Curriculum Vitae for Hunter, Dawn Marie

Biographical Profile Interest Background International Activity Professional Preparation Positions & Appointments Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Websites

Dawn Hunter Art™ features an original, creative project about the life of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
Dawn Hunter Art™ - the Gallery, features a comprehensive overview of twelve artistic portfolios.
Dawn Hunter Art™ - South Carolina Sunshine, features cultural events and outdoor activities in SC.

Publications

Publications (circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov) Publications (circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov)
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Hunter, Dawn Marie

Associate Professor

Dawn Hunter's most recent series is a comprehensive biographical project about neuroscience's father, Santiago Ramón y Cajal. A selection of works from her new series about him is currently on exhibit alongside six of Cajal's original medical illustrations at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. In celebration of the Instituto Cajal's 100th anniversary, Professor Hunter has ten biographical works about Cajal currently on display at the Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Art
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Creative activity, Teaching, Service
Countries
Spain, England, Germany, Canada, Australia
Description
1) Fulbright España Senior Research Scholar, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain. 2) Artist-in-Residence, Royal Academy of Art, London, England.
Institution/Entity
1) Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain. 2) Royal Academy, London, England.
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
Yes (London, England. Madrid, Spain.)
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes (Spanish)

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Art, Medical Illustration, Psychology, Mass Media, and Painting
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Personal Focus Areas
Art: Painting and Drawing, Popular Culture, Medical Illustration: Brain Anatomy

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1990 - 1992 University of California Davis, CA MFA Studio Art
1986 - 1990 Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO BFA Painting
06/1989 - 07/1989 Yale Summer Session: School of Art and Music New Haven, CT n/a Painting & Printmaking

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
08/2004 - 05/2010 Assistant Professor and Foundations Coordinator (Tenure Track) University of South Carolina
06/2010 - Present Associate Professor of Art (Tenured) University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2002 Award Chattahoochee Valey Art Museum Purchase Award. For creative activities. Chattahoochee Valey Art Museum.
2004 Award A sense of Place, Juror's Award. For creative activities. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art.
2005 Award The Cooper Union Summer Residency, New York, NY. Cooper Union.
2005 Award University of South Carolina Research Foundation Grant: Cooper Union Summer Residency. University of South Carolina.
2005 Award Research and Productive Scholarship Grant. University of South Carolina.
2007 Award USC Arts Institute Purchase Award. For creative activities. University of South Carolina.
2007 Award Puffin Foundation LTD Grant. Puffin Foundation.
2008 Award Research Opportunity Program Grant, Category III. University of South Carolina.
2008 Award Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties Quarterly Grant.
2009 Award Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT. Vermont Studio Center.
2009 Award Artist's Grant. Vermont Studio Center.
2010 Award James and Karen Greb Award, First Place. Chautauqua Institution
2006 Fellowship Josephine Abney Research Fellowship. University of South Carolina.
2008 Fellowship Thinktank 3: Emerging Educators’ Fellowship. Institute for Intergrative Teaching, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
2018 Fellowship Fulbright Espana Senior Research Fellowship for her project that examines Cajal’s life from historic, artistic and scientific perspectives Fulbright Foundation
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