experience


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TEACHING
		2002-2009	New York Institute of Technology			Manhattan, NY
			Visual Aesthetics and Advanced Media Aesthetics to Graduate Film and Communication Students, Intro to Animation, History of Modern Art, History of Technology in Art, Art History for Architects

		2007-2008	Carmel Art Association			Lake Carmel, NY
			Painting

		2005-2008	Nero-Butler and Smith studios			Santa Fe, NM
			Intensive Painting, Art History classes.

		2002, 2008	Rothschild Estate			Langau, Austria.
			Art history, drawing and painting, private tutoring.

		1999-2001	Ferri Studio			Santa Fe, NM.
			Intensives in Advanced Painting.

		1974-2007	Wooster Art Center			Danbury, CT.
			Drawing, Painting, 2-D and 3-D Design, Color, Figure Drawing - Painting, and Sculpture, Dynamics of Composition, Art History, Portraiture, and Landscape Painting

		1993-1998	Santa Fe International Academy of Art			Santa Fe, NM.
			Dean, and Director. Painting, Drawing, Figure Sculpture, Landscape, Art History, and Native American Arts, and Culture; Classes at Los Alamos; Beginning Drawing, Aesthetics and Science

		1984-2006	Webutuck Studio			Amenia, NY.
			Advanced Painting and Drawing Tutorials

		1978-1982	State University of New York ( SUNY Purchase,)			New York, NY.
			Painting, Design, and Drawing.

		1980-1984	Artworks Forum			Millerton, NY.
			Dean, Painting, Drawing, and Art History.

		1979-1981	Bard College			Annandale on the Hudson.
			Independent-Study Programs in painting.			Annandale on the Hudson.

		1976-1980	Sharon Creative Art Center			Sharon, CT.
			Painting and Drawing.

		1973-1974	University of Bridgeport			BPT, CT.
			2-D and 3-D Design, and Painting

		1971-1972	Lacoste Silvermine School of Art			Lacoste, Provence
			Dean- Director. Painting, Drawing, Art History, Landscape, and Tour Director to Spain,France, Switzerland, and Italy.			France.

		1968-1971	Silvermine College of Art			New Canaan, CT.
			Ceramics, Painting, and 2-3D Design.

		1968-1969	Yale University			New Haven, CT.
			Color with Richard Lytle, and Continuing Education.

LECTURES

	2008	Butler Studio, "The Virtue of Consistency"	Santa Fe, NM.

	2008	Koskinas Gallery "Daily Painters"	Santa Fe, NM.

	2007	Bantam Theater	Bantam, CT.

	2006	Webutuck School	Amenia, NY.

	2004	EuroCircle	Manhattan, NY.

	2003	Canterbury School	New Milford, CT.

	2001	New Arts Gallery	Litchfield, CT.

	2000	Newtown Art Association	Newtown, CT.

	1998-1999	Wooster Art Center	Danbury, CT.
		Chaired Four Symposiums

	1996-1998	Santa Fe International Academy of Art	Santa Fe, NM.
		Chaired 6 Symposiums

	1995	Zapata Valencia Gallery	Santa Fe, NM.

	1993	Jean Cocteau Theatre	Santa Fe, NM.
		Hopi Culture

	1993-1999	American Indian Archeological Institute	Washington Depot, CT.
		Curator and Lecturer for Exhibition Opi Katchina Dolls	Washington Depot, CT.
		and on Amerindian Art

	1990-1993	Saga Gallery	Brookfield, CT.

	1991-2000	World Peace Festival (U.N.)	Amenia, NY.
		Curator of Amerindian Participation, Designer of Earth Day Events, and of the Iroquois eace Pole.

	1992	Berkshire School	Sheffield, MA.

	1992	Hartford Art School	Hartford, CT.

	1992	Empire State College	Shrub Oaks, NY.

	1992	International and Regional Snow Sculpture WinterFest	Quebec, Canada.
		Judge for the USA, and Lecturer

	1991	Unitarian University Society of Northeast Fairfield	County Redding, CT.
		Hopi, Spirits in the Arts

	1991	Vermont College	Bennington, VT.

	1990	Sheffield Art Association	Sheffield, MA.

	1981-83-86	Trinity College	Hartford, CT.
		Visiting critic& Lecturer

	1982	Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia	Venice, Italy.

	1978-80	Ridgefield Center of the Arts	Ridgefield, CT.

	1978	Kent School	Kent, CT.

	1974	Prescott College	Prescott, AZ.
		Artist in Residence, Critic

	1971	Yale University

	1969	Southern Connecticut State College	New Haven, CT.

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FILMS

	2009	Gaza Rebirth
		documentary film on a collaboration of 50 painted torsos, made by Kardash Onnig, and painted by 50 international artist, on the subject of the tragic war that children endured in Gaza. Filmed with Carl Andre, and Phil Hopper.

	2007	2 documentaries (8 min, and 45 min.)	New York Institute of Technology
		Sponsored and produced by Dr.Michael Banks Chair of Comm.dept ,on the studio and art of Alexander Shundi. Directed by Carl Andre	New York Institute of Technology

	2004-2007	Film Analysis and Compositional Aesthetics,	Manhattan, NY.
		series of 28 lectures, New York Institute of Technology

	1988-1991	Hopi Project
		(Script revision, Art Direction, Production Designer) with Devin Terreson of Primal Perfect

	1979-1984	Art Director for Three 25 Minute Films on ?螫Creativity??	Purchased by IBM
		for Carabiner Audio Visual Co.,NY. In Collaboration with Onnig Kalfayan,

	1981-1982	Documentary: The Art of Shundi
		Collaborated with Mohmed Sanjani, SUNY Purchase Film Dept.

	1972-1973	Short Film On Surrealism (17 Min)	Bonieux, France, and New Fairfield, CT
		With Julian Levi	Bonieux, France, and New Fairfield, CT

	1967-1969	Film Courses with Stanish Lawder	Yale University
		2 Short Films: Revolutionary Balloons (13 min) and DaDa PaPa MaMa (18 min)

	1966-1967	Lecturer-Member : Il Barcone Cineclub	Milano, Italy

	1966-1967	President of Film Society at Brera Academy	Milano, Italy
		Film Critic for L'\|Avanguardia Rossa (a Periodical on Poetry, Art, and Film)

	1965-1966	Wrote and Directed Two 16 mm Shorts (9 and 11 min)	Westport, CT
		on Surrealist Theme

	1964-66	President of Film Society	Silvermine College of Art
	1963-65	Film Courses with William Woody	Silvermine College of Art



GUIDED TOURS			back to TOP

	1993-98	Anasazi Southwest ruins and New Mexico and Arizona Pueblos
		guide and lecturer

	2000-01-04	New York Museums
		guide and lecturer for 12 students

	2000	Tuscany, Venice, Milan and Parma
		guide and lecturer for Robert and Merry Quackenbush

	2001	Northern Italy: Tuscany, Umbria, Romagna, Veneto
		guide and lecturer for 10 students

	2001- 2002	Italy and Austria: Rome, Florence, Venice, and Longau
		guide and lecturer for Geoffrey Hoguet and Anna Luisa Ponti