Curriculum Vitae
Nita is an artist and Educator. Her work explores intersections – among art and science, technology and humanity, teaching and learning. She presents her ideas through live performance, in exhibition spaces, and online. An art and technology pioneer, Nita directed the award-winning “Invisible Ideas” project – the first Flash-enabled, GPS-triggered interactive art walk and is included in Stephen Wilson's book, Information Arts (MIT Press, 2001). She has taught courses combining art, technology and science at several institutions, including Carnegie Mellon and Harvard University. Nita is a Professor and Department Chair in the Studio for Interrelated Media at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston.
Education
1997 Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ed.M.
1997 Tufts University with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, M.F.A.
Jacob K. Javits Fellow
1990 Massachusetts College of Art, B.F.A.
Studio for Interrelated Media
Selected Presentations, Performances, and Exhibitions
Farm Cultural Park, Favara, Italy, Regali Artist Residency in Sicily, 2 week collaboration with 5 European artists and 5 American artists in residence in Favara. 2014
CyberArts Gallery, Boston, MA, We See Each Other All The Time: Multi-media exhibit with Dana Moser. 2014
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, The Fine Art of Interdisciplinary Education: Empowering the Humanities Speaker Series, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2013
Boston Museum of Science, Charles Hayden Planetarium, Boston, MA, Sentient: Full dome video and 10.1 sound installation produced by students in the Art and Science Immersive Media course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. 2013
International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts Los Angeles, Boston, MA. Expanding The Frontiers Of Knowledge: Sweet Anguish: A short lyrical documentary film about sex, birth, and death. Director Bara Jichova. 2013
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Selections 11, Pietre Preziose, Photo Installation and self-published book by the same name. 2011
Axiom, Boston MA, Riders on the Train Exhibit, Stations of a Commute, Audio work.2009
Axiom, Boston MA, Mothers Expressing - sharing the work, Photo series, public discussion.2009
Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy, Pietre Preziose, Performance and documentation - www.nitasturiale.com/pietrepreziose. 2008
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. Interval, Audio work, blog and performance, 2008
Conflux Festival, New York, NY, Stations of a Commute, Audio work and podcast - www.stationsofacommute.com, 2006
Axiom, Boston MA, Art and Science: a symbiosis, group show curated by the Nature and Inquiry artists group. 2006
Online, Boston MA, I Miei Attaccamenti, 14 day image/text email journal republished as a website. 2005
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA, Boston Cyberarts Festival, Weight of God, email conversation/electronic installation. 2005
Mobius, Boston MA, Mobius 25, Audience Participation Performance. 49 Equations for Mobius, 2003
Boston Common and Public Gardens, Boston MA, Boston Cyberarts Festival, Invisible Ideas, GPS-enabled Audience Participation Event. 2003
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Massaging Media Conference, Performance. As Sandy Stone. 2002
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab, Cambridge MA, Boston Cyberarts Festival, Five Ideas, Postal, Web and Performance Event. 2001 [>> http://5ideas.artscience.org]
Beijing National Gallery, Beijing, China, Group Exhibit. Interactive Interface. Magnetic Moment. 2001
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, VES173 and CSCIE17, Visiting Speaker. 1999
Museum of Science, Boston, MA, Boston Cyberarts Festival, Performance. 1999
Charles River, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge River Arts Festival, Performance. Thoughtflow. In collaboration with Arnaldo Hernandez. 1998
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Nature and Inquiry Artists Group Series, Performance. Forming a Thought. 1998
University of Wales, Newport UK, Consciousness Reframed Conference, Paper and Presentation. Traces of Thought: EEG patterns in Sand. In collaboration with Anita DeWaard. 1997 [>> conference paper]
Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA, MFA Thesis Exhibit and Performance. Thoughtforms. 1997
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Digital Media Department, Visiting Speaker. 1997
Harvard - Smithsonian Observatory, Phillips Auditorium, Cambridge, MA, Parallels in Creativity Symposium, Performance. Present Memories. 1995
Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA, In Light of Our Reflection, Group Exhibit. Drawing a Line of Thought. 1995
Mobius ArtRages, Boston MA, Performance and Limited Edition Card Set. Cerebration. 1994 - 96.
Habitat Institute for the Environment, Belmont, MA, Nature and Inquiry Artists Series, Performance, Movements of a Wave. 1993
Teaching
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Professor - Curriculum Committee, Search Committee Chair, SIM Dept Chair, All University Committee Chair. Faculty advisor to Eventworks and Godine Family Gallery student directors. 1999-pres.
Harvard University , Cambridge, MA, Division of Continuing Education and Summer Session, Faculty, 1999-2004
Endicott College, Beverly, MA, Adjunct Lecturer, 1999
Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA, Adjunct Professor, 1998
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences, Summer Faculty, 1998
Brookline Public Schools, Brookline, MA, Heath School, Technology Specialist, 1998
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge MA, Teaching Fellow, for Professor Eleanor Duckworth, 1997
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Design Lab, Teaching Assistant, 1991-92
Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge, MA, Graham and Parks Alternative Grade School, Teaching Assistant, 1990-93
Web Projects
http://regaliblog.wordpress.com, 2014
http://www.massartsci.org, 2013
http://www.visiblelabor.com (archived), 2009
http://www.nitasturiale.com/pietrepreziose/, 2008
http://www.artscience.org, 2006
http://www.nitasturiale.com/attaccamenti (archived), 2005
http://www.invisibleideas.org, 2003
http://5ideas.artscience.org, 2001
http://www.Idearium.it (bought by Italian startup), 2000
http://www.oliotaibi.com, 1999
http://www.cyberfaces.org (archived), 1999
http://www.nitasturiale.com/thoughtflow, 1998
http://www.artscience.org, 1998
http://www.nitasturiale.com, 1996
http://www.nitasturiale.com/present/presentmemories.html, 1996
Entrepreneurial Activities
SmartWorlds, Cambridge, MA, Co-Founder, 2000-2002
Olio Taibi, Cambridge, MA, Co-Founder, 1999-pres.
Private clients, Boston Area, Consultant, Webmaster, Production Artist, 1990-2000
Awards and Honors
Artscience 100K Prize Juror, Since 2009
Marilyn Pappas Faculty Fellowship, 2006
Copley Society of Art, First Juror’s Choice, 2003
LEF Foundation Grant, 2001
Cambridge Arts Council Grant, 1998
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, 1994-97
Ron Placzek Theater Arts Award and Departmental Honors , 1990
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts Award, 1982
Bibliography/Press
AgrigentoNotizie. Al Farm Cultural Park “Regali Artist Residency in Sicily”, 2014
Always Wondering: a Melange of Eleanor Duckworth and Critical Exploration. Critical Exploration Press, 2013.
Pietre Preziose. Full color 12” x12” photo book published by Nita Sturiale. 2012
Revisiting the Sandbox: The Studio for Interrelated Media at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Monograph published by Nita Sturiale, 2011
Boston Globe. Cate McQuaid, “It’s the place where creativity and technology meet”. April 26, 2007.
Macromedia Showcase and DevNet articles, Bill Perry, et al, about Invisible Ideas project. 2003
Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science and Technology. Steven Wilson, MIT Press. 2002
Mass High Tech. “On the Move: SmartWorlds Founder is ‘Molto Astuto’ about wireless LANs” Dyke Hendrickson. April 26, 2002.
The Lancet. “Nurturing wonder: the art of Nita Sturiale” Vol 357, March 24, 2001.
Proceedings of Consciousness Reframed Conference. University of Wales College, Newport, UK. 1997
The Effects of Art Education on the Development of Cognitive Skills. Thesis paper, Harvard Graduate School of Education. 1997
Various; see http://www.invisibleideas.org/press.htm for more.
Time: Biology and Technology, http://nitasturiale.com/papers/timepaper.html, N. Sturiale, 1997.
Thoughtforms; http://nitasturiale.com/papers/thought.html, N. Sturiale, 1996.
Traces of Thought: EEG patterns in sand; http://nitasturiale.com/papers/traces.html, Proceedings of Consciousness Reframed: art and consciousness in the post-biological era, the first International CAiiA Research Conference, convened at the Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts, University of Wales College , Newport, N. Sturiale and A. DeWaard, 5 & 6 July 1997.
Review; CatGut Acoustical Society Journal, Performance Review of Carleen Hutchins' String Concert and Discussion, Parallels in Creativity Symposium, Harvard University, N. Sturiale, October, 1995.
Skills
Teaching skills at several levels since 1990; Special ability to create a classroom environment that takes advantage of current technologies and produces discussion, interdisciplinary exploration, and individual artistic vision along-side skill acquisition.
Knowledge and Experience with interrelated media including video, audio, performance, installation, digital media and desktop publishing.
Curriculum Development related to integrating art, science, technology and education,
Web-based technologies and applications; a pioneer in internet art, social media and web publishing.
Excellent writing and Interpersonal Skills.
Professional protocol, networking and organizational skills in several different fields.
Other Skills; Knowledge of non-traditional, artistic uses of digital technology (web-based, biofeedback applications, medical imaging). Grant-writing. Event organization. Entrepreneurial business skills. Trademark and Patent acquisition.
Affiliations
Creative Industries Summit, 2014
18th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), 2012
TEDx Boston and Cambridge, Since 2010
World Economic Forum, 2001
ASCI: Art and Science Collaborative, Inc., since 2000
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, since 1997
Institute of Contemporary Art, since 1997
Harvard Alumni/ae Association, since 1997
MTA/MCCC Unions, since 1997
College Art Association, 1996 - 2001
Nature and Inquiry Artists Group, since 1991
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