Christine Medley Portfolio

Job Experience | Education | Exhibits | Memberships | Awards

Experience

Marywood University, Scranton, PA, 9/2003-present
Assistant Professor, graphic design, Art Department fall 2007-present
Graphic Design program coordinator
Co-director MFA design program 2008; Adjunct, fall 2003-spring 2007
Courses: Graphic Design, Interactive Web Design, 2-D, Typography, Computer Graphics I, II; Teach graduate level courses and act as thesis advisor for the Master's with the Masters MFA program

Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, 2/2007-2009
Online instructor; Publication Design, Art Direction, Design and Technology, Portfolio Design, Typography

Crow Designs freelance graphic design business
Partial Client List: University of Maryland, College Park; Virtua Health System, NJ; Amarex Clinical Services, MD; Investment Properties, MD; City of Rockville, MD; Penn Foster, PA; SDK Law, PA.

Penn Foster/Education Direct, Scranton, PA
Authoring and design for distance learning courses. Develop and write study guides for topics such as QuarkXpress, InDesign, Photoshop, Web design and Portfolio development, 10/03-present.

Happenings Magazine and Communications Group, Clarks Summit, PA
Associate Art Director, 10/03-9/06
Designed ads, brochures, posters, Web sites and other marketing materials. Production for magazine.

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 9/1999-8/2003
Assistant Professor Advertising Art
Courses include:

Graphic design, Web design, and beginning to advanced computer graphics. Software packages taught include: Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, ImageReady, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. Some courses developed and delivered via distance learning using WebCT.
Taught Workforce Development courses in web, presentation, and print design

College service includes:

VCT Distance Learning Coordinator
Web Development Committee (established web site standards for the college web site)
Campus Pipeline Action Team (web site content development for college web site)
the Arts Institute Committee
Curriculum Action Person f (assisted faculty through the curriculum committee process)
Other duties include developing and maintaining the department Web sites for onsite and online classes, organizing panel discussions, student advising, and curriculum development.

City of Rockville • 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
-Web Administrator 2/1998-9/1999, IT Department
Designed and administered City Web site. Developed and maintained content for the Web site using FrontPage, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop on Windows and Macintosh. Trained staff to provide Web-ready content. Liaison and support resource for community Web group, Rocknet.

1999 NRPA Best Recreation Web site in Maryland

-Graphics Specialist (Full-time 6/88-9/93; Part-time 10/93-8/96)
Public Information Office
Design, layout, illustration, typesetting, and paste-up using traditional hand skills and various graphics software on a Macintosh.

monthly newsletters; 1-, 2- or 4-color print material, t-shirts, logo design, illustration, displays
Photography for special events, darkroom work, and creation of halftones and line art.
Printer specifications, quotes, paper selection, and production
file and software management, troubleshooting, software upgrades, and new equipment purchases
1999 NRPA Best Poster design for a special event

-Newsletter Editor 5/96-8/96, Public Information Office
Editing and writing for Rockville Reports Newsletter for residents, employee newsletter, news releases, and various publications for City Hall.

1996 City Digest National 1st Place Award for the employee newsletter
1997 City Digest National Award for Rockville Reports, a monthly newsletter for residents

Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring
Assistant and Adjunct Professor, Visual Communications, 9/95 to 9/98
Course development and instruction for degree classes and continuing education. Courses include typography, graphic production, Web design, foundations, and beginning to advanced computer graphics. Also served as the publications coordinator for all print material and the Web site. Set up two Macintosh computer labs and provided technical support.

University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Adjunct Instructor for Computer Imaging/Graphic Design, 6/95 to 9/98
Developed coursework and performed instruction for beginning and advanced students in the degree and continuing education program. Special topics include Web pages, animation, multimedia, digital image manipulation, desktop publishing, and graphic design.

Other Contract/Freelance Graphic Design
Brochures, posters, ads, t-shirts, displays, photography, illustration, tv graphics, and web site design for the following clients:
• Fox 5 WTTG-Washington, DC
• Maryland College of Art and Design
• Rockville Arts Place, Maryland

Education

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Master of Fine Art University of Maryland-College Park, MD 1995
Printmaking

Bachelor of Journalism University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1985
Majors: Advertising, Fine Art
Minors: Art History, Psychology

Additional College Courses
Printmaking (16+ credits) Montgomery College, Rockville 1989-2002 Graphic Arts and Photography Metropolitan Community College 1986-87
Painting, graduate level Arkansas State University Fall 1985

Professional Development
Distance Learning Socrates Art Institute Online 2006
Photoshop CS2 Philadelphia, PA 2006
Mezzotint Workshop Montgomery College, Rockville 2006
Actionscripting with Flash Montgomery College, Rockville 2003
WebCT (Distance Learning) Montgomery College, Rockville 2001
Flash I, II, III American Graphics Institute and EEI 2000-2002
Dreamweaver, Flash Macromedia Seminars 2000-2002
Final Cut Pro Savannah College of Art and Design 2001
Javascript Westlake Training 1999

Conferences:
AIGA Social Studies, Baltimore, MD 2008
HOW Design Conference 2008, Boston, GA
Adobe CS3 Conference, NYC 2007
Southern Graphics Council Conference; Kansas City, MO, 2007
MDLA Practical Magic; Distance Learning Conference 2002, Annapolis, MD
SCAD Educator's Art Forum 2001, Savannah, GA
HOW Design Conference 2000, Atlanta, GA
Foundations in Education Conference 1997, Richmond VA

Exhibits

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2011
Positive Negative National Juried Exhibit, East Tennessee University

2010
AFA Members Exhibit, Scranton, PA
NEPA Regional Art Exhibit; Keystone College
Butternut Gallery, Montrose PA
The Artworks Gallery, Earth Day Exhibit, Scranton, PA

2009
Harmony Hall 20 Year Retrospective Invitational, Maryland
Marywood Biennel Faculty Show
Regional Exhibhit, Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY

2008
NEPA Regional Art Exhibit; Keystone College
Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA, Flocks and Feathers exhibit

2007
AFA Member's Madness Exhibit, Scranton, PA
SACI Faculty exhibit, Florence Italy
Marywood Biennel Faculty Show

2006
AFA Member's Salon Show, Scranton, PA
Fear the Turtle Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, University of Maryland; April-Fall 2006
Marywood University Print Guild Exchange and Exhibit
Fundraisers: Hunger for the Arts; An Affair to Remember

2005
AFA Gallery Members Show, Scranton PA
Maryland Printmakers Folio Exchange and Exhibit
Marywood University Print Guild Exchange and Exhibit
Marywood Faculty Exhibit

2003
Central Pennsylvania Festival for the Arts, Penn State
Birds-I-View Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, MNCPP, Prince George's County, MD
Maryland Printmakers, In the Eyes of the Beholder, Kentlands Mansion, MD
Marywood University, Faculty Biennial Exhibition
Barnes and Noble, solo exhibition, Rockville, MD

2002
Faculty Exhibition, VCT Gallery, Montgomery College
Maryland Printmakers Members' Exhibits:
Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda; Circle Gallery, Annapolis
My First Art Teacher; VCT Gallery, Montgomery College
Artist's Respond: September 11; Rockville Arts Place

2001
The Crow Show, MNCPP, Harmony Hall
Delaplaine Arts Center: Regional Juried Show Exhibit
Glenview Mansion Art Gallery: 3-person solo shows
Virtually Digital, VCT Gallery, Montgomery College

2000
Delaplaine Arts Center: Regional Juried Show; Member's Exhibit
Rockville Arts Place: Resident Artist Exhibit, Juried Member's 2-D Exhibit
Montgomery College VCT Faculty Exhibit

1999
Rockville City Hall: Artist-in-Residence exhibit
Delaplaine Arts Center: Friends of the Artist's Gallery; Regional Juried Show;

1998
Icarus '98, Nags Head N.C., 1st Place Digital Imaging Award
Frederick Community College; The Razor's Edge
Arkansas State University Print Exhibit

1997
Icarus '97, Nags Head N.C.; First in Flight Award
Maryland College of Art and Design, Gudelsky Gallery, solo exhibition
Rockville Arts Place
Borders Books, White Flint
Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD

1996
Blueridge Arts Council Annual Printmaking Exhibit, 2nd Place, Front Royal, VA
Maryland College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibit
Seaside Gallery Annual Juried Miniature Exhibit-Nags Head, NC
Strathmore Hall Art Center Drawing for Art

1995
MFA Thesis Show, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD
Historic Savage Mill, MD 2nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show
-Juror's Choice Award
Delaplaine Festival of the Arts Exhibit

1994
Juried Members Show, Delaplaine Visual Art Center
Techno-Art Show, Rockville Arts Place
19th Annual Montgomery County Juried Art Exhibition, Strathmore Hall
The Free State IV, Rockville Arts Place

Resident Artist
Rockville Arts Place, 1999-2003: Fine arts studio. Also provided design services for publication and Web. Maintained the Mac lab on a volunteer basis. Taught workshops on Web design and photo editing.
Glenview Mansion, City of Rockville, 1997-1999. Events: 2 large-scale teen murals; a computer imaging workshop for adults; hosted an artist talk for the Mansion gallery and an art workshop for children.

Memberships

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Current: AIGA, AAF Northeast PA Ad Club, Board Director; AFA Gallery, Scranton
Past: Southern Graphics Council, Pyramid Atlantic, Montgomery County Arts Council, Rockville Arts Place; Maryland Printmakers; Carbondale Chamber of Commerce

Awards

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Addy awards: 2010 Silver; 2005: Two Silvers; 2004 Silver, Gold and Judge's Choice Award
1st place Photography award, Focus Exhibit, Butternut Gallery