Resume describes Janet Silk's teaching experience.
EDUCATION
University of California at Berkeley, California, MFA, Fine Art, 1998
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, BFA, Fine Art, 1985
RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Winter 2004
American University in Cairo, Egypt
History of Modern and Contemporary Art
An Introduction and Exploration of Installation Art
Taught art history course and studio art courses.
Developed curriculum for both courses.
Met with students as an independent Advisor for their coursework.
Teacher and Instructional guide, 2000-2001
South of Market (SomArts) Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
City of Miracles, Day of the Dead Exhibition-October 11-November 3, 2001
Labyrinth of the Dead, Day of the Dead Exhibition-October 6-November 11, 2000
Docent and art educator for art exhibition.
Lectured to students from diverse cultural background and age differences: kindergarten through high school age.
Developed educational curriculum following State of California educational objectives.
Taught art projects related to exhibition.
Lecturer Fall 2000
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
History and Theory of Interdisciplinary Art, Inter-Arts Department
Developed curriculum and class reader.
Explained relationship between Western contemporary avant-garde art history and interdisciplinary art.
Team-taught this graduate-level course.
Teacher, Fall 1998
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Introduction to Visual Art, Art Practice Department
Taught undergraduate level art courses as while obtaining Master?s degree.
Implemented projects and class lectures.
Developed several collaborative projects between students.
Teacher and Counsellor
Savage & Savage, Inc. 1985-1987
Developed and implemented home skills program for autistic adults and children.
Lead counsellor for art-therapy projects and art-making activities.
Lectures and presentations, 1995-1999
Art and Spirit Series, John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California, Spring 1999
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California, Sound Art, Instructor: Ed Osborn, Fine Art Department, Fall 1997
International Symposium on Electronic Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Fall, 1996
San Francisco State University, Introduction to Interdisciplinary Art, Instructor: Yolanda Lopez, Interdisciplinary Art Department, Spring 1995
San Jos? State University, Introduction to Public Art, Instructor: Rupert Jenkins, Fine Art Department, Spring 1995
ART PRACTICE SKILLS
Strong foundational art education in traditional drawing, sculpture and painting.
Professional skills in presenting project proposals to curators and institutions from idea to fabrication.
Successful grant writing.
Extensive experience with mixed-media installation art, sculpture, photography and Web projects.
Digital image specialist-owner of web media company with emphasis on developing and managing online accessible digital image collections.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in both PC and Macintosh platforms, Microsoft Office Suite.
Intermediate level skills in Photoshop and Dreamwearver.
Some HTML.
Some experience with Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Project and Sound Designer.
Experience with database design and maintenance, content management systems.
LANGUAGES
Native-speaker of English
Elementary Level I Modern Standard Arabic
OTHER EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2003-present Klirrfaktor, Owner, Web Project Manager
2002-2003 University of Southern California, Web Project Manager
2001-2002 University of California at Berkeley, Digital Image Specialist, Librarian III
2001 Supreme Court of California, California Judicial Center Law Library, Special Projects
2000 Sayit.com, Digital Image Editor, Researcher, Website Quality Controller
1999-2000 Airtreks.com, Project & Data Manager
1987-1998 Lucasfilm Ltd., Research Librarian, Art Manager
1985-1987 Doc Guthrie Sign Company, Sign-maker
1985-1987 Freelance Graphic Artist, Graphic Designer for private clients
VOLUNTEER AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Secession Gallery-Director, Board of Directors, 1996-2000
San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery-Advisory Board Member, 1998-1999
AWARDS AND PUBLISHING
Awards
University of California at Berkeley Eisner Prize for excellence in the arts, 1998
National Endowment for the Arts/Andy Warhol Foundation Regional Initiative Artists Project Grant, 1995-1996
New Langton Bay Area Awards 1995
Publishing
"Educating the Third Mind," afterimage vol. 27, No. 3, November/December 1999 "Local 411: Intimate Conversations in Private Space," Leonardo, 31:4, 1998
"Local 411: Intimate Conversations in Private Space," Leonardo, online, 1998
"Intimacy, Concept, Interaction: Artistic Potential of Voice Mail and the Telephone," Public Culture, Duke University Press, 26/1998
Publishing available on-line
99-UCLA Graduate Seminar with Victoria Vesna
http://vv.arts.ucla.edu/projects/98-99/HAC/HACgrad_web/pollock/pollock_silk.html
98-Leonardo On-line Words on Works, Judy Malloy
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/wow274.html
97-Arts Wire Interactive Art Conference with Anna Couey
http://www.well.com/~couey/interactive/pollocksilk.html
Selected reviews
Women, Art and Technology, edited by Judy Malloy, MIT Press, 2003
Information Arts: The intersection of art, science and technology, Steve Wilson, MIT Press, 2002
"Public Art in Cyberspace," Terri Cohn, Artweek, April, 2001
"In Search of the Telephone Opera," Snap To Grid; A User?s Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures, Peter Lunenfeld, MIT Press, 2000
"The Elements: Earth," Terri Cohn, Artweek, February, 1999 "Electricity Arcs Both Ways from Heaven," Catalog Essay for Corporeal Sky, Ed Osborn, 1999
"Day of the Dead, TechnoStyle," JudyDeMocker, wired.com/news/news/culture/story/14853.html, 1998
"The Precise Location of a Moment: Artists and Time in Public Space," Terri Cohn, Artweek, December, 1997
"In Search of the Telephone Opera," Peter Lunenfeld, Afterimage July/August, 1997 "What is Internet Art?" Art Magazin, http://www.artmagazin.co.yu/diskusija/theme1a.htm, Peter Lunenfeld, 1997 "Hovering in the Multimedia Background," John Potts, RealTime, March 5, 1997 REFERENCES AND EXHIBITION RECORD AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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