Art Department, Box 6965
Radford University
Radford, Virginia 24142
Office: (540) 831-5754
E-mail: sarbury@radford.edu
Education
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Ph.D. (Art History), Rutgers University.
(Dissertation: “Spanish Catafalques of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries”)
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M.A. (Art History), Rutgers University. (Thesis: “Francisco de Palacios: Spanish Baroque Painter”)
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B.A. magna cum laude (Spanish and Psychology), Albion College (Albion, Michigan). Junior year at New York University in Spain.
Other Education
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TEFL Certification, Ponce de Leon Foundation (Madrid, Spain), 1984.
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Diploma in Spanish Culture, University of Madrid (Complutense), 1982.
Teaching Experience
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Professor of Art History, Radford university (Radford , Virginia), 1988–present.
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Roanoke College (Salem, Virginia), 1984–1988.
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Instructor, The Artistic Experience (London), Winter 1987.
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Instructor, The Artistic Experience (Vienna, Paris, and London), Winter 1986.
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Instructor, Baroque Art, Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts (Roanoke, Virginia), Winter 1985.
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Lecturer, Contemporary American Art, Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Spring 1984.
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Instructor, Italian Renaissance Painting, University of Urbino (Italy), Summer 1981.
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Instructor, Spanish Painting, Rutgers University, Spring 1980.
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Instructor, Survey of Western Art, Rutgers University, Summers 1978–1980.
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 Assistant Teacher, Italian Baroque Painting, Rutgers University, Fall 1979.
Curatorial Experience
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Director, Radford University Art Museum, 1999–2004.
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Curator of the Dorothy Gillespie Collection at Radford University, 1997–present.
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Curator of the Art History Visual Resources Center, Radford University, 1988–1998.
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Gallery Director, Roanoke College, 1986–1988.
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Curatorial Assistant, Fine Arts Collection, Rutgers University, 1980–1981.
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Designed and implemented a cataloguing system for the Midland County Historical Society Museum (Midland, Michigan), Summer 1979.
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Intern/Assistant to the Curator, The Jewish Museum (New York, New York), Summer 1976.
Other Professional Experience
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Chair of the Art Department, Radford University, 2003–present.
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Head of the Fine Arts Library, Roanoke College, 1984–1988.
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Co-founder and Editor of the Rutgers Art Review, 1979–1981.
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 Librarian Assistant, Art Library, Rutgers University, 1975–1976.
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 Librarian Assistant, Albion College Library, 1974–1975
Scholarly Papers, Public Lectures, and Other Professional Activities
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 Participant in focus group discussion for a new art appreciation textbook. (Invited by the publisher, Thames & Hudson), Southeastern College Art Conference, Nashville, TN, October 2006.
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 Participant in focus group discussion on Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th ed. (Invited by the publisher, Thomson Wadsworth), College Art Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, February 2005.
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 Discussant, "Reconsidering the Catalogue," College Art Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Februayr 2005.
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 Panelist for Prentice-Hall/Abrams focus group on the art history survey textbook, College Art Association annual meeting, February, 2003.
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 “The Role of the University Art Museum: A Director’s Point of View,” Southeastern College Art Conference, Mobile, AL, October 2002.
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 “Some Thoughts on Marian Images in Spanish Art.” College Art Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, February 2002.
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 Mentor for graduate students in art history, College Art Association annual meeting, Chicago, February 2001
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 “Successful Symbiosis: The University Art Museum and the Art Department.” Southeastern College Art Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 1999.
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 “Dorothy Gillespie and the Radford University Foundation Press.” College Art Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, February 1999.
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 “Piety and Politics in Spanish Catafalques,” Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond,October 1997.
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 “Mummies, Myth, and Gold: The Discovery and Treasures of King Tut's Tomb,” Blacksburg Regional Art Association, Blacksburg, VA, February 1997.
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 “The Emergence of the Catafalque in Spain,” Virginia Medieval Symposium, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, November 1995.
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 Juror for the Ampersand, published by Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA, November 1995.
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 “Transmission of the Spanish Catafalque to the New World,” Cultural Transmission and Transformation in the Ibero-American World, 1200-1800, a conference sponsored by the Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, October 1995.
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 Co-chair of the session, “Spanish Art: From the Golden Age to the Twentieth Century,” at the Southeastern College Art Conference, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., October 1995.
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 “Regionalism and Censorship: The Arts Environment in Southwest Virginia,” Southeastern College Art Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 1994.
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 “Honors Exit Interviews: Inception, Implementation, and Inference,” Southerrn Regional Honors Conference Louisville, KY, April 1994.
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 “Spanish Catafalques of the Sixteenth Century: A University Catafalque for Philip II,” Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, St. Louis, MO, December 1993.
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 “Patronage, Rule, and Wisdom: The Catafalque of Margarita of Austria at the University of Salamanca,” Southeastern College Art Conference, Durham, NC, October 1993.
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 “The Prado Museum: Its History and its Art,” Blacksburg Regional Art Association, Blacksburg, VA, January 1992.
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 “Hapsburg Catafalques in Spain,” Portugal & Spain of the Navigators: The Age of Exploration, an international conference hosted by George Washington University, Washington, D.C., January 1992.
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 “Matisse in Morocco,” Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, VA, May 1990.
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 “Spanish Catafalques of the Golden Age,” College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, February 1990.
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 “Slide Computerization with FileMaker Plus and the Apple Macintosh SE,” Visual Resources Association Session at the Southeastern College Art Conference, Little Rock, AR, October 1989.
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 “Mannerism,” Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts, Roanoke, VA, March 1986.
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 “A Complete Slide Computerization Program and Slide Filing System,” Visual Resources Association Session at the Southeastern College Art Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 1985.
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 “Love and Death in Western Art,” Roanoke College, Salem, VA, February 1985.
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 “Classic and Romantic and Goya,” Roanoke College, Salem, VA, October 1984.
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 “A Slide Classification System and Computerization,” Visual Resources Association Session at the Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond, VA, October 1984.
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 “On the Decorative Arts of Rudolfine Prague: The Crown of Rudolf II,” College Art Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 1980.
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 “Sickness and Death in European Art,” Illness in Italian Literature and European Art, a symposium hosted by Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, November 1979.
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 “Treasures of Tutankhamun,” Lecture to various educational institutions and community groups (in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), 1978–1979.
Reviews
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 Reviewed manuscript for Experiencing Art Around Us, 2d ed., by Thomas Buser at the request of the publisher, Wadsworth Publishing, January 2005.
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 Reviewed manuscript for Great Themes in Art by E. John Walford at the request of the publisher, Prentice-Hall, December 1999.
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 Reviewed a music CD proposal, "Listening to Art," at the request of the publisher, Prentice-Hall, October 1999.
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 Reviewed portions of History of Art by Janson and Art History by Stokstad at the request of the publisher, Prentice-Hall, December 1998 - January 1999.
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 Reviewed the manuscript for Art History, brief edition by Marilyn Stokstad at the request of the publisher, Prentice-Hall, September 1998.
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 Reviewed the manuscript for volume II of Art Across Time by Laurie Schneider Adams at the request of the publisher, McGraw-Hill, March 1998.
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 Reviewed the manuscript for volume I of Art Across Time by Laurie Schneider Adams at the request of the author and the publisher, McGraw Hill, November 1997 and February 1998.
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 Reviewed the manuscript for the second edition of A History of Western Art by Laurie Schneider Adams at the request of the publisher, Borwn & Benchmark, June 1995.
Publications
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 Co-editor of Paul Frets: A Retrospective, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2004.
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 Co-author and editor of, The Art of Adolf Dehn: Selections from the Radford University Permanent Collection, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2003.
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 Editor and photographer of Scenes of Virginia from PICTURESQUE AMERICA, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2003.
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 Editor of Ibram Lassaw: Deep Space and Beyond by Arthur F. Jones and Denise Lassaw, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2002.
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 Co-author and editor of Inside and Out: An Artist Collects: Selections from the Private Collection of Dorothy Gillespie. Sculptures by Dorothy Gillespie, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2001.
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 Co-author and editor of The Art of Dorothy Kurgans Goldberg, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2001.
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 Co-author, photographer, and editor of Baubles, Bangles and Beads: Jewelry from the Collection of Dorothy Gillespie, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 2000.
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 Co-author and editor of The Radford University Art Museum: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Radford, VA: Radford University Foundation Press, 1999.
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 "Dorothy Gillespie: Works from the Radford University Collection" (brochure for the exhibition), radford University Art Museum, 1998.
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 "An Artist Collects: Selectons from the Private Collection of Dorothy Gillespie" (brochure for the exhibition), Radford University Art Museum, 1998.
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 “Abduction,” “Judgment,” and “Laughter,” in The Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998. This book has received four awards: Worldwide Books Publication Award (Art Libraries Society of America), Outstanding Academic Book of 1998 (Choice Magazine), Outstanding Reference Source (American Library Association), and Special Mention (The Wittenborn Award).
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 "Piety and Politics in Spanish Catafalques" (abstract), Southeastern College Art Conference Review XIII, 3 (1998):289.
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 “Catafalque,” and “Alonso de Mena,” in The Dictionary of Art, 34 vols., London: MacMillan,1996.
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 “ASA Slide Classification System and Computerized Cataloging: Reference Manual,” Newly revised edition, 1995. Bound photocopy.
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 “Spanish Catafalques of the Golden Age,” Rutgers Art Review 12/13 (1991-1992): 1-22.
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 “Slide Computerization with FileMaker® Plus and the Apple Macintosh SE,” Southeastern College Art Conference Review XI, no. 5 (1990): 424-425.
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 “Slide Computerization with FileMaker® II Software and the Apple Macintosh SE,” Visual Resources Association Bulletin 17, no. 1 (1990): 29-31.
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 “Gifford Beal,” “Arthur B. Frost, Jr.,” “Samuel Halpert,” “Marsden Hartley,” “Kinetic Art,” “Jonas Lie,” “Joseph Pickett,” “Joshua Shaw,” and “Maurice Sterne,” in Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art (New York: Harper & Row), 1979.
Exhibitions Organized (as a curator)
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 Co-curator of “Paul Frets: A Retrospective,” Radford University Art Museum, January 15–February 8, 2004.
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 Co Curator of “The Art of Adolf Dehn: Selections from the Radford University Collection,” Radford University Art Museum, October 16–November 30, 2003.
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 Co-curator of “The Art of Dorothy Kurgans Goldberg,” Radford University Art Museum, February 15–March 9, 2001.
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 “Baubles, Bangles and Beads: Jewelry from the Collection of Dorothy Gillespie,” Radford University Art Museum, October 12–November 21, 2000.
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 “Beyond the Tartan III,” Radford University Art Museum Downtown, October 5, 2000–January 6, 2001.
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 “Beyond the Tartan II,” Radford University Art Museum Downtown, September 9–October 30, 1999.
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 Co-curator of “Selections from the Permanent Collection at Radford University,” Radford University Art Museum, February 19–March 28, 1999.
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 “Dorothy Gillespie: Works from the Radford University Collection,” premiere showing at the Art Museum of Western Virginia, January 24– April 5, 1998. This is a traveling exhibition.
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 “An Artist Collects: Selections from the Private Collection of Dorothy Gillespie,” premiere showing at the Art Museum of Western Virginia, January 24–April 5, 1998. This is a traveling exhibition.
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 “Kitsch,” Albion College Library, Albion, Michigan, Spring 1975.
Exhibitions (as an exhibitor)
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 Faculty Show, Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, annually 1990-2004, biennially 2006-present.
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 The Kemper A. Dobbins Annual Transportation Art Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA, October–December of 1996, 1997, and 1998 (received Award of Excellence in 1998).
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 Lynchburg Area Photography Show, Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, VA, August–September of 1997 and 1998.
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 New River Art Biennial, Fine Arts Center, Pulaski, VA, May–June 1997.
Other Activities
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 Volunteer team member, Puerto Rico's Rainforest, Las casas de las Selvas, Patillas, Puerto Rico, January 2006. Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute.
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 Volunteer team member, Archaeology of Peru's Wari Empire, Huaro, Cuzco, Peru, August 2005. Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute.
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 Volunteer team member, Conserving the Pantanal, Fazenda Rio Negro, Brazil, December 2004. Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute.
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 Volunteer team member, Damselfish of Barbados and Carriacou, Bellairs Research Laboratory, Barbados, and Kido Foundation, Carriacou, August 2004. Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute.
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 Volunteer team member, Geoarchaeological and geophysical field research program at the ancient Minoan site in Palaikastro, Crete, Greece, May 2000. Sponsored by Scientists at Woods Hole.
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 Volunteer team member, Building in the New World, Yucatán, Mexico, August 2000. Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute.
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 Volunteer team member, Reconstructing the Late Bronze Age Landscape and Environmnet in the Environs of the Palaikastro Archaeological Excavation, Palaikastro, Crete, Greece, July 1999. Sponosred by Scientists at Woods Hole.
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 Volunteer team member, Casa Malpais (Hopi/Zuni) Archaeological Excavation, Springerville, Arizona, July 1997. Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute.
Grants, Academic Honors, and Other Awards
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 Listed in Who’s Who in America, 57th ed., 2003.
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 Listed in Outstanding People of the 20th Century, 1st ed., 2001.
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 Listed in Who's Who in the World, 18th ed., 2001.
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 Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 5th ed., 1998.
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 Faculty Professional Development Grant, Radford University, 1998.
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 Award of Excellence, The Kemper A. Dobbins Annual Art Exhibition
(Virginia Museum of Transportation), October, 1997.
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 Faculty Professional Development Leave (Radford University), Fall 1997.
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 Photography Grant from the Center for Academic Enrichment (Radford University), 1993.
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 Listed in Who's Who in the Humanities, 1992.
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 Listed in the International Who's Who of Intellectuals, 9th ed., 1991.
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 Listed in International Leaders in Achievement, 1988.
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 Men of Achievement Award, 1987.
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 Listed in Personalities of the Americas, 1st ed., 1986.
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 Distinguished Leadership Award, 1986.
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 Outstanding Young Men of America Award, 1985.
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 Fulbright Scholarship/Spanish Government Grant, 1981-1982 and 1982–1983.
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 New Jersey State Grant (Rutgers University), 1979-1980 and 1980–1981.
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 Louis Bevier Graduate Fellowship (Rutgers University), 1980–1981.
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 Mary Bartlett Cowdrey Fellowship (Rutgers University), 1979–1980.
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 Phi Beta Kappa (Albion College), 1975.
Professional Societies
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 National Council for Art Administrators
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 College Art Association of America
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 Midwest Art History Society
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 Southeastern College Art Conference
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 American Society for Hispanic Art Historical Studies
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 American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain
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 Society of Architectural Historians
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 Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians
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 American Association of Museums
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 National Association of Schools of Art and Design

University Contributions
(University and College committees and councils served on)
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 Academic Affairs Leadership Team
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 Calendar Committee
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 Campus Beautification Committee
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 Curriculum Committee
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 Faculty Personnel and Professional Standards Committee
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 Honors Council
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 Student Affairs Council
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 European Community Studies Program Committee
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 Library Committee
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 Art Department Library Liaison
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 Phi Beta Kappa Committee
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 Executive Council to the President (as SAC faculty representative)
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 Information Technology Resources Advisory Committee
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 Sculpture Court Committee
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 Task Force for Distance Learning
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 College of Visual & Performing Arts Strategic Plan Committee
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 College of Visual & Performing Arts Student Visions Action Team
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 Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee
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 Freshman Quest Advisor
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 Graduate Student Thesis/Creative Project Awards Committee
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 Program Review Committee
Courses Taught
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 Survey of Art: Prehistoric - Gothic
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 Honors Survey of Art: Prehistoric - Gothic
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 Survey of Art: Renaissance - 20th Century
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 Honors Survey of Art: Renaissance - 20th Century
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 Ancient Art
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 Medieval Art
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 Renaissance Art
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 Baroque and Rococo Art
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 Travel Study (Austria, Belgium, England, France, Greece, Italy)
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 Late 18th- and 19th-Century Art
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 20th-Century Art
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 Museum Studies
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 Exhibition Fundamentals
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 Museum Practicum
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 Museum Internship
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 Independent Study
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 Impressionism
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 Surrealism
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 Spanish Art
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 History of Erotic Art
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 Directed Study