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CECELIA WEBBER

*** *** *** *., ********, QC, H*W 1M6, Canada

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Cecelia Webber graduated with a BA in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. She has served in three

laboratories as a research assistant, and worked as a teacher/mentor in the arts and sciences for students with learning

disabilities. Cecelia is also an internationally recognized multimedia artist, who’s work has been featured in arts publications and

exhibits worldwide.

EDUCATION

B.A. in Neuroscience from the University of Southern California

2004 – 2008

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graphic Artist – Freelance, Cecelia Webber Art LLC

2011-2013

Worked with companies to create custom advertising imagery, provided fine art for boutique and home

display, exhibitions, etc

• Collaborated with companies to create unique advertising imagery

• Provided custom artwork for boutique and home display

• Provided concept work for company branding proposals

• Published in The Huffington Post (USA), Vanity Fair (Italia), Elle (Mexico), Claudia (Poland), The Bund

Pictorial (China), TV coverage in India, etc (see fine art section below for expanded list)

• Featured as the guest of honor at Museo Civico (Natural History Museum) of Verona, Italy for

Infinitamente, a science and art festival coordinated by Verona University and the City of Verona,

where mt art remained on display for a year backed by popular demand

• Completed commissioned artwork for design house in New York City

• Sold art at Barney’s NYC

• Printed in Ripley’s Believe It or Not as well as a school textbook in Singapore

• Provided permanent exhibit for Renown Institute’s Healing Arts program in Reno, Nevada

Research Assistant – MRI study, Petra Schweinhardt, McGill University

2011-2012

• Ran a study tracking a patient population six months after major surgery to record subsequent

recovery of sensation following damage to the intercostal nerve.

• Experimental testing and oversight

• Literature review

• Presentation preparation

• Subject recruitment

• Data management

Teacher/mentor in Sciences, Art, and English Literature at Fusion Academy

2010 - 2011

• Teaching and mentoring in sciences, studio art and English literature. Courses were taught one on

one, fostering learning and social development in students seeking an alternative to the traditional

school environment. Students ranged from those with learning disabilities to those who excelled

above grade level.

• Prepared unique lessons plans

• Focused teaching methods towards each student’s learning style

• Created a new curriculum for graphic design which passed review

• Worked to foster positive social interactions among students based on respect, compassion and

acceptance of differences

Research Assistant - fMRI study, Kaspar Meyer, Brain and Creativity Institute, USC

2008 - 2009

Publication: “Predicting visual stimuli on the basis of activity in auditory cortices,” Kaspar Meyer, Jonas T

Kaplan, Ryan Essex, Cecelia Webber, Hanna Damasio & Antonio Damasio, Nature Neuroscience 13,

667–668 (2010)

• Literature review of the convergence-divergence theory of memory and recall presented by Antonio

Damasio in 1989.

• Created a database of the 432 papers citing the convergence-divergence theory

• Aided in experimental design to elicit auditory activation using silent visual stimuli

• Designed visual stimuli to elicit auditory activation in the absence of sound

• Filmed video clips to create stimuli content, and standardized stimuli with Final Cut Pro.

Lab Technician - Neurobiology, David Mckemy, University of Southern California

2008 - 2009

• Genotyping - DNA extraction, polymerase chain reactions (PCR) and gel electrophoresis

• DNA Cloning - bacterial transformations, enzymatic digestions, ligations, plating bacteria

• Cell culture maintenance, assisting creation of a stable cell line expressing TRPM8

• Ordering, filing records, tracking and organization of lab supplies

• General lab maintenance and upkeep, mixing stock solutions, cleaning lab materials

FINE ART:

Portfolio: http://ceceliawebber.com

Body art - natural imagery (flowers, bugs, birds) created out of photographs of human nudes.

Recent Exhibitions:

Palazzo Calò – Bari, Italy

Current

Stremmel Gallery – Reno, NV, USA

Current

Milan Gallery – Fort Worth, TX, USA

Current

Renown Hospital, Healing Arts Program – Reno, NV, USA

Permanent

2012 Museo Civico (Natural History Museum of Verona) - Verona, Italy

Milan Gallery – Fort Worth, TX, USA

2012

Red Square Boutique – San Mateo, CA, USA

2011

Stremmel Gallery – Reno, NV, USA

2011

Architectural Digest Show – New York City, NY, USA

2011

Barneys New York – New York City, NY, USA

2011

Norbertellen Gallery – Los Angeles, CA, USA

2010

Featured in (among many others):

2013 – The Telegraph – UK 2011 – ELLE – Mexico

2013 – The Sun – UK 2011 – Residence – Sweden

2013 – Metro International – worldwide 2011 – Focus – Italy

2012 – Huffington Post – USA 2011 – Designboom – online

2012 – Duzhe – China 2010 – Angeleno – Los Angeles

2012 – Claudia – Poland

2011 – The Sun– Uk

2011 – Vanity Fair – Italy

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