Mara Goldfine
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EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
    Emphasis in Sculpture, Graduation- May 2013, Merit Scholarship Recipient
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Intensive, Frog Lotus Yoga, Bali, Indonesia,
    Led by Vidya Jacqueline Heisel, Completed August 2013


SHOWS:
·      EMA Exhibitions Best of Show at Morpho Gallery, Chicago IL, 2014
·      Things That Go Bump in the Night, Studio 659, Whiting Indiana, 2014
·      Included in Water Street Studio’s Summer Solstice Art Walk at Rouge Barrister Records summer music festival, Fox             River in Yorkville, IL, 2014
·      Included in Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 17, Chicago Vs San Francisco, 2014
·      9th Annual Emerging Artist’s Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago IL, 2013
·      Next Wave Art Salon, Elgin IL, 2013
·      Performance, “Muscular Meditation” Crabtree Farm, Lake Bluff, 2013
·      “Behind the Curtain” Shown in Advanced Foundry Review, SAIC, 2013
·      Installation, “Behind the Curtain,” BFA Show, The Sullivan Galleries, 2013
·      Performance, “Femininity,” Art Bash, Betty Rhymer Galleries, 2010
·      Senior Shows, Walnut Hill Pooke Galleries, 2009

EXPERIENCE:
 

Yoga Teacher:  Yoga Boutique, 655 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613, January 2014-Current
·      Teach a one hour beginner yoga class, designed to strengthen the students knowledge of alignment in asana, and the basics of yogic philosophy.

Yoga Teacher: Truharmony Yoga, 900 N. Franklin Ave, Chicago IL, 60610
        ·      Designing and Leading Vinyasa Flow Classes
        ·      Instructing Students in Sanscrit, anatomy, and safe alignment

Jeweler’s Assistant: Sarah McGuire Studio, 3729 N. Ravenswood, Suite 118

Chicago, IL 60613, May 2013-2014
        ·      Component Manufacturing
        ·      Silver forming, soldering, and clean up, 


Jeweler’s Assistant: Scylla Body Jewelry and Corsetiere, 1514 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
        ·      Responsible for jewelry fabrication in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, including soldering, fabricating, and                     finishing high end custom body jewelry
        ·      Assisted in creating estimates, work orders, and receipts

Artist’s Assistant:
True Forms Productions LLC, 1252 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60640, June 2011-September 2011
        ·      Foundry assistant responsible for tasks from wax work and shell mold production, to burn out and casting, ending                 with grinding and sanding
        ·      Responsible for organization and maintenance

Jeweler’s Assistant:
Rebecca Zemans Jewelry, 4401 N. Ravenswood, Studio 304-C, Chicago IL 60640, June 2011- January 2012
        ·      Worked on forging, grinding, soldering, and finishing jewelry, as well being responsible for stone setting.
        ·      Participated in custom jewelry consultations, as well as working at art fairs and installing work in several galleries

Assistant Ceramics Teacher:
Wayland Park and Recreation Department, Wayland, MA, 01778, June 2007- July 2010
        ·      Worked with a dozen six to nine year olds, helping them learn hand building techniques such as pinch pots, coil                 work and slab construction
        ·      Was in charge of classroom demonstrations, studio organization, set up and clean up.

SKILLS:
        ·      Proficient in oxy/acetylene welding, TIG welding, MIG welding, metal casting techniques, and power tools. 
        ·      Experience blacksmithing in steel and bronze
        ·      Experience with plaster, alginate, rubber, and silicone mold making
        ·      Experience with stone setting, etching, various precious metal applications
        ·      Proficient in ceramic techniques including wheel throwing, wedging, and working the kiln
        ·      Photographic techniques, including a understanding of both digital and film processes
        ·      Experience with the Adobe Suites, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro

 



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