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Donald (D.L.) Simmons

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., fine arts-studio, Louisiana State University
  • B.F.A., fine arts, Maryland Institute College of Art

Credentials

  • Professor of foundation studies, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Assistant professor of art, 2019–22, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
  • Assistant professor of art, 2014–2019, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA
  • Guest professor, 2018, Mercer University, Macon, GA
  • Adjunct faculty, 2011–14, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
  • Adjunct faculty, 2011–12, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
  • Adjunct faculty, 2013, Limestone College, Gaffney, SC
  • Faculty, 2011–13, Colors Inner-City Youth Art Studio, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
  • Contract art instructor, 2012–14, Boys And Girls Club, Spartanburg, SC
  • Full-time faculty, 2007–09, Fine Arts, Jemicy School, Owings Mills, MD
  • Adjunct faculty, 2006–07, Towson University, Towson, MD
  • Instructor of record, 2005–06, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Live Virtual Artist Panel Talk, Diptych/Triptych Show, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2022
  • Speaker and Member of panel: Witness and "Withness" in Artistic Practice, Southern Humanities Conference, Memphis, TN, 2022
  • Juror, 18th Annual High School Art Exhibition, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX, 2022
  • Nominated and Accepted, Marquis Who's Who in America, Uniondale, NY, 2022
  • Visiting Artist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 2021
  • Visiting Lecturer, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Summer Graduate Seminar, Commerce, TX, 2021
  • 2021 Art Educator Printmaking Workshop, University of Texas at Tyler, TX, 2021
  • B.F.A. in Studio Art Advising Coordinator, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2021
  • Commencement Committee, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2021
  • Co-sponsor, Studio Art and Art History Association, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2021
  • Co-Chair of panel: Revelry and Reverence, presentation, "Negotiating the Sacred and Profane in the Visual and Performing Arts," Southern Humanities Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 2020
  • BFA in Studio Art Advising Coordinator, University of Texas At Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2020
  • Co-sponsor, Studio Art and Art History Association, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX , 2020
  • B.F.A. in Studio Art Advising Coordinator, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2019
  • Senator, Faculty Senate, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA, 2019
  • Parliamentarian Elect, Faculty Senate, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA, 2019
  • Assistant Gallery Director and Curator, Peacock Art Gallery, Middle Georgia State University, Cochran, GA 2019
  • Organizer, Middle Georgia State University Arts Festival, Macon, GA, 2019
  • Organizer and judge, Write It, Do It, Georgia Science Olympiad, Macon, GA, 2019
  • AA Student Adviser, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA 2019
  • Chair, panel: Into The Ludie, paper presentation, "Into The Ludie," SAMLA 90, Southern Atlantic Modern Language Association, Birmingham, AL, 2018
  • Student Media Advisory Board, Senate ad hoc member, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA, 2018
  • Dual Author, NSI ABA Applied Craft and Design, In Process For Consideration, Media Culture & the Arts, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA, 2018
  • Senator, Faculty Senate, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA, 2018
  • Speaker, Interdisciplinary Film Event, MGA, Macon, GA, 2018
  • Assistant Gallery Director and Curator, Peacock Art Gallery, MGA, Cochran, GA, 2018
  • Organizer, Middle Georgia State University Arts Festival, Macon, GA, 2018

Organizations

  • College Art Association (CAA)
  • SGC International
  • Association of Print Scholars
  • Southern Atlantic Modern Language Association
  • Southern Humanities Council
  • Ampersand Guild
  • Jazz Association of Macon, Macon Film Festival, The Masonic Philosophical Society

Publications and presentations

Select Exhibitions

  • Juried Show, Diptych/Triptych, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2022
  • Juried Show, Wait Gain, Si' Gallery, Dab Art, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, 2022
  • In Process, Exhibition, Marais Press Collection, The Hilliard Museum, Lafayette, LA
  • Permanent collection, Marais Press, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 2021
  • Juried Show, 2nd place award, 41st Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT, 2021
  • Curated Show, Lost in the Weeds: Human Nature and Climate Change, Athens Institute For Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, 2021
  • Juried Show, Figure It Out, 120 Art Gallery, Taylor, TX, 2021
  • Solo Show, Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Gallery, Kilgore College, Kilgore, TX, 2021
  • Faculty Show, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2021
  • Juried Exhibition, 1st place award, Clearly Human IV, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO, 2020
  • International Juried Show, 3rd place award, Water, Jadite Gallery, New York, NY, 2020
  • Faculty Show, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 2019
  • Solo Show, Evanescent Eidolon, Ampersand Gallery, Macon, GA, 2018
  • Curated Gallery Show, Big Ink @FA, Frontline Arts, Branchburg, NJ, 2018
  • Looking Back, Current Voodoo, Zuckerman Museum of Art, permanent collection, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, 2018
  • Solo Show, Aquam Memoriam XOX, Frances Sewell Plunket Gallery, Mercer University, Macon, GA, 2018
  • BIG INK Show, Atlanta Printmakers, Atlanta, GA, 2017
  • LGBT History Art Show, community-sponsored, Ampersand Gallery, Macon, GA, 2017
  • We Teach Too, regional artists and teachers group show, Ampersand Gallery, Macon, GA, 2017
  • Nudiustertian Show, Ampersand Gallery, Macon, GA, 2017
  • Collaborative Show, Ampersand Guild, Macon, GA, 2016
  • Ampersand Guild Juried Art Show, Ampersand Gallery, Macon, GA, 2016
  • Juried Show, SoChi Gallery, Macon, GA 2015