Corey Willis

Foundation studies professor

Education

M.F.A., fine art, Academy of Art University
M.S., leadership in the arts, education, Parsons School of Design
B.A., psychology, Tufts University

Credentials

Professor of foundation studies, 2018–present
Associate chair of foundations, 2017–18, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Academic director of design, 2012–16, The Art Institute of California, San Diego
- Oversaw and managed all design programs, including advertising, graphic and web design, fashion, interior design, design and technical graphics and foundations.
- Served as the administrative head of the school's professional development committee.
- Designed the quarterly programmatic schedule for more than 100 design classes and 40+ faculty.

Assistant principal, 2003–11, Director of Educational Design, New Design High School, New York
- Designed and implemented a four-year sequential design program at a New York City Department of Education (DOE) new "Small Schools Initiative" public high school, located on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
- Trained faculty and staff in both design education and high school educational and curriculum design.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

Fellowships and residencies

Quarterly Residency, SIM: The Association of Iceland Visual Artists, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2009, 2011.
NYFA Photography Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, 2008.
Artist Residency, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, Summer 2003.