Moira Snuffer

Full CV found in the link at the bottom of the page.

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Education

Master of Environmental Studies Candidate, Ohio University Voinovich School, Athens, OH, 2020

            Committee: Dr. Natalie Kruse, Dr. Nancy Stevens, and Dr. Kelly Johnson

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Museum Studies Certificate Candidate, Ohio University College of Fine Arts, Athens, OH, 2020
 

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture and Expanded Practice), Ohio University College of Fine Arts, Athens, OH, 2017

           Advisors: Duane McDiarmid and Rosemarie Basile

 

Environmental Studies Certificate, Ohio University College of Arts and Science, Athens, OH, 2017

 

UK: Discovering the Fine Arts in Great Britain, Ohio University,

           Art History Summer study abroad program, 2016

 

 

Research Interest Statement

Art is a form that is both stylistically interesting and obtainable to audiences. My work explores the research done in scientific fields to create a connection to a larger public audience.

 

 

Awards and Honors 

2nd Place Outstanding Oral Presenter Award, ORBCRE/ORBA Symposium, 2019

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Fine Art Award Scholarship, Ohio University, 2017

 

Ohio University Dean's List, Ohio University, 2013 to 2017                                                    

 

Rose Marie Darst Memorial Art Scholarship, Ohio University, 2016

 

Mary K Leonard Endowed Scholarship for Art Education, Ohio University, 2016      

 

Martha and Fosterharmon Scholarship in Art, Ohio University, 2016                        

 

Rose Marie Darst Memorial Art Scholarship, Ohio University, 2015                          

 

Mary K Leonard Endowed Scholarship for Art Education, Ohio University, 2015

 

 

Professional Skill Building and Service

Museum Volunteer, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, OH, April 2019 – Ongoing

            (Gallery Setup, Takedown, Visiting researcher note-taker)

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Graduate Research Assistantship, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, 2018 - 2020

Lab Volunteer, Life Sciences Laboratory Suite, Ohio University, 2018 – Ongoing

            (Screen wash, small mold making, mold color selection)

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Visiting Researcher, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, December 2018 –January 2019

Studying shark bitten whale bones from the Miocene and Pliocene under the supervision of Dr. Meghan Balk

           (Data collection, fossil documentation, catalogue assistance, fossil handling)

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Donation Station and Discovery Kitchen Coordinator, Americorps, COMcorps, Athens, OH, 2017-2018

           (A year of National service, working with food pantries, event planning and education)

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Research Assistant, Nancy Stevens, Kaweri Coffee Plantation, Kaweri, Uganda, 2018

            (Interning under Dr. Nancy Stevens, wildlife camera set-up, material collection and planning)

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Curational Gallery Assistant, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, 2015

            (Shows set up “In and Around the Dairy Barn” and “Contemporary Ceramics 2015”)

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Beaver Trapping Assistant, Sherrie Tippie, Denver, CO, 2014

           Live beaver trapping from urban environments and relocation to rural Colorado Mountains. Relocation of

           these animals resulted in the redevelopment of streams prior to beaver hunting.

           (Personal travel planning, animal transportation and study of local Denver water/natural ecosystems)

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Building Preservation Volunteer, Green Lawn Abbey Preservation Association, 2006 to 2010

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Columbus Metropolitan Library Volunteer, studying under Amy Hay, Gahanna, Ohio, 2005-10

 (Library decorating and project planning for the Gahanna Ohio Community Branch)

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Community Leadership

President, Conscious Ohio, Athens, OH. 2015 to 2017

(Jobs consisting of: Weekly projects proposed and planned with a group of individuals to

educate the Athens Community on a Vegan diet; Public relations to promote the

organization and release of new weekly information; Weekly and semester fundraising to

continue promoting the organization.)

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Project Designer, Acid Mine Drainage Plant, Corning, OH. 2016

(Working under: John Sabraw. Involving: collaboration with a team of artist scientist to design the exterior enclosure and Internal fluid processing systems in support of $50,000 Sugar Bush Grant and matching donation of $50,000.)

 

 

Grants

Ohio Health Sponsorship, 2018

            ($1,000 in support of food education for food pantries in a 5-county region)

 

 

Group Exhibitions (*solo exhibition)

Merging Concepts V, Kennedy Museum of Arts, Athens, OH, April 2019 – September 2019

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*Mixed Years Interactive Exhibit, Donkey Coffee and Espresso, Athens, Ohio, 2019

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*Unicorns, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio, 2017

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Express Yourself, Juried Exhibition, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio, 2017

 

*Black and White, Donkey Coffee and Espresso, Athens, Ohio, 2016

 

Witnessing the Anthropocene, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, Ohio, 2016              

 

Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio, 2014

 

Scholastic Art and Writing Exhibition, Columbus College of Art and Design,

Columbus, Ohio, 2014

 

*Lion Roar Mural, Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio, 2013

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Gahanna Lincoln Senior Student Exhibition, Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio, 2013