RESUME
Highlights of Qualifications
• Superior teaching skills with fully developed teaching philosophy
• Able to work effectively with students of all ages and at any educational level
• Excellent painting and drawing skills
• Passion for art theory and history
• Organized, self-motivated, and ambitious
• Gallery Representation
Education
M.F.A. — Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2003
Awards: Andrew W. Mellon Colloquium, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey; TA/GA Competitiveness Pool Funds Award, Mason Gross School of the Arts
B.S. — Lipscomb University,
Nashville, Tennessee, 1991
Major: Exercise Science; Minor: Biology
Awards: Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges; Student Government Senator
Relevant Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor – January 2003 – Present
Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, New Jersey: 2-D Design, Drawing I, Drawing II and Art Appreciation
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey: 2-D Design, Drawing I, Drawing II, Figure Drawing, Color Theory and Art Appreciation
Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey: Art Appreciation
Warren County Community College, Washington, New Jersey: Art Appreciation
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, New Jersey: 2-D Design and Drawing I
Summer Studio Art Camp Director, Arts Teacher, Educator - October 2001 - Present
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Give guided tours of museum, teach 2-D and 3-D art classes for children ages 6-15.
Teaching Assistantship - August 2001 - May 2003
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, New Jersey: 2-D Design, Painting I, Supervised independent study
Studio Assistant – October 2003 – May 2005
Gary Stephan, New York, New York.
Chaperone - August 2000 - November 2000
Lipscomb in Vienna, Lipscomb University Study Abroad Program, Nashville, Tennessee
Guest lecturer for Humanities course; assisted with administration of program
Art Teacher - November 1998 - May 2000
Nashville Christian School, Nashville, Tennessee
Middle and high school art classes: art history, 2-D & 3-D art classes
In-School Suspension Teacher - October 1996 - November 1998
Hickman County Middle School, Centerville, Tennessee
Assisted students with all subjects, counselor for fifth through eighth grades, consulted with principal regarding suspensions, behavior management, and M-Team meetings.
Studio Assistant - November 1994 - June 1996
Emmanuel Stained Glass Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Worked in all aspects of window production.
Selected One Person Exhibitions
Tall Grass Art Association, Park Forest, Illinois – 2007
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey – 2007
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee – 2007
Freed – Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee – 2006
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York – 2006
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee - 2006
CRN Gallery, Chicago, Illinois - 2005
33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, Illinois - 2005
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee – 2005
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee – 2004
Seton Memorial Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey - 2004
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Café, New Brunswick, New Jersey-2003
Substation #9, Hammond, Indiana - 2003
Calumet College of St. Joseph, East Chicago, Illinois – 2002
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana – 2002
Salon 101, Muster, Indiana – 2002
A Clean, Well Lighted Place, Flemington, New Jersey – 2002
Word Publishing, Nashville, Tennessee – 1998
Selected Group Exhibitions
Accola Contemporary, New York, New York -- 2008
65GRAND, Chicago, Illinois – 2008
CVA Gallery, Lincroft, New Jersey - 2008
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York – 2007
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey – 2007
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee -- 2007
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York – 2006
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey – 2006
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey – 2006
Brookdale College, Lincroft, New Jersey – 2006
Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey – 2006
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey – 2005
Aguirre Duron Gallery, Chicago, Illinois – 2004
CRN Gallery, Chicago, Illinois - 2004
Princeton Day School Gallery, Princeton, New Jersey – 2004
Geoff Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts – 2004
Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, New Jersey - 2004
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee -2003
Brookdale College, Lincroft, New Jersey - 2003
Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee – 2003
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois – 2003
Bill Maynes Gallery, New York, New York - 2003
Hunter University Time Square Gallery, New York, New York - 2003
Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, New York – 2002
Fugitive Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee – 2002
Mason Gross Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey – 2001, 2002 and 2003
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, New York – 2001
Prestige Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee – 2000
Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee – 2000
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee – 1999
Gallery Representation
Baumgartner Gallery, Salzburg, Austria and New York, New York
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
Visiting Artist
65GRAND, (round table discussion), Chicago, Illinois, January 2008
Watkins School of Art and Design, Nashville, Tennessee -- September 2007
Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee – March 2006
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Fall 2004
Calumet College of St. Joseph, East Chicago, Illinois – 2002
Teaching Philosophy
As artists we are constantly faced with problems in and outside the studio. How we deal with those problems will determine how successful we are as artists. I like to organize classes that provide both structure (i.e. course objectives) and freedom (i.e. opportunity to arrive at those objectives in different ways). My goal with each class is to provide assignments that illustrate new ideas and techniques. Once those ideas and techniques are introduced, I like to give the student the opportunity to explore them and meet class objectives in his/her own creative way. Sometimes this exploration results in failures. My job is to help students learn from these failures so that they arrive at a workable solution.
It is important to me to provide a classroom setting in which the student feels open to discuss ideas, concerns and fears associated with the class. One of my college instructors always said, “trust is a must or your game is a bust.” I follow this dictum in the classroom. An environment where everyone feels comfortable and safe to explore new ideas is an environment where growth, curiosity, and exploration are most possible.
It is important to me to provide a classroom setting in which the student feels open to discuss ideas, concerns and fears associated with the class. One of my college instructors always said, “trust is a must or your game is a bust.” I follow this dictum in the classroom. An environment where everyone feels comfortable and safe to explore new ideas is an environment where growth, curiosity, and exploration are most possible.
Paintings by Wes Sherman
Images of Student Work