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Corciano Sunset 4

 

Meili Peterson
Art History

Office: Visual and Performing Arts Division G325

Phone: Visual and Performing Arts Division 972 273 3560

Email: mpeterson@dcccd.edu

 

MA       American University (Italy)             Painting
BA       Southwestern University                 Major: Studio Art
                                                               Minors: Art History, French

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

2007- 2009 Bishop Dunne High School – Art Teacher. Subjects taught

include: AP Studio Art, Advanced Painting, Painting & Drawing,

Photography I (darkroom), Photography II (digital), Independent

Study. Worked with Mountainview College ( Dallas Community

College) for Dual Credit classes.

 

2008-2009 Co-chair of the Bishop Dunne Art Department

 

2006 TA for Undergraduate Drawing I and Drawing II classes at the

American University of Rome . Instruction included classroom lectures as well as on-site drawing at museums and historical sites throughout the city of Rome . Directed students in setting up their student semester show at the Pyramid Art Studios , Rome , Italy .

 

2000-2003 Matthew and Company: Video Film Production Company, Georgetown , Texas .

Tasks included 2D design using programs Photoshop and Illustrator, free

hand logo design, video editing using Media 100, video shoots.

 

2000-2002 Studio assistant for Professor Varner, Southwestern University , Georgetown , Texas .

Tasks included under-paintings, manual labor of putting together installation and de-installing installation.

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HONORS, AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

1999-2003 Dean's List , Southwestern University , Georgetown , Texas

2003 Honors Thesis : The Sublime in Art: A Human Encounter with Nature

2003 Lancaster Award , Southwestern University, Georgetown , Texas

2003 King Creativity Grant, Southwestern University, Georgetown , Texas

2003 “The Art of Drawing” Alpha Chi Recorder. Vol. 46, No. 1 Undergraduate Issue,

Spring 2003, pp.14-20.