The C.V. Doctor: C.V. For the Fine and Creative Arts

By Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Miller Vick

This vita is challenging because it comes from such a highly experienced candidate. Since the candidate's goals are primarily administrative, we asked him for more detail about his administrative experience. The revised vita is an example of how someone with a faculty background might position himself for a leadership position.

For a faculty position, this candidate should eliminate the objective and include all significant exhibitions and publications, and pieces in permanent collections. He might also give more detail about his teaching experience.

-- Mary Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick

The C.V. Doctor

Examples:

C.V. for the social sciences
C.V. for education, or other professional school
C.V. for the humanities
C.V. for the fine or creative arts
C.V. for the sciences

Resume
		Website:
	Professor of Art, President, Community College Professors of Art and Art History Home/Studio: P.O. Box Street City, State Zip Code Studio: (999) 999-9999, voice or fax	College Address: College Campus City, State USA Zip Code Office: 999-999-9999/9999 Fax: 999-999-9999 Email:
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER OBJECTIVES:¹
	Innovate, plan, implement and administer programs in the arts, education, communications, electronic media, visual and liberal arts studies, and visual literacy at the university level. Develop new, and expand existing programs, utilizing creative funding opportunities. Increase public awareness of the arts. Develop Service-Learning, Distance-Education, and Experiential-Learning programming across the curriculum.
PRESENT COLLEGE TEACHING POSITION: 1979-Present²
	Full Professor of Art, Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Service Learning Mentor, American Association of Community Colleges, Horizons Program Director, Photographic Studies and Computer/Electronic Art, Lincoln Campus Director of Exhibitions, Gallery Director Lincoln Campus, Art Department
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSORS OF ART AND ART HISTORY:
	President/Co-founding member, 1996-Present: National association to support communication and serve as a forum for educational issues specific to the community college environment. Annual meeting held in conjunction with the College Art Association International Conference.
ADDITIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION & ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE:³
	Very Special Arts of Rhode Island: Grants to teach specialized curriculum programs, 1996-1999 University of Rhode Island: World Scholar Athlete Games: Direct/teach 3D Design program, 1997 Providence College: Adjunct Professor of Art, 3D Design, 1997 Eastern Connecticut State University: Adjunct Professor of Electronic Media, 1996-1997. Rhode Island College: Adjunct Professor of Communications, Film, Media Theory, 1989-1994 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Sabbatical Replacement, Digital Media, 1986-1987 Mendicino Art Center: Summer Faculty, Sculpture, 1991 Rhode Island School of Design: Summer Faculty, Color Photography Miami Dade Community College, Kendall Campus: Adjunct Professor of Art, 1978-1979
PERMANENT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:
	General Electric Corporate Headquarters Fairfield Connecticut Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Brazilian American Cultural Institute Washington, DC Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University, Ithaca, NY	Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Art Museum Chicago, IL Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Museu Historico Nacional, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Complete list available on request

HIGHER EDUCATION:⁴
	University of Wisconsin, Madison: 1998 (scholarship award)
		Certificate of Professional Development in Distance Education.
	Rhode Island College: 1990 (Profesional tuition scholarship)
		Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies: Department of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Instructional Technology, 1990. (30 hours beyond Masters toward Doctoral studies). Providence, RI
	Arizona State University: 1978, (Tuition scholarship Graduate Research Assistantship)
		Master of Fine Art Ceramics/Sculpture, Thesis Exhibition: extruded, smoked and low temperature salt fired ceramic sculptural works with electronic sounds, photographic images and hand made paper mixed media. Thesis paper: Abstract Expressionism in Ceramic Arts
	University of Rhode Island: Present (Professional Tuition Scholarship)
		Master in Public Administration 27 graduate credit hours completed, Department of Political Science, Kingston, RI
	California State University, Summer Arts: 1990&1991 (Tuition and Fees Scholarship)
		12 Graduate Credits in computer art forms and electronic studio production, Arcada, CA
	University of Florida: 1976
		Bachelor of Fine Art, dual concentration, Photography/Performance Art and Ceramics.
	Miami Dade Community College: 1974, AA in Liberal Arts

SELECTED HONORS, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
	Kellogg Fellowship in International Community Development, Fellows III: 1987-1989. Leadership Rhode Island: 1989. American Association of Community Colleges: 1998, 1999, Service Learning Consultant, Mentor. Massachusetts Historical Society Research Fellow: 1997, 1998. USIS Academic Specialist, Brazil and Guatamala: 1988-1989, International Cultural Programs. US Army Officer Training Program and Flight School: 1969.
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:⁵
	Between the lines: Photographs from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC: 1983-1999. Monograph, hardbound, duotone black and white photographic images, (71 photographs), published by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY. To be released in 1999. Rhode Island Vietnam Monument: Selected by Providence Parks Department to design official state monument to the Vietnam era. Bronze cast sculpture to be installed in Providence Waterplace Park upon completion of fund-raising activities. Writing Vietnam: Brown University, Exhibition and conference, Photographic Exhibition, 1999 One Person Exhibition: AS220, Alternative Space, Mixed media, sculpture/painting, 1999 Between the Lines: selected photos: One person Exhibition: Providence College, Hunt Cavanagh Gallery, Providence, RI. 1998 Between the Lines: selected photos: Two Person Exhibition: Glenville State College, Fine Arts Gallery, Glenville, WV. 1998 Selected Images: Color Photographs: Silver Bullet Gallery, Providence, RI 1998 Streetscapes: One person exhibition of color photographs, Rhode Island Foundation Gallery, Providence, RI: 1996 Four By Four: Group sculpture exhibition, presented during the International Sculpture Society Annual Conference, Providence, RI: 1996 Visual Literacy in Non-Reading Communities: Video and Digital Media, Tools in Educational Development.⁶ 6 page paper presented and published by the International Technology Transfer Society. Published in 1996 Journal of Conference Proceedings.
Complete list available on request.

1.) The candidate's "Objective" is too long. You want something pithy and easy to take in at a glance. And an objective can change from one job opportunity to the next. In this case, drop the term "academic and profesional career" and develop one or two sentences to explain your objective.

2.) The administrative content on the vita is terse, while there is more information about his own artwork. Since this candidate wants to be an administrator, it's important to highlight administrative experience. You can do that by grouping all administrative experience and presenting this section first.

3.) Group teaching experience together, with relevant dates on the right.

4.) Delete "Higher" -- it's unneccessary. Place current studies first, then follow with significant degrees and dates.

5.) This candidate can establish his artistic credibility by showing permanent museum collections and the most important exhibitions.

6.) This publication didn't fit with others and deserved a category of its own. By creating a separate category for art-education and technology publications, the candidate can highlight an area of expertise.