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Dr. Anna Ursyn 
Professor of Art and Design

Anna Ursyn leads the Computer Graphics program in the School of Art and Design. The Computer Graphics program focuses on two-dimensional and three-dimensional computer graphics, animation, multimedia, web design, concepts in visualization, information graphics, and the history of computer art graphics. Computer Art courses are aimed toward the student's progress in art making and computer generated image creation, cognitive art, personal expression of artistic problems , and graphic solutions in communication. This platform is interdisciplinary in nature and offers students ways of integrating scientific concepts with their own artistic solutions. Students accepted for competitions, publications, awarded student volunteer positions, won awards at conferences and had works published in textbooks

Curriculum Vita

Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Northern Colorado. Computer Graphics Area Head.

Anna Ursyn had over 30 single art shows, participation in over 100 juried and invitational fine art exhibitions, such as: Immaginando '97, Digital Visions of Etruria, (Honorable Mention), Grosetto, Italy, juried; M.I>A>D> Venado Tuerto 2006, Argentina (second place winner) ACM/SIGGRAPH (Association for Computer Machinery/Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics) Conferences 1989,'90,'94,'95,'98,'99,'01,'02,'03,04 (two images and animation) '05, '06, '07, '08 and ACM/SIGGRAPH and traveling shows; Der Prix Ars Electronica 1988-2008; Eurographics 1991, 1996 (Artistic Merit Award), 1998, 2006, ISEA SCAN, 20th Century Matrix, NTT Museum, Tokyo, Japan (7 year lasting exhibit of 5000 texts and 2000 images describing XX Century); Winner of BauBoden, Deutsche Bau- und Bodenbank AG, "Computerkunst/Computer Art" '96,'98, '02, '04, '06 Gladbeck, Germany, and traveling shows. Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science, International Digital Media & Arts Conferences.

Liason, Organizing and Progamme Committee member for IV and CGIV and one of the editors of the Proceedings for the International on Information Visualization iV 1997-2009. Chair of the Symposium and Online DIgital Art Gallery D-ART-iV: 1997-2009 London, England, Zurich Switzerland '07 D-ART Computer Graphics Image and Visualization, CGIV Penang, Malaysia '04, Beijing, China '05, Sydney, Austrailia 'O6, Bangkok Thailand '07, Penang Malaysia '08. Online Art Gallery organizer and key-note speaker for the Special Year on Art and mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder 2005.

Research and pedagogy interests include integrated instruction in art, science, and computer art graphics.

Publications

International Journal on LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, 1997; LEONARDO, Planks, Programs and Art 1993, Art as Information 2002; The Visual Computer: An International Journal of Computer Graphics, Iizuka, Japan / Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, V. 14, No. 7, pp. 354-7, 1998, Creativity and Cognition, Loughborough, England, 1994;  ERIC Doc. ED 374 773;  COMPUTER GRAPHICS, 2004 (V38, N 4, Nov,), 1997, 1991 (SIGGRAPH '91, '97, '07 Panels);  YLEM editor 1990, 1996, w/ E. Banissi '02; '03, '04.,'05, BST Journal, London 2005, 2006, 2007 with Ebad Banissi. COLLAGE,1996-01, Information Visualization '97 IEEE Society. Colorado Art Education Association 1996-2004, National Art Education Association 2000-04.  Marquis Who's Whos, International Biographical Centre, Cambrigge, GB.

Artwork published in

  • "Writing on Drawing-Essays on Drawing Pratice and Research" edited by Steve Garner, Intellect Books, London, 2008, ISBN 9781841502007,
  • "Art of The Digital Age" by Bruce Wands, Thames & Hudson, ISBN: 0-500238170, 2006
  • "Painting the Digital River" by James Faure Walker: Prentice Hall PT, ISBN: 0-131739026, 2006
  • "Digital Printmaking" G. Whale & N. Barfield, A&C Black '2001, second edition by Wastson Guptil, ISBN 0-8230-1398-7, 2003
  • "The Best of 3D Computer Graphics" CD by Vic Cherubini, Rockport Puplishers, Inc. , ISBN 1-56496-954-1, 2003
  • P.I.E BOOKS, New Postcard Graphics, Tokyo, Japan, ISBN 4-89444-128-4 C3070, 2000

Assignments/Students' work published in

  • Deborah Greh, "New Technologies in the Art Room," Davis Publications, Inc. , ISBN 0-87192-463-3, 1999, and 2003 Updated Edition
  • Stephen Pite "The Digital Designer", Thomson, ISBN 0-7668-7347-1, 2003
  • The Best of 3D Computer Graphics" CD-Rom The Best of 3-D Graphics",by Vic Cherubini, Rockport Puplishers, Inc. , ISBN 1-56496-954-1, 2003
  • Pamela Taylor, Ed, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Art in High School, NAEA, ISBN 1-890160-35-0, 2006
  • Cover and websites of the iV Proceedings, London, England,. IEEE Society
  • Biofeedback Game, Journey to the Wild Divine was produced by M.A. student Corwin Bell www.wilddivine.com

Several grant awards for developing computer graphics technology, the ACM/Siggraph '90 grant for educators, Colorado Art Ed. Association 2003 Professional Development Award. Research and pedagogy interests include integrated instruction in art, science, and computer graphics. Publications: Learning and Instruction 1997, Leonardo: “Planks, Programs and Art” 1993 and “Art as Information” 2002. Creativity and Cognition, Loughborough, England 1994. “Computer Graphics” (ACM/Siggraph '91 and '97 Panels), and 2004 Vol. 38, 4. YLEM, Artists Using Science and Technology 1990, ‘96, ‘02, ‘03, ’04, ‘05, Collage 1996–2001. Presentations at Information Visualization '97, Colorado Art Ed. Association 1996–2004, National Art Education Association 2000, '01, '03, ‘04. Listed in Marquis Who's Who and International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, GB.

Portfolio: http://www.ursyn.com

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