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Resume of John S. Gordon
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2012-2013
Director, School of Art and Design, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2010-2011
President, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, NM
2004-2009
Provost, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2002-2004
Director, School of Art and Design, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
1999-2002
Provost, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1996-1999
Dean, School of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1993-1996
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
1991-1993
Dean of Arts and Cultural Studies, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
1987-1988
Vice President for Academic Affairs, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1981-1987
Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2012-2013
Professor, School of Art, Design and Art History, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2004-2009
Professor of Fine Arts, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2002-2004
Professor of Art, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
1996-2002
Professor of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1981-1991
Associate Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
1973-1981
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
EDUCATION:
1973
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, M.F.A., Sculpture, 1973
1970
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, BA, Fine Arts, 19
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2011-2012
Communication and Leadership Award, District 23, Toastmasters International
2010-2011
Guest Speaker, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Special Reviewer, Commission on Accreditation, National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Guest Speaker, Creative Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Panelist, New Mexico Lawyers for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Panelist, Leadership Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2008-2009
Visiting Evaluator, Whitecliffe College of Art and Design, Auckland, NZ
Accreditation Team Member, National Association of School of Art and Design (NASAD)
Project Coordinator, Art and Design as Agents for Change, national symposium for faculty members of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), co-sponsored by Otis College of Art and Design and Art Center College of Design.
2007-2008
Moderator, Rethinking the Core, national symposium for faculty members of the AICAD member schools, hosted by Pratt Institute
Member, Deans’ Steering Committee, Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD)
Presenter, Professional Development Workshop, National Association of Schools of
Art and Design (NASAD), 63rd annual meeting, Kansas City, MO.
2006-2007
Project Coordinator, “The SIMS: in the Hands of Artists,” a collaborative national exhibition sponsored by Electronic Arts, and hosted at Parsons School of Design,
Otis College of Art and Design, and the Academy of Art University.
Moderator and presenter, What is Core in a Changing Art and Design Education World, national symposium for faculty members of AICAD members schools, New York, NY
Member, Deans’ Steering Committee, AICAD
2005-2006
Host and Moderator, “Night Conversations,” Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Art Selection Panel, North Embarcadero Alliance Visionary Plan, San Diego, CA
Member, Commission on Accreditation, NASAD
2004-2005
Panelist, Creating Conditions and Contexts for Open Discussions and Decision-Making, Anual Meeting, National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Tucson, AZ
Art Selection Panel, North Embarcadero Alliance Visionary Plan, San Diego, CA
Art Selection Committee, Skyline Hills Public Library, City of San Diego
2003-2004
Art Selection Panel, North Embarcadero Alliance Visionary Plan, San Diego, CA
Art Selection Committee, North Embarcadero Temporary Sclupture Project, City of San Diego and Port of San Diego
2003 Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, San Diego State University
Member, Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Community Council
Member, Public Art Committee, Port of San Diego
Member, Commission on Accreditation, NASAD
2002-2003
Local Art Events Planning Committee, SIGGRAPH 2003, San Diego
Panelist, “Educating Designers/Designing Education,” Y Design Conference, American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
2002 Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, San Diego State University
Member, Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Community Council
Member, Public Art Committee, Port of San Diego
Member, Commission on Accreditation, NASAD
2001-2002
Artist Interview, The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist (second edition), by Margaret R. Lazzari, Harcourt College Publishers, pp. 299-302.
Member, Commission on Accreditation, NASAD
Accreditation Team Member, NASAD
2000-2001
Moderator, Aspects of Henry Darger: The Nathan Lerner Annual Lecture,
The Contemporary Center of the Museum of American Folk Art, New York,
New York
Member, Commission on Accreditation, NASAD
Accreditation Team Member, NASAD
1999-2000
Moderator, The Work of 20th Century Self-Taught Artists, John Michael Kohler
Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Panel Chair, The Curse of Sameness: Homogeneity in the Global Art World,
College Art Association, New York, New York
1998-1999
Presenter, Preparation of Graduate Students as Teachers, NASAD annual conference, Aspen, Colorado
Chair, Distinguished Teaching of Art Award Committee, College Art Association
Art Consultant, Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York, NY
Accreditation Team Member, NASAD
Consultant, College of the Arts, William Paterson University
1997-1998
Consultant, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Arts in Transit, New York City
Presenter, Art Exhibitions at the End of the Century: A Comparative Assessment,
NASAD annual conference, Providence, Rhode Island
1996-1997
Panelist, Placement Orientation, College Art Association conference, New York
Public Art Panelist, Municipal Arts Commission, Kansas City, Missouri
Distinguished Teaching of Art Award Committee, College Art Association
1995-1996
Mayor’s Task Force on Race Relations, Kansas City, Missouri
Panel Chair, When Artists Care About Market Share, College Art Association, Boston, Massachusetts
Juror, Allied Art Council, St. Joseph, Missouri
National Endowments Are Not As Critics See Them, op-ed essay, Kansas City Star, August 4, 1995
Grants Panelist, Alpha Delta Kappa Craft Scholarship
Advisory Board, Kansas City Center for Design
1994-1995
Advisory Board, Kansas City Center for Design
Panelist, Do We Need a New Model for Art Schools?, National Council of Art Administrators, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1994
1993-1994
Panelist, Santa Fe Arts Commission, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September, 1994
Solo Exhibition, Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, May-June, 1994
1992-1993
Panel Chair, 1992 Sculpture Project, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Author, Authenticity and the Curatorial Dilemma, THE Magazine, July, 1992
Juror, 1992 Taos Arts Festival, Taos, New Mexico
Board of Trustees, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Accreditation Team Member, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
1991-1992
Board of Trustees, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Steering Committee, Friends of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
PACT Taskforce Member, State of New Mexico
Accreditation Team Member, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Grants Review Panelist, Arts Division, State of New Mexico
Panel Chair, 1992 Annual Conference, College Art Association, Chicago
Consultant, Los Angeles County TransportationCommission, Art for Rail Transit
1990-1991
Board Member, KUNM-FM, public radio station,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Accreditation Team Member, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Consultant, Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, Art for Rail Transit
1989-1990
Panel of Advisors, Performing Tree, Los Angeles
Accreditation Team Member, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Panelist, The Artist’s Intention, 1990 Annual Conference, College Art Association,
New York
Consultant, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro Rail Art-in-Transit Committee
1988-1989
Board of Directors, SITE, alternative art organization, Culver City, California
Participant, Education in Art: Future Building, Getty Center, Los Angeles
Consultant, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro Rail Art-in-Transit
1987-1988
Member, Los Angeles Task Force on the Arts
Advisory Board, ART/LA International Art Fair
Consultant, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro Rail Art-in-Transit How About Some Art in Next Year’s LA Festival, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, October 6, 1987
Honorary Committee, Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN), Third Annual Art Auction
1986-1987
Member, Los Angeles Task Force on the Arts
Sabbatical Leave, lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Past President, California Council of Fine Arts Deans
Consultant, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro Rail Art-in-Transit
1985-1986
President, California Council of Fine Arts Deans
Consultant, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro Rail Art-in-Transit
Executive Committee, USC Council of Deans
Member, Los Angeles Educational Partnership
1984-1985
Vice President, President-Elect, California Council of Fine Arts Deans
Education Project Council, Polaroid, Inc.
Consultant, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro Rail Art-in-Transit Committee
1983-1984
Blue Ribbon Panel, Levi Strauss Olympic Arts Project
Consultant, Gruen & Associates, A.I.A.
Consultant, Community Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles
Lecture: Reflections on Context: The New Talent Awards in Perspective, Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
1982-1983
Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge Grants, Washington, DC
AWARDS:
Communication and Leadership Award, District 23, Toastmasters International, 2011
Mayor’s Certificate of Appreciation, City of Los Angeles, 1984
National Endowment for the Arts, Director’s Grant, 1978
National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist’s Fellowship, 1976
Associacion Internacional de Prensa, Honorary Membership
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO, May, 1994
Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, Tesuque, NM, October, 1991
“Miner Works,” USC Atelier, Santa Monica, CA, 1988
“In/Valid Fragments,” Artist’s Space, New York City, 1979
“John S. Gordon,” L.A. Louver Gallery, Venice, CA, 1977
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
“Collect 10,” Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2011
“Tinsletown Too,” Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA, 2004
“Tzedakah,”Gotthelf Gallery, Jewish Community Center, San Diego, CA, 2004
“2003 Faculty Exhibition,” University Art Gallery, San Diego State University
“2002 Faculty Exhibition,” University Art Gallery, San Diego State University
“The Spiritual In Art,” Community Christian Church, Kansas City, Missouri, October, 1994
“Reminiscing: A Sculpture Show,” Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March, 1993
“Singular Visions: Contemporary Sculpture in New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April, 1991
“Drawings by Sculptors,” Sena West Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April, 1991
“5th Annual Monothon,” Fine Arts Gallery, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, 1991
“ART/LA 1990,” Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1990
“Death,” S.I.T.E., Culver City, CA, 1989
“Aspects of the Abstract,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA 1979
“Los Angeles Drawing Exchange,” ACT Gallery, Toronto, 1979
“The Los Angeles Show,” San Francisco Art Institute,1978
“Business Not As Usual,” Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1977
“100+ Current Concerns,” Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, 1977
“Curtain Raiser,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rental Gallery, 1976
“Drawing, Photo, and Video Studies,” L.A. Louver Gallery, Venice, CA, 1976
“1975 Biennial of Contemporary American Art,” Whitney Museum, New York City
ARTICLES, CITATIONS:
Featured Artist, LA Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980 by Lynn Kienholz, California International Arts Foundation, page 204
Artist Interview, The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist (second edition), by Margaret R. Lazzari, Harcourt College Publishers, pp. 299-302.
Who’s Who in American Art, 25th edition to current
“New Director Will Lead Art School in a Dialogue with San Diego,” SDSUniverse, February 3, 2002
“Art Journal: John S. Gordon,” by Alice Thorson, Kansas City Star, May 8, 1994
“Sculptor’s Work Tells Stories,” by Rick Hellman, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, April 22, 1994
“Reminiscing: A Sculpture Show,” by Simone Ellis, THE Magazine, April, 1993
“Gallery Hopping,” by Dean Balsamo, Pasatiempo, March 19, 1993, p. 30
“Green Issue,” captioned photo, Pasatiempo, March 12, 1993, p. 52
“New Mexico: Growing Internationalism,” by William Peterson, ARTnews, April, 1992, p. 124
“References to Political Climate, Fragility of Human Emotions,” by Zeke Zemaitis, Pasatiempo, October 11, 1991
“A Singular Unity of Vision,” by Simone Ellis, Pasatiempo, May 24, 1991, pp. 24-26
“Museum Sculpture Show,” by Don Fabricant, Santa Fe Reporter, May 1, 1991
“Solar-wise in the Southwest,” (photograph)Home, April 1991, p. 67
“Galleries Hopeful About LA Art Fair,” The New Mexican, December 7, 1990
“Pick of the Week-Art,” LA Weekly, February 12,1988
“Delving into Minor Works,” by Margaret R. Lazzari, Artweek, February 6, 1988
“Arts/LA,” radio interview with Lyn Kienholz, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, January, 1988
“On the Trail of the Emerging American,” by Peter Frank, The National Gallery Guide, January, 1981
“Unslick in L.A.,” by Peter Frank, Art in America, September-October, 1978, p. 90
“The Nation-San Francisco,” by Thomas Albright, Art News, Vol. 77, No. 2, February, 1978, p. 103
“Mathematics and Narratives by Los Angeles Artists,” by Kathy Zimmerer, Artweek, January 7, 1978
“John S. Gordon,” by Susan C. Larsen, Arts Magazine, March, 1977, p. 17
“John S. Gordon,” by Suzanne Muchnic, Artweek, February 12, 1977
“Artwalk,” by William Wilson, The Los Angeles Times, February 11, 197