TERRI GRIFFITH
Chicago, Illinois

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts in writing, 2002

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts in writing, literature, and publishing (interdisciplinary degree), 1990

Fairhaven College, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Fall 2002 to Present—Adjunct Instructor

Courses Taught:

Essay Writing: Artist Identity

Fiction on Film

Essays from Art

Writing from Art

First Year Seminar: Cowboys and Indians

Metafiction

Contemporary Authors and Issues: Fiction on Film

Contemporary Narratives: Gay and Lesbian Literature

Fall 2001—Teaching Assistant (sole responsibility for text and curriculum)

Essay Writing: At Work

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Fall 2002 to Present—Adjunct Instructor

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Literature

Gay and Lesbian Literature

Composition 1

Composition 1:Enhanced

Composition 2

Fairhaven College, Bellingham, Washington

Fall 1990—Senior Practicum

Alienation and Community (undergraduate humanities course)

PUBLICATIONS

Essays, Articles, and Short Stories

Are We Feeling Better Yet?: Women’s Encounters with Healthcare in America

edited by Colleen McKee and Amanda Stieble, 2007 (forthcoming)—“How Much Does ‘Free’ Cost”

Tin Parachute Postcard Review, 5127 West Warwick Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60641

February 2007 (forthcoming)—“Incend”

Bloom, PO Box 1231, Old Chelsea Station, New York, New York, 10113

Vol. 3, No. 1—“When the Game is Over, We All Win” (Io) with co-author Nicholas Hayes

Suspect Thoughts: Journal of Subversive Writing, http://www.suspectthoughts.com

Issue #17 2006—“Red-Figure Amphora from Berwyn” (Tantalus) with co-author Nicholas Hayes

Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class

edited by Michelle Tea. Seal Press, 2004—“Winter Coat”

BUST 78 Fifth Avenue #5, New York, New York 10011

Issue #15 2000—“William S. Burroughs”

Book Reviews

Bad at Sports www.badatsports.com (weekly arts podcast)

2006 to Present Book Advocate: Highlighting books of interest to visual artists.

September 2006 Winkie, by Clifford Chase

August 2006 American Psycho, by Brett Easton Ellis (episode 49)

July 2006 Rhythm Science, by DJ Spooky a.k.a. That Subliminal Kid (episode 47)

BUST 78 Fifth Avenue #5, New York, New York 10011

1996 to Present Book Reviewer: More than 30 reviews with a focus on lesbian and feminist titles.

Issue #40 2006 Sew Subversive, by Stitch Lounge

Issue #37 2006 A Plea for Eros, by Siri Hustvedt

Issue #30 2005 The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek

Issue #28 2004 Unkempt, by Courtney Eldridge

Issue #27 2004 Lost Girls, by Laurie Fox

Issue #26 2003 Pocahontas, by Paula Gunn Allen

Issue #25 2003 Indigenous: Growing-Up Californian, by Chris Mazza

Issue #24 2003 Pandora’s Handbag, by Elizabeth Young

Issue #23 2003 Grass Roof, Tin Roof, by Dao Strom

Issue #22 2002 Tart Noir, edited by Stella Duffy

Issue #21 2002 The Chelsea Whistle, by Michele Tea; Tempting Faith DiNapoli, by Lisa Gabriele

Issue #20 2002 Godspeed, by Lynn Breedlove

Issue #17 2001 Cool for You, by Eileen Myles

Issue #15 2000 Pure, by Rebecca Ray

Issue #13 1999 Po Man’s Child, by Marci Blackman; Shy Girl, by Elizabeth Stark

Issue #12 1999 Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women, by Elizabeth Wurtzel; Needles: A Memoir, by Andie Dominick; The Passionate Mistakes and Intricate Corruption of One Girl in America, by Michelle Tea

Issue #11 1998 A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation, by Richard Peabody; The Last Time I Wore a Dress, by Daphne Scholinski

Issue #10 1998 Pagan Kennedy’s Living: Handbook for the Maturing Hipster, by PaganKennedy; Rhode Island Red, by Charlotte Carter; The Story of Junk, by Linda Yablonski

Issue #9 1997 As Francesca, by Martha Baer; The Shit of God, Diamanda Galas

Issue #8 1996 Nearly Roadkill, by Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan; SCUM Manifesto, by Valerie Solanas; Spinsters, by Pagan Kennedy

Women’s Work 606 Avenue A, Snohomish, Washington 98290

1996 to 1998 Contributing Editor

Fall 1997 Monkey King, by Patricia Chao

Spring 1997 What Keeps Me Here, by Rebecca Brown

Summer 1996 Push, by Sapphire

Technodyke www.technodyke.com/bookdyke/valencia.asp

May 2000 Valencia, by Michelle Tea

EXHIBITIONS

February 2006 Video Laundry

Mess Hall, Chicago, Illinois

April 2005 New Work By... “Blue and Yellow” with Serena Worthington

Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

October 2003 Mail Art “I am Outraged!”

Bliss Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

November 2002 “Sorely Missed” with Serena Worthington

The Suburban, Oak Park, Illinois

November 2002Industrial Landscape “Georgia Pacific”

Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

March 2002 Code “If You Could” with Serena Worthington and Noah Jurkin

1926 Exhibition Studies Space, Chicago, Illinois

July 2002 Projections “Milltown”

Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington

April 2002 Flicker “Kingdome”

Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington

May 2001 Electric “Georgia Pacific”

Drive-Thru Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

January 2000 Obscura “Merry Christmas”

Viking Union Gallery, Bellingham, Washington

October 1999 Doodle “Untitled”

Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington

March 1999 Bellingham Super-8 Film Festival “3,616 Days”

Serena Worthington and Chris Walla

Various Locations, Bellingham, Washington

September 1998Polaroid Art Show! “Hi, my name is...”

Show-Off Gallery, Bellingham, Washington

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2004 The Suburban: The Early Years, edited by Michelle Grabner and Greg Killam

2000, July 13 “Projections!” Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Conferences and Symposia

April 2006 Gender Fusions II: A Queer Spectacle of Body Languages

Performer: “Lovertits: The Tale of Hermaphroditus” with co-author Nicholas Hayes

The Hothouse, Chicago, Illinois

May 2005 Gender Fusions

Panel Discussion: Body and Identity

The Hothouse, Chicago, Illinois

March 2005 Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives

Panelist: Without a Net

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York

February 2003 Performance of Pulp: The Cultural Phenomenon that is Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Panelist: Queer Iconography

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois

February 1999 OutWrite: National Gay and Lesbian Writers Conference

Judge: National Queer Poetry Slam

Boston, Massachusetts

Lectures and Discussions

“Queer (sub)Text: Fight Club”

June 2006 Gay and Lesbian Studies, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois

Gay and Lesbian Literature, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

October 2005 Gay and Lesbian Studies, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois

Gay and Lesbian Literature, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

“What We Talk about When We Talk about Queer Literature”

May 2006 Gay and Lesbian Literature, De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois

March 2006 Gay and Lesbian Studies, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois

May 2005 Gay and Lesbian Literature, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Guest Speaker

November 2005 Moderator, “The Only Good Indian…”

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

May 2005 Young Feminist’s Reading Group: Without a Net

Women and Children First, Chicago, Illinois

April 2005 Early College Program: Creative Writing

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

April 2005 Super-8 Filmmaking, discussion of Blue and Yellow

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

February 2005 Q-Force (queer student union)

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

October 2004 Situation of the Writer (graduate professional practices course)

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

April 1999 Women and Surrealism, The Clank of Mercy Writer’s Consortium

Fairhaven College, Bellingham, Washington

Community Activities

October 2002 to February 2003 Lesbian pulp fiction consultant

About Face Theatre, Chicago, Illinois

June to September 2003 Writer in residence

Norwood Park Nursing Home, Chicago, Illinois

March 1999 to July 2000 City of Bellingham, Millennium 2000 Design Group

Bellingham, Washington

Academic Service

Fall 2005 to Present Native American Student Association—Faculty Advisor

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Spring 2005 Department of Liberal Arts Teaching Assistant Interviews

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

Spring 2005 Composition Committee

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Awards

May 2006 Semi-Finalist—Project Queer Lit

August 2005 Finalist—William Faulkner/William Wisdom Creative Writing Award

New Orleans, Louisiana

May 2000 Kristin Pfaff Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Artists

Minneapolis, Minnesota

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Publishing Triangle—17 East 47^th Street, 3^rd Floor, New York, New York

CURRENT PROJECTS

So Much Better (novel) under consideration at Suspect Thoughts Press, New York, New York

No One Is Free (reinterpretation of the Greek Myths) with Nicholas Alexander Hayes