Resume
As a design professional my work has included projects that required me to function as illustrator, designer, copywriter, photographer, art director, creative director, and design supervisor. Often the scope of an assignment made it necessary to juggle and/or combine more than one of these skills sets or titles.
My career as an art and design educator spanned 35 years at two major universities. I was able to collaborate with many talented and memorable individuals throughout this experience. Ideas of substance and relevance were central to all of these experiences. While technique and dexterity of execution is important, conceptual content is valued above all else. As an educator my essential role evolved to be "the one who offers an opinion."
An artist by other names
My mother called me Bobby. For years friends, students and colleagues referred to me as Bob Fields. In Viet Nam my buddies called me flash. In college I often answered to Bo. My checking signature is usually Robert Fields. Used my full name on my web site. Bob Fields and Robert Fields were already gone. When I sign my paintings I often use RJF. When we meet I may use any of the above.
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Art Selected Exhibitions: Various national and regional juried exhibitions: National Watercolor Society Annual, Watercolor USA, Rocky Mountain Annual Watermedia, Society of Watercolor Artists National, Watercolor West, Bradley National Print and Drawing, New Orleans International Art Exhibition, Appalachian National Drawing Exhibition Selected Awards in Art: National Endowment of the Arts Virginia Commission for the Arts Best in Show, SWA 15th National Exhibition, Forth Worth Watercolor Society, 1996 Quaiantence Award, Rocky Mountain Annual Watermedia Juried Exhibition, 1994 Experimental Award, 73rd NWS Annual, 1993 2nd Best in Show, 13th Virginia Watercolor Juried Exhibition, 1992 Corporate Collections: Four paintings placed in permanent collection, Capital One, Richmond, Virginia, 2013 Design Projects include illustrations, annual reports, promotional and marketing campaigns, web site designs, muutimedia, supergraphic murals, and identity programs and branding Selected Clients: Papa John's Pizza, Norfolk and Southern Railroad, Martin Seynor Paints, Detroit Magazine, Virginia Tech University, City of Memphis, Memphis University Selected Awards in Design: Various local and regional Addy awards from the Advertising Federation for art direction and creative direction, Awards for the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) for creative direction. Various entries in professional journals such as Print and How Magazines |
In Education Famous Schools, 1969-1971 Instructor Memphis University, 1974-1976 Assistant Professor of Art Virginia Tech University, 1976-2009 Professor of Art Formal Education State University of Long Beach , Bachelor of Arts, 1967 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Masters of Fine Arts, 1974 Links LinkedIn: www.robertjamesfields.com/linkedin or Iridium Group: esolutions: |