225 W Corbin st Hillsborough
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Phone (315)593-9811
E-mail ArtLupa@gmail.com
Education
2000 - 2001 State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY
Studio Art
2001-2002 Cayuga Community College Fulton, NY
Studio Art
2002-2005 State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY
BFA Studio
Graduated Cum Laude
Teaching Assistant for Sculpture I and Advanced Sculpture (Foundry,Welding)
2004
Academy of Arts, University of Tasmania, Australia
Studio Art Launceston, Tasmania
2005-2006 State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY
MA Ceramic Sculpture
Graduated with 3.81
Graduate Assistantship - Photography Department - ran and managed B/W
Photo area, Digital Lab, large format digital printers
Helped teach Digital Photography classes, performed technical demos for
lighting, shooting, and manipulating photos
Graduate Assistantship – Sculpture Department – ran and managed Woodshop
and Foundry/Welding facilities.
Worked with Environmental Health Dept and Fire and Safety Dept
Helped teach welding, sand molds, metal casting
Professional Experience
2005 Tyler Hall Woodshop State University of NY, Oswego
Woodshop Technician
Assisted Students and Faculty with machines (table/miter/panel/radial arm saws,
planer, sanders, drills, etc)
Taught and Promoted safe usage of tools, machines, and supplies.
Kept machines and tools tuned and in good working condition
2006 Summer Art Institute State University of NY, Oswego
3D Design Instructor
Taught two separate sculpture classes
Designed class projects on Life Casting and Earth Arts
Created slide lectures of professional artists work
Demonstrated Alginate and Plaster mold making techniques
Chaperoned museum and gallery trip to Ottawa, Canada
2009-current Hillsborough NC
Studio Xavier
Personal Studio and small business
Carpentry, welding, foundry work
2009- Doris Downes- Cast Bronze Birds
2010- Team Love, Music Production Agency- Steel Fabrication, Vinyl Wall Rack
2010- Lee Reich- Custom Wood Kitchen Counters
2009-Current New Paltz, NY and Hillsborough, NC
Mama K’s Hot Sauce
Partnership small business specializing in hot sauce
2007-2011 Polich-Tallix, Rock Tavern NY
Foundryman
Wax Department: Rework, Gate, Welder(MIG,Stick on steel), Wax make,
Molding, Fork Lift Driver, Assebly, Sculpting
Finishing Department: Head Electropolisher, Chasing, Finishing, Polishing, MIG
and TIG welding(stainless steel, bronze, aluminum), Assembly
Shipping Department: Carpentry, Wrapping, Crating, Loading and unloading
trucks
Work hands on with Tom Friedman, Eric Fishel, Michelle Oka Doner, Stanley
Bleifield, Chris Ofeili, Jasper Johns
2011 Carolina Bronze, Seagrove NC
All Service Sculpture Contractor
Sculpting, Mold, Wax, Cast, Divest, Finishing
2011 Liberty Arts Non-Profit Metal Casting Facility, Durham
NC
Artist- Member
Exhibitions
2001 “Faculty Select Exhibition”, Rockefeller Gallery, State University of New
York at Fredonia
2001 Student Exhibition, Cayuga Community College, Fulton, NY
2002 Juried Show, North Gallery, State University of New York at Oswego
2003 “Student Exhibition”, North Gallery, State University of New York at
Oswego
2003 “Best of SUNY”, State University Plaza Gallery, Albany, NY
2003 Juried Show, North Gallery, State University of New York at Oswego
2004 “Buzz”, Academy of Arts, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania
2004 “Side by Side”, Julius Gallery, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn,
NY
2004 “Sentinel Current”, two person collaborative show, Stevenson Building,
Auburn, NY
2004 “Student Exhibition”, North Gallery, State University of New York at
Oswego
2005 Juried Members Exhibition, ROCO- Rochester Museum of Contemporary
Art, Rochester, NY
2005 “BFA Exhibition”, North Gallery, State University of New York at Oswego
2006 “Best of SUNY”, State University Plaza Gallery, Albany, NY
2006 Quest Day, Presentation and Lecture, Outdoor Installation in quad, State
University of New York at Oswego
2006 “Gender and Identity”, Art Literature Laboratory / ALL Gallery, Newhaven,
CT
2006 “Masters of Art Thesis Exhibition”, South Gallery, State University of New
York at Oswego
2007 “Gathering of Artists”, Howland Center, Beacon, NY
2011 “Art Walk”, Liberty Arts, Durham, NC
Awards
2002-2006 Deans List
2003 Awarded International Education Scholarship, Covered tuition for study
abroad in Tasmania, Australia
2003 Awarded Scholarly and Creative Arts Committee Grant to help with
material cost for large scale steel sculpture, presented on Quest Day at
Oswego Campus