NEIL SAPIENZA

Professor of Art (1987), B.F.A. Ohio University; M.S. Brooks Institute at Santa Barbera, 1987.

Neil Sapienza received a BFA degree in Photography from Ohio University in l973. He began his professional career in l975 when he opened a full service commercial photography studio in New York City. Neil continued to operate his freelance photography business until l987 when he received a MS degree in Photography from Brooks Institute. During that year, Neil also joined the full-time faculty of The University of Akron as coordinator of the commercial photography program. Presently, as a Professor of Art, Neil coordinates the computer imaging program and teaches courses in professional business practices, electronic imaging, and multimedia development. In l99l,he founded MediaWorks, an Akron, Ohio based company providing digital video and multimedia production services and training. Neil's professional clients include American Greetings, World Almanac Education, NASA, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sherwin Williams. Neil also presents at numerous regional and national computer imaging seminars and conferences each year.