CURRICULUM VITAE MICHAEL LAWRENCE AURBACH
Department of Art
Vanderbilt University
Box 351645 B
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, Tennessee 37235  

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Website: www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/arts/aurbach/

E-mail: michael.aurbach@vanderbilt.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor of Art, Vanderbilt University    
Nashville, Tennessee Spring 2000 - present

Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee Spring 1991 - Spring 2000

Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee Fall 1986 - Spring 1991

Assistant Professor of Art, Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois Fall 1984 - Summer 1986

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Hamilton College
Clinton, New York Fall 1983 - Spring 1984

Teaching Assistant, Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas Fall 1981 - Spring 1983

Instructor, History of Art, University of Kansas (Cont. Ed.)
Lawrence, Kansas  Fall 1978 - Summer 1981
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 1981-83
   M.F.A.   Sculpture, 1983
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 1970-81
   B.F.A.   Studio Art, 1981
   M.A.   History of Art, 1979
   B.S.J.   Journalism, 1976 (William Allen White
   School of Journalism and Public Information)
   B.A.   Biology, 1974
GRANTS Tennessee Arts Commission: Arts in Education Grant, 2003
Project Dialogue Mini-Grant, co-author M. Hosford, Vanderbilt University, 2003
Puffin Foundation Grant, 2002
Professional Development Grant, Vanderbilt University, 2002
University Central Research Scholar Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, 2002
University Central Faculty Development Grant, Vanderbilt University, 2002
University Central Research Scholar Grant, Vanderbilt University, 2001
University Research Council Grants, Vanderbilt U., 1997, 1990, 1989, 1988
Small Grant Awards, Vanderbilt, 1998-99, 1996-97, 1993-94, 1991-92, 1990- 91, 1988-89, 1987-88
National Endowment for the Arts-Visual Artists Public Projects Grant, 1993
Art Matters Inc. Fellowship, 1992
Tennessee Arts Commission/Knestrick Visual Arts Fellowship, 1990
Art Matters Inc. Fellowship, 1989
National Endowment for the Arts/Southern Arts Federation Fellowship, 1987
Faculty Research Grant, EIU, 1985
Faculty Development Grant, EIU, 1985
AWARDS/HONORS Frist Center for the Visual Arts Inaugural Exhibition Award, 2001
Alumni Outstanding Freshman Adviser Award, Vanderbilt University, 1997
National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Archive, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1996
Southeastern Col. Art Conf. Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement,1995
Nominee, AVA Award (Award in the Visual Arts, NEA/SECCA), 1989
Faculty Excellence Award for Research & Creativity, EIU, 1986
Algur H. Meadows Fellowship for Artistic Achievement, SMU, 1981-83
University of Kansas Scholarship for the Creative & Performing Arts, 1980
Luella F. Stewart Scholarship, KU, 1980
EXHIBITION RECORD NOTE: SOLO EXHIBITIONS MARKED BY ASTERISK (*).
2007 * Aurbach: Sculpture, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE.
2006 * Aurbach: Installation, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL.
* Aurbach: Installation, Tennessee Performing Art Center, Nashville, TN.
Faculty Exhibition, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
2005 * The Burial, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA.
* Aurbach: Installation, Lebanon Valley College of Pennsylvania, Annville, PA, Curated by Dan Massad.
* Aurbach: Critical Theory, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA.
What Business Are You In? : The Academy, College Art Association Members' Exhibition, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Helena Reckitt. Sponsored by the College Art Association, the British Council, and IASPIS (the Swedish Visual Arts Fund), catalogue.
Accelerating Sequence: Artists Observe Time & Aging, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Dan Talley.
Red Clay Survey: 2005 Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, Juror: Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz, catalogue.
Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Kentucky Arts Council, North Carolina Arts Council, South Carolina Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission, traveling exhibition starting in Charleston, SC, Curator: Eleanor Heartney (critic, New York, NY), travels to: Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Owensboro, KY, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC, Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, McColl Center for Visual Arts, Charlotte, NC, Guilford College Art Gallery & Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC.
Maquette: An Individual Exhibit of Small Sculpture Models, University of South Carolina, McMasters Gallery, Columbia, SC.
Faculty Exhibition, Vanderbilt University, Ingram Studio Arts Center, Nashville, TN.
Diverse Visions, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
2004 * Aurbach: Installation, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN.
Tennessee Masterworks 2004, Madison Art Center, Madison, TN Curator: Craig Nutt.
* Aurbach: Installation, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC.
* Aurbach: The Administrator, Belmont University, Nashville, TN.
Art of Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Curator: Mark Scala (Curator at Frist Center for Visual Arts), catalogue.
2002 * Aurbach: Installation, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Florida Southern University, Lakeland, FL.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall Museum Talladega, AL.
* 4th Annual Southeastern College Art Conference Members Exhibition, Columbia, SC, South Carolina State Museum, Juror: Robin S. Waites (Chief Curator, South Carolina State Museum).
Faculty Exhibition, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
2001 * Aurbach: The Administrator, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN. CAP Gallery (inaugural exhibition).
* Aurbach: Installation, Association for Visual Artists, Chattanooga, TN.
* Aurbach: The Administrator, Murray State University, Murray, KY.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Troy State University, Troy, AL.
4th Annual Southeastern College Art Conference Members Exhibition, Columbia, SC, South Carolina State Museum, Juror: Robin S. Waites (Chief Curator, South Carolina State Museum).
A Common Legacy: The Influence of H.C. Westermann on Five Contemporary Sculptors, (Michael Aurbach, Dean Snyder, James Holmes, Karen Kittelson, Lanie Gannon), Vanderbilt Univesity Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, TN.
2000 * Aurbach: Installation, Radford University Museum, Radford, VA.
* Aurbach: Installation, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA.
* Aurbach: Installation, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA.
* Who Knows Where or When? Artists Interpret Time and Place, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, Wisconsin (Curator: Caren Heft).
* Departure/Return, Meadows Museum of Art, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX..
* Greater Midwest International, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO.
1999 * The Institution, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA.
* Aurbach: Passages, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
The Southeastern College Art Conference Member's Exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA. Juror: K. Huntoon (Gallery Director, Old Dominion University).
Contemporary Relics, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA.
New Acquisitions, Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, MO.
Faculty Exhibition, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
1998 * The Institution, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS.
Re-Presenting Art History, Denison University, Granville, OH.
Life and Lifelessness, Edinboro University of PA, Edinboro, PA.
1997 * Aurbach: Installation, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
* Aurbach: Installation, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN.
* Final Portraits: The Last Laugh, Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, OH.
* The Institution, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,TN.
1996 * Aurbach: Sculpture, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND.
* Michael Aurbach, Acme Art Co., Columbus, OH.
Death Matters, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
The Subjective Vision, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, Curator: James Nestor (Head of Sculpture, IUP)
Maps, William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA, Curator: Caroline Eyler.
Sculpture Garden III, Chattanooga State, Chattanooga, TN.
Middle Tennessee Sculpture Show, Greater Nashville Arts Foundation, Nashville, TN, Curator: Susan Knowles.
1995 * Aurbach: Installation, ARC/Raw Space, Chicago, IL.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, University of Northern Alabama, Florence, AL.
Let's Play House: Artists and the Domestic Environment, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
Regarding Dada: Random Pointing of the Paper Knife, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN.
Second Annual Dark Humor Exhibition, Plan B Gallery, Memphis, TN, Jurors: Katherine Herndon (Dir., Delta Axis Contemporary Art Center, Memphis), Larry Edwards (Professor, University of Memphis).
Visual AIDS, ARTarget, Sarasota, FL.
Faculty Exhibition, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Conference Exhibition, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
1994 * Aurbach: Sculpture, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, SC.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, AR.
* Aurbach: Installation, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.
Pavilion Art Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN, Juror: Kevin Grogan Director, Fisk University Collections). Top Cash Award.
Spirituality and Death, Gallery 451, Rockford, IL, Juror: Suzanne Dryer Kaufman. Honorable Mention.
Conference Exhibition, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Sculpture Tour, Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN.
1993 * Aurbach: Ten Years Later, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
* Reverent/Irreverent: Part II, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Windows of the Dream, Memphis, TN, National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places Grant.
AGING: The Process, The Perception, Curated by Dan Talley (Dir., Forum Gallery), traveling exhibition (through 1993), Forum Gallery, Jamestown, NY; Towson State University, Baltimore, MD; Continental Insurance Co. Gallery, New York, NY; Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY-Oswego; Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY; College of St. Rose, Albany, NY.
AVA National Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN. Juror: Michael Auping (Chief Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY).
Tennessee Crafts Showcase: Celebrating the Year of American Craft, The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN.
Association for Visual Artists Membership Exhibition, Miller Pavilion, Chattanooga, TN.
1992 * Aurbach: Sculpture, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, University of Alabama-Huntsville, Huntsville, AL.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Univ. of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
The Edge of Childhood, Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY, Curator, Barbara Coller; catalogue essay by Donald Kuspit.
Plans, Proposals, Models and Documentation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Curator, Megan Marlatt (UVA).
Number Invitational: Thirteen on the Thirteenth, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN.
Vaanguard Show, Nashville, TN; Jurors: Richard Armstrong (Curator, Whitney Museum, NY); G. Amenoff (painter, Yale).
Mid-South Sculpture Invitational, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR. Curated by M. Warrick, S. Mitchell, D. VanHorn.
5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Association for Visual Artists, Chattanooga, TN. Juror: Miriam Schapiro.
1991 * Aurbach: Sculpture, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY.
* Aurbach: Installations, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Furman University, Greenville, SC.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC.
TAC Fellowship Exhibition, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN.
Animal Rites and Wrongs, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN. Curated by Larry Edwards.
1990 * Memento Mori: Memorials by Michael Lawrence Aurbach, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
* Final Portraits, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Brewton-Parker College, Mt. Vernon, GA.
Mid-Year Exhibition: Part One, Memphis Center for Contemporary Art, Memphis, TN.
Four-Person Show, Augusta College, Augusta, GA.
New Genre: Projections, Memphis Center for Contemporary Art, Memphis, TN.
Guest Artists, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Central South Art Exhibition, Tennessee Art League, The Parthenon, Juror: Joseph Jacobs (Dir., Oklahoma City Art Museum), Nashville, TN. First Place Sculpture Award.
1989 * Michael Aurbach: Final Portrait, Macon Museum of Arts and Science, Macon, GA.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Arkansas State Univ., Jonesboro, AR.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA.
Birmingham Biennial V, Birmingham Museum of Art, Juror: Susan Krane (Curator: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA).
Sculpture Tour, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Excellence '89: National Sculpture Competition, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX. Juror: Mary Beebe (Stuart Collection, UC-San Diego).
AIDS Is the Subject, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA. Curator: Dan Talley (Dir., Nexus CAC).
Three Person Show, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC. Curated by Jonathan Meyer (Clemson faculty).
Interior Spaces, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Curated by S. Mitchel.
1988 * Aurbach: Sculpture, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, TN.
* Final Portraits, West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA.
* Final Portraits, Chattahoochee Valley Art Assoc., LaGrange, GA.
NEA/Southern Arts Federation Fellowship Winners, Traveling exhibition. Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA; Univ. of Alabama, University, AL; Univ. of N. Alabama, Florence, AL; Fine Arts Mus. of the South, Mobile, AL; Univ. of the South, Sewanee, TN; Lander College, Greenwood, SC; Lauren Rogers Museum, Laurel, MS; SUNY-Fredonia.
Excellence '88: A National Juried Exhibition, Texas Sculpture Assoc., Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX. Jurors: David Furchgott (Dir. Int'l. Sculpt. Ctr., Washington, DC); Ron Gleason (Dir., Tyler Museum of Art); Richard Hunt (Sculptor, Chicago, IL). Best of Show.
The Tallahassee National, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Juror: Eric Siegeltuch (Siegeltuch Gallery, NY, NY). Second Place Cash Award.
Atlanta Arts Festival: Words, Atlanta, GA. Jurors: R. Powell (Wash. Proj. for the Arts); Jo Anne Paschall (Nexus Press, Atlanta).
ArtQuest, Fourth Annual Competition, Los Angeles, CA. Jurors: G. Beal S.F Museum of Mod. Art); N.D. Benezra (Art Inst. of Chicago); E. Broun Nat'l. Mus. of American Art); A. Goldstein (Mus. of Cont. Art, NY).
Dimensions '88, Kansas City, KS. Jurors: T. Hepburn (Alfred Univ., Alfred, NY); Matthew Kangas (NEA Visual Art Critics Advisory Panel); Mary Vernon (Chair, Dept. of Art, So. Methodist U., Dallas, TX).
New Art Examined, Indianapolis, IN. Juror: William Engle (Atrium Gallery, Indianapolis).
Classics in Context, The Victorians: Funerary Art, Water Tower Art Assoc., Louisville, KY. Curator: J. Begley (Water Tower Art Assoc.).
Dog Days Dog Show, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC. Juror: K. Ewing.
Summer Lights, Metro Arts Commission, Nashville, TN.
Sculpture at the Bar, Dallas Bar Assoc., Texas Sculpture Association, Dallas, TX. Curator: M. Price (Cur., Ft. Worth Art Museum).
Building Art, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
Personal Expressions, Alabama St. Univ., Montgomery, AL. Curator: Stephen Capelli (Gallery Dir., Alabama St.).
1987 * The Last Laugh: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Vanderbilt Univ.,Nashville, TN.
* Aurbach: Sculpture, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL.
* Some Closing Remarks: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA.
Excellence '87: A National Juried Competition, Dallas, TX. Jurors: Sue Graze (Curator of Contemp. Art, Dallas Museum of Arts); Raymond Nasher (collector, Dallas); James Myford (Sculptor, Slippery Rock Univ.). Honorable Mention/Cash Award.
Fact, Fiction, Fantasy: Recent Narrative Art in the Southeast, invitational. Traveling exhibition. Univ. of Tennessee, Clemson Univ., Univ. of Alabama, East Tenn. State Univ., Wake Forest Univ., Cheekwood Fine Arts Center. Hunter Mus. of Art.
Birmingham Biennial IV, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL. Juror: Ted Potter (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art).
Sculpture: Carved and Forged, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL. Curated by Marilyn Farber (Curator, Tampa Museum of Art).
Red Clay Survey II, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL. Jurors: B. Hiles (Curator, Huntsville Mus. of Art); A. Davis (Gallery Dir., Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville).
ArtQuest: A Major Art Competition, Los Angeles, CA, Jurors: Lewis Sharp (Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY); Patterson Sims (Assoc. Curator, Whitney Mus. of Am. Art); Deborah Wye (Assoc. Curator, Museum of Mod. Art, NY, NY); Catherine Smith (Dir., Gallery East, Art Inst. of Boston); Mary Jane Jacob (Chief Cur., Mus. of Contemp., Art, LA, CA).
Metro Art: U.S.A. Art Competition 1987, Los Angeles, CA, Jerry Solomon Gallery, Jurors: Laura Rosenstock (Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY); Susan Lubowsky (Whitney Museum of Am. Art, NY, NY); Jacque Crist (Museum of Contemporary Art, LA, CA); Victor Carlson (LA County Museum, LA, CA); Nina Castelli (Lehman College Gallery, NY, NY). Medal Winner.
59th Annual National Exhibition: Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA. Jurors: Alice Thorson (Editor, New Art Examiner); P. Paone (Penn. Academy of Fine Arts). Cash Award, Sculpture-Second Place.
Dimensions '87: National 3-Dimensional Art Show, Kansas City, KS. Jurors: Michael Monroe (Cur., Renwick Gallery, Nat'l. Mus. of Americanv Art-Smithsonian); Margaret Moorman (Senior Editor, Art News); Joy Rushfeldt Vice-pres., American Craft Council & World Art Council).
30th Annual Chautauqua Nat'l. Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY. Juror: N. Freudenheim (Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY).
The Tallahassee National, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL. Jurors: FSU faculty.
Austin Visual Arts Assoc.'s Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Austin, TX.
Texas Sculpture Association Membership Show, LTV Center, Dallas, TX.
Three-Person Exhibit, Pensacola Jr. Col., Pensacola, FL.
1986 * Aurbach: Assemblages, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.
* The Last Laugh, Loyola College of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
The Tallahassee National, Florida State University Tallahassee, FL. Juror: Terry Allen. Second Place (Cash Award).
14th Biennial Michiana Art Competition, Century Center, South Bend, IN. Juror: Neal David Benezra (Assoc. Curator, Art Institute of Chicago). Best of Show and First Place Sculpture.
Excellence '86: International Sculpture Event, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX. Texas Sculp. Association. Jurors: Barney Malesky (Asst. Curator of Education, Dallas Museum of Arts); Dave Hickey (Art Critic); Murray Smithers (Art Consultant). Honorable Mention.
Space: New Form/New Function, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Juror: Ken Holder (Professor, Illinois State Univ.). Juror's Cash Award.
Self-Portraits: Then or Now, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL. Jurors: Mary Jane Jacob (Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago); Ray Yoshida (Professor, School of the Art Inst. of Chicago).
Artists' Society International, Sutter Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Jurors: P. Sims (Curator, Whitney Mus., NY); Mel Ramos (Professor, Cal-State at Hayward); P. Walker (Editor, International Sculpture Magazine; L. Harrington (Director, Belleview Art Museum, Belleview, WA); Michael Ward (Editor, The Artist's Magazine); M. Lipofsky (Professor, Cal. Col. of Arts & Crafts, Oakland); and other jurors.
Lenexa/National 3-D Art Show, Kansas City, KS. Juror: H. Drutt (Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA).
The 61st Rockford and Vicinity Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Juror: T. Garver (Dir., Madison Art Center, Madison, WI).
1986 Water Tower Annual, Water Tower Art Association, Louisville KY. Juror: Janet Altic Flint (Hirschl and Adler Galleries, NYC).
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX. Juror: Mac Whitney (Sculptor).
1985 1985, New American Talent, Texas Fine Arts Association, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX. Juror: Patterson Sims (Assoc. Cur., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York). Juror's Citation.
Southwest '85, New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM. Jurors: Ed Ruscha (artist); Linda Cathcart (Director, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX).
Texas Realism '85, Texas Fine Arts Association, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX. Juror: T. Livesay (Asst. Dir., Dallas Museum of Fine Arts).
19th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX. Juror: Peter Saul (artist).
Lenexa/National 3-D Art Show, Kansas City, KS. Jurors: Tony Hepburn (Alfred University); Cork Marcheschi (artist); Dianne Vanderlip (Curator, Denver Art Museum). Cash Award.
O.K.-U.S.A. National Sculpture Exhibition, Cameron University, Lawton, OK. Juror: James Surls.
December Invitational, Adams-Middleton Gallery, Dallas, TX. Curated by Ed Caraco (Curator, Joslyn Museum of Art, Omaha, NE).
Five Sides and Some Tops: An Exhibition of Boxes, Southern Ohio Museum of Art, Portsmouth, OH.
Assemblages, Four Person Exhibition, duPont Galleries, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA.
Showcase '85, Water Tower Art Association, Louisville, KY. Juror: Jim P Pearson (Vincennes University).
28th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR. Juror: James Surls (Sculptor).
La Grange National, La Grange College, La Grange, GA. Juror: Roy Slade (President, Cranbrook Academy of Art).
Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL. Jurors: T. Ramsey & A. Hinton (Professors of Art, Univ. of Michigan).
Day of the Dead, Cameron University, Lawton, OK. Juror: Jack Mims (Artist).
Mamaroneck Artist Guild 32nd National Exhibition, White Plains, NY. Juror: Rose Slikva (Founder, Crafts International and former editor of Craft Horizons).
Trains and Planes, Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL.
Faculty Exhibition, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.
1984 Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA. Carnegie Institute. Juror: Harry Rand (Curator of 20th Century Sculpture and Painting, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Inst., Washington, DC).
Texas Fine Arts Association Annual National Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, TX. Juror: Henry Hopkins (Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art). First Place Cash Award.
ArtPark, Lewiston, NY. Director: Richard Huntington. Artist-in-Residence, July 24 - August 12.
Alexandria Museum September Competition, Alexandria, LA. Juror: Lynne Warren (Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Chicago).
Small Sculpture Exhibition and National Competition, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Juror: Lyman Kipp (Hunter College).
49th Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Assoc., Cooperstown, NY. Juror: Ernst Mahlke (SUNY-Oneonta).
Sculpture and Other Works, Two-Person Show, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY.
18th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX. Juror: Mel Ramos.
Faculty Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, E. Illinois Univ., Charleston, IL.
1983 6th Annual Exhibition: Artists of Central New York, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY. Jurors: Paul Schweizer (Director, MWPI); S. Clark-
Langager (Curator, MWPI); C. McCulley (Dir., Art School, MWPI).
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX. Juror: Barbara Rose (critic, historian).
The 10th Annual Texas College Art Show, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX. Jurors: Betye Saar; Susan Freudenheim (Curator, Ft. Worth Art Museum); Murray Smithers (Art Consultant, Dallas). Juror's Award.
AMST II, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX. Juror: Tom Garver (Former Curator, San Francisco Museum of Art).
7th Biennial Five State Art Exhibition, Port Arthur, TX. Juror: Jane Livingston (Asst. Dir., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC).
10th Annual Dallas City Hall Exhibition, Dallas, TX. Jurors: Steven Nash (Chief Curator & Asst. Director, Dallas Museum of Art); Mary Vernon (Art Historian, Southern Methodist University).
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX.
Wichita Falls Art Association Exhibition, Wichita Falls, TX.
Lots of Work, 500 Exposition Gallery, Dallas, TX.
1982 25th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR. Juror: Hilton Kramer.
12th Annual Works on Paper National Exhibition, Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos, TX. Juror: Terry Allen.
Texas Only, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX. Juror: Sue Graze (Assoc. Curator of Contemporary Art, Dallas Museum of Art).
Here and Now, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX. Jurors: Laura Carpenter (Carpenter/Hochman Gallery, Dallas/New York); Susan Freudenheim (Curator, Ft. Worth Art Museum); Frederika Hunter (Texas Gallery, Houston; Marti Mayo (Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston).
Texas College Art Show, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX. Jurors: Marge Goldwater (Curator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis); Robert Murdock (Director, Grand Rapids Art Museum). Juror's Award.
4th Annual Mountain View College Invitational Art Show, Dallas, TX. Group Show, 500 Exposition Gallery, Dallas, TX.
1981 Texas Fine Arts Association National Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX. Juror: Henry Hopkins (Dir., S.F. Mus. of Mod. Art).
1980 Texas Fine Arts Association National Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX. Juror: L. Cathcart (Dir., Contemp. Art Mus., Houston).
University of Kansas Scholarship Show, Lawrence, KS.
Bryan Anderson Show, Lawrence, KS.
ARTICLES, REVIEWS, PAPERS, INTERVIEWS: Sculpture, September 25, "The Burial," review by Dorothy Joiner.
Art Papers, July/August 2005, Vol. 29, No.4, pp. 39-40, "Reviews: Southeast/Atlanta," review by Phil Oppenheim.
Art Waves, People TV, Atlanta, GA, June, 2005, Interview with William Brown, Emory University, produced with grant from Georgia Endowment for the Arts.
Nashville Scene, March 10, 2005, Nashville, TN, "The Art of Death: Local artist Michael Aurbach lays his work to rest," article by Claire Suddath, Cover story with photos of The Burial.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sunday, March 6, 2005, Atlanta, GA, "MOCA muses on realities, ironies of growing old," review by Jerry Cullum.
Creative Loafing, March 3, 2005, Atlanta, GA, "Beware The Black Clad: College art conference graces Atlanta with its presence," article by Felicia Feaster.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sunday, February 20, 2005, Atlanta, GA, "Doing Business," review by Catherine Fox (photo of work).
Creative Loafing, February 17, 2005, p. 47, Atlanta, GA, "There's No Business Like Show Business," review by Felicia Feaster.
College Art Association News, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2005, "What Business Are you In?," cover story.
The Sculpture Reference, 2004, by Arthur Williams, Sculpture Books Publishing, images of my sculpture on pages 379 and 405.
The Big Idea, summer, 2004, educational video, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, includes Witness: Conspiracy No. 3..
One Hundred Creative Drawing Ideas, 2003, edited by Anna Held Audette, Shambala Publications, Inc., distributed by Random House. Two of my former Vanderbilt students, Jessica Kafer and Sarah Savage created drawings using one of my assignments, "Where the Floor Meets the Wall."
Art of Tennessee, Frist Center for Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, University of Tennessee Press, 2003, 376 pages.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, July 20, 2003, Spartanburg, SC, "Let art reflect, soothe," article by Kim Atchley.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, July 13, 2003, Spartanburg, SC, "New exhibits opening at Arts Center," article by Kim Atchley.
Broadside, April 14, 2003, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA "Visiting Art Professor Seeks Honest Expression," article by Lori Pruitt.
The Daily Mason Gazette, April 8, 2003, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, "College Art Association President Presents Career Development Workshop."
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, February 2, 2003, "Art will provide pleasant distraction for troubled souls," article by Alan Bostick.
Nashville Public Television, November 28, 2002, program about the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, video footage of The Administrator.
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Nov. 2, 2002, Vol. XIV, No. 2, pp. 153-154, The Administrator, essay by Dorothy Joiner.
ART-I-FACTS, Polk County Florida, Fall 2002, Vol. 5, No. 1, p.8, "Visit the Melvin Art Gallery," press release with photo of The Administrator.
Polkonline.com, Polk County Florida, September 27, 2002, "Plop Art," review by Edwin Ryan Bailey.
CAA News, College Art Association, May/June 2002, Vol. 27, No. 3, "Meet Michael Aurbach," article by Chris Howard.
Art Papers, March/April 2002, Vol. 26.2, pp. 40-41, review of The Administrator by Joseph Whitt.
Nashville Scene, Nashville, TN, April 18, 2002, pp. 27-28, "Out of the Classroom," review by Angela Wibking.
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, March 22, 2002, "A smorgasbord of art," article by Alan Bostick,
The City Paper, Nashville, TN, March 20, 2002, article by Drew Walen.
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, Sunday, March 17, 2002, "Vanderbilt's Diverse Visions," article by Alan Bostick.
Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, LA, March 13, 2002, "Aurbach exhibit to open Sunday, article by Tonya Oaks Smith.
The Daily Home, Talladega, AL, March 5, 2002, "Sculptor's art is outlet to express anger, humor," article by Laura Nation.
Sculpture, November, 2001, Volume 20, No.9, pp. 72-73, review of The Administrator by Dorothy Joiner.
Free Times, November 14, 2001, "The Shifting Concerns of Southeastern Contemprary Art," review by Mary Bentz Gilkerson.
College Art Association News, September, 2001, Volume 26, No. 5, p. 17, photograph of The Administrator.
WPLN Public Radio, Nashville, TN, August 14, 2001, "Morning Edition," interview by Adrienne Outlaw.
Number: 39, Volume XV, No. 1, 2001, p. 54, photo of The Administrator.
WPLN Radio, Nashville, TN, July 29, 2001, interviewed by Tricia Walker and Scott Huler.
Nashville Public Television, Nashville, TN, Sunday, July 15 and Thursday, July 12, 2001, Tennessee Crossroads, featured Frist Center and The Administrator.
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, Friday, June 29, 2001, "Keeping the legacy alive," article by Alan Bastick.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 3, 2001, "A Nashville grande dame is reborn to serve the arts," article by Catherine Fox.
Art in America, May, 2001, "New Art Center for Nashville," p. 45, article by Michael Duncan.
Art Papers, May/June, 2001, "Frist Center Opens," p. 6, news story.
Designer Builder, The Middle Tennessee Guide to Custom Building & Interior Design, Summer 2001, Volume 1, Number 4, article by Brian Laster.
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, April 4, 2001, "Frist Center prepares for opening act: Michael Aurbach - 'The Administrator,'" article by Alan Bostick.
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, March 18, 2001, "Museum aims to open eyes and minds," article by Alan Bostick and Richard Lawson.
Chattanooga Times and Free Press, Chattanooga, TN, January 14, 2001, "Hear, speak, and see no evil," ARticle by Ann Nichols (photos).
Images, News from the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Winter 2000, Nashville, TN, "Nashville and New York Artists Chosen to Exhibit in CAP Gallery," pp. 1, 2, 5, cover photo of artist.
World Sculpture News, Vol. 6, No. 4, Autumn 2000, p. 7, "Welcome to World Sculpture News," Ian Findlay-Brown, editorial.
World Sculpture News, Vol 6, No. 4, Autumn 2000, pp. 30-33, "Secrecy And Institutional Power," article by Glen R. Brown.
Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville Newsletter, Number 86, p. 6, November/December 2000, "Frist Center to Exhibit Michael Aurbach," press release with photo of artist.
The Tennessean, September 29, 2000, Nashville, TN, "Local artist among first to show at Frist," article by Alan Bostick.
Racine Journal Times, August 3, 2000, Racine, WI, "Time and Place," article by Elizabeth Blaustein (includes photo of work).
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 5, 2000, Milwaukee, WI, "Time, place, and space collide in Wustum summer exhibit," review by James Auer (includes photo of work).
Chicago Tribune, June 4, 2000, "Course Correction," feature article by Connie Lauerman.
Chicago Art Journal, Volume 10, Spring 2000, pp. 109-113, University of Chicago, "Art Outside the Box: Life, Death, and Morality: A Conversation with Michael Aurbach," interview by Barbara Yontz.
WRVU Radio, May 13, 2000, Nashville, TN, interview with Ann Marie Deer Owens.
The News-Star, January 28-February 3, 2000, Monroe, LA, "How Great Thou Art," editor Mark Deriso.
WPLN, December 6, 1999, National Public Radio, Nashville, TN, "Morning Edition," interview by Adrienne Outlaw.
International Conference on Utopias and Dystopias, November, 1999. Atlanta, GA. Speaker: Dorothy Joiner, "Utopias and Dystopias in Three Contemporary Artists: Robin Starbuck, Gary Keown, and Michael Aurbach."
The Tennessean, May 16, 1999, Nashville, TN, "Art of the Third Dimension: Cheekwood Artists explore 'installation' format," article by Alan Bostick.
Nashville Scene, April 15, 1999, Nashville, TN, "Learning Experience: Vandy exhibit offers strong collection of work by six profs," review by Angela Wibking.
In Review, April 13, 1999, Nashville, TN, "Diverse Visions," review by Paul McLean.
VAAN Newsletter, April 1999, Nashville, TN, No. 73, photo of The Institution on cover, "Cover Artist: Michael Aurbach."
The Tennessean, March 24, 1999, Nashville, TN, "Vanderbilt Unveils 'Visions,'" article by Alan Bostick.
The Advocate, January 10, 1999, Baton Rouge, LA, "The Institution: Artist Again Takes on Secrecy in Alexandria Show," article by Anne Price.
The Town Talk, January 7, 1999, Alexandria, LA, "The Institution: Artist makes secrecy visual," article by Alice B. Story.
Metalsmith, November 1998, Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 48, "The Institution," review by Dorothy Joiner.
Kansas State Collegian, November 18, 1998, Manhattan, KS, p. 9, "Sculpture to share work, job hunting advice," article by Kelly Lynn.
Nashville Life, October/November 1998, Nashville, TN, pp. 66-67, "Artists in Residence," article by Adrienne Outlaw.
Starkville Daily News, September 16, 1998, Starkville, MS, "Sculpture exhibition opens at MSU," exhibition announcement.
In Review, July 7, 1998, Nashville, TN, Vol. 4, No. 4, p.20, "Defending the Controversial," photo of The Institution, article by Adrienne Outlaw.
Chicago Artists' News, June 1998, Vol. XXIX, No. VII, p. 6, "The Business of Art Conference," article by Vittorio Carli.
Sculpture, January 1998, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 62-63, "Michael Aurbach," review by Dorothy Joiner.
Indianapolis Star, November 16, 1997, Indianapolis, IN, "Final Portraits," review by Steve Mannheimer.
WPLN, September 22, 1997, National Public Radio, Nashville, TN, "Morning Edition," interviewed by Adrienne Outlaw.
The Tennessean, September 7, 1997, Nashville, TN, "Arts Spotlight," exhibition announcement.
In Review, April 7, 1997, pp. 13, 24, Nashville, TN, "Culture Doesn't Come Cheap," article by Adrienne Outlaw.
Dialogue, January/February, 1997, p. 30, review by Christopher A. Yates.International Conference on Despair and Desire in Literature and the Visual Arts, Including Cinema, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 2, 1996. Speaker, Dorothy Joiner, "Michael Aurbach: The Last Laugh."
High Plains Reader, August 22-September 4, 1996, Grand Forks/Fargo, ND, "Art," review by Gayatri Devi.
Grand Forks Herald, August 9, 1996, Grand Forks, ND, "Mea culpa, mea culpa: Artist plays on viewer's guilt," review by Greg Pinski.
WKRN Television (ABC), May 14, 1996, Nashville, TN. Interview about sculpture in middle Tennessee.
The Loafer, May 1, 1996, Johnson City, TN, "Mapping exhibit turns world upside down."
Acme Planet, March 1996, Vol. I, issue 9, Columbus, OH, "Michael Aurbach," article by Tara Wells.
Sculpture, January 1996, "Southern Art Federation 'Fellowship Finalists.'"
The Wichita Eagle, Sunday, January 21, 1996, "Sculptor's lecture part of homecoming."
The Tennessean, November 26, 1995, Nashville, TN, "Fine Arts," article by Alan Bostick.
The FLOR-ALA, November 16, 1995, Florence, AL, "Aurbach explores themes of death in sculpture."
American Press, November 12, 1995, Lake Charles, LA, press release and photo regarding public lecture at McNeese Sate University.
The Huntsville Item, September 21, 1995, Huntsville, TX, press release about show at Sam Houston State University with photo of work.
The Tennessean, June 15, 1995, Nashville, TN, "Make room for Dada," article by Alan Bostick.
Sarasota Arts Review, May 1995, Vol. 5, Issue 7, "Visual AIDS," press release.
Nashville Banner, February 17, 1995, Nashville, TN, "Vandy art professors share their 'Diverse Visions,'" article by Susan Chappel.
Sculpture: Technique, Forms, Content, Davis Publications, January 1995, revised edition, textbook by Arthur Williams, includes image of work.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, September 16, 1994, Spartanburg, SC, "Sculptor opens full schedule at USCS."
The Dominion Post, September 15, 1994, Morgantown, WV, "Be a real part of the art at Mesaros," article by Charlene Lattea.
The Carolinian, September 2, 1994, Spartanburg, SC, "Artist emphasizes social injustice through his work," article by Michael Wiggins.
Art Papers, March/April 1994, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 20-24. Interview with Dorothy Joiner.
Art Papers, March/April 1994, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 64. "Windows of the Dream," article by Susan Knowles.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, January 14, 1994, Little Rock, AR, "Art from three perspectives," article by Susan Pierce.
College Art Association News, January/February 1994, Vol. 19, No. 1, photo of "Confessional." Nashville Scene, December 15, 1993, Nashville, TN, "A Well Packed Show," article by Marla Faith.
The Daily Campus, December 2, 1993, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, "Aurbach Exhibit Featured in Gallery," article by Michele Windsor.
Number, Autumn 1993, Vol. VII, No. 2, Memphis, TN, "Windows of the Dream: Michael Aurbach," review by Cory Dugan.
Memphis Flyer, October 21, 1993, Memphis, TN, "Windows of the Dream," article by Cory Dugan.
Nashville Banner, August 13, 1993, Nashville, TN, "Two Nashville artists join MLK march commemoration," article by Susan Chappell.
Number, Summer 1993, Vol. VII, No. 1, Memphis, TN, "Michael Aurbach," article by Jane Burgunder and Charles Jansen.
Vanderbilt Register, July 26, 1993, Nashville, TN, "Aurbach receives NEA commission to sculpt King memorial," article by Ann Marie Deer Owens.
Art Papers, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1993, "Number Invitational," article by Susan Knowles.
Albany Times Union, January 17, 1993, Albany, NY, "Artists turn young-old eyes to aging," article by Amy Biancolli.
WRVU Radio, Vanderbilt University, May 8, 1993, Interview conducted by Nathan Levy.
Number, Winter 1992, Vol. 18, Memphis, TN, "Number 1992 Invitational: Curator's Statement," pp. 18-27, article by Cory Dugan.
Memphis Flyer, December 10-16, 1992, Memphis, TN, "Strength in Number," article by Rob McGowan.
Nashville Scene, December 3, 1992, Nashville, TN, "The Right Side of Memphis," article by Susan Knowles.
The Commercial Appeal,November 25, 1992, Memphis, TN, "Outrage, subtle challenge mark Number '92 exhibit," article by James DeRossitt.
New York Times, October 4, 1992, "Beneath the Veneer of Childhood Innocence," article by Helen A. Harrison.
Creative Loafing, March 28, 1992, Charlotte, NC, "Shrines," article by Belle Gironda.
The Tennessean, March 19, 1992, Nashville, TN, "When it comes to contemporary art, maybe you're not supposed to," article by Alan Bostick.
The State, March 8, 1992, Columbia, SC, "Shrines from Post-New South socially and politically charged," article by Jeffrey Day.
Observer, Feb. 23, 1992, Charlotte, NC, "Final Portrait," article by Richard Maschal.
The Herald, Feb. 20, 1992, Rock Hill, SC, "Death gets artsy treatment in new show," article by Pat Fitzgerald.
College Art Association News, Jan.-Feb. 1992, photo of "Final Portrait: Vanitas."
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Oct. 11, 1991, Spartanburg, SC. "Post-mortal art," article by Ginger Lundy.
Art Papers, Sept./Oct. 1991, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 59-60, "Michael Aurbach: Final Portraits," article by David Ribar.
Sculpture, July/Aug., 1991, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 58-59, "Michael Aurbach," article by Dorothy Joiner.
New Art Examiner, April 1991, Vol. 18, No. 8, p. 42, "They Landed in Lawrence," article by Susan Knowles.
Art Papers, Jan./Feb. 1991, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. 59, "They Landed in Lawrence," article by Barbara Yontz.
Sculpture, Nov./Dec. 1990, "NEA/SAF Fellowship Winners," Supplement, article by Dorothy Joiner.
Art Papers, Nov./Dec. 1990, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 61-62, "The 1990 Mid-Year Exhibition: Parts I and II," article by Marian MacLellan Work.
The Erie Times, Oct. 4, 1990, Erie, PA, "Stunning exhibit on aging at JCC's Forum Gallery," article by Karen Rene Merkle.
The Post-Journal, Sept. 29, 1990, Jamestown, NY, "Images of Aging Stir Emotions, Provoke Thought," article by Robert W. Plyler.
The Buffalo News, Sept. 26, 1990, Buffalo, NY, "The dark art of aging," article by Paula Voell.
The East Carolinian, Oct. 4, 1990, Greenville , NC, "Aurbach sculpture exhibition opens Oct. 9 at Gray Gallery," article by Wendy O'Neil.
The East Carolinian, Oct. 2, 1990, Greenville, NC, "Aurbach exhibition opens at Gray Art Gallery Oct. 9," ECU News Bureau.
The East Carolina Marauder, Oct. 1, 1990, Greenville, NC, "Provocative Sculpture Exhibit Opens Oct. 9 at Gray Gallery," ECU News Bureau.
The Daily Reflector, Sept. 29, 1990, Greenville, NC, "Sculpture exhibit."
The Tennessean, July 5, 1990, Nashville, TN, "Low state arts budget ranks 28th in nation," article by Richard Schweid.
The Tennessean, June 29, 1990, Nashville, TN, "Arts grants suffer budget woes," article by Richard Schweid.
Memphis Flyer, June 28, 1990, Memphis, TN, "Off the wall," article by Cory Dugan.
Memphis Business Journal, June 18, 1990, Memphis, TN, "Sculptural instal- lations are eyecatchers at MCCA," article by Edwin Howard.
The Vanderbilt Hustler, April 24, 1990, Nashville, TN, "Aurbach subject to censorship," article by Anastasia Telesetsky.
The Tennessean, March 11, 1990, Nashville, TN, "Art spokesman decries new funding controls," article by Clara Hieronymus.
Vanderbilt Register, March 1, 1990, Nashville, TN, "Sculptor's funeral works mirror life, with a twist," article by Adrienne Ewing.
The Jonesboro Sun, Oct. 1, 1989, Jonesboro, AR, "Artist uses many talents," article by Hazel Ashcraft.
The Dallas Morning News, July 20, 1989, Dallas, TX, "Getting better all the time," article by Janet Kutner.
The Dallas Observer, July 20, 1989, Dallas, TX, "Mixed-up media," article by Charles Dee Mitchell.
Dallas Times Herald, July 17, 1989, Dallas, TX, "'Excellence '89' a lively mixture of moods," article by Ann Jarmusch.
Times Leader, April 9, 1989, Wilkes-Barre, PA, "One show that was a grave undertaking," article by Jeffrey Day.
Sculpture: Technique, Form, Content, textbook by Arthur Williams, photograph of work, Davis Publishing, 1989.
Macon Telegraph and News, March 24, 1989, Macon, GA, "Sculpture morbid in its humor," article by Jeffrey Day.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 13, 1989, Atlanta, GA, "Art Review," article by Catherine Fox.
Art Papers, Jan./Feb., 1989, pages 50-52, "Excellence '88," article by Tom Moody.
Arts Indiana, Jan., 1989, "Building Art: Architectural References in Sculpture," article by Sharon L. Calhoon.
The Montgomery Advertiser, Nov. 10, 1988, Montgomery, AL. "Review," article by Christopher Payne.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Sept. 18, 1988, Lexington, KY, "Thanatopsis in Louisville," article by David Minton.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sept. 14, 1988, Atlanta, GA, "What is the meaning of 'Words'?," article by L. Lieberman.
Dallas Times Herald, July 30, 1988, Dallas, TX, "Art Notebook: Excellence '88 sculpture awards," article by Ann Jarmusch.
KERA - National Public Radio, July 15, 1988, Dallas, TX, personal interview conducted by Joan Davidow.
The Tennessean, May 24, 1988, Nashville, TN, "Michael Aurbach to show works in two locations," article by Clara Hieronymus.
Daily News Journal, May 19, 1988, Murfreesboro, TN, "Aurbach's sculptures at MTSU," press release by MTSU.
Nashville Banner, May 10, 1988, Nashville, TN, "Fine Lines," article by K. Zibart.
Art Papers, March/April, 1988, Vol. 12, No. 2, pages 53-54. "Michael Aurbach," article by Dr. Dorothy Joiner.
Allstate, April 13, 1988, p. 13, Austin Peay S.U., Clarksville, TN, "Trahern Gallery displays morbid works," article by R. Gonzalez.
New Art Examiner, March, 1988, Vol. 15, No. 7, pages 51-52, "Fact, Fiction, Fantasy: Recent Narrative Art in the Southeast," article by Susan Knowles.
The Indianapolis Star, 1988, Indianapolis, IN, "Unified aesthetic lacking: gallery needs to define its scope," article by Steve Mannheimer.
The News, Jan. 20, 1988, Indianapolis, IN, "Pyrotechnic performance was no flash-in-the-pan," article by Marion Garmel.
WXIA Television (NBC), Atlanta, GA, October 22, 1987. Feature by Don Hatcher.
Nashville Banner, August 12, 1987, "Taking death by hand, sculptor leads it astray," article by Kittler Zibart.
The Birmingham News, July 19, 1987, "Birmingham Biennial IV indicates that artists can indeed control their medium," article by James Nelson.
The Tennessean, July 9, 1987, Nashville, TN, "Sculptor wins fellowship," Southern Arts Federation press release.
The Chautauquan Daily, July 2, 1987, Chautauqua, NY, "No controversy in CAA show," article by Anthony Bannon.
WTVF Television (CBS), Nashville, TN, May 24, 1987. Feature by Tom Gasparoli.
Art Matters, April, 1987, Philadelphia, PA, "Reviews: April in York & Harrisburg," article by Anne Heybey.
Nashville Banner, March 10, 1987, "His caskets are portraits of people, Vanderbilt sculptor says," article by Julie Macpherson. Note: The Associated Press used portions of the copy to create other articles. These articles were widely circulated under various headlines May 24-25.
WSRE-TV, PBS, "Sketches of You," Channel 23, Jan. 30, 1987. Pensacola, FL. Interview with J. Otis Powell, producer and host.
The Knoxville Journal, November 20, 1986, Knoxville, TN, "Arrowmont exhibit shows good form," article by Joe Rosson.
Chicago Sun-Times, Aug. 1, 1986, Chicago, IL, "ARC show examines self-portraits," article by Margaret Hawkins.
The New Art Examiner, Summer, 1986, "Michiana regional art exhibition," article by Marjorie Schreiber Kinsey.
The South Bend Tribune, April 26, 1986, South Bend, IN, "Biennial brings midwestern art to galleries," article by Jeanne Derbeck.
The Courier Journal, Nov. 3, 1985, Louisville, KY, "Reviews," article by Diane Heilenman.
Austin American-Statesman, April 21, 1985, Austin, TX, "Museum paints portrait of talent in new art show," article by Mel McCombie.
Dallas Morning News, March 16, 1985, Dallas, TX, "Southwestern art shows its stuff," article by Janet Kutner.
Times-Courier, Aug. 31, 1984, Charleston, IL, "Eastern professor doesn't get buried by critics," article by Dan Hagan.
The Pittsburgh Press, June 15, 1984, Pittsburgh, PA, "What is it?," article by Ann Daley.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Weekend Magazine, June 15, 1984, Pittsburgh, PA, "Festival in review," article by Donald Miller.
Clinton Courier, Jan. 4, 1984, Clinton, NY, "Varied works by two artists in exhibit at Art Center."
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Bulletin, Nov., 1983, Utica, NY. Photograph of artist with "Unit #2."
The Observer Dispatch, Oct. 10, 1983, Utica, NY, "Creativity shines at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute exhibition," article by George J. Searles.
Austin Chronicle, April 16, 1982, Austin, TX, Photograph of "Altar." Article by Bijou Merry.
Artspace, Summer 1982, "Here and now," article by Alan Vertrees.
PUBLICATIONS/CRITICAL WRITINGS/ABSTRACTS:
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XIV, Number 2, 2002, pp. 183-184, "CAA and SECAC Can Help Artists: Some New Strategies."
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XIII, No. 5, 2000, p. 495, "Some Assembly Required."
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XIII, No. 4, 1999, p. 409, "Teaching On The Edge: How Far Can They Go?
College Art Association Abstracts, 1998, p. 29, "Portraits in the Global Metropolis: Who's Who and Whose Who?"
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XIII, No. 3, 1998, p. 313, "Looking for a Few Good Mentors."
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XIII, No. 2, 1997, p. 207, "You Can't Stand Back and Admire the Work."
College Art Association Abstracts, 1996, p. 268, "Does This Mean I'm Not Morally Gifted?"
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1, 1996, p. 102, "Five Sides and a Top."
College Art Association's Abstracts, 1994, p. 3, "National Recognition: An Elusive Concept for the Artist-Educator."
Southeastern College Art Conference Review, Vol. XII, No. 4, 1994, p. 326, "Challenging the Tradition: Starting from Scratch."
Art Papers, Vol. 17, no. 4, 1993, p. 74, "The Don Evans Case."
Art Papers, Jan., 1988, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 46, review of "Primitive Elegance: Sculptures by David Hall and Creighton Michael."
New Art Examiner, Dec., 1987, Vol. 15, No. 4, p. 55, review of Jim Poag painting exhibit.
Tennessee Architect, Fall, 1987, Vol. 9, p. 18-20, "Art in Architecture."
New Art Examiner, Feb., 1987, Vol. 14, No. 6, p. 54, review of "Ten in Tennessee."
CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, SYMPOSIA:

Southeastern College Art Conference/Mid-America College Art Association,
Nashville, TN 2006
Conference Coordinator
College Art Association National Conference, Boston, MA, 2006
Paper: "Surveillance and The Secrecy Series"
Southeastern College Art Conference, Little Rock, AR, 2005
Paper: "The Artist Giveth and the Artist Taketh Away"
College Art Association National Conference, Atlanta, GA 2005
Participant: CAA's Member Exhibition, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Speaker, Candidate orientation
Mentor: Career Development Workshop
College Art Association National Conference, Seattle, Washington, 2004
Convocation Leader
Speaker: Candidate orientation
Mentor: Career Development Workshop
School of the Visual Arts Eighteenth Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education Artists, New York, NY, 2004
Paper: "Sculpture Sets the Stage"
Seminar Series: "Art and Social Change," University of San Francisco, 2003
Featured Visual Artist (other featured visual artists - Sue Coe and Howardina Pindell)
Seminar - "Soul and Conscience: Artistic Vision and Social Responsibility"

College Art Association National Conference, New York, NY, 2003
Convocation Leader
Chairperson: Career Development Workshop
Speaker: Candidate orientation

Southeastern College Art Conference, Raleigh, NC, 2003
Panel Chairperson: "The Next Generation: SECAC’s Newest Artist-Educators"
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Annual Conference,
San Diego, CA, 2003
Panelist: "CAA’s Mentoring Programs"
Getty Research Institute/ College Art Association, Los Angeles, CA, 2002 Workshop Leader: Regional Professional Development Workshop and Seminar
-Seminar for University and College Administrators
-Workshops for Studio Art and Art History Graduate Students
College Art Association National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
Paper: "Promotion and Tenure: Professional Practisces Committee"
Chairperson: Career Development Workshop
Speaker: Candidate Orientation
American Culture Association Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, 2002
Panel Chairperson: "Three Artistic Visions: The Politics of Place and Space"
Paper: "Contextual Power: Special Spaces and Special Places"
Southeastern College Art Conference, Mobile, AL, 2002
Panel Chairperson: "The Next Generation: SECAC's Newest Artist-Educators"
College Art Association National Conference, Chicago, IL 2001.
Paper: "Westermann's Influence: Several Case Studies."
Chairperson: Career Development Workshop
Speaker: Candidate Orientation
F.A.T.E. Biennial Conference, Boston, MA, 2001
Panel Chairperson: "High Tech Vs. High Touch: Look Ma, No Hands"
Southeastern College Art Conference, Columbia, SC, 2001
Paper: "CAA and SECAC Can Help Artists: Some New Strategies"
College Art Association National Conference, New York, NY, 2000.
Discussant: Professional Practices Committee Panel, "Everything You Wanted to Know about Tenure but Were Afraid to Ask."
Chairperson: Career Development Workshop
Speakout Leader: "What Do Artists Want From CAA Anyway?"
Speaker: Candidate Orientation
Mid-America/Southeastern College Art Conference, Louisville, KY, 2000.
Panel Chairperson: "The Southern Artist-Educator: A Self-Examination."
Paper: "CAA's Career Center Development Workshop: An Organizational Lifeline."
2000 Barnard Feminist Art and Art History Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Workshop Leader: "Women in Academia: Past, Present, and Future."
College Art Association National Conference, Los Angeles, 1999.
Speaker: Candidate Orientation.
Chairperson: Career Development Workshop.
Southeastern College Art Conference, Norfolk, VA, 1999.
Paper: "Some Assembly Required."
F.A.T.E. National Conference (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), Ft. Collins, CO, 1999. Panel chairperson: "Artificial Boundaries: What Are the Limits?"
College Art Association National Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 1998. Panel co-chairperson: "Portraits in the Global Metropolis: Who's Who and Whose Who?" Chairperson: Career Development Workshop. Speaker: Candidate Orientation.
Southeastern College Art Conference, Miami, FL, 1998. Panel chairperson: "Teaching on the Edge: How Far Can They Go?"
Mid-America College Art Association, Lexington, KY, 1998. Speaker: Career Development Seminar.
National Council of Art Administrators, Knoxville, TN, 1998.
Paper: "Free Speech With A High Price."
College Art Association National Conference, New York, NY, 1997. Chairperson: Career Development Workshop. Speaker: Candidate Orientation.
Mid-America/Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond, VA, 1997. Panel chairperson: "Looking for a Few Good Mentors."
Paper: "The Object, The Crit, and The Grade."
F.A.T.E. National Conference (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), Richmond, VA, 1997. Paper: Mentorship: Let Them Make Mistakes."
College Art Association National Conference, Boston, MA, 1996. Paper: "Does this mean I'm not morally gifted?" Committee Chair report: Part-time Employment Guidelines Committee. Speaker: Candidate Orientation.
School of the Visual Arts National Conference, Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, New York, NY, 1996. Paper: "Low-Tech Advantages in a High-Tech World."
Southeastern College Art Conference, Charleston, SC, 1996. Panel chairperson: "You Can't Stand Back and Admire the Work."
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996. Seventh Annual Symposium, Department of Art History and Art History Graduate Student Association. Plenary speaker: "Death Matters."
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Artists seminar. Panelist: "New Audiences, New Forms," 1996.
Southeastern College Art Conference, Washington, DC, 1995. Panel chairperson: "Five Sides and a Top."
College Art Association, National Conference, San Antonio, TX, 1995. Discussant: "School Bullies: Predatory Personnel Practices in the Fine Arts Academy." Speaker: Candidate Orientation.
F.A.T.E. National Conference (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), St. Louis, MO, 1995. Paper: "The Gypsy Life and Other Labor Issues."
College Art Association, National Conference, New York, NY, 1994. Panel chairperson: "National Recognition: An Elusive Concept for the Artist-Educator." Speaker: Candidate Orientation.
Southeastern College Art Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1994. Panel co-chairperson: "Getting in Over Your Head."
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1994. Guest artist.
Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, January 20, 1994, Nashville, TN. Roundtable: "The Relationship Between Art and Government." Panelists: Michael Aurbach (Vanderbilt University), John Frohnmayer (former dir., NEA), Bennett Tarteton (dir., Tennessee Arts Commission), Herb Shayne (arts patron).
Southeastern College Art Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, 1993. Panel chairperson: "Starting from Scratch."
School of the Visual Arts National Conference, Liberal Arts and the Education of the Artist. New York, NY, 1993.
Paper: "The Don Evans Case: The University, The Art, and Sexual Harassment?"
Mid-America/Southeastern College Art Conference, Birmingham, AL, 1992. Session: "Figurative Imagery: A Vehicle for Social Interpretation." Paper: "Threats Posed by References to the Figure."
Nashville Forum, Vanderbilt University, 1992. Guests: Annette Carlozzi (Dir. CAC, New Orleans), Louise Shaw (Exec. Dir. Nexus Gallery, Atlanta). Aurbach--panel moderator.
College Art Association, National Conference, Chicago, IL, 1992. Committee report as chair of "Tenure Procedures Committee."
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1992. Invited speaker.
College Art Association, National Conference, Washington, DC, 1991. Panel chairperson: "What Really Counts? Judging the Creative Performance of the Artist-Educator."
Southeastern College Art Conference, Memphis, TN, 1991. Panel chairperson: "What Really Counts? Issues in Promotion and Tenure."
College Art Association, National Conference, New York, NY, 1990. Paper: "The Studio of the Artist-Educator: More than a Self-Portrait."
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1990. Invited speaker.
Symposium: "Art and Politics," sponsored by Vanderbilt's Center for the Humanities, Tennessee ACLU, and Nashville's Metro Arts Commission. Ted Potter (SECCA), V. Fryd (VU), M. Aurbach (VU), 1990.
Symposium: "Postmodern Art: Genius or Forgery?" Sponsored by Project Dialogue--Vanderbilt University, C. Sartwell (VU), J. Carvalho (Villanova), V. Fryd (VU), K. Switala (VU), M. Aurbach (VU), 1990
Symposium: "Truth and Artistic Responsibility," Vanderbilt University, L. Treitler (CUNY), D. Sherburne (VU), M. Aurbach (VU), 1989.
School of the Visual Arts National Conference, Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, New York, NY, 1988. Paper: "The Role of Art in a Liberal Arts Education."
Southeastern College Art Conference, Winter Park, FL, 1988. Session: "Text in Art: Words or Images?" Paper: "Do Differences Exist?"
International Conference, "The Outsider in Literature and the Visual Arts," Atlanta, GA, 1988. Paper: "The Outsider Artist: A Problem for the Historians of Art."
Mid-America College Art Association, University of Minnesota, 1987. Paper: "Issues in the Education of the Artist."
Southeastern College Art Conference, University of Tennessee, 1987. Paper: "New Directions in Southeast Art: Are There Any?"
International Conference--"Expressions of Evil in Literature and the Visual Arts," Atlanta, GA, 1987. Paper: "Sadism and Masochism in Twentieth- Century Art."
National Sculpture Conference: Works by Women, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1987. Paper: "Inez Marshall: A Biography."
Conference: Austin Peay State University, "Criticism on the Cumberland: Art in Public Places," Clarksville, TN, 1987.
Paper: "The Decision Process."
GUEST LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS/
CRITIQUES
2005 LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
2004 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ University of Washington, Seattle
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX
Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN
2003 Emory University, Atlanta, GA
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
University of California - San Diego
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2002 J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Boston College, Boston, MA
Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
California State University at Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Mercer University, Macon, GA
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Florida Southern University, Lakeland, FL
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega, AL
2001 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (twice)
Murray State University, Murray, KY
Benedict College, Columbia, SC
Troy State University, Troy, AL
Associateion for Visual Artists, Chattanooga, TN
2000 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Loyola University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Radford University, Radford, VA
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN
1999 Hunter College, New York, NY
CUNY-City College, New York, NY
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA
Louisiana College, Pineville, LA
1998 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
Denison University, Granville, OH
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Drake University, Des Moines, IA
Northern Iowa University, Cedar Falls, IA
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
1997 Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Aquinas College, Nashville, TN
1996 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Miami University, Oxford, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Otterbein College, Westerville, OH
Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
Troy State University, Troy, AL
1995 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
Southern University, New Orleans, LA
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL
Aquinas College, Nashville, TN
1994 Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
University of South Carolina at Spartanburg
University of Arkansas-Little Rock, 1994
Aquinas College, Nashville, TN
1993 University of Texas, Austin, TX
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX
East Texas State University, Commerce, TX
Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN
Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
1992 Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC
University of Alabama-Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
1991 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Furman University, Greenville, SC
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
The Atheneum, New Harmony, IN
Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
1990 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Augusta College, Augusta, GA
Brewton-Parker College, Mt. Vernon, GA
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
1989 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Davidson College, Davidson, NC
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Memphis State University, Memphis, TN
University of Mississippi, University, MS
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
University of North Carolina-Asheville
Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN
Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
1988 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, LaGrange, GA
1987 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL
1986 Loyola College of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1985 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Trinity College, Washington, DC
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Randolph-Macon Women's College, Lynchburg, VA
State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY
Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
ARTIST RESIDENCIES (minimum of three days in duration)
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1999.
Univ. of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, 1991.
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 1987.
ArtPark, Lewiston, NY, 1984.
ADMINISTRATIVE/
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE		 Board Member, College Art Association, 1999-2005
--President, CAA (2002-2004)
--Vice-President for Committees, 2000-2002 (two terms)
--Vice President for External Affairs, 1999-2000 (one term)
--Executive Committee, 1999-2005
--Finance / Budget Committee, 1999-2005
--Member of Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, 2005-2008
--Selection Committee, Prof. Development Fellowhip Program, 2005-2008
--Strategic Planning Working Group, ex officio, 2003-2004
--Chair, Nominating Committee, 2000-2002
-- Chair, Career Development Workshop, CAA, 1997-2003
--Moderator, "Meet the Candidates," CAA, 2003, 2004
--Member, Professional Practices Committee, CAA 1992-98, 2001-2002
--Chair, Professional Practices Committee, College Art Association, 1998-2000
--Candidate Orientation Speaker, College Art Association, 1994-2005
--Mentor, Professional Development Fellowships Program, 2001-2002, 2005-2006
--Mentor, Mentor On Line Program, College Art Association, 2000-2002
--Conference Program Planning Committee, CAA, 1998-2002
--Planning Committee, College Art Association, 1998-1999
--Working Group on Committee Structure, CAA, 1998-1999
--Chair, Sub-Committee, Part-time Employment, CAA, 1996, 1995
--Advocacy Committee, College Art Association, 1994-95
--Chair, Committee on Revising Tenure Procedures, CAA., 1991_94

Board Member, Southeastern College Art Conference, 1998-2004 (two terms)
Southeastern College Art Conference Annual Conference Chair, 2006
Southeastern College Art Conference Ad Hoc Committee on Investments, 2004-05
Southeastern College Art Conf. CAA/SECAC Coordinating Com., 2002-2005
Southeastern College Art Conference Artist Grant Committee, 1999
Southeastern College Art Conference, Awards Committee, 1999, 1998
Evaluator, Art Department, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, 1995
Consultant, Leites vs. University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Tennessee State Legislature, Testimony, Nashville, TN, 1993
Evaluator, Art Department, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 1992
Reviewer, over 50 promotion and tenure cases since 1992
Ad Hoc Com. on Promotion and Tenure, Southeastern Col. Arts Conf. 1992-93

Nominator, The Heinz Awards, 2002, 2003

Evaluator, Art Department, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, 1995
Consultant, Leites vs. Univeristy of Pennsylvania, 1995
Tennessee State Legislature, Testimony, Nashville, TN, 1993
Evaluator, Art Department, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 1992
Reviewer, over 50 promotion and tenure cases since 1992
Vanderbilt Service:
Pre-Architecture Advisor, 1996-present
Pre-Architecture Summer Orientation, 1998-present
Student Life: Undergraduate Student Conduct Council, 2003-2005
Advisor, BLUEprint, pre-architecture society, Vanderbilt 2003-2006
Advisor, Mayfield Learning Project, Architecture, Vanderbilt, 2005-2006
Project Dialogue Committee, Division of Student Life, 2003-2004
Coordinated College Art Association Board Meeting at Vanderbilt, Fall 2003
Member, Focus Group, CRWG (CPLE, core curriculum), 2003
Member, Faculty Senate, 1998-2001
Member, Committee on Student Affairs, Faculty Senate, 2001
Member, Consultative Committee, Faculty Senate, 2001
Member, Sculpture Search Committee, 2002
Chair, Department Review Committee, 2001-2002
Chair, Photography Search Committee, 2001-2002
Chair, Photography Search Committee, summer 2002
Member, Sculpture Search Committee, 2002
Member, African-American Art Search Committee, 2002
Member, Baroque Search Committee, 2000-2001
Chair, Committee on Academic Policies and Services, Faculty Senate, 1998-99
Chair, Committee on Student Faculty Relations, 1998-2000
Committee on Summer School, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1991-1992
College Scholars Program - meet potential students, 2001, 2004, 2005
Chair, Sculpture Search Committee, 1997
Committee on Vanderbilt-in-Israel, 1999-2000
Student Advising, 1988-present
Advisor, Vanderbilt Student Art Association, 1992-94
Vanderbilt Service Events:
Hamblet Award Reunion Exhibition,Sarratt Gallery, 2005
Vanderbilt Alumni Lecture, Dallas, TX, 2004
Career Perspectives in the Visual Arts, 2003
A Gallery of Progress VU, Nashville, & the Arts, ExtraVUganza, 2003
Career Conversations, Virtual School Videoconference, 2002
ADMINISTRATIVE WORKSHOP

 2002 - CEO Symposium, American Society of Association Executives, New Orleans, LA
EXHIBITIONS CURATED

 A Common Legacy: The Influence of H.C. Westermann on Five Contemporary Sculptors, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Summer 2001
They Landed in Lawrence, Vanderbilt University, September 1990
EXHIBITIONS JURIED



 Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2005
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2003
Radford University, Radford, VA, 2001
DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 1995
University of Mississippi, Oxford, 1989
Belmont College, Nashville, TN, 1989
COLLECTIONS




 Lucinda Bunnen, Atlanta, GA
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, MO
Several private collections
ORGANIZATIONS










 College Art Association
Southeastern College Art Conference
Mid-America College Art Association
F.A.T.E. (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education)
International Sculpture Center
Tri-State Sculptors