Dr. Anna Ursyn 
Professor of Art and Design

Anna Ursyn leads the Computer Graphics program in Art and Design. The Computer Graphics program focuses on two-dimensional and three-dimensional computer graphics, animation production, multimedia, web design and visualization and information graphics, and the history of computer art graphics. Computer Art courses are aimed toward the student's progress in art making and computer generated image creation, cognitive art, personal expression of artistic problems, and graphic solutions in communication. This platform is interdisciplinary in nature and offers students ways of integrating scientific concepts with their own artistic solutions. Computer Based Technology in Visual Arts and Computer Technology in Art Education courses prepare prospective and current teachers for teaching with the use of technology and computers. Students accepted for competitions, publications, awarded student volunteer positions, won awards at conferences, and had works published in textbooks.

Curriculum Vita

Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Northern Colorado. Computer Graphics Area Head.

Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Northern Colorado. Over 30 single art shows, participation in over 100 juried and invitational fine art exhibitions, such as: Immaginando '97, Digital Visions of Etruria, (Honorable Mention), Grosetto, Italy, juried; ACM SIGGRAPH '89,'90,'94,'95,'98,'99,'01,'02,'03,‚04 (two images and animation) '05, '06, '07 and traveling shows; Der Prix Ars Electronica 1988-2006; Eurographics 1991, 1996 (Artistic Merit Award), 1998, 2006 animation; ISEA 1990,'92,'94,'96; SCAN 1990,'92,'93; New York Digital Salon 1995,'96,'98; 20th Century Matrix, NTT Museum, Tokyo, Japan (2000 images and 5000 texts describing 20th Century); Winner of BauBoden,  Deutsche Bau- und Bodenbank AG, Geschäftsbericht,  the cover and 18 color plates, invitational.and juried., "Computerkunst/Computer Art" '96,'98, 2002, 2004, 2006 Gladbeck, Germany traveling shows. GRAPHITE '03-07. M.I.A.D. 2006, Torento Argentina (Second Place).

Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH '90 grant for educators. Several grant awards for developing computer graphics technology. Colorado Art Education Association 2003 Professional Development Award. Liason, Organizing and Programme Committee, one of the editors of the Proceedings for the International Conference on Information Visualization iV and Symposium and Digital Art Gallery Chair D-ART iV 1997-2008 London; England, Zurich '07, Switzerland, and Computer Graphics, Image & Visualization, Penang, Malaysia '04, Beijing, China.'05.Sydney, Australia '06, Bangkok, Thailand '07, Penang, Malaysia '08. Organizing and Programme Committee member for iV and CGIV. Online Art Gallery organizer and key-note speaker for the Special Year on Art and Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder 2005.

Research and pedagogy interests include integrated instruction in art, science, and computer art graphics.

Publications

International Journal on LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, 1997; LEONARDO, Planks, Programs and Art 1993, Art as Information 2002; The Visual Computer: An International Journal of Computer Graphics, Iizuka, Japan / Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, V. 14, No. 7, pp. 354-7, 1998, Creativity and Cognition, Loughborough, England, 1994;  ERIC Doc. ED 374 773;  COMPUTER GRAPHICS, 2004 (V38, N 4, Nov,), 1997, 1991 (SIGGRAPH '91, '97, '07 Panels);  YLEM editor 1990, 1996, w/ E. Banissi '02; '03, '04.,'05, BST Journal, London 2005, 2006, 2007 with Ebad Banissi. COLLAGE,1996-01, Information Visualization '97 IEEE Society. Colorado Art Education Association 1996-2004, National Art Education Association 2000-04.  Marquis Who's Whos, International Biographical Centre, Cambrigge, GB.

Artwork published in

• "Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation" by Sandra Cerny Minton, Human Kinetics Publishers, Third Edition, ISBN 13-978-0-7360-6476-7, 2007
• "Art of The Digital Age" by Bruce Wands, Thames & Hudson, ISBN: 0-500238170, 2006
• "Painting the Digital River" by James Faure Walker: Prentice Hall PT, ISBN: 0-131739026, 2006
• "Digital Printmaking" G. Whale & N. Barfield, A&C Black '2001, second edition by Wastson Guptil, ISBN 0-8230-1398-7, 2003
• "The Best of 3D Computer Graphics" CD by Vic Cherubini, Rockport Puplishers, Inc. , ISBN 1-56496-954-1, 2003
• P.I.E BOOKS, „New Postcard Graphics,‰ Tokyo, Japan, ISBN 4-89444-128-4 C3070, 2000

Students' work published in

• "New Technologies in the Art Room" by Deborah Greh, Davis Publications, Inc. , ISBN 0-87192-463-3, 1999, ISBN 0-87192-611-3, 2002
• Stephen Pite "The Digital Designer", Thomson, ISBN 0-7668-7347-1, 2003
• The Best of 3D Computer Graphics" CD by Vic Cherubini, Rockport Puplishers, Inc. , ISBN 1-56496-954-1, 2003
• Pamela Taylor, Ed, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Art in High School, NAEA, ISBN 1-890160-35-0, 2006
• Cover and websites of the iV Proceedings, London, England,. IEEE Society
• Biofeedback Game, Journey to the Wild Divine was produced by M.A. student Corwin Bell www.wilddivine.com

Several grant awards for developing computer graphics technology, the ACM/Siggraph '90 grant for educators, Colorado Art Ed. Association 2003 Professional Development Award. Research and pedagogy interests include integrated instruction in art, science, and computer graphics. Publications: Learning and Instruction 1997, Leonardo: “Planks, Programs and Art” 1993 and “Art as Information” 2002. Creativity and Cognition, Loughborough, England 1994. “Computer Graphics” (ACM/Siggraph '91 and '97 Panels), and 2004 Vol. 38, 4. YLEM, Artists Using Science and Technology 1990, ‘96, ‘02, ‘03, ’04, ‘05, Collage 1996–2001. Presentations at Information Visualization '97, Colorado Art Ed. Association 1996–2004, National Art Education Association 2000, '01, '03, ‘04. Listed in Marquis Who's Who and International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, GB.

Portfolio: http://www.ursyn.com