236 Bolivar Street, 310D School of Art & Visual Studies Building
Professor of Art Studio
School of Art and Visual Studies
rae.goodwin at uky.edu or goodwinrae at gmail
I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Dean of Research/Creative Activity, College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky, 2022-present
Responsibilities
Liaise with and advocate for CFA within the following: Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR),
Office of Philanthropy, Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) and the Graduate School
Create and manage college level internal funding programs for faculty and students
Mentor faculty in funding mechanisms/strategies internal and external to the university system
Represent CFA on university wide meetings, committees and panels: Research Advisory Group, CURATE
committee, ADR Advisory Board, ADR Grant Administration, Graduate School Dean and Associate
Deans Meeting, UKinSpire Review Panel, Office of Undergraduate Research meetings (OUR), Ignite
Research Collaboration (IRC) Review Panel and others as needed
Chair the College of Fine Arts Research Award Review Committee
Report back to CFA about university level research initiatives and programs
Accomplishments
Advocate with OUR towards greater funding options for students in artistic research/creative activities
(options increased from five to sixteen, including supplies, royalties, licensing, recording, etc.)
Work with the Office of Philanthropy, OVPR and individual faculty members to increase internal and
external grant submissions and awards (2022-2023 faculty were awarded fifteen UK internal
grants up from four the year before, for a total of $367,361. of additional funds coming into CFA)
Manage CFA research funding programs and their budgets- 2022-2023 $155,148. 2023-2024 $105, 210.
Create new Faculty Research Support Programs for 2023-2024 with new application process, clearly
articulated fiscal policies, and new scorecards for larger awards determined by the CFA Research
Award Review Committee
Chair the CFA Research Award Review Committee, maintain membership from all units, organize
applications for review, facilitate meetings
Develop and maintain a new section of the Dean’s Newsletter focused on mentorship about research
Mentor individual faculty in grant writing, external and internal funding sources, networking within UK,etc.
Work with CFA’s Integrated Business Unit to inform CFA faculty about fiscal policies and procedures
Review new faculty’s Research Plans for the use of Assistant Professor Research Funds (Start-Up funds)
External grants awarded for faculty research grants awarded in 2022-2023: $202,200. (prior year was $0)
External grants awarded for faculty research grants awarded in 2023-2024: ($45,000 as of October 30)
Collaborate with CFA Director of Communications to create and update all funding applications on a new
system, clear communication with faculty and students on our website, publicity for faculty research internal and external to the university, track research accomplishments in shared drives, create a “covid edition” Research Report, create a new system of collecting information for our annual research report
Collaborate with the CFA Faculty Council to create a new Faculty Research Highlight Event, with faculty from each unit and from UK Honorifics presenting, two events in 2023-2024
Professor of Art Studio, School of Art and Visual Studies, College of Fine Arts, UK, 2019- present
Graduate and Lewis Honors Faculty, UK Research Professor
Director of Foundations, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, 2019 – 2021
4-11 credit hours per semester, TA supervisor- Foundations Program, Foundations Advisory Committee- Chair and Assessment Coordinator, SA/VS TA Coordinator
Associate Professor and Director of Foundations, School of Art and Visual Studies, UK, 2015 - 2019
Acting Director of Graduate Studies, School of Art and Visual Studies, UK, spring-summer 2018
Acting Associate Director, School of Art and Visual Studies, UK, spring-summer 2017
Acting Director for Undergraduate Studies, School of Art and Visual Studies, UK, spring-summer 2017
Assistant Professor and Director of Foundations, School of Art and Visual Studies, UK, 2009 - 2015
Assistant Professor of Art, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY, 2007 - 2009
12-13 credit hours per semester, Co-director of Weber Art Gallery, Art Club, Special Events
Lecturer in Art, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, 2006 - 2007
12 credit hours per semester
Graduate Assistant Instructor (instructor of record), Winthrop University, 2004 - 2006
Three-Dimensional Design I and II, one course per semester
Graduate Assistant, Winthrop University, 2003 - 2004
Maintained sculpture and wood studios, Enforced safety standards for undergraduate studios
Related Experience
Owner, Visualize, A Visual Arts Program, Charlotte, NC 2001-2009 Budgeting, staffing and program
development for group and individual instruction
Art Teacher, Providence Day School, Charlotte, NC, Multi-disciplinary 1996-2001
Sculpture Instructor, Carolina Clay Connection, Charlotte, NC 1997-1999
Art Teacher, Northeast Middle School, Charlotte NC 1995-1996
Outreach Art Teacher, Community School of the Arts, Spirit Square, Charlotte NC 1994-1996
Gallery Intern, Mazmanian Gallery, University of Framingham 1993-1994
II. PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
A. RESEARCH
1. RESEARCH IN VISUAL ART
Solo or Two Person Exhibitions/ Performances
2024
Regional
Weber Art Gallery, University of Pikeville, familiar, solo-exhibition with social practice project, invited,
Pikeville, KY
2023
National
Albatross Gallery, Resilient As…, photographs with text, Oregon and online, invited
2022
National
The Shed Gallery, Glasshouse: art. life. lab. infertile soil, solo exhibition with live performance, New Paltz,
NY, selected
Albatross Gallery, The Un Lab: experiments in migratory conversations with non-human species,
performance for the camera collaboration with Emily Ward Bivens, Oregon and online, invited
Regional
Grandparents are Superheroes, a social practice project in Whitely County Kentucky with the UK Fine Art
Extension Agent
2021
National
Winds of Ancestry: Grab Rosekill, a collaboration with Casey McGuire at Rosekill Performance Art Venue,
Rosendale, NY, invited to perform
2020
National
Our Breathitt, in Breathitt County, KY. Lead artist in a social practice, arts and health project. This year we
are working with an NEA Our Town and an NEA ArtsPlace Grant along with grants from other
agencies. IDEAS xLab has a national board and is supported by many national granting agencies.
- Cancer Prevention Cooking Garden Programming, visual art, poetry and prose programming with elders, youth and families in advance and during the initial planting of the garden, design and install a permanent sign for the raised garden and other community support
- KY Artist Innovator in Health, consultant - to create a digital, arts-based, intervention for obesity-prevention that focuses on the cultural drivers of trust, hope, belonging, and loneliness in Louisville and Jackson, KY
- 2020-2021 Grandmothers are Super-Heroes, online programming with Breathitt County High School to integrate my social practice project into their art curriculum, working towards publication of their art-work online and/or in print
2019
International
Die Schöne Gallery, intimate gazing, collaboration with Sophie Mars, invited to offer a performance
during Look at this Vulva, Vienna, Austria
Berlin Public Library System, Grandmothers are Superheroes!, invited to offer a social practice drawing
project to Berlin
LIVESTOCK, intimate gazing, collaboration with Sophie Mars, invited to offer a solo-performance at
MART GALLERY, Dublin, Ireland
National
Our Breathitt, in Breathitt County, KY. Lead artist in a social practice, arts and health project. Working with
IDEAS xLab to engage a cross section of the community about pathways to the social phenomenon
of hope. To date we have been awarded an NEA Our Town Grant and an NEA ArtsPlace Grant. IDEAS xLab has a national board and is supported by many nationally recognized granting agencies.
- Graduation Ceremony Quilt, Cancer Prevention Cooking Garden (raised garden beds), Grandmothers Are SuperHeroes!, Storytelling projects in writing and music with workshops and new works, a pod-cast series and Our Breathitt Summitt (a two day conference with representatives from regional and national non-profit organizations)
2018
International
LIVESTOCK, Walk to remember, Walk to forget, Walk to re-imagine, invited to give a performance as
workshop during a performance art weekend with Áine Phillips at MART GALLERY, Dublin, Ireland
National
Glasshouse, at her feet performed in the Recipe Kitchen series, invited by Lital Dotan, internationally
known performance artist and curator, Brooklyn NY
Our Breathitt, in Breathitt County, KY. Lead artist in a social practice, arts and health project. To date we
have been awarded an NEA Our Town Grant and have applied for several others. IDEASxLab has a
national board and is supported by many nationally recognized granting agencies.
- Academic Booster event with a county wide poetry and art exhibition on hope, a t-shirt design (t-shirts were given to over 300 scholarship winners), Heritage and Literacy Day with writing workshops, many smaller community engagements
Regional
UK Art Museum, invited to offer a solo-performance in response to Ralph Meatyard’s photo exhibition
2017
International
grüntaler9, held in the between, 1 hour solo performance, invited for a solo in an internationally known
curator and performance art gallery owner, Teena Lange, a member of the Association for
Performance Art Berlin, Berlin, Germany
National
ClitArt Festival, Intimate Gazing Workshop collaborative performance as workshop with Sophie Mars, Reel
Rebels Music Studios, London, England
Regional
Muskegon Community College Gallery, Riding the Winds of Ancestry, collaborative exhibition with Casey
McGuire dealing with Manifest Destiny and the Lewis and Clark Trail, Muskegon Community
College, MI
Bourbon on Main, presence of light, two-person show with Ruth Adams, presentation of my drawings and
her photographs, Frankfort, KY
2016
National
Queens Museum, under-bell, collaborative performance series with Máiréad Delaney, performance
alongside Agrofemme, NY in the TALKaTIVE series curated by Hector Canonge, Queens, NY
School of the Art Institute Chicago, Performance Space, Grandmothers are Super-heroes!, community
engaged project and installation on campus, Chicago, IL
Utah State University, Ready-Made Gallery, The Lost Super-hero, 20 minute performance artwork offered twice in one-week, Logan, UT
Utah State University, Ready-Made Gallery, Grandmothers are Super-heroes!, community engaged project and installation on campus
Performancy Forum, Panoply Performance Laboratory, under-bell, collaborative performance series with
Mairead Delaney, 3 hour durational, curated, Brooklyn, NY
Regional
Public Intervention in Chicago, With our Feet, collaboration with Mairead Delaney, two performances in
two days on Monroe and Michigan Streets, the first performed on the night of the presidential
election and the second the day after the election
Ann Street Gallery, under-bell, collaborative performance series with Máiréad Delaney as a part of
THREAD performance art series, invited by Thomas Albrecht, Newburgh, NY
La Mala Mujer Feminista, intimate gazing, collaborative performance as workshop with Sophie Mars
Madrid, Spain, 2016
2015
National
Panoply Performance Laboratory, sugar-sugar-sugar, milk-glass-apron-sugar-sugar, (headliner for a Valentines Day event), invited, Brooklyn, NY
Regional
Bodley-Bullock House, Relative Breeze, installations in two rooms, drawings and grandmother-princess, a performance piece, Lexington, KY
2014
International
Jardin Botanique, une célébration des Grand-Méres, including a social practice piece, drawings and
photography, performance art, Marnay-sur-Seine, France
National
Bobick Gallery, University of West Georgia, Grandmothers are Super-Heroes!, invited, Carrollton, GA
2013
International
une petite tasse du thé, interventions in Sardinia, Italy (juried, as a part of a residency in Brussels at sign6)
CAMAC, une petite parade des grand-méres, grandmother parade in Marnay-sur-Seine, France
National
Amos Eno Gallery, the weight of it, a performance art series, Brooklyn, NY, collaborative performance with Thomas Albrecht. Invited by one of the oldest, continually operating artist collectives in New York City. Brooklyn, NY
defibrillator gallery, tidal, one work in a performance art series, collaborative durational performance with Thomas Albrecht. defibrillator gallery is internationally known for it’s
contributions to performance, invited by curator Joseph Ravens, Chicago, IL
Regional
I.D.E.A.S. 40203, NuLu Festival, Louisville, KY, one of many, five-hour durational interactive performance,
during this performance the chief curator of sculpture from the Louvre interacted with the piece, along with others from the board of Residency Unlimited and the regional community
Chicago State University, Grandmothers are Super-Heroes!, invited to create a relational performance work, Chicago, IL
2012
Regional
ideaworks/outpost 193, into the woods: my backyard, yours, Lexington, KY, invited to create a
new performance piece in my walking series
Morlan Gallery, enigmatic remembrances, invited to create new collaborative work with Petra Carroll,
Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
2010
National
Alexander Brest Museum, peripheral embrace, juried to create a new performance work and installation in
three galleries, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
2009
National
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, relativity, Atlanta GA, invited to create all new works for a solo curated
exhibit. Other artists presenting work at the contemporary have a national to international
reputation. Stuart Horodner, Artistic Director and Curator.
Regional
Series of five interventions, I refuse to hike this way! community engaged performance works, based on
solo-hiking in South East Kentucky
2008
Regional
East Kentucky University, ribboned, Richmond, KY, invited to create a performance and installation
Pike County Artisan Center, preceptors, Pikeville, KY, performance and installation
Hillbilly Days Festival, the hike project, survey for performance work, Pikeville, KY
2007
National
7th St Windows, skin me my skin, interiors, and cellular residue, three separate commissioned installation
exhibits, juried, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
Regional
Windows with a View, a view inside myself, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Weber Art Gallery, nourish, Pikeville, KY, invitational
2006
Regional
Carolina Healthcare System, commissioned to create 12 sculptures
Winthrop University, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition and Performance, Patrick Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
2004
Regional
Central Park, identity, NYC, one-hour intervention performance with a sterling silver jigsaw puzzle
Winthrop University Student Galleries, precept, exhibit
2003
Regional
I am knot, two-week intervention performance, back-pack version, Rock Hill, SC and Charlotte, NC
2002 International
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, circular, Cape Town, South Africa, two-hour intervention performance
Group Exhibitions/ Screenings/ Performances
2025
Regional
Two Kinds of Funny 2.0, new work in sculpture, University of Cincinnati, DAAP Art Gallery, invited,
Cincinnati, OH (upcoming traveling exhibition)
2024
Regional
ARTPORTAL, the Common Gallery, Girl Crush, sugar-sugar-sugarplums, invited, Louisville, KY
CAC, Contemporary Art Center, Performance Response mini-festival, works in response to Tai Shandi’s
solo-exhibition, selected, Cincinnati, OH
2023
International
European Cultural Center, ECC Performance Art, The Poetic Image - Performance-based Filmmaking, 24
minute film, invited, online VR exhibition
Regional
SAVS Faculty Show, Bolivar Art Gallery, exhibit a new works in video and sculpture, invited, Lexington
UK Art Museum, Global, World Premier – Sometimes you have to write a country music song, Evening of
Fluxus, invited, Lexington, KY
2022
International
The Momentary, a part of Crystal Bridges, The Un-Lab Presents: The Unanthropocene?, a collaboration with
Emily Ward Bivens, selected, Bentonville, AK
National
The Brick Theater, Un-Anthropocene? The Un-Lab, a collaboration with Emily Ward Bivens, selected, Brooklyn, NY
2021
International
ISC, International Sculpture Center Conference, Winds of Ancestry, Grab: Shaconage (Great Smoky Mountains
National Park), a collaboration with Casey McGuire, ISC, invited to create new performance for the
camera work as a part of a panel on American transportation (online event pending due to covid)
ISC, International Sculpture Center Conference, Winds of Ancestry, Grab: Shaconage (Great Smoky Mountains
National Park), a collaboration with Casey McGuire, ISC, invited to create new performance for the
camera work as a part of a panel on American transportation (online conference cancelled due to
covid)
National
Satellite Art Fair, Winds of Ancestry, Grab: Shaconage (The Great Smoky Mountains National Park), a
collaboration with Casey McGuire, performance for the camera video, selected, Art Week Miami
2020
International
Casa Viva Gallery, invited to perform during Art Week for ARTIVISMO, collaboration with Sophie Mars,
Mexico City, Mexico
LIVESTOCK, new work for an online event PORTALS, curated/invited, Dublin, Ireland
National
Grace Exhibition Space, I wasn’t ready for this…, live-streamed curated group event during COVID
quarantine, NYC
Grey, Gray (Matter), a global and postal social experiment, divisible art gallery, invited, curated by
Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Dayton, OH
Masks and Makers, Weber Gallery, College of Central Florida, group show, juried by Paul Short
La Pocha Nostra, group juried online show at the end of a Summer Virtual Intensive
2019
International
Somos Gallery in collaboration with WOYM, intimate gazing, invited collaborative work with Sophie Mars,
Berlin, Germany
Galerie Schone, Look at this Vulva, intimate gazing, collaborative performance art with Sophie Mars,
performance art festival curated by Nina Fountedakis, Vienna, Austria (our photo was selected as
the image for the poster and program)
National
SATELLITE ART SHOW during Miami Art Week, precarity (story circle of one), selected, 7 hr. performance
Regional
Living Arts and Science Center, Miniature Invitational, invited to exhibit new femmage work, Lexington, KY
Bolivar Art Gallery, Materializing Resistance: Gender, Politics & Craft Symposium at UK for the Kentucky
Chapter of the Feminist Artist Alliance, invited to install work and offer a performance art parade
2018
International
MART Gallery, Assembled Resemblance LIVESTOCK, Dublin, Ireland
La Capella, ANGST, intimate gazing, collaborative performance art work with Sophie Mars, Action Hybride
Collective, curated by Francesca Sand, Paris, France
gr_nd Gallery and APAB, Association for Performance Art Berlin, intimate gazing, collaborative
performance art work with Sophie Mars, (originally a solo show curated by Lan Hangh—he asked
us to curate other artists for the event and asked me to facilitate a public discussion about
feminist performance art that uses the body, immediately following the event), Berlin, German
National
Panoply Performance Art Laboratory, ThinkTank #2, Realized Soley by Persons Present During/As the
Performance, presence -- absence, 30 minute work in a four person show, as a part of Esther Neff’s
9 Propositions
Regional
Ohio University Art Gallery, Temporal and Corporeal: A Broad Scope of Performance Art,
invited to submit work for a juried show, jurors: Jennie Klein nationally known author and critic of
performance art and Courtney Kessel, gallery director, at her feet, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Roush Gallery and GalleriaCenter for the Arts, Studio Practice: UWG Faculty Art Exhibition, winds of ancestry,
video collaboration with Casey McGuire, invited to participate in their faculty art exhibition,
Carrolton, GA
Morlan Gallery, New Domesticity, invited to create a new performance work and exhibit three sculptures,
Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
2017
International
LIVESTOCK, held in the between, performance art event at the Black Box Theater, Belfast, Ireland
Class Room Arts and Life Lab, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v.2. curated by Jeffrey Cortland
Jones, Coventry, England
Raygun Projects, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v.2. curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones,
Toowoomba Australia
National
Julian Jackson’s, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v.2. curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Brooklyn
Apothecary, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v2., under-bell, altered photographic
documentation of performance, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Chattanooga, TN
Volunteer State Community College, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v2., under-bell, altered
photographic documentation of performance, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Nashville, TN
Zygote Press, Let’s talk about love baby. invited to exhibit sculpture, Cleveland, OH
letstalkaboutlovebaby.com
Panoply Performance Laboratory, female-gazing/regarding female, regarding pudendum, 1 ½ hour
collaborative work with Sophie Mars during a performance art exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
Staten Island Arts, LUMEN, winds of ancestry, video collaboration with Casey McGuire, Staten Island, NY
Rosekill Performance Art Venue, Essential Departures Reunion, collaborative performance and individual
work
Glasshouse, Neo-Domesticities Performance Art Festival, sitting at her feet, 6 hour durational performance,
Brooklyn, NY
Regional
Mill and Max Gallery, veritable landscapes, four-person show theme of landscape, Lexington, KY
Bolivar Art Gallery, Faculty Show, Vol. 1. held in the between two 45 min performance works, Lexington
2016
International
Angelika Studios, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v.2. curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, High
Wycombe, England
boeckercontemporary, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v.2. curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones,
Heidelberg, Germany
National
Queens Museum, TALKaCTIVE series, under-bell, collaborative performance series with Máiréad Delaney, performance alongside Agrofemme, Queens, NY
Pulsar, The Sick Rose, under-bell, collaborative performance series with Máiréad Delaney, Brooklyn, NY
Archer Beach House, Lucky/Unlucky, monuments, collaborative performance with Jessi T. Walsh, curated by Ana Handstrom, Chicago,IL
Rosekill, 21st SUFFRAGETTES: Performance Art by Women Weekend, under-bell, video collaboration
with Mairead Delaney, Rosendale, NY
Curating Contemporary, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v2., under-bell, altered photographic
documentation of performance, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, online
Elgin Community College, Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v2., under-bell, altered photographic
documentation of performance, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Elgin, IL
Regional
divisible, The Front Street Building Co., Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us) v2., Dayton OH,
under-bell, altered photographic documentation of performance, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones
2015
International
Jardin Botanique, La Maison Verte Exhibition, exhibited drawings, photographs and a performance alongside June Saraceno, Lourdes and Joe Chesla, Marnay-sur-Seine, France
Liebig 12 Gallery, SOUNDING THE ALARM: THEORIES OF THE ANTI-SIGHT I, intimacy with strangers,
Month of Performance Art Berlin, Chloe Bass + Bill Dietz, Lorene Bouboushian,
Anya Liftig, Clarinda Mac Low, Ayana Evans, Wild Torus, Berlin, Germany
Meinblau e.V. Gallery, SOUNDING THE ALARM: THEORIES OF THE ANTI-SIGHT II, narrative undone-
redone, along with other artists, Kaia Gilje, Future Death Toll, Rae Goodwin, Elliott Jenetopulos, Jade
Montserrat, Valerie Kuehne, Katherine Nolan, PPL. Month of Performance Art Berlin, Berlin,
Germany
Loophole, ffffff-fennel, performed along with Edward Sharp, Naked Roots Conducive and Lorene
Bouboushian, Berlin, Germany
National
Performancy Forum’s Quinquennial at Grace Exhibition Space, Feeling/Thinking Things with Others, show
me, 30-minute performance, juried by Esther Neff and Brian McCorkle, Brooklyn, NY
Rosekill Performance Art Venue, Essential Departures, borders 1 ½ hour collaborative
performance with Máiréad Delaney, Rosendale, NY
Rosekill Performance Art Venue, Essential Departures, crossing borders solo-performance on closing
night, Rosendale, NY
Regional
Harvest Gallery and Neihoff Gallery, Black White, glass-apron-sugar-sugar, invited by Modern Makers,
installation and performance, Cincinnati, OH
Green Building Gallery, Female Icons & Identity, milk-glass-apron-sugar-sugar-sugar, performance art,
drawings and sculpture, Louisville, KY
UK Art Museum, Audience Appeals and Performing Assistance, Performance Art Conference, sugar-sugar
People’s Bank, Peoples Portal, security, two-day performance work in the Peoples Bank and in the vault,
curated by Stuart Horodner UK Art Museum Director, Lexington, KY
2014
International
Artpotheek Gallery, Perfocilinne 444, ancestral calling, invited for a performance art event with Belgian
artist Ann-Dolores Marcelis and Spanish artist Vincenzo Carta, at Sign 6 Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
National
LUMEN @ Atlantic Salt Co, cellular residual, invited and commissioned to create a new, site specific, durational work during the one-night performance and video art festival. Curated by Esther Neff and David C. Terry organized by Staten Island Arts, Staten Island, NY
CounterPath, ancestral calling, Denver, CO
Regional
Ball State University, Two Kinds of Funny, invitational group show with 25 artists, Muncie, Indiana
Playhouse Theater, Swinging in my Grandmother’s Hair, invited to offer a performance art work in
conjunction with The Vagina Monologues, Louisville, KY
2013
International
CAMAC, open studios and exhibition with performances, swinging in my grandmother’s hair and a little teacup holds up the entire world, Marnay-sur-Seine, France
Dimache Rouge, spilled, collaborative durational performance with Thomas Albrecht, alongside artists from
5 other countries, Paris, France
Sign 6 Gallery, 6 Factor, performance event with 4 other artists from 3 countries, Brussels, Belgium
10/12 Gallery, Performance Art Weekend, performance event with 7 other artists from 4 countries,
Brussels, Beligium
National
defibrillator gallery, Commonwealth 5, Performance event with five artists who have ties to Kentucky,
Chicago, IL
Grace Space, BIPAF Bazaar, advice I got from a Brooklyn Grandmother, performance at a bazaar and auction
as a finale to the month-long festival, Brooklyn, NY
Goodbye Blue Monday, Super Coda, held, durational performance, As a part of BIPAF, Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival, curated by Valerie Kuehne, Brooklyn, NY
Goodbye Blue Monday, 10 minute marathon, slipped, collaborative performance with Thomas Albrecht, As a part of BIPAF, Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival, curated by Valerie Kuehne,
Brooklyn, NY
Silent Barn, It Self-Destructs at Midnight, swept, as a part of BIPAF, Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival, curated by Sherry Aliberti, Brooklyn, NY
Glasshouse Gallery Neo-Domesticities, a little teacup holds up the entire world, as a part of BIPAF, Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival, curated by Esther Neff who is nationally
recognized as both a curator and performance artist, Brooklyn, NY
SUPERNOVA, performance art festival, Grandmothers are Super-Heroes!, curated by Eames Armstrong who
is nationally known for her curation of other performance events, Rosslyn, VA
SUPERNOVA, performance art festival, Grandmothers are Super-Heroes! Parade, curated by
Eames Armstrong, who is nationally known for her curation, Rosslyn, VA
Columbus College of Art & Design, Let’s talk about love baby. invited to exhibit work in a traveling show,
Columbus, OH
iMoca, Let’s talk about love baby., invited to exhibit work in a traveling show, Indianapolis, IN
Printed Matter Inc. Let’s talk about love baby. invited to exhibit work in a traveling show, NYC
defibrillator gallery, Sea of Stone: Lazarus, performance with Thomas Albrecht, Chicago, IL
Regional
University of Montevallo, Two Kinds of Funny, invitational group show with 25 artists, Alabama
Tuska Gallery, UK Faculty Show, a little teacup holds up the entire world, interactive performance
2012
National
Spencer Museum of Art, Let’s talk about love baby. invited to exhibit work in a traveling show, Lawrence,
KS, letstalkaboutlovebaby.com
Regional
MotherLodge Live Arts Festival, standing on one foot, holding up a mountain, invited to perform, performed
alongside musicians from NYC and a Sudanese rap artist, The Bard’s Town, Louisville, KY
DAAP Galleries, Two Kinds of Funny, invitational group show with 25 artists, University of Cincinnati, OH
MotherLodge Live Arts Festival, Pop-Up Gallery, juried exhibition, Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY
LAL Loudon House, Approach, collaborative performance with Thomas Albrecht of SUNY
New Paltz. Other artists in the show include Anya Liftig (exhibited at Tate Modern and PS1) and
Laura Ginn (written about in the NY Times) along with two artists from Canada and many other
well established and emerging artists. Invited to perform and curate the show by Becky Alley,
head curator of LAL, Lexington, KY
UK Art Museum, Mettle, curated by Lisa Dent
2011
National
Mad Art Gallery, FATE/MACCA Members Exhibition, juried exhibition, juried by Ronald Buechele, Director,
Mad Art Gallery and Martin Brief, nationally recognized artist, St. Louis, MO
Regional
MotherLodge Live Arts Festival, bend, invited performance, Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY,
Reese Museum, Mountain Visions, juried by Greg Shelnutt, Chair of the Department of Art, Clemson
University, Eastern Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
MotherLodge Live Arts Festival, Pop-Up Gallery, divorce dirt, juried by Teresa Koster, Rudyard Kipling,
Louisville, KY,
LAL Loudon House, Love and Things Like Love, juried exhibition from over 1100 entries
Alfalfa’s, English B, Lexington, KY, invited to perform by Bianca Spriggs, featured artist
Tuska Contemporary Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lex LAK Lou, a Live Arts Kongress, performance art festival in Lexington and Louisville
2010
National
Museum of Fine Arts, 25th Annual Tallahassee International, juried by Ann Baade, Meg Mitchell and Owen Mundy, almost 800 works by almost 400 artists submitted, 56 works accepted by 50 artists, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Regional
Pikeville Artisan Center, Women’s History Month Exhibition, invited, Pikeville, KY
Downtown Arts Center, 80 Digits, Tense and Tickle, collaborative performance with Theo Edmonds and
Ruth Adams, Lexington, KY
2009
International
McColl Center for Visual Art, Decade, invitational ten-year anniversary exhibit of their artist-in-residence
program, other artists in the exhibit were internationally known Nic Cave and Kenichi Yokono and
nationally known artists Renee Stout, Susan Harbage Page, Willie Little and Rob Carter, CharlotteNC
McColl Center for Visual Art, belonging, invited to offer a performance during their Community Day
celebration as a part of their tenth anniversary, other artists like Nic Cave and Susan Harbage Page
offered performances during this celebration, Charlotte, NC
Regional
Tuska Art Gallery, Here and Now, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2008
National
Micro-Monumentals, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NB; Rocky Mount Center, NC; 5ive & 40rty
Gallery, NC; Western Carolina University, NC; Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA; juried
traveling exhibition
Regional
Reese Museum, Tri-State Sculptors Members Exhibit, juried East Tennessee State University, Johnson CityTN
University of Pikeville, unraveled, Pikeville, KY
2007
National
Micro-Monumentals, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NB; Rocky Mount Center, NC; 5ive & 40rty
Gallery, NC; Western Carolina University, NC; Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA; juried
traveling exhibition
Regional
Hart Witzen Gallery, Soup, invited, Charlotte, NC
2006
National
Micro-Monumentals, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NB; Rocky Mount Center, NC; 5ive & 40rty
Gallery, NC; Western Carolina University, NC; Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA; juried
traveling exhibition
2005
International
cracksinthepavement.com, walking series, juried exhibit a part of the London Biennial in 2004
Suitcase Exchange Show, two galleries in New Zealand; NC; SC and MS, juried traveling exhibit
Regional
Looking Glass Gallery, Redefining Space, juried exhibit, Hoss Haley, juror and nationally recognized
sculptor, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Elon University Art Gallery, 5X5, invited, Elon, NC
Hart-Witzen Gallery, The Seven Deadly Sins, invited, Charlotte, NC
Lewandowski Gallery, Graduate in Progress, coordinated and exhibited Rock Hill, SC
2004
International
Suitcase Exchange Show, two galleries in New Zealand; NC; SC and MS, juried traveling exhibit
Regional
McColl Center for Visual Arts, Ashes to Art, Charlotte, NC
Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Boundless Art, invited, Charlotte, NC
Hart Witzen Gallery, 101 Artists, juried performance installation, Charlotte, NC
Hart-Witzen Gallery, Experience II, two-person show, curator and participant, Charlotte, NC
Hart-Witzen Gallery, Experience, six-person show, organizer, coordinator and participant, Charlotte, NC
2003
Regional
Police and Fire Training Academy, collaborative public artwork, Charlotte, NC, invitational commission
Sumter Gallery of Art, Space Revisions, Sumter, SC, invitational performance
Lewandowski Gallery, MFA Works in Progress, Rock Hill, SC
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, two-person show with Jennifer Heartley
Medal for the Arts Honor and Award Ceremony, i am knot. invited, Winthrop University, SC
Lewandowski Gallery, MFA Works in Progress, Rock Hill, SC
2002
International
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
Suitcase Exchange Show, two galleries in New Zealand; NC; SC and MS, juried traveling exhibit
Regional
Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC, five-person show
Carolina Clay Matters, Charlotte, NC
2001
International
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
Regional
Waterworks, Salisbury NC
Carolina Pottery Festival, Shelby, NC
Carolina Clay Matters, Charlotte, NC
Blue Pony Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1994-2000 Selected
Regional
Queens College, Charlotte, NC
Clayworks Holiday Show, Charlotte, NC
Art Festival, The University Place, Charlotte, NC
Oktoberfest, Merchandise Mart, Charlotte, NC
Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC, Freedom of Expression
Queens College, Charlotte, NC
The Jewish Community Center, Charlotte, NC
Annual open studio, Charlotte, NC
Studio 23, Charlotte, NC
Framingham State College, Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham, MA
Framingham State College, Library, Framingham, MA
Exhibitions/Festivals Curated/Coordinated
2024 Portal: The Only Way Through is Thru, live art event curated and coordinated in January with
works by Cooper Gibson, Matt Gibson, and me, Lexington, KY
Portal: The Only Way Through is Thru, live art event curated and coordinated in February with
works by Hearty White and me, Lexington, KY
Portal: The Only Way Through is Thru, live art event curated and coordinated in March with works
by Emily Bivens and Cooper Gibson, Lexington, KY
Portal: The Only Way Through is Thru, live art event curated and coordinated in May with works by
Cooper Gibson, and me, Lexington, KY
Portal: The Only Way Through is Thru, live art event curated and coordinated in June with works by
Rebecca Dundon, Paul Rodgers, Cooper Gibson, and J.T. Dockery, Lexington, KY
2020 PROTAGONY: $100 for Truth, curated an online exhibition of work by Esther Neff for the Bolivar Art
Gallery, with artist talk
Home as Site/Situation, co-curated online exhibition with Becky Alley for the Bolivar Art Gallery,
with artist talk/performance by artists in Berlin
2018 gr_nd Gallery and APAB, Association for Performance Art Berlin, intimate gazing, collaborative
event coordination and curation with Sophie Mars, for an evening of feminist performance
art, Berlin, Germany
2015 UK Art Museum, Audience Appeals and Performing Assistance, Performance Art Conference Co-
Curated and Co-Organized with Visiting Assistant Professor Jessica Santone and in
collaboration with UK Art Museum Director, Stuart Horodner, Lexington, KY
2012 LAL, Loudon House, Approach, performance art exhibition. Over 20 artists invited and juried into the show, from 11 states and Canada. Included in the show are artists like Anya Liftig,
whose work was featured at TATE Modern and Laura Gin who worked was written about in
the NY Times, two artists from Canada and many other established and emerging artists,
Lexington, KY
2011 Lex LAK Lou, a Live Arts Kongress, collaborated with a five-person team to bring recognized artists from France, Chicago, New York and Germany to Kentucky and to organize, fundraise for and host a five-day performance art festival in Lexington and Louisville, sponsored by UK School of Art and Visual Studies, along with several local businesses, including the Chuck Swanson Gallery in Louisville, Lexington and Louisville, KY
2009 Weber Art Gallery, RubberMADE, contemporary jewelry works by Courtney Starrett, Pikeville, KY
2008 Weber Art Gallery, This I believe… a student and faculty exhibit of visual art, music and writing
based on the essay project from PBS. Co-curated in Pikeville, KY
Weber Art Gallery, Reclamation collaborative installation by Travis Townsend and Brandon C.
Smith, Pikeville, KY
Weber Art Gallery, Works by Dr. Chuck Summers, a photography exhibit of works by a local artist
who exhibits nationally. Pikeville, KY
2007 Weber Art Gallery, Layers, a three-person show of contemporary works based around the themes
of layers, memory and time, Pikeville, KY
2004 Hart-Witzen Gallery, Experience II, two-person show, curator and participant, Charlotte, NC
Hart-Witzen Gallery, Experience, six-person show, organizer, coordinator and participant, Charlotte, NC
Artist Residencies
2022 Glasshouse: art. life. lab. infertile soil, New Paltz, NY, invited to apply and selected
Vinegar, SHAPE: Art and Health Justice!, virtual thematic artist residency programmed by
Vinegar- a non-profit gallery in Birmingham, AL
2020 CASA VIVA, Mexico City, Mexico, invited to work in residence in advance of an international
performance art festival
2019 L’Expressoir, Marnay, France, invited for a week residency on my walking as art practice
2017 Rosekill Farm for Performance Art, Rosendale, NY, Essential Departures Reunion, invited
to participate in a weekend art residency about the female body in the landscape
2016 Elsewhere, Greensboro NC, nominated for a fully funded one-month residency at a
nationally recognized artist residency center in NC, nominated by Greg Shellnut, Chair, Department of Art at Clemson University
Rosekill Farm for Performance Art, Rosendale, NY, Essential Departures, invited to
participate in a week-long performance art residency about the female body in the landscape (did not attend)
2015 Rosekill Farm for Performance Art (in affiliation with Grace Exhibition Space), Rosendale, NY, Essential Departures, invited to participate in a week-long performance art residency about the female body in the landscape, also invited to lead a workshop on fertility/infertility and the politics of the reproduction system
La Maison Verte, Jardin Botanique in Marnay-sur-Seine, France, invited to work in a partially funded residency to work with notions of maternal ancestry in art
2014 La Maison Verte, Jardin Botanique in Marnay-sur-Seine, France, invited to work in a partially funded residency to continue my work with the grandmothers in Marnay
Elsewhere, finalist for a fully funded one-month residency at a nationally recognized artist residency center in NC, nominated by Melissa Vandenberg, Assistant Professor
and Director of Foundations at EKU with a second nomination by Greg Shellnut, Chair, Department of Art at Clemson University
2013 RU, Residency Unlimited, two-month, fully funded residency in Brooklyn for projects with
Grandmothers and maternal ancestry
Sign 6, Brussels, Belgium, one-week residency to alter one performance work
CAMAC, Marnay-Sur-Seine, France, one-month residency to pursue my work investigating
grandmothers through an interview process of the local women and art making in
response
iPark, finalist for a fully funded two-month residency in CT at a world-renowned artist residency center
Elsewhere, finalist for a fully funded one-month residency at a nationally recognized artist residency center in NC, nominated by Stuart Horodner, curator of the
contemporary in Atlanta.
2007 -2009 Pike County Artisan Center
2003 Dilworth Visual and Performing Arts School, Charlotte, NC, one month
Arts and Science Council, Artist in the Workplace, Charlotte, NC, two weeks imbedded art
practice in an insurance office
2001-2002 McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte NC. Affiliate Artist-in-residence, 14 months
1997-2000 ST-ARTS Program, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, three weeks each summer
Lectures/Workshops/ Paper Presentations/Podcasts/ Publications/Panel Discussions
2024
Regional
Weber Art Gallery, University of Pikeville, familiar, invited gallery talk and social practice project
workshops with five classes
2022
National
SECAC, Our Breathitt, presented and chaired a panel on Collaboration with Community: Engage, Empower, Create Positivity, Baltimore, MD
Regional
IKT, International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art, invited to present on Our Breathitt and other artworks, Lexington, KY
2020
International
Puerto Verde Roma, invited lecture on intimate gazing performance series as a part of ARTIVISMO during
Mexico City Art Week, collaboration with Sophie Mars
Regional
Appalachian Studies Conference, presentation on Our Breathitt collaborative social practice work, co-presenting with Theo Edmonds and Josh Miller (conference cancelled due to COVID19)
2019
Regional
Living Arts and Science Center, Miniature Invitational, gallery talk
2018
International
Gr_und Gallery, co-facilitated a panel discussion with Sophie Mars on feminist performance art practices using the body and examining the role of the gaze, the discussion was held after the performance art event, intimate gazing, Berlin, Germany
National
SECAC, Grandmothers are Superheroes!, my presentation proposal was accepted for a panel on Drawing in Social Practice, chaired by Ellen Mueller. (my other presentation proposal was also accepted for a panel on Foundations curriculum but the conference only allows one presentation per person)
Ohio University, invited to participate on a panel discussion on performance art as a part of the opening events for Temporal and Corporeal: A Broad Scope of Performance Art, other nationally recognized artists on the panel included: Danielle Abrams (Tufts), Ayana Evans and Kris Grey (both independent artists). Facilitated by Jennie Klein, author, critic and historian on performance art
thinktank, REALIZED SOLELY BY PERSONS PRESENT DURING/AS "THE" PERFORMANCES, round table
discussions on our performance art practices the end result will be a group event, Panoply
Performance Laboratory, Brooklyn, NY (March, April, May, June, July and September 2018)
Regional
UK Art Museum, invited for public talk about artist residencies in which I have participated
2017
National
Muskegon Community College, Michigan, artist talk focused on collaboration with Casey McGuire,
performance art and installation art workshops
Regional
ProjectHEAL, visiting artist invited to present a walking workshop focused on power and privilege with youth from Louisville and Hazard, KY, held in Robinson Forest, KY with IDEAS xLab
2016
National
SAIC, visiting artist, invited to speak to their students in a social practice class, artist talk focused on social practice and performance art and give studio visits/critiques to their graduate students in performance studies
Utah State University, artist talk focused on social practice and performance art
Queens Museum, TALKaCTIVE lecture series, lecture on my individual and collaborative performance art work
ThinkTank9@MSU, workshop on walking as form, held a performance art and creativity workshop during a non-traditional conference
2015
National
College Art Association Annual Conference, FATE panel, What Do Foundation Professors Do in the Studio?
presentation of collaborative work with Thomas Albrecht
Essential Departures, Rosekill Performance Art Venue, Rosendale, NY, invited to give a two-hour workshop on female fertility and reproduction as it relates to the female body in the landscape in performance
NYC Creative Salon, Meaning Salon participant, Moderator Nicole Brydson
https://www.nyccreativesalon.org/meaning-5-1
Regional
eat.drink.ART21, KET, LAL and Natasha’s Bistro & Bar, lecture on my work relevant to the theme Legacy
2014
National
ThinkTank8@MSU, workshop on walking as form held a performance art and creativity workshop during a non-traditional conference, 15 people out of 53 attended this workshop on a mountain in Montana
2013
Regional
SECAC, South Eastern College Art Conference, presented a paper Help-Wanted, asking for help as a performance art strategy about my performance practice
West Georgia University, lecture on my expanded practice as it relates to maternal ancestry
2012
National
“In Performance: Approach at Lexington Art League,” Contemporary Performance Network, October 19, 2012, front page of website for four days, primary author, approved and placed by Caden Manson, Editor In Chief, http://contemporaryperformance.com/2012/10/19/in-performance-approach-at- lexington-art-league-kentucky-usa/
Regional
Approach, curator talk at Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
University of Kentucky, lecture on my practice and recent projects during Art Professions class
2011
Local
LAL, artist gallery talk on work juried in Love and Things Like Love
2010
National
Florida State University, Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Jacksonville University, lecture on the solo-exhibition and my research and creative strategies
ThinkTank5@UGA, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, presentation on my creative practice
2008
Regional
East Kentucky University, lecture on my sculpture, installation and performance work
“Art Can be Very Illusive.” Medical Leader. Vol. 10, issue 14, page 15b, 4 April 2008
2007
Regional
Winthrop University, lecture on my sculpture, installation and performance work
2006
Regional
Winthrop University, lecture in the gallery on my thesis show
2005
National
Leominster Art Association, Leominster, MA, lecture and demonstration on ceramic sculpture and
contemporary art practices
2003
Regional
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte NC, Artist Talks series, lecture dealing with the body as subject matter
2002
National
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte NC, talk on my painting, drawing and ceramic sculpture
2001
National
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte NC, Meet the Artist series, gallery talk on my ceramic installation project
1996
Regional
NCAIS, state conference in Charlotte, workshop on sculptural methods in ceramics
Bibliography
2019
Regional
https://www.weku.fm/post/our-breathitt-uses-art-culture-encourage-health-well-being
2018
International
Yelena Gluzman et. al, eds., Emergency INDEX, an annual document of performance
practice, vol. 7, documenting 2017, Ugly Duckling Press, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
National
Willamette University, Oregon, SKYPE artist talk with students in a performance art class, this interview was transcribed and published in I (CAN) HEAR YOU, a limited edition book printed at Willamette University
Regional
USU Arts Access YouTube Channel, Grandmothers Are Superheroes, March 5, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89PprbKIJk8&t=2s
Savannah Wills “New Domesticity: Women’s Work in Women’s Art”, 2018. http://www.under-main.com/tag/rae-goodwin/
2017
National
“Performance Picks, Something ‘Terrifying’ and Four More Performance Picks” NY Magazine, Bedford and
Bowery, Cassidy Dawn Graves, March 15, 2017 http://bedfordandbowery.com/2017/03/something-terrifying-and-four-more-performance-picks/
Jillian Steinhauer, “100 Hours of Neo-Domestic Performance Art at Glasshouse” Hyperallergic, June 22,
2017. https://hyperallergic.com/386801/100-hours-of-neo-domestic-performance-art-at-
glasshouse/
Regional
Nikki Delamotte, “Let's Talk About Love, Baby!: Zygote Press brings traveling 'Love Library' to Cleveland”,
cleveland.com, January 9, 2017 https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/
01/lets_talk_about_love_baby_zygo.html
Justine McGuire, “Women ride rocking horses on Lewis and Clark trail in ironic performance art”, MLIVE,
January 2, 2017 https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2017/01/women_ride_
rocking_horses_on_l.html
2016
National
“REVIEW: THE SICK ROSE AT PULSAR - CLAPPING, PROPS AND CONTEXT” Performance is Alive, blog,
Quinn Dukes, June 9, 2016 http://www.performanceisalive.com/blog/review-the-sick-rose-at-
pulsar-clapping-props-and-context
Incident Magazine Podcast with Tif Robinette, Ian Deleon and David Garcia
https://incidentmag.com/2016/04/20/trouble-performing-episode-2/
“Performance in Focus”, Incident Magazine, Spring 2016, issue #1
Regional
Muse Moments, KET, https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-mm-visual-artist-bio10/rae-
goodwin-muse-moments/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgH2vIpxyFg&list=
PLMS9W56UOPGXbSrYrunOVFFUXUTci7vcb&index=52
2015
International
Yelena Gluzman et. al, eds., Emergency INDEX, an annual document of performance
practice, vol. 4, documenting 2014, Ugly Duckling Press, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
National
Hyperallergic, “A Trauma Salon, Art Critic Drag, and More During the 12-Day Brooklyn Performancy
Forum” October 7, 2015. https://hyperallergic.com/242245/a-trauma-salon-art-critic-drag-and-
more-during-the-12-day-brooklyn-performancy-forum/
Regional
“Une promenade artistique au jardin botanique,” Liberation Champagne, June 24, 2015. p 34
2014
International
Caden Manson and Jemma Nelson, Contemporary Performance Almanac 2013, a little teacup holds up the entire world, Contemporary Performance, NY, NY, 2014. p 636-637
Yelena Gluzman and Matvei Yankelevich, eds., Emergency INDEX, an annual document of performance
practice, vol. 3, documenting 2013, Ugly Duckling Press, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
National
David LaGaccia, “An Island of Light and Performance. The 2014 LUMEN Art festival,” Incident magazine, online only http://incidentmag.com/2014/07/03/an-island-of-light-and-performance-the-2014- lumen-art-festival/
Michael J. Fressola, “Staten Island's ultra-hip LUMEN: Big art gestures, small strokes lure thousands to Atlantic Salt” silive.com, June 29, 2014, http://www.silive.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2014/06/post_125.htmlEsther Neff, “Relational March: Lexington and Louisville, KY” Culture Bot, Maximum Performance, March 08, 2014, https://www.culturebot.org/2014/03/21039/relational-march-lexington-and-louisville-ky/
Regional
“une celebration des grand-meres, demain,” L’Est éclair, June 6, 2014
Laurianne Perman, “Le jardin botanique cultive la fibre artistique depui cette annee.” Liberation Champagne, L’Est éclair, May 22, 2014, http://www.lest-eclair.fr/loisirs/le-jardin-botanique- cultive-la-fibre-artistique-depuis-ia0b0n230112
Annette Munier, “Performance d’artiste au jardin botanique,” L’Est éclair, June 11, 2014
2013
National
Hrag Vartanian, “Images from the Third Week of the Brooklyn Int’l Performance Art Festival #NSFW” Hyperallergic, July 23, 2013 http://hyperallergic.com/76113/images-from-the-third-week-of-the- brooklyn-intl-performance-art-festival/Hrag Vartanian, “Images from the Final Week of the Brooklyn Int’l Performance Art Festival” Hyperallergic, August 1, 2013, http://hyperallergic.com/76959/images-from-the-final-week-of- the-brooklyn-intl-performance-art-festival/Regional
“Les grands-mères célébrées par l'art,” L’Est eclair,” April 28, 2013 (in print and online)
http://www.lest-eclair.fr/article/culture-et-loisirs/les-grands-meres-celebrees-par-lart
“Les grand-mères sont des « super-héros »” L’Est eclair,” April 24, 2013 (in print and online) http://www.lest-eclair.fr/loisirs/les-grand-meres-sont-des-super-heros-ia34b0n11751
2012
International
Theo Edmonds, “Featured: Rae Goodwin (Kentucky, USA),” Contemporary Performance Network, feature article (contemporaryperformance.com,) on front page of website for seven days. posted by regional editor Theo Edmonds, approved and placed by Caden Manson, Editor In Chief
Regional
Barbara Bailey and Bill Bryant, Interview on FOX 56, WDKY-TV, Lexington, Morning Edition, October
23, 2012 for “Approach” opening night performance art event
Interview on Curtains at 8, WUKY radio hosted by Nick Lawrence, October 24, 2012, a one hour
conversation about “Approach” at LAL, performance art as an artistic practice and my work
2010
National
ThinkTank Educators Showcase for October 2010, Chris Kienke, Vice-President for Communications
Integrative Teaching International, Meg Mitchell and Anthony Fontana, editors
Regional
“FSU takes ‘International’ temperature in art.” Tallahassee Democrat LIMELIGHT. page 14. August 27, 2010
James Shea. “Artist interviews grandmothers.” Times-News. Page C1. June 8, 2010
2009RegionalVictoria Lichtendorf, “Holla from Hotlanta.” ART21 Blog. May 27, 2009“Art has cultural muscle. Four exhibits have quite a range.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 22, 2009.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Page D12
Terry L. May, “Pistol-packing pacifist to hike park trail as art form.” Appalachian News-Express. Vol. 96,
num. 32, page1B, February 19, 2009
Jeff Meek, Interview on WDHR in Pikeville, KY, for the “I refuse to hike this way!” performances
2008
Regional
Interview on a news segment in Pikeville, Channel 8, ABC, preservation of historic buildings, like the one
where the Pikeville Artisan Center was housed, 2008
Russ Cassady, “Art Exhibition may be First of its Kind to Visit Pikeville.” Appalachian News-Express. Vol. 95,
num. 91, page 1, 8 May 2008
2007- 2003
Regional
Connie Bostic, “From plain old charcoal to LEDs.” Mountain Express. 26 Sept 2007. Vol. 14, Issue 09
Stuart Grasberg, “Out of the Ashes.” WTVI. Released on DVD, 2003
“PC art gallery to feature Goodwin.” Medical Leader. September 2007
Moreland Hogan, “Cityscape, Map and Questions.” Mecklenberg Times. 9 August 2005
Simone Orendain, Interview. WFAE, public radio, Charlotte, NC. 8 July 2003 and 28 July 2003
Professional Development Workshops and Training
2023 vocal lessons with Janis Brenner (formerly with Meredith Monk)
small metals instruction from Felicia Scorzad
spoon carving lessons with Kurt Godhe
2022 Performance-based Filmmaking with Vest and Page, programmed through ECC Performance Art, a
part of the European Cultural Center, application for entry into the 6 wk online workshop
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble Online Offerings, one-day online vocal and movement workshop
2020 Art as Walking with Ellen Mueller through Minneapolis College of Art and Design, online
La Pocha Nostra, Performance art workshop series The Virtual School of Dreams and
Psychomagic, online with reviewed application process and juried exhibition
2018 performance art workshop with Áine Phillips, The Body and Activism MART Gallery, Dublin,
Ireland
2016 performance art workshop with Lorene Bouboushain in the Creative Arts LLP at UK
2015 performance art workshop with Lorene Bouboushain at Grace Exhibition Space in Brooklyn
2009 Research Standards workshop, University of Kentucky
2002 Arts and Science Council of Charlotte, Public Art Workshop
2001 Penland School of Craft and Design, Penland NC, two-week ceramic sculpture class with
Steve Heinemann
Blue Pony Gallery and Press, Charlotte, NC, monotypes with Mary Lou Sussman
2000 Lisa Magee, Charlotte, NC, individual instruction on set and lighting design
1999 Mint Museum of Art, North Carolina Craft Traditions, Charlotte, NC
1995 Jim Whalen, Charlotte, NC, individual instruction on throwing and pit firing
Selected Collections
Roberto Hayer, collector in Zurich
Hrag Vartanian, senior editor of Hyperallergic, NYC
Esther Neff, curator and performance artist, NYC
Eames Armstrong, curator and performance artist, DC
Christine Clifford, professor and performance artist, NYC
Mathilde Rousseau Domec, France
Danielle Silence, France
Cecil Silence, France
Paola Gomezcaicedo, Guatemala
Charlotte Mecklenberg Public School System, Charlotte, NC
Police and Fire Department, Charlotte, NC
Framingham State College, Framingham, MA
Harriet Sanford, former President of the Arts and Science Council, Charlotte, NC
Pallas Lombardi, public arts administrator, Charlotte, NC
Peggy Rivers, independent artist and instructor, NYC
Paradox Pottery, Horseshoe, NC
Elizabeth Connor, independent public and performance artist, Vashon Island, WA
Carleton Pike, Denver, CO
Lisa Magee, Charlotte, NC
Sarah Brander, Jordanville, NY
Amy Kukta, Westminster, MA
Stacy Rodenberger, Director of Education Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Kaminer Haslip, Charleston, SC
many private collections in the North Carolina region, sales during career as a ceramic sculptor
2. RESEARCH IN PEDAGOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES IN ART
STUDIO FOUNDATIONS AND CREATIVITY
Lectures/Workshops/ Paper Presentations/Podcasts
2025
National
FATE, Foundations in Art, Theory and Education, coordinating a panel on Radical Positivity toward
Increased Rigor in the studio classroom, Washington DC, (upcoming in April)
2023
National
FATE, Foundations in Art, Theory and Education, session Leading in the Liminal, Chair- Thomas Albrecht
2020
National
ThinkTank 11, invited to facilitate a research group working towards publication of our findings
(postponed due to covid 19)
2019
National
Foundations in Flux, paper presentation, “Spectrum Analysis: Integration is better than Isolation” FATE
Foundation in Art, Theory and Education, Biennial Conference at Columbus College of Art and
Design
2018
National
ThinkTank10@University of Delaware, accepted into a non-traditional conference focused on Foundations
Programming in art and design, the facilitated discussion I am accepted into is focused on Artist as
Activist, social practice and performance, this conference is run by ITI, Integrative Teaching
International and focuses on integrating theory and practice
2017
National
CAA Conversations, number 07 - Elizabeth McFalls, Rae Goodwin, Jane Jensen // teaching study abroad
courses, interviewed by Ellen Mueller, https://soundcloud.com/user-765977562/07-elizabeth-
mcfalls-rae-goodwin-jane-jensen-teaching-study-abroad-courses
Positive Space, podcast, "Failing Forward", from FATE Foundation in Art, Theory and Education,
interviewed by Valerie Powell Foundations Director of the WASH Program at Sam Houston State
University, http://www.foundations-art.org/positive-space-podcast
At the Core, paper presentation, “Bauhaus is Boring” on panel “Congratulations its an Onion, changes in
Foundations Programs” FATE Foundation in Art, Theory and Education, Biennial Conference at
Kansas City Art Institute
At the Core, paper presentation, “Programmatic Assessment in Foundations” on panel “De-Mystifying
Assessment” FATE Foundation in Art, Theory and Education, Biennial Conference at Kansas City Art
Institute
Utah State University, invited and paid to coordinate and facilitate a two-day workshop for their instructors
in Foundations, Think-Catalyst@USU 2017
Regional
ThinkCatalyst@SPE 2017, invited and paid to speak at, coordinate and facilitate a two and a half-day
workshop for faculty in the South-East region teaching photography, hosted at Penland School of
Crafts, NC
2016
National
Conference Speeches, ThinkTank9@Montana State University
Utah State University, invited and paid to give a presentation and workshop with the Foundations Advisory
Committee in the Department of Art
2015
National
Tectonic Shifts, paper presentation “Respect, Empower & Self-Advocate as Agenda Items” on panel “Coordinate THIS: An Honest Look at the Role of the Foundations Coordinator” FATE Foundation in Art, Theory and Education, Biennial Conference at Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
ThinkCatalyst@FATE2015, “Mission to Outcome” workshop on strategic planning of a curriculum
ThinkCatalyst @FATE 2015, presentation on innovation in first-year programs
2014
National
ThinkTank8@MSU, non-traditional conference facilitator, mentoring the other facilitators in strategies for engagement of every person in their discussion group, Bozeman, MT
2013
National
PostHaus, FATE Foundation in Art, Theory and Education, Biennial Conference at SCAD in Savannah, GA. Presenting a paper on a panel run by Steven Bleicher Associate Dean of Edwards College of Humanities & Fine Arts, Professor of Visual Arts, Coastal Carolina University with TA, Colleen Toutant on Innovative Critique Strategies.
ThinkCatalyst@FATE offering support, guidance and mentorship to facilitators of the discussion groups. Worked with Dean Adams, VP for Programming to run the one-day symposium on Foundations Programming.
Regional
ThinkCatalyst@APS, breathe, create, change, a.r.t.s.APS Conference, Atlanta Public Schools, invited and paid to be the lead facilitator with Stacy Isenbarger Foundations Director at Idaho State University, for a discussion with art, music, dance and theater teachers in the region
2012
National
Assessment in the Arts Conference, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO. “Streamlined Assessment in Studio Art: Fast, Functional and it Fits” Case study of our Foundation and Art Studio’s assessment plan, strategies, procedures and revisions. Other presenters included professors and administrator from MassArt, Parsons, RISD and SCAD
ThinkTank7@SAIC, School of the Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL, facilitator of a discussion group on Contemporary Learning Communities, invited by Peter Winant, Assistant Professor, Assoctiate Chair & Coordinator for Studio Fundamentals, George Mason University and Jim Elinski, Assoc Professor and past Director of First-Year Programs, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Regional
ThinkCatalyst@APS, Igniting the Creative Common Core, a.r.t.s.APS Conference, Atlanta Public Schools, invited and paid to co-facilitate with Richard Siegsmund NIU and Clint Samples of UWG, for a discussion with AP and IB art teachers in the region
2011
National
ThinkTank6@UGA, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, workshop presenter/facilitator on creating and actualizing mission statements in Foundation Programs, invited by Mary Stewart a nationally recognized leader in Foundations Programming
Regional
SECAC, annual conference in Savannah, GA. FATE panel, presentation on creative strategies in project and curriculum design
ThinkCatalyst@APS,(Re)Thinking the Foundation, Shifting the Lens , a.r.t.s.APS Conference, Atlanta Public Schools, invited and paid to co-facilitate with Richard Siegsmund NIU and Clint Samples of UWG, for a discussion with AP and IB art teachers in the region
2010
Regional
ProjectShare, FATE Regional Conference at Troy University in Troy, AL, presentation on projects in Drawing and Two-Dimensional Surface
2009
National
College Art Association, annual conference in Los Angeles, CA, panelist on professional practices and career development
2008
Regional
Tri-State Sculptors annual conference, Johnson City, TN, workshop on professional practices
2006
National
College Art Association, annual conference in Boston, MA, panelist on artist-in-residencies
1998
Regional
NCAIS, state conference in Charlotte, lecture on including non-western subjects in course content
Publications
2014
National
“Integrative Teaching International: Rethinking Approaches to the Profession,” FATE in Review, co- authored with Assistant Professor, Dr. Lucy Curzon, volume 35: 2013 - 2014
2012
National“Contemporary Learning Communities” Future Forward, Foundations Now, Integrative Teaching International, facilitator and lead author. volume 3, number 1: November 2012ThinkWire fall 2012, report on ThinkTank with Atlanta area AP and IB high school art teachers
“Learning Partnerships: Distributive Leadership in the Foundations Curriculum” Future Forward 4, Leading Change, Integrative Teaching International, contributing author. volume 2, number 1: March 2012“Seeking Connections: Building a Community of Inquiry,” Future Forward, Leading Change, Integrative Teaching International, section editor. volume 2, number 1: March 2012
Regional
“Streamlined Assessment in Studio Art,” Sizzle, Assessment Office, University of Kentucky, volume 4,
issue 5: November 2012
2011
National
ThinkWire fall 2011, report on ThinkTank with Atlanta area AP and IB high school art teachers
ProjectSplash invited to contribute to a new website for artists and designers who teach, based on
innovative curriculum. August 2011. Deb Carpman, editor. Karpman teaches drawing and co-
directs the Foundations program at the University of Montevallo in AL www.projectsplash.com
“A Skills-Based/Content-Driven Foundations,” Manifestos and Manifestations, Future Forward, IntegrativeTeaching International, Section editor along with Chris Kienke from Savannah College of Art and Design, written by Mary Stewart, Foundations Director, Florida State University and Heidi Neff Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Harford Community College, vol. 1, number 2: March 2011
2010National
“Observing the World: Constructing Meaning,” Future Forward, Four Minds for the Future, Integrative Teaching International, contributing author. volume 1, number 1: October 2010. Lead author, Daniel Barber, from Oxford College of Emory University, other contributing authors include Lou Haney from the University of Mississippi and George Blakely from FSU
Professional Development Workshops and Training
2024 Chair’s Academy II, Office of Faculty Advancement, University of Kentucky
2023 WELD, Women’s Executive Leadership Development, Office of Faculty Advancement, University of
Kentucky
2011 Echo 360 Workshop with UKIT Technology Group
Podcast workshop with UKIT Technology Group
iTunes Apple U workshop with UKIT Technology Group
2010 Assessment workshop, a three-hour workshop with the assessment office
Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning, week-long workshop on pedagogical and curricular
approaches, University of Kentucky
2009 Next Gen Workshop, contemporary pedagogical approaches, University of Kentucky
B. GRANTS
Grants/ Scholarships/ Paid Consultations/ Awards
2021
External- National
Rosekill Art Farm, fully funded stay on the grounds in preparation for a solo performance event (F)
Internal
College of Fine Arts, Extension Grant, grant for materials, travel and assistance to implement programming
in several KY counties with Grandparents are Superheroes, a social practice art project (F)
2020
External- National
National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsPlace Grant, Lead Artist for Our Breathitt, Jackson, KY, consulting
artist on application submitted by IDEAS XLab- (F)
National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town Grant, Lead Artist for Our Breathitt, named as the lead artist in
grant application submitted by IDEAS XLab- grant cycle continued thru 2020 (F)
Internal
University Research Professor Award, UK, grant to positively impact my research, 2020-2022 (F)
College of Fine Arts, travel grant for a performance in Mexico City, Mexico (F)
Confucius Institute, UK, grant to fund a visiting artist lecture, Xie Rong aka Echo Morgan (F)
College of Fine Arts, grants for materials for the Sew-at-Home network, purchasing supplies for masks for
UK Healthcare workers and other vulnerable populations in Lexington (F)
2019
External- National
National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsPlace Grant, Lead Artist for Our Breathitt, Jackson, KY, consulting
artist on application submitted by IDEAS XLab- (F)
National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town Grant, Lead Artist for Our Breathitt, named as the lead artist in
grant application submitted by IDEAS XLab- grant cycle continued thru 2020 (F)
Internal
College of Fine Arts, travel grants for performances and residency in Europe (F)
College of Fine Arts, travel grant for conference presentation at FATE (F)
College of Fine Arts, travel grant for a performance in Miami, FL (F)
2018
External- National
National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town Grant, Lead Artist for the ProjectHEAL site of Jackson, KY,
named as the lead artist in grant application submitted by IDEAS XLab- through December 2019 (F)
National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town Grant, Lead Artist for Our Breathitt, named as the lead artist in
grant application submitted by IDEAS XLab- grant cycle continued thru 2020 (F)
External- Regional
Great Meadows Foundation, Artist Professional Development Grant to attend Prospect 4 in New Orleans (F)
Selected by Dan Cameron (international recognized curator) for a studio visit, while he was curator in
residence at the Great Meadows Foundation in Louisville, KY
Internal
College of Fine Arts, Research Enrichment Grant, to help pay for supplies and Research Assistants in the
production of a new body of femmage/assemblage works (F)
College of Fine Arts, travel grant for performances in Europe (F)
College of Fine Arts, travel grant for ThinkTank10@University of Delaware (F)
2017
External- National
Textbook Review, Launching the Imagination, McGraw Hill (paid)
FATE, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Educator Award, for innovation in the field of first-year
programming and pedagogy in art and design, as a part of the application the jury reviewed my
research, teaching, service and references, awarded alongside Michelle Illuminato (currently at the
University of Portland) and Scott Betz (currently at UNC, Asheville)
Internal
College of Fine Arts, travel grant for performances in Europe (F)
2016
External- National
Textbook Review, Gateways to Basic Design, Thames & Hudson (paid)
Utah State University, review of their Foundations Program (paid)
2015
External- International
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, applied for a funded artist residency during sabbatical (NF)
External- National
Invited to review a proposed first-year program at Memphis College of Art and Design (did not accept due
to scheduling conflicts)
External- Regional
Elsewhere, nominated and finalist for the Southern Constellations fellowship for a residency, nominated by
committee of nationally recognized arts professionals in the SE region (NF)
2014
External- International
Jardin Botanique, partial funding for housing during a residency in France (F)
External- National
FATE, Emerging Educator Award, nominated
External- Regional
Elsewhere, nominated and finalist for the Southern Constellations fellowship for a residency,
nominated by committee of nationally recognized arts professionals in the SE region (NF)
Internal
College of Fine Arts, travel grant, for residency in France (F)
University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research, Special Summer Research Fellowship, funding to work with Grandmothers in France (F)
2013
External- International
Tenot Foundation, funding for CAMAC residency in Marnay-sur-Seine, France (F)
External- Regional
Elsewhere, nominated for the Southern Constellations fellowship for a residency, nominated by committee
of nationally recognized arts professionals in the SE region (NF)
EcoArt Grant, in collaboration with LAL, funding for an art parade on the Legacy Trail (F)
Internal
College of Fine Arts, travel grant, for performance in Chicago, Commonwealth 5 (F)
University of Kentucky Research, Special Summer Research Fellowship, funding to work with Grandmothers in France (NF)
University of Kentucky, CFA Travel Grant, funding for CAMAC residency, France (F)
Office of Undergraduate Education, University of Kentucky, funding for FATE conference presentation on
critique strategies (F)
2012
Internal
University of Kentucky, CFA Travel Grant, funding for ThinkTank 7(F)
Office of Undergraduate Education, University of Kentucky, funding for Assessment in the Arts conference
presentation (F)
2011
External- National
Creative Capital, Project Grant (NF)
External- Regional
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Partnership Funds, funding provided to support artists in Lex LAK Lou,
the performance art festival I co-organized (F)
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Art in Activism Grant, funding for Grandmother Day, 2011 (NF)
2010
External- National
ThinkTank5@UGA, fellow, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, application juried by Julia Morrisroe, Director of Graduate Studies, Studio, Foundations Coordinator, School of Art and Art History, UF, Cat Crochett, Professor, School of Art, WMU, Matt King, Assistant Professor, Art Foundations Program, VCU, Adam Kalish, Visiting Lecturer, SAIS, Chris Kienke, Professor of Foundation Studies, SCAD (F)
Internal
University of Kentucky Research, Summer Research Fellowship, funding to work with Grandmothers on the East Coast of the US (F)
Selected from prior years
2009 Pikeville Police Department, in-kind funding for “I refuse to hike this way!” performance series (F)
2008 Kentucky Foundation for Women, funding for “I refuse to hike this way!” performance (F)
Pike County Artisan Center, in-kind funding for “I refuse to hike this way!” performance (F)
2007 Huntington Museum of Art, full tuition grant for a weekend video workshop with Mary Lucier (F)
Creative Capital Foundation, juried grant for a Professional Development Weekend Retreat (F)
2004 Winthrop University, Department of Art And Design, Graduate Assistantship for full tuition and fee
-2006 waiver with a stipend every semester (F)
2006 Tri-State Sculptors, scholarship for my work in graduate school (F)
2004 Winthrop University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, grant to curate and coordinate
“Experience” sculpture exhibit (F)
Winthrop University, Department of Art and Design, scholarship for tuition and fees (F)
1997 Spirit Square: screen-printing, bookmaking, German paper cutting and intermediate wheel (F)
Mint Museum of Art, “Color and Light in Art” (F)
1993 Framingham State College, SGA, grant to create a large-scale painting displayed in library (F)
Framingham State College, Office of the President, grant for travel expenses (F)
1992 Framingham State College, partial tuition scholarship (F)
III. TEACHING AND ADVISING
A. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Courses Taught at UK, Course Descriptions
A-S 101 Creativity Practices in Art Studio, 1cr
This seminar course for incoming Art Studio and Art Education majors is designed to develop creative strategies and orient students to the Department and University. Through discussion, in-class exercises, and out-of-class assignments, students will gain knowledge of arts-related resources and programming at UK and in the local community. Art Studio and Art Education Majors only; No prerequisites.
A-S 102 Two-Dimensional Surface, 3cr
A broad, cross-disciplinary studio course exploring design elements and principles as the basic means of organizing two-dimensional space. Each student develops the ability to form strategies, concepts and ideas to enhance creativity and articulate personal expression. No prerequisites.
A-S 102 Visual Exploration I, 3cr
Introductory studio experience in two-dimensional representation and abstraction using a variety of basic drawing materials and processes. Six studio hours per week.
A-S 103 Three-Dimensional Form, 3cr
A broad, cross-disciplinary studio course exploring the elements and principles of designing in the round. Basic concepts involving three-dimensional design in visual art will be explored through discussion and the creation of spatial forms. Special emphasis will be given to the creative process in problem solving.
A-S 201 Art Studio Core Seminar, 1cr
This course is designed to assist pre-major students in developing the practical skills needed to create a successful, professional presentation of their work. The course will prepare students for the portfolio review required for entry into the Department’s major programs, emphasizing written, oral, and visual presentation skills. Prerequisite: A-S 200; Prereq: A-S 200, A-S 215; prereq or concurrent: A-S 101; or consent of instructor
A-S 390 Special Topics: Performance Art, 3 cr.
Performance Art is a course open to students from many/any backgrounds and skill sets. This class covers a broad history of this exciting practice for context and open-ended prompts from which students will create and perform new work. A variety of subjects will be explored in workshop format and students will apply a more focused approach for a few of these projects. Some of the following topics may be covered: performance for the camera, monologue, public intervention, food, installation, movement/dance, expanded spoken word, integration of sound, costume, etc. There are no pre-requisites for this course, but a curious mind and a willingness to perform in/as art are necessary.
A-S 395 Independent Work: Art Studio, 1-3cr
Supervised individual work in Art Studio. A learning contract will be submitted both to the department and the office of the dean at the time of registration. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.
A-S 396 – WORKSHOP: Installation
A-S 630 Graduate Drawing, 3cr
A-S 730 Problems in Drawing, 3cr
Sustained individual projects focusing on problems and experimental work in the technical and theoretical aspects of drawing. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Studio, nine hours per week.
A-S 750 Problems in Sculpture, 3cr
Sustained individual problems and experimental work in the technical and theoretical problems of sculpture. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Nine studio hours per week.
A-S 780 Problems in Design, 3cr
Sustained individual problems and experimental work in the technical and theoretical problems of
design. May be repeated two times for a maximum of nine credits. Nine studio hours per week.
A-S 793 Graduate Art Studio Seminar, 3cr
A studio seminar for graduate students in the studio area, in all areas of concentration. Lectures, discussion and criticism will focus on current formal and theoretical problems in the arts. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of concepts and practices arising in the different fields in the visual arts with critical discourse through monthly group critiques. Required of M.F.A. candidates every Fall semester of their residency. May be repeated to a total of 12 credits.
A-S 793 Graduate Art Studio Seminar, 1cr
A seminar especially for graduate students in the studio area, in all areas of concentration. Lectures, discussion and criticism will focus on current formal and aesthetic problems in the arts. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of concepts arising in the different fields in the visual arts. Required of M.F.A. candidates for three semesters. May be repeated to a total of three credits. Prereq: Graduate standing in the department.
A-S 795 Independent Research, 1-3cr
Advanced studio investigation of art forms, processes, and topics not specially treated in the regular curriculum. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Studio, three hours per week per credit.
A-S 799 M.F.A. Studio Thesis Project, 6cr
Independent research and preparation for the M.F.A. thesis exhibition. For the student working in a
highly technical medium or process, the preparation of a correlated written thesis under close
guidance will be the outcome. The student will be expected to know the standard forms for
photographic records and the preparation of a professional portfolio.
UK 101 Academic Orientation 1cr.
This course is designed to assist undergraduates in adjusting to the academic life of the University. Through lectures, discussions, exercises, and out-of-class assignments, UK 101 helps first-year students: articulate the purpose and nature of a college education at a research university; articulate UK’s expectations of its students; gain an appreciation of the University’s mission, history, and traditions; develop skills for achieving academic success such as study strategies and library research skills; increase awareness and use of campus resources; reflect on personal and social issues that first-year students often face in a college environment; become involved in the total life of the University; and form beneficial relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
ART 291 - BFA STUDIO PRACTICUM
TA workshops and mentoring sessions for Art Studio 2009- 2021
Meetings occur many times a semester and are based on concerns of pedagogy. Topics discussed range from time-management to curriculum development and in this transition to UKCore we have been focused on topics like teaching creativity while investigating materials and methods. Workshops on material and methods are interspersed.
Studio visits with MFA and BFA students at their request and regular meetings with BFA students on whose
committees I serve.
B. HONORS AND AWARDS
National
2017 FATE, Foundations in Art, Theory and Education, Educator Award, for research and teaching
2013 Atlanta Public Schools, Award for Excellence in Teaching
2012 Atlanta Public Schools, Award for Excellence in Teaching
2011 FATE/MACCA Student Exhibition, Second Life Gallery at Bowling Green University, OH, three undergraduate works from my Two-Dimensional Surface students accepted, juried national exhibit
Internal
2024 Foundations Exhibition,
2023 Foundations Exhibition,
2022 Foundations Exhibition,
2021 Foundations Exhibition,
2020 University Research Professorship, College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky
Teacher Who Made a Difference, College of Education, University of Kentucky, nominated by one of
my graduate students
2019 Foundations Exhibition, Beatriz Ramos Bouza, Merit Award for a work from 3D
2018 Foundations Exhibition, Sierra Barbour, Second Place Award with a $2000 scholarship, for a work
from Three-Dimensional Form
2017 Foundations Exhibition, Ellis McCarthy, Merit Award and $900 scholarship for a work from Three-
Dimensional Form
IV. SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
A. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Professional Organizations
2021-2022 Grace Exhibition Space for International Performance Art, Treasurer
Work in collaboration with the President and other board members to align budget with goals and
mission. Accounts payable. Communication with performance artists concerning honorariums.
2009-present FATE, Foundations in Art, Theory and Education, member
2011- present SECAC, member
2017-2018 Integrative Teaching International, informal advisor to the President and the board
2016-2017 Integrative Teaching International, Vice President
work in collaboration with the President and other VPs on a 20 person board to support our programming which includes: a scholarly journal, a biennial national conference, regional one-two day intensives, fellowships, an online educator showcase and other substantive publications
2013-2016 Integrative Teaching International, President
work with a 15-person board to support our programming which includes: a scholarly journal, a biennial national conference, regional one-two day intensives, fellowships, an online educator showcase and other substantive publications
During my tenure as President:
- created and implemented strategic fiscal policies that have placed the organization on solid ground, including a long-term savings plan and working capital policies
- worked with programming and the host institution for the national biennial conference, ThinkTank, ThinkTank8@MSU in 2014 and ThinkTank9@MSU in 2016
- worked with programming and the FATE board to coordinate and run a national biennial one-day conference at the beginning of FATE’s biennial conference, ThinkCatalyst@FATE 2013 and ThinkCatalyst@FATE 2015
- worked with the publications team to produce a professional journal, FutureForward, Grounded Strategy, volume4, number 1, March 2015
- worked with the VP Lily Kuonen to over-haul the board and recruit new members during TT9@MSU
2012- 2015 FATE, Foundations in Art Theory and Education, Vice President for Finance (two-terms)
- created and implemented strategic fiscal policies that have placed the organization on solid ground, including a long-term savings plan and working capital policies
- worked with conference organizers for the national biennial conference, PostHAUS at SCAD
- worked with conference organizers for the national biennial conference, Tectonic Shifts at Herron, which included a site visit, budgeting practices, negotiations with the hotel, over-sight during the conference, etc. Assisted in running the conference.
2013-2015 Winthrop University, member of Fine Arts Advisory Board
2012–2013 Integrative Teaching International, VP for Education
2011 FATE, Foundations in Art Theory and Education, nominated for SECAC representative
2011-2012 Integrative Teaching International, VP for Education Elect
2005- 2011 Tri-State Sculptors, member
2005-2011 and 2014 CAA, member
2007-2009 Pike County Artisan Center, board member
2006-2008 Tri-State Sculptors, newsletter editor (sculptorsvoice.com), board member
2005-2006 Tri-State Sculptors, student representative, board member
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
National
2024 Florida International University, Art and Art History Department, review of faculty dossier
for promotion to Associate Professor with tenure
Washington State University, Art Department, review of faculty dossier for promotion to Full
Professor
University of Maine, Art Department, review of faculty dossier for promotion to Associate Professor
with tenure
2023 West Virginia University, School of Art and Design, review of faculty dossier for promotion to Full
Professor
University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, School of Art, review of
faculty dossier for tenure
Florida Atlantic University, Department of Visual Arts & Art History, School of the Arts, Department
of Visual Arts & Art History, School of the Arts, review of faculty dossier for promotion to
Full Professor
2022 University of Montana, Department of Art, review of faculty dossier for promotion to Full
Professor
2021 University of South Dakota, Department of Art, review of faculty dossier for promotion to Full
Professor
Washington College, MD, Department of Art and Art History, review of faculty dossier promotion to
Associate Professor with tenure
University of Illinois, Carbondale, review of faculty dossier for promotion
SECAC, Panel Proposal Reviewer
2020 SECAC, Artist Fellowship Juror
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, review of faculty dossier for promotion and tenure
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, review of faculty dossier for promotion and tenure
2019 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, review of faculty dossier for promotion
West Georgia University, review of faculty dossier for promotion and tenure
Florida Atlantic University, review of faculty dossier for promotion and tenure
George Mason University, review of faculty dossier for promotion and tenure
2018 FATE Educator Award Juror, reviewed and ranked applications for three different award categories
2016 Jacksonville University, FL, Department of Art, review of faculty dossier for promotion and tenure
2015 Ohio Arts Council, invited jury state-wide grant applications for individual artist grants in the Visual Arts, 3D category, the four other jurors were nationally recognized artists
Local
2018 Fayette County Schools, juror for high school art competition, mixed media section
2016 Lexington Art League, consultation with Director of Education concerning a potential show dealing
with social practice and relational aesthetics
2015 KY PTA Reflections, juried an art show with Ruth Adams for Picadome Elementary School, the show
was on exhibit at the Lyric Theater for the November Gallery Hop
2016 consulted with LAL about a possible social practice exhibition
B. UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION, FALL 2009 – PRESENT
School of Art and Visual Studies
BA Steering Committee, member 2022-present
Studio coordinator for SAVS 117 and 122, curriculum coordinator and supplies
BA/BFA Steering Committee, Chair 2021- 2022
Director of Foundations for four degree programs in Art Studio and Art Education, 2009- 2021
Foundations Advisory Committee Chair, Foundations Assessment Coordinator, coordinate class schedule and instructor assignments for Foundations, recommend PTIs to the DUGs for each course, over-see curriculum changes and maintain standards, work with faculty to assure facilities and supplies are maintained, Foundations Exhibition (coordinator and MC for the event, invite a juror each year and host them, locate funds for scholarships- each year from 2010 to present we have awarded$10000 or more in scholarships)
Teaching Assistant Coordinator for SAVS 2016- 2021
TA supervisor for all courses in the Foundations Program, 2009- 2021
Freshmen Scholarship application review committee 2015- 2021
Recruitment (portfolio review days in Lexington 2009, 2010 in Louisville 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and visits to high schools in 2010 and 2017, etc.
BFA Assessment when on a student committee
MFA Assessment when on a student committee
Studio Facility Oversight for 7-8 studio classrooms used by Foundations
Open Studio (coordinate the participation of Foundations courses) 2009-2019
SAVS Advisory Committee -2013-2021
Digital Media Design Steering Committee, member 2017-2021
Online Portfolio Reviews (two events), Dupont Manual High School/GSA and ChiArts, mentored other
faculty in the process, reviewed online portfolios while talking to students on zoom, offering advice
for their improvement while sharing information about SAVS, ranking portfolios for scholarships
Visiting Artist Coordination in relation to Home as Situation exhibition, I organized and coordinated two
visiting artist lectures for Graduate Studio Seminar that were recorded and shared with other
faculty: with Esther Neff (NYC and St. Louis) and with Lindsey Drury and Joel Verwimp (Berlin)
Visiting Artist Coordination, through a grant with the Confucius Institute
Studio Classroom Management for rooms 121 and 117, 2018-2021
budget and purchasing- tools and materials for 3D classes and the woodshop with student lab fees
organizing tools and materials
inventory of furniture
general maintenance
2018-2019 Materializing Resistance: Gender, Politics & Craft Symposium co-coordinated and co-organized
symposium at UK for the Kentucky Chapter of the Feminist Artist Alliance in collaboration with
Miriam Kienle, Crystal Gregory and Becky Alley
Chair, Hiring Committee for a tenure-track position in Art Studio/Digital Illustration, Drawing 2018-2019
Member, Hiring Committee for a visiting assistant professor position in Art Studio/Drawing 2018-2019
Recruitment Committee Member, 2015 – 2019, In our first month of organizing the recruitment
committee we held our first annual See Art Day, where local high schools were invited to bring
students to our building on a Friday and attend/participate in several hour-long workshops
throughout the day. The subsequent See Art Day events were well attended and organized.
Ad-hoc Committee for the revision of Art Studio Area’s statement of evidences for promotion and
tenure 2017-2018
Graduate Advisory Committee, 2014-2018, work on curricular changes to the MFA program, review
assessment data, attend meetings when called
Acting Director of Graduate Studies, spring and summer 2018
Chair, Hiring Committee for a tenure-track position in Digital Design and Art Studio 2017-2018
Acting Associate Director of SAVS, spring and summer 2017
Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies, spring and summer 2017
Ad-Hoc Member, Hiring Committee for a lecturer position in Art Studio, (attended all meetings and
interviews during my sabbatical) spring 2016
MFA Assessment Committee, member, 2014 – present
DMD Advisory Committee, 2016- 2017
BA/BFA Curriculum Committee, Member, fall 2013 – 2015
BS in Digital Media and Design Curriculum Committee, Member, June 2014 – 2015
Visiting Artist Program, host a visiting artist each spring as the juror of the Foundations Exhibition-
and collaborated with the Creative Arts LLP in 2016 to bring in Lorene Bouboushain
Projection/Documentation Room Coordinator, managed the maintenance of the room, coordinated
the calendar of use, communicated to the faculty about the space as needed, 2009-2015
Tuska Gallery assisting with exhibition layout and installation, 1-3 shows per year 2011-2014
GCCR Committee for Art Studio, Chair, spring 2013
Foundations/BA/BFA Assessment ad-hoc Committee, Member, 2012-2013
A-S 201 Professional Practices in Art Studio, Curricular Oversight, 2009-2014
A-S 280 Introduction to Photographic Literacy, Curricular and Faculty Relations Oversight, 2012-2013
Supervisor for Studio II, a color theory course 2009-2011
Photography Lecturer Search Committee, Member, 2012-2013
Graduate Assessment Committee, Member, 2010 – 2012
BA/BFA Assessment Committee, 2011-2012
BA/BFA Curriculum Committee, fall 2010 –spring 2012
BA Exhibition Juror, fall 2010 – spring 2012
Foundations Lecturer Search Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
Teacher Education Program Committee for Art Education, member, 2009-2010 – 2010-2011
Lighting Workshops, fall 2009 – spring 2011
Create a Projection/Documentation Room for the Studio Area, fall 2010
Faculty Advisor of student organization Visual Art Association, 2009-2010 and Co-Advisor 2010-2011
College of Fine Arts
DMA, Outside Examiner for Tanner Leonardo’s dissertation, spring 2024
DMA, Outside Examiner for Scot Buzza’s Dissertation, spring 2020
DMA, Outside Examiner for Jeffrey Barrington’s Dissertation, fall 2019
CFA Executive Committee, member, spring 2017
DMA, Outside Examiner for Matthew Geiger’s Dissertation, spring 2017
CFA Advisory Committee, Committee Member, fall 2013 to 2015
CFA Strategic Planning Committee, Committee Member, 2014-2015
CFA Curriculum Committee, Committee Member, 2014-2015
Singletary Advisory Committee, fall 2013 – spring 2014
KWeek Events, 2016-2020
University of Kentucky, University Wide Service
CURATE Committee, Celebrating University Research Across the Enterprise, Chair, coordinating a fund and
celebration of research/creative activity for eleven colleges who bring in less than $10million in
external grant funding, coordinate with the Office of the Vice President for Research, organized and
coordinated an event with musicians, speakers and dinner, 2023-2024
CURATE Committee, member, coordinating a fund and celebration of research/creative activity for eleven
colleges who bring in less than $10million in external grant funding, 2023-present
Faculty Senator, representing CFA on the Faculty Senate, 2021-2024
Senate's Hearing Panel on Privilege and Tenure, 2021-2024
Graduate School Committee on Fellowships & Traineeships, reviewing applications for graduate Women’s
Club Fellowships, three-year term, 2018 – 2021
Wild-Cats Foundation, Learning Dimensions Committee, with faculty from across campus on strategies for
success in our approach to first-year curriculum, spring 2018
EMBRACE committee, helped start a faculty mentoring system for students who have aged out of the foster
care system, worked with Matthew Deffendall and other faculty and staff to find ways to support and encourage these at-risk students from across the university. 2014 – spring 2017
Peer Teaching Review of Jane Jensen in the College of Education summer 2017
Faculty Mentor in the Embrace program, mentoring two students who have aged out of the foster care
system and are enrolled at UK, 2014 – 2016
Research Support Grant Review, Office of Research, reviewed grant applications from across campus to
determine viability of funding, fall 2015
Learning Management System University Committee, Member, fall 2013 – 2015
UKCore Research Group Member, 2011-2012
UKCore Assessment Adjudicator, summer 2012
First-Generation Scholars Learning Group, Member, fall 2009- fall 2010
University of Pikeville
2007-2009, Co-director Weber Art Gallery, Art Club Sponsor, Technology Advisory Committee Member, Health and Safety Committee Member, Library Focus Group Participant, First-Year Studies curriculum development, Advisor
Winthrop University
2007 Safe Zones by GLoBAL, participant, workshop on how to be a student ally for a diverse population
2004-2005 MAP Assessment Team, Winthrop University Galleries, Reviewing the gallery mission, format and accessibility for a national review, towards museum accreditation
C. RELATED PUBLIC SERVICE
2020 Sew-at-Home Network, coordinated with Crystal Gregory a community group of sewers to create
and donate cotton masks for those in need
2016 volunteering with UUCL to build a Little Free Library and youth art programs
RU, Residency Unlimited fundraiser, donation of a photo for their annual fundraiser
2013 Louisville Chamber of Commerce, donation for their fundraiser gala
Breadbox Studio, “NEST benefit Show,” Lexington, KY
2012 LASC, volunteer at annual fundraiser
LAL@Loudon House, Art Fever, donation
2011 Habitat for Humanity volunteer
LAL@Loudon House, Art Fever, donation
LAL Exhibitions and Programming Committee consultant for a strategy session for programming a possible downtown location
2010 Portfolio review at a high school in Frankfort for students in AP Art Studio
Member of a Public Art Jury for Lexington, KY, worked with other arts professionals with LexArts and the Leadership Lexington Class of 2010 to jury RFQs submissions from a national call
Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington, KY, juror for a high school art show, juried for both entry
and awards, attended the opening and met with students and handed out awards
2006 Arts Elizabeth Festival, Arts Advisory Board, advisor on festival organization
V. EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Art and Design (focus in sculpture), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC (cum. GPA 3.889), 2006
B.A. in Art (general concentration), University of Framingham, Framingham, MA (summa cum laude), 1994
