Resume

Gail Vogels
29 Hickory Ave., Takoma Park MD 20912
404-545-8658
gevogels1118@gmail.com

Education

Georgia State University, Ernest B. Welch School of Art and Design, MFA, Drawing and Painting, Atlanta, GA

Australian National University, School of Art, Canberra, Australia

Georgia State University, Ernest B. Welch School of Art and Design, Post Baccalaureate Studies, Atlanta, GA

Boston University, School of Education, M.Ed., Boston, MA

Eastern College, BA, Literature and Communications, St. David’s, PA

Professional Experience

Professional Artist, self-employed, represented by galleries in Atlanta and Washington, DC. Exhibited paintings in five solo shows and fourteen group shows. 2003-present

Gallery Educator, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Through portraiture, facilitate historical, cultural and biographical discussions with educational groups. 2012-2013

Part -Time Faculty, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA. Coursework includes Drawing 1 and Art Appreciation Online. Fall 2011-2012

Part-Time Faculty, The Art Institute of Atlanta, Art Foundations, Atlanta, GA 2010. Coursework includes Basic Drawing and Color Theory. Summer 2010- Summer 2011

Visiting Lecturer, Drawing and Painting, Ernest B. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, 2006-2008. Coursework includes: Oil Based Medium, Life Drawing, 2D Design, and Drawing 2.

Adjunct, Ernest B. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, Drawing 2, Fall 2004

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ernest B. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, 2D Design, 2002-2003

Publications

Cover, The Flagpole Magazine, Athens, GA May 12, 2010

New American Paintings 15 Years, December 2009

Studio Visit Magazine, Juror Carl Belz, Curator Emeritus Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, November 2008

New American Paintings, MFA Annual, Juror Lisa Dennison, Chief Curator of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, October 2002

Gallery Representation

Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC 2013

Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA 2010

Vision Gallery, Atlantic Beach, NC 2009- 2011

Twinhouse Gallery, 2815 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 2005-2006

Juror

Decatur Arts Festival, Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur GA 2011

Exhibitions and Awards

The Seen Gallery, New Artists’ Show, Decatur, GA September 2010 (Invitational)

Top of the Stairs Gallery, Athens- Clarke County Library, Athens, GA May 2010 (Invitational)

The Art Spot, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Atlanta, GA April 2010 (Invitational)

Decatur Arts Festival, Fine Arts Exhibition, Juried Show, Decatur, GA 2009

Swan Coach House Gallery, “Little Things Mean A Lot”, Atlanta, GA November 2008 (Invitational)

Gallery Walk at Terminus, “Waterscapes,” Atlanta, GA, July 2008 (Invitational)

Twinhouse Gallery, Introductions [05], group show featuring emerging artists to the Atlanta market, July 2005 (Invitational)

Eyedrum, “Green”, Atlanta, GA March 2005 (Solo)

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, “Above and Below”, Atlanta, GA, June 2004 (Solo)

Decatur Arts Festival, Fine Arts Exhibition, Juried Show, Decatur, GA 2004

Seen Gallery, Spotlight on Decatur, Oakhurst, GA 2004 (Invitational)

Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, solo exhibition, Atlanta, GA, Spring 2004 (Solo)

Georgia State MFA Thesis Exhibition, Georgia State University, December 2003 (Solo)

Eyedrum, Film Screening, Atlanta, GA, September 2002

Semi-finalist, Georgia State University Film Festival, Atlanta, GA, Spring 2002

Binders Award, Juried Student Show, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Spring 2002

The Artspot, “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?” Atlanta, GA 2001 (Invitational)

“New Works”, Georgia State University Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Spring 2001

“Eighteen Months in Australia”, D Miles Gallery, Decatur, GA, 2000 (Solo)

“Recycled”, D Miles Gallery, Decatur, GA 1998 (Invitational)

Professional Associations

College Art Association, 2007-2011

Other Professional Experience

Career Consultant, Drake, Beam, Morin, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 1993

Consultant, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Career Development and Placement, Philadelphia, PA 1992-1993

Career Planning and Placement Advisor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1988-1991

Associate Director, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, Career Development Office, Haverford, PA 1984-1988

Counselor, Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH, 1980-1982

Medical Sales Representative, Merck, Sharp and Dohme, West Point, PA, 1982-1984

Community Service

Decatur Education Foundation, Recipient, Foundation Award for volunteer contributions, Decatur, GA 2009-2010

Cultural Arts Committee, Decatur High School, Chair of Decatur Artists’ Studio Tour 2005, 2007, Decatur, GA 2004-2009

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