K. Alison Schaeffler-Murphy

 K. Alison Schaeffler-Murphy

K. Alison Schaeffler-Murphy

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Biography

Daytona State College - Art History

Arts and Museum Administrator Advancing Broadened Connections to the Arts for All
Museums & Institutions
K Alison
Schaeffler-Murphy
Saint Augustine, Florida
Dynamic art leader with an all-encompassing academic and experiential background in the arts. I know and love the arts and museums from the inside and out. I'm dedicated and distinctly able to expansively share appreciation for and knowledge about art and its significance.


Experience

  • Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum, Gallery & School of Art

    Curator and Assistant to Executive Director

    *Curator of Exhibitions and Collections - Facilitator of exhibition planning, development and installation; permanent collection registration and collection management

    *Assistant to Executive Director - Arts administrative assistant working with policies, governance, marketing and media relations, lecture series, art tours, special event planning and realization

    *Manager of Interpretation and Docent Training - Exhibition and collection based interpretative material writing and implementation of docent training program

    *Artists Guild Gallery Administrator- Oversight, development and implementation of visual and literary artists guild galleries and programming


  • Daytona State College

    Adjunct Professor

    Adjunct Professor teaching Art Appreciation (hybrid) - So very pleased to be a part of the Daytona State College team of teaching professionals! Teaching ARH 1000 is in perfect alignment with my dedication to sharing appreciation for and knowledge about art and its significance!

  • Renaissance Fine Art Appraisals / Lost Art Gallery

    Curator/Gallery Administrator

    Curator of Works on Paper and Reseach Assistant to master ISA Fine Art Appraiser performing essential art historical research, collections management and gallery administration at Lost Art and Sea Spirits Galleries.



  • Lightner Museum

    Education and Programs Coordinator

    K. Alison worked at Lightner Museum as a Education and Programs Coordinator

  • Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

    Arts Consultant/Program Manager

    *Grants Specialist - Facilitator of nonprofit organizations’ discipline based (Music, Dance, Traditional Arts, Literature) grant applications, panel meetings, contracts, and final reports.

    *Individual Artists Fellowship Grant Program Manager - Facilitator of dance, literature, media, music, literature, theater, traditional arts, and visual arts individual artist grants.

    *Poetry Out Loud State Program Coordinator – Overseer of educational Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest at statewide level culminating in annual State Finals in Tallahassee.

    *Capital Complex Exhibitions – Organizing, transporting, and installing of Florida artists’ work in the 22nd Floor Capitol Gallery and Gallery of Innovation and the Arts.

    *Citizens for Florida Arts - Convening Culture 2014/2015 – Conference registration, lunch sessions, and bookstore manager.

Education

  • Florida State University, Department of Art History; College of Visual Arts, Theatre, and Dance

    Masters of Arts

    Art History

  • Florida State University

    Master of Arts degrees

    Arts History, Arts Administration and Museology

  • Florida State University - College of Visual Arts, Theater, and Dance

    Master of Arts (MA)

    Arts Administration

Publications

  • Wide Horizons and Inspirational Moments in Time: An Interview with Ray Burggraf

    Department of Art, Florida State University

  • Wide Horizons and Inspirational Moments in Time: An Interview with Ray Burggraf

    Department of Art, Florida State University

  • "Chainsaw Series Bowl #10" by Mark Lindquist

    FSU Museum of Fine Arts

    This Object Guide focuses on Mark Lindquist "Chainsaw Series Bowl #10" which is part of the FSU Museum of Fine Arts permanent collection. In the 1980s Mr. Lindquist took his woodworking in a new direction. Mr. Lindquist's experiments had an impact upon woodworking artisans throughout the United States and abroad.

  • Wide Horizons and Inspirational Moments in Time: An Interview with Ray Burggraf

    Department of Art, Florida State University

  • "Chainsaw Series Bowl #10" by Mark Lindquist

    FSU Museum of Fine Arts

    This Object Guide focuses on Mark Lindquist "Chainsaw Series Bowl #10" which is part of the FSU Museum of Fine Arts permanent collection. In the 1980s Mr. Lindquist took his woodworking in a new direction. Mr. Lindquist's experiments had an impact upon woodworking artisans throughout the United States and abroad.

  • FSU MoFA Permanent Collection Resources: Object Guides

    http://mofa.cvatd.fsu.edu/learning-resources/collection-related-resources/

  • Wide Horizons and Inspirational Moments in Time: An Interview with Ray Burggraf

    Department of Art, Florida State University

  • "Chainsaw Series Bowl #10" by Mark Lindquist

    FSU Museum of Fine Arts

    This Object Guide focuses on Mark Lindquist "Chainsaw Series Bowl #10" which is part of the FSU Museum of Fine Arts permanent collection. In the 1980s Mr. Lindquist took his woodworking in a new direction. Mr. Lindquist's experiments had an impact upon woodworking artisans throughout the United States and abroad.

  • FSU MoFA Permanent Collection Resources: Object Guides

    http://mofa.cvatd.fsu.edu/learning-resources/collection-related-resources/

  • "Light Pillar" by Trevor Bell

    FSU Museum of Fine Arts website

    This Object Guide discusses Trevor Bell's 1986 non-objective painting entitled "Light Pillar." Mr. Bell's painting was created as part of a series inspired by his watching of a space shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Like all of the Object Guides, the content includes contextual, biographical, media discussions as well as suggested lesson plans.