Amy Ione is an educator whose work has focused on creativity and innovation in art and science.
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State University, History, BA
The John F. Kennedy University, MA interdisciplinary Studies
APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-2008
Consultant, International Center for the Arts (ICA) at San Francisco State University
2005
International Society of the Neurosciences Writing Grant
2007
Consultant, Leonardo/ISAST Strategic Planning
2004
Lecturer, Kyoto Institute of Technology
1997
Consultant, San Francisco Exploratorium: The Museum of Art, Science and Human Perception
1995
Instructor, John F. Kennedy University (History of Science)
1986
Consultant, Bay Area Consortium for the Visual Arts (BACVA)
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
1) Book Chapter: “Multiple Discovery.” Encyclopedia of Creativity, 2nd Edition, (Oxford: Elsevier) (2011) (invited contribution)
2) Book Chapter: “Paul Cézanne and Pragnänz,” Perception Beyond Inference: The Information Content of Visual Processes (MIT Press) (2011) (invited contribution)
3) Book Chapter: “Visual Images and Neurological Illustration,” History of Clinical Neurology. Handbook of Clinical Neurology. Edinburgh: Elsevier. (2010) (invited contribution)
4) Las Meninas: Examining Velasquez’s Enigmatic Painting. Journal of Consciousness Studies 15 (9):51-57. 2008 (invited contribution)
5) Book Editor: Special editor for Visual Images and Visualization, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences. Vol 17 (3) (2007) (invited issue editor)
6) Book Chapter: “Locating the Artist within Views of Consciousness: Perception, Reception, and Art history,” Screen Consciousness: Cinema, Mind and World. (Amsterdam, Rodopi) pp27-40 (2006) (invited contribution)
7) Book Chapter: “Neurology, Painting, and Synesthesia,” in The Neurobiology of Painting, Volume 74: International Review of Neurobiology. Academic Press, pp69-78 (2006) (invited contribution)
8) Book: Visualization and Innovation: Trajectories, Strategies, and Myths. Amsterdam: Rodopi (2005) [Invited author: launch publication for Rodopi’s Consciousness, Literature & the Arts book series]
9) “Neuroscience, History and the Arts. Synesthesia: Is F-sharp Colored Violet?” Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 13 (2004): 58-65. (with Christopher W. Tyler) (invited contribution)
10) Invited Paper: “The Alhambra and Scientific and Mathematical Visualization,” (abridged), ChildArt Magazine (2004) (invited contribution)
11) “Kandinsky and Klee: Chromatic Chords, Polyphonic Painting and Synesthesia.” Journal of Consciousness Studies 11, no. 3-4 (2004): 148-58. (invited contribution)
12) “The Alhambra and Scientific and Mathematical Visualization,” Proceedings of the Qatar Foundation Symposium Innovation in Education: The Art and Science Partnership. (2003) (invited contribution)
13) Was Kandinsky a Synesthete?” Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 12 (2003): 223–226. (with Christopher W. Tyler) (invited contribution)
14) “Innovation in Art and Science” Response to Semi Zeki, Trends in Cognitive Science. London, Elsevier Science, 2001, 5:(4), 140, 2001. (invited response paper)
RELATED PRESENTATIONS
1) Invited Speaker: “Flexible Borders and Shifting Boundaries: Intuition, Cognition and the Art-Science Equation” Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City (2009)
2) “Visual Images of the Brain: Where Art Meets Science” From the Brain to Human Culture: Intersections between the Humanities and Neuroscience Conference, An interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the Comparative Humanities Program (2007)
3) Invited Speaker: “Translating Artistic Intuition into Visual Art.” Becoming Information Symposium. Sponsored by Mitteleuropa Foundation, Bolzano, Italy, (2006)
4) Invited Speaker: Synesthesia Arte Cite Conference, Almeria, Spain, July, 2005
5) Invited Speaker: Does Synesthesia Research Add to Art Practice and Appreciation? University College, London. May 2005
6) Invited Speaker: “Neurology, Painting, and Synesthesia,” Medical Society of London (Mansell Bequest), Symposium on the Neurology of Painting, May 2005.
7) Invited Keynote Address: “Is a Consciousness a Verb?” The University of Wales, Aberystwyth. First International Conference on Consciousness, Theatre, Literature, and the Arts, May 2005.
8) Invited Speaker: “Space, Light, Nature: James Turrell and Robert Irwin,” Kyoto Institute of Technology symposium on Aesthetic Innovation Project (2004)
9) Invited Speaker: “The Alhambra and Scientific and Mathematical Visualization,” Innovations in Education: The Arts and Science Partnership Symposium. Sponsored by International Child Art Foundation and the Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar, (2003)
10) Invited Plenary Speaker: ‘Examining Neurological Investigations of Art: A Response to V.S. Ramachandran and Semir Zeki’ Tucson 2002: Toward a Science of Consciousness” Sponsored by The Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona (2002)
11) Invited Keynote lecture: “Art in an Age of Science and Technology.” San Francisco International Art Exposition (SFIAE), Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California, (2000)
ARTWORK COMMISSIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
1995
Logo: Visual Art Access,
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1989
Bass, J. and Ione, A. Tjotjok: Poetry by J. Bass: artwork by Amy Ione. Channing Street Press: Berkeley (second edition, 2002. The Diatrope Press, Berkeley)
1986
The Artist as Creator, #1: selected for publication in 1986 Edition of the Encyclopedia of Living Artists in America.
Commissioned Artwork for poster/publication: 40th Annual San Francisco Arts Commission Festival, September
1975
Cover Design: Copriviza, R. Campanus Houses, Mountain View Press, Mountain View, California.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2011
Moods and Variations, Au Coquelet, Berkeley CA. June 1—June 30.
2008-2009
Perceptual Ruminations. Gaia Art Center, Berkeley Art Center, October 2008—March 2009
2007
Looking Back, Au Coquelet, Berkeley, February 1—28.
2004
Perceptual Notations, YWCA at the University of California, Berkeley. May/June,
1984
Signs of the Zodiac, Au Coquelet, Berkeley, California, May/June, (solo exhibition)
1983
Different Dawns, (with Michael Hofmayer), Au Coquelet, Berkeley, California, April/May.
1981
Encirclement, Shambhala Booksellers, Berkeley, California, Oct 1–Nov 30.
1980
Relativistic Perspectives, (with Bill Carpenter)
ASUC Studio Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, September 5 – 28, 1980.
1979
The Symbolic Self, Shambhala Booksellers, Berkeley, California, August-October,
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2011
East Bay Open Studios Preview Exhibition, Pro Arts Gallery, May 3—June12, Oakland, CA.
2004
All in the Family III, Off the Preserve Gallery, Napa, California.
Annual Members Show, Sebastopol Art Center, Sebastopol, California
MesArt Annual Christmas Exhibition. Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California
BoxArt / ArtBox 2004, ProArts Gallery, Oakland, California, October 14-November 18.
Annual Members Exhibition. Plaza Arts Gallery and Art Center, September 18-October 29, Healdsburg, California
Expressions West 2004, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon, May 14-July 17.
17th National Juried Art Exhibition South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton, Georgia, July 6, 2004-August 16, 2004.
Spring Fantasy. Plaza Arts Gallery and Art Center, May 14 to June 14, Healdsburg, California.
Pacific Northwest Art Annual 2004, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. June 1-June 30.
East Bay Open Studios Exhibition, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California. April 28– June 13.
ArtSpan Benefit Auction, The Canvas Gallery & Café, San Francisco, California, May 22-26.
Cambridge Art Association’s National Prize Show 2004, Cambridge, Massachusetts. May 3 – June 24.
Elements, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California, March 18 – April 25. Award: 2nd place.
Art Affaire, Hang-It Up Gallery and the Optimist Club of Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, California, May 8-9.
17th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. March 5-April 15.
Artwalk for Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California. March 3-April 30.
Achenbach Graphic Arts Council Members Exhibition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California. April 25.
Sense of Place, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, Colorado. January 30-February 28.
Arts Exchange, College Art Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. February 24.
Valentine’s Day Exhibition, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California, February.
Annual Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California, January 11 – February 14, 2004.
Spectrum, Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, California, January 8-30.
19th Annual Juried Show, Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay, California, January.
2003
Laredo Center for the Arts, 11th Annual International Show, Laredo, Texas, December 5-28. Honorable Mention Award
South San Francisco General Art Exhibition. Betty Weber Gallery, November.
SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA, October 3-28, 2003.
Small Works 03, Period Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 1-31.
Fremont Art Association 38th Annual Fine Art Show, Fremont, CA, September 26-October 12.
Jesse Street Exhibition. San Francisco, California, September 25th-October 17th.
All in the Family II, Off the Preserve, Napa, California, December.
Christmas Exhibition, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Annual Members Show, Sebastopol Art Center, Sebastopol, California
38th Annual Open National Exhibition, San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, California, September 24 – November 8, 2003.
Passageways: This Way Out, This Way Through, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, July 17 August 24.
America, The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA, June 14-July 25.
ArtSpan Benefit Auction, The Canvas Gallery & Café, San Francisco, California, May 31 –June 3.
Achenbach Graphic Arts Council Members Show, San Francisco, Fort Mason, California, May 24.
1997
The Elusive Mind, The Brain and Self Conference, sponsored by the Danish Medical Association, Danish Psychological Association, The Year of the Bran (HjerneÅret), Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, Elsinore, Denmark, August 21-24.
1996
Toward a Science of Consciousness 1996: Tucson II, Tucson Convention Center, Sponsored by the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, April 8-13.
1989
Pro Arts Gallery Exhibition, Oakland, California, May 23-June 18, 1989.
1988
Open Fine Arts Exhibition 1988, Frances Young Gallery, Ross, California, August 6-September 4.
Marin Arts Guild Annual Open Show, Larkspur Landing Gallery, Larkspur, California, June 7 – July 11.
The Last Picture Show, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery Invitational, Walnut Creek, CA.
Pro Arts Gallery Exhibition, Oakland, California, June 8 – 26.
1987
Bay Arts’ 87, Arts Council of San Mateo County, Belmont, California, , October 3 – November 12.
National Artists Equity Association Exhibition, Washington, DC, 1987.
1986
15th Annual National Small Painting Exhibition, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2-21.
Gould/American Microsoft, Inc. Exhibition, sponsored by International Artist Consultant Services, San Jose, California, November 18, 1985 – February 2.
She, Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley, California, February 27 – March 3.
Creative Growth Art Center Annual Auction Exhibition, Creative Growth Gallery, Oakland, CA.
1985
Pro Arts Gallery Exhibition, Oakland, California, May 14-18.
Stockton National ‘85, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, December 8, 1985 – February 12, 1986.
Autumn Annual, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, California, September 29 – November 22.
Pacific Grove Art Center Central Coast Second Biennial, Pacific Grove, California, September 20 – October 26.
Walnut Creek Open, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, California, June 12 – August 4.
Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley, CA. July 5 – 28.
California Continuing Education of the Bar Annual Invitational Exhibition, Berkeley, California, June.
1979
33rd Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, California, September 26 – 30.
Prism Crescents Art Gallery, Berkeley, California, August 1 – December 31.
Markstein Gallery, Berkeley, California, March 1 – June 30.
1976
The Best of Telegraph Avenue Art Gallery, Berkeley, California, November1, 1975 – February 1, 1976.
1975
The 7th Annual Ann Arbor Arts Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 7-12.
The University School of Education, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May-June.
1971
Summer Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
WORKSHOPS
Invited participant at an art/science workshop in Ontario with grant from McMasters University (2008)
Workshop Leader: Lens in Art and Science, Education City, Doha, Qatar 2004
Workshop Leader: Artists Presentations at Scientific Conferences.” ArtSci2002: New Dimensions in Collaboration, American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York Graduate Center, New York City (2002)
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Chair: Leonardo Education Forum (2006)
Manuscript Reviewer: The Leonardo Journal of The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, MIT Press (since 2002); The Journal of Consciousness Studies (since 1997); The Journal of the History of the Neurosciences (since 2002)
Poster/publication art commission from the City of San Francisco for their 40th Annual Civic Arts Festival (1986)
Docent: The Lawrence Hall of Science Museum at The University of California at Berkeley (1997-2002)
Featured Artist: Art and Science Collaborations, Inc., web site, 2000
Juror: ICAF International Festival and art competition. Washington DC, September, 2003.
