curriculum vitae: Open PDF
EDUCATION:
 
2009: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
MFA, Photographic & Electronic Media
Teaching Certificate
Graduate Student Union
2008: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
MA, Digital Art
Award: Murthy Digital Arts Grant, 2008
2007: Towson University, Towson, MD
BS, Graphic Design
Magna Cum Laude
Secondary Area of Study: Visual Communication/Photography
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
 
2010-Present: Towson University, Towson, MD
Adjunct Professor
Digital Art, and Foundations, Department of Art + Design

courses taught:
ART 463 Interactive Media: Experimental
ART 365 Design for the WWW
ART 363 Interactive Media: Theory and Application
ART 217 Digital Concepts: Image and Surface
2009-Present: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Adjunct Professor
Interactive Media, Visual Arts Department

courses developed:
ART 388 Art on the Internet

courses taught:
ART 382 Interactive Media
ART 388 Art on the Internet
2007-09: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Graduate Level workshops:
Webdesign, Interactive Media, Motion Graphics

Graduate Teaching Intern:
(4 semsters of) Electronic Media and Culture
OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
 
Present: Freelance Photographer
Web Designer
Musician
Video Specialist
2008-09: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Graduate Program Assistant: Photographic & Electronic Media
Graduate Research Lab: Audio Visual Equipment
2007: Definiens Image Intelligence Company, Reston, VA
Graphic Designer
2001-08: Chestnut Ridge Country Club, Lutherville, MD
Designing posters and banners, assisting in party planning, and waiting on tables
2004: Kinkos, Timonium, MD
Managing color printing
d
esigning documents (brochures and business cards)
VOLUNTEER WORK:
 
2001-02: Gallagher Services, Francis Xavier Center, Timonium, MD.
Working with developmentally disabled adults
Award: Anne Lindsey Otenasek Scholarship, 2002
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
 
Still & Motion Graphics: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash, Processing
Web Design: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
HTML, CSS, ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0, Java, JavaScript
Design & Layout: InDesign, QuarkXPress, Pagemaker, TextEdit,
M
icrosoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Audio: Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Studio One - PreSonus,
Soundbooth, Garageband, iTunes
Video: Final Cut Pro, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, iMovie, iDVD
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS:
 
2010-Present: Alif Laila, Dhaka, Bangladesh, alifLailaSitar.com
Hired to create album artwork & graphic design
Update website & redesign webpages
Documentary photography & video
2009-Present: Karla Cott, San Juan, Puerto Rico, karlaCott.com
Assisted in designing website
Collaborated on video and animations for exhibitions
2009-Present: Jeff Byers, Baltimore, MD, Var.na
Album artwork & graphic design for Sadhana Album
Collaborative audio and video performances
2011: Key Turn Project, Portland, OR, keyTurnProject.com
Collaborative dance and video performance
2009-2010: Joshua Lefchick, Washington, D.C, joshuaLefchick.com
Hired to photograph artwork, design, and build website
2009: Sarah Jacobs, UK, sarahJacobsArt.com
Hired to photograph art work for portfolio & website

Elisabeth Gambino, Baltimore, MD, elisabethgambino.com
Hired to update website

Rich McLaughlin, Baltimore, MD, Light Trees
Hired to produce video projections for live performances
Collaborative audio and video performances
2007: Timothy Messing, Portland, OR, Rotting Sky
Album artwork & graphic design
EXHIBITIONS:
 
2011: Out of Order
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2010: Mobile Spaces
Lake Mendota, Madison, WI

Animal Attraction
Whole Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2009: La Muerte
BlackBoxArt Foundation, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Blurring the Line Between Our Waking Life & Dream Life
Fox 3 Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Recycled Art Show
Towson University, Towson, MD
2008: Photographic & Electronic Media Group Show
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

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Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2007: Senior Art Exhibition
Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD
2007: Put Your heART Into It
Juried by Jed Dodds (Creative Alliance Artistic Director)
Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD

Student Art Show

Juried exhibition
Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD
SELECTED LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCE WORKS:
 
2009-Present: Night Flight, 202archive.wordpress.com
Organizer & co-creator of creative gatherings, Timonium, MD
2011: Art of Peace, Video & Music collaborative Performance with Alif Laila
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Washington DC
2010: Ultima Sigaretta, Music Performances

The Depot, Baltimore, MD

202, Timonium, MD
2009: Light Trees, Video Projections

The Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD

The Annex, Baltimore, MD

202, Timonium, MD

THOTH, Recycled Art Show, Music Performance
Towson University, Towson, MD

MFA Thesis Exhibit, Video & Performance
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2007: Nux Vomica (going away party), Collaborative Performance
Talking Head (Davis Street), Baltimore, MD








 
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