Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration- 2006
European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy 2005-2006
Arts Experience
2006-2007
Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
Visitor Assistant
In the Visitor Services department provide customer service to all museum guests
through general information desk, tickets sales, and various administrative duties.
2006
Joel Nafuma Refugee Center, Rome, Italy
Volunteer
Facilitated weekly drawing workshops with international refugees.
2004-2005
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
Museum Intern
Assisted Curator of Education with the Princeton University Preparatory Program art workshops for disadvantaged high school students and Family Day events. Also worked with the Directors, Public Relations, Friends, Sales, and Security offices of the museum. Projects included: designing/proposing membership gift packages and event brochures, assistance in creating new security manual, gift shop sales/customer service, and various administrative tasks.
2003-2005
Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Programs Assistant
Job responsibilities include: Hospital art programs assisting and teaching both adult and children patients through'Bottles of Hope' (clay art), 'Art While You Wait' (emergency room program), and 'Museum on Rounds' (in-patient workshops). Other jobs entail assisting art director in creation of sample projects, organization, and installation of art exhibits.
2002-2005
RISD REACH, Providence, RI
Project Coordinator, Mentor
Organization performing outreach service projects within the Providence, RI community. Worked to maintain relationship with Cityarts! a local non-profit and organized projects working with children involving murals, costume making, drawing, painting, etc.
2005
The Painted Mural, RISD, Providence, RI
Student Participant
Worked over the course of a semester to develop two murals. One, a collaborative mural at Crossroads, a homeless shelter in downtown Providence and an individual mural at a family and teen counseling center of Rhode Island Hospital
2004
Art as a Source of Healing, RISD, Providence, RI
Art Mentor
Served as an art mentor to developmentally disabled high school students, affiliated with Bradley Hospital, creating collaborative projects including: ceramics, drawing, painting, art history, etc.
2004
Main Street Studio Project, RISD, Pawtucket, RI
Art Mentor
Served as an art mentor to students at The Pawtucket Boys and Girls Club Arts Center as part of 'Catalyst Arts: RISD's Service Learning-Community Based Arts Diversity Initiative' creating collaborative projects including: mural, performance, costume, etc.
2003
Poetry in Service, RISD, Providence, RI
Art Mentor
Facilitated workshops involving poetry and art once a week to sixth grade Providence elementary students.
2002
ARTWORKS Visual Art School and Gallery, Trenton, NJ
Student Intern
Close involvement in the Learning Through Art outreach program in conjunction with the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, working with fourth and fifth grade students from Trenton Public Elementary Schools. Also provided gallery assistance staging exhibits along with arts administration/office organization.
Related Experience
2005-2006
European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
Student Life Facilitator
Responsibilities include: planning and organizing group activities and serving as a liaison and mentor to the 30 college students in the program.
2005
Silk Road Project Residency Workshops, RISD, Providence, RI
Student Participant
Worked in collaboration with the Silk Road Project musicians, directed by Yo Yo Ma, exploring the relationship between music and the visual arts.
Awards
Illustration Department Award for academic excellence in illustration, RISD. 2005
Selected Group Exhibitions
Mostra- Spring Exhibition, Cenci Gallery, Rome, Italy. 2006
Mostra- Fall Exhibition, Cenci Gallery, Rome, Italy. 2005
Hecho in Mexico , Red Door Gallery, Providence. 2005
Contemporary Concepts in Illustration , ISB Gallery, Providence. 2004
Illustration Junior Show, ISB Gallery, Providence. 2004
Open Studio at The Pawtucket Boys and Girls Club Arts Center, New Collaborative Works , Pawtucket, RI. 2004
Skills
Computer: Familiar with PC and Macintosh platforms
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, and Dreamweaver
Drawing, painting (oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor), printmaking, photography, ceramics, and sewing
Language: Conversational Italian and French