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| Adam Brown 837 NW 41tst Street Oklahoma City, OK 73118 405.605.9079 c awbrown@ou.edu EDUCATION 1999-00 University of Iowa, Masters of Fine Arts, Intermedia and Digital MediaStudied with Hans Breder and Ebon Fisher 1997-99 University of Iowa, Masters of Art, Intermedia and Digital MediaStudied with Hans Breder and Ebon Fisher 1992-95 University of Iowa, Bachelors of Art, Emphasis in Photography and Intermedia 1990-91 Milwaukee School of Engineering, Coursework in Biomedical Engineering 1989 Cambridge University, Homerton College, Cambridge, England
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007- Associate Professor of
Symbiotic Media (tenured) 2000-07 Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Video
(tenure track), 98-2000
Research
Assistant in Digital Media for Professor Ebon Fisher 1995-97
Director,
Isis Conceptual Laboratory, West Branch, IA
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES 2009 Commissioned Bion Installation ExonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Center 2008 Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Solo Exhibition
SELECTED EXHIBITONS 2007 Singularity in the Communal Tide, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, Newark NJ 2007 Sanctuary, Brodsky Center Mason Gross School of the Arts @ Rutgers University, Newark NJ 2007 Bion, Stephenson Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK 2006 Bion (group), "Bridge Art Fair," Curated by: Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Miami, Florida 2006 Bion (group), "Engaging Technology - A History and Future of Intermedia,” Ball State University, Indiana 2006 Bion (group), “Newark Between Us,” Newark, NJ (October – December) 2006 Solo Exhibition: Living Arts, Tulsa, OK 2006 Bion (group), Siggraph 06: Intersections, Boston Convention Center, Boston, MA 2006 Bion (group), IDEAS > Emerging Codes of the Digital, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2006 Bion (group), Archival to Contemporary: Six Decades of The Sculptors Guild, Hillwood Art Museum, New York 2005 The Upgrade! International (group), Eyebeam, New York 2005 “Tits or modified ready made, made ready” (group) Biting the Apple 2005, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City 2004 Bion (group), Faculty Exhibition, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma 2003 Passage, Hans Breder Foundation, Permanent collection: Dortmund, Germany 2003 Images from Orgone (group), Paraguayan-American Third Bi-national Art Exhibit, Asuncion, Paraguay 2003 Orgone: Mechanical Tension (solo) Performance and Installation, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK 2003 Orgone: Mechanical Tension (solo) Object and Video Installation, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK 2002 Passage, Not Still Art, Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY 2001 Mediated Trace Structures, Performance: Oklahoma Cowboy, Internet 2Performance Event Norman, OK; Dortmund, Germany; Portland, OR; Iowa City, IA 2000 Nidus I, Interactive installation, MFA exhibition, Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA 1999 Smash Cake, Simple Gifts (group show), Kanga Gallery, Davenport, IA 1999 Passage (solo), Thaw Video/Film Festival, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1997 CU See Me Video Telematic event, Isis Conceptual Laboratory & Pseudo Radio, West Branch, Iowa & New York, NY 1993 Marlow Room, Performance, Czech Slovac Performance Space (CSPS), Cedar Rapids, IA 1993 William Rush, Installation, Czech Slovac Performance Space (CSPS), Cedar Rapids, IA 1993 Inside Out, Installation, 6-H Space, International Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1993 ART OVER AIDS, Collaborative Performance, Elizabethan Porn Star, Czech Slovac Performance Space (CSPS), Cedar Rapids, IA CUROTORIAL 2007 Pulse Pool, Boston Museum of Science as part of the 2007 Boston Cyber Arts Festival 2006 The Upgrade! International (D.I.Y.) Annual Exhibition and Festival: Director, Oklahoma City 2001 Mediated Trace Structures, Curator, Internet 2, Performance Event Norman, OK; Dortmund, Germany; Portland, OR; Iowa City, IA 1997 Looking for the Pieces, Isis Conceptual Laboratory, West Branch, IA
GRANTS AND AWARDS 2008 Supporting mentor: “REU Site: Integrated Machine Learning Systems;” Budget Period: 1/01/08-12/31/10; Sponsor: NSF; Award amount: $310,952 2007 Presidential Dream Course; “How to Build Robots for Artists” $20,000 2007 College of Fine Arts Excellence in Research Award, $1000 2006 Turbulence commission, Boston, MA $5000 2006 Rhizome commission, New York, NY $1000 2006 Combined Funds for “Bion” robotic installation $36,000: The National Science Foundation: $3000, Vice President of Research Council funds: $6000, College of Engineering: $7500, School of Computer Science: $7000, The office of the President: $6000, College of Art: $3000, School of Art: $3000 2004 Junior Faculty Research Grant: $6000, Research Council Funds, University of Oklahoma 2003 Private research funds (Ginsberg and Brown LLC), Prototyping funds for Interactive Video Display System: $60,000.00 2003 Research Council Funds (matching travel funds): $300 2002 Research Council Funds (small grant): $1000.00 funding for commercial fabrication of multiple performance objects. University of Oklahoma 2001 Research Council Funds (large grant): $3920.00 funding to supplement costs of a DVD artist video. University of Oklahoma 2000 Research Council Funds (small grant): $1000.00 funding to create a virtual studio. University of Oklahoma 2000 Start-up funds of $30,000.00 ($10,000.00 per year), School of Art, University of Oklahoma
PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES AND PANELS 2007 University of Missouri, Columbia :: Guest Artist/Lecturer 2006 Ball State University – Panel discussion: “The Future of Intermedia,” Muncie, IN 2006 Ball State University – Lecture: "Is it Alive? Sensor Networks and Art," Muncie, IN 2006 Living Arts - Lecture, Tulsa OK 2006 Arts Interactive - Lecture, Boston MA 2006 ACM SiGGraph 2006 Sketch, Boston MA 2006 National BotBall tournament, Norman OK 2006 IDMAA (The International Digital Media and Arts Association)Artist Lecture, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 2005 Art and Science guest lecturer, Wake Forest University, NC 2005 Oklahoma Creativity Project, Governor’s Mansion, Oklahoma City 2005 The International Upgrade, Guest Lecturer, Eyebeam, New York, NY 2005 New York Sculptors Guild, Guest Lecturer, Hoboken, NJ 2001 Oklahoma Art Educators Association Annual Conference, Workshop/Seminar, University of Oklahoma 1997 Technology, Digital Media and the Isis Conceptual Laboratory, Colloquium Forum. University of Iowa
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2005 Affiliated faculty, The Symbiotic Computing Laboratory, University of Oklahoma 2005 Director, Symbiotic Media 2005 The Upgrade! International 2005 Director and Curator, The Upgrade! Oklahoma City 2005 The New York Sculptor’s Guild, Member. New York, NY
WEBSITES AUTHORED 2006 http://www.bion.tv 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, http://www.1ne3.com/upgrade 2004 http://www.impulsemedia.com 2004 Isisconceptuallaboratory.com 2003 Orgone: Mechanical Tension 2001 Mediated Trace Structures (co-authored) 2000 Isis Conceptual Laboratory
(Instructional Site) 1999 Digital Worlds Website for the University of Iowa School of Art, www.uiowa.edu 1996 Isis Conceptual Laboratory, Looking for the Pieces Exhibition
WEB SITES PUBLISHED ON 2006 http://www.sanesociety.org 2006 http://www.sculporguild.org 2006 http://www.interactivearcitecture.org 2006 http://www.turbulence.org 2006 http://www.eculturefactory.de
BIBLIOGRAPHY (selected reviews/articles/interviews) Herman Rapaport, (catalogue) Technically Beautiful, Engaging Technology (A History and Future of Intermedia), 2007, p6 2007 Featured in documentary produced for the Oklahoma Heritage Museum as part of their permanent exhibit Gae Savannah, (review) ”Newark Between Us” Sculpture Magazine, December 2007, 26(10), p71-2 New Jersey Network News by Michael Aron (6 min), January, 2007 Will Prescott, OU Professors combine art, science (Artificial intelligence on display), The Oklahoma Daily Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 VOL. 92, No 16. front page Studio Tulsa (interview with Rich Fisher) KWGS National Public Radio, September 6, 2006 Holly Wall, The Art of Science or is it the other war around? Urban Tulsa Weekly, p19 September 7-13, 2006 James D. Watts, Jr. (review) Exhibit Explores Electronics, Artificial Intelligence. Tulsa World, Thursday, Sept 7, 2006 William V. Ganis, (review) Archival to Contemporary: Six Decades of the Sculptors Guild. Sculpture Magazine, September 2006, 25(7), p71-2 Representative Image for Siggraph 06, Wired Magazine, p.52 July, 2006 Suhjung Hur, Art and Space Bob, International Magazine of Space and Design, 023, p. 130-133 July, 2006 Patrick Earnest, Is it live, or is it digital sculpture? The Norman Transcript, January 27, 2006 Aileen Jacobson, Let There Be Art. Newsday, February 5, 2006 Long Island News (interview) Telecare TV29 Long Island, New York, January 26, 2006 Marcelle S. Fischler, A Stage for Art. The New York Times, Sunday, February 5, 2006 Helen A. Harrison, (review) Archival to Contemporary: Six Decades of the Sculptors. The New York Times, Sunday, March 19, 2006 Kathryn Shattuck, Footlights: Minds of Their Own. The New York Times, Technology Section, January 29, 2006 Steve Sisney, Computer Art. The Oklahoman, January 24, 2006; Norman Section, p71 Judi Boland, Art and Science blend in Collaboration. Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, Vol. 103, No. 016 Sunday, January 22, 2006. P128 Chris Carter, The Bion Project: An Emergent Ecosystem. The International Digital Media and Arts Association (IDMAA), 2006 Ebon Fisher, “Between Flesh and Wire, Ruminations on a Radical Educational Experiment” p.161-164 Intermedia: Enacting the Liminal. Dortmunder Schriften zur Kunst, Germany ©2005 Lindsey Riddle, Stimulating the Senses. The OU Daily, Thursday, December 8, 2005, Vol. 90, No. 77, p10 Joe Gardyasz, Getting the big (interactive) picture. Des Moines Business Record, Sunday, December 07, 2003 Tami Watson, Art morphs in teleconference. The Norman Transcript, Nov. 28, 2001. Front page Bernardo Raposo, Teleconference links colleges through art. The Oklahoma Daily, Vol. 85, No. 68, Nov. 28, 2001. p.2 Mary Ann Johnson, Conference Offers Professor Great Ride. The Oklahoma Daily, Vol. 85, No. 67, Nov. 27, 2001. p.3 Justin Noel Shimko, Art students Pool Their Works. The Oklahoma Daily, May 4, 2001. p.38 G.H. Hovagimyan, Art Dirt, Pseudo Radio, New York, www.pseudoradio.com, February 20, 1997.(interview) Kerry J. Hahn, Eye on the Arts, (interview) KGAN TV Channel 2, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City/Dubuque/Waterloo, February 15, 1997 Linda Schreiber, Art Explores Mystery: Isis ‘C U SEE US.’ Teleconference Connects Artists and Visitors,” Community News, Vol. 7 No. 22, February 12, 1997, front page Dave Gosch, Goddess Inspires Art Project. Cedar Rapids Gazette, Vol. 115, No. 45, February 23, 1997, 15-17 Mike Owen, Isis: New Views of the Myth. West Branch Times, January 30, 1997, front page & 16-17 David Lee, Exhibit Unveils Myth of the Mysterious Isis. Iowa City Press Citizen, January 27, 1997 TEACHING EXPERIENCEThe University of OklahomaFALL 2007 3 Graduate students (3 hours each) SPRING 2007 ARTC 4930 & 5930 Art and Technology: Theory course that investigates the relationship between art and technology. Covers the societal and cultural impact of digital technologies. Includes guest presenters. ART 4813 How to Build Robots for Artists: Hands on course that covers basic electronics, microcontrollers, programming and theory. 3 Graduate students (3 hours each) FALL 2006 ART 4813 Intro Digital Arts: Introductory digital arts production course. Covers topics such as digital image manipulation, web design, and multimedia authoring. 1 Graduate Student, Studio Independent Study (3 credit hours) SPRING 2006 ART 4813 ART 4813 3D Models and Rapid Prototyping: This course is designed to introduce students to 3D modeling and rendering (for print output) techniques. ART 3873 Video for Artists II: Advanced video art class that explores the use of non-traditional video. This course includes a strong emphasis on installation, performance, multi-channel projection and video for the computer. ART 4983 Senior Capstone: Advanced course – primary objective is to provide a culminating experience for the senior-year student. FALL 2005 ART 4813 Intro Digital Arts: Introductory digital arts production course. Covers topics such as digital image manipulation, web design, and multimedia authoring. SPRING 2005 ART 3873 Video for Artists II: Advanced video art class that explores the use of non-traditional video. This course includes a strong emphasis on installation, performance, multi-channel projection and video for the computer. ARTC 3943 Art and Technology: Theory course that investigates the relationship between art and technology. Covers the societal and cultural impact of digital technologies. Includes guest presenters. 2
Undergraduates, Independent Studies FALL 2004 ART 4813 Intro Digital Arts: Introductory digital arts production course. Covers topics such as digital image manipulation, web design, and multimedia authoring. 2
Graduate Students, Chair SPRING 2004 ART 3873 Video for Artists II: Advanced video art class that explores the use of non-traditional video. This course includes a strong emphasis on installation, performance, multi-channel projection and video for the computer. ART 4983 Senior Capstone: Advanced course – primary objective is to provide a culminating experience for the senior-year student. 2
Graduate Students, Chair FALL 2003 ART 4813 Intro Digital Arts: Introductory digital arts production course. Covers topics such as digital image manipulation, web design, and multimedia authoring. 2
Graduate Students, Chair SPRING 2003 ART 3873 Video for Artists II: Advanced video art class that explores the use of non-traditional video. This course includes a strong emphasis on installation, performance, multi-channel projection and video for the computer. ART 4813 Collaborative Intermedia Projects: Advanced course designed to foster collaborations both within the arts and other academic disciplines such as engineering and computer science. 2 Graduate Students, Studio Independent Studies (3 credit hours each) FALL 2002 ART 4813 Intro to Digital Arts: Introductory digital arts production course. Covers topics such as digital image manipulation, web design, and multimedia authoring. 3
Graduate Students, Studio Independent Studies (3 credit hours each) SUMMER 2002 SPRING 2002 ART 2803 Media Art Fundamentals: Introductory course designed to present concepts and practices in the creation of time-based media arts. 2 Graduate Students, Studio Independent Studies (3 credit hours each) FALL
2001 ARTC 2913 Technology and Art: Theory course that investigates the relationship between art and technology. Covers the societal and cultural impact of digital technologies. ART 4813 Intro to Digital Arts 3 Graduate Students, Studio Independent Studies (3 credit hours each) SUMMER 2001 SPRING 2001 FALL 2000 The University of Iowa 1999-2000, Co-Instructor of Digital Media: Digital Imaging I, Digital Worlds I, Digital Worlds II 1998-1999, Co-Instructor of Digital Media: Digital Imaging I, Digital Worlds I, Digital Worlds II
SERVICE Departmental2007- Committee A 2007 Media (digital film) Search Committee 2007 Media (video) Search Committee 2007 Visiting Artist – Rune Olsen 2006 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled ArtSpace, Oklahoma City - Hans Breder 2006 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - Helen Thorington and Jo-Anne Green 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - Ebon Fisher 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - Steve Liggit 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - Michael Rees 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - lo vid (lecture and performance) 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - Yael Kanarek 2005 The Upgrade! Oklahoma, Untitled Art Space - Chris Carter 00-06 Technology Committee: University of Oklahoma 2002 - Scholarship Committee 2005 Initiated Media Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series 2004 Photography Search Committee 2003 Faculty search committee for Digital Media position 2000 - Curriculum committee: University of Oklahoma 2002 Participated in “Open studio day” for the general public Assembled video for University of Oklahoma’s Museum of Art 2001 Established a new Media Lab 2001 Oversight of SOFA lab during the absence of Computing Coordinator position Oklahoma Art Educators Association annual conference workshop/seminarSooner Saturday: University of Oklahoma
COLLEGE 2007 - Vice President of Research (VPR) Advising Committee 2000 - College of Art Academic Misconduct Committee 2005-08 Copyright Committee
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