Curriculum
Vitae
Gail Rubini
July 26, 2007
GENERAL INFORMATION
University Address:
College
of Visual Arts, Theater and Dance
Department
of Studio Art / Design Area
Florida
State University
Tallahassee,
Florida 32306-1160
Phone:
(850) 644-0315
E-Mail Address: grubini@fsu.edu
Web Site:
grubini.com
Professional
Preparation
1979-1981 MBA, University of
Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, Illinois.
Major: Management, Minor: Finance
Professional topic was managing a non-profit business.
1973-1975 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design,
Providence, Rhode Island.
Major: Photography, Minor: Glass Sculpture
Areas of emphasis: Photography, artists’ book publishing, and glass
sculpture.
Studies directed by Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan and Dale Chihuly.
1969-1972 BFA, University of California at Los
Angeles.
Major: Fine Art, Minor: Math.
Graduated with
Department Honors in Fine Art
Studies directed by Robert Heinecken
Awards
1976
National Endowment for the Arts
Individual Artist Fellowship
1977
Illinois Arts Council Purchase
Award
1974
Rhode
Island School of Design (RISD) Teaching Award. (2/30)
Professional
Experience
1989
– present
Associate
Professor, design area of the Art Department, College of Visual Arts, Theatre
and Dance. I am responsible for teaching all levels of design for printing and
publishing.
I
received tenure in 1994.
From
1989 – 1996 I was Chair of the art department, College of Visual Arts,
Theatre and Dance. My responsibilities included coordinating all administrative
activities of the art department, developing the review of curriculum for
courses and the encouragement and evaluation of teaching and professional
activities for staff and students, including the Olgesby Art Gallery on campus
and the Florence Teaching Award for MFA students.
2003-06
Program Leader, European Graphic
and New Media Design Program, International Programs
at FSU.
I
developed an intensive summer program in new
media design American university students to the
European graphic and new media design community. Students live in central
London, meet and work with visiting professionals, and produce a capstone
project at the FSU Study Center in London. Courses include: web design,
graphic design, typography, digital photography and digital video.
http://londonnewmediadesign.com/ has samples of the student work and projects.
1986 – 87
Director of Education, SCS Business and Technical Institute, NY,
New York.
SCS Business and Technical Institute is a proprietary school that
offers hands-on training in the fundamentals of business applications. (5000 students/year) The position of
Director of Education reported directly to the Vice President of Operations for
the school. All full time faculty held the rank of Professor; all part time
faculty held the rank of Instructor.
Primary responsibilities:
administering the academic programs of the school including recruitment
and hiring of faculty, curricular development; preparing all applicable New
York State (NATTS, AICS) submissions; setting academic standards, encouragement
and evaluation of teaching and scholarship. Developed policies and procedures
relating to the faculty.
1981 – 86
Dean of Education, Center for the Media Arts, Manhattan, New York.
(This school was purchased by Baruch College in New York in 1988) A
professional art school for training in the media arts including video, audio
arts, computer graphics, photography, writing, and graphic design. (2500
students)
The position of Director of Education reported directly to the
President of the school. All full time faculty hold the rank of Professor; all
part time faculty hold the rank of Instructor.
Primary responsibilities: This was a new school and I prepared the
New York State (NATTS, AICS) submission for the Design Division to be
successfully accredited in Computer Graphics and Graphic Design. This included
recruitment and hiring of faculty, curricular development and setting academic
standards and procedures relating to the faculty. Developed and administered
the academic budget in consultation with the President. Created marketing
strategies for expanding the academic programs and overall school recognition.
Promoted and gave seminars throughout the New York Area on technical training
in the media arts.
1976 – 95
Chief Financial officer and co-founder of Artists' Production
Press, Inc. a.k.a. Chicago Books, 1976–1980 located in Chicago, Illinois.
1981–1989 located in Tribecca, NYC
I was responsible for developing and writing all the grants and
working as the artist/designer/printer collaboratively with the artists who
were invited to produce a limited edition artist book or print.
Chicago Books was an experimental offset printing and publishing
workshop that produced artists’ books and limited edition prints in editions of
1000. Artists’ Books are multiple original art ideas using the book format.
Artists’ Books are not reproductions of past work or collections, but rather
original art pieces that use the printing process experimentally.
Chicago Books was nationally recognized through funding by the
National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council for the Arts and
the Illinois Arts Council. Funding from these agencies is peer reviewed and
very competitive. Other art activities of Chicago Books included an artists’
performance series, Franklin Street Window exhibition program, and conferences
on alternative spaces for the arts. The history of Chicago Books and its impact
on art in the 1970’s has been included in several exhibitions, articles and
books. In 2002 the University of Iowa’s Museum of Art had an exhibition on the
Artists’ Books Movement that included all of the Artists’ Books produced at
Chicago Books. In 2003, a similar exhibition was held at Columbia College,
Chicago, Illinois and in 2004 at Yale University.
1979 – 81
Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Funding Coordinator, Chicago
Council For the Fine Arts, Chicago Illinois
Primary responsibilities: developing new funding, exhibition, and
job opportunities for artists involved in Public Art Programs throughout the
Chicago area. Prepared budget information and administered grant monies. I
wrote public relation announcements for both print and radio media, originated
marketing brochures used for audience development projects and coordinated art
openings and technical assistance workshops.
1976 – 78
Professor of photography, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
This was my first full time teaching position. In addition to my
course work, I was responsible for the creation of the slide library.
Visiting Professorships
1978 – 79
Visiting Professor of photography, (SAIC) School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois.
All full time faculties hold the rank of Professor; all part time
faculties hold the rank of Instructor.
1974 – 75
Visiting Artist, Whitney Museum of American Art, Program for
Independent Study. This is a very competitive program for visual artists to be
given studio space and an exhibition in the Whitney Museum space for new talent
in lower Manhattan. I was the first photographer selected for the program.
1974 – 78
Prairie State College, Chicago, Illinois, (Visiting lecturer,
photography department)
Polarizing Workshop, Boston Museum School, (Visiting Professor)
University of Minnesota, Art Department (Visiting Lecturer on
Artists’ books)
Rhode Island School of Design, Photography Dept., (Summer Faculty)
College Art Association, (CAA)
International Digital Media Arts Association, (iDMAa)
University Film and Video Faculty Association, (UFVA)
American Institution of Graphic Arts, (AIGA)
TEACHING
Courses Taught
ART 4928C European Graphic & New Media Design
ART 3112C GD2: Typography
ART 4926C Design Problems
ART 4928C Design Issues and Advanced Projects
*ART 1201C Basic 2D
Design
*ART 2003 Survey of
Studio Art
*ART 1300C Drawing 1
*PGY 2401C Photography 1
*ART 4943 Internship
in Creative Art
New Course Development
ART 4943 Internship in Creative Art. I
developed the Internship course for art students to work in the field as part
of their degree experience.
BFA in Design is a new degree program that I developed
with three other faculty who teach design in the Art department. The College of Visual Arts, Theatre and
Dance has offered the BFA in Design for 4 years.
MFA Degree in Design, I am
currently working on developing this in conjunction with a
Design
Certificate in Entertainment Technology because there are currently no Master
Level or