Whitney Joanne Payne Humphreys
Artist CV
Teaching and Educating
Academic Tutor, SFAI Academic Resource Center, San Francisco, CA - 2018 - Present
Currently member of the ARC tutor team, working one-on-one as peer mentor for both undergraduate and graduate SFAI students assisting them in class work, administrative support, and artist statements
Teaching Assistant, SFAI Print Department, San Francisco, CA - 2018 - Present
Teacher’s Assistant for undergraduate and public programing courses. Acts as peer mentor and secondary teacher for introductory printmaking methods for class projects
Beginning Painting Instructor, Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA, 2015 - 2017
Instructor for series of introductory acrylic painting courses, leading weekly sessions for groups with students of all ages and abilities
NTAC Painting Event Instructor, Santa Cruz, CA, 2016 - 2017
Lead follow-along painting lessons for groups of beginners of all ages, hired for private events for local organizations and communities with the Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective
Private Art Teacher, Santa Cruz, CA, 2016 - 2017
Lead one-on-one courses for adult learners, pursuing their creativity late in life. Taught courses in introduction to drawing techniques
Weekend Workshop Program Instructor, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA - 2016
Member of SCAL instructor team, leading series of workshops for adult learners and Artist League members in the subjects of print methods an stencil making
Teaching Assistant, UCSC Art Department, Santa Cruz, CA - 2014
Teacher’s Assistant for introductory printmaking courses for undergraduate students. Acted as peer mentor and secondary teacher for print methods for class projects
Membership, Residency & Directorship
Board of Directors, Graduate Student Trustee, SFAI, San Francisco, CA - 2019 - Present
Board member representing the student interests in institutional decision making affecting current and future graduate cohorts, acting as liaison between the BOD and the Legion of Graduate Students
Artist in Residence, LAB MFA, Locust Projects, Miami, FL - July 2019
This summer awarded the opportunity to create a solo exhibition of site-specific installation work that extends my MFA studio practice and MA research project, engaging with new spaces and audiences
Legion of Graduate Students Co-Director, SFAI Grad Department, San Francisco, CA 2018
One of two co-directors tasked with coordinating meetings and events, managing review and funding for student proposals, and acting as liaison and grad representative in correspondence between other SFAI governing bodies such as the Faculty Senate, Board of Trustees, Student Union, among others
San Francisco Poster Syndicate, San Francisco, CA - 2018 – Present
Printmaker and Muralist as a part of the San Francisco based artist, activist, and community organization collective, working in collaborative projects around the Bay Area, such as political murals and live screen printing, passing out free posters during art and protest events
Board of Directors, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA - 2015 – 2017
Board member representing young, local artists, working closely with other members and administrators of non-profit association in organizational decision making, event planning, and exhibition curation
Artist Collective Co-Founder, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA 2015-2017
Lead Event Organizer and Exhibitions Curator, Website Creator and Curator, sign painter, muralist and one of two founding members of community artist collective, Nostalgic Tones
Printmaking Studio Monitor, UCSC Printmaking Studio, Santa Cruz, CA - 2013 – 2017
Selected to be one of thirty volunteer Studio Monitors trained to mentor and supervise the functioning and safety of the student printmaking shop.
Creative Director, Steve Pleich City Council campaign, Santa Cruz, CA - 2016
Artistic Director working closely with the campaign and events coordinators as the creative leader for marketing and events, creating all graphic design elements and designing and managing the website throughout the campaign
Resident Demo Artist, Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA - 2013-16
Led demonstrations of store products for customer participation, performed live painting and taught in-store beginners’ group paint classes.
Southern Graphics Council International, San Francisco, CA - 2014 – Present
Member of worldwide printmakers’ group devoted to creating a community of artists through annual conferences. Attended 2014 SGCI conference in San Francisco
Resident Artist ArtMill, near Horazdovice, Czech Republic - July 2014
Selected by Organization founder, Barbara Benish, for Summer Internship/Artist Residency and administrative assistant to work at remote, Bohemian countryside center for sustainable creativity, ArtMill
Education
San Francisco Art Institute, 2020
Dual Degree MFA/MA in Studio Practice and History and Theory of Contemporary Art
University of California Center Paris, 2012
Education Abroad Program with a focus on French Art History
University of California Santa Cruz, 2014
BA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Print Media
University of California Los Angeles, 2008
Pre College Summer Arts Intensive program in Drawing and Painting
Group and Solo Exhibitions
Arts Festival Showcases and Print Sales
Awards and Publication
Academic Tutor, SFAI Academic Resource Center, San Francisco, CA - 2018 - Present
Currently member of the ARC tutor team, working one-on-one as peer mentor for both undergraduate and graduate SFAI students assisting them in class work, administrative support, and artist statements
Teaching Assistant, SFAI Print Department, San Francisco, CA - 2018 - Present
Teacher’s Assistant for undergraduate and public programing courses. Acts as peer mentor and secondary teacher for introductory printmaking methods for class projects
- Screen Printing 1, Art Hazelwood, Fall 2019
- Relief Printmaking 1, Art Hazelwood, Spring 2019
- Relief Printmaking 1, Art Hazelwood, Fall 2018
- Pre-College Youth Program, Screen Printing, Irene Carvajal, Summer 2018
- China Academy Student Exchange Program, Monotype with Timothy Berry, Summer 2018
- Screen Printing 1, Asuka Osawa, Spring 2018
- Letterpress and Book Arts, Rhiannon Alpers, Spring 2018
Beginning Painting Instructor, Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA, 2015 - 2017
Instructor for series of introductory acrylic painting courses, leading weekly sessions for groups with students of all ages and abilities
NTAC Painting Event Instructor, Santa Cruz, CA, 2016 - 2017
Lead follow-along painting lessons for groups of beginners of all ages, hired for private events for local organizations and communities with the Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective
Private Art Teacher, Santa Cruz, CA, 2016 - 2017
Lead one-on-one courses for adult learners, pursuing their creativity late in life. Taught courses in introduction to drawing techniques
Weekend Workshop Program Instructor, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA - 2016
Member of SCAL instructor team, leading series of workshops for adult learners and Artist League members in the subjects of print methods an stencil making
Teaching Assistant, UCSC Art Department, Santa Cruz, CA - 2014
Teacher’s Assistant for introductory printmaking courses for undergraduate students. Acted as peer mentor and secondary teacher for print methods for class projects
- Screen Printing, Sarah Sanford, Summer 2014
- Introduction to Printmaking, Jimin Lee, Spring 2014
Membership, Residency & Directorship
Board of Directors, Graduate Student Trustee, SFAI, San Francisco, CA - 2019 - Present
Board member representing the student interests in institutional decision making affecting current and future graduate cohorts, acting as liaison between the BOD and the Legion of Graduate Students
Artist in Residence, LAB MFA, Locust Projects, Miami, FL - July 2019
This summer awarded the opportunity to create a solo exhibition of site-specific installation work that extends my MFA studio practice and MA research project, engaging with new spaces and audiences
Legion of Graduate Students Co-Director, SFAI Grad Department, San Francisco, CA 2018
One of two co-directors tasked with coordinating meetings and events, managing review and funding for student proposals, and acting as liaison and grad representative in correspondence between other SFAI governing bodies such as the Faculty Senate, Board of Trustees, Student Union, among others
San Francisco Poster Syndicate, San Francisco, CA - 2018 – Present
Printmaker and Muralist as a part of the San Francisco based artist, activist, and community organization collective, working in collaborative projects around the Bay Area, such as political murals and live screen printing, passing out free posters during art and protest events
Board of Directors, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA - 2015 – 2017
Board member representing young, local artists, working closely with other members and administrators of non-profit association in organizational decision making, event planning, and exhibition curation
Artist Collective Co-Founder, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA 2015-2017
Lead Event Organizer and Exhibitions Curator, Website Creator and Curator, sign painter, muralist and one of two founding members of community artist collective, Nostalgic Tones
Printmaking Studio Monitor, UCSC Printmaking Studio, Santa Cruz, CA - 2013 – 2017
Selected to be one of thirty volunteer Studio Monitors trained to mentor and supervise the functioning and safety of the student printmaking shop.
Creative Director, Steve Pleich City Council campaign, Santa Cruz, CA - 2016
Artistic Director working closely with the campaign and events coordinators as the creative leader for marketing and events, creating all graphic design elements and designing and managing the website throughout the campaign
Resident Demo Artist, Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA - 2013-16
Led demonstrations of store products for customer participation, performed live painting and taught in-store beginners’ group paint classes.
Southern Graphics Council International, San Francisco, CA - 2014 – Present
Member of worldwide printmakers’ group devoted to creating a community of artists through annual conferences. Attended 2014 SGCI conference in San Francisco
Resident Artist ArtMill, near Horazdovice, Czech Republic - July 2014
Selected by Organization founder, Barbara Benish, for Summer Internship/Artist Residency and administrative assistant to work at remote, Bohemian countryside center for sustainable creativity, ArtMill
Education
San Francisco Art Institute, 2020
Dual Degree MFA/MA in Studio Practice and History and Theory of Contemporary Art
University of California Center Paris, 2012
Education Abroad Program with a focus on French Art History
University of California Santa Cruz, 2014
BA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Print Media
University of California Los Angeles, 2008
Pre College Summer Arts Intensive program in Drawing and Painting
Group and Solo Exhibitions
- Command Center at the MFA LAB, Locust Projects , Miami, FL, July 2019
- Bay Area MFA Show, Center for Arts and Religion, Berkeley, Ca, June 2019
- Bay Area Printmakers, Compound Gallery, Oakland, Ca, June 2019
- Vernissage//MFA Exhibition, SFAI Fort Mason Campus, San Francisco, May 2019
- Memory Under Construction, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, April 2019
- Avatars II, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, March-April 2019
- Worlds Apart, Schafer Gallery, San Francisco, March 2019
- Open Studios, SFAI Fort Mason Front Gallery, San Francisco, November 2018
- Avatars, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, October 2018
- MAXIMAL, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, September 2018
- Serenade & Nocturne, Swell Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Ca, August 2018
- The Past Didn't Go Anywhere, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, June 2018
- Wise Wound, Swell Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Ca, March 2018
- Open Book Show #3, 1890 Bryant Studios, San Francisco, Ca, March 2018
- First Impressions Print Exhibition/Exchange with SFAI & Osaka University of Art, Feb.-Jul., 2018
- Open Book Show #2, Diego Rivera Gallery, October 2017
- Panoply of Prints, Santa Cruz Art League, March 2017
- Nostalgic Tones Group Show, Kind Peoples Collective First Friday Features, July 2016
- Broken Halos, The Felix Kulpa Gallery, February 2015
- Solo Exhibition at The Tree House Wellness Center, February 2015
- Art Bazaar Monthly Collaborative Art Events, Casa De Kennedy, November 2014
- First Friday Feature at Subrosa Café, November 2014
- Fire and Ice, Eduardo Carillo Gallery, April 2014
Arts Festival Showcases and Print Sales
- SFAI Concentrate/Open Studios, Fort Mason Campus, San Francisco, 2017 - 2019
- Summer of Body Love Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, August, 2017
- Show and Tell interactive Art Market, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, August, 2017
- Desert Daze Music Festival, Joshua Tree, CA, October 2016
- Art and Soul Festival, Oakland, August 2016
- UCSC Annual Spring Print Sale, June 2012-2017
- Handmade Holiday Print Sale, Tree House, December, 2015-2016
- East Bay Print Sale, Max’s Garage Press, Berkeley, December, 2016-2017
- April Fool’s No Joke Print Sale, Tree house, April, 2016
Awards and Publication
- H. Wiener Metal Sculpture Award, SFAI 2019
- Root Division MFA Now catalog, 2019
- (im)material.com Artist Showcase, 2018
- Paper Darts Art and Lit Magazine Artists Showcase, 2017
- 2nd Place Juror’s Choice Award, Panoply of Prints, SCAL, 2017
- Cowell Fine Press Quarterly, 2014
- Inkblot OCHSA Art and Lit Magazine, 2010