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EDUCATION

1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington D.C.
1975-1976 Postgraduate studies in German Language and Literature, ANU
1970 Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education, University of Tasmania

WORK EXPERIENCE

2002-2006 Lecturer in Screenprinting and Computer Graphics, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
2000-2006 Lecturer in Computer Graphics, Screenprinting and Book Arts, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
1999-2006 Graphic artist and animator, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Scientific Visualization Studio, Greenbelt, Maryland.
1987-2006 Lecturer in Computer Graphics and Printmaking, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington D.C.
1989-1998 Computer Graphics, Printmaking, Bookmaking and 3D Design Instructor, The Madeira School, McLean, Virginia
1993-95 Education Coordinator and Screenprinting Instructor, Moscow Studio, Russia
1971-1981 Teacher of French, German, English, History and Drama, Australia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea

AWARDS, WORKSHOPS

2006
• Recipient of NASA’s Group Achievement Award to the Scientific Visualization Studio
• Recipient of NASA Goddard’s Group Achievement Award for NASA’s Hurricane Resource Web Page Team
• Awarded Honorable Mention for “A Short Tour of the Cryosphere” in the United States National Science Foundation’s Scientific Visualization Competition
• Finalist in the United States National Science Foundation’s Scientific Visualization Competition for “27 Storms: Arlene to Zeta”

2005
• Animation “MODIS Daily Global Snow Cover and Sea Ice Temperature” shown at SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater in Los Angeles
• Recipient of a NASA Group Achievement Award for work done with the Aura Education Outreach Team.
• Recipient of The Communicator Crystal Ward for “Water for Tea”

2004
• Recipient of Telly Award, contributor to movie “Water for Tea”
• “Edge of History” shown at SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater, San Diego, California

2003
• “Multi-Sensor Fire Observations” shown at SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, San Antonio, Texas

2001
• “Antarctica: A Flying Tour of the Frozen Continent” and “Capitol Zoom” SIGGRAPH Computer Animation TheaterLA

• Honored on NASA’s front page website with the number one downloaded animation of the year in NASA’s annual Top Forty Downloads for “A Tour of Australia”

2001
• Information Science and Technology Colloquium: “Art from Science”, Marte Newcombe and Greg Shirah speakers, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

1998, 1999
• Visiting Faculty Research Fellowship, NASA Goddard Space and Flight Center, Maryland

1998
• “Posters By Design : From Digital To Silkscreen”, conducted two day Computer Graphics workshop at the National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C., in conjunction with the Posters American Style exhibition

1996
• Master Printer for Pyramid Atlantic “International Cultural Crossover” project

1995
• Taught artist’s workshop on Computer Books at Pyramid Atlantic, Riverdale, Maryland

1993
• Guest lecturer in conjunction with the Moscow Studio “New Prints” exhibition at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

1993
• Wrote a new course for Printmaking, “Computer-assissted Screenprinting”, at the Corcoran College of Art and Design which incorporates the use of the computer with traditional printmaking methods.

1990-97
• Assisted in founding of the Moscow Studio, in Russia, an international screenprinting studio dedicated to printing fine art works of contemporary Russian and international artists. Education co-ordinator and teacher of the Corcoran College of Art and Design and Moscow Studio Summer Program in screenprinting in Russia.

1991-94
• Education Co-ordinator and instructor, Moscow Studio in conjunction with Corcoran College of Art and Design

1991-1992
• Guest artist at Senesh Artist’s colony, Moscow, Russia, by invitation of the Soviet Union Academy of Artists

PUBLICATIONS

1997-2006 Contributed to numerous animations and graphics, created at NASA, shown on US and international television and presented at national and international scientific conferences and published in scientific and computer magazines and journals. The full list of several hundred animations and stills I have worked on can be viewed at http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/search/Animator/MarteNewcombe.html

2006 SIGGRAPH 2006 Art and Animation Catalogue
2005 SIGGRAPH 2005 Art and Animation Catalogue
2004 SIGGRAPH 2003 Art and Animation Catalogue
2003 SIGGRAPH 2003 Art and Animation Catalogue
2002 “Earth Zoom”, published by Optical Toys
2002 SIGGRAPH 2002 Art and Animation Catalogue
2002 “Computer Graphics World”, August issue
2001 SIGGRAPH 2002 Art and Animation Catalogue
1999 Front cover artwork “Messaging Magazine”, January-February issue
1998 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, published poster on Evolution of El Niño
1997-98 National Geographic Society, designed splash page and buttons for NGS website
“Best of Printmaking: An International Collection”, Rockport Publishers Inc.
1997 “Messaging Magazine”, front cover artwork, September-October issue
1996 “Kalliope, a Journal of Women’s Art”, featured visual artist
1996 “American Veteran’s Magazine”, front cover artwork, premier issue
1996 “Messaging Magazine”, front cover artwork, May-June issue, October-Nov. issue,
March-April issue
1995 “Tools as Art, The John Hechinger Collection”, publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
1995 “20th Century Design”, Alexander Lavrientiev, Moscow Russia
FEATURED
The Washington Post, April 8th, 1988 and June 29th, 1985. The Washington Times,
September 28th, 1989 and July 11th, 1985.
CITED
Koan Magazine, March 1998, June 95
The Washington Post, April 5th 1997, The Washington Review Magazine,
1995 February issue, The New Art Examiner, March, 1988.,
The Washington Times, May 16th, 1985 and August 22nd, 1985

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

1996 “Prints and Sculptures”, Covington and Burling, Washington D.C.
1989 “New Works”, Arnold and Porter, Washington D.C.
1988 “Prints and Drawings”, Fairfax County Council of the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, Fairfax County Judicial Center, Virginia
1988 “All the King’s Men, Prints and Sculptures”, Walker Ursitti McGinniss Gallery, Washington D.C.
1988 “All the King’s Men, Prints and Sculptures”, Walker Ursitti and McGinniss Gallery, New York, NY
1987 “Prints and Sculptures”, Capital Gallery, Landover, Maryland
1987 “Prints and Sculptures”, Concert Gallery, Dumbarton, Washington, D.C.
1987 “Out of the Alley, Prints and Sculptures,” Walker Ursitti and McGinniss Gallery, Washington D.C.
1986 “Alley Wishes, Prints and Sculptures”, Walker Ursitti and McGinniss Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1985 “New Talent”, Baumgartner Galleries Inc., Washington, D.C.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005-2007 “Hechinger Tools in Motion”, touring exhibition
• Lancaster Museum of Art, Pennsylvania; September 2005- November 2005
• Museum of Texas Tech University, Texas, November 2005- March 2006
• Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, April 2006 – May 2006 Marianna Kistler Beach
• Museum of Art at Kansas State University, Kansas, June 2006- August 2006
• Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio, January 2007 – April 2007,
• Kresge Art Museum; Sept 06- Nov. 06
• Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota; May 2007- July 2007

2006
• Graphite 2006, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
• 2D Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference, Boston, Massachusetts
• Walsh Gallery, Georgetown University Faculty Exhibition, Washington D.C.

2004-2006 “International Digital Art 2005”
• Queensland Art Museum
• Margaret Lawrence Gallery, VCA, Melbourne, Victoria
• Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania

2005
• Electronic Theatre, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference,Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2004
• Animation Theatre, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference, Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Diego
• 2D Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference Art Gallery, Los Angeles, San Antonio, California
2003
• ”Art From Science”, Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, MD
• 2D Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference Art Gallery, San Diego, California
• Animation Theater, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference Art Gallery, San Diego, California

2002
• “Art From Science” NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
• 2D Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference, Art Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
• “Art From Science”, Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, Riverdale MD.
• “Opposites,” Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
• Animation Theater, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference,Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
• “Digital Art Salon”, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Riverdale, Maryland

2001
• Animation Theatre, SIGGRAPH International Computer and Animation Conference, Los Angeles, California

1999
• “New Media”, Shepherd State College, West Virginia

1998
• “Collaborations”, The Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington D.C.
• “Murder”, Invitational International Touring Print Exhibition, by the University of Kansas
• “Crossing Over, Changing Places”, The Center Gallery & Fine Arts Gallery, George Mason University, Virginia

1997
• “Crossing Over”, The Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington D.C.
• “New Photography Exhibition”, Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, California
• “Insight,” The ARTscene Gallery, Washington D.C.
• “All Elvis Show”, Appleton Art Center, Appleton, Wisconsin
• “Printmaking Ten Year Retrospective”, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington D.C.
• “Digital Art: The Next Wave”, IAC Contemporary Art/ Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
• Print Show, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• “Small Works”, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C.
• “A Breath of Fresh Air”, An Invitational Exhibition, Washington Printmakers’ Gallery, Washington D.C.

1996
• “Moscow Studio Prints: A Five Year Retrospective”, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington D.C.
• “Printmakers ‘96”, University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• “Beyond Boundaries”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
• “Print Matters”, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• “10th Mini Print International”, Hamilton House, Binghampton, New York
• “Faculty by the Faculty”, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
• “16th Annual National Print Competition”, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• “National 96 Small Works Exhibition”, Schoharie Gallery, Cobeskill, NY
• “Digital Elements”, University Gallery, St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
• “New Visions Culture and Agriculture”, New Visions Gallery Inc., Marshfield, Wisconsin
• “The Great Garbage Binge Art Show: Sixth Annual”, Emerson Cultural Center, Montana; Pend-Oreille Arts Council, Idaho ,The Art Museum of Missoula, Missouri
• “Print Art”, Bell Atlantic Gallery, NOVA, Virginia

1995
•“ Arts 901” the Quadrangle Development Corp., Washington D.C.
• “The Tenth Mini Print International Exhibition”, Phoenix Gallery, Hartwick College Museum, Oneota, Arizona
• “Creative Alliance Annual Exhibition”, Halcyon Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
• “The Moscow Studio Print Show”, Hood College, Maryland
• “Time Span, the Fourth Dimension in Art”, Irving Arts Center, Dallas, Texas
• “State of the Art”, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, New York
• “All Mixed Up: A Mixed Media Exhibition”, Sawtooth Building Galleries, Winston Salem, NC 1995“Works on Paper”, Michelle D.Long Gallery, Coppell, Texas
• “Second Corcoran Alumni Hemicycle Exhibition”, The Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington D.C.
• “Artists’ Books”, The Ganser Library Art Gallery, Millersville, Pennsylvania
• “19th National Print Exhibition”, The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, New York
• “Woman to Woman, a Multi-Media National Exhibition of Female Artists”, Soho Gallery, Pensacola, Florida
• National Juried Show, Gallery 57, Fullerton, California
• “Third Annual National Juried Exhibition”, Resurgam Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

1994
• National Juried Visual Arts Competition, The Art Guild, Farmington, Connecticut
• “Information Superhighway”, The Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California
• “Emerging Print Media”, Halcion Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

1993
• “Fine Prints”, The Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington D.C.
• “Moscow Studio Prints”, Portland State University, Portland Oregon
• “Moscow Studio Prints”, Moscow Studio, Gogolovsky Blvd., Moscow, Russia
• “Open Exhibition 1992”, Fairfax County Council for the Arts, NOVA Virginia

1991
• Senesjh Group Exhibition, The Russian Academy of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia
• 3rd Biennial International Print Exhibition, The Somerstown Gallery, Somers, New York

1990
• “Tools as Art: An Invitational”, Brody’s Gallery, Washington D.C.
• “Prints and Drawings”, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia
• “17th Annual Boston Printmakers’ Show”, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
• “Pastels 90”, Fifth National Juried Exhibition, Midwest Pastel Society, Chicago, Illinois

1989
• “Crossroads: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture from the International Community”,Washington Square, Washington D.C.
• 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Easton, Maryland
• “Shades of Pastel 89”, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
• “41st North American Print Exhibition”, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA

1988
• Open Exhibition 1988, Fairfax County Judiciary Center, Fairfax, Virginia
• “NOVA Prints 88”, Northern Virginia Community College, Virginia
• Open Studio Site Sculpture, Washington Project for the Arts, Great Falls, Virginia
• 24th Annual Juried Show, Academy of the Arts, Easton, Maryland

1987
• “Sculpture 87”, Washington Square, Washington, D.C.
• “Nova Prints 87”, Northern Virginia Community College, Virginia

1986
• “Seventh Annual Art Show”, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
• World Bank Art Show, The World Bank Gallery, Washington D.C.
• “Nova Prints 86”, Northern Virginia Community College, Virginia.
• Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Indoor Sculpture
• “National Small Works Competition”, Cobleskill, New York
• “The 38th North American Print Exhibition”, The De Corda Museum, Boston, MA
• “Water: The Nexus for Art, Man, Bird, Beast and Plant”, Audobon Society, Maryland.

1985
• “The Printed Image Tour”, University of Maryland, Montpelier Cultural Arts Community, Prince Georges County, Maryland
• County Administration Building, Catonsville College and Bowie State College, MD
• “First Annual Small Works Competition”, Kenneth Taylor Galleries, Nantucket Island, MA
• “Sculpture in the Garden Environment”, Audobon Society, Chevy Chase, Maryland