EDUCATION:

2005 - 2007     Queens College, Flushing, NY

Post Master’s Professional Degree: Supervision and Administration

1975 - 1977     Boston University     Boston, MA

Master of Fine Arts: Painting

1970 - 1975     Queens College     Flushing, NY

Bachelor of Arts; Cum Laude. Major: Studio Art. Minor: Education

CERTIFICATION:

New York State School District Administrator (Permanent)
New York State School Administrator/Supervisor (Provisional)

New York State Public School Teacher Certificate: Certification Area: Art (Permanent)

NYC Public Schools License: Fine Arts—Day High Schools & Junior High Schools (Permanent)

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP:

9/02 -               Art Department Chairperson  North Shore Hebrew Academy H.S., Great Neck, NY

•     Develop the curriculum for the 9th-12th grade “STUDIO CENTER” art program and after-school art clubs.

•     Planned, wrote syllabus for and launched the first AP Studio Art Program in the school.

•     Teach Foundations in Art, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Ceramics and AP Art.

•     Meet weekly with the art department staff to review and evaluate curriculum, to develop art projects, and to brainstorm new lessons.

•     Supervise, review, and work with the art department staff on monthly lesson plans.

•     Observe lessons of art department staff yearly and write evaluations.

•     Work with the Middles States Coordinator of the school to update and evaluate all art courses for Middles States Accreditation reviews. Write art course descriptions, goals and rubrics.

•     Management of the art studio and supplies (ongoing inventory review and ordering).

•     Coordinate extra-curricular art events with the art department staff (the Jewish Holidays, Shiriyah, the Israeli Parade, etc.).

•     Faculty and staff graphic design consultant.

•     Web Designer for the school website: nshahs.org

9/01 - 6/02       Director of Technology   North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck, NY

      North Shore Hebrew Academy High School is a Modern Orthodox Yeshiva high school that opened in Sept. 2001. Responsibilities included:

•     Planned, created and implemented the first computer curriculum and wireless laptop program in the school.

•     Collaborated with network specialists in administering the computer network.

•     Troubleshot and maintained a wireless laptop program of 108 computers

•     Taught digital design (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver) and various computer applications (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel) to the student body.

•     Provided computer training to faculty and staff.

•     Web Designer the school website: www.nshahs.org

•     Graphic designer for public relations and promotions. School photographer at special events.

9/98 - 6/01       Director of Technology   Manhattan High School for Girls, New York, NY

•     Prepared of and taught computer curriculum to grades 9-12. Applications taught: MS Office, Quark Xpress, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamweaver (and HTML).

•     Maintained and supported computer lab (24 Windows 95 desktop stations), networked the workstations to the Server, networked printers, set up Users and gave Rights in Windows NT Server, technical advisor to student publications (senior yearbook, school newspapers), web designer of the school's intranet.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE:

12/96 - 3/98     Senior Instructor     New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, New York, NY

•     Software Applications on the MacIntosh Platform, Windows 3.1 Platform and Windows 95 Platform (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Freelance Graphics,

•     Certified Microsoft User Specialist (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Taught one-to-one and in group classes. Developed Course Curriculum.       

9/89 -9/96        Senior Graphic Designer     Dover Publications, Inc., New York, NY

•     Responsible for the design and execution of approximately 80-100 books annually.

•     Layout and design (type castoffs, thumbnails, book dummying, mechanicals) of book interiors.

•     Senior illustrator on staff.

•     Supervised staff freelance artists and worked with editorial and production departments.

9/88 -9/89        Graphic Designer     Simon & Schuster, New York, NY (Trade Promotion Division)

•     Layout, design and mechanicals for promotional material of books.

•     Worked with copywriters and editors from initial concept to finished product.

7/86 - 6/88       Book Designer     Globe Book Company, New York, NY

•     Layout, design and mechanicals for book interiors: type specification, book dummying, working with editorial staff and contact with various vendors.

•     Interviewed, hired and directed freelance artists (coordinated all illustration projects within books).

PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE:

5/84 - 6/86       Teacher     John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, NY

Subjects: Painting, Drawing, Color and Design, Computer Graphics, Math.

FELLOWSHIPS / RESIDENCIES:

Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (upcoming: July 2008)

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA (1993, 1981, 1980)

MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH (1980)

Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY (1979)

Boston University, Boston, MA: Teaching Fellow (1976), Graduate Fellow (1975)

CONFERENCES:

Presented Public Seminars: “How to Use Fonts Effectively,” and “How to Use Clip Art Effectively” at The Desktop Publishing Conference, Sponsored by Rockhurst College of Continuing Education Center, Inc. Crown Plaza Hotel, New York, NY • February 3, 1997

LESSON PLANS PUBLISHED ON THE WEB: (The Incredible Art Department, Princeton Online)

Painting with and Learning From Art History: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/Gloria-Painting.htm

Positive/Negative Space - Black and White non-objective collage: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/Gloria-collage.htm

Gloria Rabinowitz’ s artwork can be seen on these websites:

            New York Artists Online: http://www.newyorkartists.net/Rabinowitz/Gloria.html

Garrison Art Center: http://www.garrisonartcenter.org/rabinowitz_work.htm

New York Artists Circle: http://www.nyartistscircle.org/artists/rabinowitz/rabinowitz.html

Artists Space: http://afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=5012