2011 Lectures
- Mar “Interfacing Information: art instruction on-line, in print, and in the palm of your hand,” Foundation Art Theory Education (FATE) On Stream 2011, panelist.
2010 Lectures
- Sep Board of Trustees Meeting, Presentation to the Board about the work I did to earn the Ohio State Faculty Innovator’s Award.
- Aug “Build It, Tweak It, Rethink It, Rebuild It: Building Gadgets and Games for a Virtual Campus,” Second Life Community Conference 2010, Boston, paper accepted and presented with Anthony Fontana.
- Aug “PRIMative Cultures to Integrated Empires: Holistic Virtual Campus Development,” Second Life Community Conference 2010, Boston, paper accepted and presented.
- Aug “Art in Abundance,” Second Life Community Conference 2010, Boston, speed presentation delivered.
- Feb “Immersive Artistic Experience and the Exploitation of Space,” Ideas Before their Time-Connecting the Past and Present in Computer Art, Computer Art and Technoculture, London, UK, presented paper.
- Feb “Pedagogy and Scholarship in Second Life,” Teaching and Learning Fair, BGSU.
- Feb “Bonnie Mitchell: Interactive Art Environments and Experimental Animation,” Digiville, Lighthouse, Brighton, UK, artist talk.
2009 Lectures
- Aug “Exploring Shifting Grounds: Creative Intersections Between Experimental Animation and Audio,” SIGGRAPH 2009 Visual Music Talks, New Orleans, LA
- May “Animation Idea Development from Multiple Perspectives,” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (KAFI), Kalamazoo, MI., panel chair and presenter.
- May “Experimental Animation and Audio,” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (KAFI), Kalamazoo, MI. co-presented with Elainie Lillios.
- May “The Art & Craft of Ultra-Fast Filmmaking,” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (KAFI), Kalamazoo, MI., panel member.
- Apr “Lost and Found: The Missing Elements and Principles of Art and Design,” Foundation Art, Theory, Education (FATE), Biennial, Confluence, Portland, Oregon, panel chair and presenter.
- Feb “Art Installation and Experience in Second Life,” Teaching and Learning Fair, BGSU.
2008 Lectures
- Oct “Preparing for a Virtual Future,” Second Life Workshop, Internet Research Conference 9.0, Copenhagen, Denmark, refereed workshop attendee – paper accepted.
- Oct “Presentation of My Print Works,” The London Print Studio, London, England, lectured.
- Oct “Second Life as an Art Environment,” The University of Brighton, Brighton, England, conducted a workshop with Anthony Fontana.
- Sep “Developing a University Code of Conduct for Second Life,” Second Life Educators Community Conference (SLEDCC), Tampa, FL, co-facilitated with Anthony Fontana.
- Sep “Effective Strategies for Creating Educational Experiences in Second Life,” Second Life Educators Community Conference (SLEDCC), Tampa, FL, co-presented with Anthony Fontana.
- Aug “Artistic Expression using Second Life in the Classroom,” SIGGRAPH Talks, Los Angeles, CA, co-presented with Dena Eber and Anthony Fontana.
- Mar “Innovative Approaches to Virtual Campus Construction and Management in Second Life,” Ohio Higher Education Computing Council Conference (OHECC), Athens, OH.
- Feb “Second Life and Research,” Graduate Career Development Conference, BGSU, co-presented with student Nick Schroeder.
2007 Lectures
- Dec “ Art and Immersion: Investigating Virtual Worlds, Physical Spaces and Experience as Art, ” GRAPHITE, Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Australasia and South East Asia, Perth, Australia.
- Nov “Collaborative Artmaking in Music and Art,” Woman’s Studies class, Bowling Green State University, Presented artworks and process to class. Co-presented with Elainie Lillios.
- Oct “ Second Life Learning Community, ” Ohio Learning Network Regional Center Kickoff, Bowling Green State University, OH.
- May “ Faculty Learning Communities and the Power of Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Our Transition to Digital, ” SEED Conference, Service, Environments, Evolution and Diversity, Findlay, OH. Co-presented with 5 members of the Transition to Digital Learning Community.
- May “ Installation Art: Immersive Animation, Art and Audio Environments, ” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, Kalamazoo, MI. Co-presented with Elainie Lillios in the College of Musical Arts.
- May “ Experimental Digital Animation and Audio: Creating an Engaging Environment for Interdisciplinary Artistic Expression, ” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, Kalamazoo, MI.
- Mar “ Experimental Digital and Audio Animation: Creating an Engaging Environment for Interdisciplinary Artistic Expression, ” Great Lakes Chapter, The College Music Society 22nd Regional Conference, Bowling Green, OH.
- Mar “ Browse, Click, Drag, and Read: The relationship of technology to textbooks in the foundation art classroom, ” Foundation, Art, Theory Education (FATE), Milwaukee, WI. Presented on the future of textbooks and the next generation of student.
- Mar “ Creative Convergence of Visual and Performing Arts with Technology, ” College of Arts and Sciences Forum, Bowling Green State University. Talked about the various works in the SIGGRAPH Art Exhibition I coordinated.
- Feb “ Experimental Digital Audio and Animation: Creating an Engaging Environment for Interdisciplinary Artistic Expression, ” Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), Ames, IA. Co-presented with Elainie Lillios.
2006 Lectures
- Dec “The Digital Art of GRAPHITE 06,” Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Nov “Digital Art Endeavors,” CCT Distinguished Lecture Series, Louisiana State University, LA. Presented a historical overview of my artwork from 1990 to present.
- Sep “Experimental Digital Audio and Animation: Creating an engaging environment for interdisciplinary artistic expression,” Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI), San Antonio, TX. Co-presented with Elainie Lillios, College of Musical Arts.
- Aug “Experiential Extremism, an interactive electronic audio/visual installation,” New Media and the Poetics of Communication, The Upgrade! Boston, Art Interactive, Boston, MA. Co-presented with Greg Cornelius.
- Mar-Apr “Merging Minds: Collaborative Exploration, Teaching, and Artistic Practice,” 10th Biennial Symposium for Arts and Technology, Connecticut College, CT.
2005 Lectures
- Dec “SIGGRAPH 2006: Passion, Energy, Creativity, Innovation and Involvement” guest speaker, GRAPHITE, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Nov “Experiential Extremism: an Interactive, Immersive, Audio/Visual Installation,” poster presentation, GRAPHITE, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Nov “Experimental Digital Audio and Animation: Creating an Engaging Environment for Interdisciplinary Artistic Expression,” poster presentation, GRAPHITE, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Nov “Creative Integration of Audio and Visuals in an Interactive Environment: the work of Bonnie Mitchell,” University of Sheffield, UK
- Nov “Creative Evolution: Bonnie Mitchell’s work as an artist,” University of Sunderland, UK
- Oct “Multimedia Art and Environments: the work of Bonnie Mitchell,” (two lectures), University of Bristol, UK
- Jul “Interactive and Visual Narratives: Pushing the Plotline,” Emerging Technologies Panels, panel chair, SIGGRAPH 2006, Los Angeles, CA.
- May “Creating Student Culture in Animation Education,” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, Kalamazoo, MI, led round table discussion with David Chai, San Jose State,
- May “Discovering the Next Generation,” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, Kalamazoo, MI, panel discussion with David Chai, San Jose State
- Apr “Experiential Extremism: an Interactive, Immersive, Audio/Visual Installation,” Poster session, Digital Bridges: Integrating Technology across the Fine Arts, Western Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, MI
- Apr “Experimental Digital Audio and Animation: Creating an Engaging Environment for Interdisciplinary Artistic Expression,” Poster session, Digital Bridges: Integrating Technology across the Fine Arts, Western Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, MI
- Apr “Core Concepts in Art: Engaging the Mind through Interaction, Exploration and Technology,” Foundation, Art, Theory, Education (FATE), Columbus, OH
- Mar Foundation Art Theory Education (FATE) annual conference, Voyage 05, Columbus, OH. Teaching with Technology, presenter, the paper discussed how technology could be used to enhance learning in the arts at the foundations level.
- Feb “Core Concepts in the Humanities: Studying and Appreciating the Arts Using Interactive Multimedia,” co-presented with Joyce Salisbury, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin, The Humanities: Ideas, Forms/Dreams, Agendas, National Conference on Humanities Education, Richmond, VA
- Feb National Association for Humanities Education, The Humanities: Ideas, Forms/Dreams, Agendas, Richmond, VA. Core Concepts in the Humanities: Using Interactivity to Create Interdisciplinary Connections, focused on my research and development of a technology system to change the way introductory humanities courses are taught.
- Jan “Experiential Extremism: an Interactive, Immersive, Audio/Visual Installation,” 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Waikiki, HI, co-presented with Dr. Elainie Lillios.
- Jan “Experimental Digital Audio and Animation: Creating an engaging environment for interdisciplinary artistic expression,” 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Waikiki, HI, co-presented with Dr. Elainie Lillios.
2004 Lectures
- Oct “Collaboration, Creativity, and Compromise,” Composers Forum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, co-presented with Elainie Lillios.
- Oct “Experiential Extremism: Collaborating in Digital Arts,” BGSU Arts Village, Bowling Green State University, co-presented with Elaine Lillios.
- Oct “Collaboration, Creativity, and Compromise, Women, Art and Culture,” Guest Lecture in Women’s Studies, Bowling Green State University, co-presented with Elaine Lillios.
2003 Lectures
- Nov Second Annual BGSU Research Conference, Bowling Green State University. Collaboration and Research, Panelist and poster presenter.
- Nov Collaboration and Research, Second Annual BGSU Research Conference, Bowling Green State University, panelist and poster presenter, co-presented with Elainie Lillios.
- Nov Experiential Extremism Exposed: Technical Tours/Demos, BGSU Research Symposium, Bowling Green State University, co-presented with Elainie Lillios.
- May “Designing Animation Curricula,” Kalamazoo Animation Festival International Education Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, panel chair.
- Apr Foundation Art Theory Education (FATE) annual conference, Framing Time, Sarasota, FL. Low Tech, No Tech, Visual Narrative, workshop presenter, focused on creating electronic artist books using traditional and digital video techniques.
2002 Lectures
- Nov National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Boston, MA. Over the Edge, Math and Computer Art Take the Leap Together, focused on how math concepts are utilized to create computer art and animation.
- Oct Technology Fair Presenter, Bowling Green State University. Presented the creative uses of technology in Digital Arts and Graphic Design with BGSU professor, Lori Young.
- Oct International Symposium of Electronic Arts, Nagoya, Japan. Imagination and Time, an institutional presentation that focused on the curriculum and art work produced in the Digital Arts program at Bowling Green State University.
- Jul SIGGRAPH 02 Education Session, San Antonio, TX. Computer Graphics Teaching Gems for Artists and Designers, panelist, helped plan and run an interactive session that focused on effective methods of teaching computer graphics.
2001 Lectures
- Nov Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England Annual Conference, Mainely a Math Odyssey, Portland, ME. Unleashing Your Imagination: Combining Art and Math to Create Amazing New Worlds using Computer Graphics. Keynote speaker.
- Oct Technology Fair Presenter, Bowling Green State University. “Creative Digital Art on the Edge,” presented with BGSU professor Heather Elliott.
- Feb University of Michigan Art & Design, Penny W. Stamp Distinguished Visitors Series, Ann Arbor, MI. Collaboration and Creative Evolution on the Web, Other lecturers have included: Stelarc, Edwardo Kac, Hiroshi Ishii, Sue Coe, Judy Pfaff.
- Jan Pursuing Equal Justice, Association of American Law Schools Conference, San Francisco, CA. Art and the Internet, the panel focused on my Internet art work and its relationship to copyright law, chaired by Fred Yen, Boston University Law School.
2000 Lectures
- Oct Technology Fair Presenter, Bowling Green State University. “Digital Art and Animation”.
1999 Lectures
- Aug SIGGRAPH 99 Art Talks, TechnOasis Art Show, Los Angeles, “Art Installations” panel organizer.
- Jul Computer Graphics Visualization Education 99: Charting the Future for Computer Graphics Education Workshop, Coimbra, Portugal. “Defining Interactive Multimedia Education: Expanding the Boundaries.”
1998 Lectures
- Oct Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Miami, FL. Technology as Dream and Symptom Session, I presented The Wall and Beyond: Curriculum and Content in Computer-based Art Instruction.
- Jul SIGGRAPH 98, Art Gallery Talks, Los Angeles, CA. The Structure of Collaboration in As Worlds Collide, artist presentation.
- Apr Visiting Artist, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY. Interactive Art and Exploration of the Creative Process.
1997 Lectures
- Nov Teaching Tools Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. presentation of work.
- Sep International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), Chicago, IL. “Building Bridges or Tearing Apart Authorship,” panel chair.
- Sep Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois at Chicago. Curves and Surfaces presented techniques in using Alias|Wavefront PowerAnimator.
- Aug SIGGRAPH 97 Courses, Los Angeles, CA. “Creative Design for the World Wide Web,” course organizer and presenter, approx. 800 attendees, with Lynda Weinman.
- May TypoMedia Conference, Frankfurt, Germany. ChainReaction: Transcending the Limitations of HTML, sponsored by Linotype.
- Apr Computing for Future, Northeast Parallel Architecture Center, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. “Designing Web Pages.”
- Mar Foundations in Art: Theory and Education Conference (FATE), Richmond, VA. Designing Experiences: Sculpting Time in New Media, panel chair: Mary Stewart author of Launching the Imagination.
- Feb College Art Association (CAA), New York, NY. Context and Content session: presented, Interaction as Experience – Exploring New Media.
19996 Lectures
- Oct National Academy of Art, Chicago, IL. The Internet Art of Bonnie Mitchell.
- Sep International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Roundtable: Art on the Internet, co-chaired with digital artist, Cynthia Rubin.
- Aug SIGGRAPH 96 Course, New Orleans, LA. “Creative Design for the Internet,” speakers: Jim Bumgardener from Time Warner Interactive and Drew Farris, Syracuse.
- Jun SIGSCE Integrating Technology into Teaching, Barcelona, Spain. “CS Education and the Internet” session, “Design Issues and the WWW,” panelist.
- Mar Chicago Women's Art Caucus, Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, IL. Interactive Digital Art, presentations and discussion, panelist.
- Feb College Art Association Meeting (CAA), Boston, MA. Working as One – Collaborative Art on the Internet/New Wine Spilling from Old Bottles: Collaborative Internet Works, Copyright Law and Entrepreneurship, with Syracuse Univ. Law professor Margaret Chon.
1995 Lectures
- Nov Teaching Tools Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. presentation of work.
- Oct Second Annual Conference on Information Technology Education, RIT, Rochester, NY. Creative Interactions and Design on the Web.
- Sep RIT Computer Science Faculty Symposium, RIT, Rochester, NY. Creative Design for the Internet.
- Sep Visiting Artist, RIT, Rochester, NY. Artistic Collaboration on the Internet.
- Aug 5 SIGGRAPH 95 Educators Program, Los Angeles, CA. “Artistic Interactive Multimedia – Designing, Authoring and Expressing Artistic Content on the WWW,” and “Artistic Multimedia on CD”.
- Jan 1 College Art Association Conference (CAA), San Antonio, TX. “Creative Connections – International Networked Collaborative Art,” panelist.
1999 Lectures
- Apr Idea Fair, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. “Works in Progress,” “Creative Internet Design,” visual presentations and exhibition of work.
1993 Lectures
- Oct Teaching Tools for the 90s, OnCenter, Syracuse, NY. “Image Exchange & the Internet.”
- Jun UO Symposium, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. “International Internet Chain Art Project.”
- Jun Animage Animation Festival, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
1992 Lectures
- Sep New Graduate Student Orientation, University of Oregon, Strategies for Success.
1991 Lectures
- Dec UO Board of Visitors, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Personal Expression using the Computer as a Medium.
1990 Lectures
- Mar Apple Computer Company Technology Presentations, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Computers in the Arts.