Stephanie Ashenfelder
Selected Accomplishments
Education
1999 MFA Sculpture, California College of Art, San Francisco, CA
1996 BFA Sculpture Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Academic Experience
2019-present
University of Rochester, Interim Director Digital Media Studies, Rochester, NY
2006-present
University of Rochester, Program Manager Studio Arts, Rochester, NY
Supervises term contract faculty and adjunct instructors
Supervises a staff of twelve employees including studio manager, departmental gallery director and student workers
Administers curriculum and program development. Includes generating course requirements for adjuncts, originating and collaborating on program initiatives for university and grant funding through committee work
Establishes and maintains connections with other college departments and outside cultural institutions
Develops annual budget for capital funding and operational expenses
Supports recruitment efforts
Organizes events and visiting scholars for students aimed at increasing visibility and presence of digital media studies on campus
Instructs student development workshops in specific approaches to production and administration
Participates in senior thesis defense
Acts as departmental student advisor
Teaches courses in the Digital Media Studies and Studio Art Program
Public Talks
2019
Inclusivity matters: A conversation with digital learning designers. Warner School of Education, University of Rochester
Screw Up Night: Embracing failures to move forward to better ideas and projects. iZone, University of Rochester
2004
Installation Art: The Social and Political Dimensions of Electronic Culture, Visiting Lecturer, Rochester Institute of Technology
The Role of Technology in the Fine Arts Curriculum, Conference on Technology on the Humanities, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Community Outreach
2020
Stop & Think. A presentation on Cyberbullying in conjunction with DMS senior capstone group. Community Partner: The Harley School, Brighton NY
2018-present
Instructor at Wynn Farms Educational Program for at-risk high school students. Course: Equine Studies and Art. 2018-present Community Partner: Alternative High School Program, Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY. Director: Heather Bell.
Related Experience
2000-2004
TenCue Productions, Production Coordinator/Manager, Berkeley, CA
Traveled the country providing operations and logistics for large & small scale corporate events
Executed budget development and reconciliation for projects from 20k-500k
Managed various groups and personnel that came together for events
Negotiated contracts with international vendors and venues
Hired on-site event staff
2010
Chronicle of Higher Education, Contributor, Arts & Academe blog Issues Faced by College Campus Arts, 2010. In collaboration with Allen Topolski
ArtWalk 2, Curator, New Media Public Art Commission for the grounds of the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
Exhibitions
2019
Solo Exhibition, A Sudden Malfunction, Frontispace Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester NY.
Faculty Show, Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY*
2012
Uncommon Denominator, Phillips Museum, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA*
Downstairs and To the Left, Faculty Show, Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY*
2011
Responding, Big on Bloor Festival, Toronto, Ontario* Dyan Marie, curator
Stone Canoe, XL Projects Gallery, Syracuse, NY*, Lynette Stephenson, curator
2010
Big on Bloor Festival, Kent School playground, Toronto, ON.* Dyan Marie, curator
2009
Solo Exhibition, Returned Books, Olean Public Library, Olean, New York*
Stations, String Gallery, Wells College Aurora, New York*
Stations, Community School of Music and Arts, Ithaca, New York*
2008
Edges ‘o8, Artpark, Lewiston, New York*
Collectives and Collaborations, Gallery RFD Swainsboro, Georgia*
2007
Eight-Hour Projects, Bowman Penelec Galleries, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA*
Shelter, Sculpture Now, Stockbridge, MA*
2006
Gender: Identity, Arts and Literature Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut
Projekt 30, monthly on-line juried exhibition,
2005
Beyond/In Western New York, curatorial collaboration of twelve regional museums and galleries, Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY, catalog, invitational
Solo Exhibition, Play Off, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Solo Exhibition, Home Improvements, Tower Fine Arts Gallery, State University of New York
Brockport, NY*
Retrospection, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, catalogue
2004
Sculpture In and By the River, Sculpture Now, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA
2003
Homeland Security, Abco Gallery, Oakland, CA
2001
New works, International Sculpture Conference, Carnegie Steel Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2000
New Talent, BASE Gallery, San Francisco, California
Grants/Awards/Residencies
2020
ITT Grant, University of Rochester. For URLaunch Pad, a technology lending library
2019
Frontispace Summer Residency, Frontispace Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester NY
2011
Faculty Instructional Technology Grant, University of Rochester. For support of the creation of an online student gallery
2009
Faculty Instructional Technology Grant, University of Rochester, 2009. For support of a four-part workshop in artists’ books