Curriculum Vitae

Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Northern Colorado
Computer Graphics Area Head

Over 30 single art shows, participation in over 100 juried and invitational fine art exhibitions, such as: Immaginando '97, Digital Visions of Etruria, (Honorable Mention), Grosetto, Italy, juried; ACM SIGGRAPH '89, '90, '94, '95, '98, '99, '01, '02, '03, ’04 (two images and animation) '05, '06, '07, '08 and traveling shows; Der Prix Ars Electronica 1988-2008; Eurographics 1991, 1996 (Artistic Merit Award), 1998, 2006 animation; ISEA 1990, '92, '94, '96; SCAN 1990, '92, '93; New York Digital Salon 1995, '96, '98; 20th Century Matrix exhibit at the NTT Museum, Tokyo, Japan (2000 images and 5000 texts describing 20th Century); Winner of BauBoden, Deutsche Bau-und Bodenbank AG, Geschäftsbericht,  the cover and 18 color plates, invitational.and juried., "Computerkunst/Computer Art" '96, '98, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 Gladbeck, Germany traveling shows. Art of the Animal (award), GRAPHITE '03-07. M.I.A.D. 2006, Torento Argentina (Second Place) Animations projected at the Victory Media Network, Dallas, TX 2006, 2007, Common Ground 2008 The Haun Tie Art Museum in Beijing.

Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH '90 grant for educators. Several grant awards for developing computer graphics technology. Colorado Art Education Association 2003 Professional Development Award. Liason, Organizing and Programme Committee, one of the editors of the Proceedings for the International Conference on Information Visualization iV, Vis'2008 - Visualisation in Built and Rural Environments. Symposium and Digital Art Gallery Chair D-ART iV 1997-2008 London; England, Zurich '07, Switzerland, and Computer Graphics, Image & Visualization, Penang, Malaysia '04, Beijing, China.'05. Sydney, Australia '06, Bangkok, Thailand '07, Penang, Malaysia '08. Organizing and Programme Committee member for iV and CGIV. Online Art Gallery organizer and key-note speaker for the Special Year on Art and Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder 2005.

Research and pedagogy interests include integrated instruction in art, science, and computer art graphics.

Publications
International Journal on LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, 1997; LEONARDO, Planks, Programs and Art 1993, Art as Information 2002; The Visual Computer: An International Journal of Computer Graphics, Iizuka, Japan / Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, V. 14, No. 7, pp. 354-7, 1998, Creativity and Cognition, Loughborough, England, 1994;  ERIC Doc. ED 374 773;  COMPUTER GRAPHICS, 2004 (V38, N 4, Nov), 1997, 1991, July 2008(SIGGRAPH '91, '97, '07 Panels);  YLEM editor 1990, 1996, COLLAGE,1996-01, Colorado Art Education Association 1996-2004, National Art Education Association 2000-04.  Marquis Who's Whos, International Biographical Centre, Cambrigge, GB.

Work published in
- "Writing on Drawing - Essays on Drawing Practice and Research" edited by Steve Garner, Intellect Books, London, ISBN 9781841502007 October 2008
- "Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation" by Sandra Cerny Minton, Human Kinetics Publishers, Third Edition, ISBN 13-978-0-7360-6476-7, 2007
- "Art of The Digital Age" by Bruce Wands, Thames & Hudson, ISBN: 0-500238170, 2006
- "Painting the Digital River" by James Faure Walker: Prentice Hall PT, ISBN: 0-131739026, 2006
- "Digital Printmaking" G. Whale & N. Barfield, A&C Black '2001, second edition by Wastson Guptil, ISBN 0-8230-1398-7, 2003
- "The Best of 3D Computer Graphics" CD by Vic Cherubini, Rockport Puplishers, Inc. , ISBN 1-56496-954-1, 2003
- P.I.E BOOKS, “New Postcard Graphics,” Tokyo, Japan, ISBN 4-89444-128-4 C3070, 2000

Students' work / assignments published in
- "New Technologies in the Art Room" by Deborah Greh, Davis Publications, Inc. , ISBN 0-87192-463-3, 1999, ISBN 0-87192-611-3, 2002
- Stephen Pite "The Digital Designer", Thomson, ISBN 0-7668-7347-1, 2003
- The Best of 3D Computer Graphics" CD by Vic Cherubini, Rockport Puplishers, Inc. , ISBN 1-56496-954-1, 2003
- Pamela Taylor, Ed, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Art in High School, NAEA, ISBN 1-890160-35-0, 2006
- Cover and websites of the iV Proceedings, London, England,. IEEE Society
- Biofeedback Game “Journey to the Wild Divine” was produced by M.A. student Corwin Bell (www.wilddivine.com)

© Anna Ursyn, 1987-2008