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Education
- 2009
- M.F.A. | Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Columbia College Chicago
- 2005
- B.F.A. | Studio Art: Printmaking University of South Florida
- 2000
- A.A. | Fine Art St. Petersburg Junior College
Areas of Specialization:
- Video, Electronic Media, Installation Art, Printmaking, Photography
Professional Experience
- 2008-present
- Photographer, Core Project, Chicago
- 2007-2009
- Teaching Assistant, Columbia College Chicago, Aesthetics and Storytelling, Fall 2007, Connected Images, Summer 2008, Media Performance, Fall 2008
- 2007-2009
- Web Support, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Graduate Department, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2007-2009
- Graduate Student Advisory Board, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2006-2009
- Graduate Assistant, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Graduate Department, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2007
- Web Design and Flash Animation Teacher, ID Tech Camps, Evanston, IL
- 2005-2006
- Art Teacher, Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Department, Tampa, FL
- 2004-2006
- Video Production Assistant, Distance Learning Studios, Educational Outreach Center for Twenty-first Century Teaching Excellence Media Innovation Team, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- 2003-2005
- Printmaking Director and Art Teacher, Community Stepping Stones, nonprofit organization, teaching photography, Adobe Photoshop, and printmaking and founding Printmaking program, Tampa, FL
- 1998-1999
- Student Assistant (Ceramics) St. Petersburg Junior College
Grants/Fellowships
- 2008-2009
- Getz Award Fellowship, Columbia College Chicago
- 2008
- Rosenblum Travel Grant, Columbia College Chicago
- 2007-2008
- Getz Award Fellowship, Columbia College Chicago
- 2000
- Fine Arts Scholarship: St. Petersburg Junior College
- 1997-1998
- Early Admissions Program through St. Petersburg Junior College
Select Exhibition/Screenings/Performances
- 2010
- Mother Tongues: Sons, video and set design in collaboration with Core Project, Dance Bridge, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
- A Carnival of Voices by Shalaka Kulkarni, technical support and live performative camera operartion, Chicago, IL
- 2009
- Dive, single channel video, Digi A-Go-Go, Art Basel, Miami, FL
- Cover, durational performance, The Opportunity Shop, Chicago, IL
- Passages, Visiting artist collaborative exhibition and panel discussion, Salisbury University, Salisbury MD
- Shifting Frames, Interdisciplinary Arts Thesis Show, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago
- Supplant Me, Tic Toc Performance Series, Manifest, Columbia College Chicago L
- 2008
- Invited contributing artist on The Last Performance, by Goat Island
- Across The Table, single channel video, Bones Bare 2, Presented by Core Project, The Galaxy, Chicago
- Teaching Assistant, Columbia College Chicago, Aesthetics and Storytelling, Fall 2007, Connected ;Images, Summer 2008, Media Performance, Fall 2008
- Supplant Me, interactive performative installation, Freeform Thursdays, Hyde Park Art Center
- Feeding the Moonfish, Directed by Lessa Bouchard and presented by Core Project and Image Unit, Costume design and female lead, The Galaxy, Chicago, IL
- Harrison Flat Screen Project, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, Invitational by Jeanine Mellinger
- Congress Flat Screen Project, ongoing, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, Invitational by Jeanine Mellinger
- 2007
- Harrison Flat Screen Project, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, Invitational by Jeanine Mellinger
- Congress Flat Screen Project, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, Invitational by Jeanine Mellinger
- Lost and Found, Hokin Gallery, Chicago, IL, Curated by Image Unit
- *Mediated Confines, Multimedia Installation, Chicago, IL
- Vestiges, Collaborative Multimedia Installation with Lessa Bouchard and Kristina Gosh, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Around the Coyote, Video Art and New Media Lounge presented by Livebox, Screening, Chicago, IL
- 2006
- Bad Girls of Bad Art (presented by Bad Art for Bad People), Tampa, FL
- Phirebrush.com Issue #35, featured in Art section, www.phirebrush.com
- In "Lui" of Fashion, Y.N. Mei, Inc., Tampa, FL
- Nueva Vida, featured in art exhibit as well as runway show,
Galacorina, Tampa, FL
- Static Fashion, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, F
- Aesthetic Optics, The Emerald Cocktail, St. Petersburg, FL
- 2005
- BFA Thesis Show, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
- 100 Smacks or Less, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, FL
- Art House, College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
- What's in My Closet? Centre Gallery, Curator: Nicholas Sebetto, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Transcendance, Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- *Wood, Water, Stone, Centre Gallery, Univerity of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Collage Show, Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- The Paris in Us, Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Photo Club Juried Show & Silent Auction, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Neighborhoods Documentary Project, Ybor School of Visual and Performing Arts Gallery, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
- 2004
- *here & there & near & far, Solo Exhibition, William & Nancy Oliver Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Art-House, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- 2003
- Art-House, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- 2002
- Art auction for the Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless
- 1997
- Student Surrealist Art Exhibit, The Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
- An Artistic Discovery 1997, 16th Annual Congressional Art
Competition for High
School Students, Tarpon Springs Cultural Center,
Tarpon Springs, Fl
- Pinellas High School Survey, April 26 through June 22, 1997, Florida
Gulf Coast at Center, Bellaire, Fl
Bibliography
- Bradley Valentine, Interview, "Phoenix Rising," The Orange, Vol. 1, September 2005.
Select Technical Abilities:
- Video: Technical Direction, Switchboard Operation, Audio Operation, Camera Operation, Lighting, location production setup and breakdown, Editing
- Electronic Media: Setup and maintenance of computer labs, Inventory and maintenance of equipment
Software Knowledge: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Flash, Adobe Soundbooth, Adobe Illustrator, Soundtrack Pro
- Installation Art: Planning, design, and installation of media-based installation art
- Printmaking: Serigraphy, Cyanotype, Gum Printing, Van Dyke Printing, Photo Gravure, Collography, Monotype
Photography: Film Photography, Digital Photography, Black and White Darkroom setup and technique
