AEI Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award 2010
Jeffery J. Byrd
Head of Art Education Dept. UNI
Degrees held, Insititution(s) and other education:
MFA Creative Photography
(1989) at University of Florida; BFA Studio Art (1987) at University of Alabama;
Studied Performance Art with Rachel Rosenthal, Experimental Music with Pauline
Oliveros and Butoh movement with Akira Kasai.
State/province and local art education association activities, offices held, committees,
honors, service, etc.:
Served on Steering Committee for AEI 2009 Conference held on
UNI campus: organized Departmental presentations and technology support and secured
Tim Rollins as keynote speaker.
Other leadership roles and accomplishments:
Art Department Head at UNI; Chaired
panels for College Art Association conferences in 1992, 1995 & 2002; Organize annual
performance art series for Waterloo Center for the Arts;
Publications and/or exhibits:
See resume
Other teaching and/or related experiences:
Associate Researcher in Time Based
Media, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff Wales (taught performance workshops)