PERSONAL

Birthplace: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Citizenship: Canadian.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. candidate, Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.

In progress. The missing archives of the Inuit art knowledge community

M. A. Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, 1995.

CD-ROM. Interactive Multimedia. "Symbols of womanhood in the work of Inuit artist, Jessie Oonark."

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003-4  Contract Lecturer: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.

Power and Everyday Life.

2002-3  Sessional Lecturer: Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Joint project with Carleton University. Human Rights, Sociology

2001  Sessional Lecturer: Off-Campus Aboriginal Program, Carleton University.

Fort Frances Seven Generations Education Authority; Moose Cree Education Authority; Akwesasne Education Centre.

1995-2003  Facilitator with Cultural Industries Training Program,

Bridging program for Inuit students offered by Inuit Art Foundation. Taught thirteen week introductory Inuit art courses to Inuit students.

90-20  Contract art educator with National Gallery of Canada

Gallery talks, designing and facilitating workshops, theme tours of collection. Developed an innovative, inclusive approach to the permanent collection by integrating African Canadian, First Nations, Inuit culture and history.

1998  Supervisor Directed Readings: Inuit Art. Carleton University.

1997-8  Consultant for Canadian Teachers Federation.

Prepared extensive bibliographic resource list on African-Canadian history for 1996-7 Mathieu da Costa award project.

1997  Lecturer Carleton University's Art History, teaching Inuit Art 11.314.

1990-5  Golden Lake First Nations: informal art classes.

Provided material for and facilitated art classes at Golden Lake Makwa Centre c. 6 - 10 classes a year. Worked with community members to raise funds and organize bus trips to Ottawa to visit museums. Maintained contact and interest in Golden Lake activities particularly those organised through Addiction counsellor Irvin Sarasin.

1994  (Summer) Practicum: Teaching and Learning Centre.

Developed a model of how graduate students might assist instructors in the use of interactive multimedia applications. Focus: Preparation of material for an interactive multimedia application (CD-ROM) that could be used as support material for Professor Jackson's Inuit Art Course (Art History 11.314).

1993  (Summer) Practicum: National Gallery Inuit Art Curatorial Section.

Assisted Inuit Art Curator, Marie Routledge in preparation for exhibition From the Centre: The Drawings of Luke Anguhadluq.

1986  (Fall) Learning Problems. McGill University, Montreal.

Focus: The learning process: reaching learners with various learning problems. (Selected field work and course work).

83-89  Art educator Lycée Charlemagne, Pointe-Noire, R.P.Congo.

86-89  Art educator Scuola Matteo, Pointe-Noire, R.P. Congo.

89-91  ESL facilitator. Caron Language School, Vanier, ON.

66-7  Animator/Interpretor. Confederation Centre Art Gallery. Charlottetown, PEI.

Student Summer Employment.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2004-5  Research Assistant to Professor Donna Patrick, Carleton University. Urban Inuit Research Project

PUBLICATIONS

2001  "Reviews: Saqiyuq." Inuit Art Quarterly.16. no.3. (Fall).

1999  "Shape-shifting and other points of convergence: Inuit art and digital technologies."

Art Libraries Journal. London: Fall.

1999  "Jessie Oonark: Woman in the Centre." Inuit Art Quarterly. 14. no. 2. (Summer).

1998  "Dance to the Drum: In Celebration." Inuit Art Quarterly. 13. no. 3 (Fall).

1998  "CD Rom: The Process behind the Creation of "Woman in the Centre"

womenspace. 34. (Fall). e-version: www.womenspace.ca/vol34k.html

1996  "Shamanism in Inuit Art". Inuit Art Quarterly.

11. no.1. (Spring).

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCES

2001  "Reflections from the field of cyberspace: practical, ethical and relational issues

in Internet based research." (co-presented with Andrea Doucet.) 18th Qualitatives Conference. McMaster University. May 17-9, 2001.

2000  "Risks and Rights: Imaging the Seal Hunt, a Web-based Project".

17th Qualitatives Conference. University of New Brunswick. May 18-21, 2000.

1998  "IMM: Oonark." Women's Studies, Women's Equality and the New

Communications Technology. Canadian Women's Studies Association. Université d'Ottawa, May 30.

1996  "A study of the symbols of womanhood in the work of Jessie Oonark

using interactive multimedia as a method of exploration," 10th Inuit Studies Conference, Memorial University of Newfoundland, August 16, 1996.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

2000  "Le rôle de l'art dans la société canadienne". Mini-cours.

Institut d'études canadiennes. Université d'Ottawa. 5 mai.

1996  "New Media and Inuit Art," QAGGIT 1996, Inuit Art Foundation, Carleton University.

WWWS DEVELOPED

2000  "Risks and Rights: Imaging the Sealhunt."

"www.carleton.ca/~mflynnbu/nasiq. Launched 17th Qualitatives Conference. University of New Brunswick. May 18-21, 2000.

1999  "Inuitartwebliography."www.carleton.ca/inuitartwebliography.

Launched Fall Qaggit 1999. Inuit Art Foundation. Ottawa.

EXHIBITIONS

1999  "Reflexivité: Double Vision"* July, 1999, Pilar Shepherd Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI.

1999  "Reflexivité: Double Vision"* March 18 - April 7, Baha'i Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.

1992  "Commemoration" June 11 - June 28, 1992. Galerie Intersection, Ottawa, Ontario.

1982  "Papiergraph-Photopapier".* April, 1982. La corporation des métiers d'art, Chicoutimi, Québec.

SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

HTML, ToolBook 5.0, an authoring software package for creating interactive multimedia applications, FoxPro, database (RQBE: Relational Query by Example) includes image management capacity, EndNote, (package for creating bibliographies), Deskscan, Adobe PhotoShop, Corel Draw, WordPerfect 8, MS Word, PowerPoint, ATLAS-TI.

LANGUAGES