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PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

Iridium Productions, Lowell, MA Artist/Owner Art production company working in a range of media, currently including: animation, costume/prop design, and experimental video.	1997 - present

Ova: Directing a stop-motion animation with narrative by spoken-word artist David Rosen, and music by pianist Charles Segal. This project is currently in production.	2006
Walden: Directed an experimental dance performance video featuring choreographer/dancer Dorian Rose. This project is currently in post-production. Created costumes, sets, props, body painting for various clients in Boston including:	2006



Fluttr Effect: live performance @ Pan9 - set design	2006
Humanwine: CD release @ Middle East Restaurant - body paint artist	2006
What Time is it Mr. Fox?: music video - set design	2006
The Dresden Dolls: Sing music video - body paint coordinator	2006
Joe Turner and the Seven Levels: Coordinate Zero music video - set design	2006
Art of the Event: various events - prop design, set dressing	2006
Fastlights: South Shore Savings Bank commercial - art dept. assist	2006
The Dresden Dolls: Coin Operated Boy music video - body paint artist	2004
Reason8: Living Statue Performance @ the DNC – body paint artist	2004
Kaleidoscope Cabaret: A 14 act variety stage show - Co-produced, sets, props	2003
Neovoxer: live score film screenings/performances – body paint artist	2001 - 2002
The Shadowbox Collective: Hotel Blanc – stage production – prop design	2001
Trust: stage production - costuming, set construction, prop design	2000

Metropolitan Pictures, Allston, MA Production Designer/Producer Pony Trouble: Design, construction, and implementation for sets, props, and special effects for feature film, currently in distribution through Brain Damage Films.	2004 - 2005




TEACHING EXPERIENCE

South End Center for Adult Education, Boston, MA	2004
Scrapbooking Taught adults archival practices for scrapbooking and journaling, as well as basicconcepts of design and layout.
Children's Art Center, Boston, MA	2004
Mixed Media Instructor - Teen Portfolio Class Taught basic methods of combining a variety of wet and dry media on paper, collage, and collograph printmaking to small group of high school students. Advised students in portfolio preparation for college. Assisted students in preparing, exhibiting and selling their work at the First Annual SoWa ArtWalk in Boston.
Malden Access Television, Malden, MA	2003
Photoshop Instructor Taught basics of Adobe Photoshop 7 to diverse groups of students. Special focus on text effects for export to Final Cut Pro video editing software.
Fletcher-Maynard Academy, Cambridge, MA	2002
After School Art Teacher - 3D Mixed-Media Taught small groups of 4th-8th grade students. Projects included; polymer and air-dry clay sculpting, and papier mache lantern making. Finished lanterns were used in World AIDS Day Medicine Wheel installation at BCA.
Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA	2000 - 2003
Studio Computer Graphics Instructor Taught diverse groups of students basic methods and practices for creating broadcast graphics in a digital television studio utilizing Inscriber software on a PC system. Photoshop Instructor Taught basics of Adobe Photoshop 5, 6 & 7 to diverse groups of students. Covered usage for web, print, and video. Computer Lab Intern Provided support and maintenance for PC and Macintosh computers, as well as network and peripheral equipment, such as printers, scanners, and DVD burners. Assisted users of all skill levels in learning a variety of graphics, multimedia, and office software. Cablecast Intern Provided production assistance for BeLive Studio broadcasts. Loading/Unloading tapes and monitoring performance of TiltRac system. Quality control of audio/video signals for three broadcast channels.
Bradford College, Bradford, MA	1997
Adjunct Faculty Taught undergraduate introduction to desktop publishing. Developed series of projects designed to provide students with creative experimentation while mastering basic computer/graphic design skills. Macintosh platform utilizing Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 and Adobe Photoshop 4.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Teaching Assistant - Electronic Imaging Assisted students during in-class work sessions using Adobe Photoshop 3. Assisted professor with written and audio-visual materials during lectures.	1996
Teaching Assistant - Graduate Seminar Second year peer advisor/faculty assistant for team-taught seminar for first year MFA Degree candidates. Duties included participating in group/individual critiques and discussions, and preparation of written materials for weekly group meetings.	1995
Computer Lab Assistant Trouble shooting/maintenance of LAN servers and peripheral equipment and installing software upgrades. Provided technical and design assistance to students/faculty.	1994

DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD A non-profit visual and performing arts organization featuring exhibits, workshops, an artist slide registry and resource center, and multi-disciplinary performance venue. Development Assistant / Slide Registry Coordinator Assisted in organization of special events, researching and preparing draft proposals/grants, and preparing donor solicitations. Solicited in-kind donations of equipment and supplies from local merchants. Managed member database, and facilitated transition to Memex membership management software. Generated monthly, quarterly, and yearly fundraising reports for staff and board use. Produced quarterly newsletter and artists resource bulletin. Consolidated and maintained statewide artist slide registry.	1992 - 1994
EXHIBITIONS
2005 Space Kitten - Redtail Studio Collective - sculptural installation 2004 24th Annual December Sale, SMFA, Boston, MA 2004 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 2004 SoWa ArtWalk, Boston, MA 2004 Trees - The Bates Art Resource Center Gallery - Boston, MA 2003 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 2003 Filmmakers Open Studios, Boston, MA 2003 Kaleidoscope Cabaret - The Middle East Restaurant - Cambridge, MA 2002 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 2002 Electronically Yours - video projection - JHCC - Boston, MA 2002 Neovoxer Screening - Living Statue Performance - Nuyorican Poets Cafe - NY, NY 2002 Shadowbox Collective - Metropolis Performance - Trio - Boston, MA 2001 21st Annual December Exhibition & Sale, SMFA, Boston, MA 2001 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 2001 15 x 15, MICA Annual Alumni Exhibition, Baltimore, MD 2000 20th Annual December Exhibition & Sale, SMFA, Boston, MA 2000 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 2000 Second Annual Small Works Juried Exhibition, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA 1999 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 1999 SoWa Festival, Boston, MA 1999 Oscar Night '99 Benefit, Boston, MA 1998 Hats Off A.C.P. Benefit, Boston, MA 1998 South End Open Studio Tour, Boston, MA 1997 USEA Benefit, Boston, MA 1997 National Geographic: Ecological Contours - Tufts University Gallery - Medford, MA 1997 MFA Thesis Exhibition - Tufts University Gallery - Medford, MA 1994 Group Exhibition - School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA 1994 Solo Exhibition - Café Montage - Baltimore, MD 1994 Group Exhibition - Meyers Artist Salon - Baltimore, MD 1993 Sowebohemian Arts Festival - Baltimore, MD 1993 Secret Pages - Maryland Art Place - Baltimore, MD 1993 Women Image Women - Life of Maryland Gallery - Owings Mills, MD 1992 Mirror Mirror - Maryland Art Place - Baltimore, MD 1992 Out of the Imagination - Maryland Art Place - Baltimore, MD 1992 Senior Thesis Exhibition - Maryland Institute, College of Art - Baltimore, MD 1992 Group Exhibition - Maryland Institute, College of Art - Baltimore, MD 1991 Emerging Baltimore Artists - Mitchell Baker Galerie - Baltimore, MD 1991 Group Exhibition - Maryland Institute, College of Art - Baltimore, MD
COLLECTIONS The Baltimore Museum of Art - Artists' Book Collection Information on work held in private collections furnished upon request.
EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts 1997, School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Boston, MA Concentration: video, mixed-media sculpture Bachelor of Fine Arts 1992, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD Major: General Fine Art
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers Rhizome.org