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JENNIFER LONGSHORE
2729 Clay Creek Way
Ashland, Oregon 97520
541.951.5496 (Mobile)
541.552.6566(Office)
Email: longshoj @ sou.edu
EDUCATION
M.A. in Art History, University of California, Davis, 1997
Thesis: Mary Cassatt's Modern Woman: Impressions of Progress
B.A. in Art History and Humanities, California State University, Fresno, 1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC
• Senior Instructor II - Art History — Department of Creative Arts, Southern
Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon, 2019
• Senior Instructor I - Art History — Department of Creative Arts, Southern
Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon, 2011-present
• Instructor —Art History -Southern Oregon University, 2004-2011
• Lecturer — Art History - Southern Oregon University, 2000-2004
Oversee curriculum, program descriptions and advise students for Art History
Minor.
Instruct a wide variety of courses in the field of Art History and Visual Studies.
Teach and direct discussion in past and present trends in art theory and criticism.
Educate students on contextual issues in art and art history specifically related to the
areas of race, gender, ethnicity, globalization, activism and sustainability.
Incorporate Community Based Learning into curriculum. Instruct courses using
PowerPoint, Moodle, Turnitin, and VeriCite to supplement course lectures with
multimedia content, links to relevant resources, communicate with students, engage
students in discussion forums and post grades. Develop and Instruct online courses.
Developed curriculum and served as an instructor for Social Justice Freshman
Seminar. Educated students on contextual issues related to power, privilege,
oppression, and concepts of home and homelessness. Led a Freshmen cohort on
volunteer opportunities in the community and helped to strengthen their
communication skills both in the classroom and in the community.
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Courses taught:
Creative Arts Department:
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Art History and Visual Studies
o
History of Art — Prehistoric to Medieval
o
History of Art - Romanesque to 18t1 Century
o
History of Art - 181h Century to 2151 Century
o
Art Theory and Criticism
o
Activist Art and Work in the Community
o
Globalization and Contemporary Art
o
Art and Sustainability
o
Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Art
o
History of American Art
o
Art and Music 201h Century to Present
o
Popular Culture
Social Justice House:
o Freshman Seminar (Social Justice House)
• Instructor/ Art History Program Coordinator - The Advertising Arts
College, San Diego, California, 1997-1999.
Courses taught
o Art History Survey
o Applied Arts Survey
• Teaching Assistant - University of California, Davis, 1992-1993
Courses taught
o Art History Survey
CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT — Southern Oregon University
• Developed and piloted an online version of "Globalization and Contemporary
Art", Spring 2019
• Developed and piloted an online version of "Race Gender and Ethnicity in Art",
Fall 2017.
• Created, developed and implemented two new courses: "Art and Sustainability"
and "Art History and Visual Studies", 2016-2017.
• Revised and re -developed course titled "Globalization and Contemporary Art",
2016.
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• Served as a member of the core team of the Social Justice House. Helped to plan
and implement a 4 year curriculum. Attended meetings throughout the year,
assessed curriculum, managed volunteerism for faculty and students, and
analyzed the overall successfulness of the SJH.
• Served on the Task Force to define and establish guidelines for the Social Justice
House Experience during the Winter, Spring and Summer of 2013. Weekly
meetings and extensive research was required.
• Nominated to serve as faculty for the 2013-2014 launch of the Social Justice
House. Extensive Curricular development began in Spring of 2013 and continues
to present.
• Revised and re -developed course titled "Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Art", 2012
• Developed and piloted the third and final segment of the Art History Survey for
the Distance Education Center. Online versions of ArtH 204,205 and 206 will
serve as general education courses for all students attaining traditional as well as
online degrees at SOU, 2011
• Developed and piloted two online versions of the Art History Survey for the
Distance Education Center. These courses will serve as general education for
those attaining a degree through distance education, 2009-2010
• Develop lectures for a distance education version of Art and Music of the 20th
Century, 2007-present
• Re -developed and integrated Community Based Learning into Activist Art, 2007
COMMITTEES/ SERVICE to Southern Oregon University
Member, Creative Arts, Administrative Assistant Search
Committee, Winter 2020
Member, Center for the Visual Arts Gallery Committee 2008 — present
Member, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Council, Southern Oregon
University, Chair of Bylaws committee, 2003 — present
Member, Sustainability Council, Southern Oregon University, 2017- 2019
• Value Lens Subcommittee
• Sustainability Definitions Subcommittee
Mentor, New Faculty Mentor Program, 2016 — 2019
Participant, Oregon Fringe Festival, 2019
Performer in Nakatani Gong Orchestra, April 26, 2019
Member, EMC Subcommittee on New Student Populations, Spring 2018
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Member, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Study (GSWS) Faculty Hire Search
Committee, Fall 2017 — Spring 2018
Participant, Oregon Fringe Festival, 2017
Performer on Bryan Jeffs', Collective Resonance, May 3rd, 2017
Performer on Mark Applebaum's 5:3 for 8 Crackleboxes and 2 Amplified Dice -
Rollers, May 5 and 6, 2017.
Soloist, SOU Percussion Ensembles, Lou Harrison Centennial Celebration, May
18th, 2017. Song title - May Rain, 1941.
Member, Spatial Studies and EMDA Faculty Hire Search Committee, Winter
2016
Faculty Liaison, SOU Advanced Southern Credit, 2014-2016
Pilot Participant, SOU ePortfolio Project, 2014-2015
Administrator and Host, SOU Social Justice House and Green House
Presentations and demonstrations at SOAR (Southern Oregon Arts and
Research Conference), May 13, 2014 and May 19, 2015
Member, Photography Faculty Hire Search Committee, Spring 2014
Advisor, "Lab -studio in Sustainability and the Arts" at the SOU Center for
Sustainability, 2014
Participant, Chairs Assessment Retreat, Southern Oregon University, 2011-2014
Faculty Leader, SOU New Student Orientation, September 22-25, 2013
Panelist, SOU Instructional Institute, September 24-35, 2013 (Topic: High
Impact Practices)
Member, Art Department Curriculum Committee, 2010 - 2012
Member, Art History Faculty Hire Search Committee, 2010-2011
Member, Art Department Honors Committee, 2009 - 2011
Member, Humanities Council, 2007 — 2011
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE —MUSEUMS
Curatorial Contributor, Schneider Museum of Art, "A Series of Latinx
Exhibitions", Fall 2019
Lecturer and Participant, Schneider Museum of Art - Docent Training Program,
2014-2016
Organizer and Art Historical Advisor, Slow Art Movement, Schneider
Museum of Art, 2009
Curator, Rotating Art Exhibit, Bellview Elementary School; 2009 - 2011
Volunteer, Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, San Diego, 95-96
Volunteer, Hands on Art Program, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1992
Chairperson/Member, Art Advisory Board, CSU, Fresno, 1988-91
Docent, Community Outreach Program, Fresno Art Museum, 1989-90
Assistant to the Registrar, Internship, Fresno Art Museum, 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE — OTHER
Member, Haines and Friends Fund Selection Panel, 2019-2020
Member, Theater Corridor Selection Panel, Ashland Public Arts Commission, 2017
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Consultant, Art Authority 3.2: Application for iPhone and iPad, Open Door
Networks, Inc. and Project A Inc., 2010 — 2018
Consultant/ Editor, Art Authority iBook, Open Door Networks, Inc. and Project A
Inc., 2012 — 2018
Panelist, Ashland Art Center, Art Matters series titled "Becoming and Artist", March
2016
Television Host, Ashland Mystery: RVTV Film Noir, Interview with Hailey Lind/
Juliet Blackwell at the Bohemia Gallery, aired August and September 2010.
Commissioner, City of Ashland - Public Arts Commission, Ashland, OR,
2004-2009
Participant, Looza Bottle Project, October 2007
Participant and Exhibitor, Inner Geography, February 2007.
Facilitator, SOPTV Art 21 Season 3 Kickoff, at SOU Meese Auditorium and
Mountain Meadows, November 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Longshore, Jennifer. "Exhibiting Essay — A Series of Latinx Exhibitions," in Curated
Conversations and Demonstrations, Schneider Museum of Art, 2019, pp. 42-44.
Consultant/advisor to: Alan Oppenheimer, "Ranking Artists: An Internet -era
Analysis," Leonardo, MIT Press, August 2016, Web.
Longshore, Jennifer. "Activist Art: Transforming Our Communities," in Ashland
Gallery Guide, Ashland Gallery Association, 2009, pp. 26-31.
Longshore, Jennifer G. "Posada's Images and Mexican Self -Realization," in Popular
Art —Essays on Urban Imagery. UC Davis Art History Collaborative Series jointly
with E.B. Crocker Art Museum, 1992, pp. 20-23.
GRANTS
• SOU Carpenter II Grant
Helped pay for registration and travel to Arts in Society Conference in June of
2018
• Jackson County Cultural Coalition, 2009
On behalf of the Ashland Public Arts Commission, the JCCC grant compensated
artists who painted utility boxes in downtown Ashland to create more functional
public art
Community Based Learning mini -grant
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Develop and Integrate Community Based Learning concepts into Activist Art
course, 2007
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION/ATTENDANCE
PRESENTER:
Arts in Society Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2018.
Topic: Teaching others how to make a difference in today's world:
Practical methods of instruction in activist art and works in the community
• SOAR at SOU, Celebration of Teaching, May, 18, 2010.
Topic: Activist Art: Teaching Others How to Make a Difference in Today's
World.
Social Artistry Summer Leadership Institute, Jean Houston Foundation, July 2009
Topic: I can do that? Teaching others how to make a difference in today's
world. Practical methods of instruction in activist art.
ATTENDEE:
• Oregon Arts Summit, Ashland, OR, October 2015
• College Art Association, Los Angeles, February 2012
• Imagining America, Los Angeles, October 2008 (representative of SOU)
• College Art Association, Seattle, February 2004
GUEST LECTURER:
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, May 3, 2020
Topic: Gerhardt Richter
• University of Guanajuato, Department of Visual Arts, Guanajuato, Mexico,
May 29, 2019
Topic: Creating Change: Practical Methods of Instruction in Activist Art and
Works in the Community
• New Day Breakfast: Retired Professionals in the Rogue Valley, March 2019
Topic: Activism and Creativity
• SOU Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master Program (CMHC), April
2018 and April 2019
Topic: Facilitating Creativity within Community
• National Art Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Ashland High School, April
2016
Topic: Making a Difference - Using Art to Inspire Others
• SOU SSPC Course on Social Activism, January 2014
Topic: Activist Artists and Social Engagement
• Stanford University Course on Creative Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2012
Topic: Dutch Modern Art: DeStijl to CoBra
• SOU Preview Day Presentation, 2011
Topic: The Liberal Arts Experience Through Art and Art History
• Master Planning, Ashland Public Arts Commission , 2005
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Topic: What is Public Art? The benefits of Public Art
• Creative Foundations, SOU Art Department, 2003
Topic: Popular Culture in the Visual Arts
• Digital Tools, SOU Music Department, 2003
Topic: Transformation, Rhythm, and Ma: The Space Between 201" Century Art
• Philosophy of Religion, SOU Philosophy Department, 2003
Topic: Art and Christianity
• Extended Language Program, University Extension, UC San Diego, 1998
Topic: What is Art? Questioning the Canon
• Baroque and Modern Art, Art History Department, UC Davis, 1993
Topic: Empowerment in Popular Culture
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
College Art Association (on hiatus)
Imagining America
FIELD RESEARCH IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Regularly Visited:
San Francisco: SFMOMA, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Fine Arts
Museum of San Francisco, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The
Museum of Contemporary Art, The Broad
Portland: Portland Art Museum, Member
Seattle: Seattle Art Museum
Ashland, Schneider Museum of Art, Member
• Berlin, Germany, 2019
Staatliche Museum of Berlin
o Pergamon Museum
o New Museum
o Old National Gallery
o Hamburger Bahnhof
• Prague, Czech Republic, 2019
Mucha Museum
• Budapest, Hungary, 2019
• Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico, 2019
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2018
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• Havana, Cuba, 2018
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Cubano
Center of Contemporary Art
• New York, 2017
Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Art Museum, MOMA
• Chicago, IL 2018 and 2016
Art Institute of Chicago
• Minneapolis, MN 2016
Walker Art Center
• Fargo, ND 2016
Plains Art Museum
• Anchorage, AK 2014
Anchorage Museum
• Amsterdam 2012
Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Netherlands Media Art Institute
• Australia 2015
Brisbane, Gallery of Modern Art and Queensland Art Gallery
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria and Australian Centre for the Moving
Image
• United Kingdom 2010
London: British Museum, National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate
Modern
• France, 2010
Paris: Musee du Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, architectural sites
Giverny
• Spain 2007
Madrid: El Prado, Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, National Museum Reina Sofia
Barcelona: Picasso Museum, Joan Miro Foundation, Sagrada Familia
Sevilla: architectural sites
Cordoba: architectural sites
Toledo: architectural sites
0 India,1998 (architectural study)
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New Dehli
Agra
Jaipur
Calcutta
Chennai
Hyderabad
• Italy,1994
Florence: Accademia, Brancacci Chapel, Uffizi Gallery
Rome: Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Cathedral
Venice: Gallerie dell'Accedemia, Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Sienna: architectural sites
• New York,1989
Metropolitan Museum of New York, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim
Museum New York, The Frick Collection
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Certificate of Community Storytelling, The Hearth, Ashland, March 2019-Oct 2019
Abstraction Workshop, The Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 1998
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), 2017 — Present
Member, Community Anti -Drug Coalition of America - Ashland Chapter, 2016 —
2018
Site Council Member, Ashland High School, 2013 - 2018
Committee Member, Ashland School District Superintendent Search Screening
Committee, 2017
Judge, Senior Capstone Projects, Ashland High School, 2016 — 2018
Volunteer, AHS Snow Board Team, 2014 - 2018
Member, Summer Arts Institute — planning and implementing a summer program
in partnership with AHS and SOU, 2014-2015
Volunteer and Judge, AHS Speech and Debate Team 2014-2015
Participant, Evolving Education in High School Summit, Februaryl, 2014
Member, AHS English/Social Studies Faculty Hire Search Committee, May 2014
Volunteer Judge, "Upcycled Fashion Show" - an event sponsored by SOU and
Goodwill in honor of Earth Day, 2013.
Volunteer Art Lecturer, Ashland High School, Ashland, OR, 2011- present
Chairman, Scholarship Committee, Ashland High Arts Advocates AHAA!,
Ashland, OR, 2011 - 2013
Volunteer Coordinator and Board Member, Ashland Little League, Ashland, OR,
2010 - 2012.
Career Day Presenter, Ashland High School, Ashland, OR 2012
Volunteer Art Lecturer, Ashland Middle School, Ashland, OR, 2011- 2012
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Volunteer Art Lecturer, Bellview Elementary School, Ashland, OR, 2008 - 2011
Parent Volunteer, Bellview Elementary School, Ashland, OR, 2008 - 2011
Member, ODOT Aesthetic Advisory Committee, 2009
President, Parent Teacher Organization Walker Elementary School, Ashland, OR,
2005 -2 006
Volunteer Art Lecturer, Walker Elementary School, Ashland, OR, 2001- 2008
Parent Volunteer, Walker Elementary School, Ashland, OR, 2001- 2008
Board Member, Child Care Advisory Committee. SOU Schneider Children's
Center, Ashland, OR, 2001-2004
Volunteer, San Diego Foundation for Change, 1995-96
OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST
Rogue World Ensemble — Choir Member 2017- 2019
Pomegranate Group, women's figure drawing
Gardening
Bicycling
Snowboarding
Archery
Salsa Dancing
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Program Coordinator, UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, 1995-97
Technical Writer, Student Development, San Diego City College, 1997
Student Instructor, Music Department, Sacramento High School Visual and
Performing Arts Centre, 1993-94
Assistant to the Director, Orientation and Transition Services, CSUF, 1990-91
Director of Public Relations, Associated Students, Inc., CSUF, 1989-90
REFERENCES
Cody Bustamante
SOU Department of Art and Art History
541-552-6569
Bustamante@sou.edu
Alma Rosa Alvarez
SOU Department of English and Writing
Southern Oregon University
(541) 552-6629
Alvarez@sou.edu