Resume
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
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