CV
Education
-Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, Master of Fine Arts, Textiles, 2006
-School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fiber and Material Studies, 2002
-Studio Arts Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy, Semester Abroad, 2001
Work Experience
-Robert Allen, New York, NY – Freelance CAD designer, August 2009 – present, Developed and colored CAD layouts and for print and woven production using Ned Graphics software
-Bed, Bath and Beyond, Farmingdale, NY – Freelance woven sample maker, December 2009 February 2010, Developed hand woven inspirational samples for the Ampersand design division of Bed, Bath and Beyond
-Collette and Blue, Philadelphia PA, Freelance Art designer, August 2010 December 2010, Developed original artwork patterns for home, apparel and stationary use
-Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Ltd, New York, NY – Product Developer, 2008- 2009, Developed and brought to production woven upholstery fabric using CAD (Computer Aided Design) for Jacquard looms, incorporated simple to complex woven structures, worked with mills to insure proper production
-Richloom Fabrics, New York, NY – Designer, 2006 – 2008, Designed woven fabrics for contract upholstery, drapery and bedding lines, worked with foreign and domestic mills to insure proper production
-Rhode Island School of Design Textile Department, Providence, RI – Instructor, Winter Session 2006, Team-taught course, The Woven Rug, covered basic 8-harness weave structures and hand-woven rug techniques, developed a curriculum, managed critiques, evaluated and guided student performance
-Rhode Island School of Design, Textile Department, Providence, RI – Dye Lab Manager, 2005 – 2006, Maintained dye lab and prepared dyes for students
-Quaker Mills, Fall River, MA – Intern, Summer 2005, Assisted designers, cataloged and organized fabrics and artwork files, set up the showroom, attended showroom meetings
-Princeton University, Princeton, NJ – Research Associate, summers 2004, 2005, Researched, catalogued and prepared museum-quality identification labels for University owned art collection
-Rhode Island School of Design, Textile Department, Providence, RI – Weaving Lab Monitor, 2004 -2005, Organized and maintained yarn lab
-Fuji Studios, Florence, Italy – Teaching Assistant and Lab Monitor for weaving class, Spring 2004, Provided assistance to students, supervised and organized weaving lab
-Van Vechten Textiles, Chicago, IL – Production Assistant, 2002 – 2004, Hand wove high end upholstery fabric using AVL dobby looms
Awards and Shows
-Ravel, Heliopolis Gallery, Brooklyn NY, Embroidery work shown, 2010
-1000 Artisan Textiles by Sandra Salamony and Gina M.Brown, Embroidery work published, 2010
-Graduate Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design, 2006
-International Textile Market Assn. Virginia Jackson Design Competition 2nd place winner, Dobby category, 2006
-International Textile Market Assn. Virginia Jackson Design Competition 3rd place winner, Jacquard category, 2006
-Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Student Exhibition, RISD Art Museum, 2006
-The Floor Show, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, 2006
-Graduate Textile Exhibition, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, 2005
-Fuji Studio Semester Art Show, Florence, Italy, 2004
-American Crafts Council Student Art Show, Chicago, IL, 2002
-School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s BFA Exhibition, Chicago, IL, Student Graduation Show, 2002
Skills
-Textile Design – Woven design (basic weaving to complex jacquard structures), design of repeating patterns and layouts, fabric screen printing, embroidery, dying and shibori, basic sewing, basic knitting and crocheting
-Textile Production – correspond with foreign and domestic mills to bring fabrics from concept to final production, arrange for finishing treatments/testing, establish cost
-Computer Applications - Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, PowerPoint, CAD for textile design (Jacquad, Ned Graphics Design and Repeat, Ned graphics Easy Coloring, Ned graphics Storyboarding and Cataloguing, AVL Weavepoint, Pointcarre)
-Printmaking – Screen printing, etching
-Art History – Ancient to modern art, textile design and photography
-Photography – Black and white darkroom photography, color darkroom photography, digital photography, photography of artwork
-Drawing – Drawing techniques with various mediums (pencil, charcoal, ink, cray-pas), figure, landscape, still life, cartooning
-Painting – Painting techniques with various mediums (acrylic, gouache, watercolor, oil)
-Misc – Collage, sculpture, basic woodworking, basic jewelry making, Artwork Installation, ceramics