Paula F. Peek, M.F.A.
Associate Professor 163 Spidle Hall Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 Tel (334) 844-1335 Fax (334) 844-1340 peekpau@auburn.edu Master of Fine Arts, Auburn University, 1999

Interests

As a researcher and educator the formal concepts of most interest include edification in the creation of healthy living spaces for individuals of all income levels by promoting the manufacture and specification of interior products that have little or no detrimental effect on the residential or natural environment. 

Teaching Honors & Awards:

• 2006 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
  Auburn Alumni Association, Auburn University
  
  
• International Quality of Life Awards Faculty Ambassador
  2006, Department of Consumer Affairs Representative, Auburn University
  
  
• SGA 2004-2005 Outstanding Faculty Member
  College of Human Sciences, Auburn University
  
  
• International Quality of Life Awards Faculty Ambassador
  2003, Department of Consumer Affairs Representative, Auburn University

Creative Scholarship Honors & Awards:

International

South by Southwest International Music and Media Event
Austin, Texas, 2004
      Standard Deluxe, Inc. – Exhibit # 163

• Awarded FIRST PLACE out of 175 music trade show exhibitor entrants including Billboard Magazine, Blender Magazine, Borders Books and Music, FUSE, LA Weekly, Miller Brewing Company, and Spin Magazine in this juried design competition.
• designers Scott C. Peek – 50%, Paula Frances Peek – 50%   

First International Exhibition of Extemporaneous Painting
Fratticoiola di Cortona, Italy, 1995
      untitled

• Awarded FOURTH PLACE and PURCHASE AWARD (painting is purchased by a competition sponsor) out of over 100 entrants in this international professional juried painting competition. 
• Entrants were given 8 hours to complete entire artwork (from blank canvas to framing) with local landscape and genre as inspiration and subject.
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

National

Design Educator’s National Exhibition
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2004
“Alabama Roads Series – Highway 280, # 4, #12, #17”

• Awarded BEST IN SHOW out of 65 total entries in this peer-reviewed juried competition which highlights professional design projects and visual art work by designers from the fields of architecture, interior design, graphic design, product design, lighting design, theatrical design and computer-aided design. 
• Three entries submitted and three images accepted for 2004 show.  A total of twenty nine pieces were juried and accepted for exhibition, a 45% acceptance record.
• http://www.okstate.edu/dene/
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Regional

Artistic I Gallery
Birmingham, Alabama, 2005
“Careless”

• Awarded FIRST PLACE out of over 50 entries in this state wide juried art competition which was sponsored by the American Institute for Graphic Arts and the Birmingham Arts Association. 
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Rocky Mount Arts Center
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1995
“IL BOX”

• Awarded BEST IN SHOW out of over 50 artists entering this annual state wide juried competition. 
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Local

Jan Dempsey Art Center
Auburn Arts Association, Auburn, Alabama, 2003
“Mr. Johnson”

• Two entries submitted and one entry awarded the CORPORATE SPONSOR MERIT AWARD (a monetary award sponsored by local business and awarded by appointed juror) out of 84 entries in this annual local juried art competition. 
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Foy Gallery
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1997
 “Fishers of Men”

• Awarded BEST IN SHOW out of over 150 entries in this juried group student exhibition.  
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Rocky Mount Arts Center
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1995
“Blue Train Car”

• Awarded HONORABLE MENTION for “Blue Train Car” out of 586 entries in this 38th annual local juried competition. 
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Arts Council of Wilson
Wilson, North Carolina, 1994
“Self Portrait”

• Awarded BEST IN SHOW out of over 200 entries in local juried competition. 
• Artist Paula Frances Peek – 100%

Research Publications:

International

Co-Designer of “5’ Flame,” an art poster invited for publication in:
Grushkin, Paul & Dennis King. The Art of Modern Rock, The Poster Explosion, Chronicle Books, 2004

• This invitational publication features 350 artists worldwide and is the sourcebook of international leaders of music event poster design covering 1985 – Present and focusing on the art of silkscreen printing.
  
  
• “The definitive document of a tens-of-thousands-strong countercultural revolution . . . will make music fans into art fans and vice versa.”  Library Journal (Editors’ Pick 2004)
  
  
• “Likely to become the standard work on the period (just as its successor, The Art of Rock, . . .)” Paul Grushkin
  
  
• Poster Designers:  Matt Harris – 50%, Paula Frances Peek – 40%, Russel Larson – 10%

National

Harris, M.L., Peek, P.F., Larson, R., “5’ Flame” (published art poster), Print Regional Design Annual, F&W Publications, 2005.
Ÿ    This national design journal is the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States presenting works from across the country arranged by region.  Out of 30,000 images juried, 2, 000 images (a 7% acceptance rate) are accepted for publication annually.

Harris, M.L., Peek, P.F., “Modern Eclectic” (published art poster), Print Regional Design Annual, F&W Publications, Inc., 2006. (juried – 5% acceptance rate)

Research Presentations:

International

Priester Housing and Education Conference
2007, Madison, Wisconsin
Healthy Homes for All:  Alternatives for Environmentally Friendly, Sustainable, Healthy Interior Environments for Low Income Households, Teaching Forum

• This international housing and extension conference presents research on and pertaining to creating healthy environments for living, working, playing and learning.
• Researchers – Paula Frances Peek – 60%, Nicole Bieak-Kreidler – 25%, Melissa Franson – 15%

Interior Design Educator’s International Conference
2007, Austin, Texas
      Healthy Home Joint Project, Teaching Forum

• This international Interior Design Conference presents current, relevant research in Interior Design, with 2007 focusing on Social Justice. 
• 40 out of over 150 research entries accepted for presentation / publication.
• Researchers – Paula Frances Peek – 60%, Nicole Bieak-Kreidler – 25%, Melissa Franson – 15%

Housing Education Research Association
2006, Ithica, New York
      Tuskegee Healthy Home Design Competition, Poster Presentation

• This international conference presents research on and pertaining to creating healthy environments for living, working, playing and learning.
• Researchers:  Paula Frances Peek – 40%, Nicole Bieak-Kreidler – 30%, Student Design Team (Megan McCall, Jessica Godfrey, Amanda Naeger, Beth Robinson) – 30%

National

National Priester Health Conference
2006, Louisville, Kentucky
      Tuskegee Healthy Home Design Competition, Poster Presentation

• This national housing and extension conference presents research on and pertaining to creating healthy environments for living, working, playing and learning.
• Researchers:  Paula Frances Peek – 40%, Nicole Bieak-Kreidler – 30%, Student Design Team (Megan McCall, Jessica Godfrey, Amanda Naeger, Beth Robinson) – 30%

Professional Service

Interior Design Educators Council – Regional (IDEC)
Creative Scholarship Committee
2005 – Present, Co-Chair

College Service

College of Human Sciences Scholarship & Awards Committee
2004 - Resent, Department of Consumer Affairs Representative

Departmental Service

Grisham Trentam Lecture Series Committee
2006 – Present, Co-Chair

Department of Consumer Affairs Public Relations Committee
2002-2006, Member

Interior Design Faculty Search Committee
2003 – Present, Member 

Consumer Affairs Scholarship & Awards Committee
2003 – Present, Chair
2002 – 2003, Member

Professional Affiliations:

Professional Memberships

Interior Design Educators Council – International (IDEC)
2003 - Present – Member

Professional Development

Priester Health Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 2007
Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, Austin, Texas, 2007
International Quality of Life Awards, New York, New York, 2003
How Design National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2006
Priester Health Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, 2006
Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006
Council on Interior Design Accreditation Workshop, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006
Interior Design Educators Council South Regional Conference, Tallahassee, Florida, 2005
How Design National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2005
NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, Chicago, Illinois, 2005
Interior Design Educators Council National Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 2005
Green/Blue Sustainability Seminar, Savannah, Georgia, 2005
How Design National Conference, San Diego, California, 2004
Teknion Student Showcase, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004
International Quality of Life Awards, New York, New York, 2003
Sustainability Teleconference, Auburn, Alabama, 2003
How Design National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003
College Art Association National Conference, Richmond, Virginia,1998

Links:

Creative Scholarship Showcase
Business Website
Council for Interior Design Accreditation Website
Interior Design Educators Conference Website
HUD Healthy Homes Website HOW Publications Website