About

Curriculum Vitae: Eric A. Brown

 

Professor of Art at Southern Utah University • 351 West University Boulevard • Cedar City, Utah 84720• URL: ericbrownart.com • E-mail: brown_e@suu.edu • Telephone: (435) 865-8454

 

Education:   

Master of Fine Arts in Painting. Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1977.

Utah Secondary Education Teaching Certificate, Southern Utah State College, Cedar City, Utah, 7/28/1975

Bachelor of Science in Art (Composite). Southern Utah State College, Cedar City, Utah, 1974.

 

Exhibitions:

Animals in Art: Our Partners on the Planet, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY, national juried competition sponsored by the Smithtown Township Arts Council, July 30 – August 28, 2016. Juror: Tim Newton

59th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA, national juried competition. July 7 – September 11, 2016. Juror: Brian Blood.

First Place Award at the Haggin 2016 National Exhibit in the category of Pastel for a work titled Marina Van Vliet.

SUU Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City, UT. January 7 – February 6, 2016.

30th Annual Spiritual & Religious Exhibition, juried exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. November 18 – January 12, 2016

Spiritual-Religious Art international juried exhibition at the Parliament of the World’s Religions International Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. October 15 – 19, 2015.

The Adams Theatre 2015 Farewell Art Exhibit, juried exhibition, Randall L. Jones Theatre lobby, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, UT. June 25 – October 31, 2015.

91st Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. April 14 – July 2, 2015. Jurors: Micah Christensen & James Swensen.

Focus on Figures 2015, juried figure and portrait exhibition, North River Arts Society, G.A.R. Hall, Marshfield Hills, MA. April 24 – May 3, 2015. Juror: Johanna Harmon.

SUU Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City, UT. January 15 – February 14, 2015.

29th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah juried exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. November 19, 2014 – January 18, 2015.

Figurative Works, International Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, MO. January 24 – March 7, 2014.

Southern Utah University Faculty Exhibit, Group Invitational Exhibition, Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City UT. January 9 – February 14, 2014.

Southern Utah University Faculty Exhibit, Group Invitational Exhibition, Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City UT. February 7 – March 14, 2013.

“Art and Design Faculty Exhibit,” Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, February 9 – March 10, 2012.

“Eric A. Brown & Ben Sowards: Selected Works,” Renmin University of China, Beijing, May 9 – May 14, 2011.

“Southern Utah Art Invitational Show,” Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, June 18, 2010 – September 4, 2010.

“Art and Design Faculty Exhibit,” Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, February 4 – March 13, 2010.

“Zion: A Creative Response,” Zion National Park Human History Museum, Curator – Leslie Courtright, March 1 – April 13, 2009.

“Art and Design Faculty Exhibit,” Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, February 5 – March 14, 2009.

“Utah Draws”, Salt Lake Art Center (Street-Level Gallery, Oct. 18, 2008 – Jan. 3, 2009).

“84th Annual Salon”, 27 April – 6 July, 2008, Springville Museum of Art.

Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, February 7-March 14, 2008, Braithwaite Gallery.

Twenty-Second Annual Religious and Spiritual Art of Utah Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art. October 31 – December 27, 2007.

Springville Museum of Art’s 2007 Spring Salon, April 29 – July 8, 2007.

Southern Utah University Faculty Exhibition, Feb – Mar 2007, Braithwaite Gallery.

“Get Real,” Southern Utah University Faculty Exhibition, February 9 – March 11, 2006, Braithwaite Gallery.

Group Exhibition, “Southern Utah University Faculty: ’Mostly Real’”, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, January 6 – February 1, 2006.

Southern Utah University Faculty Exhibition, Jan.-Mar. 2005, Braithwaite Gallery.

18th Annual Religious and Spiritual Art of Utah Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art. November 2 – December 28, 2003.

Southern Utah University Faculty Exhibit, Cedar City, Utah; 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1984, 1983, 1982.

Southern Utah Artist Invitational; 1984, 1983, 1981.

“Small Dimensions ’83”, National Juried Exhibition, Cedar City, UT, 1983.

38th Annual Cedar City National Art Exhibition, Cedar City, UT, 1979.

Group Show, Phillips Gallery, S.L.C., UT, 1978.

Two Person Show, Braithwaite Gallery, Cedar City, UT, 1977.

Two Person Show, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, 1977.

“New Directions in Drawing and Painting”, St. Louis, MO, 1976.

Solo Exhibit, Southern Utah State College, 1974.

 

Administrative Experience:

Academic Program Review Committee, Southern Utah University, September 2015 – Present.

Foundations Area Head, Department of Art and Design, Southern Utah University. November 2014 – Present.

Department Leave, Rank, and Tenure Committee, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 academic years.

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Chair to Saint Louis Community College, November 3 – 6, 2015 and accompanying report.

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Chair to Western Kentucky University, April 13 – 16, 2015 and accompanying report.

Response and Progress Report to the NASAD Commission on Accreditation (25 page document), February 2014. Result: Specialized Accreditation and Full Membership in the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Chair to Indiana State University, April 7 – 11, 2014 and accompanying report.

Program Review of the Department of Art and Design (a 92 page document and a part of the five year cycle of Program Review of the College of Performing and Visual Arts), 2013-14.

Chair of the Department of Art and Design, Southern Utah University, July 2004-June 2014.

The Utah Governor’s Education Summit 2013 – Wednesday, October 9, 2013

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Member to Stephen F. Austin State University, April 28-May 1, 2013 and accompanying report.

Optional Response to the NASAD Commission on Accreditation, Spring 2013.

NASAD Workshop for Experienced Evaluators (by invitation only), October 11-13, 2012, Milwaukee, WI.

Moderator for two Focus Groups on changes in normalcy in Tuition and Student Aid at the NASAD 2012 conference.

Primary writer for the NASAD Self-Study for specialized accreditation in Art and Design, completed August 2012.

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Member to Central Michigan University, March 25 – 28, 2012 and accompanying report.

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Member to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, April 3 – 6, 2011 and accompanying report.

Member of the Committee on Nominations of the Association, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, December 2008 – October 2010.

NASAD Visiting Evaluation Team Member to University of North Carolina, Pembroke, November 15 – 18, 2009 and accompanying report.

Visiting Evaluator for Program Review of the Art Department, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, October 4-6, 2009 and accompanying report.

Workshop for Visiting Evaluators, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, October 9 – 10, 2008.

Moderator, roundtable discussion for the NASAD Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington. October, 2008.

Wrote Letter of Intent and R401 for Bachelor of Arts in Art History. Approved by Utah Board of Regents 2007.

Wrote Self-Study for NASAD Accreditation. Accredited 2007.

Letter of Intent and other documentation for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with and emphasis on Photography/Digital Design. Approved by Utah Board of Regents 2006.

Wrote proposal and documentation for degree changes to include Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and guided them through the Regent’s approval in Summer 2005.

Headed change of department title to “Department of Art and Design”. 2004.

 

Teaching:     

Responsive Spontaneity with Clive King, a Festival of Excellence workshop and video by SUU staff Dallas Hall, April 5, 2016.

Organized exhibitions of student work for SUU’s Festival of Excellence; 2013, 2014, April 7, 2015.

Courses taught: Drawing I, Drawing II, Life Drawing and Anatomy, Two-Dimensional Design, Watercolor, Senior Seminar, Art Insights, Senior Portfolio, Ancient Art History, Medieval Art History, Renaissance and Baroque Art History, Modern Art History, Introduction to Art, and Painting; Southern Utah University, 1993-2016, 1982-1984.

Named Southern Utah University’s Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2005-2006.

Organized and led educational tours of Western European cities for groups from S.U.U., May 2008, May 2006, May 2004, May 2002, and May 2000.

Student represented in the S.U.U. Student-Faculty Scholarship Day, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002.

Six students represented in the Utah Symposium in the History of Art, 1995-1999.

Painting, Watercolor; Des Moines Independent School District, 1976-77.

 

Publications/Presentations:         

Exhibition Catalog “91st Annual Spring Salon” Springville Museum of Art, 2015.

On Art and Originality,” lecture at Renmin University of China, May 10, 2011.

Paper, “The Arts and Sciences Allied”, accepted for publication with the Forum on Public Policy, the Oxford Round Table’s journal, November 18, 2008.

Presenter at the BTS Arts Learning Workshop, Southern Utah University, November 1, 2008.

“The Arts and Sciences Allied” paper presented at an Oxford Roundtable, July 20-25, 2008, St. Anne’s College, Oxford University, England.

Student Study Guide for Marilyn Stokstad’s Art: A Brief History: Third Edition. Prentice Hall 2007.

Instructor’s Manual for Marilyn Stokstad’s Art: A Brief History: Third Edition. Prentice Hall 2007.

Test Item File for Marilyn Stokstad’s Art: A Brief History: Third Edition. Prentice Hall 2007.

Oxford Roundtable July 8-13, 2007. Paper presentation, “The Two Cultural Necessities”.

“Contesting the Code: Navigating Reactions to Dan Brown’s Book”, Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Cambridge, U.K. Aug. 2005. Published in the conference proceedings.

Presented “The Da Viinci Code” at Art Major Seminar lecture series, Southern Utah University, February 17, 2005.

“Swear to Tell the Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth”, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 13-16, 2005. Published in the conference proceedings.

“Virtual Reality Versus Decorative Beauty in the Achievements of Italian Painting”, S.U.U.’s International Week (History 2920/4920), November 4, 2003.

The Post-Modern Muse or The Resilience of the Modernist Antagonist”, presented at the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters annual meeting, April 6, 2001.

Awarded 2001 Outstanding Paper in the Arts Division by the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Published in the Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.

 

Service/Experience/etc.:      

External Evaluator for rank advancement to full Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, September 2015.

University Benefits (Health Insurance) Committee, 2009-present.

NASAD Art/Design Executive for Southern Utah University, 2006-2014.

University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2008-2012.

CPVA Curriculum Committee, 2004-2012.

University General Education Committee, 2012.

NASAD Evaluators’ Briefing on Accreditation Issues, October 14, 2010, Cincinnati.

Worked with artist and donor Jim Jones and SUU President Michael Benson on initiating the Southern Utah Museum of Art.

International Study Abroad Committee, 2006-2009.

Braithwaite Gallery Advisory Committee, 2006-2009.

CPVA Advisory Board, 2006-2009.

CPVA Recruitment and Retention Committee, 2006-2009.

CPVA Rep to General Education Subcommittee, 2008-2011.

Six trips to Europe to study art history and many trips in the United States for the same purpose.

President, Brown’s Woodworking, Inc., 1986-2002.

Chairman, Cedar City Art Committee, 1982-83.

Assistant, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, 1977-78.

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