EDUCATION

Pacifica Graduate Institute. Carpinteria, California.
M.A. 1988-1991, Counseling Psychology.
Graduate Thesis: Death As A Threshold: Working With Those Who Have Seen Within

C. G. Jung Institute/Boston. Depth Psychology Studies

University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
M.F.A., B.F.A. 1970-1973, Sculpture.

Silvermine College of Art. Norwalk, Connecticut.

Colby College. Waterville, Maine.
B.A. 1965-1969, Art.

PROFESSIONAL

Thompson Lake Environmental Association, (TLEA)
Member: Board of Directors, Oxford, Maine. 2018

Margaret Chase Smith Maine State Quality Center; Examiner, 1998.

Brown Goldsmiths & Company, Inc. Freeport, Maine. www.browngoldsmiths.com
Drawing, design, cost estimating, wax model carving and modification within fine gold and platinum jewelry manufacturing studio. CAD/CAM: Gemvision Counter Sketch and Gemvision/Matrix. 1997-2014

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Lewiston, Maine.
Clinical Case Manager, In-Patient Dual Diagnosis Substance Abuse Unit.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). 1995-1997.

Memorial Hospital, North Conway, New Hampshire.
On-Staff: created and provided on-site psychosocial detox treatment. 1994-1995.

Carroll County Mental Health Service. Conway, New Hampshire.
Out-Patient Psychotherapist. (CADC). 1990-1995.

Brown Goldsmiths & Company, Inc. Freeport, Maine.
Design, sales, creation, and production management of precious metal and gemstone jewelry creation. Specialty in wax model carving. 1982-1988.

State University of New York, (SUNY). Geneseo, New York.
Assistant Professor, Instructor of Sculpture. Teaching of studio arts, sculpture, drawing, figure drawing and three dimensional design. Management of drawing and sculpture studios & budgets. 1975-1980.

AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Commissioned Artist, One-percent for Arts Program:
Southern Maine Technical College: Construction of outdoor sculpture in concrete, brick and aluminum.

New York State Faculty Grant for the Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction:
Bronze Casting; Maquette to Patina.

New York State Research Grant:
Carving, Construction of Sculpture.

The Book of the School: 100 Years, The Graduate School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania, 1990.
Selected for inclusion and recognition, in publication, page 309.

LECTURES/EXHIBITS/ACTIVITIES

Visiting Critic, Graduate School of Fine Arts. University of Pennsylvania. 1982, 1989
University of Southern Maine. One Person Show
The Office of the Attorney General, Augusta, Maine. One Person Show
State University College at Cortland, New York. Two Person Show with George Dugan
State University College at Geneseo, New York. Annual Faculty Shows
Keuka College, New York. Two Person Show with George Dugan
Farnsworth Art Museum, Maine. Invitational
Cypress College, California. Invitational
Prince Street Gallery, New York.
Manhattanville College, New York. One Person Show
Philadelphia College of Art, Pennsylvania.
Skidmore College, New York. Invitational
Cooperstown Art Association, New York. Invitational
Guild Gallery, Louisiana. Invitational
Maine Coast Artists, Maine. Invitational
Union Mutual Corporate Headquarters, Maine. One Person Show
New England Invitational Sculpture, Barn Gallery, Maine
Silvermine College of Art, Connecticut.
Vinalhaven Sculpture Show: Penn Graduates.
Berkshire Museum, Massachusetts. Invitational
College of the Atlantic, Maine. Digital Print Invitational
Hole in the Wall Gallery, Maine.
Gallery 7, Portland, Maine.
Born and lived in Pelham, New York through High School years.
Near 50 year study of Indian (Asian) Philosophy & personal practice of Surat Shabd Yoga.
Past surveyor for Save Outdoor Sculpture, (SOS), Maine Chapter.
Eagle Scout.

Jim Skinner was born in 1947 and was raised in Pelham, New York, with his two sisters; son of an Electrical Engineer, and an Early Childhood Development Professional. He graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, after studying chemistry and art. His interest in sculpture lead to his study at the University of Pennsylvania where he received his M.F.A. in 1973. He obtained an appointment to the faculty of the State University of New York at Geneseo, New York, which he held until 1980, teaching sculpture, drawing, figure drawing, and design.

In 1980, Jim, his wife Jo-Anne, and son Gabriel moved to Portland, Maine, where they lived together until 1998. He designed, sculpted, and coordinated the installation of an outdoor work commissioned by the State of Maine for the campus of Southern Maine Vocational Technical College, (the current Southern Maine Community College). He has been a member of a jewelry design and production shop named Brown Goldsmiths & Co., that specializes in making custom hand-made cast and fabricated jewelry utilizing precious metals and gemstones, in addition to offering a wide variety of other precious jewelry items.

Jim’s decision to extend his interest in depth psychology beyond sculpturally creative media resulted in his formal graduate work in counseling psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California, after attending seminar classes at the Jungian Institute in Boston. He practiced as a psychotherapist at Carroll County Mental Health Service in Conway, New Hampshire; Memorial Hospital, in North Conway, New Hampshire; and at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.

In 1997, he returned to professional jewelry design and wax model-making work at Brown Goldsmith & Co, where he created custom designs, working with sales associates and customers during their jewelry design and purchasing process. While there, he became versed in the use of CAD/CAM processes of jewelry design and creation.

During this period, he sailed on his 30 foot Morgan Sloop, “Harbinger”, cruising the seas around Casco Bay, Maine, with his wife Kathleen Riseman. The two of them partnered in the renovation and restoration of several residences, and properties on the East Coast. Both Jim and Kat retired from formal work situations; she from Tyler Technologies in 2013, and he from Brown Goldsmiths in 2014. Jim is currently involved with the Thompson Lake Environmental Association (TLEA), having been invited to join TLEA, on the Board of Directors in 2018.

An abiding interest in philosophy and meditation has been followed since the early 1970’s, and is intimately connected to his artistic expression. Many of his sculptural forms, two dimensional images, as well as written works, are inspired by artistic explorations of themes that connect the personal and archetypal. These provide concrete formats for the viewer to ponder and explore with reference to their own experiences in life. In this spirit, they are presented in this web site, to share with the viewer.

EDUCATION

Pacifica Graduate Institute. Carpinteria, California.
M.A. 1988-1991, Counseling Psychology.
Graduate Thesis: Death As A Threshold: Working With Those Who Have Seen Within

C. G. Jung Institute/Boston. Depth Psychology Studies

University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
M.F.A., B.F.A. 1970-1973, Sculpture.

Silvermine College of Art. Norwalk, Connecticut.

Colby College. Waterville, Maine.
B.A. 1965-1969, Art.

PROFESSIONAL

Thompson Lake Environmental Association, (TLEA)
Member: Board of Directors, Oxford, Maine. 2018

Margaret Chase Smith Maine State Quality Center; Examiner, 1998.

Brown Goldsmiths & Company, Inc. Freeport, Maine. www.browngoldsmiths.com
Drawing, design, cost estimating, wax model carving and modification within fine gold and platinum jewelry manufacturing studio. CAD/CAM: GemvisionCounterSketch and Gemvision/Matrix. 1997-2014

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Lewiston, Maine.
Clinical Case Manager, In-Patient Dual Diagnosis Substance Abuse Unit.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). 1995-1997.

Memorial Hospital, North Conway, New Hampshire.
On-Staff: created and provided on-site psychosocial detox treatment. 1994-1995.

Carroll County Mental Health Service. Conway, New Hampshire.
Out-Patient Psychotherapist. (CADC). 1990-1995.

Brown Goldsmiths & Company, Inc. Freeport, Maine.
Design, sales, creation, and production management of precious metal and gemstone jewelry creation. Specialty in wax model carving. 1982-1988.

State University of New York, (SUNY). Geneseo, New York.
Assistant Professor, Instructor of Sculpture. Teaching of studio arts, sculpture, drawing, figure drawing and three dimensional design. Management of drawing and sculpture studios & budgets. 1975-1980.

AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Commissioned Artist, One-percent for Arts Program:
Southern Maine Technical College: Construction of outdoor sculpture in concrete, brick and aluminum.

New York State Faculty Grant for the Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction:
Bronze Casting; Maquette to Patina.

New York State Research Grant:
Carving, Construction of Sculpture.

The Book of the School: 100 Years, The Graduate School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania, 1990.
Selected for inclusion and recognition, in publication, page 309.

LECTURES/EXHIBITS/ACTIVITIES

Visiting Critic, Graduate School of Fine Arts. University of Pennsylvania. 1982, 1989
University of Southern Maine. One Person Show
The Office of the Attorney General, Augusta, Maine. One Person Show
State University College at Cortland, New York. Two Person Show with George Dugan
State University College at Geneseo, New York. Annual Faculty Shows
Keuka College, New York. Two Person Show with George Dugan
Farnsworth Art Museum, Maine. Invitational
Cypress College, California. Invitational
Prince Street Gallery, New York.
Manhattanville College, New York. One Person Show
Philadelphia College of Art, Pennsylvania.
Skidmore College, New York. Invitational
Cooperstown Art Association, New York. Invitational
Guild Gallery, Louisiana. Invitational
Maine Coast Artists, Maine. Invitational
Unionmutual Corporate Headquarters, Maine. One Person Show
New England Invitational Sculpture, Barn Gallery, Maine
Silvermine College of Art, Connecticut.
Vinalhaven Sculpture Show: Penn Graduates.
Berkshire Museum, Massachusetts. Invitational
College of the Atlantic, Maine. Digital Print Invitational
Hole in the Wall Gallery, Maine.
Gallery 7, Portland, Maine.
Born and lived in Pelham, New York through High School years.
Near 50 year study of Indian (Asian) Philosophy & personal practice of Surat Shabd Yoga.
Past surveyor for Save Outdoor Sculpture, (SOS), Maine Chapter.
Eagle Scout.

Jim Skinner was born in 1947 and was raised in Pelham, New York, with his two sisters; son of an Electrical Engineer, and an Early Childhood Development Professional. He graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, after studying chemistry and art. His interest in sculpture lead to his study at the University of Pennsylvania where he received his M.F.A. in 1973. He obtained an appointment to the faculty of the State University of New York at Geneseo, New York, which he held until 1980, teaching sculpture, drawing, figure drawing, and design.

In 1980, Jim, his wife Jo-Anne, and son Gabriel moved to Portland, Maine, where they lived together until 1998. He designed, sculpted, and coordinated the installation of an outdoor work commissioned by the State of Maine for the campus of Southern Maine Vocational Technical College, (the current Southern Maine Community College). He has been a member of a jewelry design and production shop named Brown Goldsmiths & Co., that specializes in making custom hand-made cast and fabricated jewelry utilizing precious metals and gemstones, in addition to offering a wide variety of other precious jewelry items.

Jim’s decision to extend his interest in depth psychology beyond sculpturally creative media resulted in his formal graduate work in counseling psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California, after attending seminar classes at the Jungian Institute in Boston. He practiced as a psychotherapist at Carroll County Mental Health Service in Conway, New Hampshire; Memorial Hospital, in North Conway, New Hampshire; and at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.

In 1997, he returned to professional jewelry design and wax model-making work at Brown Goldsmith & Co, where he created custom designs, working with sales associates and customers during their jewelry design and purchasing process. While there, he became versed in the use of CAD/CAM processes of jewelry design and creation.

During this period, he sailed on his 30 foot Morgan Sloop, “Harbinger”, cruising the seas around Casco Bay, Maine, with his wife Kathleen Riseman. The two of them partnered in the renovation and restoration of several residences, and properties on the East Coast. Both Jim and Kat retired from formal work situations; she from Tyler Technologies in 2013, and he from Brown Goldsmiths in 2014. Jim is currently involved with the Thompson Lake Environmental Association (TLEA), having been invited to join TLEA, on the Board of Directors in 2018.

An abiding interest in philosophy and meditation has been followed since the early 1970’s, and is intimately connected to his artistic expression. Many of his sculptural forms, two dimensional images, as well as written works, are inspired by artistic explorations of themes that connect the personal and archetypal. These provide concrete formats for the viewer to ponder and explore with reference to their own experiences in life. In this spirit, they are presented in this web site, to share with the viewer.

Professional & Academic Profile

About F. James Skinner

About F. James Skinner