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Experience

1999 – Present
SPECTOR Gallery/Projects Founder and Director A Philadelphia program that showcases local and emerging artists, garnering local, national, and international acclaim. It has bolstered the careers of many artists offering them their first solo exhibits and ushering them on to major museums and galleries from Tokyo to Milan and Paris. With emphasis on developing their professional careers and developing outreach to new and growing audiences, the artists works have entered the permanent collections of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. SPECTOR has worked with other local arts organizations including Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Philagrafika, Mural Arts Program, Center For Emerging Visual Artists, First Person Festival, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours and Space 1026 artist studios and gallery.

Independent Exhibitions/Projects

2010
Rebecca Westcott Collection, Limited edition print series selected from works from Portraiture Now: Communities on exhibit October 2009 – July 2010 at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

2009
Beautiful Human, group show presenting the work of 6 artists whose work is unified in distinct interpretations of humanity. Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

2008
Philadelphia Complaints Choir, a temporary, all-volunteer choir that performed an original song created from complaints of Philadelphia residents. A collaboration with First Person Arts, composer Evan Solot and part of the international project, Complaint Choirs of the World.

Am The Rhythm, group show integrating the work of 5 artists whose work is unified through rhythm and pulse, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.

2007
SPECTORCollection, Edition of digitally created prints by ten artist in a boxed portfolio. Done in conjunction with Silicon Fine Arts printers in Philadelphia. This collection was introduced with four launch events that included an adjoining slide show/presentation about the artists the environments, personal history and influences

This Beating Heart Acts As A Timer, Jim Houser, solo installation at the Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia

2006
Artjaw.com, Online growing anthology of first person stories collected from diverse voices in the Philadelphia art community including, artists, curators, collectors, educators and critics.

Peer Pleasure 1, Worked with the artists of Space 1026 of Philadelphia at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA to create a large collaborative installation which was part of an exhibit focusing on contemporary artists groups.

2004
Used, group show focusing on works made from recycled or reclaimed materials, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Fresh Blood, Co-curated with Andrew Jeffrey Wright, group show featuring emerging artists, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

Guest Lecturer/Critic/Moderator

2002 – Present
Spoke on various topics including art in Philadelphia and the business of art at New York University, Philadelphia Art Museum of Art, Institute of Contemporary Art, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Drexel University, Villanova University, The University of the Arts, Leeway Foundation, Fleisher Art Memorial, The Print Center, Free Library of Philadelphia and Center For Emerging Visual Artists.

Educator

2009 – Present
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts – Business Practices of Art
2008 – Present
Tyler School of Art – Graduate Interdisciplinary Seminar
2006 – 2008
Maryland Institute College of Art – 3-D Illustration
2005 – Present
University of the Arts- Graduate and Undergraduate Seminar, Sculpture

Internship Sponsor

2009 – Present
Worked with college and high school career development departments in offering students one year internships in both the studio and gallery. Schools include University of the Arts, Moore College of Art, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Oberlin College, Syracuse University and Friends Select School.

Media

1999 – 2008
-TurnHere.com, Philly Arts, host of a travel video segment.
-WYBE, Art and Activism, featured subject of documentary by Academy Award nominee, Wendy L. Weinberg.
-SPECTOR Gallery/Projects has been featured on National Public Radio, CNN, KYW, WHYY, WXPN, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, New York, Philadelphia, Art Review, National Geographic, Magazines.