tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37572249299186412092024-03-13T19:32:08.106-07:00John Adkins ResumeExhibitions, Accomplishments and ExperienceJohn Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831622967349555073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757224929918641209.post-27058899412329338722019-11-25T05:11:00.000-08:002020-07-01T15:06:33.909-07:00John Adkins Resume<b><span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Education</span></b><br />
M.F.A. - Studio Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN.<br />
B.F.A. - Studio Art, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Teaching</span></b><br />
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Miami Dade College, Miami, FL – January 2006 - December 2018<br />
Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, FL – January 2005 – May 2005<br />
Columbia College, Chicago, IL - September 1996 - January 1999<br />
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS - August 1994 - July 1996<br />
Mississippi University for Women, Columbus MS - January 1995 - May 1995<br />
Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN - August 1993 - December 1993<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Awards</span> </b><br />
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Honorable Mention, Masterminds 2012, Miami New Times, Miami, FL<br />
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Excellence in Execution:One Small Step, International Juried Competition, Nags Head, NC, 2002<br />
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Best Of Show:Wild Blue Yonder, International Exhibition, Nags Head, NC, 1997<br />
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Exhibition Grant:Mississippi Arts Council, $10,000 Grant "Salvation on Sand Mountain:" 1996<br />
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Published Finalist:Best of College Photography 1994, Photographer’s Forum, 1994<br />
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Honorable Mention:Harper College Art Exhibition, Palatine, IL , 1985<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>Lectures & Workshops</b></span><br />
2004 Artist Talk: Indian Trace Elementary, Weston, FL<br />
1999 Artist Talk: Albright College, Reading, PA<br />
1995 Artist Talk: Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS<br />
1994 3-D Design Workshop: Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Representation</span> </b><br />
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June 2000 – 2008- Artists-in-Cellophane Project, Winston-Salem, NC<br />
December 2006 – May 2007 Green Lantern Studios – Mineral Point, WI<br />
March 2001 – January 2003 J. Martin Gallery – Indianapolis, IN<br />
May 1999 - 2006 Remington-May Gallery - Racine, WI<br />
October 1998 – November 2002 Contemporary Art Workshop – Chicago, IL<br />
October 1997 – December 1998 South of North Gallery – Chicago, IL<br />
June 1996 – September 1997 Main Street Gallery – Starkville, MS<br />
February 1995 – August 1995 Galax Artworx – Ashville, NC<br />
April 1995 – July 1995 Form and Function – Atlanta, GA<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions</span> </b><br />
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2019 Eros/Thanatos, The Alchemy of Art, Baltimore, MD - Two Person Exhibition<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">201<b>7</b> A History of Violence</span></b>, Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA - Two Person Exhibition
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<b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2014 </span></b>DUEL, Chadron State University, Chadron, NE - Two Person Exhibition<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2008 The Space Between, Kendall Art Gallery, Miami FL</span></b><br />
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2000 Circular Logic, Contemporary Art Workshop, Solo Exhibition, Chicago, IL<br />
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1998 In-Side / Out-Side, South of North Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Chicago, IL<br />
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1995 Secret Vestiges, Pegasus Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Starkville MS<br />
Shielded Dialogues & Secret Vestiges, Mississippi Univ. of Women, Two Person - Exhibition - Columbia, MS<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>Selected Group and Juried Exhibitions</b></span><br />
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2018<br />
<i>6x6x2018</i>, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY<br />
<i>Arts for Arf's Sake</i>, Humane Pennsylvania, Reading, PA<br />
<i>29th Annual International Invitational Salon of Small Works</i>, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA<br />
<i>One Bare Square Foo</i>t, Project Space Brut, Seoul, Korea<br />
<i>Art Display</i>, Maker Faire Miami, Miami, FL<br />
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2017</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One Bare Foot Square</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">,
Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, Thailand</span>
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2016<br />
<i>Postcards from the Edge</i>, Visual AIDS, New York, NYC<br />
<i>6x6x2016</i>, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY<br />
<i>One Bare Square Foo</i>t, Hermitage Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands <br />
<i>Off the Wall</i>, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">One Bare Foot
Square</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, Uncooked Culture Gallery,
London, England</span></div>
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2014<br />
Off the Wall, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA<br />
Me, Myself & I Exhibition, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM<br />
Blobs and Monsters, The Art Deska Gallery, Phoenixville, PA<br />
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2013<br />
Moving Targets, Process Art House, Amarillo, TX<br />
4x6/6x4 Postcard Exhibit, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO<br />
Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY<br />
24th Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Inc, Kutztown, PA <br />
Print Exchange, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts - Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC, NY<br />
Print Exchange 2013, Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco, CA<br />
Off the Wall, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA<br />
Heroes Surround Us!, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI<br />
6x6x2013, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY<br />
Collision: Past, Present & Future, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle WA <br />
Group Exhibition, Plaza Tower Apartments - Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI<br />
The Little Things, View, Old Forge, NY<br />
Choose Your Own Adventure: An Exhibition Without Borders - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI<br />
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2012<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Art to Change The World Confronting Oppression
Embracing The Human Spirit</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ArtPrize, Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids,
MI </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">FIVE by FIVE,
</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">17 Tips
Project, </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On-line - <a href="http://17tips.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Adkins">http://17tips.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Adkins</a>
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Summer Alumni Exhibition, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN<br />
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2011<br />
MIA Art Fair, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL<br />
80 Square, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN<br />
Artist Studio Vignette, Studio Magazine, Spring 2011, National & International distribution<br />
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Wish You Were Here 10, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn NY</div>
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Studio Studio - An (e)Mail Art Exhibit - http://www.gitouttamyface.com/stja.html</div>
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9/11 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Freyberger Gallery - Penn State University, Reading, PA<br />
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2010<br />
MIA Art Fair, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL<br />
The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY<br />
Lilly Oncology on Canvas, Lilly USA, Indianapolis, IN<br />
Featured Artist, Art Journaling, Summer 2010 edition, National & International distribution<br />
The 7 Billion Person Project, The Parachute Factory Gallery, New Haven, CT<br />
Small World, Small Works, The Chico Art Center, Chico, CA<br />
5th Annual Artist Trading Card Exhibition, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC, Canada<br />
FARM, Group exhibition, Soya y Pomodoro, Miami, FL<br />
Un(bound):An Altered Book Competition 2 - Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD<br />
Illustrated first children's book: <a href="http://animalsgetscaredtoojustlikeyou.blogspot.com/"><i><b>"Animals Get Scared Too, Just Like You!"</b></i> </a><br />
Guest reader at the Miami Book Fair International at the "Children's Tree House"<br />
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2009<br />
Get ready.../Art Basel Miami Exhibition - The Cynergi Building, Wynwood, Miami, FL<br />
Un(bound): An Altered Book Competition - Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD<br />
NEVER THINK Small! - Climate Gallery - Long Island City, NY<br />
Postcard Art Show - Elder Street Gallery, Houston, TX<br />
MDC Faculty Exhibition - Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL<br />
We Made A Deal with the Devil - Drawing Exhibition, traveling throughout Canada and NYC<br />
Group Exhibition - Synergy Gallery, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL<br />
Little Images Exhibition, ISM-Gallery, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL<br />
Small Works – Juried Exhibition, Utrecht Art Store, Miami, FL<br />
10,000 People Project, Art House, Atlanta, GA<br />
A Million Little Pictures Exhibition, Art House, Atlanta, GA<br />
Altered Arts, ISM-Gallery, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL<br />
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2008<br />
Faculty and Student Exhibition, FireHaus during Art Basel, Miami, FL<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, FL<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, University of Miami, Miami, FL<br />
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2007<br />
Faculty Exhibition, Kendall Art Gallery, Miami, FL<br />
Florida Art Faculty, Mary McLeod Bethune Visual Arts Gallery, Daytona Beach, FL<br />
Group Exhibition, Fire Haus Project, Miami, FL<br />
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2006<br />
Small Works and Artists, Green Lantern Gallery Studios, Mineral Point, WI<br />
9x12 Works on Paper, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX<br />
Small Works Exhibition, Muse Gallery , Philadelphia, PA<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, PI Gallery, Kansas City, KS<br />
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2005<br />
Faculty Exhibition, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Starlight Cafe, Greenville, NC<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Pop Delux, Madison, WI<br />
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2004<br />
The Eye, Public Sculpture, Indian Trace Elementary, Weston, FL<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH<br />
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2003<br />
Implicit View, Morgan Park Academy Art Center, Chicago, IL<br />
After A Decade, Lewis Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Sam Flax, Orlando, FL<br />
ADA Works On Paper, Gallery 'Iolani, Windward Community College, Kaneohe, HI<br />
8th Annual Self-Portrait – Intern. Juried Comp., Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head NC<br />
Current Work 2003 - Juried Competition, FSU Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville, NC<br />
After A Decade, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA<br />
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2002<br />
Spiritual V - International Juried Competition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE<br />
One Small Step - International Juried Competition, Seaside Gallery, Nags Head NC<br />
La Petite X - Juried Competition, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR<br />
Shikishi:Gifts of Art for the New Year- Juried Competition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA<br />
First Annual Juried Competition, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, Chicago Cultural Arts Center, Chicago, IL<br />
7th Annual Self-Portrait - International Juried Comp., Seaside Gallery, Nags Head NC<br />
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2001<br />
Roll, Pitch and Yaw, Seaside Gallery, Nags Head NC<br />
Festival - Group Exhibition, Remington-May Gallery, Racine, WI<br />
Art'O'Mat Vending Project, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA<br />
Group Exhibition, Efryomson Martin Gallery, Indianapolis, IN<br />
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2000<br />
Home Sanctuaries, Remington-May Gallery, Racine, WI<br />
Art'O'Mat Vending Project, The Whitney Museum, NYC, NY<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX<br />
Art'O' Mat Vending Project, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NYC, NY<br />
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1999<br />
Women in Flight, Seaside Gallery, Nags Head NC<br />
New Talent 1, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL<br />
Face It, South of North Gallery, Chicago, IL<br />
Lighter Than Air, Seaside Gallery, Nags Head NC<br />
Theft, South of North Gallery, Chicago, IL<br />
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1997<br />
Around the Coyote Arts Exhibition, Flat Iron Building, Chicago, IL<br />
In and Out of the Blue, South of North Gallery, Chicago, IL<br />
Country Music and Other Religions, South of North Gallery, Chicago, IL<br />
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1996<br />
Chalkboard to Canvas, MSU Gallery, Starkville, MS<br />
A Book, A box, A Shrine, Owings – Dewey Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM<br />
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1994<br />
Vision 94, MSU Gallery, Starkville, MS<br />
1st Argentine International Mail Art Project, Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. America<br />
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1993<br />
The Graduate Show, Marshall Arts Gallery, Memphis, TN<br />
The Faculty and Graduate Exhibition, Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN<br />
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1992<br />
Summer Show, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN – Juror: David Driesbach<br />
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1989<br />
Ars Nova Group Exhibition, Dekalb, IL – Juror: Leon Golub<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Reviews and Articles</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 130%;"><b><br /></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">2012</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">Alex Rodriguez, Mastermind 2012 Honorable Mention: John Adkins, Miami New Times, February 22, Miami, FL</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 100%;">2011<br />Artist Studio Vignette, Studio Magazine, Spring 2011, International magazine<br /><br />2010<br />Featured artist, Art Journaling, Spring 2010, International magazine<br />Carolyn M. Mullin, Animals Get Scared Too, Just Like You!, Vegbooks.org, November 25, </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">national organization.<br />Ellie Brecher, Authors of Animal-Related Books Coming to the Book Fair, Miami Herald Blog, October 22, Miami, FL</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">Miami Art Guide, Animals Get Scared Too, Just Like You! feature, July, Miami, FL</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">2009</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Lilia Fontana, Art Faculty at the BakeHouse Art Complex, Examiner.com, November 13, Miami, FL<br />Cecilia Paz, Miami Dade College - Faculty Exhibition, Miami Art Blog, September 20, Miami, FL</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />2003<br />Ron Schira, Exhibit Chronicles Process of Becoming an Artist, Reading Eagle, February 24, Reading, PA<br /><br />2001<br />David Powers, Matchstick Masterpieces, Cleveland Scene, March 1, Cleveland, OH<br />Lisa Gray, Caveat Vendor, Houston Press, February 8, Houston, TX<br /><br />1999<br />Valarie McGovern, John Adkins' Paintings, UR Chicago, Aug/Sept, Chicago, IL</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Private Collections</span></b><br />
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Pat Hollaran: Memphis, TN<br />
Bonnie and Peter Sobel: Lexington, KY<br />
Patricia Berry: Los Angeles, CA<br />
Artists in Cellophane: Winston-Salem, NC<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Courses Taught</span></b><br />
Design 1<br />
Design 2 - Color Theory<br />
Intro to Computer Aided Design<br />
Drawing 1<br />
Drawing 2<br />
Life Drawing 1<br />
Life Drawing 2<br />
Advanced Drawing<br />
Watercolor Painting 1<br />
Watercolor Painting 2<br />
Painting 2<br />
Advanced Painting<br />
Gallery Management<br />
Art Appreciation<br />
Portfolio Preparation<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Professional Affiliations</span></b><br />
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College Art Association<br />
American Association of Museums<br />
Florida Association of Community Colleges<br />
The Florida Art and Studio Art Committee for Common Prerequisites</div>
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