Curriculum Vitae

gwen penner
1555 Vine St.
Denver, CO 80206

phone: 574.533.9976
email: gwenjp@gmail.com
web: www.gwenjpenner.com

Related Work
Experience

Faculty Co-Director of Study Service Term in Nicaragua, April-July 2009
Goshen College Study Abroad Program
Jinotepe, Carazo, Nicaragua
Responsibilities: develop curriculum for 13 week program; hire lecturers, coordinate field trips, evaluate home stays, maintain finance records; oversee country assistant.

Associate Professor of Art, 2000 – 2009
Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana
Teaching load: graphic design, digital design, multi-media, foundation design, fiber art, book arts, aesthetics. Developed curriculum and course content for graphic design concentration. Advisor for Maple Leaf, student yearbook.
Committees: campus interior design, campus landscape, compensation, information tech.

Faculty Director of Study Service Term in Senegal, Summer 2006
Goshen College Study Service Term, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa
Responsibilities: develop curriculum on site, hire lecturers, work with students,
maintain budget, coordinate student service projects, update website, etc.

Visiting Professor of Design, Fall 2005
Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana
Teaching load: visual communication class for sabbatical replacement.

Hershberger Art Gallery Director, 2000 – present
Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana
Responsibilities: schedule artists, set up exhibits, coordinate promotional materials, maintain budget.

Art Director, 1990-1999
Public Relations, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana
Responsibilities: oversight of all campus publications (alumni magazine, admissions viewbook, fundraising materials, website, etc.), supervising student interns, overseeing photoshoots, conducting focus groups, directing freelance and agency designers.

Borealis Design, Goshen. Indiana, 1990 – present
Publication design, identity and branding, trade show design.

Education

Master of Fine Arts in New Media, July 2008
Donau University/TransArt Institute, Krems, Austria
TransArt Institute is an international Fine Arts program specializing in the use of cutting edge technology and focusing on creative and professional development in disciplines.
Thesis and art exhibition: Art and Spirit

Flash Writing: Visual Literature in Motion, July 2004
Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York.

Master of Arts in Design and Advertising, 2000
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Thesis topic: Discovering Artists Books

Experimental Letterpress, July 1998
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Graduate Studies in Fine Art, (Fiber, Dyeing and Art History), 1980–83
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

Study of Textiles and Design, 1980
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Bachelor of Arts, (English major), 1975–1979
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Exhibitions

Black Walnut Gallery, Juried Exhibit, Chicago, Illinois, March 2009
50th Anniversary Exhibition, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, 2006
Goshen College Faculty Exhibition, Goshen, Indiana, 2004
Central New York Book Arts: Traditional to Innovative, Syracuse, New York, 2002
In the Box, Fiber Artisans, Colfax Center, South Bend, Indiana, 2001
Days of the Handmade Book, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana, 2000
Fiber Artisans, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana, 2000
Goshen College Faculty Exhibition, Goshen College Art Gallery, Goshen, Indiana, 2000
Fiber Artisans, Women’s Art Caucus Gallery, SBRMA, South Bend, Indiana, 1998
Three person show: Goshen College Art Gallery, Goshen, Indiana, 1987

Professional
Development

Faculty Learning Group for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008-09
One year workshop for faculty group work on teaching and learning strategies.

CIEE Faculty Study Abroad, 2005
Culture and History of Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Research
Grants

Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning Faculty Study Grant, 2008-09
Course development for inclusive education.

Minninger Faculty Research Grant, 2005
Comparative research of varying perceptions of the color of letters of the alphabet.

Memberships

American Institute of Graphic Artists, National and Indianapolis Chapter
Surface Design Association
FATE, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
Columbia Center for Book and Paper Arts
San Francisco Center for Book Arts
PRINT
Fiber Artisans of Michiana

References

John Blosser, Art Dept Chair
Goshen College
1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
Office Phone: 574 535-7595
Home Phone: 574 534-2356

Judy Wenig-Horswell
Goshen College
1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
judymw@goshen.edu
Home Phone: 574 389-0305

Rachel Lapp, Public Relations Director, 1997-2005, now Communications Professor
Goshen College
1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
Cell: 574 536-0965

Dave Mehas, President
David George & Associates
116 East Clinton St., Goshen, IN 46526
Office Phone: 574 534-9090

Ross Peterson-Veatch, Associate Dean
Goshen College
1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
Office Phone: 574 535-7504

Dawn Kreider
Budget Officer
Denver University
Denver, CO
303 945-6720