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EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D.<\/strong>           
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 
Art Education, Teaching and Learning, 1989<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S.P.E.           
<\/strong>Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Educational Administration and Supervision, 1985<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.F.A. 
<\/strong>Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Studio Art; Painting\/Printmaking\/Textile Design, 1980<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.A.             
<\/strong>Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts
Fine Art, Painting, 1977<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROFESSIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present-\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Artist, Curator <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002-2020<\/strong><\/em>   
Director, Florida Art in State Buildings Program
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002-2019<\/strong><\/em>   
Director, Curator, University Galleries
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1994-2002<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Director, Curator, Thomas Center Galleries 
Director, Art in Public Places, Gainesville\/Alachua County, Florida
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995-2002<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Florida Association of Local Arts Agencies, Statewide Consultant, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1994-1999<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Grants Writer, Marion County Public Schools Foundation, Ocala, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1993-1997<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Regional Arts Consultant (program creator), UACAP (Underserved Arts Community Assistance Program, Florida Department of State), Florida State University Center for Arts Administration, Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1994-1995<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Director, Curator, City Hall and Airport Galleries, Art in Public Places\/Programs Cultural Resources Commission, Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1994<\/strong><\/em>           
Grants Writer, Florida State University Center for Arts Administration,
Tallahassee, Florida (recurring NEA grants)
Art Consultant, Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, Florida
Art Consultant, Very Special Arts Florida, Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1991-1994<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Curator of Exhibitions, Collections and Education
Brevard Art Center and Museum, Melbourne, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1993-1994<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Adjunct Professor, Drawing, Brevard Community College
Melbourne, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1990-1991<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Art Consultant, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1990<\/strong><\/em>           
Adjunct Professor, Art Education, Studio Art 
Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1987-1990<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Adjunct Professor, Teaching Assistant, Art Education 
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida       <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1986-1987<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Art Teacher, Fulton County Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1985-1986<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Teacher, Peachford Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1980-1985<\/strong><\/em>   
<\/strong>Principal\/Headmaster, Teacher, Art, Math
Anneewakee School, Carrabelle, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Papers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Creative Thinking through Aesthetic Learning;<\/em> Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Academic Exchange Quarterly, Volume 13, Part 3, 2017.<\/li>
  • Future Intersections; Dynamic Roles for Academic Museums<\/em>, Museum History Journal, Volume 4, Number 1, January, 2011.<\/li>
  • Integrating Thinking through Aesthetic Learning; A University Art Gallery Program Emphasizing Interdisciplinary Exhibitions<\/em>, Academic Exchange Quarterly (peer reviewed) Volume 13, Issue 3, Fall, 2009.   <\/em><\/li>
  • Vigilante, A. R. (1990).  An examination of the effects of an Aesthetic Scanning teaching strategy on the art performances of select sixth-grade students (Doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, 1989).  Dissertation Abstracts International, 50\/12, 3831.  <\/li>
  • Vigilante, A. R. (1990-1991). Educational pamphlets for teachers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    • Dyslexia<\/li>
    • Effective School Discipline<\/li>
    • How to be a School Volunteer<\/li>
    • Improving Children’s Self Esteem<\/li>
    • Improving Reading Comprehension<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      (Published by the William Gladden Foundation, New York)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Exhibition Catalogs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Curated Exhibitions and Published Catalogs for University Gallery, University of Florida:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Guitar Art: Historic Innovation of an American Icon through Industrial Design, Art & Music; <\/em>Guitars from the Henry Lowenstein Collection,<\/em> 2018<\/li>
      • An Evolutionary Moment<\/em>; Sculpture, Video by Steven Siegel, New York, 2018<\/li>
      • Confluence;<\/em> Photographs by Jerry Uelsmann, Gainesville, 2017 (exhibition traveled throughout southeast)<\/li>
      • Liminality,<\/em> Sculpture, Video by Nobuho Nagasawa, New York, 2016<\/li>
      • Along the Road of Dreams<\/em>, Paintings by Yolanda Sanchez, Miami, 2016<\/li>
      • University Gallery 50th<\/sup> Anniversary; Twelve Exhibition Series, three galleries, on-line catalog<\/em>, complete digitization of 50 years of print catalogs, oral histories<\/em> for Roy Hunt and Gary Libby, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, University of Florida, 2015<\/li>
      • Come Home, Selections from the Art Collection of Hector Puig<\/em>, 2014<\/li>
      • Garden of the Heart\u2019s Desire; Selections from the Golzar Collection<\/em> (Mahin Ghanbari), 2013<\/li>
      • Between Silver Light and Orange Shadow, <\/em>Paintings by Elena Sisto, New York, 2012<\/li>
      • Emergence and Structure,<\/em> New York artists, curated by Ron Janowich and Daniel Hill, 2012<\/li>
      • Just Suppose; <\/em>Photographs by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, 2007<\/li>
      • Florida Fellowship Exhibition 2006, <\/em>25 Florida Fellowship awarded artists, statewide travel,2007<\/li>
      • The<\/em> Best of Jim Roche: Multiple Voices,<\/em> 2006 (DVD)<\/li>
      • Greater than the Sum; Selections from the Craig Robins Collection,<\/em> Miami, 2005<\/li>
      • The Object of Time: Charting a Decade, Paintings by Leslie Wayne; Sculpture by Don Porcaro<\/em>, New York, 2004<\/li>
      • Thinking in Line; A Survey of Contemporary Drawing<\/em> (New York artists), curated by Ron Janowich and John Moore, 2003<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Other Venues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Henri Matisse; Prints for limited edition of Homer\u2019s Odyssey;<\/em> Collection of Drs. Ashley White; Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, Florida, 2001<\/li>
        • Jon Corbino; A Timeless Tradition, <\/em>curated exhibition, wrote full essay, Brevard Art Center and Museum,<\/em> Melbourne, Florida, 1993<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Trustee, City of Gainesville Art in Public Places Trust, 2014-2021<\/li>
          • Humanities Committee, Oak Hammock Institute for Learning in Retirement, Gainesville,\u00a0Florida, 2017-2021<\/li>
          • Re-curate UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute Art Collection, 2019<\/li>
          • Member, Chair; UF Creative Campus Committee, 2004-2018<\/li>
          • Member, UF Sea Change Committee, 2015-2017<\/li>
          • Member, UF Leonardo 500 Year Anniversary Committee, 2018-2019<\/li>
          • Teach UF Study Abroad Program, Aesthetics, Florence, Italy, summer, 2017<\/li>
          • Founding Board Member, Florida Association of Public Art Administrators, 1997; Emeritus since 2016<\/li>
          • Member; Florida Art Museums Directors Association, 2002-2019<\/li>
          • Juror for over 100 Art Shows in the Southeast, 1989-present\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
          • Curator, Florida Visual Arts Statewide Fellowship Exhibition, 2006<\/li>
          • Board Member, Florida Craftsmen Organization, St Petersburg, Florida, 2002-2003<\/li>
          • Board Member, Ocala Arts and Science Coalition, Ocala, Florida, 1996-1998<\/li>
          • ACE (Arts for a Complete Education) Steering Committee, 1990-1993<\/li>
          • Dissertation Experimental Data Collection, FSU Developmental Research School, Tallahassee, 1988 <\/li>
          • Teacher, Creative Arts Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1979<\/li>
          • Florence Program, Florida State University, Florence Italy, six-months Study Abroad, 1975<\/li>
          • Creator\/Curator, Centrum Art Gallery, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1974-1976<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            SELECT HONORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Public Art Award, City of Gainesville, Florida, 2022<\/li>
            • One of eight faculty members selected by Provost to create first hybrid on-line courses for University of Florida; \u201cA Taste of the Arts; Behind the Scenes,\u201d 2009<\/li>
            • Grant Panelist, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1994, 2009<\/li>
            • Who’s Who of American Women, 1996\u00a0<\/li>
            • Created quilt with Very Special Arts Florida students that was flown on Space Shuttle, Tallahassee, 1993 (on permanent display at Cape Canaveral Space Museum)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
            • Who’s Who in American Education, 1993<\/li>
            • Grant Panelist, South Carolina Arts Commission, 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
            • State of Florida Individual Artist’s Fellowship, 1992\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
            • Merit Award, Painting, Riverside Art Exhibition, Jacksonville, Florida, 1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
            • Merit Award, Painting, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida, 1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
            • Five consecutive teaching assistantships, Art Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1987-89\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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              EDUCATION Ph.D.           Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Art Education, Teaching and Learning, 1989 S.P.E.           Florida State University, Tallahassee, FloridaEducational Administration and Supervision, 1985 M.F.A. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FloridaStudio Art; Painting\/Printmaking\/Textile Design, 1980 B.A.             Hampshire College, Amherst, MassachusettsFine Art, Painting, 1977 PROFESSIONAL Present-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Artist, Curator 2002-2020   Director, Florida Art in State Buildings ProgramUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 2002-2019   Director, Curator, University GalleriesUniversity of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4999,"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/4999"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/amyvigilante.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}