Rematerializing the surrounding planet through 3D printing and emerging technologies to promote, inspire and educate about the natural environment, climate change and biodiversity.
My work combines art, scienceand technology in an attempt to bring awareness to current environmental concerns and the planet's stunning yet curious wonders.
EDUCATION(Skills/Certifications)
M.F.A. Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY -1998
B.F.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA -1996
Certification Program in Art Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA -2006
A.A.S. in Digital Media Arts, The College for Technology, New York, NY -August 2001
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture - Maine, Skowhegan - Full Scholarship Award 1998
Study Abroad Program in Italy: A Survey of Italian Art -Summer 1994
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-Present East Stroudsburg University –Associate Professor of Art
2007 Parsons School of Design – Taught workshops on InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator to Product Design classes.
2004-06 East Stroudsburg University -Adjunct Professor
2005 Pocono Arts Council, Taught art classes
2005-06 Shawnee Academy, Art Teacher under private school certification
2003-04 J.T.Lambert Intermediate School, East Stroudsburg School District, PA Full Time Substitute Teacher
1998 Bronx River Art Center & Gallery, Bronx, NY Temporary Substitute for Noah Jemison (Artist/Teacher)
1998 School of Art + Design, SUNY Purchase College Transitions, a class that bridged the gap between study and the professional practice in the arts
1997 School of Art + Design, SUNY Purchase College Sculpture
1996 School of Art + Design, SUNY Purchase College Sculpture
1993-95 ARIN Mentorship Program, Indiana University of PA Art classes to high school students
1993 Community Art Center of Cambria County, Johnstown, PA
SOLO OR *TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Spring 2016 *Bontanification, Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia, PA
Fall 2015 *Bontanification, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
Fall 2015 *Bontanification, Delaware Water Gap Headwaters, Bushkill, PA
Fall 2015 Wild Worlds of Wonder, Pocono Community Theater, East Stroudsburg
2014 Field Guides to the 3rd Dimension, Art Lab Space, Columbia University, Columbia, Georgia
2014 “At Last Which Thrives,” Madelon Powers Gallery Fine and Performing Arts Center Fine and Performing Arts Building, ESU
2012 Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
2012 *Fine Arts Gallery at Westchester Community College, SUNY
2010 “Rhythms of a Whole,” Sykes Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville, PA - An Environmental Art Installation with sound, video, watercolor paintings and sculpture about the importance of bees.
2008 “A Symphony on Shallow Waters,” Madelon Powers Gallery, Fine and Performing Arts Building, East Stroudsburg University - An Environmental Art Installation with sound, video, lenticular art, watercolors paintings and sculpture about the importance of Fiddler Crabs and Spring Peeper Frogs
2004 “Internal Structures of Nature,” Madelon Powers Gallery Fine and Performing Arts Center Fine and Performing Arts Building, East Stroudsburg University
2001 “The Melting of the Matter of Time,” Permanent 25 ft Outdoor Sculpture Commission, 200 Tons of Steel, Barletto Corp. New Castle, PA
1998 Sculpture and Drawings by Darlene Farris, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Visual Arts Gallery, School of Arts + Design, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY (Thesis Exhibition)
1996 Permanent 20 ft Outdoor Sculpture Commission, R.S.M. Corporation, Indiana, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 3D Print Show Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai Airshow Site
2015 3D Print Show Paris, France, Centre du Louvre
2015 3D Print Show California, CA, Pasadena Convention Center
2015 Love of the Delaware River Valley, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
2015 Bridging Divides IECA, University of Boulder, Colorado
2015 3D Print Show London, London’s Historic Brewery Building England
2015 3D Print Show New York, Dia Center’s Old Building Chelsea, New York
2015 Earth Speaks, Pocono Arts Council, Stroudsburg, PA
2014 Picture Perfect, SOHO in the Burg, Stroudsburg, PA
2014 The Uncommon Denominator II, E.O. Bull Center, Westchester University, Westchester, PA
2014 Internacional Arte E Natureza, Biblioteca Brasiliana, San Paulo University, San Paulo, Brazil
2013 Living Room, Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA
2013 Sherman Theater 8th Anniversary Gala
2012 The Uncommon Denominator, Phillips Museum, Lancaster, PA
2010 Shanghai Exchange, Madelon Powers Gallery, East Stroudsburg University, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 Presented Botanificaiton at the International Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia
2015 Presented at the IECA Conference in Boulder, Colorado
2015 Presented at the Visual and Performing Arts Conference in Athens, Greece
2015 Presented for Adobe Photoshop 3D in London at the 3D Printshow, England
2014 Presented Seminar de Arte Natureza, San Paulo University, San Paulo, Brazil
2013 Presented at the 2013 Conference on Communication & Environment in Uppsala, Sweden
Lecturer: Creativity Making Lives Better, Wu Xing Fine Arts Academy, Shanghai, China
Lecturer: Creativity Making Lives Better, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Conference on Environmental Information and Communication, Bogota - Presentation
2011 Visualizing Science and the Environment Symposium – Presented my art at the University of Brighton, Brighton, U.K.
2008-2011 American/Chinese Creativity in Art & Design – Coordinator for an intensive cultural exchange
workshop between East Stroudsburg University and Shanghai Normal University.
2009 Chinese Creativity in Art and Design - Coordinator for an intensive cultural exchange
workshop between East Stroudsburg University and Shanghai Normal University the host.
April 2009 The Sounds of a Healthy Environment: Earth Day Guest Speaker
April 2009 Sustainability Promotion and Development Workshop – East Stroudsburg University
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, GRANTS
Monroe County Image Awards
FDR Major Grant – Bontanification
FDR Major Grant- Innovative Teaching and Methods Grant
BIZZY AWARD for Innovative Teaching
FDR Major Grant – 3D Printing Native Plants
FDR Mini Grant – 3D Printing Conference
FDR Travel Grant – International Environmental Communications Conference, Uppsala, Sweden
Entrepreneurship Across Colleges Grant: “All Hands on Deck”
FDR Mini Grant – ECHO Tour for students and faculty at East Stroudsburg University
PA Council on the Arts Partners in Art Grant for Artists Matt Ferranto & Line Bruntse: “Inference Interrupted”
Faculty Development and Research Grant, Mini Grant for Workshop and training in 3D rendering software
Provost Instructional Resources Grant for Shanghai Exchange 2010
Art and Letters Lecture Series Grant: for guest speaker Prof. Sun Tonghui, Shanghai, China
FDR Grant. Travel to Shanghai Normal University with ESU students. 2009
ESU Foundation Grant for Artists Matt Ferranto & Line Bruntse: “Inference Interrupted” 2009-10
FDR Travel Grant – Lectured at the National Art Education Summit, Shanghai, China 2008
Matching School Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 1998
International Student Sculpture Award, 1998
Dean’s Award, School of Art + Design SUNY Purchase College, NY 1998
Women’s Studies Award, SUNY Purchase College, NY 1998
Sandra P. and Fredrick P. Rose, MFA Scholarships, 96-97 & 97-98
Graduate Assistantship: SUNY Purchase, State University of New York 1996-98
Resident Award, SUNY Purchase College 1996-97 & 1997-98
Institutional Scholarship, SUNY Purchase College 96 &97
Ralph Reynolds Art Memorial Scholarship Award, Indiana Univ. of PA 1995-1996