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CURRICULUM VITAE Fred T. Smith Home: School of Art 370 Big Bend Circle Kent State University Barberton Ohio 44203 Kent OH 44242 Home: (330) 753-1449 (330) 672-1359/ f 672-4729 e-mail: fsmith@kent.edu I. Education B.A. University of Delaware, Political Science/Anthropology, 1964 M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Anthropology, 1969 M.A. Indiana University, Fine Arts, 1971 Ph.D. Indiana University, Fine Arts, 1979 II. Dissertation Gurensi Architectural Decoration of Northeastern Ghana III. Foreign Research Travel Germany, France, United Kingdom, September-October 1972 Northeastern Ghana, October 1972-July 1973 Southeastern Nigeria, July-November 1981 United Kingdom and Ireland, June-July 1982 Southeastern Nigeria, December 1982-January 1983 Southeastern Nigeria, September 1983-July 1984 United Kingdom and France, July- August 1984 West Africa, December 1986-January 1987 United Kingdom, May 1989 United Kingdom and Greece, December1989-January 1990 United Kingdom and Ireland, May 1990 United Kingdom and France, December 1990-January 1991 Western and Southern Europe, September-December 1992 United Kingdom, France, and Netherlands, December 1993-January 1994 United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Belgium, May-June 1994 United Kingdom and Netherlands, December 1994-January 1995. United Kingdom and France, May-June 1995

United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic and Austria, December 1995-January 1996

United Kingdom and France, May-June 1996 United Kingdom and France, December 1996-January 1997 Egypt, December 1996

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United Kingdom, May 1997 Western Europe, December 1997 and February 1998 Morocco, January 1998 Morocco, October 1998 United Kingdom and France, December 1998 Mali and Burkina Faso, January 1999 United Kingdom, May 1999 United Kingdom and France, December 1999-January 2000 United Kingdom and Tunisia, May and June 2000 United Kingdom and Tunisia, December 2000-March 2001 United Kingdom and France, December 2001-January 2002 United Kingdom, May-June 2002 United Kingdom, France and Tunisia, December 2002-January 2003 United Kingdom and France, December 2003-January 2004 United Kingdom, France and Tunisia, December 2004-January 2005 United Kingdom and France, December 2005-January 2006 United Kingdom, France and Tunisia,December 2006-January 2007 IV. Fellowships and Grants Personal: N.D.F.L. 1964-1965 N.D.E.A. 1969-1972 Fulbright Hays 1972-1973 University of Minnesota travel and research grants, 1981 Macmillan Travel Grant Office of International Programs, research grant University of Minnesota Graduate School Research Grant University of Minnesota travel and research grants, 1982 Macmillan Travel Grant University of Minnesota Graduate School Research Grant Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, 1983-1984 Kent State University Research Grant, 1986 Kent State University Professional Development Leave, 1992 Kent State University Research Grant, 1994 Kent State University Research Grant, 1997 Kent State University Research Grant, 2001 Kent State University Professional Development Leave, 2004 Kent State University Research Grant, 2007 Institutional: National Museum Act Internship Grants (U. of MN), 1978-1979

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- National Museum Act Internship Grants (U. of MN), 1979-1980 - American Association of State and Local History Conservation Assessment Grant, 1984 (Goldstein Gallery, University of Minnesota) - Minnesota Humanities Commission Exhibition Grant: “Childʼs Play, Womenʼs Work: An Exhibition of Miniature Toy Appliances,” 1985 (Goldstein Gallery, University of Minnesota) - American Association of Museums/Institute of Museum Services, MAP I (Institutional Assessment) grant, 1985 (Goldstein Gallery, University of Minnesota) - Ohio Arts Council Exhibition Grant: “An Installation by Patrick Ireland,” 1986 (School Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Humanities Council Exhibition Grant: “West African Dress and Textiles,” 1987 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council: “A New Generation of Ohio Artists,” 1987 (Kent State University, School of Art Gallery) - Ohio Arts Council Exhibition Grant: “Contemporary Woven Work: America and Abroad,” (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council Exhibition Grant: “European Glass Art,” 1988 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council Exhibition Grant: “Cleveland Enamelists,” 1988 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Art Council Exhibition Grant: “Reflections of the City: Photography and)

Sculpture,” 1989 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council Exhibition Grant: Concept Architecture in a Post-Conceptual Age,” 1989 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University)

- Ohio Arts Council; Exhibition Grant: “The Partially Buried Woodshed by Robert Smithson,” 1990 (School of Art gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1990-1991 (School of Art Gallery, State University) - Ohio Arts Council Exhibition Grant: “Contemporary Feltwork,” 1991 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1992-1993 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1993-1994 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Humanities Council Educational Programming Grant: “Leadership Arts of West Africa,” 1993 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1994-1995 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1995-1996 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1996-1997 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State {University

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- Ohio Humanities Council Educational Programming Grant: “Such Sweet Thunder: African Elements in the Art of Romare Bearden,” 1997 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) -Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1997-1998 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1998-1999 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Humanities Council Educational Programming Grant: “Connecting Threads: AfricanTextiles and the African American Quilt” 1998 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 1999-2000 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 2000-2001 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 2001-2002 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 2002-2003 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 2003-2004 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 2004-2005 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University) - Ohio Arts Council General Operating Support, 2005-2007 (School of Art Gallery, Kent State University)

V. Employment Curatorial Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, Museum of Cultural History, 1965-1969. Responsible for the storage, documentation, exhibition and administration of African Arts and Crafts. Lecturer in Art History, Herron School of Art, Indiana University, Indianapolis, September 1970-June 1972. Instructor in Art History, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, September 1973-June 1976. Associate Professor, Southeastern Massachusetts University, June 1976-August 1977. Visiting Lecturer on Native American Arts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, July 1976. Assistant Professor of Art History and Director of Museology, University of Minnesota, September 1977-June 1984.

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Visiting Professor, Hamline University, Fall 1980.

Visiting Senior Lecturer in Fine Arts, University of Nigeria, October 1983-July 1984. Assistant Professor in Art History and Assistant Director of the Goldstein Gallery, University of Minnesota, September 1984-August 1985. Assistant Professor in Art History and Director of the School of Art Galleries, Kent State University, August 1985-1988. Associate Professor of Art History and Director of the School of Art Galleries, Kent State University, 1988-1998. Professor of Art History and Director of the School of Art Galleries, Kent State University 1998-2005. Professor of Art History, Kent State University, 1998-present. VI. Administrative Experience

Director, S.M.U. Art Gallery, Southeastern Massachusetts University (now University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth), 1974-1977. Chairperson, Westport Bicentennial Exhibitions Committee, Westport Massachustettes, 1974-1976. Director of Museology Program, University of Minnesota Art History Deprtment, 1977-1984. Director of the African Studies Program (Department of Afro-American and African Studies), University of Minnesota, 1978-1981. Assistant Director of the Goldstein Gallery (Textiles, Costumes and Decorative Arts), University of Minnesota, 1984-1985. Director of the School of Art Galleries, Kent State University, 1985-2005. Coordinator of Art History, Kent State University, 1988-present. Program Coordinator for Art Panels, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, 1988.

Coordinator / Instructor London-Paris January Art Workshop, 1993 to 2015 Coordinator / Instructor Tunisia Art and Monuments Workshop, 2001 & 2007

Coordinator / Instructor Washington D.C. March Museums and Monuments Workshop, 1995 to 2015.

PUBLICATIONS A Books

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1. With Anne S. Kennison and Dorothy Gifford, A Look at Westport Through Four Centuries, Westport, Massachusetts, 1976.

2. With Judith Perani, The Visual Arts of Africa : gender, power, life cycle rituals. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1998. B. Articles 1*. “Bottles, Boxes and Cups...,” African Arts School Supplement, No. 3. 2**. “Gurensi Wall Painting,” African Arts, July 1978, Vol.II: 36-41. 3**. “Gurensi Basketry and Pottery,” African Arts, November 1978, Vol.

12: 78-81. 4**. “Architectural Decoration of Northeastern Ghana,” Ba-Shiru,

November 1981, Vol 11: 24-32. 5**. “Frafra Dress,” African Arts, May 1982, Vol 15: 36-42. 6**. With Joanne Eicher, “The Systematic Study of African Dress and Textiles,” African Arts, May 1982, Vol. 15: 28. 7*. “Blacksmiths and Basketmakers: The Spectrum in Ghana,”Craft International, Summer 1982: 11-13. 8**. “Male and Female Artistry in Africa,” African Arts, May 1986, Vol

19: 28-29. 9**. “Compound Entryway Decoration: Male Space, Female Creativity,”

African Arts, May 1986, Vol. 19: 52-59. 10**. “Death, Ritual and Art in Africa,” African Arts, November 1987, Vol.

21. 11**. “Symbols of Conflict and Integration in Frafra Funerals,” African

Arts, November 1987, Vol.21. 12**. “Earth Vessels and Harmony Among the Gurensi,” African Arts,

February 1989, Vol. 22: 60-65. 13*. “African Painting,” for the Dictionary of Art, Jane Turner, editor, MacMillan Publishers, LTD 1996. 14*. “Clothing and Body Adornment,” for The Encylopedia of Sub-

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Saharan Africa, John Middleton, editor, Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1998. 15*. “Frafra Art and Culture,” for CD-Rom African Art Text, Christopher Roy, editor, University of Iowa, 1998.

16*. “Ceremonial / Festive Dress (4000 words) for The Encylopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Valerie Steels, editior, Thompson. 2005

17* “Masks.” (3500 words). for The Encylopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Valerie Steels, editor, Thomson. 2005

18* “Arts, Media: Body Adornment and Clothing Overview” (3000

words) for The New Eccylopedia of Africa, John Middleton, editor, Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2007

19* “Africa: Archaeological Evidence” (6000 words) for The

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Joanne B. Eicher and Doran Ross, editors. Berg Publishers. 2010.

20* “African Textiles: North Africa” (6200 words) for The Encyclopedia

of World Dress and Fashion, Joanne B. Eicher and Doran Ross, editors. Berg Publishers. 2010.

21* “Architecture of Northern Ghana,” online in Africa.uima.edu 2013 22* “West African Leatherwork,” online in Africa.uima.edu 2013 * invited ** refereed C. Exhibition Catalogues

1.George G. Frelinghuysen Collection at UCLA, African Section.Museum of Cultural History, 1968. 2. West African Art and Textiles, Art Section, University of Minnesota Art Museum, February, 1978.

3.Uche Okeke: A Retrospective, University of Minnesota Art Museum, May 1982.

4. Male and Female Artistry of West Africa, University of Minnesota,

Goldstein Museum, March 1985.

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5. West African Textiles and Dress, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery, February, 1987.

6. A New Generation of Ohio Artists, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery, April, 1987.

7. Akron-Kent Painters: 1935-1965, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery September 1988.

8. Alumni and Stonington Enamelists, 1969-1988, Kent State University, Student Center Gallery, October 1988.

9. Leadership Arts of West Africa, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery September1995.

10. “The Arts of Indonesia” in Indonesian Textiles, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery, 1995.

11. “Romare Bearden and the Art of Africa” in Such Sweet Thunder: African Elements in the Art of Romare Bearden, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery, 1997. 12. The Power of the Mask in Africa, Kent State University, School of Art

Gallery 1997. 13. Connecting Threads: African Textiles and the African American Quilt,

Kent University, School of Art Gallery, 1998 14. Art and Nature: A Global Perspective, Kent State University, School of Art Gallery, 2000 15. West African Menʼs Weaving: Design and Technique. Kent State

University, School of Art Gallery, 2001 D. Exhibition Guides 1. Key Monuments in African Art, Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1968. 2. Dogon and Bambara Art, Indiana Fine Arts Museum, 1969. 3. The Figure in Oceanic Art, Crapo Gallery, Swain School of Art, 1974. 4. Mask and Masquerade in Africa and North America, Southeastern

Massachusetts University Gallery, 1975. 5. Living Arts of West Africa, University of Minnesota Museum Touring

Program, 1978. 6. The Art of Uche Okeke, Goethe Institute, Lagos, Nigeria, June 1983. 7. An Interview with Patrick Ireland, Kent State University, School of Art

Gallery, September 1986. 8. Leadership Arts of West Africa, Riffe Gallery, Ohio Arts Council,

Columbus, 1995. 9. The Power of the Mask in Africa, Eells Gallery, Kent State University,

1995. 10. Decorated Vessels from Papua New Guinea, Eells Gallery, Kent State

University, 1998. 11. Function and Beauty: West African Household Objects, Eells Gallery,

Kent State University, 1999 12. Gifts to the Gallery: Honoring Our Donors, Eells Gallery, Kent State University,July 2000.

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13. Conceptualizing Containers, Eells Gallery, Kent State University,June-July 2001. 14. Topologic Generator by Stephen Cartwright, Eells Gallery, Kent State University, August 2001. 15. Personal Adornment: examples from Africa and America. Eells Gallery,

Kent State University, July 2004 16 with Jordan A. Fenton. Object Lessons: Authenticity in African Art. Kent

State University Museum, October 2006 - June 2007. E. Reviews 1. African Kingdoms, by Basil Davidson, African Arts, Spring 1972. 2. African Primitives, by G.W. Sannes, African Arts, Autumn 1972. 3. African Traditional Architecture, by Kaj. B. Andersen, African Arts, April

1978. 4. African Basketry..., by Rhoda Levinsohn, African Arts, August 1980. 5. Arts in Development - A Nigerian Perspective, by Uche Okeke, African

Arts, January 1983. 6. Crafts and the Arts of Living in the Cameroon, by Jocelyne Etienne-

Nugue, African Arts, May 1983. 7. Afrikanische Keramik, ed. by Arnulf Strossel, African Arts, August 1985. 8. The Essential Gourd, (Wight Gallery, UCLA), African Arts, August 1986. 9. Yoruba Art of West Africa, (Parkersburg Art Center), Dialogue, May-June

1986: 75. 10. The Art of Sub-Saharan Africa, by Christine Mullen Kreamer, African Arts, January 1988. 11. Weaving in Africa South of the Sahara, by Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler,

African Arts, August 1988. 12. Native Arts of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific, by George

Corbin, African Arts, November 1988. 13. A New Installation, (Cincinnati Art Museum), African Arts, February 1989. 14. Noble Ancestors, Image from Africa, (Cleveland Museum of Art), African

Arts, August 1989. 15. Spectacular Vernacular, by Jean-Louis Bourgeois, African Arts, January

1991. 16. Spirit Eyes Human Hands, by Robin Poyner, African Arts, October 1996.

17. Niger Delta, by Martha Anderson, Phillip Peek, Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2005

18. Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali, Jean-Paul Colleyn (ed), African Arts, Spring 2005

19 Tongnaab: The History of a West African God, by Jean Allman and John Parker, H-AfrArts@h-net.msu.edu, June, 2007

20. A Brief History of Art with Special Reference to West Africa, by E.V. Asihene, H-AfrArts@h-net.msu.edu, June, 2007

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21 Chiefs, Priests, and Praise Singers: History, Politics and Land Ownership in Northern Ghana by Wyatt Mac Gaffey, H-AfrArts@h-net.msu.edu, April 2013

22 Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone edited by Jan-Lodewijk Grootaens and Alexander Bortolot, H-AfrArts@h-net.msu.edu, October 2014

F. Miscellaneous 1. African Art - Slide Set I: UCLA, 1969. 2. African Art - Slide Set II: UCLA, 1970. 3. Revision and editing of West African Textiles and Garments, by Renee

Boser- Saravaxevanis, University of Minnesota Art Museum, 1980. 4. “West African Textiles and Dress,” Dialogue, January-February 1987. 5. “Art of the Sepik River and Papuan Gulf,” Dialogue, November-December

1987. 6. “Contemporary Woven Work: America and Abroad,” Dialogue, January-

February 1988. 7. “Paintings of Stelios Mavromatis,” Dialogue, March-April 1991. 8. with Janice Lessman-Moss, “Contemporary Works in Felt,” Dialogue, September- October 1991. 9. “Leadership Arts of West Africa,” Dialogue, September-October 1993 VIII. Consultantships “Negro Kingdoms of Africaʼs Golden Age,” Atlantis Productions, 1968. West African Mask Filmstrip, UCLA African Studies Center, 1968. African Studies Project, Beverly Hills Unified School District, 1969. Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1975-1976. “Arts of Ghana,” exhibit, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1977

Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1977-1985.

New Installation, Anthropology Department, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1978.

African Art Collection, University of Minnesota Art Museum, 1980-1985. “Images of Melanesia,” exhibit, Minnesota Museum of Art, 1981.

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Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nigeria, October 1983-July 1984.

“Art of the Sepik River and Papuan Gulf,” exhibit, Trissolini Gallery, Ohio University, 1986.

New Installation, African Collection, Cleveland State University, 1986.

Prentice Hall, Inc. for Art, A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Fredrick Hartt, 1993 (Acknowledged in Preface)

Installation of Leadership Arts of Africa, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg; and the Riffe Gallery, Columbus, 1994-95.

Evaluation project, Contemporary African Art Gallery /Nsukka Exhibit, National Museum of African Art - Smithsonian Institution, for the Institute For Learning Innovation, March-May, 1998

Research Scholar for African ethnic groups, “Art and Architecture Thesaurus,” Getty Institute, November 1997 to April 1999

IX. Professional Experience Master of Ethnic Art, Studio Watts School for the Arts, 1967-1969. Assistant to African Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 1969-70.

Coordinator of West African Arts and Textiles Symposium, University of Minnesota, March 1978.

Advisory Board Member, African-American Cultural Center, Minneapolis, 1978-1980.

Member of the Trusteeʼs Education Subcommittee, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1978-1982.

Adjunct Faculty member, Department of Design, Housing and Apparel, University of Minnesota, 1978-1990.

Co-Editor, African Studies Newsletter of Minnesota, 1979-1981.

Advisory Board Member, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, 1979-1985.

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Coordinator (with Joanne Eicher) of “African Dress and Textiles Arts” Symposium University of Minnesota, May 1980.

Member, Review Board, African Arts, 1980-1995.

Coordinator (with Joanne Eicher) of the symposium, “Dress and Textiles in African and the Diaspora,” University of Minnesota, 1982.

Co-Editor, special textile and dress issue, May 1982, African Arts. Project Evaluator (Wisconsin Humanities Committee) for Nigerian Art and Communication,” Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and Edna Carlsten Gallery, January-February 1983.

Chair, African, Oceanic and New World Art Session, Midwest Art History Society, March 1983.

Chair, Funerary Arts Session, 6th African Arts Triennial, April 1983. Coordinator of the Symposium, “Male and Female Artistry in Africa,” University of Minnesota, April 1985.

Academic tour leader for trip to seven West African Nations, Mercury Travel - St Paul, MN., December 1985-January 1986

Editor, special issue on male and female artistry, May 1986, African Arts. Discussant, Arts of Southern Africa Panel, 7th African Arts Triennial, April 1986. Discussant, Patronage Panel, African Studies Association, November 1986.

Chair, African Textile Design panel, African Studies Association, November 1987.

Editor, special issue on funerals, November 1987, African Arts. Project reviewer for the J. Paul Getty Trust Grant Program, 1987.

Board Member (elected), Arts Council of the African Studies Association, 1987-1990.

Chair, “African Art in Europe and America: Perspectives, Presentation and Pedagogy,” College Art Association, February 1988.

Chair, African/Oceanic/New World Art Session, Midwest Art History Society, April 1988.

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Juror, Thirty-First Trumbull Art Gallery Annual, July 1988.

Chair, The Role of the Museum in Creating an Educated Audience for African Art I Panel, African Studies Association, October 1988.

Discussant, The Role of the Museum in an Educated Audience for African Art II Panel, African Studies Association, October 1988.

Chair, “Beyond the Fringe: West African Leatherwork” Panel, 8th Triennial Symposium on African Art, April 1989.

Chair, Research Methodology and Fieldwork Panel, African Studies Association, November 1989.

Planning Committee, 1990 African Studies Association Art Panels. Awards juror, Northcoast Collage Society, April 1990. Ohio Arts Council, Visual Arts and Crafts grant panel, 1990 - 1991.

Juror, International Center for Peace in the Arts Billboard Competition, April 1991.

Juror, Boston Mills Crafts Fair, July 1991 .

Chair, African, Oceanic and New World Art Panel, Midwest Art History Society, April 1992.

Chair, “Dress and Social Identity,” Panel, 9th Triennial Symposium on African Arts, April 1992.

Reviewer, Voices in Art and Art History, Brown and Benchmark Publishers, 1993.

Reviewer, expansion of A History of Western Art, Brown and Benchmark publishers, 1994

Board Member (elected), Midwest Art History Society, 1994-1997. Juror, City Hall Mural Project - City of Kent, July 1995

Kent State University Team Leader, American Association of Colleges and Universities Teaching Cultural Encounters Conference, March 1995.

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Discussant, “Art or Artifice: Post-colonial Art in Africa” panel, African Arts Triennial, April 1995

Ohio Arts Council, Visual Arts and Crafts grant panel alternative, 1995-97. Organizer, African Dance Festival, Kent Unitarian-Universalist Church, July 1996

Panel member, Strategic Planning Committee, The Cleveland Museum of Art, July 1996

Member, By-laws review committee, Midwest Art History Society,1996-97

Organizer, African Religion & Spirituality service, Kent Unitarian-Universalist Church, August 1997

Planning Committee member, Women at the Summit - 1977 Ohio Forum, events from August to November 1997 Juror, Art in the Park, City of Kent Park and Recreation Department, August 1997

Panelist, Mentoring Roundtable, Midwest Art History Society, annual meeting. April 1998

Research Fellow focusing on Art and Culture of North Africa, National Museum of African Art - Smithsonian Institution, March 1 to June 30, 1998

Treasurer and Board Member (elected), Midwest Art History Society, March 1999-2001.

Chair and Discussant, “Museums: Scholarship and Collecting” panel. Glimpsing Africa: International Conference of the Museums Ethnographers Group, Horniman Museum, London, UK, May 1999

Juror, “15th Annual National Collage Society Exhibit,” October 1999 Juror, “Speech That Hurts / Speech That Heals Exhibit,” Kent State University 4th Annual Symposium on Violence, March 2000 Panel member, Ohio Arts Council: Visual Arts Operating Support, 2000-2003.

Secretary and Board Member (elected), Midwest Art History Society, March 2001-2004.

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President and Board Member (elected), Midwest Art History Society, March 2004-2008.

Panel member, National Endowment for the Humanities, Exhibition Planning Grants, November 2004.

Coordinator, African Art Panel, Midwest Art History Society, March 2007

Board Member (elected), Midwest Art History Society, March 2008-2016. X. General Exhibition Experience

Documentation and selection of objects for numerous loan shows, UCLAʼs Museum of Cultural History, 1966-196 Documentation and selection of objects for “George G. Frelinghuysen Collection at UCLA,” May-June 1968. Documentation selection of objects , layout and audiovisual arrangements for “African Arts at UCLA,” October 1968-February 1969.

Documentation and installation of “Dogon and Bambara Art,” Indiana University Fine Arts Museum, November 1969.

Documentation and installation of “The Figure in Oceanic Art,” Swain School of Design, Crapo Gallery , February - March 1974. Documentation, organization and installation of “Mask and Masquerade in Africa and North America,” Southeastern Massachusetts University, SMU Gallery, April 1975.

Supervision and installation of “The Bicentennial Exhibition,” Westport, Massachusetts, July 1976.

Organization and installation of “The Seat of American Invention OF Nineteenth Century American Chairs,” Southeastern Massachusetts University, SMU Gallery, November 1976.

Organization and installation of “Black Artists in America,” Southeastern Massachusetts University, SMU Gallery, February-March 1977.

Documentation, organization and installation of “Living Arts of West Africa,” University of Minnesota Art Museum, February-March 1978.

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Supervision of “West African Textiles and Garments,” University of Minnesota Art Museum, May-June 1980.

Organization and installation of “ Contemporary Nigerian Art: Uche Okeke,” University of Minnesota, Katherine Nash Gallery, February 198

Documentation, organization and installation of “Male and Female Artistry in West Africa,” University of Minnesota, Goldstein Gallery, March-June 1985. Coordination and installation of “Childʼs Play, Womanʼs Work: An Exhibition of Miniature Toy Appliances,” University of Minnesota, Goldstein Gallery, June- September 1985.

Organization and installation of “Traditional and Contemporary Textiles from Ghana and Nigeria,” Akron Womenʼs City Club, Akron OH, January-February 1994

Co-curated with Jordan A. Fenton. Object Lessons: Authenticity in African Art. Kent State University Museum, October 2006 - June 2007.

XI. Curated, Designed and Installed the following exhibits for the Kent State University School of Art Gallery:

“Chinese Painting: Contemporary Scrolls from Taiwan,” September-October 1985.

“America at War: World War II Posters and Prints,” November-December 1985. “Vito Acconci: Prints 1970-1985,” March-April 1986. “An Installation by Patrick Ireland: In Memoriam and The Tennis Court Oath,” September-October 1986.

“Drawings from the University of Minnesota Art Museum,” October-November 1986.

“West African Textiles and Dress,” February-March 1987 “A New Generation of Ohio Artists,” March-April 1987. “Art of the Sepik River and Papuan Gulf,” November-December 1987. “European Glass Art,” April-June 1988. “Akron-Kent Painters: 1930-1970,” September-October 1988. “African Sculpture from the Grunwald Collection,” February-March 1989. “Michelle Stuart, Small Sculpture,” September-October 1989. “American Ceramics from the Canton Art Museum,” September-October 1990. “Photography of Robert Glenn Ketchum,” October-November 1990. “Paintings of Stelios Mavromatis,” April-May 1991. “Paintings by Thompson Lehnert; Pottery by Frances Lehnert,” April-May 1992. “Leadership Arts of West Africa,” September-October 1993.

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“Contemporary American, Canadian & European Enamelists” (with J. Mel Someroski), September-October, 1994. “Selections From the Permanent Collection,” October-November, 1994.

“Simple Gestures: a May 4 Commemorative Installation,” by Kay Willens, April-May 1995.

“Indonesian Textiles,” September-October, 1995. “The Art and Influence of Someroski,” September-October 1996. “American Prints: 1990-1995 fron Eastern Ohio Collections,” February 1997. “Such Sweet Thunder: African Elements in the Art of Romare Bearden,” (with Lyneise Williams), April - May 1997.

“The Power of the Mask in Africa,” October - November 1997 “Connecting Threads: African Textiles and the African American Quilt,” November-December 1998.

“Variations in Clay: Vessels from Three Continents,” (with Kirk Mangus), February-March 1999 “Inscription / Liquidity: Works by Mira Schor and Laura Lisbon,” April 1999. “Crossing Boundaries,” September - October, 1999. “15th Annual National Collage Society Juried Exhibit,” October - November 1999 “Art and Nature: A Global Perspective,” September 2000 “One World Different Views,” (with Scott Heiser), October 2000 “Print in Enamel,” (with Elizabeth Turrell, UK), March-April 2001 “West African Menʼs Weaving: Design & Technique,” September 2001 “Female Creativity and Identity in Africa.” September 2003 “NEO: New Northeast Ohio Art Faculty,” September 2004 XII. Curated and Installed the following for the Eells Art Gallery, Blossom Music Center: “Lights and Shadow: A Fabric Installation by Lee Bale and Tina Cassara,” June- July 1986. “Ceramic Forms of Paul Sires,” July- August 1986. “Works from the Permanent Collection,” August 1986. “Homage to a Lost Child: An Installation,” by Diane Katsiaficas, June-July 1987. “Fertile Garden,” Ceramic Work by Eva Kwong, July-August 1987. “Fiber Art,” by Jon Wahling, August 1987. “The City Works,” by Don Harvey, July 1988. “Form and Light: KSU Alumni Glass,” July-August 1988. “ Communion,” by Paul OʼKeeffe, August 1988. “Message Series,” by Brinsley Tyrrell, July 1989. “Faces of the World, Photographic Portraits,” by Ruth B. and Irving Olson, July- August 1989. “Nature and Sculpture,” by Carl Floyd, August-September 1989. “Fireworks: Enamels on Metal,” June-July 1990. “Guardian Lamps,” by Mark Soppeland, July-August 1990.

“Forms and Reflections,” by Joshua Green and Denise Suska Green, August-September 1990.

“Fireworks by John Puskas,” June-July 1991.

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“Ceramic Art Art of Michael Jones, Donna Webb and Bob Yost,” August-September 1991.

“Kent Fiber, Surface Design,” June-July 1992. “Kent Ceramics,” August-September 1992. “Visual Communication Design Retrospective,” June-July 1993. “Kent/Blossom Art Alumni: Ed Francis, Glass; Robin Kraft, Metals,” August- September 1993. “Contemporary British Enamellists,” July 1994. “Brinsley Tyrrell: Plans and Projects,” August-September 1994. “Sculpture of Glenn Zweygardt,” July 1995. “The Power of the Mask in Africa,” August-September 1995. “Fire and Line - Glass and Clay: Rene Culler and Susan Gallagher” July 1996. “International Enamel Art,” August-September 1996. “Tom Bartel: Clothing and Skin,” July 1997. “New Works New Artists: Enamels from the US, UK, and Canada,” August 1997. “Decorated Vessels of New Guinea,” July 1998. “Michael Loderstedt Dead Reckoning,” August 1998. “Function and Beauty: West African Household Objects,” July 1999 “Three Visions, Three Traditions: Works by Donna DʼAquino, Wendy Olson, Christopher Clarke,” August 1999. “Gifts to the Gallery: Honoring Our Donors,” July 2000. “Conceptualizing Containers,” June-July 2001. “Topologic Generator by Stephen Cartwright,ʼ August-September 2001. “The Glass Membrane, “ July 2002. “Kent State Collections Sampler,” August-Septemberr 2002 ʻ Silent Stone: Sculpture by Robert Huff,” July-August 2003 “Ancient and Historic Earthenware: Forms in Africa,” August 2003 “Personal Adornment: Africa and America,” July-August 2004 “Henry Halem:Ohio Years 1969-2004,” August-September 2004 XIII. Coordinated, Designed and Installed the following exhibits for the Kent State University School of Art Gallery: “Ira Matteson: Sculpture & Drawings,” September 1985. “UCDA Design,” October-November 1987. “Contemporary Woven Work: America and Abroad,” February-March 1988. “The Cleveland Enamelists: 1930-1955,” October-November 1988. “Reflections of the City: Photography and Sculpture,” April-May 1989. “Concept Architecture for a Post-Conceptual Age,” October-November 1989. “Robert Smithsonʼs Partially Buried Woodshed,” April-May 1990. “Contemporary Works in Felt,” September-October 1991. “Fluid History: Sculpture by Bill Albertini,” October-November 1991. “The Posters of McRay Magleby,” September-October 1992. “Contemporary Platinum Prints and Photographers,” April-May 1993.

“Invitational Exhibition: Objects in Clay, Glass, and Metal,” October-November 1993.

“ Kent Alumni: Painters and Teachers,” April-May 1994.

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“Earth, Sea, & Sky: Crayola Dream-Makers Exhibit.” October-November 1995. “Colin Cook, Mark Ergazos, LouAnne Greenwald,” April-May 1996.

“Settings by 8: New Work by Northern Ohio Women Photographers,” September 10-October 8, 1997 (and co-curated with Geraldine Kiefer).

“The Sky Below: Paintings by Gregory Amenoff,” September -Octobe 1998. “Circles, Cycles and Structures.” April 2002 “University Photography...and Beyond,” June 2002 “Performative Objects: Sculpture at Work and Play,” September-October 2002 “Material in the Service of Form,” January-February 2003 “20h Century Prints from the Permanent Collection,” March 2003 “Experience and Exchange,” October 2003 “ Photographic Inquiry and Notation,” October-November 2003

“Structures of Experience: An Exhibition in Response to Robert Smithson,” March-April 2005

XIV. Papers Presented to Professional Organization and Learned Societies A. Invited

“A Consideration of Frafra Style.” Arts of Ghana Symposium, University of California at Los Angeles, November 1977.

“Funerary Arts of Ghana.” Archaeological Institute of America, Minneapolis, March 1978.

“Decorative Traditions of Northeastern Ghana.” West African Art and Textiles Symposium, Minneapolis, March 1978.

“Rural Arts of Northern Ghana.” African Art as Ritual Symposium, University of Illinois-Chicago, February 1981.

“Women and the Arts of West Africa.” (Keynote Address). Upper Midwest Africanist Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 1981.

“American Pluralism and Global Studies: Theoretical Considerations.” AAC&U Teaching Cultural Encounters Conference, New Orleans, March 1995 “Aspects of Gender in the Art of Africa,” docent training sessions at the National Museum of African Art - Smithsonian Institution, May 1998 B. Refereed

“The Ethnographic Museum and the Art Historian,” College Art Association, February 1976.

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“Frafra Funerary Ceremonies,” African Studies Association, November 1976.

“An Evaluation of Art and Ritual Associated with Second Burial,” African Art Association, November 1978.

“Frafra Dress as Communication,” African Studies Association, November 1979. “African Art and American Museums,” 5th African Arts triennial, April 1980. “Frafra Aesthetics,” African Studies Association, October 1980.

“Changing Patterns of Scarification in Northeastern Ghana,” African Studies Association, October 1980.

“Apparel and Accessories Expressing Status Among the Northern Igbo,” African Studies Association, October 1982.

“Igbo Architectural Decoration,” Midwest Art history Society, March 1983.

“Architectural Space, Decoration and Social Structure,” 6th African Arts Triennial, April 1983.

“Continuity and Change in Igbo Dress,” African Studies Association, October 1984.

“Golib: A Tallensi Agricultural Celebration,” African Studies Association, November 1985.

“The Art of Assemblage: The Kalabari Aji-Bulu,” 7th African Arts Triennial, April 1986.

“Female Frafra Funerals,” African Studies Association, November 1986.

“Islam and Indigenous Architecture in the Western Sudan,” Midwest Art History Society, March 1987.

“The Great Medieval Mosques of Mopti and Djenne,” Medieval Association of the Midwest, October 1987. “The Horned Helmet in the Upper Region of Ghana,” African Studies Association, November 1987.

“African Art and Art History: Reflections, Reactions and Recommendations,” College Art Association, February 1988

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“The Iconography of Status in Igbo Art,” Midwest Art History Society, April 1988.

“A Socio-Cultural Comparison of Traditional Igbo and Frafra Compounds,” International Symposium on Traditional Dwellings, Berkeley, April 1988.

“The University Gallery and Its Audience; An Ambiguity of Presentation,” African Studies Association, November 1988.

“Trade and Politics in the Development of Northern Ghanaian Leatherworking Traditions,” 8th Triennial Symposium on African Art, April 1989.

“Putting History Back into African Architectural History,”African Studies Association, November 1989.

“The Dynamics of Style and Creativity in Northern Ghana,” Midwest Art History Society, April 1990.

“Leadership Arts of the Northern Igbo,” Midwest Art History Society, April 1991.

“Aspects of Identity in the Architecture of Northeastern Ghana,” Symposium on African Identity, Kent State University African Studies Program, October 1991.

“Northeastern Ghanaian Wall Painting: Artists and Patrons,” Midwest Art History Society April 1992.

“Frafra Scarification and Social Identity,” 9th Triennial Symposium of African Arts, April 1992.

“Shrines and Sacred Space Among the Voltaic Peoples of West Africa,” Midwest Art History Society, April 1994.

“The Dynamics of Gender Specific Shrines Among The Voltaic Peoples of Northeastern Ghana,” African Studies Association, November 1994.

“Igbo Portal Decoration as a Reflection of Status and Gender,” Midwest Art History Society, March 1995.

“Spiritual and Gender Dimensions of Space in the Vernacular Architecture of the Voltaic Peoples of West Africa,” College Art Association, February, 1997.

“The Dialectics of Gender in the Art of West Africa: Northeastern Ghana and Southeastern Nigeria Compared,” Midwest Art History Society, March 1997.

“Gender Dimensions of Space in the Vernacular Architecture of West and Northwestern Africa,” Midwest Art History Society, April 1998.

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“A Comparative Investigation of Frafra and Igbo Aesthetic Concepts,” 11th Triennial Symposium on African Art, April 1998.

“Strategies for Recontextualizing the Art of Africa in Museum Exhibits,” Midwest Art History Society, March 1999.

“Drawing on Tradition in Southeastern Nigeria: The Works of Uche Okeke, Obiora Udechukwu, and Sokari Douglas Camp,” Midwest Art History Society, April 2000.

“Permutations and Variations in Western African Mosque Architecture,” Midwest Art History Society, April, 2001

“Gender and Gender Bending in the Art of West Africa,” Midwest Art History Society, April 2001

“Using Space for Investigating Gender in North and West Africa.” Midwest Art History Society, April 2002

“Authentication and European Influence on Nigerian Visual Culture.” The Role of Traditional Arts and Culture in Modern Society, a symposium organized by Playhouse Square Center, the Ohio Arts Council and the Cleveland Public Library, August 2002

“The Development of North African Mosque Architecture,” Midwest Art History Society, April, 2003 “Architectural Space as a Reflection of Culture in Western Africa.” Midwest Art History Society, April, 2004

“Breaking Boundaries: The Use of Cultural Synthesis and Authentication to investigate the dynamics of change in the Visual Cultures of Africa.” Midwest Art History Society, April, 2005 “Architectural Embellishment of Northwestern Africa: Aspects of Adaptation and Influence.” Midwest Art History Society, April 2006

“The Diversity of Frafra Visual Culture.” Triennial conference of the Arts Council of the African Studies Association, March 2007

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“Ethnicity and Style in the Western Sudanic Area of Africa.” Midwest Art History Society, March 2008.

“African Art/Visual Culture: The State of the Field and the legacy of Roy Sieber.” Midwest Art History Society, April 2009.

“What is Monumental about African Art.” Midwest Art History Society, April 2010.

“External Influences on Frafra Craft Production.” 14th Triennial conference of the Arts Council of the African Studies Association, March 2011

“Igbo Uli Art: Male and Female; Traditional and Contemporary.” Midwest Art History Society. April 2011

“Frafra Craft Production: Its Development and Its Regional Impact.” Midwest Art History Society, April 2014

XV. Scholarly Lectures University of the West of England, United Kingdom, May 1996 All Things Graphic Gallery, Washington, DC, June 1997 Design Museum of Ohio, March 2001 Purdue University, February 2002 College of Wooster, April 2002 Cleveland Museum of Natural History, May 2004 Ohio University, April 2007 Cleveland State University, October 2014 XVI. Membership in Professional Societies Arts Council of the African Studies Association, 1982-present African Studies Association, 1968-1970, 1978-1995 American Anthropology Association, voting member, 1969-1975 American Association of Museums, 1978-present College Art Association, 1984-present International Council of Museums, 1979-1991 Midwest Art History Society, 1987-92, 1994-present Ohio Museums Associations, 1995-2003 XVII Current University Governance Faculty Senate University Requirements Committee, co-chair Educational Policy Council

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School of Art Faculty Advisory Committee Faculty Senate Executive Committee University Press Advisory Committee