Diane Levinson

676 Elm Street, San Jose, CA 95126

(408) 292-9379 dlevinson@bcp.org

Education

1982-1987 San Jose State University

1975-1979 State University of New York at Binghamton

B.A. Sculpture

1974-1975 City University of New York at Brooklyn

Professional Experience

1993-present Art Instructor, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA

Ceramics, Fine Arts, AP Art History

Developed programs in Ceramics and Art History, designed new ceramic studio/Sobrato

2014-present Reader, AP Art History, College Board/Educational Testing Services

Score student responses to AP Art History Exams

Discuss achievement, assessment, teaching strategies with college faculty & AP teachers

1991-2004 Art Instructor, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA

Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding, Sculpture, Raku, Ceramics Lab

1995-1997 Grant Review Board, Office of Cultural Affairs, City of San Jose

Reviewed Grant Proposals submitted by Visual and Performing Arts Groups

1987-1994 Museum School Director, San Jose Museum of Art

Curriculum Development of On-Site, Off-Site, Home School and Workshop Programs, Staffing, Scheduling, Budget Analysis, Fundraising, Publicity

Arts Coordinator Lyceum Program of San Jose

Curriculum Development, Staffing, Scheduling, Assessment, Budget Analysis

1986-1992 Art Instructor, Workshop Coordinator Monterey Peninsula College

Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding, developed classes in Advanced Wheel, Alternative Firings Surface Design and Sculpture on and off the Wheel, Glaze Calculation

1990-1991 Art Instructor, City College of San Jose, (Sabbatical Replacement,)

Beginning Wheel Throwing, Advanced Wheel Throwing, Raku, Handbuilding

1990-1994 Coordinator, Hands-on Art Activities, America Festival, San Jose, CA

Mural Design, Ceramics, Printmaking, Mixed Media Sculpture, Mask making Curriculum Development, Scheduling, Staffing, Budget Analysis

1988 Coordinator, Ninth Annual High School Art Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA

1989-1992 Coordinator, Youth Expo Workshops, Tapestry in Talent, San Jose, CA

Mural Design, Ceramics, Printmaking, Mixed Media Sculpture, Mask making Curriculum Development, Scheduling, Staffing, Budget Analysis

Professional Development

2014-2017 College Board AP Reading, Salt Lake City, UT (scoring AP Art History Exam) (156 credit hours) 2015 Advanced Placement Art Teacher Instruction, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy (32 credit hours) 2013 Pacific Northwest Advanced Placement Program, Institute in Bellevue,WA (30 credit hours) 2012 AP Art History Training and Instruction, California State University, Monterey, CA (30 credit hours) 2010 AP Art History Training andInstruction, Columbia College Chicago, IL (30 credit hours) 2009 AP Art History Training and Instruction, Rice University, Houston, TX (32 credithours) 2008 AP Art History Experienced Teachers Workshop, Columbia College Chicago,IL (30 credit hours) 2007 AP Art History Training and Instruction, AP By the Sea, SanDiego, CA (30 credit hours)

Exhibitions

2016 Art Object Gallery, San Jose, CA

2003-2015 Association of California Ceramic Artists Exhibition, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA

2014 Bill Gould, San Jose, CA

2013 West Coast Wood-Fire, George Fox University, Newberg, OR

Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

Alumni Exhibition, Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY

Euphrat Gallery, Cupertino, CA

2012 Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay, CA

Roscoe Gallery, Oakland, CA

2011 Atmospheric Firings, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

2010-2011 Ceramics Annual of America, San Francisco, CA

Seven Ceramic Artists, Davis Art Center, Davis, CA

2007 Wood-Fire Connections, Art Object Gallery, San Jose, CA

Art Organizations

1990-present Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

2010-present San Jose Museum of Art

2000-present Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, DeYoung Museum, Legion of Honor

1990-present Association of California Ceramic Artists (exhibiting member)

1986-present San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

1985-present American Craft Council

1987-present National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

M.F.A. Fine and Applied Arts and Related Technologies

(installed at San Jose Museum of Art) Coordinated, juried, installed works from more than 20 High Schools in Santa Clara County