Ruth West

www. ruthwest.com

Summary Of Qualifications

** ***** ** ******** *** at the college level including: Foundations, Graphic Design, Web Design, and

advanced courses in 2-d Animation, 3-d Animation and Video. Currently runs the Computer Graphic

Major at Springfield College Designed courses for all aspects of computer graphics from fine art to design

and animation. Advised students,placed interns and a semester away in LA.. Maintains Web page for

the Department.

Experience with professional level computer graphics and desktop design, and 20 years of being an

internationally exhibiting computer graphic artist. Recipient of a major travel grant in 1992 as an Artist in

Residence at Monet's Garden, Givereny France. Represented by three galleries. Maintains 4

professional websites.

Education

M.F.A. in Computer Graphics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1989

B.A. in Studio Art, Bard College, Annadale-on-Hudson, NY 1979

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor, Program Director,

Computer Graphics, Springfield College, Springfield, MA 1998-Present

Maintains a Computer Graphics Major, set up and maintained the computer graphic center. Designed

and maintaining the Art Department web page. Each Semester has taught four courses in Computer

Graphics, an advanced seminar and worked with independent study students. Advised and placed

students in intern sites. Designed new courses for 3-d Animation, and Graduate Web Design.

Responsible for writing grants and buying new software and hardware. Have grown the major from 8

students to 55 in 8 years. Designed and implemented a semester away in La program at a high end 3D

animation school.

Super Adjunct, Springfield College, Springfield MA, 1996-1998

Designed Computer Graphics Major. Taught Animation & Video, Desktop Design and Computer Graphic

Studio. Advised on new hardware and software. Advised students. Designed new courses on 2-d

animation, 3-d animation and desktop publishing. Maintained Art Lab.

Adjunct Professor, Springfield College, Springfield MA, 1990-1996

Taught Animation & Video, Desktop Design and Computer Graphic Studio. Advised on new hardware

and software.

Workshop Instructor, Snow Farm Williamsburg, MA, 2007-2008

Workshop for Elderhostel on Photoshop Elemnts. Set up workshop,

Workshop Instructor, Computer as an Art Tool, Decordova Museum, 2001

Workshop for teachers on how to teach (Photoshop,6.0) as an art tool and how to print using different

printers and paper. Designed workshop, advised on equipment.

Workshop Instructor, Walter Vincent Smith Museum, Springfield, MA 1994-2007

Workshop on using the computer as an art tool and new workshop on Web design.

Workshop Instructor, Computer as an Art Tool, Art New England Workshops,

Bennington VT, 1998-2003

Workshop on using the computer (Photoshop 5.0, 5.5,6.0,7.0) as an art tool and how to print using

different printers and paper. Designed workshop, advised on equipment.

Workshop Instructor, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 1996-2005

Workshop on using the computer as an art tool and new workshop on Web design. Set up workshop,

advised on equipment.

Workshop Instructor, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA 1998

Workshop on using the computer as an art tool and new workshop on web design.

Part-time Faculty, Elms College, Chicopee, MA 1994-1996

Teaching all aspects of graphic design. Revaluated and brought computers into the graphic design

program. Designed the brochures and advertising for the Art Department. Published the Art Department

newsletter, advised students. Located intern sites. Advised on new software and hardware.

Adjunct, Elms College, Chicopee MA, 1993-1994

Taught all levels of Graphics and Design and advised on new hardware and software.

Teaching Assistant in Computer Graphics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986-

1989

Taught Basic Computer Graphic Studio and 2-d animation

Hardware/ SoftwareSystems Taught

Mac, PC ( Windows 95,98,2000,ME, & NT), Video Toaster, TrueVision, Datamax, Amiga, Silicon

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Software Taught

Premiere, Go Live, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, In Design, Quark, Flash, Pagemaker, Painter, Pagemill,

Infini-D, Director, Lightwave, Freehand, Fontographer, Illustrator, Aldus Digital Darkroom, Deluxe Paint

IV, Digipaint, Digiview, DCTV, Professional Page

Computer Languages

CSS, HTML, Action Scripting, HTML, Lisp, Basic Plus, Zgrass, Graphic Basic, C

Professional Experience

Guest Lecturer, Springfield Museum, Springfield, MA 2004

Lectured 20 years as computer artist.

Educational Consultant, Marlboro College, Brattleboro, Vt 2000

Consulted with faculty on new software and Hardware.

Guest Lecturer, Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT 2000

Lectured on Computer Art 1980-1998

Visiting Artist, Worcester Community College, Wocester MA, 2000

Lectured on Computer Art and Techniques.

Educational Consultant, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield MA 1998

Consulted on and wrote course ware for new multi-media major.

Guest Lecturer, York College, York PA 1998

Lectured on Computer Art 1980-1998.

Educational Consultant, National Museum, Washington, DC, 1997

Consulted in the design of the educational portion for the Digital Atelier.

Designer, West-King Publishing, 1990-2007

Designed for a nation wide clientele including a Haggada, higher education publications, newsletters,

brochures, and postcards.

Guest Lecturer, Springfield Museum, Springfield, MA 1996

Lectured on Digital Garden show

Web Page Designer, Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA 1996

Designed Web browser for internationally known doll museum.

Multimedia Graphic Advisor, Signal Hill, Holyoke, MA 1995

Consultant on multimedia CD-Rom science fiction magazine.

Designer, Joan Letendre Agency, Hamden, MA 1993-1994

Designed a variety of advertising material from NYNEX ads, to ad campaigns, and brochures.

Video Designer, ADVC, Warwick, MA, 1989

Designed multimedia educational material.

Systems Consultant/ Animator, Honeywell, Wellesley, MA, 1986-1982

Directed and produced computer animation films. Wrote animations in programing language. Purchased

and maintained systems.

Grants Received

Who We Are Now, Leverett Cultural Council, 2008

Edited, and Designed artbook of Leverett Artists

Floral Art Award, Copley Society of Artists 2003

Artist in kind grant to print work.

Artist in Residency,Worcester State College 2000

Lecture and critiquing art students.

Artist-in Residency, Polaroid, Lexington, MA 1998

Worked with paper company advising on new lines of printers for artists.

Created a series of wax prints on premise.

Artist-in Residency, Rexham, Chicopee, MA 1997-1996

Worked with paper company advising on papers for artists.

Created a series of 4X5 foot prints on premises.

Springfield College Appleton Lippencott Grant, Springfield College,

Springfield, MA 2002-1995

Acquired new equipment for art department including computers, monitors, printers and a video editor.

Chicopee Art Lottery, Chicopee, MA 1995

Worked with group of inner-city girls on using computers as artistic expression.

Lila Wallace Arts International Artists-in Residency, Giverny, France 1992

Grant included a studio and a key to Monet's garden for 3 months. Worked with local professional artists

teaching them about computer art. Created art for the internationally known work The Digital Garden.

Guest Curator

Millennium Edge, Springfield College, Springfield MA 1999

Digital Canvas, National Traveling Show, Rexam Graphics

Springfield Museum Sales and Rental

Represented by:

Silicon Gallery, 139 North 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA,

Plum Gallery, Williamstown, MA

Gallery 911, Boston, MA

One Woman Shows

Digital Diva, Leverett Library, Leverett, MA 2007

In Sleep, Gallery 157 Indian Orchard, MA 2006

Playing with Time, Blizard Gallery, Springfield College, Springfield, MA 2006

Just Part of the Story, Leverett Coop Gallery 2006

Pears, Typical Sicilian, Springfield MA 2005

In Sleep, We Dream, EVOS art center Lowell Ma 2003

In Sleep, We Dream, Springfield College, Springfield MA 2003

In Sleep, We Dream, Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia PA 2002

Pears and Other Visions, Village Gallery, Leverett MA 2001

Counting with Pears, Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia PA 2000 Color

Beach Girls & Crows, Silicon Gallery at Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY 2000

Greenfield Community College, Greenfield MA 1999

Beach Girls & Ghosts, Silicon Gallery, 1999

Millennium Ghosts, SEE Gallery, Springfield MA 1999

Savage Gallery, NY, NY 1998

Savage Women, Silicon Gallery, Phil. PA 1998

The Berkshire School, Salisbury Conn. 1998

Gallery 911, Boston MA 1997 (www.iquest.net/911/west.html

The Crows of Springfield College, Springfield MA 1997

Greenfield Community College, Greenfield MA 1997

Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg MA 1997

Savage Gallery, NY, NY 1996

Iris Gallery, Bedford MA 1996

Village Gallery, Leverett MA 1995

Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA 1994

Borgia Gallery, Elms College, Chicopee, MA 1993

Walton's Gallery, London, England 1993

The Digital Garden, LCA, Leverett, MA 1993

Still Life with Computer, Deerfield Gallery, Deerfield, MA 1990

Media and Icon, LCA, Leverett, MA 1990

Personal Computations, Herter Gallery, Amherst, MA 1989

Marblehead Art, Marblehead, MA 1986

Phoenix Rising Gallery, Cambridge, MA 1985

Women's Work, Davenport, IA 1985

Group Shows:

Who We Are Now, Leverett Crafts and Arts Leverett, Leverett 2008

Beyond 495: 3 Leveret Artists, State House, Boston MA 2008

Artists for Animals, Leverett MA 2002,2003,2004, 2005,2006,2008

Thing-A-Day, thing-a-day.com, 2008, 2007

Spiritus II, Springfield College, Springfield MA 2007

Hill and Dale, Easthampton Ma 2007

Mountains beyond Mountains, LCA Leverett, MA 2005

Spiritus Humanius, Springfield College, Springfield MA 2005

Here come the Brides, Leverett Coop. 2005

Small Works, Northampton, MA 2004

Hot off the Press, Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2004

Figuratively Speaking, Easthampton, MA 2004

The Brides, Art in the Windows, Easthampton, 2004

Manifest, Copley Society of Artists, Boston, MA 2003

Faculty of Art New England, Plum Gallery, Williamstown, MA 2002,2003

Francesca Anderson Gallery, Lincoln, MA 2002

Faculty Show, Decordova Museum, Lexington, MA 2002

Holderness Gallery and Cafe, Holderness, NH 2001

Group Show, Leverett Crafts and Arts, Leverett, Ma 2001

Faculty Show, Blizard Gallery, Springfield Ma 2000

Digital Muse, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA 1999

Cyber Arts, Fuller Museum, Brockton MA 1999

Charles-Baltivik Gallery, Provincetown, MA 1998

Beyond The Digital Canvas, Springfield MA 1997

Jim Vetch Gallery, Provincetown, MA 1997

Mice and Other Pets, Silicon Gallery, Phil. PA 1997

Zone Invitational, Zone Gallery, Springfield MA 1996

Re-creating Myth, Springfield Museum 1996

Selected Artists, Borgia Gallery, Chicopee MA 1995

Computer Graphic Invitational, Seattle WA 1993

Silverworks, Montana 1993

Valley Artists Invitational, Springfield, MA 1992

Artists at Giverny, Foundation Claude Monet, Giverny, France 1992

Gallery Shirley, Geneva, Switzerland 1989

Bradley Print and Drawing Show, Peoria, IL 1989

Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA 1988

Computer Animation & Video Shows:

Interface, Orange MA 1995

New Works by Women, Barnard College, New York, NY 1989

Video Arts, Amherst, MA 1988

Pixels, Springfield, MA 1988

Video Underline, Northampton, MA 1987

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