Professional History Abstract:
Fall 1999-current, Adjunct art history instructor, University of South Carolina, Union campus. Teaching ARTH U105 History of Art (Paleolithic-Gothic), and ARTH U106 History of Art (Renaissance-contemporary) courses, and ARTH 346 African Art (history). My personal slide library now exceeds over 6000 slides, plus digital images. This includes western survey, and sufficient slides to teach Greek (or Classical), Asian, and African art history. You can read my 2005 faculty evaluation, and student evaluations.
1999-2000, Fall and Spring semesters, Adjunct instructor of Photography I and II, and Graphic Design, Presbyterian College. A temporary position. By my second semester of photography enrollment tripled over previous years, and enrollment interest exceeded class limits. Two photography students entered and won awards in nationwide Internet contests. Some of my Web pages for these courses received national notice, and for example, the University of Michigan's BMC Media uses my "glossary of terms" for graphic design. My Web guides for photography are also still consulted, including a professor in Canada who wrote "these are superior to Kodak's online guides." I was asked to teach an art history course the next year, but the schedule conflicted with my U.S.C. Union commitment.
1998-1999, Temporary adjunct art history instructor, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg. Spring 1999 taught SATH 210 African Art (history), and Fall 1998 taught SATH 101 Introduction to Western Art (history) courses. My supervisor was Professor Don Knight, former Chair of Arts and Sciences.
1998, Spring, taught western art history survey at Limestone College, filling in for an absent professor
1987-Current, Consultant in visual communications concepts, aesthetics, and strategy, and graphics work and technical assistance in digital imaging and modification. This has included work for photographers, graphic designers, advertising agencies, businesses, education institutions, and associations across the U.S.
1984-97 Instructor and 1984-1994 Dept. Head & Instructor, and founder of the Visual Arts Institute Dept., Greenville Technical College. I taught studio courses including Design I and II, Advertising Design I and II, Photography I, II and III, Typography, and computer graphics courses. I also taught lecture courses including art history survey, early art history, film history, Visual Communication Media (mass communications) and Survey of Advertising. My photography students won awards in local, state, and national exhibitions, and exhibited in N.Y. My graphic design students transferred to major universities and top professional art colleges like The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Those directly entering the field started as assistants, and achieved positions as art director and designer for major corporations like Lockheed Martin, or started their own business. More about my GTC position.
1980-84, Art Director and President, GR Bowles Associates, Knoxville. Clients included the Tennessee Dept. of Tourism, 1982 World's Fair, Magnavox, March of Dimes Foundation, Carson-Newman College, Environmental Research Corporation, local TV stations and several advertising agencies, and manufacturing and retail businesses.
1978-82, Co-Designer and V.P., Anson-Bowles Associates, Washington, D.C. Work included several U.S. Government agencies, Shell Oil, American Airlines, and several advertising agencies. Asked to address advertising issues for several national associations including a campaign for The American Society of Women Accountants
1971-78, Free-lance Photographer and Designer in Washington, D.C. and New York. Work included Fashion Photographer for Paraphernalia Inc.
1972-73, Taught Design and Sculpture at Marjorie Webster College, a women's Christian college in Washington, D.C., now closed. Also Higher Education Program Development Coordinator, with communications responsibility, for M.W.C. affiliated University Research Corporation. Left to continue education.
1971-73, Professor of Art, Financial Aid Officer, Treasurer, and communications for the former College of the Potomac, Virginia and Washington D.C. Left to continue education.
1970-71, Art Instructor and Dept. Coordinator, Wilkes Community College, North Carolina. Left to continue education.
1969-70, Art Teacher, Librarian, and Communications Representative, Friendsville Academy, Friendsville, Tennessee, a Christian boarding school. Communications Representative duties were primarily student recruitment. Left to continue education.
1966-68, Part time assistant to Sculptor Pierre DuFayet, Baltimore, Maryland, while in college. Worked on his models and large-scale sculpture commissions for the cities of Columbia, Baltimore and New York.
1964-66, Studio Photographer and Lab Assistant, District Photo, Washington, D.C.
Left to continue education.
Education Abstract:
Completed 26 Smithsonian Institution Associate Program courses and seminars in 1967-68, and 1971-1977, taught by 28 instructors and 49 guest lecturers from several countries. Smithsonian seminars have been recognized by major universities for undergraduate and graduate credit, and the Smithsonian offered two doctoral programs. I have course documentation from Smithsonian Institution administrators and faculty, East Tennessee State University, and College of the Potomac. Tuition for most courses was provided with a Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Fine Arts Consortium.
Course subjects included:
- Western art history including contemporary sculpture (7 courses)
- North and South American native art, culture, and archaeology (2 courses)
- Asian arts, primarily China and Japan (2 courses)
- African art history and culture (2 courses, plus topic-specific lectures and presentations)
- photography, including history and theory (6 courses)
- film history and introduction to filmmaking (3 courses)
- mass-media communications (2 courses)
- design theory and perception (1 course)
- graphic design history, theory, and studio (4 courses)
M.F.A. Degree, Sculpture and Design, East Tennessee State University (WWW), 1975. Penland scholarship. ETSU does not give graduate level graduation honors. If they had I would have graduated Magna Cum Laude (3.65-3.84 GPA at ETSU).
B.A. Degree, fine art, College of the Potomac, 1972. Merit scholarship, work scholarship, and Teaching Assistantship
Sculpture metal casting and painting courses, Penland School of Crafts, 1970 (WWW)
Certificate of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, painting, Baltimore, 1969 (WWW) (ranked in top 4 nationally, U.S. News & World Report, 1999)
Associate of Arts Degree, art major, Baltimore City Community College (WWW) (formally Baltimore Junior College), 1969
Drawing and painting courses, Instituto Allende (WWW) of the Universidad de Guanajuato, 1967
Liberal arts courses, Yale Gordon College of the University of Baltimore (WWW), 1965-67
Photography courses, U. S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School (WWW), 1965. "... provides advanced courses for all government agency employees and interested citizens..."
Additional Studies: Recent seminars in photography by Kodak, course in cinematographic lighting at Southeastern Media Institute, computer graphics, education, and laboratory safety, and earned a certificate in O.S.H.A. compliance in 1994.
Selected Associations, Recognition, etc.:
Invited to be a "VIP Forum" speaker at Purdue University's 2004 Conference on Advances in Internet Technologies and Applications (CAITA), "Group 1, Well known University professors with a high citation index."
Listed in "Who's-Who in Tribal Arts," Van Rijn Documentation Center
World Association for Online Education (WAOE). For information or articles consult the affiliated The WWW Journal of Online Education at N.Y.U., or printed articles on WAOE in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Art History Webmasters Association - des webmestres en histoire de l'art - (AHWA-AWHA) for Research and Communication Tools in Art History, hosted by UniversitÈ du QuÈbec ý MontrÈal (UQAM)
IDD - International Directory of Design (some online info is incorrect)
American Academy of Advertising (Link to AAA's Univ. of Texas Index)
International Webmasters Association (IWA)
Interesting Note: As of 1999, "IWA is working in part with Educational Testing Service's subsidiary, The Chauncey Group International, which is developing testing standards to recognize entry level web professionals within the industry."
The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) and TECADV
Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)
American Communication Association (ACA)
Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
Americans for Computer Privacy (ACP)
Internet Marketing Association (IMA)
The HTML Writer's Guild
ICAN CyberWatchers
World Photo Gallery Association, Australia
International Directory of Design (IDD), pub. 2000, Furman University
United Methodists, member of General Board of Church and Society's (GBCS), Peace With Justice Network, the Children's Advocacy Network, a participant in the "Natural World" activities, and a volunteer for UM Communications.
American Cancer Society, volunteer, grassroots advocates, SC Government Relations
Selected Former Associations:
Tri State Sculptors Association
Upstate Visual Arts, Advisory Board 2 terms, several committees
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
Printing Industries of America
National Artist's Congress, Maryland Representative, Finance Committee
Washington Project for the Arts, Public Relations Committee
Professional Photographer's of America (PPA)
National Federation of Musicians
Selected Web Awards:
To my Web Awards page.
Personal:
- Address: 452 N Main St, Woodruff SC 29388, USA
- Born August 5, 1944, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Married to Ramona Gray, 48, currently a full-time student at U.S.C. Upstate (changing her major to math and administration). Son Chivas, 23, graduate of USC Union and UNC Upstate. Son Kenneth Alan, 27 who works in electrical and taking courses in industrial electrical.
- Son of Roy Bowles (deceased), and Beatrice Bowles Bartley (ret. U.S. Dept. of Navy), both photographers
- Home and office is Westmoreland House in Woodruff, S.C., locally historic Queen Ann Victorian, built 1890
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