Expertise
- Comprehensive knowledge of current art trends, personal familiarity with national and international artists and arts organizations.
- Experienced in all aspects of the development, acquisition and installation of artworks and exhibits for exhibition in both traditional and non-traditional settings.
- 17 years of experience in producing, managing, directing and presenting interdisciplinary and technology-based art performances, projects and exhibitions.
- Extensive knowledge of the materials and techniques for the design, fabrication and production of technologically based interactive artworks, exhibits and installations.
- Experienced in the selection, organization and management of arts project teams.
- Skilled in all aspects of project management, including project planning and organization, financial management, contract negotiation, project evaluation, and implementation.
- Excellent networking, negotiation and interpersonal communication skills.
- Thorough knowledge of Mac and Windows operating systems in a networked environment. Fluent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, File Maker Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, 3D Studio Viz, SketchUp, Auto CAD, VectorWorks and MAX/MSP/Jitter.
- Comprehensive technical skills and experience in machining and fabricating technology mediated and interactive art works and exhibits.
- Can read and produce design and construction drawings.
- Working knowledge of German.
Experience
January 2006 - Present: Public Art Commission – Lake Merritt
City of Oakland Cultural Arts, Oakland, CA
February 2006 – August 2006: Associate Producer – ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge & the Thirteenth ISEA 2006
Zero One, San Jose, CA
April 2000 – December 2005: Project Manager – phæno
Ansel Associates, Inc., Point Richmond, CA
January 1999 – April 2000: Electromechanical Technician III
Exploratorium Exhibit Services, San Francisco, CA
October - December 1998: Preparator
Interval Research Corporation Exhibition at the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
January 1998 - September 1998: Project Manager
Interactive Outdoor Sculpture at Zeum Amorphic Robot Works; San Francisco, CA
May 1997 - September 1998: Creative and Technical Director
European Performance Tour - Amorphic Robot Works; San Francisco, CA
August 1996 - September 1996: Curator and Program Director
“Rear-view Mirror to Reality” Ars Electronica; Linz, Austria
May 1996 - August 1996: Development Director
Artitst in Residency Program Contained; Linz, Austria
Education
May 1982: Bachelor of Social Work University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS
Download a PDF of Curriculum vitæ. Expertise
- Comprehensive knowledge of current art trends, personal familiarity with national and international artists and arts organizations.
- Experienced in all aspects of the development, acquisition and installation of artworks and exhibits for exhibition in both traditional and non-traditional settings.
- 17 years of experience in producing, managing, directing and presenting interdisciplinary and technology-based art performances, projects and exhibitions.
- Extensive knowledge of the materials and techniques for the design, fabrication and production of technologically based interactive artworks, exhibits and installations.
- Experienced in the selection, organization and management of arts project teams.
- Skilled in all aspects of project management, including project planning and organization, financial management, contract negotiation, project evaluation, and implementation.
- Excellent networking, negotiation and interpersonal communication skills.
- Thorough knowledge of Mac and Windows operating systems in a networked environment. Fluent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, File Maker Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, 3D Studio Viz, SketchUp, Auto CAD, VectorWorks and MAX/MSP/Jitter.
- Comprehensive technical skills and experience in machining and fabricating technology mediated and interactive art works and exhibits.
- Can read and produce design and construction drawings.
- Working knowledge of German.
Complete Project History
Lake Merritt Sculpture Commission
City of Oakland Cultural Arts Project
Oakland, CA; Current
CCA Liaison/Facilitator: Yahoo! Design Expo
Yahoo! User Experience Design Grant
Sunnyvale, CA; May-July 2007
Production Manager
Survival Research Laboratories
Robodock; Amsterdam, May-September 2007
Pierson Street Sculpture Design
District 6 Neighborhood Project
Oakland, CA; May-December 2006
Performance Technician and Festival Liaison: Ghostly Scenes of Infernal Desecration
Survival Research Laboratories
San Jose, CA; August 2006
Performance Technician: The Fish Boy’s Dream
Survival Research Laboratories
Los Angeles, CA; January 2006
Project Coordinator: The Berkeley Art Museum Show
Survival Research Laboratories
Berkeley, CA; November 2003
Prodcuer/Program Director:
Tim North Benefit Show
SomArts; San Francisco, CA; March 2003
Production Manager: Post Gallery Show
Survival Research Laboratories
Los Angeles, CA; July 2002
Project Coordinator: Webbies Show
Survival Research Laboratories
San Francisco, CA; June 2002
Production Manager: Intercommunication Cener Show
Survival Research Laboratories
Tokyo, Japan; November-December 1999
Preparator
Interval Research Corporation Exhibition
San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation
San Jose, CA; October-December 1998
Project Manager: Urge to Sit
Amorphic Robot Works
Outdoor Sculpture at Yerba Buena Children Center
San Francisco, CA; January - September 1998
Associate Project Coordinator: What is Real?
Survival Research Laboratories
San Francisco, CA; June 1998
Technical Director: Primitive Behavior Patterns
Amorphic Robot Works
ESC; Graz, Austria; November 1997
Tour and Technical Director: The Ancestral Path-The Dog Monkey’s Journey through the Amorphic Evolution
Amorphic Robot Works
Kampnagel; Hamburg, Germany; February 1998
Prater; Berlin, Germany; November 1997
Portugal Telecom; Lisbon, Portugal; October 1997
V_2 Organization; Rotterdam, Netherlands; August 1997
Creative Consultant and Fabrication Design: Bi-directional Browsing Unit
Lynn Hershman
San Francisco, CA; July 1997
Project Coordinator: Destruction of Artifacts
Survival Research Laboratories
Austin, TX; April, 1997
Technical Director: Mechanical Sound Orchestra
Matt Heckert
Kampnagel; Hamburg, Germany; October 1996
Muffathalle; Munich, Germany; September 1996
Curator and Program Director: Rear-view Mirror to Reality
ARS Electronica; Linz, Austria; August - September 1996
Installation: Nervous Net
ARS Electronica; Linz, Austria; September 1996
Program Director: Der Himmel ist Blau
Gottfried Hattinger/Just Merrit
Contained; Linz, Austria; July 1996
Development Director: Artist in Residency Program
Contained; Linz, Austria; May - August 1996
Instructor
Workshop with Matt Heckert and Leo Schatzl
Contained, Linz, Austria; May 1996
Creative Consultant and Fabricator: Spontaneously Harmonious in Certain Kinds of Weather
Gordon Monahan
Berlin, Germany; May 1996
Creative Consultant and Fabricator: Mechanical Rain sticks
Gordon Monahan
Berlin, Germany; April 1996
Creative Consultant and Fabricator: Mechanical Funny Farm Chair
Laura Kikauka
Bimbo Town; Leipzig, Germany; April 1996
Creative Consultant and Fabricator: Robot for Multiple Machine Matrix
Gordon Monahan
Berlin, Germany; March 1996
Performance Technician and Fabricator: Machine Fest
Survival Research Laboratories
Crash; Phoenix, AZ; January 1996
Performance Technician and Fabricator: Wired Magazine
Survival Research Laboratories
Mac World; San Francisco, CA; January 1996
Performance Technician and Fabricator: Crime Wave
Survival Research Laboratories
San Francisco, CA; November 1995
Installation Technician: Propelled
Contained
Kampnagel; Hamburg, Germany; November 1995
Contained w/ Sam Auinger, Bruce Odland & Matt Heckert:
Zurich, CH; September 1995
Installation Technician: Peep Show
Laura Kikauka
Spiel Art; Munich, Germany; October 1995
Technical Director and Fabricator: Dante Organ
Erik Hobijn
Tacheles; Berlin, Germany; September 1995
Technical Director: Dante Organ
Erik Hobijn
Zomerparkfest; Venlo, Holland; August 1995
Les 7 Péchés Capitaux; Maubeuge, France; July 1995
Technical Director: Delusions of Self-immolation
Erik Hobijn
The Incident; Fribourg, Switzerland; July 1995
Technical Director: I-Beam Music
Barry Schwartz
Stiftung Weimarer Klassik; Weimar, Germany; June 1995
Muffathalle; Munich, Germany; June 1995
Installation Technician: I-Beam Music
Nicholas Baginsky and Barry Schwartz
Berlin, Germany; May 1995
Instructor
Workshop with Barry Schwartz
Institut für Neue Median; Frankfurt, Germany; April 1995
Städelshule Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künst;
Frankfurt, Germany; April 1995
Technical Director and Fabricator: Hochspannungsmast
Barry Schwartz
Kampnagel; Hamburg, Germany; October 1994
European Media Arts Festival; Osnabrück, Germany; Sept. 1994
Mechanical Design and Fabrication: America’s Finest, Editions 1 and 2
Lynn Hershman
San Francisco, CA; August 1994
Technical Director: Hoverdrum
Tim North
Art Techo; San Francisco, CA; June 1994
Performance Technician and Fabricator: Calculated Forecast
Survival Research Laboratories
San Francisco, CA May 1994
Performance: Haters
Kennel Club; San Francisco, CA; March 1994
Exhibitor: Light and Shadow
Combine Group Show; San Francisco, CA; January 1994
Performance: Haters
Kennel Club; San Francisco, CA; August 1993
Installation Technician: Auto body
Liz Young
Headlands Center for the Arts; San Francisco, CA; June 1993
Performance: Haters
Kennel Club; San Francisco, CA; December 1993
Performance Technician and Fabricator: America Nowhere
Survival Research Laboratories
Steirischer Herbst; Graz, Austria; November 1992
Performance Technician and Fabricator: Éclat ’92
Survival Research Laboratories
Lieux Public; Aurillac, France; August 1992
Mechanical Design and Fabrication: Room of One’s Own View, Editions 1 - 4
Lynn Hershman
San Francisco, CA; July 1992
Exhibitor: Non utilitarian Furniture
The Luggage Store Gallery; San Francisco, CA; June 1992
Technical Director: Sound Traffic Control
Tim North, Barry Schwartz, & Rhythm & Noise
San Francisco, CA; May 1992
Installation: Light and Shadow
Show N’ Tell Gallery; San Francisco, CA; December 1992
Production Manager and Technical Director: Hoverdrum, Closed Systems, Auto Body
Tim North, David Therrien & Liz Young
Satellite Films; Los Angeles, CA; December 1992
Performance Technician and Fabricator: MOMA Groundbreaking
Survival Research Laboratories
San Francisco, CA; April 1992
Production Manager and Technical Director: Hoverdrum
Tim North
Bill Graham Presents: Metallica; Oakland, CA; Sept. 1991
Bill Graham Presents: Lollapalooza; Mountain view, CA; July 1991
Performance Technician and Fabricator: Art Futura
Survival Research Laboratories
Barcelona, Spain; January 1991
Installation Technician: Hoverdrum
Tim North
Show and Tell Gallery; San Francisco CA, June 1990
The Lab; San Francisco, CA; May 1990