KERI McLEOD Art Educator
American Int’l School, Chennai PO Box 84, Vermontville, NY 12989
100 Feet Road, Taramani, Chennai, India www.kerimcleod.com/kerimc74@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
M.F.A., Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Summa Cum Laude, 2005.
B.S., Art Education, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH
Magna Cum Laude, 1997.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-present IB Art/High School/Middle School Art & Digital Photography
Teacher, American International School, Chennai, India.
Head of Art Department. Serving on the Technology
Committee, Art Club Advisor, SAISA advisory. www.aisch.org
2006 Freelance Photographer & Writer, Martha’s Vineyard Times Newspaper
Martha’s Vineyard, MA www.mvtimes.com
2005-2006 English Teacher to Brazilian Adults (ESOL), Massachusetts
Department of Education, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, www.mvalp.com
2004 & 2005 Co-Teacher of Summer Photo Camp, Featherstone Center for
the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, www.featherstonearts.org
1999-2002 Elementary Art Teacher, American School of Asuncion,
Paraguay. Portfolio Consultant-AP art student, Served on
Nutrition Task Force, Community Service Committee, Clay Club Advisor,
Photographer for school events, www.asa.edu.py
1997-1999 Arts Coordinator, Curriculum Designer/Writer/Teacher with
AmeriCorps VISTA Literacy Program, covering the state of NH.
KNOWLEDGE
Techniques in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Papermaking,
Bookmaking, Clay (hand building and the wheel), Digital Photography, Darkroom &
Alternative Photographic Processes.
International Baccalaureate Program: IB Art
Adobe Photoshop CS3, Digital Photo Output, Go Live, Microsoft Word, Rubicon Atlas
Curriculum Mapping Program
History of World Art; Esp. Asian, African and Latin American Art/Photography
Contemporary Theory in Art and Photography
Curriculum Development and Writing
Classroom Management
Languages: English, Spanish
INTERESTS Photography, Art, Hiking, Biking, Swimming, Writing, Travel, Yoga, Dance, Languages
PUBLICATIONS
2008 Upcoming portfolio of images in Southern Cultures, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill Press. Spring 2008.
2007 "100 People Project Reaches India” article. Upcoming December, 2007
Issue. School Arts Magazine
2007 “The Great Valley Adventure” article/images, At A Glance Magazine,
September, 2007, Global Adjustments Corp. Chennai, India
2007 “Buried Secrets” article/images, At A Glance Magazine, May 2007,
Global Adjustments Corp. Chennai, India
2007 “Poetry In Stone” article/images, At A Glance Magazine, April 2007,
Global Adjustments Corp. Chennai, India
2007 Finalist in Boston Globe Magazine, The Best Reader Photos of 2006
www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/2007/0107/
2007 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine: Article on Steven Raichlen, July, 2007.
2006 “Oak Bluffs Water Works”, Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, August, 2006.
2006 Martha’s Vineyard Times Newspaper, starting Feb. 16, 2006 issue through
July, 2006 including written article and images in June, 2006.
2005 “HumaNatureScapes” Savannah Morning News, Diversions Magazine,
May 26, 2005 Issue.
2004 “Animoth: Drawn to the Flames of Circus Dreams,” Attencion San Miguel
Newspaper, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Nov. 26, 2004.
2004 Silverworks, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2004 Keepers of the Southern Byways, Author Photograph, Big Crooked Teeth
Publications, West Tisbury, MA
1996 Chrysler Corporation, Photograph in 1997 Calendar
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 “HumaNatureScapes” Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths, NY
2005 “HumaNatureScapes” MFA Thesis Show, Alexander Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004 “Producing Emotion,” The Book Lady, Savannah, GA
2000 “Mundos Que Nunca Existieron” Centro Cultural Paraguayo
Americano, Asuncion, Paraguay
1999 “Worlds That Never Were,” Wade Paris Gallery, Putnam, CT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 “Beautiful India,” Taj Coromandel, Chennai, India
2006 “Rebirth”, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA
2005 “Views of the Vineyard,” Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA
2005 “People and Places,” Moon River Brew Company, Savannah, GA
2005 “Found Objects: Redefined,” Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004 “Silverworks and Sara Padgett: The New History,” Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2002 “Laberintos,” Two Person Exhibit, Manzana de la Rivera, Asuncion, Paraguay.
2001 “Exhibicion de Arte Binacional,” U.S. Embassy, Asuncion, Paraguay
CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS
2006 West Tisbury Library, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Bookmaking Workshop
2004 Society for Photographic Education, Southeast Regional Conference,
Atlanta, GA: Volunteered & exhibited work.
2000 PARATESOL Conference (Paraguay Teachers of English to Speakers
of Other Languages), Bi-lingual Bookmaking Workshop, Asuncion, Paraguay
2000 Very Special Arts International Conference 2000 Guest Artist, Los Angeles, CA
MEMBERSHIPS College Arts Association, Society for Photographic Education
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Keri McLeod
PO Box 84, Vermontville, NY 12989
www.kerimcleod.com/kerimc74@yahoo.com