Resume

Education
Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude, New York State College of Ceramics, Sculpture/Dimensional Studies, Alfred NY, May 2007
Anderson Ranch, Brooks Fellowship, Snowmass Co, Summer 2006
University of Redlands, Redlands Ca, September 2002- May 2004

Exhibitions
A Midautumn's Art Dream ArtSpace, Jackson WY, October 2008
Staff Show Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass CO, July 2008
The Third Iteration Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovial NY, June 2008
Work In Progress Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs CO, May 2008
BAP Bwear Action Products, Steamboat Springs CO, May 2008
Evolution Constructed Sculpture Barn, New Fairfield CT, April 2008
Alfred On The Record Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York NY, June 2007
Senior Shows School of Art and Design, Alfred NY, May 2007
Pop Till You Drop Turner Student Gallery, Alfred NY, October 2007
Quatro Rojo Smart Wall Gallery, Alfred NY, February 2006
Red Group Performance Dia Beacon, Beacon NY, November 2005
Body as Machine Davis Gym, Alfred NY, October 2005
Re-Bike Public Spaces, Redlands CA, February 2004
Opening our Doors Artspace, Jackson Hole WY, January 2003

Awards
Artist of the Month, The Art List, July 2009
Community Improvement Award, Alfred NY, September 2008
Colorado Art Ranch Residency, Steamboat Spring CO, May 2008
Valedictorian of the School of Art and Design, GPA 3.7, May 2007
Chancellors Award for Student Excellence, March 2007
Alfred Research Grant for Undergraduate Study, Public Art, January 2007
Who's Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities, December 2006
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar, April 2006
Art and Design Portfolio Scholarship, September 2004

Publications
1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, by Garth Johnson, Quarry Books 2009

Experience
Founder of Public artSPOT, Jackson Hole WY, January 2007-October 2007
  • Obtained permission to re-purpose an unused gasoline station sign for public art
  • Published and managed a call for artists, collaborating with artists to create work
  • Obtained grant funding for artist stipends, and a lighting system
  • Maintained a website (jhartspot.info) as a virtual link to the project
  • Fabricated structural steel elements and rigging systems

Custom Iron Design, Jackson Hole WY, Summer position, June 2007-October 2007
  • Designed custom fireplace doors, and functional amenities
  • Installed a variety of work in private residences

Co-Founder of COTTA, Community Outreach Through The Arts, Alfred NY, September 2006-May 2007
  • Received the Community Initiative Grant and Diverse Partnership Grant to redesign the village bus shelter
  • Conducted community outreach through print media and a design charrette
  • Collaborated with the Alfred State Architecture Club to develop architectural plans
  • Coordinated with the Alfred State Timber Framing Club to bid and order materials

Co-Founder of RePo, Reusable Materials Depot, Alfred NY, December 2005-May 2007
  • Managed 6 volunteer and work study students operating a material reuse program
  • Organized donations of scrap and usable waste from students, faculty, and businesses
  • Maintained a material accounting system, recording 6.8 tons of material reused
  • Received a research grant to study and travel to existing material reuse programs

Ben Roth Design, Jackson Hole WY, Summer position, 2006, 2007
  • Created custom metal furniture, functional amenities, and sculpture
  • Installed public and private commissions

Fish Creek Ironworks, Jackson Hole WY, Summer apprentice, 2005, 2006
  • Fabricated structural steel, railings, lighting systems
  • Designed custom hardware systems for functional amenities