Vita

John L. Machado, Jr.

Education

  1. •Ph.D., Current Doctoral Candidate in Art History, University of Texas at Austin.
    Dissertation topic: The Murals of Las Higueras, Veracruz, Mexico

  2. •M.A., University of Texas at Austin, Pre-Columbian Art History, 2000.
    Thesis: The Structure "I" Murals of El Tajín: Standing at the Edge of the Underworld

  3. •B.A., San Diego State University, degree awarded with distinction in Art History, 1997


Professional Experience

  1. •2005-current Associate Professor, Art History. Department of Art, Chaffey College, California.

  2. •2009-current Education Services Coordinator, School of Visual, Performing & Communication Arts, Chaffey College

  3. •2009-current Host and Producer, Iconomaniacs, Art History Podcast (www.iconomaniacs.com)

  4. •2007-2008 Assistant Professor - Adjunct, Art History. Department of Art, Calif. State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona.

  5. •2003-2005 Assistant Professor - Adjunct, Art History. Department of Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis.

  6. •2003-2005 Assistant Professor - Adjunct, Art History. Department of Art History, University of Oregon, Eugene.

  7. •2004 Assistant Professor - Adjunct, Art History. Department of Art, Western Oregon University.

  8. •2002 Teaching Assistant, Department of Art History, University of Texas at Austin

  9. •2000-2001 Graduate Research Assistant to the Director of the Center for the History of Ancient American Art and Culture (now The Mesoamerica Center), University of Texas at Austin

  10. •2000 Graduate Research Assistant, website development for Precolumbian art history resources, FastTex grant, University of Texas at Austin

  11. •2000 University Course Grader, "Art of Ancient Peru", University of Texas at Austin

  12. •1999-2000 Coordinator and Instructor, Curriculum Connections, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas

  13. •1998 University Course Grader, "Arts of Africa and Oceania", University of Texas at Austin

  14. •1997 Grant Assistant, art historical research and web site development, University Art Gallery, San Diego State University

  15. •1996 Research Assistant Internship, Department of Adult Education and Development, San Diego Museum of Art

  16. •1995 Assistant to Art Department and Gallery Manager, Mesa College Art Gallery, California


University Committee Work and Public Service Record

  1. •Faculty Tri-chair for Accreditation Standard IV, Committee Two, Chaffey College (2008-2009)

  2. •Faculty Advisor, Associated Students of Chaffey College, California (2006-2010)

  3. •Senator, Faculty Senate, Chaffey College, California (2006-2010)

  4. •Chairman, Art Committee, Chaffey College, California, (2007-2010)

  5. •Faculty Advisor, Chaffey Art Organization, Chaffey College, California (2005-2010)

  6. •Member, Wignall Museum Advisory Committee, Chaffey College, California (2008-2010)

  7. •Member, Marketing Committee, Chaffey College, California (2008-2010)

  8. •Member, Wireless Internet Access Committee, Chaffey College, California (2006)

  9. •Member, Faculty Advisory Board to Student Activities/ASCC, Chaffey College, California (2006-2008)

  10. •Senior Thesis Committee Member, Oregon State University, Corvallis (2005)

  11. •Faculty Advisor, Art History Association, Oregon State University, Corvallis (2004-2005)

  12. •Co-Founder, Precolumbian Art History Student Association (PAHSA), UT Austin
    University Representative (2001-02)

  13. •University of Texas Graduate Assembly, Academic Committee Representative (2000-2001)

  14. •Literacy Austin, instructor for adult literacy and ESL (1999-2000)

  15. •Maya Meetings at Texas, University of Texas at Austin: Coordinator of Maya Files (2000, 2001);                            Staff volunteer (1998-2001)

  16. •President, Art History Association, San Diego State University (1997)

  17. •San Diego Mission de Acala, docent (1993)

  18. •Associated Students Board of Directors, California State University, Stanislaus
    Director of Student Activities (1990-91); Director of Student Organizations (1991-92)

  19. •President, Hunger Network-homeless coalition, CSUS (1989-91)

  20. •Co-Founder Campus Recycling Program, CSUS (1990)

  21. •Public Forum Mediator, CSUS (1990-91)


Professional Conferences and Lectures

  1. •2009 The Yellow House: Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, lecture presentation given at the Upland Public Library in Upland, California.

  2. •2007 Procession Rituals and Sacred Space: Classic Veracruz Mural Narratives in Context, paper presented at the Mesoamerican Network Meeting, Pomona College, Claremont, California.

  3. •2006 Ritual and Ceremony at Las Higueras, Veracruz, Mexico, paper presented in the session, "Symbols and Religion in Mexico and the US Southwest", at the Society for American Archaeology 71st Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  4. •2005 Olmec Origins, guest lecture presentation given to "Indigenous Arts of the Americas" course, Barbara Loeb, Oregon State University.

  5. •2004 Cultural Identity and Stylistic Spheres at Las Higueras, Veracruz, paper presented in the session, "Beyond Style: Fashioning Cultural Identity in Ancient Mesoamerican Art and Architecture", at the College Art Association 92nd Annual Conference, Seattle.

  6. •2002 The Narratives of the Las Higueras Murals: Questions of Veracruz Identity, paper presented in the session, "The Archaeology of Mexico", at the Society for American Archaeology 67th Annual Meeting, Denver.

  7. •2001 Teotihuacan and El Tajín Patterns of Mural Composition and Architectural Function, paper presented in the conference, "El Tajín y Teotihuacan en tiempos de cambio", at the Manuel Gamio Museum, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Sponsored by the Instituto de Investigaciones Esteticas, UNAM and the Centro de Estudios Teotihuacanos, INAH.

  8. •2001 Classic Central Veracruz Mural Traditions, paper presented in the symposium, "Classic Veracruz Revisited," at the Society for American Archaeology 66th Annual Meeting, New Orleans.

  9. •2001 Searching for Specificity in Mesoamerican Iconography, paper presented in the Eleanor Greenhill Art History Symposium, University of Texas at Austin

  10. •2000 Teotihuacan: The State of the Butterfly, paper presented in the session, "Rethinking the Mesoamerican Past," at the American Anthropological Association 99th Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

  11. •2000 Mesoamerican Deity Complexes: The Epiclassic Transition, paper presented in the general session, "Religion and Ritual in Mesoamerica and Central America," at the Society for American Archaeology 65th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

  12. •1999 Ancient Veracruz Mural Painting: An Art Historical Perspective, paper presented in the symposium, "Materials Science of Art and Archaeology," at the American Chemical Society Joint 55th Southwest / 15th Rocky Mountain Annual Regional Meeting, El Paso.

  13. •1999 The Murals of El Tajín within Sacred Space, guest lecture presentation given to "Introduction to the Art of Mesoamerica" course, Julia Kappelman, University of Texas at Austin.

  14. •1999 Max Weber: The American Effect, paper presented at the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin.

  15. •1999 El Tajín Structure I Mural Iconography: The Emergence of the Creation Deity, paper presented in the symposium, "The Feathered Serpent as Political Currency during the Classic/Postclassic Transition," at the Society for American Archaeology 64th Annual Meeting, Chicago.

  16. •1997 Visual and Aural Stimulation of Sepik Cult Rituals, paper presented at the California Art History Symposium, San Jose State University.


Organized and Chaired Symposia and Conferences

  1. •2001 Organizer and Chair of the symposium, "Classic Veracruz Revisited," at the Society for American Archaeology 66th Annual Meeting, New Orleans. Co-organizer Cherra Wyllie.

  2. •2001 Assistant Organizer, 25th Annual Maya Meetings at Texas, "The Coming of Kings: Writing and Rulership in Late Preclassic to Early Classic Southern Mesoamerica," University of Texas at Austin.

  3. •2000 Assistant Organizer, Third D.J. Sibley Family Conference on World Traditions of Culture and Art, "The Representation of Altered States of Consciousness in the Art of the Indigenous Americas," University of Texas at Austin.


Publications

  1. •Vision: Graduating Seniors Exhibition Catalogue. Corvallis: Oregon State University Department of Art, 2005. Project Coordinator.

  2. •New Guinea. Encyclopedia of Sculpture. Ed. Antonia Boström. New York: Routledge, 2004. 1186-1189.

  3. •Melanesia. Encyclopedia of Sculpture. Ed. Antonia Boström. New York: Routledge, 2004. 1039-1042.

  4. •Patrones de la composición mural y función arquitectónica. El Tajín y Teotihuacan en tiempos de cambio. Ed. Arturo Pascual Soto. Mexico: Instituto de Investigaciones Esteticas, UNAM.


Awards and Scholarships

  1. •2006 Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.

  2. •2003 Professional Development Award. Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin.

  3. •2002 M.K. Hage Endowed Scholarship in Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin.

  4. •2002 Salome McAllen Scanlan Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Art, University of Texas at Austin.

  5. •2002 Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.

  6. •2001 (Fall) Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.

  7. •2001-2002 Marshall F. Wells Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas

  8. •2001 Ann Lacy Crain Centennial Endowed Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin.

  9. •2001 Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI).
    Project funded: Veracruz Mural Traditions: Las Higueras.

  10. •2001 (Spring) Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.

  11. •2000-2001 Marshall F. Wells Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas

  12. •2000 Professional Development Award. Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin.

  13. •2000 Susan Vaughan Foundation Endowed Scholarship. University of Texas at Austin.

  14. •2000 Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.

  15. •1999 (Fall) Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.

  16. •1999 (Spring) Research and Travel Award. College of Fine Arts Deans Travel Fund, University of Texas at Austin.


Language Skills 

  1. •Reading competence in Spanish and French


Certificates and Credentials

  1. •Certified instructor for literacy and English as a second language (ESL)


Affiliations

  1. •College Art Association

  2. •Society for American Archaeology

  3. •American Anthropological Association

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