Assistant Manager

Lauren Shrensel-Zadikow

**** ******** ******, #* . **********, PA 15201

908-***-**** . *************@*****.***

Experienced Photography Instructor

- M.F.A. in Photography. Proficient in all areas of photography

including traditional B&W and color, digital shooting and printing,

Adobe programs, melding photos with graphic design and photographic

theory and history. Accomplished photographer with emphasis on

landscapes.

- Adept at developing and teaching an interesting and informative

curriculum that conveys technical and creative photographic principles

to beginning and advanced students.

- Passion for photography is complemented by extensive experience in

interdisciplinary art. Organized, managed and promoted several art

shows and galleries. Adept at working with artists, coordinating

workshops and supervising volunteers. Strong work ethic and motivated.

Teaching Experience

. Taught broad range of photography classes to Southern Illinois University

Carbondale students Developed curriculum and experimented with teaching

techniques to identify interesting and effective ways of reaching and

captivating students.

- Instructor - Introduction to Black and White Photography. Developed

entire curriculum and taught course that covered camera usage, film

processing and printing, and darkroom regulations and safety. Result:

Received positive feedback and was asked to return to teach more

semesters. (Fall 2005, Spring 2006 and Summer 2007)

- Instructor - Journalism Department Computer Lab. Taught a lab of 80+

students and focused on current versions of Adobe Photoshop and

InDesign. (Spring 2008)

- Teaching Assistant - Photo 1. Helped develop the curriculum and

demonstrated use of camera and darkroom printing and processing. (Fall

2004, Spring 2005)

. Promoted to Instructor for an adult photography class after serving as an

Assistant Instructor at the Community Darkroom, an art-focused outreach

program for underprivileged children and adults in Rochester, NY. Classes

included Photography Introduction and "Beyond the Basic Portrait."

(Received small stipend for teaching, but was mostly volunteer.)

. Serve as a substitute teacher for kids in grades Pre-K through eighth

(one to five times per week).

Art Show / Other Experience

. Started and managed The Red Ear, an open-ended art space in the heart of

Alto Pass, IL. Selected and worked with artists to organize, promote and

run one- to six-week art shows (photography, painting, glass work, metal

work, ceramics or sculptures). Gained valuable experience operating a

business including accounting, marketing and community networking.

. Collaborated with two other women to create and run Heartland Arts an

initiative to organize and promote art shows at wineries on the Illinois

wine trail. Worked with 20+ artists and coordinated eight events

including four art festivals, two photography shows and a photo contest.

. Founded and ran art_about, a series of traveling art shows (six in one

year). Selected and worked with artists (15-20 per show, mostly students

and faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale). Coordinated

installation and event times. Promoted each show utilizing mass emails

and flyers. Recruited and managed volunteers for each event. Hung work

for each show. Result: Gave artists an opportunity to exhibit work,

created dialogue about artwork, established bridges between different

art/photography programs and generated buzz in the local art community.

. Managed Gallery 1101, the art space for the Cinema and Photography

Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Coordinated with

artists, choreographed show schedules and changed displays on monthly

basis. Curated art work for the following semesters and oversaw all

shipping needs between artists, other galleries and the University.

. Provided exceptional service to store customers and processed and printed

digital, C-41, E6, black and white, and antique film. Did digital

restoration, slide duplication and scanning.

Employment History

Part-time faculty - Robert Morris University

Fall 2010

Substitute Teacher (Pre-K - 8th Grade) - Jackson County School District

2008 - Present

Founder / Owner - The Red Ear (open-ended art space)

2008 - 2009

Professional Assistant to locally-known painter Eileen Doman

2009 - 2009

Photography Instructor - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2005 - 2008

Art Show Curator/Organizer/Promoter - art_about (traveling art show)

2006 - 2007

Photography Teaching Assistant - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2004 - 2005

Gallery Manager (Assistantship), Cinema & Photography Department Gallery

2004 - 2006

Associate - Rochester Photographic

2002 - 2004

Instructor / Teaching Assistant - The Community Darkroom 2002 -

2004

Education

Masters of Fine Arts in Photography, Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts (Carbondale, IL).

August 2008.

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Fine Art Photography, Rochester Institute of

Technology, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (Rochester, NY),

August 2002

Computer Competencies

- Photography/Design: Adobe programs; Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,

Acrobat and Aperture

- Multimedia: Flash (some action script), DVD Studio Pro

- Microsoft: All programs on both PC and Mac interface

Exhibitions

- Various group shows organized at The Red Ear (2008-2009)

- Mapping the Self, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2007)

- An Atlas of Radical Cartography, Gallery 400, Chicago (2007)

- "it's a growing thing." Thesis exhibit and panel discussion, The Surplus

Gallery, SIUC (2007)

- MFA Candidate Thesis Preview Show, The University Museum, SIUC (2006)

- MWSPE (Midwest Society for Photographic Education) Omaha regional

conference (2006)

- "A reorganization of concept." Art Alley, Student Center SIUC (2006)

- Celebrating Excellence, Union County Juried Art Show, Rahway, NJ (2005)

- International Juried Show, NJCVA, Summit, NJ (2002)

- An Introduction: Lauren Zadikow, Summit JCC, Summit, NJ (2001)

- Juried Photography Exhibit, Watchung Arts Center, Merit Award earned,

Watchung, NJ (2001)

- Black Portraits, Center at High Falls Gallery, Rochester, NY (2001)

Conference Participation

- MWSPE (Midwest Society for Photographic Education) 2007. Presented "it's

a growing thing" - showed work and described thesis research on consumer

behavior and its relationship to the landscape of urban and suburban

locales.

- Rethinking Marxism 2006. Organized and co-led "Practicing Situated

Practice" panel discussion. University of Massachusetts Amherst.

- Bioneers 2006. Co-led "Environmental Education Vehicle Proposal," a round

table about a hypothesized mobile education vehicle.

- OSCLG (Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender)

2006. Participated on Ethnographic Fieldwork panel and presented work on

the connections between mapping, memory and the concept of home.

- MWSPE (Midwest Society for Photographic Education) 2005 - Graduate

Student Presentation.

Memberships

- Society for Photographic Education (Member since 2002)

- New Jersey Center for Visual Arts (Member since 1997)

- Association of American Geographers (past Member)[pic]

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