MARLA MAYERSON cell (614)268-7594 office (330)941-3776
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EDUCATION
MFA, Art and Technology, The Ohio State University 1997
MA, Art Education, The Ohio State University 1991
BSID, Visual Communication Design, The Ohio State University 1985
PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Youngstown State UniversityAssistant Professor, Art & Technology2002-present
The Sharper Image sharperimage.comSenior Creative Internet Manager2000-2001
The University of CincinnatiAssistant Professor, Digital Design1998-1999
The Ohio State UniversityAdjunct Instructor1998
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (OSU)Senior Graphic Designer1994-1998
Chroma StudiosDigital Graphics Coordinator1997-1998
Columbus State CollegeInstructor, Graphic Communications1990-1996
Columbus Community Cable AccessVideo Production Staff1990-1992
AWARDS
Faculty Research Grant, Youngstown State University, 2003.
Excellence in Teaching Award(s), Columbus State Community College, 1991 through 1996.
pARTners for the Arts Grant, 1996.
Director’s Award, Asian American Student Services, The Ohio State University, 1996.
Columbus Community Cable Access, Best Intern Award, 1988.
Columbus Art League, Bank One Award, 1988.
WEB SITE DESIGN AWARDS
The Sharper Image, sharperimage.com
Top Business Website 2002 – based upon the redesign I completed in 2001
Yankee Group Top 7 Online Retail Star 2001
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education. enc.org
Blue Chip Mathematics Sites Award - MultiMedia Schools -1998
Education Index Award 1998
Tech 10 August 1998
Site of the Month - Planet Science, New Scientist 1997
Lycos TOP 5% Award 1997
Multimedia Schools featured site - January/February 1997
WebCrawler - Select K-12 Internet site 1997
Picked as a 5-star (out of 5) Pacific Bell Blue Web'n site 1997
A+ Awarded Sites in Classroom Connect's Jump 1996
Top 20 Education Site - Syllabus Magazine, November/December 1995
Picked as a “Hot Spot” by the Geometry Forum in September, 1995
Chosen as the “Pick of the Month” by the U.S. Department of Education. 1995
PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
Web Design course. Summer Honors Institute, Youngstown State University 2004.
Web-Based Poetry: Techniques for Creativity, Columbus State College Writer’s Conference, April, 2004
Guest Lecture, International Center for Photography, New York City, February, 2003.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis, “On the Structures of Time,” The Ohio State University, December, 1997.
Columbus Museum of Art Panelist for Film Series sponsored by OSU Photography and Cinema Alumni
Society, A Look at Censorship in the Arts – “The Photographs of Sally Mann: A Documentary,” December, 1996.
ACM/SIGGRAPH‘96 Educators Program Presenter, “Art and Visual Sophistication: How Software Affects
Student Performance” New Orleans, LA, August, 1996. Lecture can be found on the SIGGRAPH ‘96
Educators Program CD-ROM.
Electronic Journal of Vocational Colleges, “Future of the Net,” University of Hawaii Community College,
January, 1995.
Master’s Thesis, “A History of the Development of Feminist Criticism of Photography in the 1980’s,”
The Ohio State University, June, 1991.
Columbus Art, Wrote critical reviews of various artists showing in different galleries between 1987–1989.
EXHIBITIONS
New North East Ohio Faculty, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2004
Invitational Regional Show, Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, Newcastle, Pennsylvania 2004
Group Exhibition, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH 2003
Group Exhibition, Weyers-Sampson Art Gallery, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania 2003
Group Exhibiton, Butler Institute of American Art, Trumbull Branch, Howland Corners, Ohio 2003
Group Exhibition, Two of Hearts Gallery, San Francisco, California 2001
Ceci N’es Pas un Parc, Artworks: Video Art Installation, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 1999
Imaginations, 840 Gallery, Aronoff Center, University of Cincinnati, 1999
Holography Invitational Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1998.
On the Structures of Time, installation, MFA Thesis Exhibit, Hopkins Hall Gallery,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.
Computer Graphics Grand Prix Exhibition, Kogakuin University, Shinjuko, Japan. 1997.
Expanded Visions: Art and Technology, Schumacher Gallery, Capitol University, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.
Insights Holography Invitational Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.
ACCAD Artists, Faculty Club, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1996.
Digital Photography ‘96, Peoria Art Guild and Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1996.
Scenes from the New Continent, Lima Campus Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Lima, Ohio, 1996.
Dream Science ‘96, Computer Graphics Grand Prix, Tokyo, Japan, 1996.
Expanded Visions, Emerging Technologies Studio, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1996.
Dept of Art Graduate Student Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1996, 1997.
Holography Quarterly Group Exhibitions, Holography Lab and Silver Image Gallery,
Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1994, 1995, 1996. 1997, 1998.
Scanning the Horizon, Digital Imagery, Fort Hayes Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1995.
Women Artists of Ohio, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1995.
Solo Exhibition, Caffeine Alley Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, 1995.
Artists Group Exhibition, Acme Art Company Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.
New Visions Exhibition, Natalini Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1990.
Four for Two Exhibition, Columbus Art League, First Avenue Office Center, Columbus, Ohio, 1990.
Images of Women, Lawrence Art Center, Kansas, 1989.
Photography Exhibition, NA Gallery, Northfield, Minnesota, 1989.
Group Exhibition of Photography, Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, Ohio, 1988.
Columbus Art League Group Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, 1988.
JURIES
Beecher Digital Art Competition 2003, 2004
Columbus International Film Festival Chris Awards 2003, 2004
Scholastic Art Competition 2004
COURSES TAUGHT
Youngstown State University Art and Technology program:
Black and White Photography
Digital Imaging
Web Publication Design
Digital Compositing
Digital A/V Production
University of Cincinnati Dept. of Design:
3D Form: Beginning 3D Modeling
Introduction to Form and Motion: 3D animation
Intermediate Form and Motion: 3D animation
Network Communications Theory
User/Task Analysis in Interface Design
Digital Imaging
Computational Ideation: Scriptwriting for Multimedia/Gaming Environments
OSU Dept of Design: 3D Computer Aided Design Visualization
OSU Dept of Art: Introduction to Photography, Color Slide Photography
Columbus State College:
Introduction to Photography
Intermediate Photography
Lab Practicum; Photography
Screen Process Printing
Introduction to Computer Graphics and Design
Electronic Publishing
Computer Graphic Illustration
Digital Image Manipulation
Multimedia Techniques
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Computing Machinery–SIGGRAPH
College Arts Association
NEA/OEA
Ohio Art League
REFERENCES
Refereneces available upon request
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Detail
Youngstown State University, Assistant Professor, Art and Technology 9/2002-present
Full service tenure track faculty member involved in advising, curriculum development and teaching courses in art and technology covering digital imaging, multimedia and web design, video production and animation in a fine art environment. Revised content of curriculum and developed new courses. Designed current website for Art. Dept. Software taught includes Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash.
University of Cincinnati, School of Design, Visiting Assistant Professor, Digital Design 1998-1999
Instruction of courses in digital design incorporating 3D animation using 3D Studio Max, storyboarding, multimedia development, digital imaging, network communications, web design, HTML, Javascript, and usability/task analysis for interface design. Software taught includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Director, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Homesite, Quark, Flash.
The Ohio State University - Department of Design, Lecturer Winter, 1998
Instruction of an upper-level course in 3D modeling and animation using 3D Studio Max.
Columbus State Community College - Graphic Communications Department, Instructor, Adjunct 1990 - 1996
Curriculum development and instruction for courses in computer graphics, computer illustration, multimedia presentation, electronic publishing, photography, and screen process printing. Supervised a computer lab of 20 Macintosh computers.
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY Detail
Visual Design Consultant, Clients include independent artists,nonprofit and corporate clients1986-present
Lowes Corporation, Interior Design/Kitchen Design consultant 1/2002-9/2002
The Sharper Image, Senior Creative Internet Manager 5/2000 - 8/2001
Led creative team in implementation of creative content for sharperimage.com Oversaw TSI web and auction sites to determine day to day the look and feel. Designed all 2D animation and 3D rich media content. Managed outside vendors. Designed interfaces for new areas of e-commerce web development.
Interact One, Inc., Concept/Web Designer 2/2000- 5/2000
Contract freelance position for conceptual design of graphics, interaction, and website development.
Sophisticated Systems Incorporated, Multimedia Specialist 1/2000- 3/2000
Consultant to large corporations on web and multimedia design projects integrating legacy systems with the web.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education - The Ohio State University,
Art Director/Senior Graphic Designer 1994-1998
Designed ENC's award winning website (1997). Designed and implemented all publications, website, and CD-ROM materials and established marketing objectives. Designed identity system and established graphic standards for all publications. Identified evaluation criteria, solicited input from subject matter experts, and completed usability and human factors testing. Trained editorial staff on magazine layout and production flow systems. Contracted photographers, printers, video, and other outside vendors. Interfaced with editorial and programming teams to build custom search engine. Project management of day to day operations for creative area incorporating materials published for national distribution via print, video, and the Internet. Built a team of editors, graphic designers, and interns.
Chroma Studios, Inc., Digital Graphics Coordinator 1992-1993
Implementation and coordination of service bureau environment for slide production, dye sublimation prints, and film negatives. Produced large scale digital prints and duratrans for the Limited, Arbys, Wendys, Abercrombie and Fitch, Blockbuster Video. Served as technical liason to clients on file preparation. Design of in-house corporate support materials and client advertising. Recommended, purchased, and installed new equipment and software.
Columbus Community Cable Access, Inc., Production Staff 1988 – 1990
Broadcast video production of 3/4" and Hi-8, directing, editing, field production, camera and lighting setup for community producers. Produced monthly cable program, organized community volunteer program and coordinated budget.
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