Vita

         Christine Gorbach

ChristineGorbach@gmail.com

http://christine.gorbach.org

Education

           

1972-1973          Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1973-1976          B.A. The University of Akron

Akron, Ohio

1982                        Kent State Blossom Art Program with an emphasis on painting under the direction of Craig Lucas.

1980-1990          Postgraduate courses included filmmaking and Media Influences on Art.

1993-1997          M.A. Kent State University

Kent, Ohio

Major — Art Education

Studio concentration — Painting - under the direction of William Quinn.

Thesis — The Actions and Reflections of Art Teachers in Their Studios and Their Classroom

2004                        Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art (TICA), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

 

Teaching Experience

 

            1977—2007      K-12 Visual Art Teacher, Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education

                                    Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

                                    Elementary Schools: 1977-1986

                                    Middle School: 1986-1998

                                    High School: 1998-2007

1993-1994          One year sabbatical, Student Teacher Supervisor, Kent State University

Kent, Ohio

            1998-2007       Art Department Coordinator, Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education.

 

 

Painting Exhibitions and Commissioned Work

 

1977-1978          Faculty Shows, Taylor Memorial Library.

1980                        Commissioned work, ChildrenÕs Hospital Credit Union, Akron, Ohio.

1982                Blossom Kent Art Show.

1982-1992          Commissioned works for private individuals/businesses.

1991                        OAEA Conference Juried Art Show, Powerhouse Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

1995                By Invitation Only Art Show, solo show arranged for the artist by an area patron.

1996-2000          Four paintings on loan to Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

1996                        Contemporary Art Project Gallery Show, Two Painters Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

1997                        Singular Evening of Art, solo show at the Cuyahoga Falls School of Music, Stow, Ohio.

1998                        Moonlight Gallery, group show, Cleveland, Ohio.

1999                        Hierarchy painting featured at the Agora Gallery in New York City and at an Art Educators Show the Akron Art Museum.

2000-Present   Studio work on various paintings and photographs for collaborative film projects.

2001                           Solo show, Kent State Stark Campus, North Canton, Ohio

2003                        Progeny, solo show Stark State Technical College

2003-Present   A featured artists for Diabetes Association yearly Fundraiser.

2004                        Cuyahoga Falls Faculty Art Show, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

2005                        Group Show Cuyahoga Valley Art Center

2005-Present   Commissioned works for private individuals/businesses.

2007                Currently working on 4Õx5Õ oil painting for collaborative film for Breast Cancer Awareness.

 

 

Films, Multimedia, Collaborative Work

           

2000                        Multimedia collaborations begin with Christine Gorbach (sight) and Gary Lee Nelson (sound), an Oberlin College artist/composer. To date, the following films have been created;

 

Hierarchy 2000

Death and Transfiguration 2002

Charitoo 2002

The Red Line 2004

Emergence 2004 (Multi-media production)

My Regards 2004

Progeny 2006

Jabber 2008

Ogen 2008

Hope 2008 (In production)

 

Film Screenings

 

2000                Oberlin College Faculty Composer Concert

2001                        Subtle Technologies, Blurring the Boundaries Between Art and Science, Innis College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Wigged.net on-line video magazine April-May 2001 edition

Sight and Sound Series Cleveland Institute of Art

Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival

The Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.

The Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio (lecture series) 

Featured presenters at the annual meeting of the Ohio Art Education Association in Cleveland on November 16, 2001.

2002                New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

International Film Festival, Germany

                                    International Film Festival, Denmark

New England Music Camp, Maine

Interlochen Arts Camp, Michigan

Waldon School, New Hampshire

American New Arts Festival, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Great Lakes Science Center, Ohio

2003                Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore

"Take Back the Night" University of Akron

UCSB Santa Barbara, California 2003

New Music and Arts festival, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

"Standing Rock Film Festival" Kent, Ohio

Stark State Technical College Progeny Exhibit

Heidelberg College Arts festival

2004                        MMM — Multi Media Marathon Oberlin College

Oberlin Faculty Concert

2005                        Midwest Instructional Technology Center, Grinnell College, Iowa

2006                        Presentation of films and participants in a roundtable discussion during a summer workshop at CCMix in Paris, France

New Music and Arts festival, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

2007                        Timara Reunion Festival, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.

Iona College New York, The Female Gaze: Women Artists Interpret the World First Place Award 2007.

Visiting Artist Concert at Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.

2008                Screening at Shared an art and technology venue in New York City.

The Fuse Factory Ignition: Convergence: The Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab, Columbus, Ohio

 

Awards and Commendations

 

1982-1983          Nominated for Outstanding Young Educator for the city of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

 

Teacher of the Year

Newberry School, PTA, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

 

1984-1985Nominated for Outstanding Educator by Cuyahoga Falls Education

Association.

 

Outstanding Achievement / Teacher of the Year

Principal Award — Newberry School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

 

            1993                National Citation for Excellence in the Visual Arts

                                    Scholastic, Inc.

           

            1994                National Honor Awarded for Excellence in the Visual Arts

                                    Scholastic, Inc.

 

1997                Recognition as an Outstanding Educator of the Visual Arts  

Scholastic, Inc.

 

1998                  Grant for presentation of Student Art Exhibit, Cuyahoga Falls

Alumni Association.

 

2002                        Star Award for acting as an outstanding artistic model for students.

Cuyahoga Falls High School, Principal Award.

 

2003                        Commendation from Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education

For serving as a positive artistic model for students, staff and community.

 

2006                        Commendation from Summit County Council, Ohio for hard work, dedication, and commitment to education.

 

2007                Commendation from Summit County Council, Ohio for hard work, dedication, and commitment to education.

 

First Place Award 2007.Iona College New York, The Female Gaze: Women Artists Interpret the World

 

2008                National Art Education Association WomenÕs Caucus Carrie Nordlund Award. National citation for excellence in feminist pedagogy, PreK-12th art education.