Artist CV

Education

• Master of Fine Arts — University of South Florida
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing — Ball State University

Solo Exhibitions

• 2024 — Visual Vocabulary and the Enduring Odyssey, Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, Florida
• 1999 — Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida (paintings)
• 1992 — University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (sculptural environment)
• 1991 — Center Gallery, Tampa, Florida (paintings, drawings, sculpture)
• 1988 — Creative Arts Center, Muncie, Indiana (paintings, drawings, sculpture)

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2023 — Abstracts, Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, Florida (First Place)
• 2023 — 16th Annual Bay Area Art Exhibit, Hyde Park Art Center (Honorable Mention)
• 2023 — EMERGING Artists, Carrollwood Cultural Center (Honorable Mention)
• 2023 — Rebel, Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida (Second Place)
• 2023 — Golden Mean, Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, Florida
• 2022 — 15th Annual Bay Area Art Exhibit, Old Hyde Park Art Center
• 2021 — Exceptional Creativity, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
• 2021 — 14th Annual Bay Area Art Exhibit, Old Hyde Park Art Center
• 2021 — Fresh Start, The Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
• 1991 — University of South Florida Art Museum, Tampa, Florida (painting)
• 1990 — Crossover, Theater Gallery, Tampa, Florida (drawings and sculpture)
• 1990 — University of South Florida Art Museum, Tampa, Florida (sculpture)
• 1988 — Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana (drawing)
• 1988 — Five Imagists, Emens Auditorium, Muncie, Indiana (drawings)
• 1988 — State University of New York at New Paltz (drawings)
• 1988 — Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (drawings)
• 1987 — Courthouse Gallery, Muncie, Indiana (sculpture)
• 1987 — Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana (sculpture)
• 1987 — Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (drawings)

Selected Awards and Recognition

• 2023 — First Place, Abstracts, Old Hyde Park Art Center — Measure of a Man
• 2023 — Second Place, Rebel, Florida CraftArt Gallery
• 2023 — Honorable Mention, EMERGING Artists, Carrollwood Cultural Center
• 2023 — Honorable Mention, 16th Annual Bay Area Art Exhibit, Hyde Park Art Center

New Media and Interactive Works

• 2005 — STRUT (interactive documentary)
• 2004 — ContextGrove (interactive artwork)
• 2002 — Luddite Roulette (interactive artwork)
• 2002 — Silk Road Journey (interactive documentary)
• 2001 — Artist (interactive artwork)

Public Installations and Performance

• 1991 — Environmental sculpture, University of South Florida Art Museum, Tampa, Florida
• 1988 — Public performance, Emens Auditorium, Muncie, Indiana
• 1988 — Public performance, Courthouse Gallery, Muncie, Indiana

Selected Books

• 2019 — Nixon in December: One Day in 1982 That Changed the World. Independently published.
• 2018 — Personalized Training With Adaptive Learning Systems. ATD.
• 2012 — Design Fundamentals for New Media, 2nd ed. Cengage Delmar Learning.
• 2007 — Web Technologies for Designers. Thomson Delmar Learning.
• 2004 — Design Fundamentals for New Media. Thomson Delmar Learning.

Selected Articles and Periodicals

• 2019 — No Budget Professional Development, TD Magazine
• 2017 — Adapt to the Future, ATD
• 2012 — Education Reform Through Innovations in Communication, IEEE
• 2011 — Technology and Design, Artistik
• 2011 — The Semiotics of Typography, Artistik
• 2009–2013 — Regular columnist, Artistik: The Magazine of Art and Design

Teaching and Academic Practice

Bennett has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in drawing, design, media theory, digital imaging, interactive media, and the history of film. His academic career has included department chair, dean, and senior leadership roles in art, design, technology, and instructional development.