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EDUCATION
Smith College, Northampton, MA;
B.A. Art History, 1976
Garrison Forest School, Garrison, MD, 1972
CURRENT WORK
Editor, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 2003-present.
Edit transcripts of oral histories of major American craft artists and art dealers.
Managing Editor, Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1992-present.
Oversee editorial production of annual series of internationally distributed scholarly art books. Most recent publication: Visual Culture and Bioscience (2008), with the National Academies of Science. A list of past publications follows.
PAST EXPERIENCE
Editor, Second Decade: Building Hope for Baltimore, Center for Urban Families, Baltimore, MD, 2007.
Edited publication defining the mission and identity of the Center.
Coordinator, The ARC of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2007.
Created mentoring program to connect individuals with developmental disabilities to others in the community who have shared interests.
Author, Walking Where the Dog Walks: An Interspecies Odyssey in Vietnam, 1968-69, Minou Press, 2006.
Researched and wrote an analysis of the human-dog relationship through the story of one platoon of dog handlers in the Vietnam war.
Contributing Editor, Country Living magazine, Hearst Publications, New York, NY, 1999-2004.
Planned, researched, and wrote monthly column on human-pet relationships.
Line Editor, The Proteus Effect: Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine, by Ann B. Parson, Joseph Henry Press (National Academies Press), Washington, DC, 2004.
Editor, Visual Anatomies, Exhibitions and Cultural Programs, National Academies of Science, Washington, DC, 2004.
Managing Editor, Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal, Jane Austen Society of North America, 1998.
With the new editor, oversaw complete revision of the journal, including design and style. Selected designer, printer, and mail house. Established and maintained schedules for authors and designer. Edited manuscripts for style and continuity. Managed production.
Writer, The Complete Dog Book for Kids, American Kennel Club, 1996.
For the AKC, adapted their classic, 724-page Complete Dog Book for an eight- to twelve-year-old readership. Included descriptions and histories of all recognized breeds as well as selecting, training, health, competitions, and any information relating to care of a dog.
Editor, Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto Ten, Volume Four, Summer 1996.
Edited translation of ancient Indian philosophy for Divine Grace Mahant Krsna Balaram Swami.
Guest Professor/Editor, Writing for Artists, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, March 1995.
Taught editorial process and critiqued essays by the students.
Managing Editor, Archives of American Art Journal, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1986-89.
With the Senior Curator, planned theme and content of journal. Established and maintained schedules for authors, staff contributors, designer, and mail house, keeping at least four issues in various stages of planning and production at all times. Edited accepted manuscripts for content, including substance, style, flow, continuity, accuracy, and grammar and syntax. Selected or approved illustrations. Conducted annual survey of universities for lists of graduate studies in progress on American art history and American studies.
Copy Editor, American Association of Museums, Washington, DC, 1985-86.
Wrote, researched, copy edited, and proofread for all AAM publications, including Museum News (bimonthly magazine), Aviso (monthly newsletter), annual meeting materials, and publications related to AAM programs. Suggested and contracted illustrations for Museum News. Coordinated annual museum publications competition (national, juried).
Grants Writer, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983-84.
Wrote narrative and coordinated materials relating to exhibitions to present to corporations, foundations, and
the federal government; wrote annual solicitations.
Curatorial and Administrative Assistant, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1981-83.
Partial description: Researched and prepared biographical information and exhibition records for catalogue manuscripts; copy edited curator’s essay; coordinated catalogue production with designer and printer; proofread.
Staff Writer, House & Garden magazine, Conde Nast Publications, New York, NY, 1979-80.
Wrote features, “Living” column, and monthly copy on art, architecture, interior design, gardening, food, travel; photographed some black-and-white sections.
Editorial Assistant, House & Garden magazine, 1978-79.
Assisted Editor of magazine, including manuscript screening, research, caption writing, administrative support.
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Board Member and Tutor, Project CALL (Center for Adult Literacy and Learning), Baltimore, MD, 1997-2000.
Worked one-on-one with Sam Wallace, a traditional Jamaican potter. Solicited grants for the organization.
Board Member and Volunteer, Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Baltimore, MD, 1995 and 1993-95.
Founded and implemented the volunteer program, including orientation and training of volunteers; wrote volunteer manual and educational brochures; created programs in dog walking, cat companions, and adoption counseling; assisted in foster care program.
Director, After School Art and Creative Writing, 2006-09.
Designed and directed creative projects with elementary school students; Art Teacher, Brown Memorial Weekday School, Baltimore, MD, 1993-95. Created art projects designed to explore and experience the imagination for kindergarteners.
Substitute Teacher: English for Speakers of Other Languages program, Dumbarton Middle School, 2004;
Brown Memorial Weekday School, Kindergarten, 1993-2004.
Director, Art Day Camp, 1991-92; 1973-76.
Volunteer, Head Start (and Houses, Inc.), Children’s Hospital, Rosewood State Mental Hospital, Bent Home for the Aged, all in Baltimore, MD, 1969-72; Keswick Home, 1987-88. Worked with kids through St. Thomas Church and Garrison Forest School, Garrison, MD.
Publications edited for the Center for Art and Visual Culture, UMBC
Visual Culture and Bioscience, 2008 (with the National Academies of Science)
Blur of the Otherworldly, 2006
Museums of Tomorrow: A Virtual Discussion, 2004
White! Whiteness and Race in Contemporary Art, 2003
Paul Rand: American Modernist, 2003
Postmodernism: A Virtual Discussion, 2003
Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations, 1979-2000, 2001
Adrian Piper, 1999
Bruno Monguzzi: A Designer’s Perspective, 1998
Minimal Politics, 1997
Kate Millett, Sculptor: The First 38 Years, 1997
Notes in Time: Leon Golub and Nancy Spero, 1995
Ciphers of Identity, 1993
Nancy Graves: Recent Works, 1993
Environmental Terror, 1992
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