Contact Information
Office
California State University
Department of Art
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90032
323.343.4029 office
323.343.4045 fax
Education
Degrees
MFA University of Wisconsin, Department of Art, Madison WI
BS Florida A & M University, Department of Art , Tallahassee, Fl
Teaching & Administrative Appointments
Professor – California State University, Los Angeles, September 2005 – present
Department Chair – California State University, Los Angeles, September 2005 – 2009
Department Chair – Wayne State University, Detroit MI, August 2000 – 2002
Professor - Wayne State University, Detroit MI, August 1986 – 2005
Assistant Professor – Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL , September 1981 – 1986
Recent Courses Taught 2006-09
Art 109: Three Dimensional Art Fundamentals
Art 180: Introduction to Computer Graphics
Art 159: Introduction to Drawing
Art 418: Business Principles and Practices for Artist and Designers
Art 449: Video for Artist
Art 468: Advance Problems in Design - Motion Graphics
Art 598: MFA Directed Study
Websites
http://www.robertmartin.biz/home/welcome.html
http://robertmartin-edu.info/cal_state_la/luckman_gallery.html
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/art/robertmartin.php
Professional Achievements
Recent Refereed State, National and International Exhibitions/Performances
2010 Group Exhibition, George N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit MI
2010 Live Cinema Summit Interactive Performance, Military Theater, College , Columbia College, Chicago, IL
2008 SoundWalk Sound and Visual Art Installations, East Village Arts District, Long Beach, CA
2007 California State University Printmaking Invitational, Janet Turner Print Museum at Cal State – Chico
2006 Video Lounge: Expanded Cinema for the Digital Age, A video screening curated by Leslie Raymond and Antony Flackett at the College Arts Association Conference in Boston
2005 Athens International Film & Video Festival, Athens Ohio
2004 2nd International Symposium of Interactive Art at Yeditepe University, Instanbul, Turkey
Recent Professional Consultation
2009-10 Peer Panelist for the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles
2007-08 Juror for East Los Angeles Community College Annual Student Art Exhibition
2006-07 Peer Panelist for the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles
Feb - 07 External Program Reviewer for Loras College, Dubuque, IA
2006-07 Review Panelist for the California State University System’s Summer Arts Program
2005-06 Compton Communicative Arts Academy Advisory Board Member
Exhibitions Curated
June-08 Curator for 15 Seconds of Fame: An Online Exhibition of Cell Phone Art for the Luckman
Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles
http://www.robertmartin.biz/home/welcome.html
June-95 Hi Tech, Lo Tech High, High Art, Metropolitan Center for the Arts, Detroit, MI
Mar – 90 The Electronic Artist, Detroit Artist Market Gallery, Detroit, MI
Jan – 88 9 Afro American Printmakers, Department of Art Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Feb – 79 William T. Williams, Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Journal Editor
2011 New Directions in the Humanities, Universidad de Granada, Campus La Cartuja,
Granada, Spain
Publications
2008 Self‐Published Book “15 Seconds of Fame” Printed and sold by Blub.com
University Service
Feb 2009 VIP Day
Nov 2008 Eagle Fest Day organizer
Feb 2006 Preview Day organizer
College Service
Winter 2009 Faculty Affairs (Replacement for Luis Bermudez)
Winter 2009 ISAC (Replacement for Richard Wearn)
2006 Fiscal Officer Search Committee
2006 Dean Search Committee
Department Committees
2010‐11 Scholarship & Honors
2010‐11 Instructional & Student Affairs/Curriculum
2010‐11 Grievance
Spring 2009 Part‐Time Gallery Director Search Committee Chair
2006‐07 Animation Search Committee Chair (Replacement for Tony Longson)
Fall 2006 Photo Tech Search Chair
Fall 2005 Tool Crib Tech Search Chair
Department Service
2005‐07 Authored TA Orientation Booklet
2008‐present Dept Webmaster
2008‐09 Supervised & organized CSULA’s participation in CAA‐USC Exhibition for Carol
Reynolds & Francoise Studer
2008‐09 Library Liaison
2005‐06 Organized Art Advisory Board
2005‐06 Photographed images in Art recruiting brochure
2006‐07 Developed undergraduate, graduate and alumni survey
Feb 2006 Organized Career Pathways for the Department of Art
2005‐2009 Recruiting for Art Department & College of Arts & Letters
2005‐present Photographed images for Dept website
Gallery Representation George N’Namdi Galleries
Detroit, MI
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Permanent Collections
Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI
Arthur Anderson & Company, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Atlanta, GA
Bank of Nashville, Nashville, TN
Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham, AL
Buckhead Public Library, Atlanta, GA
Castellani Art Museum, Niagara, NY
Chaimp and Wenger, PC, Detroit, MI
Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, LaGrange, GA
Cincinnati Bell Information Center, Cincinnati, OH
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
First Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, GA
Florida A & M University Credit Union, Tallahassee, FL
Florida A & M University School of Architecture, Tallahassee, FL
House of Prints of the Cultural Foundation, Parana, Brazil
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Manning & Martin Law Firm, Atlanta, GA
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
Polk Multi-Dimensional Intelligence, Southfield, MI
Universidad Federal Da Bahia, Museu Afro-Brasileiro, Salvador-BA, South America
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
University of Wisconsin, memorial Union, Madison, WI
Warwick Museum, Warwick, RI