Kathleen Farrell has worked at Monroe Community's College's Art Department since 1986. She is the Director of MCC's Mercer Gallery and Assistant Director of Performing Arts which entails administering a creative arts program of art gallery exhibitions, artists workshops, residencies and an artist lecture series.

She is the advisor of the M.C.C. Student Art Organization which includes organizing many campus events, such as the Mystery Video Hour and the Annual New York City Trip. She is an Associate Professor of Art, teaches an art seminar/portfolio course for visual art majors that provides students with techniques and methods of preparing portfolio, slides and presentation of their art work. She teaches in the computer graphics program using the Macintosh computer to manipulate imagery with Adobe Photoshop, digital photography and co-taught web design. Most semesters she has worked independently with students focusing on various projects dealing with gallery and arts management or various projects involving poster design for campus events.

During her 16 year career at M.C.C., she has conducted numerous one day, weekend and week long art travel trips (Art 175) to, Boston , Toronto, Buffalo, Montreal, New York City, Chicago, Spain, Italy Paris, London and has plans for various other cities and art centers in the years to come. In 1996, she was the recipient of the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service. In 2001 she received the NISOD Excellence Award for teaching. This year she was the recipient of the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Kathleen Farrell would like to encourage all curious souls interested in the Arts to stop by the Mercer Gallery located in Building 12 north atrium on the Brighton Campus: Stop by her office in Building 4-136, email at KFarrell@monroecc.edu or just stop her in the hall to say hello.