Tyler Alpern Curriculum Vitae
Education 1990 Master of Fine Arts University of Colorado 1987 Bachelor of Art Occidental College
Teaching Experience 2008-1999 Front Range Community College, Boulder County Art Faculty 2008-2002 Drawing 2, 3, 4 Painting 1, 2, 3, 4 1999-2002 Drawing 1, 2, 3, 4 Painting 1, 2, 3, 4 2D Design
2008-2005 University of Colorado LibbyRAP, Boulder Art Instructor 2008 Painting 2 Painting for Non-Majors 2007 Painting 2 Mural Painting 2006 Drawing 2 Painting 2 2005 Painting 2
2005-2001 University of Colorado Continuing Education, Boulder Part-time Faculty 2001-2005 Drawing 1 2004 Life Drawing 1
2005 University of Colorado, Boulder Art Instructor Drawing 3, 4 Painting 1
2003 Front Range Community College, Westminster Part-time Art Faculty Drawing 1 Life Drawing & Painting (Replacement for Spring Semester)
2003 Colorado Academy of Art Boulder Instructor Drawing 1, 2
1999 Spark Gallery, Denver Instructor Drawing Workshop for People with Aids
1999-1994 University of Colorado, Denver Part-time Instructor Drawing 1, 2 Life Drawing 1, 2 Painting 1
1990-1988 University of Colorado, Boulder Graduate Part-time Instructor Drawing 1, 2 Painting 1
Areas of Concentration Painting Oil, acrylic, water media, and encaustic. Supports: Stretcher bar construction, canvas stretching, sizing, priming, gesso. Color mixing and theory. Mixed media and collage.
Drawing Charcoal, conte, ink, graphite, pastel, colored pencil techniques. Life drawing. Modeling.
Ceramics Customized clay bodies. Tools and equipment of the clay studio: clay mixers, extruder, slab roller, electric and kick wheels, etc. Firing: electric. Non-traditional surface treatments as well as standard glaze formulations.
Papermaking Production of unique and original paper pulp from raw materials. Sculptural forms and sheet. Construction of frames and vats. Direct application and casting.
Printmaking Silkscreen, Lithography, Etching, Monoprints, Linocut.
Computer Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Web design, Apple and PC.
Additional Experience 2008-2005 UTA, University of Colorado Medical School, Center for Studies in Clinical Excellence, Fitzsimmons Campus. I received new training in alternate teaching techniques and methodology and give instruction to 3rd year medical students.
2005 -1990 Figure Model, University of Colorado, University of Denver, Art Students League, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Colorado Art Institute, Red Rocks Community College, Arapahoe Community College, Front Range Community College, Denver Darkroom, Body Forms, Colorado Academy of Art; several art groups including Boulder Figure Drawing Group, Core Gallery, Boulder Art Museum; and several individual artists and photographers. Having observed so many talented and untalented teachers in action over the years as an art model has both improved my own teaching and education immeasurably.
2000 Graphic Design Attended Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Classes. Produced images and layouts at Front Range Community College, Boulder.
1989 Intern, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy. Managed and scheduled other student interns, gave tours and talks, participated in daily operations of museum: guarding, tickets, preservation, opening and closing duties, spoke Italian.
1988-1986 Workshops in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Ceramics, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado.
1987 Resident Advisor, Occidental College, Norris Hall.
1986-1985 Foreign Study: American University and Temple University Study Abroad Programs, Rome, Italy.
Department and University Services Front Range Community College, Boulder County 2005 Student Art Show Co-organizer Designer of Art Department Website Committee Member for Strategic Planning Author of Mission Statement Art Model Coordinator Advisor to Chair on many departmental issues Overseer of studio inventory, maintenance, policies
2004 Student Art Show Co-organizer Art Model Coordinator Curator of Faculty Exhibition at The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder
2003 Student Art Show Co-organizer Art Model Coordinator Curator of FRCC Faculty Exhibition at The University of Colorado, Boulder
2005-1999 Designed course syllabi for 9 classes.
Articles, Papers and Books Mentioned in Yma Sumac The Art Behind the Legend, Nick Limansky, 2008, cover, iii, 218-219, CD ROM Supplement. Edge New York, Februray 23, 2008: http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=finearts&sc2=features&sc3=&id=70681 Urban Molecule, Jan 2008: http://urbanmolecule.com/um1contents.html The Romantic Male Nude, James Spada, photo by Chris Reynolds, 2007, cover: front & back, 150-151. Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, Bruz Fletcher Livened Up the Thirties, Nov/Dec 2006. Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, And Lipstick Lesbians, by Lillian Faderman & Stuart Timmons, 2006, pg 307. Daily Camera, Boulder 6/16/93, 8/17/03, 10/26/03 5/16/04 Time Out New York 2/22/01 The Inquirer and Mirror, Nantucket, Mass 8/21/'97 The Nantucket Beacon 8/20/97 Key West The Newspaper 10/23/98 Miami Herald 10/23/98 Colorado Daily, Boulder 12/6/87, 12/13/91, 6/18/93 Aspen Times, 3/20/88 From Carmen Miranda’s Fruit to Wonder Woman’s Cape: Latina Stars, Iconic Representation, and Artistic License, Ingrid E. Castro, Northeastern University
Blogs Mentioned in CAMP DAVID MARCH 2007 by David del Valle, Mad About the Boy, http://filmsinreview.com/Features/CampDavid/campdavidMar07-04.html Complacency is the Enemy of Study: No Regrets, November 2006, http://littleredbookthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/11/is-there.html Arroyo Chamisa by Alex Gildzen: December 2006, Bruz, http://arroyochamisa.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html Oberon's Grove: April 2006, Remembering Makiko, http://oberon481.typepad.com/oberons_grove/2006/04/index.html Louise Brooks Society at LiveJournal - Bruz Fletcher, Tue, Mar. 7th, 2006, http://louisebrooks.livejournal.com/159260.html
Publications By Frances Faye: glbtq, an Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Culture Fabulous Frances Faye Archive, www.tyleralpern.com/francesfaye.html Bruz Fletcher: Remembering a Gay Voice, www.tyleralpern.com/bruz.html Reta Ray: The Naughty Nightingale, www.tyleralpern.com/retaray.html Bethlehem Records Interviews, www.tyleralpern.com/bethlehem.html
Recent Shows 2007 Art from A-Z, UMC Gallery, Univeristy of Colorado, Boulder. 2007 Art on the Range, Great Frame Up, Longmont, CO. 2007 Tyler Alpern, Boulder Pride, Boulder, CO. 2006 Wine Show, Tastes, Denver, CO. 2006 FRCC Part-Time Faculty Show, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO. 2006 Open Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO. 2006 Intuition Vs. Intention, UMC Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder. 2005 Clay, Paper, Paint, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO. 2004 Storytellers: Fact or Fiction, UMC Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder. 2004 Lessons in Art, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, Colorado. 2003 Technically Speaking, UMC Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder. 2003 Line + Color = Alpern + Carilli, Boulder Public Library. 2003 Man Show, Curated by Clare Cornell, Core Gallery, Denver. 2003 Wide Open, Core Gallery, Denver. 2001 Nuts and Bolts, nvitational Group Show, The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder. 2001 The Dream Mill, curated by Simon Zalkind, Lakewood Cultural Center. 2001 Wide Open, Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, Colorado. 2000 Inaugural Fine Art Exhibition, curated by Simon Zalkind, Lakewood Cultural Center.
Selected Shows (prior to 2000) 1998 The Box Show, Invitational Exhibit, Ron Judish Gallery, Denver. 1998 Tyler Alpern, Gingerbread Square Gallery, Key West, Florida. 1998 Tyler Alpern, Cliffside, Nantucket, Massachusetts. 1998 The Artifact Project (Italy and Australia), Exhibit and Book, Dwight Davidson, Denver. 1998 Art Aids, Group Show, University of Colorado, Boulder. 1997 Tyler Alpern, Old South Wharf Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts. 1997 Nantucket Places, Cliffside, Nantucket, Massachusetts. 1996 Open Your Eyes, Juried Group Show, Boulder Public Library. 1996 Art AIDS, University of Colorado, Boulder. 1995 Legend of the Sun Virgin and Other Stories, Solo, Andrew J Mackey Gallery, Boulder. 1994 Caste of Stone, Juried Group Show, Boulder Public Library. 1993 Hetero/homophobia, Group Show, Boulder Artists’ Gallery. 1993 Boulder Flow, Juried by Michael Crane, University of Colorado, Boulder. 1993 Tyler Alpern, Solo Exhibition, Beans, Boulder. 1993 Laughing Place, Group Show, Off Center Gallery, Arvada. 1993 Portraits and Scapes, Group Show, Eclectic Art, Denver. 1991 My Very Best, Group Show, Boulder Art Center. 1991 Roaring Fork Annual, Juried by David Floria, Aspen Art Museum. 1991 True Confessions, Group Show, Boulder Artists’ Gallery. 1990 Four Play, Four Artists in Search of an Exit, Old Core Gallery, Denver. 1989 Casa Ceramique, Juried by Roberto Juarez, Tavelli Gallery, Aspen. 1988 Roaring Fork Juried Exhibition, Group Show, Aspen Art Museum. 1988 2nd Annual Salon de Large Paintings, Juried by Roberto Juarez, Tavelli. 1988 Hilaria, Two Person Show, Alpern Studio/Gallery, Aspen.
Collections Monique Currie, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Kathleen Tucker, New York City. Joel Lichtenwalter, Los Angeles. David Cohen, Denver. Bob Morehouse, Boulder. Harvey Hauswirth, Australia.
Grants and Awards 1990 Dean’s Small Grant Award, University of Colorado 1990 Thesis Funding, University of Colorado 1989 Doctoral Fellowship, University of Colorado 1989 Travel Grant, University of Colorado 1987 Best Painting Award, Occidental College 1985 Outstanding Student Award, American University of Rome 1985-1983 Ulhmann Scholar, Occidental College | ||
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