Cullen Stephenson

cullen.stephenson@gmail.com
785-979-9176

Education

2006 MFA Printmedia Cranbrook Academy of Art
2004 BFA Painting University of Kansas
2000 BA Architectural Studies University of Kansas

Teaching Experience

Lecturer
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Winter 2013

Technique Material Process: 2D (1 Section)

  • An intro to Photography, Painting, Printmaking, and Art Theory.

 

Fall 2012

Digital Arts Fundamentals (2 Sections)

  • An intro to best practices and theory of digital art.

 

Winter 2012

Technique Material Process: Color Theory (1 Section)

  • A fundametals course introducing color theory.

 

Fall 2011

Digital Arts Fundamentals (1 Section)

  • An intro to best practices and theory of digital art.

 

Summer 2011

2D Fine Arts Preparation (1 Section)

  • Photography, Collage, and other two-dimensional art.

 

Summer 2010

2D Fine Arts Preparation (1 Section)

  • Photography, Collage, and other two-dimensional art.

 

Fall 2009

The Moving Image (1 Section)

  • Hand drawn animation, rotoscoping, and motion graphics.

 

Lecturer
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Spring 2011

2D Fine Arts Foundation (1 Section)

  • Formal and conceptual foundations of two-dimensional art.

 

Spring 2011

Film Animation (1 Section)

  • Hand drawn animation, cel animation, and AfterEffects.

 

Lecturer
College For Creative Studies, Detroit, MI

Spring 2010

Photoshop for Photographers (1 Section)

  • Lightroom, RAW, Advanced Photoshop, and Asset Management.

 

Spring 2010

Photoshop Basics (1 Section)

  • An introduction to tools and best practices in Photoshop.

 

Visiting Instructor: Digital Arts
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Spring 2009

Intro to Digital Imaging (2 sections)

  • Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and 2D digital art.

Animation 1 (1 section)

  • Animation, motion graphics, and After Effects.

 

Fall 2008

Intro to Digital Imaging (2 sections)

Time Based Digital Art (1 section)

  • Final Cut, Flash, and time based art.

 

Spring 2008

Intro to Digital Imaging (1 section)

Animation 1 (1 section)

Independent study

 

Fall 2007

Intro to Digital Imaging (2 sections)

Animation 1 (2 sections)

Exhibitions

2012

New and Again, Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2011

Back in Black, Black Box Gallery Portland, OR

 

2010

Vanishing Point, Unsmoke Space Pittsburgh, PA
Monsters, Work Detroit Detroit, MI
Start Stop Repeat, Anton Arts Center Mt. Clemens, MI

 

2009

Mysterium, Kinkead Contemporary Culver City, CA
Faces, Anton Arts Center Mt. Clemens, MI

 

2008

After Life, Watson Gallery, Juror: George Krause Culver City, CA
New Jersey, Pierro Gallery, Curator: Laurel Ptak South Orange, NJ
Litmus Test, Adaptation Gallery Philadelphia, PA

 

2007

Speak Talk Tell, White Wall Collective Hamtramck, MI
Small Works, Artist House Gallery Philadelphia, PA

 

2006

Daimler Chrysler Emerging Artists Berlin, Germany
Thesis Exhibit, Cranbrook Art Museum Bloomfield HIlls, MI
Video Festival, Cranbrook At Museum Bloomfield HIlls, MI
Genetic Imprint, Southern Graphics Council Madison, WI

Publications

I Heart Photograph

Esquire Magazine Russia

Nu-mode Magazine

Catarina Mag

Rojo Magazine

Change The Thought