Assistant Manager

Alex J. Reed

**** **** ***. * * Minneapolis, Minnesota _ 55406

513-***-**** _ *************@*****.******.*********.***

Education:

**** *.*.* ********: New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred NY

Experience:

2011-Present-Resident Artist: The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

Maintaining studio based art practice and research. Assisting in youth and community

education initiatives. Volunteer and technical assistant in exhibitions.

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Ceramics and Sculpture Workshop Assistant: Anderson Ranch Art Center,

Snowmass, CO

Assisted various professional artists conduct workshops in the ceramics and sculpture

departments. Maintained studio facilities and assisted with various art handling duties

for

fundraisers.

2008-2011 -Collections Photographer, Digital Archivist, Technical Assistant:

The Schien-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY

Worked independently and with the collections manager to document and photograph

the nearly 8,000 piece collection. Assisted with various duties including art handling,

exhibitions installation, museum event photography, new acquisitions, packing.

2010 -Technical Assistant to Kiln area CoordinatorDavid Freddy Fredrickson:

New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred NY

Worked with team of 8 to repair, rebuild, and maintain technical facilities in the

ceramics

department at Alfred University.

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Gallery Assistant: Cohen Center for The Arts, Alfred, NY

Assisted with art packing and unpacking, art handing, exhibition installation, gallery

guard.

2009 -Kiln Technician: Interlochen Center for The Arts, Interlochen, MI

Worked in team of 3 to maintain and operate ceramics facilities for premier pre-college

arts-based school. Fired kilns, mixed clay and glazes, maintained facilities, assisted in

ceramics and sculpture classes.

Awards:

2012 -Community Supported Art (CSA) Featured Artist:

Springboard for the Arts, mnartists.org, Minneapolis, MN

2011 -FogelbergFellowship Artist in Residence: Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

-Marlin Miller Outstanding Senior Nominee:

Alfred University, Alfred,NY

-Windgate Fellowship Nominee:

Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design,

Hendersonville, NC

2007-2011 -Jonathan Allen Leadership Award: Alfred University, Alfred, NY

2010 -Brooks Fellowship Tuition Award: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO

2008 -Temple Scholarship: Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2011 To Go : Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA

Bright Bites :

Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO

Pairings :

Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale CO

Profile 2011: School of Art and Design at

Alfred University, Gem Hotel, NY, NY

Shawn Baker / Alex Reed : BFA Thesis Exhibition, Alfred, NY

2010 Art of Food : Carnegie Art Center, Covington, KY

2009 43 Days Work: Ashely Jonas and Alex Reed : S.I Gallery, Interlochen Center for the

. Arts,

Interlochen, MI

Staff and Faculty Exhibition : Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI

Spring Sculpture Extravaganza : Alfred Station Fire Department, Alfred, NY

Utilitarian Digest :

Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY

# Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NYSkills:

Photography: Digital SLR photography and editing; traditional wet process black and white

photography; Alternative processes (i.e photo-gram, solarization, Polaroid transfers,

emulsion

lifts, liquid light. Digital image editing and storage.

Museum and Gallery: Art preparation, handling, and installation. Photographic

documentation,

organization, packaging, storage, and shipping of institutional and private art

collections. Art

collection database management.

Computer: Proficient with PC and MAC operating systems, word processing, Adobe

Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Aperture, and social media networks (i.e. Facebook, Twitter,

Tumbler, Flickr, Etsy, Vimeo, GoogleDocs.) Proficient with 3-d imaging and CAD software

Rhinoceros. Proficient with art collection database software FilemakerPro

Words: Writing, researching, editing, proof-reading, blogging

Ceramics: Throwing, slab building, coil building, slip-casting, press-molding, plaster

mold

making, alternative mold systems; firing and maintenance of electric, gas, wood, salt,

soda,

and raku kilns; ceramic raw materials inventory and organizational skills, clay and glaze

development and mixing; glaze application (i.e dipping, pouring, spraying, brushing)

Metal: Basic fabrication skills; welding (tig, mig, stick), cutting, grinding, polishing,

bending.

Basic foundry skills; wax working and casting, resin-bonded sand molds, ceramic shell

molds,

bronze, aluminum, and iron casting, chasing.

Wood: Basic joinery skills; proficient with tablesaw, bandsaw, chopsaw, various sanders,

jointer, planer, various power-tools: Basic wood-turning on electric lathe.

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