Seminars/Lectures/Panels (2000-present)
2012
California Association of Museums Annual Conference - Panel Speaker, Berkeley, CA
2011
Curator - CO/LAB (alternative galleries and artist initiatives fair) at Art Platform-Los Angeles Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
University of Arizona - Guest Speaker
Museum of Contemporary Art Schunck, Heerlen, Netherlands - Panel member 'Art and Interactivity, Art and Social Engagement'
Co-curator - Polemically Small, with Edward Lucie-Smith, at Garboushian Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Co-curator - Connection Point London, with Edward Lucie-Smith, at Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
Juror - Long Beach Arts Open
PSZask Gallery - panel discussion, Sculpture in CA, with Peter Frank
Torrance Arts Council - lecture, Curating Today
Claremont Graduate University - career fair advisor
Pomona College - intro to Self Portraiture in Painting.
2010
Founder of Durden & Ray, artists collective
American Association of Museums Annual Conference – panelist for ‘On the Road: Ephemeral Exhibits and The Visitor Experience’
Contemporary Art Roundtable, organized by CERA, at Pasadena Museum of California Art
City of Los Angeles Public Art Selection Panel for Metro system
2009
Founder and Director of ARTRA Curatorial
CSU Los Angeles, CA – Professional Practices lecture
2008
CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA – Professional Practices lecture
Biola University, La Mirada, CA - Professional Practices lecture
Arts Legion, Pomona, CA
Contributing writer for PILOT 3, London, UK
Mira Costa College – Professional Practices lecture series
2006
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC – AIR Selection Committee
PULSE Art Fair Selection Committee (with Mark Moore Gallery)
2005
ResArtis, Berlin – International Symposium of Alternative Art Spaces
Borusan Gallery, Istanbul – Current Practices in Los Angeles
NOVA Art Fair, Chicago - Selection Committee
Contributing writer/curator for PILOT 2, London, UK
Contributing writer for Rim Magazine
2004
Contributing writer/curator for PILOT 1, London, UK
The Chiellerie, Amsterdam – lecture on contemporary art
Lost and Found, Amsterdam – presentation of my painting practice
The Walters Museum, Baltimore – workshop for painting
Contributing writer for Rim Magazine
2002
Board of Directors, Los Angeles Arts Association
Goldsmiths College, London, UK - tutorials
The Stray Show, Chicago Art Fair – panel discussion on State of the Arts
Claremont Graduate University, CA – Artists As Curator lecture
2001
Art critic for Mad Dogs and Englishmen Magazine
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK – My Painting Practice and Curating lecture
The Art Kitchen, Amsterdam, NL – Los Angeles Today lecture
Irvine Fine Arts Center Development Forum Member
OC High School for the Arts, Santa Ana, CA – lecture & workshops
The Spurgeon Experience Symposium, Santa Ana, CA – panel discussion with
Christopher Miles, Mary Kay Lombino, Tyler Stallings
The Art Crowd, Irvine, CA – presentation of my painting practice
2012
California Association of Museums Annual Conference - Panel Speaker, Berkeley, CA
2011
Curator - CO/LAB (alternative galleries and artist initiatives fair) at Art Platform-Los Angeles Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
University of Arizona - Guest Speaker
Museum of Contemporary Art Schunck, Heerlen, Netherlands - Panel member 'Art and Interactivity, Art and Social Engagement'
Co-curator - Polemically Small, with Edward Lucie-Smith, at Garboushian Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Co-curator - Connection Point London, with Edward Lucie-Smith, at Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
Juror - Long Beach Arts Open
PSZask Gallery - panel discussion, Sculpture in CA, with Peter Frank
Torrance Arts Council - lecture, Curating Today
Claremont Graduate University - career fair advisor
Pomona College - intro to Self Portraiture in Painting.
2010
Founder of Durden & Ray, artists collective
American Association of Museums Annual Conference – panelist for ‘On the Road: Ephemeral Exhibits and The Visitor Experience’
Contemporary Art Roundtable, organized by CERA, at Pasadena Museum of California Art
City of Los Angeles Public Art Selection Panel for Metro system
2009
Founder and Director of ARTRA Curatorial
CSU Los Angeles, CA – Professional Practices lecture
2008
CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA – Professional Practices lecture
Biola University, La Mirada, CA - Professional Practices lecture
Arts Legion, Pomona, CA
Contributing writer for PILOT 3, London, UK
Mira Costa College – Professional Practices lecture series
2006
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC – AIR Selection Committee
PULSE Art Fair Selection Committee (with Mark Moore Gallery)
2005
ResArtis, Berlin – International Symposium of Alternative Art Spaces
Borusan Gallery, Istanbul – Current Practices in Los Angeles
NOVA Art Fair, Chicago - Selection Committee
Contributing writer/curator for PILOT 2, London, UK
Contributing writer for Rim Magazine
2004
Contributing writer/curator for PILOT 1, London, UK
The Chiellerie, Amsterdam – lecture on contemporary art
Lost and Found, Amsterdam – presentation of my painting practice
The Walters Museum, Baltimore – workshop for painting
Contributing writer for Rim Magazine
2002
Board of Directors, Los Angeles Arts Association
Goldsmiths College, London, UK - tutorials
The Stray Show, Chicago Art Fair – panel discussion on State of the Arts
Claremont Graduate University, CA – Artists As Curator lecture
2001
Art critic for Mad Dogs and Englishmen Magazine
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK – My Painting Practice and Curating lecture
The Art Kitchen, Amsterdam, NL – Los Angeles Today lecture
Irvine Fine Arts Center Development Forum Member
OC High School for the Arts, Santa Ana, CA – lecture & workshops
The Spurgeon Experience Symposium, Santa Ana, CA – panel discussion with
Christopher Miles, Mary Kay Lombino, Tyler Stallings
The Art Crowd, Irvine, CA – presentation of my painting practice
