Curriculum Vitae

1034 Marcy St
Iowa City, IA 52240
614.204.9274
anthonycastronovo@gmail.com
www.acastronovo.com

Education

M.F.A. 2006 Art and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
                              (Lift: Public Art and the Activation of Space)

B.F.A.    2003 Sculpture, The University of Florida (Summa cum Laude), Gainesville, FL

A.A.    2000 Visual Arts, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL

Professional Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture, SAAH, University of Iowa, Iowa City:
Spring 2012 3D Design: Advanced Robotics
Spring 2012 3D Design: Motion
Spring 2012 3D Design/Engineering: Art & Engineering Collaboration

Fall 2011 Sculpture: Undergraduate Sculpture II
Fall 2011 Sculpture: Graduate Sculpture Workshop
Fall 2011 3D Design: Introduction to Robotics

Visiting Artist, Dept. of Art and Art History, the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa:
10/8-9: Public talk about my work as an artist and my experience as a Public Art Administrator. The talk was followed by a workshop and studio visits with students from the Interdisicplinary Graduate Seminar: Art and its Publics.

Administrator, Art in State Buildings, SAAH, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
I coordinated the process for art selection in any University of Florida construction project that had state money behind it. I coordinated between the project managers, architects, user groups, and the community to select the best art for all parties. In addittion, I was in charge of maintaining over 150 public works in the collection, which often involved custom repair and conservation by myself and with other contractors.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Digital Media, SAAH, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
Spring 2011 Digital Media: Media Experiments in Art and Technology
Spring 2011 Digital Media: Digital Fabrication

Adjunct Assistant Professor (Sculpture Area Coordinator), Santa Fe College, Department of Art, Gainesville, FL:
Spring 2011 Sculpture I
Spring 2011 Sculpture II
Spring 2011 3D Design
Spring 2011 Ceramics: Handbuilding

Fall 2010 Art Fundamentals (3 sections)
Fall 2010 Sculpture I

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sculpture, SAAH, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
Spring 2010 Sculpture: Performance and Installation
Spring 2010 Sculpture: Art and Ecology
Fall 2009 Sculpture: Materials and Methods
Fall 2009 Sculpture: Advanced

Visiting Artist, SAAH, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
Spring 2009 Sculpture: Advanced
Spring 2009 Sculpture: Performance and Installation
Fall 2008 Sculpture: Materials and Methods
Fall 2008 Sculpture: Machine Sculpture/New Media

Lecturer, The Ohio State University, Department of Art, Columbus, OH:
Winter 2008 Digital Media: the Art of Podcasting
Spring 2008 Digital Media: the Art of Podcasting

Gallery Assistant, Canzani Gallery, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH:
I worked closely with the director, Jim Voorhies, on installation and removal of exhibitions. Several of the exhibitions involved on-site construction of large-scale installations and I was the project coordinator and head builder for these constructions. In addition, I was responsible for digital photographic documentation of the exhibitions for archive and publicity purposes.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University, Department of Art, Columbus, OH:
Winter 2006 (instructor of record) New Media Robotics
Spring 2006 (instructor of record) New Media Robotics
Winter 2005 New Media Robotics
Winter 2005 Art Department Woodshop Supervisor
Spring 2005 New Media Robotics
Spring 2005 Art Department Woodshop Supervisor
Autumn 2005 (instructor of record) Digital Imaging
Autumn 2004 (instructor of record) Digital Imaging

Assistant Artist for Kidspace, Artist Residency Program, Gainesville, FL:
I was an assistant to artist Kelly Cobb, who created an art play-station for kids where geometric forms were laid out in simple paper and children were able to create hats and costumes.

Installation Assistant, Distillation of a Home, Gainesville, FL:
Distillation of a Home was a cooperative project for art in public places based around the de-construction of a historic home in Gainesville, FL.

Installation Assistant to Celeste Roberge, The Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Tampa, FL:
Sitting Room was an outdoor installation of a dry-stacked stone sculpture composed of four pieces of antique, Victorian furniture embedded in two tons of Tennesee sandstone.

Studio Assistant, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL:
As an assistant here I maintained the ceramics studio and equipment, installed and repaired kilns, and mixed glazes. In addition I assisted students in construction methods of hand-built ceramic sculptures and supervised the ceramics studio during open studio hours.

Awards and Honors

2011 Official Judge
Santa Fe College Digital Media Student Art Show, Gainesville, FL

2009 Official Judge
The 28th Annual Downtown Festival and Art Show, Gainesville, FL

2004-2006 Full Tuition Waiver and Graduate Assistanceship
The Ohio State University, College of Graduate Studies, Columbus, OH

2003 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
The International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ

2003 The Witters Design Competition
Rails-to -Trails pedestrian bridge, Gainesville, FL

2002 Honorable mention
The Kinetic Art Organization’s International Competition, World Wide Web

2001-2003 Dean’s List
University of Florida, The School of Art and Art History

1997-1998 Top Ten Percent Scholarship
SantaFe Community College, Gainesville, FL

1997-1998 Florida Academic Scholarship
SantaFe Community College, Gainesville, FL

Residencies, Workshops, and Lectures

2011 Florida Association of Public Art Professionals Annual Conference
three-day conference focused on administration of public art projects

2009 NCECA artist grant
As part of the NCECA grant awarded to ceramic artist TJ Erdahl, I hosted this weeklong workshop and designed custom electronics for an interactive, audio based installation. Gainesville, FL.

2009 IDEO: The Classroom of the 21st Century
Creativity workshop sponsored by The University of Florida, College of Fine Arts, Gainesville, FL

2007 The Professional Artist
A professional practices workshop sponsored by The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

2006 The Living Culture Initiative
Collaborative workshop with Ann Hamilton and Michael Mercil, Columbus, OH.

2003 Sculptural Knitting
Workshop with Katherine Coby at Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.

2003 Maritime Arts and Inspiration Center
Two weeks of intensive wood carving instruction by traditional Bahamian carver Henry Wallace. Andros Island, Bahamas.

Exhibition Record

Small Favors VII
an invitational exhibition of small works by various international artists. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

Region4: Transformation Through Imagination
An invitational exhibition of work made in response to the Koppers Superfund Site in Gainesville, FL. The Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, FL.

6 Pick 6
A regional invitational exhibition of artists working in Gainesville, Florida. The Thomas Center Galleries.

Santa Fe College Faculty Exhibition
Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL.

Heliotropis
A privately commissioned outdoor sculpture that is solar-powered, kinetic, and responsive to environmental changes such as light, temperature, and seismic activity. The sculpture is permanently installed in Rumson, NJ.

The University of Florida Faculty Exhibition
The Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL

Mindsight
This exhibition of tactile art was curated by Bonnie Bernau at the Harn Museum of Art, and was a public event for sight impaired people as well as the general public. Viewers were guided through the exhibit, blindfolded if necessary, and allowed to explore the work through the sense of touch with their hands. Gainesville, FL

Florida’s First Coast Arts Festival
An outdoor sculpture exhibition, produced by the University of Florida, juried by Amy Vigilante of the University Galleries at UF, and curated by Anthony Castronovo at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL

Tectonics Considered
A curated exhibition of works by artists who use fibers dynamically to create sculptures, George's Meet and Produce, Gainesville, FL

Make Art Accessible
A public talk about free internet technologies, curated showing of videos made on cell phones, Franklin's VDC Copy Center, Columbus, OH

Revision
A privately commisioned outdoor sculpture, permanently installed in Rumson, NJ.

Riverwatch Gallery Member’s Exhibition
Riverwatch Gallery, Columbus, OH

Lift(solo exhibition)
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Of the Horizon(two-person exhibition)
Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, OH

Coincidental Seriousness (do something)
Curator: Crispin Webb, Columbus, OH

Echo Chimeric: Art and Technology Winter Exhibition
Silver Image Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Nano Moose: Art and Technology Winter Exhibition
Silver Image Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Graduate Student Group Exhibition
Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, OH

Photonic Bliss: Art and Technology Autumn Exhibition
Silver Image Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Visual Art Revolution
Gallery 24, Marion, OH

The San Diego Art Department
Members Exhibition, San Diego, CA

Forms of Contemplation(two-person exhibition)
The Brass Belle, Gainesville, FL

Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
The International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ

Gainesville Art Cooperative’s Members Exhibition
Reitz Union Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Oxidation
Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Study Abroad(group exhibition)
Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Unraveling Structures(two-person exhibition)
608 East Main Street, Gainesville, FL

Site, Cite, Sight
Reitz Union Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Presorted First Class: Student Juried Art Show
University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Cross the Line
The Art Store, Gainesville, FL

International Kinetic Art Competition
The Kinetic Art Organization, World Wide Web, Jurors: Bernward Frank, Ralf Gschwend,
Rein Triefeldt

Ever Since Darwin
Focus Gallery, University of FL, Gainesville, FL

Technical Skills

Sculptural Methods • I have ten years of experience as a sculptor working in many mediums including mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, carved wood, hot glass, cast plaster, plaster/armature structures, fiberglass, cast resins, ceramics, bamboo and other natural fibers. I am an experienced welder and intimately understand various processes such as MIG, TIG, oxy/acetylene, arc welding, plasma cutting, and brazing. I have worked in foundry casting using lost wax/ceramic slurry, and sand casting. I am experienced in parts machining including basic metal and composite lathing and 3D digital design with output to rapid prototype. Furthermore, I am an experienced mold-maker and utilize plaster, alginate, and silicone rubber type molds for casting plasters, wax, and various synthetic resins.

Computer Programs • I have been working with Adobe graphic programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, After Effects, Premiere) for ten years and have taught courses using the Adobe platform. In my own practice I use three-dimensional digital rendering programs like Maya and MAXON Cinema 4D for visualization and project proposals. Additionally, I have ten years of experience using Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, and I am very experienced at setup and maintenance of Macintosh Computers.

Multimedia Authoring • I have ten years of experience editing digital images including color correction, layering, composition, and optimization for print and web output. I am experienced in digital printing including large format, and alternative print media such as canvas, Tyvek, and Duratrans. For the past ten years I have designed and maintained a personal website as well as other commercial sites and various sites for friends. In addition, I have assisted in creating a new course, the Art of Podcasting, which utilizes the web, blogs, and other web 2.0 type structures for the purpose of creating art.

Interactive/New Media • I have a broad knowledge of electronics and mechanics relative to interactive and kinetic art. I have taught courses using microcontrollers and various sensors such as photo, sonic, infrared, piezo-electric. These technologies allow for the full control of motion, light, and sound, and provide limitless opportunities for viewer interaction with artwork. In addition to the hardware, I teach programming and de-bugging of these systems. My coursework in this area is based on the Arduino platform.

Digital Fabrication • I am experienced in digital fabrication using laser cutters, rapid prototype machines, and three-dimensional scanning.

Kinetic/Mechanical • I have over fifteen years of experience working with electrical motors, servos, stepper motors, gear systems, pulleys, levers, and pull-string mechanics. Additionally, I am very familiar with various mechanical joints and linkages including sealed bearings, and simple bushings.

Carpentry • For over ten years I have worked professionally as a carpenter, mostly in residential construction and finish woodworking. I have an intimate knowledge of all the various tools of the workshop including table saw, router, drill press, band saw, panel saw, wood lathe, miter saw, angle grinder, wood chisels, pneumatic tools, sand blaster. I have a broad knowledge of various methods of wood joinery including lamination, mortise and tenon, dovetail, box joints, dado, and biscuit joining.

Articles and Publications

Burnett, Karla, “Using Art as a Vehicle for Transformation and Awareness: Region 4: Transformation through Imagination ”, Thesis, University of Florida, December 22, 2011.

Castronovo, Anthony, “Lift: Public Art and the Activation of Space”, M.F.A. Thesis, The Ohio State University, June 8, 2006.

Hillman, Tabitha, "Art Takes Flight", The Lantern Arts, Columbus, OH, May 25, 2006.

Smith, Sara, "Getting High on Campus", The Other Paper, Columbus, OH, May 25-31, 2006, 7.