PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

This category is concerned with project oriented activities, such as print exchanges, memberships, grants, and special awards. Such activities don't necessarily contribute directly to the creative body of work, but still need to be mentioned. Often, recognitions are not sought, but accumulate as a by-product of the work. Some awards are lifetime achievements, special recognition of an overview of one's career.

PRESENTATIONS

2011 "Print Exchange," University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA (traveling portfolio)
2010 "Print Exchange," Craig Zammiello, Master Printer for Two Palms Press, NY
2004 "Photogravure Collaborative," Ralph Slatton; Craig Zammiello, Master Printer, Palms Press, NY
2000 "Out of Whistler's Window," Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN (presenter)
1999 "Prints in Context," Emory and Henry College, Emory, VA (panel discussion)
"Student Exhibition," Emory and Henry College, Emory, VA (Ralph Slatton-juror)
"Intaglio Printmaking," Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN (workshop)>
1997 "Intro to Intaglio," Walter State University, Rogersville, TN (workshop)
1995 "Intaglio Demonstration," North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (workshop & presenter)
1990 "Exhibition of African Art," Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, ROC (museum courier)

ART MEMBERSHIPS

Many of these memberships have expired, with only the exception of ADOGI, and SAGA. The challenge of memberships is keeping fresh content of creative works and having the time to participate with traveling shows and print exchanges. Print exchanges are labor intensive, often require from 50 to 100 proofs in an edition. These are often theme based which are sometimes difficult to integrate already existing personal concepts.

2010 ADOGI, Asociacion Difusora Obra Graficia Internacional, Barcelona, Spain
2008 - 2011 Society of American Graphic Artists, NYC (juried)
1996 - 1999 SGCA, Southern Graphics Council Association, Statesboro, GA 1995 Maryland Printmakers, Baltimore, MD
1995 The Print Club of Albany, Albany, NY
1992 The Print Consortium, MO, Kansas City, MO
The Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, PA

GRANTS & AWARDS

These grants were largely funded by East Tennessee State University, giving faculty the resouces to work outside their normal classroom routines. Exploring new concepts in art is particularly interesting when collaborating with students in their projects. One often finds answers to personal explorations, expecially with assisting others.

2011 ASU's Distinguished Alumni Honors Speaker, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
2010 College Art; Sciences Distinguished Research Award, Ralph Slatton
2010 - 2011 Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant/ Laken Bridges, "Human Psyche in Animal Imagery"
2003 - 2004 Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant/ Megan O'conner, "Relief Printmaking"
1999 - 2000 RDC Grant, "Exploration of the Painting Techniques of Durer"
1998 - 1999  RDC Grant, "Typesetting in Conjunction with Intaglio"
2003 - 2004 Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant/ John Hilton, "Aluminum Plate Lithography"
1996 - 1997 Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant/ Jennifer Anderson, "Vitreographs"
1995 - 1996 Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant/ Scott Odom, "Lithographic Reticulation"
1995 - 1996 Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant/ Michelle O'Patick, "Viscosity Method of Printmaking"
1995 - 1996 IDC Grant, "Metal Engraving an Addition to Intaglio"
1994 - 1995  RDC Grant, "Meso-American Animal Imagery in Intaglio"
1992 - 1993  RDC Grant, "Fluid Techniques of Intaglio Printmaking"