Jennifer Watson Wester, Phd Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md, Us

Baltimore, Md, Us

Baltimore, Md, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

As sole art historian on faculty, designed and oversaw curriculum for majors in art history and pre-museum studies, as well as general education courses. Developed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in art history and visual culture. Established and assessed student learning outcomes to align with learning objectives for the general education curriculum and for majors in the fine arts. Maintained a 6-course teaching load, while also serving as Gallery Director, participating in scholarly activity, and actively contributing to faculty committees.Additional responsibilities included:• Faculty Senate (2022-2023)• Anti-Racism Committee (2021-2023)

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

As director of two art galleries on campus, managed all operations, including curation, art installation, programming, event planning, marketing, and communications. Mounted more than 35 exhibitions featuring nearly 500 artists, including local and national artists, as well as student and alumnae artists. Designed and oversaw campus and public programming in coordination with exhibitions, including 32 artist receptions, 14 gallery talks, 11 art workshops, and 6 panel discussions. Hired, trained, and supervised 5 guest curators and 4 student assistants. Collaborated with faculty, students, and community partners to develop exhibitions and programming that support the University mission and values of social justice and community engagement. Successfully applied for 5 grants from the Maryland State Arts Council over 5 years to support gallery operations, and wrote all mid-year and final grant reports.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

As sole art historian on faculty, designed and oversaw curriculum for majors in art history and pre-museum studies, as well as general education courses. Developed and taught 12 unique undergraduate and graduate courses in art history and visual culture. Established and assessed student learning outcomes to align with learning objectives for the general education curriculum and for majors in the fine arts.From 2016-2018, maintained a 7-course teaching load, while also participating in scholarly activity and actively contributing to faculty and university committees. From 2018-2022, maintained a 6-course teaching load due to the addition of the Gallery Director role.Published 2 research papers and 1 exhibition review in peer-reviewed journals. Presented research at 4 national and 2 international conferences. Chaired 2 conference sessions, gave 3 invited lectures, spoke on 4 panels, and gave 10 campus talks.Advised undergraduate students in course selection, scheduling, conducting independent research, identifying and applying to museum internships, meeting graduation requirements, and identifying and applying to graduate programs and jobs. Additional responsibilities included:• Anti-Racism Committee (2021-2022)• New Faculty Mentor (2021-2022, 2018-2019)• Honor Board (2020-2022)• Council for Faculty Research and Development (2020-2022)• Kappa Pi International Art Honor Society Faculty Co-Advisor (2017-2022)• Assessment Coordinator for the Art Department (2016-2022)• Anti-Racism Task Force (2020-2021)• Judge, Nancy Kreiter Student Research Day (2017-2021)• Faculty Writing Accountability Group (2020)• University Assessment Committee (2019-2020)• Title III Steering Committee (2019-2020)• General Education Steering Committee (2018-2019)• Liberal Arts Major Working Group (2017-2019)

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

• Oversaw departmental budget and operations, including building course schedules, ordering supplies, and advising students• Participated in chairs meetings led by the Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Business• Represented the department at all university-sponsored academic events and recruitment opportunities

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Managed $18.2M campaign to restore historic movie theater• Researched potential donors for major gifts • Created and maintained action plans• Tracked active solicitations and donor cultivation• Performed data analysis to set fundraising goals and track achievement• Managed correspondence with donors regarding pledged gifts• Oversaw committee members and kept their tasks on schedule• Wrote blog posts, case statements, and other campaign materials• Promoted the campaign on social media• Developed programming initiatives for the future film center

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Researched objects in important private collection of modern and contemporary art• Created and maintained a database of objects in the collection• Obtained image reproduction rights for eventual publication of a catalog of the collection

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Developed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in art history, critical theory, and curatorial practice

Adelphi, Maryland, Us

• Taught online undergraduate courses in art history and film studies

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Developed and taught five undergraduate seminars on special topics in modern and contemporary art, including Impressionism, junk art, and postwar painting

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Assisted in the project of digitizing the university's collection of slides• Cataloged art objects in the University database

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Ran discussion sections and gave guest lectures• Wrote quizzes, exams, and written assignments, and evaluated student performance• Assisted with a range of courses including the art history survey, 19th-century art, postwar art, and architectural history

Kents Hill, Maine, Us

• Served as teacher, coach, and dorm parent at this co-educational boarding and day school in Maine• As sole French teacher, developed and implemented curricula for four levels of French, plus an independent study option in AP French• Ran an exchange program with a high school in Dijon, France• Served as academic advisor for a small case load of students

Middlebury, Vermont, Us

• Researched objects in the collection and objects available for acquisition• Curated small exhibitions • Wrote literature for both temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection

Middlebury, Vermont, Us

• Led school groups on tours of the Museum and facilitated discussion about the art on view

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Ile-De-France, Fr

• Led English conversation classes for French college students

• Provided general support for a contemporary art gallery, including exhibition installation and office administration

• Provided general support for the production of a monthly print publication focused on contemporary art• Published two essays in the review: “L’anatomiste et les passions” and “Nanas incognitas: Les Guerrilla Girls”

• Translated texts from Italian to English for the photography archive’s digitization project, including online catalog and correspondence

Ph.D., History Of Art

B.A. Summa Cum Laude, History Of Art And Architecture, French, Italian

History Of Art And Architecture; French

History Of Art

History Of Art And Architecture; Italian