I am an artist. I am a teacher.My life is an inspiration. With its many challenges and hurdles, I grow from every experience while expressing these experiences through my art.

With these various experiences, I bring a richness and diversity to the classroom. I have been told by my students that I have an incredible amount of patience.

 

 

 

 

 

Cheryl Cabrera

maiden name Cheryl Marie Cookmeyer
 previous last name Fell

139 Brookstone Way

Rincon , Georgia 31326

 (912) 754-6359

www.cherylcabrera.com

 

 

EDUCATION

2006-present     M.Ed. Higher Education Administration – Georgia Southern University – expected 2008

2006                 Autodesk Certified Instructor – Foundation and Intermediate Maya

2005                 Alias Certified Instructor – Learning Maya Foundation, Maya Character Rigging and Animation

1999-2001         M.F.A. Computer Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah , Georgia

1996-98             Post-Baccalaureate Study in Painting, University of New Orleans , New Orleans , Louisiana

1987-95             B.A., Art Education, University of Southwestern Louisiana , Lafayette , Louisiana

1990                 U.S. Army Diploma, Dental Specialist, Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston , Texas

 

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2001-Present     Professor of 3D Character Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah , Georgia

                        School of Film and Digital Media

Undergraduate Classes Taught: 3D Character Setup and Animation, Advanced 3D Character Animation, Advanced Rigging, Post-production, Senior Animation Project I, Senior Animation Project II, Senior Portfolio, Survey of Computer Art Applications

Graduate Classes Taught: Naturalistic Character Animation, Cartoon Character Animation, Studio I, Studio II, Thesis

Course Curriculum developed and implemented: Principles of 3D Character Animation, Advanced Rigging, Naturalistic Character Animation (graduate level), Cartoon Character Animation (graduate level), 3D Group Project, Motion Capture using ViconIQ MX40 cameras.

Software Taught: Autodesk Maya Unlimited, Autodesk MotionBuilder, ViconIQ, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia Dreamweaver, HDR shop

2000-01                         Computer Teacher, Pooler Elementary, Pooler, Georgia

Video Editing Instructor and Media Festival Project Coordinator

1998-99             Site Leader, Team Teacher, Urban Arts Summer Training Program, Arts Council of

                        New Orleans , New Orleans , Louisiana - Summer Program - Website design

1995-99             Art Teacher, English Teacher, Drama Moderator, Brother Martin High School ,

                        New Orleans , Louisiana

Art I, Art II Technical, Survey of Fine Arts, English - created computer art program.

 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS

2006-present     College Council – Student Career Development

2005-2006         College Council – Emerging Technologies

2001-2005         College Council – Student Career Development

2001-Present     Graduate Thesis – Committee Chair, Topic Consultant, and Editor for various students

2001-Present     Graduate Review Committee

2002-Present     Sophomore, Junior, Senior, and Graduate Student Advisor

1998-99             Curriculum Committee

 

PUBLICATIONS

2008                 An Essential Introduction to Maya Character Rigging – Publisher: Focal Press                  

 

PRESENTATIONS

2007                 Kalamazoo Animation Festival International – Educators Conference – Paper Presentation

                        Teaching the 3D Narrative – Keeping it Simple and Focusing on Character

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003                 Lead Digital Artist, SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater and Animation Theater Titles, under the direction of Darin Grant, Digital Domain, SIGGRAPH, San Diego , California

2001                 Student Volunteer, SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles , California

2001-Present     Freelance Graphic and Web Designer, Savannah , Georgia

2001                 Volunteer Curator, The Sentient Bean Coffee House, Savannah , Georgia

2000                 Internship: Production Team, The Animation Mill, Orlando , Florida

2000                 Internship: Production Assistant, On-Air Graphic Designer,

                        WTOC Channel 11 News, Savannah , Georgia

2000-01             Lab Assistant, Cage Monitor, Savannah College of Art and Design, Computer Art Department

5/98-8/99           Volunteer Curator, Neutral Ground Coffee House, New Orleans , Louisiana

12/91-8/93         Office Administrator, Lige F. Dunaway, III D.D.S., Lafayette , Louisiana

 

AWARDS

2007                 Who’s Who Among American Teachers & Educators

2007                 Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders

2003                 Students of Turner House, Exceptional Faculty Member

2003                 Finalist, International Museum of Women, Imagining Ourselves Project

2003                 Nomination - Who’s Who in the World

2002-05             Who’s Who in America

2002-06             Who’s Who in American Women

2000-02             Semifinalist, Artlink@Sotheby’s International Young Art Program

1999                 A Day with Rauschenberg: The Power of Art Award Winner,

                        Honoring Art Teachers of students with learning disabilities

                        Robert Rauschenberg Foundation & the Lab School of Washington, Washington , D.C.    

 

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Shows

2005                 Cheryl Cabrera (paintings)

                        d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art, New Orleans , Louisiana

2003                 Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell (paintings)

                        d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art, New Orleans , Louisiana

2001                 Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell (paintings)

                        d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art, New Orleans , Louisiana

1999                 Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell (paintings)

                        d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art, New Orleans , Louisiana

Group Shows

1999-present     Paintings represented by d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art, New Orleans , LA

2005                 June/July Group Show, d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art,

                        New Orleans , Louisiana

2004                 Faculty Focus: Digital Media: Moving Image + 2D Works, Le Galerie Bleue, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

2004                 Women’s History Month Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2003                 Look at Me, Look at Me Online exhibition, Robert Canaga Gallery, Eugene, Oregon

2003                 June/July Group Show, d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art,

                        New Orleans, Louisiana

2002                 International Young Artists Exhibition, New York, NY

2002                 Exhibit A Gallery Group Show featuring artwork published in New American Paintings and ArtLink@Sotheby’s

International Young Art publications, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

2001                 New Beginnings, The Art of the New Faculty Juried Exhibition, Group Show, Savannah College of Art  and Design, Savannah, Georgia

2001                 June/July Group Show, d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art,

                        New Orleans, Louisiana
2000                 Fall Show, Savannah Art Association, Savannah, Georgia

2000                 Artlink, Inc. Online Auction Showcase

1999                 Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell (paintings) and Shane Fell (digital images), Moore's Studio, Lafayette, Louisiana

1999                 Southeastern Juried Exhibition 1999, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama

                        (James Rondeau, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art,

                        The Art Institute of Chicago: Juror)

1999                 June/July Group Show, d.o.c.s. a studio/gallery of contemporary art,

                        New Orleans, Louisiana

1999                 Louisiana Open Juried Exhibition, The Contemporary Arts Center,

                        New Orleans, Louisiana,

                        (Deborah Kass, artist: Juror)

1998                 Forty-First Annual Delta Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                        (Peter Frank, editor, Visions art quarterly, art critic, Los Angeles Weekly: Juror)

1998                 Senior Project Group Exhibition, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

1997                 Women's Center Rotating Gallery, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

1994                 Schindler's List Sculpture Exhibition, La Promenade Mall, Lafayette, Louisiana

 

Donated Artworks

2004                 Young Audiences, New Orleans, Louisiana

2003                 Silver Scholarship Gala, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

1999                 Young Audiences, New Orleans, Louisiana

1997                 Art Against Aids, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Permanent Collections

2006                 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

1998                 Brother Martin High School, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

VISITING ARTISTS LECTURES

2005                 Guest Lecturer, Art Department, University of Louisiana,             Lafayette

1998-99             Guest Lecturer, Art Department, University of Southwestern Louisiana,

                        Lafayette, Louisiana

 

MEMBERSHIPS

College Art Association

SIGGRAPH

Pi Lambda Theta