Associate Professor

Jane Petrillo is an accomplished artist who joined the Community Development and Applied Economics Department in 1990. She has exhibited her work in pastels at many regional, national, and international exhibitions. She also works in digital media and print publications. Jane Petrillo is affilliated with the Vermont Design Institute and works on projects related to design for community integration (informational brochures about local nutritional options for incoming refugees), community planning (analysis of a visual guide for rural town planning), and design education (online workbook for design strategies).

Publications

Juried Competitions/ Exhibitions

INTERNATIONAL

  • Northwest Pastel Society, 19th International Open Exhibit 2005, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA July 2005
  • 11th International Open Juried Exhibition, Southeastern Pastel Society, Georgia, Sept 2004
  • Missouri State University Tenth Annual International, Warrensburg, MO January 1995

NATIONAL

  • Pastel Society of the SouthWest 34th National Juried Show, Fall 2015
  • Degas Pastel Society, National Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, 2009, 2012, 2013, Fall 2015
  • Appalachian Pastel Society, Second National Juried Exhibition, Candler, NC, 2010
  • 21st National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mableton, GA, Sept 2008
  • The Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition 2006, North Easton, MA, Sept. 2006, 2016
  • Barnsite Gallery, “Barns and Farms”, Kewaunee, WI, June 2005
  • New Visions Gallery, “Culture and Agriculture”, WI, May 2004
  • Austin Peay State University, Tennessee,  April-May 1999
  • Muscarelle Museum, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, March-April 1996
  • Small Computers in the Arts, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA,  October 1992

REGIONAL

  • Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT, Fall 2017, 2019, 2020
  • Gruppe Gallery, Jericho, VT, March 2016
  • Shelburne Farms Museum, “Envisioned in a Pastoral Setting”,  Shelburne, VT,  September 1994, 1995, 1998
  • Chaffee Gallery, Rutland, VT  September 1993, 2010, 2012, 2013
  • Champlain Valley Fair, Essex, VT, Summer 2009  Honorable Mention award
  • SEABA Art Hop, Burlington, VT F2009
  • Basin Harbor Resort, residency juried exhibit, Summer 1996
  • Furchgott & Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, VT June 1996
  • Shelburne Museum, Pleissner Gallery, Shelburne, VT  May 1996
  • Stratton Arts Festival, Stratton Mt., VT September 1995

PUBLICATIONS and DESIGN Work

  • Cover illustration, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, June 2020
  • Design Book Manuscript Reviewer, Thames and Hudson, 2018
  • Selected/Featured Artist, University of Vermont Medical Center 2017 Calendar
  • Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center brochures, various event posters, ads   2016 - present
  • CRV/Center for Canadian Studies French Connection conference materials/mailer 2017
  • Women in Politics, UVM event poster 2016
  • Farm Fresh Food Box logo, 2016
  • Power from the North, UVM Conference Materials, March 2015
  • Map illustrations, I left My Sole in Vermont by Nicole Grubman, June 2013
  • Cover illustration and interior technical illustrations, Analytical Chemistry, April 2011
  • 24th Annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival guidebook, Summer 2007, 2008
  • Groundswell, VT Design Institute, Publication design and production, 2008
  • Featured artist, Marshfield Clinic, WI, Artists Series Calendar 2005 
  • Center for Rural Studies - Graphic Design/Honduras Sugar Project   January 2000
  • Vermont Design Quarterly Newsletter, VT  1998-02

PRESENTATIONS

  • VISCOM 2020, Smart Starts, Postponed until 2021, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
  • ECA National Conference, Using New Media to Teach Communication Theory, Panel member, accepted/no attendance, April 2018
  • Journalism in the Post-Facts Age, UVM Honors College Seminar, Visual Journalism, August 2017
  • The Hybrid Design Strategy Symposium Panel, UVM, May 2015
  • VISCOM, Navigational Formats in a Digital Age, Midway, UT, July 2012
  • CALS Panel Member for Teaching Workshop Presentation, Rutgers, NJ, January  2001
  • Petrillo, J., “Utilizing Journals in Design Instruction”, 8th Biennial National Conference, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Boston, MA , March 200
  • Petrillo, J., “Grading Digitally Created Design”, 7th Biennial National Conference, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Fort Collins, CO, March 1999
  • Petrillo, J., “Design Considerations for Small Business Development”, Micro Business Development Association, Burlington, VT,  October 1998
  • Petrillo, J., D. Gayer, T. Adams, B. Crandell, “Newport Marketing”, Sustainable Rural Development Project, UVM Extension Conference, Burlington, VT, April 1998
  • Petrillo, J., K. Podsiadlo, F. Vallee, “Visual Analysis and Economic Development in Barton, Vermont”, Vermont Community Economic Development Conference, Burlington, VT, December 1997.
  • Petrillo, J., “Studio Training in the Information Age”, 5th Biennial National Conference, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Panel Discussion, St. Louis, MO, March 1995.

 

Awards and Recognition

• Vermont Artists Week, The Studio School, Johnson, VT 1992, 2004   Juried attendance
• New England Museum Association, Publications Design Award – 3rd Place, 2001
• Nominated, Carrigan Teaching Award, 1999, 2000
• Artist-in-Residence, Shelburne Museum Lilac Days Festival, May 1996
• Artist-in Residence, Basin Harbor Club, July 1996

Associations and Affiliations

  • International Communication Association, 2007- 2012
  • National Communication Association, 2007
  • Eastern Communication Association, 2007 – 2013, Secretary – Applied Communication group 2012/13
  • Juried member: Degas Pastel Society, 2005 – present
  • Vermont Design Institute, Board member, 2000-present
  • Juried member: Chaffee Art Center, Artist Member, 2000- 2006, 2010-2013
  • FATE – Foundations in Art Education, member, 1995- 2006

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

visual communication

Education

  • MFA 1986 Virginia Commonwealth University
  • BFA 1980 Boston University

Contact

Phone:
  • 802.656.0646
Office Location:

004B Morrill Hall

Courses Taught

 

  • CDAE 014: Visual Communication Studio
  • CDAE 015: Visual Communication
  • CDAE 016: Digital Illustration
  • CDAE 195: Publication Design
  • CDAE 231: Applied Computer Graphics