providence College
Heather McPherson CV - Providence College
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HEATHER MCPHERSON<br />
HEATHER@HMCPHERSON.COM<br />
HMCPHERSON.COM<br />
EDUCATION<br />
2008 MFA Rhode Island School of Design<br />
Painting Major, with honors<br />
Certificate in<br />
Collegiate Teaching<br />
Brown University<br />
Harriet W. Sheridan Center for<br />
Teaching and Learning<br />
2006 BFA Washington University in St. Louis<br />
Painting Major, with honors<br />
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS<br />
2011 Success Story, Reilly Gallery, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Providence</strong>, RI<br />
2010 Full Disclosure, Tompkins Projects, Brooklyn, NY<br />
Faculty Exhibition, Reilly Gallery, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Providence</strong>, RI<br />
2008 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, <strong>Providence</strong>, RI<br />
Parallel Realities: Artist, Writer, Viewer, Sol Koffler Gallery, <strong>Providence</strong>, RI<br />
fear/less, Sol Koffler Gallery, <strong>Providence</strong>, RI<br />
Masters of Fine Arts: Points of Convergence, <strong>College</strong> Art Association Annual Exhibition, The<br />
Gallery at UTA, Arlington, TX<br />
Curated by Benito Huerta<br />
Three Painters, Installation at One Financial Plaza, <strong>Providence</strong>, RI<br />
2007 Eating the Sands of Time, Knew Gallery, Washington, DC<br />
Tyler/RISD Exchange, Tyler School of Art Gallery, Temple University,<br />
Philadelphia, PA<br />
2006 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Washington University School of Art, St. Louis, MO<br />
Senior Painting Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO<br />
Varsity Art X, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO<br />
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TEACHING<br />
2009-<br />
Present<br />
Assistant Professor of Painting, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
2011 Visiting Artist, Alfred University<br />
2008 Digital Art, Brown University, Modern Media and Culture Department<br />
Guest Speaker<br />
Painting I, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
Special Lecturer<br />
Bodies: Invented and Observed, RISD Painting Department<br />
Instructor of Record<br />
Meaning in the Medium, Graduate Seminar, RISD Painting Department<br />
Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant to Christopher K. Ho<br />
Graduate Drawing, RISD Painting Department<br />
Teaching Assistant to Dennis Congdon<br />
Junior Painting Major Studio, RISD Painting Department<br />
Guest Critic for Holly Hughes<br />
2007 Sophomore Painting Major Studio, RISD Painting Department<br />
Teaching Assistant to David Frazer<br />
Advanced Drawing, RISD Illustration Department<br />
Teaching Assistant to Jean Blackburn<br />
Junior Painting Major Studio, RISD Painting Department<br />
Teaching Assistant to Angela Dufresne<br />
COURSES TAUGHT<br />
Painting I, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 2008-present<br />
Intermediate Painting (Painting II and III), <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 2009-present<br />
Advanced Painting (Painting IV), <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 2009-present<br />
Painting Thesis, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 2010-present<br />
Special Topics: Senior Seminar, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 2010-present<br />
Special Topics: Paintography, <strong>Providence</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 2012 (upcoming)<br />
Bodies: Invented and Observed, Rhode Island School of Design, 2008<br />
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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS<br />
Academic Honor Roll, Rhode Island School of Design, 2006-2008<br />
Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design, Graduate Studies, 2007<br />
Dedalus Foundation Grant nominee, 2007<br />
Valedictorian, Washington University in St. Louis School of Art, 2006<br />
Milliken Travel Grant, Washington University in St. Louis, 2006<br />
Sorger Award, Washington University in St. Louis, 2004<br />
SERVICE TO PROVIDENCE COLLEGE<br />
Academic Advisor to all majors concentrating in painting, 2010 to present<br />
Currently advising thirteen students<br />
Thesis Advisor to all Studio Art majors, 2010- present<br />
Faculty Advisor for Art Club, 2011- present<br />
Committee Member of Gallery committee, 2010-present<br />
Departmental Representative: Major/Minor Fair, Spring 2001 and Fall 2011<br />
Co-leader, New Student Orientation, September 2011<br />
Leader of Chelsea gallery trip associated with department’s Museum Bus Trip, Fall 2009, Spring<br />
2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 (upcoming)<br />
Gallery Speaker associated with my solo exhibition in Reilly gallery, February – March 2011, one<br />
involving prospective students, one for introductory painting and drawing classes, one for<br />
intermediate painting and drawing classes.<br />
Participant in Faculty Seminar on Student Engagement, 2011-2012<br />
Work to Upgrade Painting Facilities<br />
Converted the department to support the use of oil-based materials in the Fall of 2009<br />
This involved meeting with the Environmental Health and Safety department to evaluate the<br />
facilities and ventilation system; upgrading studios to include flammable-materials cabinets,<br />
disposal drums for solvents, and hazardous waste bins; and in the fall of 2010, getting the HVAC<br />
system serviced to optimize ventilation.<br />
Successful proposal to purchase new palettes, 2010<br />
Successful proposal to install track lighting, 2010<br />
Successful proposal to install projector and computer in Service 106, 2011<br />
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