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ACADEMIC DEGREES
2004 M.F.A. Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois
Emphasis in Painting
2001 B.F.A. Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus, Ohio
Major in Painting
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Teaching Positions
2005-2009 Instructor Bowling Green State University
2005 Visiting Assistant Professor Northern Illinois University
2004-2005 Adjunct Instructor Waubonsee Community College
2002-2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant Northern Illinois University
Administrative Positions (non-faculty)
2007-2009 Co-Administrator, Second Life Virtual Campus Bowling Green State University2007 Acting Foundations Coordinator (Fall semester) Bowling Green State University
2007-2008 Regional Coordinator for the Second Life Virtual World, FATE: Foundations in Art,
Theory, and Education
2001-2004 Teaching Assistant Northern Illinois University
Consulting Positions2008 Learning Technologies Consultant Information Technology Services,
Office of the CIO, Bowling Green State University 2008 Ohio Learning Network, Northwest Ohio Fall Kick Off Second Life Expert, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Art Related
2003-2005 Online Gallery Director FontanaArts.com (site now defunct)
2005 Artist Representative, Professional Advisory Committee, Illinois Institute of Art,
Schaumburg, Illinois
Non-Art Related
2002-2005 Assistant General Manager Carmike GKC Market Square Cinemas, DeKalb, Illinois
2001-2002 Student Teachers Aid DeKalb City Schools, DeKalb, Illinois
2000-2001 General Manager Subway, Quality Sandwiches of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio
1998-2000 Assistant General Manager Lowe’s Cineplex, Columbus, Ohio
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Learning Communities, Committees
2008-2009 Second Life Learning Community, Center for Teaching and Learning, Co-Facilitator, BGSU
2007-2008 Web 2.0, Learning Community, The Center for Teaching and Learning Technology,
Member, BGSU
2007 Acting Foundations Coordinator, Advisory Council, Fall semester, BGSU
2002-2004 Graduate Representative,Northern Illinois University Foundations Advisory Committee,
NIU
2006-2008 Faculty Advisor, BG Comics and Cartooning Club, BGSU
2002-2003 Chair, N.I.U Committee for the Graduate Group Exhibition
Grants
2007-2009 Second Life Virtual Campus Initiative, Bowling Green State University, Office of the
Chief Information Officer
2007 Second Life Learning Community, Ohio Learning Network
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Virtual: Second Life, "Fontana 2.0", The Heldscalla Foundation, curator:
Russell Ocomore (Asher Hebert)
2004 Local: M.F.A. Thesis Show, DeKalb, Illinois, Northern Illinois University, Graduate Gallery
2002 Local: New Work, DeKalb, Illinois, Borders Bookstore, Local
2001 Local: Recent Works, DeKalb, Illinois, Neptune Hall Gallery Northern Illinois University
2000 Local: Senior Thesis Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio, Columbus College of Art and Design
Group exhibitions
2008 National: Snap to Grid: The UN-Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Contemporary Digital Art Center,
Los Angeles, California
2007 National: iDEAS 07 Beyond Boundaries, International Digital Media & Arts Association,
F.U.E.L. Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 Regional: My Private Untopia, “Machinima Paradiso,” The Gallery Project,
Ann Arbor Michigan
2007 Local: Artomatic 419 Lite!, Fort Industry Square, Toledo, Ohio
2007 Virtual: Second Life, Emerging Artists, The A-List Gallery, Curator: Raz Curtis
2005 Regional: Cash N’ Carry, Chicago, Illinois, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Curator: Lisa Boyle
2004 Regional: Emerging Artist Show, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
2004 Local: MFA Exhibition, Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2004 Local: Northern Illinois University Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olsen Gallery,
DeKalb, Illinois
2003 Local: Northern Illinois University Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olsen Gallery,
DeKalb, Illinois
2002 Local: Graduate Buy the Foot, Glass Gallery, NIU, DeKalb, Illinois,
DeKalb, Illinois
2001 Local:: Winter Show, Sylvia Ullman Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
2001 Local: Best of Thesis Show, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
Juried exhibitions
2008 Regional: Ignition: Convergence, Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab
at Rescentris, Inc., Juror: Alison Colman
2003 Ars Nova Juried Show, Jack Olsen Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois,
Juror: Ed Paschke
2002 Ars Nova Juried Show, Jack Olsen Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois,
Juror: Ben Dallas
Faculty exhibitions
2007 Faculty Show, Dorthy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green State University
2006 Faculty Show, Dorthy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green State University
2005 Faculty Show, Dorthy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green State University
2005 Faculty Show, Norris Cultural Center, St. Charles, Illinois, Northern Illinois University
2004 Faculty Show, Waubonsee Community College, Dixon Hall Gallery, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Publications
2009 Fontana, Anthony, “The Multichronic Classroom”, FATE in Review, FATE,
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education 2008-2009 (accepted)
2007 “iDEAs: Beyond Boundaries, Exhibition Catalog,” Lulu.com 2007
- Jurors: Dena Elizabeth Eber, Bowling Green State University; Randall E. Hoyt,
University of Connecticut; Rejane Spitz, Reo De Janeiro Catholic University;
Keneth A. Huff, Savannah, College of Art and Design
2007 “THE DOGS,” Fontana, Anthony, IndyPlanet.com, Orlando, Florida
-Print on Demand
2007 “Spliff & Shade: Collected Web Comic,” Fontana, Anthony, IndyPlanet.com, Orlando, Florida
-Print on Demand
2005 “Top Ten Things Every GTA Needs A list for Foundations Coordinators” FATE IN REVIEW Fall
2005, the Foundations in Art Theory and Education
Conferences
2008 Workshop: Selected Participant, Learning and Research in Second Life, Association of
Internet Researchers International Conference, Internet Research 9: Rethinking
Community, Rethinking Place, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Workshop: Facilitator, “Education in Second Life”, Ohio Learning Network, Northwest
Ohio Fall Kick-Off, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
2008 Presentation: Co-Presenter, Effective Strategies for Creating Educational Experiences
in Second Life, co-presented with Bonnie Mitchell, Second Life Educators Community
Conference (SLEDcc), Tampa, Florida
2008 Round Table/Working Group: Co-Facilitator, “Creating an Institutional Use/Student
Code of Conduct Policy”, co-facilitated with Bonnie Mitchell, Second Life Educators
Community Conference (SLEDcc), Tampa, Florida
2008 Panel: Artistic Expression in Second Life, Paper: “Second Life Machinima &
Education”,SIGGRAPH 08, Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics and
Interaction, Los Angeles, California
2008 Contributor: Think Tank 3, Institute for Integrative Teaching, School of the Art
Institute, Chicago, Illinois
2008 Panel: Innovative Approaches to Virtual Campus Management, Ohio Higher Education
Computing Conference, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2008 Panel: Virtual Cultures, Paper: “Role-play as Virtual Performance in Second Life”, Pop
Culture Association/ American Cultural Association National Conference, San Francisco,
California
2008 Panel: Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE) Session: Teaching
Generation M, Paper: “The Polychronic Classroom”, College Art Association (CAA)
National Conference, Dallas, Texas
2007 Panel: Net(Works): Art and Pre-Existing Web Platforms,
Paper: “Art 2.0: Beta Testing Collaborative Art in a Virtual World”, Southeastern College Art
Conference
National Conference, Marshall University and West Virginia University, Charleston, West
Virginia
2007 Workshop: “Creating Comic Books,” Findlay Art League, Instructor, Findlay, Ohio
2007 Round Table Discussion: “Teaching the Creative Fields in Second Life”,
Co-Facilitator, Second Life Community Conference, Chicago, Illinois, with Bonnie Mitchell
2007 Panel: Technology, Inquiry, and Anything Goes!, Paper: Blogging for Apples,
Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE) National Conference,
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2007 Workshop: “Second Life Workshop,” Workshop Coordinator, The Center for Teaching and
Learning Technology,
Bowling Green State University
2005 Panel: Teaching the Teachers, Paper: “Top Ten Things Every GTA Needs,” Foundations in
Art Theory and Education National Conference (FATE), Columbus
2004 Workshop: How to Teach Photoshop, Northern Illinois University Foundations Retreat
Lectures
2008 Second Life Lecture: NEOVGCON, Northeast Ohio Video Gaming Convention
2007 Second Life Lecture: BGSU, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT)
(April, October)
2007 Second Life Lecture: BGSU, New Media and Emerging Technology (NMET)
2007 Second Life Lecture: BGSU, Transitional to Digital CTLT Learning Community
2006 Second Life Lecture: BGSU, Interactive Distance Education for all Learners (IDEAL)
2006 Artist Lecture, “Tea Time: Anthony Fontana and the Graphic Novel,” Bowling Green State
University
2006 Artist Lecture, “Anthony Fontana,” BG Comics and Cartooning Club, Bowling Green State
University
Collaborative/ Community/ Web based art works/projects
2007 Webcomic: “Sick on 24 Hour Comic Book Day,” Creator, 24 hour comic,
http://www.comicspace.com/anthonyfontana
2006 Webcomic: “My Muse(lings),” Creator, 24 hour comic,
http://www.comicspace.com/anthonyfontana
2002-2004 Webcomic: “Spliff & Shade,” Writer, http://www.popculturechaos.com
2003 Webcomic: “Uncle Vader,” Creator, http://www.popculturechaos.com
2007 Online screening: “Machinima Paradiso,” machinima animation, Second Life, Bowling Green
State University Virtual Campus Media Theatre, Grand Opening event
2007 Online screening: “THE DOGS – graphic novel promo,” machinima animation, Second Life,
Nelleman Island
2003-2005 Online Gallery Director: www.FontanaArts.com (site now defunct)
- Curated 11 solo online exhibitions of works by artists: Valerie Wallace, Dan Rule, Sandra
Fontana, Jeremy Gosser, Kristen Kleckler, Kevin Clapp, Nehemiah Hodges (x2),
Christopher Cannon (x2), Greta Zakrzewska and James Powers.
2003 Exhibit Coordinator: 2003 Northern Illinois University Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack
Olsen Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
2002 Exhibit Coordinator: 2002 Northern Illinois University Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack
Olsen Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Web based scholarly research, pedagogical initiatives
2007 Blog: “The Multichronic Classroom,” Author, http://www.themultichronic.blogspot.com
- Researching any combination of web 2.0 applications and modes of communication (both
synchronous and asynchronous) with educational course management technologies as well
as real and virtual learning environments that optimize learning outcomes by providing
channels of content transfer most familiar to the student.
2007 Blog: “Second Life Learning Community,” Co-Author,
- http://blogs.bgsu.edu/secondlife
2007 Wiki Textbook: “2D Foundations,” Editor, http://www.2dFoundations.wetpaint.com,
- In conjunction with Summer and Fall semester classes
Citations of scholarly/creative work
Newspaper
2008 Michelle Bosserman, “Better blogging tools for BGSU,” BG News,
Bowling Green, Ohio, pg. 1, 9-16-2008
2008 Angie Burdge, “New Univ. blogging system means new route of communication,”
BG News, Bowling Green, Ohio, 7-23-2008
2007 Meghan Gilbert, “BGSU embraces Second Life with ‘island’ in the virtual world,’
THE BLADE, Toledo, Ohio, Section A, pg. 1, 11-9-2007
2007 David DuPont, “BGSU stakes claim in virtual world,” Sentinel Tribune, Bowling Green,
Ohio, pg. 20, 11-9-2007
2006 Freddy Hunt, “A whole new virtual world,” BG News, Bowling Green, Ohio, pg. 1,
10-26-07
2007 Freddy Hunt, “Drawing Conclusions,” BG News, Bowling Green, Ohio, pg. 1, 2-26-2007
Web
2007 Marvel Ousley, “U.S. college to hold grand opening,”
http://www.slnn.com/article/bowling-green-campus/, 11-6-2007
2007 Lionilla Lightfoot, “Featured Designer: AnthonyFontana Chevalier,”
http://www.the-avastar.com/slife/microsite/service/epaper/archive, Issue #21, pg. 11, 5-11-2007
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