Assistant Director, Senior Programs

Museum Education

The Art Institute of Chicago

111 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60603

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

STUDY LEADER

Art Institute of Chicago Member Travel Programs

1. •Island Life in Ancient Greece and Turkey (September 2011)
   

2. •Antiquities of the Nile Valley and the Red Sea (February 2010)
   

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

1. •Treasures from the Ancient Mediterranean, Art Institute Member Seminar (2/2/2013)
   

2. •Getting to Know Google Art Project, Art Institute Member Seminar (8/22/2012)
   

3. •Exploring the Arts of Asia, Art Institute Member Seminar (12/4/2010, 4/2/2011, 3/1/2012)
   

4. •East Meets West -- Japonisme and Impressionism, Art Institute Member Seminar (5/10/2011)
   

5. •Art Online for Adults: Computer Basics, Art Institute Member Seminar (10/25/2011)
   

LECTURES

1. •The Ancient Art of Drink or Becoming an Ass in Ancient Athens, Pennsic War XLI (8/2/2012)
   

2. •Art of Faith and Vision, member lecture series at the Art Institute of Chicago (3/18/2012)
   

3. •Floating Worlds: Japan, member lecture series at the Art Institute of Chicago (1/25/2012)
   

4. •Gods and Emperors: China, member lecture series at the Art Institute of Chicago (1/18/2012)
   

5. •Visions of Bliss: India, member lecture series at the Art Institute of Chicago (11/23/2011)
   

6. •Agony and Areté: Olympics and the Greek Games for Art Institute Member Travel Program Island Life in Ancient Greece and Turkey (September 2011)
   

7. •Drinking in the Ancient World or Becoming an Ass in Ancient Greece for Art Institute Member Travel Program Island Life in Ancient Greece and Turkey (September 2011)
   

8. •Japonisme: French Impressionism and Japanese Woodblock Prints
   

9. •Temples & Tombs: Egyptian & Greek Art, Inside Art lecture series at the Art Institute of Chicago (3/16/2011)
   

10. •Ancient Wisdom, Modern Vision: The Fan Collection of Chinese Bronzes and the New Weston Wing of Japanese Art for the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago (12/9/2010)
    

11. •Impressions of Japan: Woodblock Prints and Folding Screens from the Art Institute of Chicago, Winnetka Library, Winnetka, Illinois (7/25/2010)
    

12. •Egypt in Chicago, field trip with the Art Institute and Oriental Institute, co-host with Dr. Emily Teeter of the Oriental Institute (2/27/2010, 5/15/2010, 7/24/2010)
    

13. •Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions for Art Institute Member Travel Program Antiquities of the Nile Valley and the Red Sea (2/17/2010)
    

14. •Beyond Golden Clouds: Japanese Screens from the Art Institute of Chicago and Saint Louis Art Museum for the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago (9/10/2009, 9/16/2009)
    

15. •House of Snow and Gilded Gods: Art of the Himalayas for Winnetka Library, Winnetka, Illinois (6/14/2009)
    

16. •The Alsdorf Galleries: Hindu and Buddhist Art of South & Southeast Asia for the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwest Indiana (4/29/2009)
    

17. •Agony and Areté: Sport in the Ancient World for the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago, Naperville (2/8/2009), City/Southland (1/13/2010)
    

18. •House of Snow and Gilded Gods: Himalayan Art at the Art Institute of Chicago and Elsewhere for the Barrington/Northwest Area Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago, Barrington, Illinois (1/14/2009)
    

19. •Asian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Express Lecture Program of the Art Institute of Chicago, Winnetka Library, Winnetka, Illinois (6/29/2008)
    

20. •Hindu Art at the Art Institute of Chicago Advanced training for Art Institute of Chicago adjunct lecturing staff, docents, and volunteers (3/1/2008)
    

21. •The Art and Myth of Ancient Egypt in the lecture series Yesterday and Today: Art of the Ancient Mediterranean, Art Institute of Chicago, City/Southland (1/9/2008), Northbrook/Winnetka (1/12/2010)
    

22. •Evolution of Style and Theme in Egyptian Art, Evolving Egypt: Innovation, Appropriation, and Reinterpretation in Ancient Egypt, Brigham-Young University-Hawaii (2/2/2006)
    

23. •The Art and Myth of Ancient Egypt, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (7/8/2006)
    

24. •Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois (8/12/2007)
    

25. •Longing to Touch the Holy: Exploring Relics, Tapestry, Icons, Mosaics, Barrington Presbyterian Church, Barrington, Illinois (9/18/2005)
    

26. •Longing to See God: Exploring Paintings, Sculpture & Carvings, Barrington Presbyterian Church, Barrington, Illinois (9/11/2005)
    

GALLERY TALKS

Ancient Mediterranean Civilization:

1. •Courtesans and Fish Plates
   

2. •What’s Greek about a Roman Copy?
   

3. •A Fond Farewell: Ancient Mediterranean Funerary Monuments
   

4. •Greek Vase Painting Demystified! What's It All Really Mean?
   

5. •Reading Egyptian Art
   

6. •The Human Figure in Egyptian Art
   

7. •A Good Read—Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Art
   

8. •Osiris’s Trap Door: What’s He Hiding?
   

9. •Naturalism and Portraiture in Ancient Art
   

10. •The Ancient Art of Drink or Becoming an Ass in Ancient Greece
    

11. •Memento Mori in Ancient Greece
    

12. •A Donkey-headed Drinking Cup
    

13. •Of Gods and Glamour—Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art
    

Western Art:

1. •Elgin to Ellsworth: The Parthenon Frieze and the Chicago Panels
   

2. •American Environments
   

3. •Rhythm in Art
   

4. •Modern Portraits
   

5. •Unexpected Art
   

6. •Everyday Extraordinary
   

East Meets West:

1. •Flight of Fancy: Winged Creatures
   

2. •Japonisme: Japanese influence on French Impressionism
   

3. •Art of the Silk Road
   

4. •Alexander's Legacy—Buddhist Art at a Crossroads
   

5. •Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese Prints
   

Arts of Asia:

1. •Culture of Wine in Chinese Art
   

2. •Serpents in Art
   

3. •Connoisseurship of Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints
   

4. •Connoisseurship of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Prints
   

5. •Art of the Tang Dynasty
   

6. •Crushed Spirits: Art of the Downtrodden
   

7. •Art of the Tang Dynasty
   

8. •Chinese Art and the Three Teachings
   

9. •Karttikeya, God of War
   

10. •Tibetan Art
    

11. •Gender Bender: Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati
    

12. •Avatars of Vishnu
    

13. •Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure
    

14. •The Art and Myth of South Asia
    

15. •Images of Ganesha
    

16. •Asian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
    

17. •Floral Motifs in Chinese Porcelain
    

18. •Foreign Faces in Edo-period Prints
    

19. •Kamisaka Sekka's A World of Things
    

20. •Chanoyu: the Art of Tea
    

21. •Poetry of Friendship: Surimono and the Cultural Salons of Japan
    

22. •Evening Glow: Japanese Nighttime Prints
    

23. •There's No Business like Show Business: Actor Prints of the Katsukawa School
    

24. •The Arranged Flower: Ikebana and Flora in Japanese Prints
    

25. •Yokohama-e: Nineteenth Century Prints of Americans in Japan
    

26. •Modern Japanese Creative Prints (sosaku hanga) from the Collection of Oliver Statler
    

27. •Ink on Paper: Japanese Monochromatic Prints
    

28. •Japan’s Immortal Poets: The Great Female Poets
    

29. •New Prints for a New Era: Itô Shinsui’s woodblock prints of the Taisho period (1912-1926) and Beyond
    

30. •Hiratsuka Un’ichi
    

31. •Egoyomi: Japanese Picture Calendars
    

32. •24 Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety in Japanese Prints
    

33. •City and Country: Views of Urban and Rural Japan
    

34. •Torii Kiyonaga and Ideal Beauty in Japanese Prints
    

35. •Japanese Prints of the 1960’s and 70’s
    

36. •The Alsdorf Galleries: Hindu and Buddhist Art of South & Southeast Asia
    

37. •Deft Hands, Discerning Eyes: Chinese and Korean Ceramics
    

38. •The Buddha’s Journey
    

INTERNET

1. •The Ancient Art Podcast <www.ancientartpodcast.org>
   

2. Episode 55, Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art
   

3. Episode 54, Krampus the Christmas Devil
   

4. Episode 53, Medusa, Mythic Monster
   

5. Episode 52, Wine in Ancient Egypt
   

6. Episode 51, Beer in Ancient Egypt
   

7. Episode 50, Images of Buddha
   

8. Episode 49, Ancient Dragons
   

9. Episode 48, Apollo Sauroktonos the Lizard Slayer
   

10. Episode 47, Roman Fasces
    

11. Episode 46, Ara Pacis
    

12. Episode 45, Courtesans and Fish Plates
    

13. Episode 44, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: Egyptian Civilization is Dead
    

14. Episode 43, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: Cleopatra/Nefertiti ... was/was not Black/White ...
    

15. Episode 42, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: The “Boy King” Tutankhamun
    

16. Episode 41, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: Egyptian Art Doesn't Change over Time
    

17. Episode 40, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: Akhenaten was the World’s First Monotheist
    

18. Episode 39, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: Tombs Depict Scenes from Daily Life
    

19. Episode 38, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: The Egyptians were Obsessed with Death
    

20. Episode 37, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: The Pyramids were Built by Slaves
    

21. Episode 36, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: The Orion Mystery
    

22. Episode 35, The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths & Misconceptions: The Lotus as a Narcotic or Aphrodisiac
    

23. Episode 34, Haniwa Horse & Hokusai’s Ghosts
    

24. Episode 33, Ganesha
    

25. Episode 32, Hadrian & Antinous
    

26. Episode 31, Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance
    

27. Episode 30, Karnak II
    

28. Episode 29, Karnak
    

29. Episode 28, Avatars of Vishnu
    

30. Episode 27, Hiratsuka Un’ichi
    

31. Episode 26, Aphrodite of Knidos
    

32. Episode 25, Beheaded Beauties
    

33. Episode 24, Japanese Screens
    

34. Episode 23, King Tut and Beyond
    

35. Episode 22, Nefertiti, Devonia, Michael
    

36. Episode 21, Akhenaten and the Amarna Style
    

37. Episode 20, Ancient Olympics, Part 3
    

38. Episode 19, Ancient Olympics, Part 2
    

39. Episode 18, Ancient Olympics, Part 1, the Foundation
    

40. Episode 17, Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art
    

41. Episode 16, Metropolitan Kouros
    

42. Episode 15, Origin of Greek Sculpture
    

43. Episode 14, Ra-Horakhty
    

44. Episode 13, Ellsworth Kelly’s “Chicago Panels”
    

45. Episode 12, The Parthenon Frieze, Part 3
    

46. Episode 11, The Parthenon Frieze, Part 2
    

47. Episode 10, The Parthenon Frieze, Part 1
    

48. Episode 9, Walk Like an Egyptian
    

49. Episode 8, Cicadas
    

50. Episode 7, Gandharan Bodhisattva
    

51. Episode 6, A Classical Lekythos
    

52. Episode 5, A Corinthian Pyxis
    

53. Episode 4, Statue of Osiris
    

54. Episode 3, A Donkey-headed Rhyton
    

55. Episode 2, The Mummy Case of Paankhenamun
    

56. Episode 1, The Scarab in Ancient Egypt
    

CONFERENCE PANELS & WORKSHOPS

1. •“Collaborating With Museums to Create Interactive Arts Programs for Older Adults” (co-presenter with CJE Senior Life) at 2013 Aging in America Conference, Chicago (March 13, 2013)
   

2. •Overview demonstrating the Art Institute’s programming for people with memory loss for Memory Loss, Creative Engagement, and Museum-Based Programming, a workshop presented by the Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) and Educators Committee (EdCom) at the Art Institute of Chicago (June 11, 2010)
   

3. •“Art and Aging: Programs and Perspectives” (co-presenter with the MoMA Alzheimer’s Project, the Alzheimer’s Association, CJE Senior Life) at the NCOA-ASA 2010 Aging in America Conference, Chicago (March 17, 2010)
   

4. •“Enhancing the Customer Experience,” Workshop II of IV for The Inclusive Arts & Culture Project, Open Doors Organization, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago (November 10, 2009)
   

5. •“Helping Teens & Seniors Go Live” for The Visitor’s Virtual Voice: Museum Education and the New Internet (Web 2.0), a workshop presented by the Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) and Educators Committee (EdCom) at the Art Institute of Chicago (June 12, 2009)
   

6. •“Serving Visitors Who Can't See” for Association of Midwest Museums Annual Meeting, Mackinac Island, MI (September 26, 2007)
   

FILM AND TELEVISION

1. •Art Institute of Chicago TacTiles for Visitors with Visual Impairment, television interview with CNN, Chicago, Illinois (4/25/2006)
   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creator and Host

Ancient Art Podcast

10/2006 – Present

www.ancientartpodcast.org

Assistant Director, Senior Programs, Museum Education Department

The Art Institute of Chicago

1/2008 – Present

1. •Help museum visitors foster enlightening interpretations and meaningful experiences of the Art Institute collection through gallery talks, lectures, museum exploration, and enriching educational programming
   

2. •Develop and manage educational programming serving the senior adult community and patrons with accessibility concerns
   

3. •Direct the Art Institute's Road Scholar, Art Insights, and accessibility programs
   

Senior Programs Coordinator, Museum Education Department

The Art Institute of Chicago

11/2004 – 1/2008

Freelance database designer

9/2003 – 1/2005

Design and deploy a complex relational FileMaker Pro database to house and track the private collection of a major Chicago art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Solutions include:

1. •Contain artwork publication history and conservation history, including full-text of published articles and conservation reports
   

2. •Ability to store a virtually unlimited number of images for each art object
   

3. •Guest privileges restrict access to sensitive financial information
   

Exhibition and Departmental Assistant, Asian Art

The Art Institute of Chicago

10/2002 – 10/2004

1. •Spearheaded the organization of a 3-day 18-scholar international symposium in conjunction with exhibition
   

2. •Assist with all administrative aspects of a major exhibition of nearly 200 objects on loan from US and international private and museum collections
   

3. •Key figure in Asian Art Council administrative, financial, and marketing reorganization
   

4. •Primary administrative liaison for Department of Asian Art
   

5. •Assist with collection management and departmental financial administration
   

6. •Conduct guided tours of exhibition and permanent collections
   

Research Assistant Intern, Ancient Art

The Art Institute of Chicago

6/2002 – 10/2002

1. •Research and record object histories, provenance, and values
   

2. •Compose acquisition justification report for Curatorial Committee on Ancient Art
   

3. •Respond to patrons' questions on the collection and related historical topics
   

4. •Update, and maintain networked collection database and object collection files
   

Electronic Text Services Assistant

University of Chicago Library

9/2001 – 10/2002

1. •Team player in ARTFL javascript development group
   

2. •Develop Web-based full-text electronic resources and support material for research databases
   

3. •Field library reference questions
   

Computer Applications Specialist, Electronic Resources

University Libraries of Notre Dame

1999 – 2001

1. •Certified Departmental Computer Consultant
   

2. •Developed and taught information technology classes
   

3. •Expanded my ability to explain technical and theoretical concepts in a clear and understandable manner to people of varying expertise
   

4. •Developed technical solutions for electronic research product access
   

5. •Designed and implemented technical knowledgebase with Web-based front end
   

6. •Designed Web and print-based instructional documentation
   

7. •Managed and supervised departmental student assistants
   

Student Web Support Specialist, Electronic Resources

University Libraries of Notre Dame

1999

1. •Designed and maintained Web-based instructional material for academic research
   

2. •Database editing and manipulation
   

Student Consultant, Educational Technology Services

Office of Information Technologies, University of Notre Dame

1998 – 1999

1. •Designed and maintained Web-based distance learning course content
   

2. •Assisted faculty in designing educational presentations
   

3. •Instructed faculty in use of educational and productivity software
   

EDUCATION

MA in the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World

University of Chicago, 2002

BA Cum Laude in Ancient Civilization and German

University of Notre Dame, 1998

Study Abroad:

1. •Universität Innsbruck, Austria, 1995-1996
   

2. •America University in Cairo, Egypt, 1997
   

PUBLICATIONS

1. •Ancient Art Podcast. <http://www.ancientartpodcast.org>
   

2. •Creator/Instigator of the LDCC Tip of the Week, University of Notre Dame <http://www.nd.edu/~dcns/public/lucas/index.shtml>
   

3. •"EndNote 4: Research Made Easy a Little Less Difficult." Information Technology and Libraries. 19:4 (2000). <http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/ital/italinformation.cfm>
   

LANGUAGE SKILLS

1. •German
   

2. •Ancient Greek
   

3. •Classical Latin
   

4. •Ancient Egyptian
   

5. •Colloquial Arabic
   

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

PROGRAMMING AND MULTIMEDIA

1. •Web 2.0 Social Networking & Educational Technologies, Web design, HTML, digital imaging, multimedia/scanning, audio/video authoring, podcasting & blogging
   

SOFTWARE

1. •Electronic resource database installation, configuration, technical support
   

2. •FileMaker Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver & Fireworks, Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Apple iLife, EndNote, QuickTime Pro, QuickTime VR Authoring Studio, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Premiere, BBEdit, Telnet, FTP, VNC
   

OPERATING SYSTEMS

1. •Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, UNIX
   

2. •Macintosh and PC hardware and operating system installation/configuration/support
   

3. •Network installation/configuration