Master of Fine Arts in Digital+Media, Rhode Island School of Design 2008 Recipient of the D+M Fellowship.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Media Art & Design, University of Denver's School of Art and Art History 2004 Deans's List, recipient of the Harrison Merit Scholarship, DU Educational Grant, Transfer Scholar and Colorado Scholar Awards.
Associate of General Studies (Specialist) Graphic Animation Technology & Web Design, Red Rocks Community College 2001 Dean's List, President's List, Phi Theta Kappa.
Interactive Design Instructor. Chester College of New England. 2010
DES 405 Advanced Interactive Design. Spring 2010
Instructor. The Urbano Project. 2009-Present
Making it Happen: Experience as Art. Spring 2010
Hacked: re-purposed and recycled, electronic sculptures. Spring 2010
Game Making: an intro to paper prototypes and 2D video game making. Fall 2009
Instructor of Graphic Design. New England Institute of Art. 2009-Present
GD230 Web Development for Graphic Designers Fall 2009, Spring 2010
DGD 101 Designing with Adobe Photoshop Summer 2009
WSD 201 Photoshop for Web Developers Summer 2009
Adventures Lead Instructor. Digital Media Academy. 2009
Adventures in Game Design @ Harvard & George Washington University
Game Design Instructor. The Cloud Foundation. 2009 I designed and taught the workshop Game Design: Making, Bending and Breaking Rules for Cloud’s after school arts program.
Teachers Assistant. Rhode Island School of Design. 2006-2008 Graduate level courses for the Digital+Media and Graduate Studies Departments
Edifice: Methods & Methodology Winter 2008
Experimental Games Fall 2007
On Form and Form Giving Fall 2007
Sensing Materials and Embodied Interaction Spring 2007
Intro to Creative Programming Fall 2006
Creative, Trainer. Apple Store Providence Place. 2006-2007 As the most requested creative at Apple Providence Place, I taught clientele, from beginners to professionals, how to use their computers, design websites (including HTML and information architecture), do color correction in Aperture and Photoshop, design DVD menus, manage files, etc. In my time at Apple I was a trainer and mentor to customers and staff. At the Aspen Grove Apple Store in Denver, CO, I began as a Mac Specialist and was promoted to creative within a month before being transfered to Providence Place in RI.
Instructor. Red Rocks Community College. 2001-2002 After graduating I was a regular guest lecturer giving tips and tricks lectures for intro and advanced Photoshop classes, teaching animation in the Intro to Illustrator class, and showing students how to create custom brushes and animate in Corel Painter, and Advanced Design I taught students how to use these apps together; as a lecturer I designed and developed curriculum for Intro to Mac OS X and Intro to InDesign.
"Dreamweaver for Graphic Designers." At the inviataion of Michael Goldberg, New England Institute of Art, Web Development for Graphic Designers. July 2009
“Not just another Thermion, Getting Arduino and MAX/MSP Talking.” At the Invitation of Tad Hirch, Rhode Island School of Design, Technology Workshop April 2008
“Book Design in InDesign: An Artist’s Introduction to Page Layout.” At the invitation of Jennifer Liese, Rhode Island School of Design, Permission to Write March 2008
“Using Maya and Hexagon for Rapid Prototype Printing: A Series of Three Workshops.” At the Invitation of Enrique Martínez, Rhode Island School of Design, On Form and Form Giving Oct.-Dec.2007
“Getting Started and Breaking Out on Your Own in the World of Design.” At the nvitation of Rafael Fajardo, University of Denver, eMAD Senior Project Mar.2006
“The Collaborative Studio's Design Process” At the invitation of Miguel Angel Tarango, University of Denver, Spring and Winter Sessions of Visual Meaning Feb. & Mar. 2005
Games: the Art of Making, Bending and Breaking Rules, a discussion of my work and designing ludic objects, Department of Visual & Performing Arts, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Critical Game Studies Mar. 30, 2009
Games: the Art of Making, Bending and Breaking Rules, a discussion of my work and making games, Rhode Island School of Design, Pre-College Design Fundamentals Aug. 4, 2008
warDecks & Kick the Can a short talk on making unplayable games, University of Denver, School of Art and Art History, ARTD 4375 Graduate eMAD Critique Mar. 27, 2007
Games: the Art of Making, Bending and Breaking Rules, featured on Gamasutra.com and GameCareerGuide.com. Mar. 2009
Games: the Art of Making, Bending and Breaking Rules, Fylkingen's journal Hz, online journal. Issue number 13. http://www.hz-journal.org/n13/ames.html Jan. 2009
On Games, Art and Shades of Grey, [Itch] Magazine, online edition. Issue number 2. http://www.itch.co.za/?article=43 Oct. 2008
Modifying Art, Fylkingen's journal Hz, online journal. Issue number 10.
http://hz-journal.org/n10/ames.html Jun.2007
Cutler, Meredith. "Beyond the Borders Feature: PLUG IN, PROVIDENCE" ArtScope New England's Culture Magazine, Sep/Oct 2009
http://artscopemagazine.com/asdyn/index.wr?is=21&a=11 • full article
Cook, Greg. "The digerarti:‘Pixilerations’ plugs in Providence art" The Boston Phoenix, Oct. 2 2009.
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Arts/90574-digerarti/
Myers, Maddy. "Vintage Gaming Exhibit: 8-bit Is Back at CyberArts" The Boston Phoenix, May 1, 2009.
http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/phlog/archive/2009/05/01/vintage-gaming-exhibit-8-bit-is-back.aspx
Mathews, Anita. "'Pixilerations' experiments with new media" The Brown Daily Herald, Oct 6 2008.
http://www.browndailyherald.com/2.12234/pixilerations-experiments-with-new-media-1.1669459
"Up-and-coming art stars show their stuff" The Providence Journal, May 22, 2008.
http://www.projo.com/art/content/wk-artscene22_05-22-08_8UA6NSR_v22.252aec8.html
Canned Personalities. Rhizome's ArtBase. http://rhizome.org/object.php?o=47099&m=1047044
Deconstructing Gender. Rhizome’s ArtBase. http://rhizome.org/object.rhiz?4233
New Media & Technology Coordinator. The Urbano Project. 2009
Curator. Boston Cyberarts Festival. 2009 Working with George Fifield and Nick Monfort I curated and installed a four day Vintage Gaming Exhibition to highlight and educate visitors about the history of video games. In addition I curated the Cloud Foundation’s Teen Game Design Focus Group, and helped to set-up Cyberarts Central.
Freelance. 2006-present I began freelancing again while attending RISD, taking on smaller web and logo projects. In my free time I designed and developed a branding and identity strategy for Those Guys, LLC and their partner company LocoSavingsTravel, I developed a logo for Intelishirts, an electronic signature for Aquidneck Fine Properties as well as a revamp of Maynard Tischler's online artist portfolio.
Partner, Creative Director. Tackhammer Concepts. 2004-2006 Tackhammer Concepts was the evolution of 360 Degrees of Design, a design company I started in 2000. As owner and then partner, I negotiated all contracts, presented proposals to clients and was the lead designer for projects. I initiated our intern program mentoring art students from the University of Denver and Metropolitan State College of Denver, all of which went on to start their own art and design businesses.
Principle, Designer. Three Hundred Sixty Degrees of Design, LLC. 2000-2004 I negotiated contracts and presented proposals to clients and designed information architecture, signage, websites and branding strategies for clients who ranged from orthodontists, restaurants, artists and designers, including Downtown Denver’s Green Fine Salad Company. Before starting 360 Degrees, I worked as a freelance web designer from 1997–2000.
2009
Programer, New Media Consultant, Axiom Drummer's Place
Web Designer, OSSOM
Principle Designer, AcrossWorld, Inc.
2008
Interactive Creative, The TJX Companies. At TJX I collaborated with creative directors, copy writers and studio under tight deadlines to produce interactive micro-sites, email blasts and banner ads.
Consultant, programmer, Lucas Roy
Designer, Intellishirts, logo design
2007
Programmer, Aquidneck Fine Properties, electronic signature
Programmer, Harken Productions, site update
2006-present Designer, image consultant. I work closely with Chris Earley and Paul Napoli to provide branding and identity strategies as well as the designs to match their businesses, including identity packages for Those Guys, LLC; a website for Colorado Education Project; and identity, product and web design for the Gifts Galore Card.
2004-2006
Technician, Designer, Programmer. Designo. At Designo I worked closely with Phil Dineen on web and print projects. I was regularly consulted on interactivity and collaborated on UI design to streamline programing of the websites for his clients.
Technician, Production Assistant. Ema Design, Inc., maintain computers as well as assist and collaborate on project proposals and client work. Projects include: collaborations on emadesign.com, allenkennedy.com & logo, assisted with RTD go with the flow posters, Hildebrand Ranch Signage, Echobana print collateral.
2003-present Web designer. Maynard Tischler. Designed and developed online artist’s portfolio.
2003-2005 Technician, Production Assistant. Greta Designs, maintained computers and assisted with color correction and design proofing.
2002-2004 Designer. School of Art and Art History, University of Denver. designed annual newsletter, postcards for art exhibitions and recruiting purposes, as well as a logo and brochures for DUArt.
1997-2002 Designer. Lakewood Orthodontics. I designed the website and information packets that Lakewood Orthodontics used for five years to educate and inform their patients about care, health, and benefits.
2009
Winter Brew,The Urbano Project Gallery, MA
JP Open Studios', The Urbano Project Gallery, MA
PIXILERATIONS [v.6] The Great Disruption, 5 Traverse Gallery. RI
2008
PIXILERATIONS [v.5]: Fragments & (W)holes, Sol Koffler Gallery. RI
Art of the Game, NYC Resistor. NY
Selected Graduate Student Works, Sol Koffler Gallery. RI
Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2008, Rhode Island Convention Center. RI
Micromediations: Digital+Media Bianual Exhibition, Sol Kofler Gallery. RI
2007
PIXILERATIONS [v.4]: STORIES +/- ORNAMENT, The Space at Alice. RI
MFA Review Exhibition, The Space at Alice. RI
Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum, iS.CaM, proudly presents: Web Biennial 2007. International Contemporary Art Exhibition on the World Wide Web. http://www.webbiennial.org/galleries/g1.htm
2006
First Friday opening, A Neo Studio's & Potential Cloud Formations Collaborative Event. Neo Studio's. CO
Soft Core @ Core: Contemporary Erotic Art by Denver's Best Established and Emerging Artists, Core New Art Space. CO
Winter Festival 2006, 5th Floor Studio's. CO
2005
New Work by Digital Artists. Potential Cloud Formations @ Denver West. CO
Untitled Exhibit, 5th Floor Studio's. CO
Winter Festival 2005, 5th Floor Studio's. CO
2004
“ ” (The Mark), Annual Senior BFA Show, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery. CO
University of Denver Media Arts Festival, Student and Faculty works, The Rock Island. CO
2003
Technical Difficulties. Solo Exhibit, Colorado's Cable Center. CO
Places: figment, ethereal, conceptual, Noa Noa Espresso and Gallery. CO
The Artists Formerly Known as Students, Juried Student Show, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery. CO
Phase I, Solo Exhibit, Treehouse café. CO
2001
Discover Creative Mastery, Noa Noa Espresso and Gallery. CO
Multimedia Technology Center Art Show, Red Rocks Community College. CO
2000
Multimedia Technology Center Art Show, Red Rocks Community College. CO
2007 Bid to Rebuild, benifit at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Teri Rueb, Cambridge, MA; Tucker Houlihan, Okland, RI; George Fifield, Jamaica Plain, MA; Yana Sakellion, Bolitmore, MD; Kristen Silva, Providence RI; Jon Nassif, Denver, CO; Zarella Nicole Lezama Durand, Lima, Peru; The Cable Center, Denver, Colorado
2009 The Transit Game. Urbano Project Teens. A board game based on Boston's subway system.
2006 The Cheat. Potential Cloud Formations with Miguel Angel Tarango. A Reactive Video Collaboration using Apple Developer Tools.
2006-Present Social Breakout*06. Potential Cloud Formations with Miguel Angel Tarango. Concept and design collaboration. Proposed work currently seeking venue.
2006 Deconstructing Gender. Collaboration with Dr. Frank Ritchel Ames. Interactive web-based game.
2004 Corporate Calavera Project 2004. With Matt Jenkins, performance photographer.
2004 “” (The Mark). Collaboration with David Hilgier. Mark design, and three separate installations
2006 & 2007
Digital+Media Fellowship. Rhode Island School of Design
2006 Nominee, Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. University of Denver
2002 & 2003
Harrison Merit Scholarship. School of Art and Art History, University of Denver
Colorado Scholar. University of Denver
DU Educational Grant. University of Denver
Transfer Scholar. University of Denver
2002 National Dean’s List. University of Denver
2000 & 2001 National Dean’s List. Red Rocks Community College
2000 Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. Red Rocks Community College
1999-2001 Vice President’s List. Red Rocks Community College
1999 Earned GED graduating a year early from High School
2008-present
AIGA. Boston Chapter
Culturehall. Charter member at the invitation of David Andrew Frey.
2007-present
College Art Association.
International Game Developers Association.
2006-present Rhizome. Contributing member to the ArtBase and RAW.
2005-present Member, artist, collaborator. Potential Cloud Formations.
2003-2004 Steering Committee member. Gallery 023.
2001 Multimedia Advisory Committee. Warren Technological School, Graphic Communications Department.
2004 Site design and branding. Computer Village, helped to provide the non-profit with a graphic identity and web presence
2002-2003 Designer, Consultant. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Digital Collections, served as graphic designer/consultant for the Liberty Bell 7 Project
2002 IT Consultant. Kunsberg Elementary School at National Jewish Hospital. Custom-designed system specifications and utility disks for a Mac lab; configured file server; wrote maintenance procedures for faculty and staff.
2001 Vocational Teaching Credential. Awarded by Red Rocks Community College.
2006
Juarez, Mexico
2005
Peru; Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu
[certified] DVDStudio Pro
[expert] Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Corel Painter, Fireworks, ImageReady, HTML, Pages, Keynote, iLife, Apple Aperture, LiveType
[advanced] Acrobat, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, Flash, Corel Bryce, Fontographer, CSS, Quartz Composer, Multimedia Fusion 2
[intermediate] Macromedia Freehand, NewTek LightWave 3D, After Effects, Poser, Open Office, WordPress, MAMP, ZiggVersion
[knowledgeable] FinalCut, Motion, Media Cleaner Pro, BBEdit, JAVAscript, Processing, PHP, MySQL, Aurdino, Maya, Hexagon, Max MSP
[expert] AppleShare IP, Network Assistant
[advanced] OS X Server, FireRaid, SoftRaid
Drawing, woodblock printing (oil and waterbased using western and eastern techniques), wood-working (furniture making and refinishing), frame making, sculpture, sewing, installation, digital & 35mm photography, basic electronics, ceramics