CURRICULUM VITAE SUSAN B. FECHO Professor, Art Department, College of Arts and Science Barton College PO BOX 5000 Wilson, NC 27886 (252) 399-6480 sfecho@barton.edu
I. BASIC INFORMATION
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION and LOCATION					DEGREE	YEAR CONFERRED	FIELD OF STUDY
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC					M.F.A.	1988	Major: Printmaking. Minor: Design (Textiles)
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC					B.F.A.	1982	Major: Printmaking. Minor: Painting and Drawing
Goldsmiths College University of London, England						1979	History/Political History of England
Graduate and Postgraduate Studies
Humboldt Field Research Institute, Maine						1998	Natural Science Illustration
Kruger School of Graphic Communications, Chowan College (now Chowan University), NC						1993-1995	Printing Production and Imaging Technology course work
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC						1988-1991	Drawing, Printmaking, and Surface Design
Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Holland						1997	Papermaking
K-12 Art Education Licensure, Active licensure in North Carolina
EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1997- Present 1985- Present Summer 2005 1996-1998 1995-1996 1987-1995 1988, 1989, 1990 1993, 1996 1986 1983-1989				Professor, Art Department, College of Arts and Science, Barton College, Wilson, NC. Over twenty years of experience in professional graphic design providing freelance and subcontracting services to area businesses such as signage and design, logo development for garment/ shopping bag distributor, textile and rugs manufacturer and non-profits agencies. Visual Arts Instructor –North Carolina Governor’s School West Fine Arts Technology Specialist/Consultant for Federal Magnet Grant Funding, North Edgecombe High School of Mathematics, Science & Technology, Tarboro, NC New Media Director, Walker Ross Printing of Rocky Mount, NC Associate Professor, Chowan College (now Chowan University), Division of Fine Arts, Murfreesboro, NC Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Summer Sessions in Surface Design Adjunct Faculty, East Carolina University (Multimedia Design and Two-Dimensional Design) Visiting Artist, Sierra Leone, Africa, sponsored by Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board: Scarcies Secondary School of Mambolo; St. Joseph Catholic Vocational School of Lunsar; Freetown Secondary School for Girls; American International School of Freetown. Adjunct Instructor, Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro and Rocky Mount Campus, NC (Art Appreciation, Calligraphy, Drawing, and Painting) Adjunct Instructor, Roanoke Chowan Community College, NC (Color and Design) Visiting Artist, Bertie County Schools, NC (1983, 1984, 1992) Visiting Artist, Lecturer, Greenville Museum of Art, NC (1988, 1990, 1991) Graduate Teaching Fellow, Art Appreciation, Printmaking, East Carolina University Laboratory Assistant, Printmaking, East Carolina University Graduate Assistantship, School of Art Media Center, East Carolina University Media Assistant, Academic Library Services, Center for Academic Communication, East Carolina University
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
North Carolina Arts Education Association NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists) National Association of Women Artists Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Inc. Edgecombe Cultural Arts Council Arts North Carolina National Collage Society International Collage Society Academic Commons: Center for Teaching and Learning (e-group) http://www.academiccommons.org/ Tarboro Artist Guild
HONORS AND AWARDS
2006	Artist in Residence: Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA Pouch Cove Foundation’s Residential Arts Program, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
2005	Touring Artist, North Carolina Arts Council Jefferson-Pilot Faculty Member of the Year, Barton College
2003	Rank of Professor, Barton College, Wilson, NC Tenure, Barton College, Wilson, NC
1997	Nomination for North Carolina Technology Teacher of the Year, Edgecombe County Schools, NC
1993	Associate Professor, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC Excellence in Teaching Award, Chowan College.
1992	Tenure, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
1979	Epsilon Pi Tau Inductee: The International Honorary Professional Fraternity for Education in Technology, East Carolina University
II. SCHOLARSHIP
A. PUBLICATIONS
DESIGNED/ILLUSTRATED/EDITED
2007			The Scholastic Art Awards for Eastern/Central North Carolina, Designer for Publication and Web
2006			- The Scholastic Art Awards for Eastern/Central North Carolina, Designer for Publication and Web - Triton International Woods- web design (www.tritonwoods.com) - Theater of the American South, identity system, program, web design (www.theateroftheamericansouth)
2005			Picture Perfect Studios—web design (www.pictureperfectstudios.us)
2004			- Western Journey, artist book - North, South, East, West, artist book
2002			- Trunkful: an Illuminated Year, artist book - Developmental Communicative Competency, Dr. Terry Hallett of Akron University, OH - How to Be a Successful Family Life Educator, Designer and Illustrator, Author: Linda Petruolo - Ukiyo-e: On-line gallery talk by Fecho and Wilson - Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc. (www.edgecombearts.org) - Mark Gordon, Ceramic Artist (www.markgordon.com) - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University, Web Development - Barton College Department of Art (www.barton.edu/SchoolofArtsandSciences/Art/index.htm)
2001			- Princess for a Day, Illustrator Susan Fecho. Author Lamont Ferguson - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, PhD and MS Program Brochures, Temple University, PA - Faculty Exhibition Catalog, Barton Museum Press Publications, Wilson, NC - Clarissa Sligh Exhibition Catalog, Barton Museum Press Publications, Wilson, NC - On-line Gallery Talk for Barton Faculty, Barton Museum Press Publications, NC
1999			- Art Department Brochure, Barton Museum Press Publications, Wilson, NC
1998			- Faculty Exhibition Catalog, Barton Museum Press Publications, Wilson, NC
1996			- Portrait of the Outer Banks: an Artist's Sketch, Tryon Publishing, Tryon, NC - Guide to Rocky Mount, Edgecombe and Nash counties, ed., graphic design & photography - CEC Presents, Interactive Macromedia Director project, subcontracted through Lewis Advertising, Rocky Mount, NC - Friends of Whitaker Library, Membership publications, Chowan College, NC - Fine Arts Foundation, Membership and event publications, Chowan College, NC
1995			Gallery Schedule, Chowan College, Division of Fine Arts
1994			In Our Words: Celebration of Edgecombe County. Edgecombe County School Children, Sponsored by the Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc. Gallery Schedule, Chowan College, Division of Fine Arts Group of Four, Chowan College Division of Fine Arts Exhibition Publication
1993			Gallery Schedule, Chowan College, Division of Fine Arts
1987			The Cake Seller: from Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes, Artist Book
PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS OR PHOTOGRAPHS
2006			Kakalak 2006 Anthology of Carolina Poets, Charlotte, NC New Art International, 2005-2006 editions, Book Art Press, NY
1995			Destination: Chowan College, Walker-Ross Printing Company, Rocky Mount, NC
1994			Illustrations for the 14^th North Carolina Watermelon Festival Concept and Design, A Knock-Out of a Career, Printing Production and Imaging Technology Department, Chowan College
1993			Illustrations published in Aries III, Art and Literary Publication by Southeastern Com. College, NC Illustrations for the 13^th North Carolina Watermelon Festival
1992			Illustrations published in Aries II, Art and Literary Publication by Southeastern Com. College, NC
1989			Photography published in SHOTS: A Journal about the Art of Fine Photography, Issue #15
1987			Rebel ’87: The Literary-Art Magazine of East Carolina University
1986			Rebel ’86: The Literary-Art Magazine of East Carolina University
CORPORATE IDENTITY DESIGN
Baptist Dental and Medical Association of NC Baptist Nursing Fellowship of North Carolina Cotton Valley Golf Club, Tarboro, NC Edgecombe Arts, Tarboro, NC Edgecombe Ct. Preservation Garden Assoc. Family Life Learning Centers, Edgecombe Ct., NC Family Life Educator’s Exchange Glenoit Corporation, Inc. Murfreesboro Historical Society, NC Rose Talk, Tarboro, NC S & S Orthopedic, Ltd., Asheboro, NC Sefcik International, Asheboro, NC Tarboro Community Outreach. Tarboro, NC Theater of the American South, NC Webb’s Office Supply, Inc. of Tarboro, NC Wilson Arts Council, Wilson, NC W.C.B.A. Music Day Camp, Murfreesboro, NC
PRESENTATIONS/ PANELS
			1. JUGGLING: Artistic Expression Need Not End Once We Get Hired, North Carolina Art Education Association Staff Development Workshop, 2006 2. A Page of Sense (books arts for developing visual literacy); North Carolina Art Education Association Staff Development Workshop, 2005 3. Technology and the Arts, NC Art Education Association Staff Development Workshop, 2004 4. The Sculptural Book: Developing Visual and Conceptual Skills, North Carolina Art Education Association Staff Development Workshop, Wilmington, NC, 2004 5. Developing Standards for Accessing the Art Core, for educating the Liberal Artist, The Annual Humanities and Science conference, School of Visual Arts, NY, 2003 6. Art-Per-Minute: How to Read an Image, NC Art Education Association Conference, Wilmington, NC, 2002 7. Panel member on “Civility in the Classroom and Community”, 2002 8. Technology and DBAE to Teach Goals 2000, NC Educational Technology Conference 9. New Technology & Preservice Relevance: Use of Electronic Portfolios to Hone & Demonstrate Academic Rigor, North Carolina Educational Technology Conference, Greensboro, NC, 1999 10. TQM Integration Workshop, Coordinator, Edgecombe County Staff Development Workshop for Technology in Middle and High School Curriculum, summer 1999 11. BookArts, ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC, 1999 12. Technology and DBAE to Teach Goals 2000, North Carolina Educational Technology Conference, Raleigh, NC, 1998 13. Why do Project-based Learning? Presenter, Edgecombe County Staff Development Workshop for Technology in Middle and High School Curriculum, summer 1997 14. Integration of Technology into the Middle & High School Curriculum - Interdisciplinary Student Activities, Presentation/training for Edgecombe County Schools Technology Staff Development. 1997 15. Advancing Toward the Future, Education Summit ’97, Edgecombe County Schools 16. Applications from Industry to the Classroom Workshop; Research and Development of multi-media learning modules deliverable on Internet and intranet, National Science Foundation Grant. 1997 17. Curriculum Development, Futures 2000. 1997 18. Mainstreaming New Media for Online and Offline Learning, Southeast Regional Technology Conference, East Carolina University, NC, 1997 19. Producing Interactive Multimedia for Exploratory Learning, Southeast Regional Technology Conference, East Carolina University, NC, 1997 20. The Futures Course: Educating the Class of 2000, Southeast Regional Technology Conference, East Carolina University, NC, 1997 21. Educating the Class of 2000, Edgecombe counties Magnet School Program, and Presentation to the North Carolina Fellows of 1997. 22. A Community Learning Center; grant project for U.S. Department of Education’s “Challenge Grants for Technology in Education Program,” Edgecombe County Schools, 1996 23. NEHS Magnet School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Computer-based overview of long-term goals, Edgecombe County Technology Conference, 1996 24. Strategic Direction for Fulfillment Services, Computer-based presentation for Walker Ross Printing Company to Hardees Corporation, 1996 25. Centura Compensation System, Computer-based presentation for in-house needs, Centura Bank, 1996 26. Fulfillment Services, Computer-based presentation preparation for in-house needs, Hardees Corp. 1996 27. Grecian Enterprises, Inc, Computer-based presentation preparation for advertising needs. 1996 28. Developmental Communicative Competency, Research and Grant Preparation (with Dr. Terry Hallett of North Carolina State University). 1996 29. Choices for Tomorrow’s Women, American Association of University Women’s NC Conference, Fayetteville, NC, 1993 30. The Impact of the Protestant Ethic on the Humanities, Chowan College Humanities Series, Murfreesboro, NC, 1993
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007			Landscapes, Commons Gallery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
2006			Landscape Convergence, Barton Museum, Barton College, NC Layers of Meaning, Cary Senior Center, Cary, NC
2005			25-Year Retrospective, Blount Bridgers Museum. Tarboro, NC Recent Works, Council for the Arts, Jacksonville, NC The Painted Word: Image, Text & Ideology, Durham Arts Council, Allenton Gal., NC
2004			25-Year Retrospective, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
1999			Point of Departure, Theater Galleries, High Point, NC Featured Artist, Evans Street Gallery, Greenville, NC
1998			Intrinsic Memories, Mims Gallery, Dunn Center, Wesleyan College, NC Featured Artist, Evans Street Gallery, Greenville, NC
1997			Nothing Overlooked, Edna Boykin Cultural Center, Wilson, NC
1994			Pen and Ink Drawings, Rawls Museum of Arts, Courtland, VA Book Arts, Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, NC Celebrating Edgecombe County, Pender Room, Edgecombe County Library, Tarboro, NC
1993			Drawings, Paintings, and Prints, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
1990			Life Rhythms, Art Council of Wilson, NC
1989			Textures, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC
1988			Monoprints and Photography, Greenville Museum of Art, NC Portrait of a Town Called Penny Hill, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH MFA Thesis Exhibition, East Carolina University
INVITATIONALS/ JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2007			5th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Roots, Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA Saving Our Favorite Places, The Collector’s Gallery, Raleigh, NC Holiday Bazaar, Hobson-Pittman Gallery, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
2006			Alumni Exhibitions, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Layers of Meaning, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC New Works, Chapel Hill Pubic Arts Commission 2006 Exhibition, Chapel Hill Town Hall, NC 117th Annual Exhibition, Googleworks Community Art Center, Reading, PA 2-D-2, Energy Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada http://www.energygallery.com/2D2/2d2G1/G1artists/susanFecho/susanFecho.htm 49th National Juried Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC Holiday Bazaar, Hobson-Pittman Gallery, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
2005			Human Condition, Mendenhall Administration Building, Davidson County Community College Arts & Healing Gallery at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville NC Governor School Faculty Exhibition, Salem College, NC Art of Music, Smithtown, Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY New Art International, 2005-2006 edition, Book Art Press, NY 25th North Carolina Photographers Annual, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 7th Annual Collage and Mixed Media, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE The Renaissance Center’s 7^th Annual Exhibit. Dickson, TN TarRiver Gallery, Sneak Preview Exhibition, Tarboro, NC Photo Exhibition, Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland, VA Face Value, Associated Artist of Winston Salem, Sawtooth Center, Winston Salem, NC Holiday Bazaar, Hobson-Pittman Gallery, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
2004			Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Person and Place: An Exhibit of People and Environments, Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA Sight Unseen: A Touchable Exhibition, Duke University Eye Center & Durham Art Guild, NC Arts in Bloom, Boykin and Hammond Galleries, Arts Council of Wilson NC Many Minis: Mini Skirts and Miniature Art Works, Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA Celebrating Barton’s Centennial, Boykin Galleries, Arts Council, Wilson, NC 20th Annual through Women’s Eyes by Women’s Hands, The Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, NC Water Levels, Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland, VA Current Work 2004, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, NC Holiday Bazaar, Hobson-Pittman Gallery, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
2003			40th Annual Juried Exhibition, Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland, VA Color I, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE Photography Annual, Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland, VA Twenty-third North Carolina Photographers Annual, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC An American Experience 2003, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC Digitally Speaking, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL 49th Annual, Durham Art Guild, Inc. NC 46th National, Rocky Mount Arts Center, NC Tarboro Artist’s Guild, Pittman Gallery, Tarboro, NC Holiday Bazaar, Hobson-Pittman Gallery, Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
2002			Antiques as Art, Arts Council of Wilson, NC Landscape II Juried Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE Binding Threads: Textile/ Fiber, Rocky Mount Arts Council, NC Contemporary Painting, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE Picture This: Photography and Art, Exploris Children’s Museum, Raleigh, NC An American Experience, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Sawtooth Gallery, NC Renaissance Regional, Visual Arts Gallery, Dickson, TN 22nd NC Photography Annual, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2001			A Common Thread, Boykin and Hammond Galleries, Arts Council, Wilson NC Two Graphics, Hobson Pittman Gallery, Blount Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC Converging Cultures: Influences of International Travel and Culture, Rocky Mount Arts Council, NC Twenty-Ninth Annual Competition, Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC Best Contemporary Art 2001, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE Faces III and Painting II, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE Portrait of a Day, Sawtooth Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
2000			Art du Jour, Annie Boykin Gallery, Wilson, NC Recent Work of Fecho and Guilfoyle, Kinston Art Council. Kinston, NC 22ndAnnual, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, NC Selected Works, Durham Art Guild CCB Galleries, NC
1999			The Through Women's Eye's, By Women's Hands, Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC 21st Annual, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, NC Integral Part, Cruz Gallery, Tarboro, NC USC International Digital Works on Paper, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina 45th Annual, Durham Art Guild, CCB Gallery, Durham, NC
1998			Seeing Roses, Artspace, Raleigh, NC Inaugural Exhibition, Crux Gallery, Tarboro, NC Christmas, Wilson Art Council, NC
1997			Barton College Faculty and Student Exhibition. Eagle Gallery, Raleigh, NC Collector's Choice, Blount- Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
1996			26th Annual, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC
1995			Fred Wells National Juried Exhibition, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University Featured Artist, Evans Street Gallery, Greenville, NC
1994			Suffolk Art League's Annual, Suffolk, VA Wake County Artist Association Annual Show, Raleigh, NC New Works, Wake Visual Art Association, Raleigh, NC 15th Annual, Community Arts Council, Goldsboro, NC Halifax Fine Arts Show, Roanoke Rapids, NC Peoples Choice, Collage Gallery, Smithfield, VA Recent Work, Onslow County Arts Council, Jacksonville, NC Tarboro Artist’s Guild, Pittman Gallery, Tarboro, NC Chowan Art Faculty, Onslow County Art Council, Jacksonville, NC Celebrating Edgecombe County, Pender Room, Edgecombe County Library, NC Pen and Ink, Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland, NC Book Arts: National Library Week, Edgecombe Community College, NC
1993			Henley Spectrum, Associated Artists, Winston Salem, NC New Works, Wake Visual Art Association, Raleigh, NC 30th Annual, Rawls Museum of Courtland, VA Halifax Fine Arts Show, Roanoke Rapids, NC 14th Annual, Goldsboro, NC 29th Fine Arts Show, Beaufort County Arts Council, NC 24th Annual, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC 13th Fine Arts Festival, Council of the Arts, Southern Pines, NC Members Show, Durham Art Guild, CCB Gallery, Durham, NC Members Show, Suffolk Virginia Art League, VA
1992			Alumni Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, NC Southeastern Juried Fine Arts and Crafts, Greenville, NC WVAA Arts Explosure, Raleigh, NC Tarboro Artist’s Guild, Pittman Gallery, Tarboro, NC Three Voices Connected, Chowan College, NC Recent Works, Steven's Bookstore and Gallery, Raleigh, NC Tarboro Artist Guild Exhibition, Chowan College, NC
1991			Three Voices Connected, Hobson Pittman Gallery, Tarboro, NC Members Exhibition, Durham Art Guild, CCB Gallery, Durham, NC
1990			Christmas Fantasy, Krasel Art Museum, St. Joseph, MI Chair as Icon/Image, CCB Gallery, Durham, NC Prints and Platters, Ridgeway Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, NC Night Works, Allenton Gallery of Durham, NC Prints and Platters, Chowan Arts Council of Edenton, NC Recent Works, Ayden Art Center, Ayden, NC
1989			National Fiber Arts Show, Creative Arts Gallery, Dalton, GA Henley Southeastern Spectrum, Associated Arts, Winston-Salem, NC Dimensions '89 Exhibit, Associated Arts, Winston-Salem, NC Body Parts, Lee McDonald Handmade Paper Juried Competition. Charleston, MA Night Works, Allenton Gallery, Durham, NC 25^th Annual Fine Art Show, Beaufort County Arts Council, NC 9^th Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro Art Council, NC
1988			WVAA Arts Explosure, Raleigh, NC Illumines Exhibition, East Carolina University Mendenhall Gallery, NC Body Parts, Lee McDonald Handmade Paper Co., Charleston, MA 24^th Fine Arts Show, Beaufort County Arts Council, NC 9^th Fine Arts Show, Goldsboro, NC Portraits, Visual Art Center, Kent, WA Recent Works by Chowan Faculty, Atlantic Christian College, NC Christmas, Durham Arts Council, NC
REVIEWS/ ARTICLES
			1. Arnold, Everett. Mural to Serve as Traveling History. The Daily Southerner. Vol. 105, No. 119. August 20, 1994 2. Askew, Susan. Susan Barbe Fecho. The ECU Report. East Carolina University, Vol. 25, No.2, May 1997 3. Crumpler, J. Rawls Museum Art Happenings. The Tidewater News. May 5, 1994 4. Daniels, J. Local Artist Releases new Outer Banks Sketchbook. Telegram. July 25, 1993 5. Daniels, Jacquelyn, Children Enjoy a Different Class. The Tarboro Telegram. Vol.4, No.6, August 15, 1993 6. Daughety, Kathy. Fecho’s Landscapes Of Convergence On View At The Barton Museum, September 4, 2006 7. Donaldson, Dusty. Art exhibit opens at Wake Forest's Worrell Center. http://www.mba.wfu.edu/prlib/art0904.html, Aug. 31, 2004 8. Feature Articles. Theatre Art Galleries, Inc. Carolina Arts. August Issue 1999 9. Halperen, Max. Photo Realism. What’s Up. News and Observer. November 8, 2002 10. Her Art is Feminine not Feminist. Telegram. February 5, 1989 11. Horne, Meade B. Three Different Voices…Connected. Daily Southerner. September 8, 1991 12. Kessler, Jane. Independent curator, writer and co-founder of the Curator' Forum of Charlotte, NC 13. Krebs, B.D. On the Arts: Kettering Mixes Government, Art. Kettering Times, June 15, 1988. 14. Lamm, Laura. Fecho’s work on exhibit in Tennessee. The Daily Southerner. October 13, 2006 15. Marshall, Elaine, PHD. 25year Retrospective Catalog. Chowan College Publication, 2005 16. Marshall, Elaine, PHD. Barton Art Faculty Exhibition Catalog. Barton Museum Press, 2001. 17. Mayer, Tom. 2 Graphic for Words. TGIF, The Daily Southerner, March 16, 2001 18. Nolan, Irene C. Books in Brief. The Virginian-Pilot and the Ledger-Star. August 15, 1993. 19. Visually Speaking. Archetypes and Angels at DAC. Magazine Boom. November 2005 20. Quigless, Helen. Susan Fecho: TCO Volunteer Graphic Design. Tarboro Community Outreach. Volume VI, Number 2,1999 21. Roberts, Frank. Art Professor Wins One-Person Show. The Sun. May 4, 1994 22. Raynor, Jerry. Susan Fecho Art Shown at the GMA. September 4, 1988 23. Royce, Phil. Citizen of the Week: Missionary Work Comes Naturally for Chowan Professor. The News-Herald. January 6, 1988 24. Schqarze, Richard of the Times Publication, Kettering, Ohio 25. Comments from the Curator. 7th Annual Contemporary Art International. Upstream People Gallery. 2005 26. Ward, Sarah. Susan Fecho: 25 Year Retrospective Exhibit at Chowan College College Relations, Chowan College. September 22, 2004 27. Wynne, Lisa. Susan Fecho Teaches Practices Her Crafts. Tarboro Telegram. July 26, 1990.
COLLECTIONS
			The Smithsonian Institution: American Art Mus./ National Portrait Gallery Lib., Washington, DC Word and Image Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England Zimmerli Art Museum, NAWA Collection, Rutgers University, NJ Museum of Women Artists, Washington, DC Blount-Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC Twin County Museum and Hall of Fame, Rocky Mount, NC City of Rocky Mount, NC North Carolina Wesleyan College, NC Phillip Morris Inc., Winston Salem, NC Edgecombe Memorial Library, Tarboro, NC Wachovia Bank and Trust, Wilson, NC Murfreesboro Historical Society, Murfreesboro, NC Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC Chancellor’s Collection, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, NC Heritage Hospital, Tarboro, NC Braswell Memorial Library, Rocky Mount, NC Barton College, Wilson, NC Private Collections
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
			Studio One, Wilson, NC Art Gallery, Chamber of Commerce Building, Tarboro, NC Past Gallery Representation TarRiver Gallery, Tarboro, NC City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC Gallery 9, Banner Elk, NC Kinston Art Council Permanent Sales Gallery Womancraft: Fine Handcrafted Gifts, Chapel Hill, NC
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2007			North Carolina Regional Artist Grant, Edgecombe County Division, NC
2004			North Carolina Regional Artist Grant, Edgecombe County Division, NC Professional Development Grant, Barton College
2003			Professional Development Grant, Barton College
2002			North Carolina Regional Artist Grant, Edgecombe County Division, NC Professional Development Grant, Barton College
1998			Professional Development Grant, Barton College
1996			Sense of Place and Community Grant, Historical research and WWW Page Design; Grant Participation with Phillips Middle School of Math, Science and Technology, Battleboro, NC. Funded by Twin County Grant Association A Community Learning Center, Grant Preparation; Proposed Project for U.S. Department of Education’s Challenge Grants for Technology in Education Program, submitted through North Edgecombe High Scholl of Mathematics, Science and Technology, NC
1994			NC Community Development Grant. In Our Words: Celebration of Edgecombe County Co-Director, Edgecombe County Arts Council for research, plan and implementation of community mural on Edgecombe County history involving grades 4-12. Compiled a book of poetry and illustrations by the students, published by Chowan College Press.
1993			North Carolina Humanities Council Grant, Grant and Lectures Development Committee, The Impact of the Protestant Ethic on the Humanities, Chowan College Lecture Series, Part of Presentations (16th and 17th century Northern Painting), Chowan College, NC.
1990			Studio Assistance Scholarship, Surface Design, Penland School of Crafts, N.C
1989			Studio Assistance Scholarship, Surface Design, Penland School of Crafts, N.C
1986			Technical Assistance Grant, Paper Casting, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS (ATTENDED)
2007			Paper Engineering: Pop-Ups, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
2006			Enrichment Conference, Visual Journals and the Artist/Educator, The Art of History, NCAEA Staff Development Weekend, Winston Salem, NC
2005			Project T2 Summer Institute: Teachers and Technology Designing Tomorrow’s Learning Communities, Wake Forest University, NC First Annual Assessment Conference, Elon University, NC A Day in Wilson, Barton College Art Dept. event supported by the Regional NC Art Education Association. Technology in the Elementary Art Classroom, Math & Art & Science, NCAEA Staff Development Weekend, Asheville, NC Artist Development Workshop with Creative Capital at the Kanuga Conference Center, NC, sponsored by the NC Arts Council LiveText Collaboration Software, Blackboard Course Management Software, Barton College, NC
2004			Introduction to Hybrid Instruction, Guilford Technical Community College, NC Blackboard Course Management Software, Barton College, NC InfoComm 2004, sponsored by International Communications Industries Association, Inc. (ICIA), Atlanta, GA
2003			Project T2 Summer Institute: Collaborating to Create a Research Agenda for Educational Technology, Wake Forest University, NC
2002			The Scholar Project, an independent professional development initiative sponsored by Barton College Art and Antiques Symposium Lectures, sponsored by The Arts Council of Wilson, NC Electronic Classroom, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges
1999			Enrichment Conference, Jerry Pinkney: Illustrator, Sculptural Bookmaking, Exceptional Art for Exceptional Children, N.C. Art Educational Association Staff Development Weekend, NC
1998			A Time to Reflect, Redirect, Reenergize. NCETC (North Carolina Educational Technology Conference) Greensboro, NC
1997			- Mathematical Applications from Industry of the Classroom, Edgecombe Com. College, NC (Development of Multimedia Mathematical Learning Modules, Summer Teacher Internship from the National Science Foundation grant, through Edgecombe Community College, Wake Community College and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College) - History of Picture Frames, Tryon Palace, Tryon, NC - Can Art Contribute to Learning in Mathematics, East Carolina University, NC - Empowering Self- Directed Learners: Student –Led Conferencing, Edgecombe County Schools, NC - Socratic Seminar Teaching Workshop, North Edgecombe H.S., NC
1996			- Ricoh Color Copier Training (onsite training for basic and advanced digital copier theory & Troubleshooting) - Video & Technology Conference, Jacob K Javits Convention Center, New York, NY - National Association of Printers and Lithographers Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
1993			- Desktop Publishing, Photographic Printing Techniques, Effective Teacher Training, Survey of Photography Techniques, Pin Hole Camera, Edgecombe Community College, NC - Introduction to Teaching, Evaluating Student Teachers, Understanding Public Schools Today, Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Classroom, Chowan College (now Chowan University), NC - Polaroid Education Program Teachers’ Workshop, East Carolina University, NC
III.TEACHING
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT BARTON COLLEGE
			Curriculum Development for the area of Commercial Design to Graphic Design. Update and continue curriculum development of graphic design and digital technology Research and propose the need for increased technological resources and instruction at college for dedicated art department computer lab Continue ongoing acquisition of the hardware, peripherals and software based on American Institute of Graphic Arts standards; -Author text in word-processing programs -Draw graphic images on the computer -Manipulate photographs digitally -Produce digital page layouts -Understand issues related to output and electronic pre-press, at least in terms of file preparation -Choose appropriate technological resources for specific design tasks 1. Graphic Design and Illustration: Introduction to Advanced levels, 1997- present, average of 18 students 2. Graphic Design and Photography collaborative course, fall 2005 3. Printmaking: Introduction and Advanced, 2000 4. Art 190, 390 Color and Design (Introduction, Advanced), fall 2001 (14 students) 5. Art 301 Art History I (Prehistory to Pre-Renaissance) fall 2002 (21 students) 6. Art History II (Renaissance to Post-Modern) 7. Art 303 History of Graphic Design (Art Topics), J-term 1998, fall 2002 (13 students) 8. Art 303 History of Women Artists (Art Topics), (Weekend College) 9. Art 310, Advanced Drawing, J-Term 2001 (1 student) 10. Art 103, Art Appreciation Studio, term 5. 2000 11. Art 285, Fine Art Crafts, 5 students, term 5. 2000 12. Art 374/373 Public School Art, sp.2000 (6 students), fall 2001 (17 students) 13. Art 459, Secondary Art Instructional Design, Spring 2000, 3 students 14. Junior Portfolio 15. BCS 301, Career Development, .5 Credit, Spring 1999, 14 students 16. Art 403, Senior Portfolio/Exhibition, Spring 2000, 14 students 17. Duke Press, Herald Sun- Durham newspaper, Wilson Daily Times, Arts Council, Barton Theatre 18. Art Skills Multi-level, fall 2000 (13 students), J-term 2001 (1 student), fall 2001 (20 students) 19. Art 094, Museum Field Experiences - Italy (Renaissance and Baroque Art in Venice, Florence and Rome, Italy) 2000, and 1999 - The Netherlands (Lower England, Amsterdam, Den Haag) Teamed with Paula Patterson, 2002 - United Kingdom (London, Wales, Scotland), in conjunction with Theater Studies. Teamed with Professor Robert Wagner. 2003 - New York City, NY, 1997
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING/ INTERNSHIPS SUPERVISED
			Art 480, 481, 182 EED 092, 093, 094, Internship/ Experiential Learning Coordinator for Art Dept. 1998-present Student Experience; Advanced Rehabilitation Seminars Company, Rocky Mount, NC Arts Council, Barton Theatre (Graphic Design, Permanent Collection Documentation) Barrett's Printing House, Wilson, NC Barton College Centennial (Design/ Photography; Bully’s for Barton, Barton Edition) Barton College Theater Poster Carolina Doors, NC Carolina Mudcats, Wilson, NC The Collegiate, Barton College’s Student Newspaper Creative Graphics, Wilson, NC Duke Press, NC (Graphic Design) Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, (Exhibition Prep, Permanent Collection Photographic Documentation) Herald-Sun, Durham newspaper, NC (Photography) Hendersonville Printing Company, NC Jerico Screen Printing, Wilson, NC Rockets Softball, Greenville, NC S & S Orthopedic, Ltd., Asheville, NC Signature Dance Company, Rocky Mount, NC The Scholastic Art Awards, web and publication prep Theater of the American South, Wilson, NC The Women's United Soccer Association, Washington, DC Type A Design Concepts, Wilson, NC Wilson County Fair, Wilson, NC Wilson Daily Times, Wilson Newspaper (Graphic Design)
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WALKER ROSS PRINTING COMPANY
		As New Media Director, Responsibilities included; Build a digital marketing and business solution to increase success in competitive Internet and evolving digital arenas. Build relationships with major corporations in the area that needed online media solutions. Develop and execute strategic direction of online media strategies Working with the Directors to identify online media objectives and create strategies and tactics to meet client objectives Support new business processes on new and existing clients
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT NORTH EDGECOMBE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY
			Consultant for technology grant, implemented training for faculty, and developed FUTURES course, a fine arts infused technology course. This research project addressed the following: to what extent can a high performing school be developed in a rural community using contextual learning in a technology rich environment, how the curriculum would be redesigned, use of technology, professional development and community- school relationship. This proposal brought forward the need of a course to introduce students to the new curriculum and new systematically implemented technology.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT CHOWAN UNIVERSITY
			Chowan was a junior college until 1992 as the college returned to four-year status when it admitted a junior class. Hired in 1987 to develop a third year Professional Certificate for Commercial Art. Commercial Art I, II, III Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced Illustration Printmaking I, II, III, IV, V Color and Design Art for the Elementary School Art for the Secondary School Art Appreciation Art Education of the Classroom Teacher: Methods and Materials Portfolio/Senior Exhibition Museum Field Experiences; New York City, Annual Trips, 1987-1996
III. MEMBERSHIP ON COMMITTEES
			Barton College Barton College Blackboard (Course Management) Administrator Chair; Ad Hoc Committee Academic Leadership in Technology Team (2002-2006) Cultural Programming (2006) Curriculum Committee (1999, 2001, 2006) Friends of Visual Arts Board Member (2006-2007) International Studies (2006) International Student Sponsor, 2000 General Education Committee Global Focus (2000, 2006) Honors Advisory Board (2006) Teacher Education Committee Search Committee Photography, 1998 Ceramics, 1999 Journalism, 2002 Chowan College Fine Arts Foundation Board Member Chair of Cooperative Institutional Research Committee Chair, Committee on Computer Utilization Retention Committee Academic Affairs/Curriculum Committee Judicial Affairs Board Tenure and Promotion Committee Teacher Education Committee Technology Task Force Committee Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Salary Scale
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
			Chair of the Art Department, Barton College (3 credit hour release annually), 1998-present Director of Exhibitions, Barton College (6 credit hour release annually) 2006-2007
V. SERVICE ACTIVITIES/ COLLEGE RELATED
			- Co-Blackboard Administrator, Barton College, 2005-present - Case Art Computer Coordinator, 1997-present - Assisted in producing the 2002 -2007 Web pages and publications for the Scholastic Art Awards sponsored by Barton College - 2004 Freshman Bulldog Day - 2002 Freshman Bulldog Day - Art Department Adjunct Mentor
VI. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY
2007			- Visiting Examiner for International Baccalaureate, Hunt High School, Visual Arts, NC - 1999- present, Technology Trainer (Blackboard Course Management, Digital Imaging, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, and InDesign) for the college and regional businesses (Wilson Daily Times, Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council) - Quigless Clinic (Volunteer for art classes for Caregivers) - Provide mentoring instruction for high school art students (on volunteer basis) as they develop senior projects and interview portfolios for Governor School and college entrance. 2005 -2007
2006			- Visiting Examiner for International Baccalaureate, Hunt High School, Visual Arts, NC - Consultative Illustrator to Dr. Mary Barbe (Temple University, Anatomy and Cell Biology) in creating an illustrative figure for two publications. - Provide mentoring instruction for high school art students (on volunteer basis) as they develop senior projects and interview portfolios for Governor School and college entrance. 2005 -2007
2005			- Featured Speaker at Williford Elementary School of Rocky Mount, NC for spring 2005 Reading Literacy Meeting. (Book Arts in the Classroom) - Visiting Artist, North Carolina Governor School East - Speaker at Career Fest, Edgecombe Community College - Chair of Pilot Program: Business of Art, TarRiver Gallery, Tarboro Area Development Corporation, NC (Revitalization Project for the Royster-Clark Building in Tarboro)
1999-2005			Instructor and Coordinator, Partners in Art, summer visual art classes for economically disadvantaged middle and high school students. Funded through private donations and regional grassroots grants. Edgecombe County Schools, NC
2004			Judge for Edgecombe County Schools Arts Explosion, grades 6 – 12 Judge for the Suffolk, Virginia Museum Art League Exhibition
2003			External Peer Reviewer for Peace College’s Visual Communication Department
2002			- Technology assistance for NC Art Education Conference, video capture - External Reviewer for Peace College’s Visual Communication Department. - Festival of Cultures Travel booth
2001			- Friday Folics, Howard Memorial Church, Tarboro, NC (Volunteer for art classes for youth) - Judge for Edgecombe County Schools Arts Explosion, grades 6 - 12
1999			- Judge for Edgecombe County Schools Arts Explosion, grades 6 - 12
1997			Instructor, Teacher Certification CEU Course; Printmaking Primer, Blount Bridgers Museum, Tarboro, NC
1996			Judge for 3rd Annual &on/of Paper, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina Judge for Eastern North Carolina Regional Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by Barton College, NC
1995			SACS Accreditation, Fine Arts Specialist, Wayne Country Day, Goldsboro, NC.
1994			Teacher Certification CEU Courses: - Multi-Cultural Edgecombe County Heritage Mural Coordinator, NC - Silk Dying Workshop Instructor, Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, NC - Art Teacher Workshop, Chowan College - Saturday Activities for Kids, Edgecombe County Schools - Judge, Arts Celebration, Edgecombe County Schools - Judge, Martin Luther King Poster Contest, Edgecombe County
1993			- SACS Accreditation, Fine Arts Specialist, Rocky Mount Academy, Rocky Mount, NC. - ArtStuff from A to Z, Community Enrichment focusing on Creativity, Blount-Bridgers House, Tarboro, NC - Judge, Arts Celebration, Edgecombe County Schools - Art Teacher Workshop, Chowan College - Art as a Career, lecturer for Career Day, At Risk Class, Phillips School, Edgecombe County Schools - Judge, Martin Luther King Poster Contest, Edgecombe County