Education
Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Theory and Practice, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2002.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Drawing and Photography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1998.
Exhibitions
Juried Group Exhibitions
OH+5, Juried Group Exhibition, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, Forthcoming: Jan 15 – Feb 28, 2010.
Intra-Space II, 3 Person Show, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL, Spring 2009.
Images 2008, Juried Group Show, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, June 11- July 13, 2008.
Intra-Space, Juried 3 Person Show, Harper College, Palatine, IL, Jan-Feb, 2008.
Images 2007, Juried Group Show, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, June 13- July 15, 2007.
Athens Voices, Juried Group Show, The Dairy Barn: Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center,OH, Jan 5-28, 2007.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition, Marion Parsons Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Mar-April, 2008.
Foundations, Invited Group Show, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, Fall 2004.
Bella Foundation, Group Show, Mars Gallery, Chicago, IL, Fall 2002.
MFA Graduates, Group show, Block Museum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April – May, 2002.
Portable, Group Show, Embassy Suites Hotel, Chicago, IL, 2001.
A Day Without Art, Group Show, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL, November – December 2000.
BFA Graduates, Group show, Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Spring 1998.
Refereed Publication
Wojtas, V., Perspective Beyond the Vanishing Points, FATE in Review (FATE: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), Volume 31, forthcoming 2010.
Wojtas, V. (In Press). The Accident in the Digital Process of Making: Cause for Double Reflection, Design Principles & Practices: An International Journal, Volume 2, University Press Journals, Common Ground Publishing, Ltd. Melbourne Australia, 2008.
Book Chapter:
Strasma, K. and Wojtas, V., “Secondary Visualism in An Artist’s Blog.” Remixing Walter J. Ong. Eds. Kip Strasma and Patricia Sullivan. The Digital Press. Forthcoming in 2011.
Conference Presentations/Posters
Digital Landscapes, Mid-America Collage Art Association, Biennial Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 2009.
Hypothesizing Jasper Johns: An Unspoken Castration Anxiety, Art and Psyche: Reflections on Image Conference, Jungian Institute, San Francisco, CA, May 2008.
Intra-Space, Public Round Table Discussion, Harper College, Palatine, IL, Feb 7, 2008.
The Accident in the Digital Process of Making: Cause for Double Reflection, The Second International Conference on Principals and Practices, University of Miami Conference Center, FL, January 2008.
Multicultural Residential Design in the Studio Curriculum, Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, OH, April 2007.
Professional Work (Academic) Experience
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, Interior Architecture Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Fall 2005 – Present.
Program Coordinator, Foundations Department, Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL, 2004 – 2005.
Instructor, Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL 2000 – 2004.
Assistant Professor, Adjunct, School of Continuing Education, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Spring 2002.
Instructor, Gallery 37, Chicago, IL, Summer, 2001.
Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, Evanston IL, 2001-2002.
Instructor, English as a Second Language Program, Loyola University in Krakow, Poland, Summer 1996.
Teaching Assistant, Bellarmine Preparatory High School, Tacoma, WA, Spring, 1994.
Professional Work (Non-Academic) Experience
Color Consultant, Goethe Institute of Chicago, IL, Spring-Summer, 2004.
Freelance Design, Jesuit Development Office, Chicago, IL, 1999-2004.
Freelance Artist, Architectural Arts Company, Dallas, TX, 1999-2002.
Intern: Department of the Registrar, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, 1999.
Assistant Editor/Reporter, F-Newsmagazine, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 1998.
Intern, Forum for the Contemporary Arts, St. Louis, MO, 1993.
Awards and Honors
Artist Fellowship Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2008
Nomination: Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Health and Human Services, Ohio University, OH, 2006-2007.
Teaching Assistantship, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2001-2002.
Full Scholarship, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2000-2001.
Professional Membership
College Art Association
Mid-America College Art Association
Interior Design Educators Council
Professional Service
Associate Editor (Referee), Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, Common Ground Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, 2008.
Juror, For the Exhibition: Athen’s Voices, The Dairy Barn, Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH, Fall, 2008.
Community Service
Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, – Collaboration to facilitate a student exhibition of work for the community, 2008.
University Service
Ohio University, Athens, OH, 2005 – Present.
Member, CHHS Dean’s Advisory Group, 2008-09.
Member and Student(s) Advisor, Undergraduate Honors Committee, School of Human and Consumer Sciences, 2008-09.
Chair, Student Outcome Assessment Committee, School of Human and Consumer Sciences, 2008-09.
Chair, Faculty Development Committee, School of Human and Consumer Sciences, 2007-08.
Chair, Faculty Development Committee, School of Human and Consumer Sciences, 2006-07.
Member, Faculty Development Committee, School of Human and Consumer Sciences, 2005-06.
Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL, 2000 – 2005.
Chair, Faculty Development Committee, 2003-05.
Courses Taught
Ohio University, Athens, OH, 2005 – Present.
HCIA 181: Color Theory
HCIA 279: Rendering & Presentation
HCIA 203: Rendering Spatial Concepts
HCIA 203A: Rending Concepts Seminar
HCIA 301: Interior Architecture Studio I
HCIA 301A: Interior Architecture Seminar I
HCIA 302: Interior Architecture Studio II
HCIA 302A: Interior Architecture Seminar II
HCIA 480/580: History of Furniture and Interiors I
HCIA 481/581: History of Furniture and Interiors II
HCIA 482/582: History of Furniture and Interiors III
HCIA 490: Independent Study
HCIA 495: Senior Thesis
HCIA 497: Honors Projects
Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL, 2000 – 2005.
ART 103: Drawing
ART 106: Color Theory
ART 121: Design Foundations
ART 222: 3D Design
DSN 151: Freshman Seminar
DSN 164: Color for Interior Design
HUM 302: Ethics & Aesthetics
School of Continuing Education, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2002.
ART 322-0/66: Advanced Painting