Adjunct Faculty - Professor of Art
Resume:
VICTOR H. SPARROW
http://cineblog.us
*** 'F' St. N.E.
Washington, D. C. 20002
tel. (202) 543- 8250
EDUCATION École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France. Postgraduate study in Painting Materials and Techniques, 1993-4. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting, 1993.
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine. Worked with Jane Hammond, Christy Rupp and Mel Edwards Summer, 1992.
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. BA. (honors) in Art and Semiotics [Art History, Studio Art and Communications], minor in French, 1989.
LANGUAGES: English, French, some Spanish.
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EXPERIENCE
Artist-Curator December 2011-PRESENT
Interdisciplinary, multi-media artist, specializing in creating themed exhibitions of art and Material Culture.. Developed “Checkpoint Charlie”, a two-part installation dedicated to the DC riots o 1968, Sanford, FL, Ferguson, MO, North Charleston, SC and Baltimore, Md. Specialized knowledge of 20th c. American Art 20th & 21 st. c. European Art,t, and extended studio practices. George Washington University - George Washington Institute for Spiritual Health October-December 2011
Consultant for GWish. Advised GWish Staff on re-design strategies for GWish.org. Participated in strategy meetings with GW University External Development Team. Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C` February- April, 2010 Web Designer/Developer, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. -- Contractor,
• Remediated PDF documents for 508-compliance using ABBYY Fine Line Reader.
• Created fully validated, Section 508-compliant webpages for the Federal Reserve Board's intranet and public-facing websites.
Applications used: DreamWeaver CS 4, JAWS, ABBYY Fineline Reader 8, Adobe Acrobat Pro 2
ManTech International, Washington, DC` July 2009 – February 2010 HTML Author
HTML editor for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Department of Community Planning and Development.
• Updated webpages with metatags for SEO;
• Prepared Section 508-compliant PDFs using Acrobat CS4 and its OCR functions;
• Helped maintain the CPD-HUD intranet and extrnal-facing webpages (HTML, XHTML, CSS and ColdFusion).
CONTRACTOR, Washington, DC
July 2006 – July 2009
Consulting in a variety of volunteer and contract positions, Designing, coding and launching
! The Washington Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology - Role: Designer, coder, copywriting, site- maintenance -- contract;
! Pennsylvania Clean Water Campaign – Role: Updating and managing site contents on a quarterly basis. REBECCA PROJECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, Washington, DC
Web & Information Systems Manager: July 2006 –September 2009
! Responsible for monthly content management for a non-profit organization’s website;
! Built and modified existing web pages and templates to accommodate new content.
! Tools used: XHTML, Javascript, Dreamweaver, MySQL
! Troubleshooting employee computers, microsoft applications and software problems. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Washington, DC
Assistant Webmaster: February 2006 – June 2006
! Responsible for day-to-day content management of a FTC.gov, the FTC Intranet and internationalcompetitionnetwork.org, building and modifying existing web pages.
! HTML/CSS/Javascript, XML and DHTML development
! Ensured 508 compliance for all web-pages and PDF documents published to FTC administered sites;
! Provided Direct support to FTC staff for all things related to publication on the FTC website and Intranet;
! Responded to customer inquiries regarding FTC.gov;
! Created written documentation for all three FTC administered websites. Tools used:
o Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
o Adobe Photoshop 7.0
MS Office – MS Word, Excel and Entourage
STATE EDUCATION AUTHORITY (SEA) FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Consultant May – October 2005
! Provided Technical support for anticipated switch-over from MS Access records management to the Open Source LiteracyPro format.
! Visited client sites to determine their readiness and compliance to the new RMS system.
! Collected MS Access databases for conversion to the new format.
! Interviewed SEA program participants to determine their readiness and availability to participate in LiteracyPro training.
! Drafted bi-weekly memos to DC Adult-Literacy Program director. 3
ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AED), Washington, DC Consultant December 2004-February 2005
! Designed and built-out an extension to AED’s Public-Private Partnership brochure site:.
! Researched, wrote and edited new copy.
! Built and tested mini-site to correspond with AED’s existing site architecture.
! Tools used:
o Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
o Adobe Photoshop 7.0
o BBEdit
o Terminal – PERL and Unix scripting
o HTML with Section 508 accessibility enhancements, Javascript o MS Office – MS Word, Excel and Entourage
o HTML/CSS/Javascript and DHTML
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION (AGU), Washington, DC
Web Developer: September 2002-December 2003
! Responsible for day-to-day content management of an NPO website.
! Managed and re-deployed AGU's online library of research articles.
! Verified and repaired links to existing articles and published content, dating back to 1996.
! Verified and repaired PDFs and HTML content in journal articles dating back to 1994.
! Used UNIX shell and PERL scripts to batch-process and distribute AGU content to AGU affiliates and intra-agency units.
! Created new content (HTML, PDF, JPEG, and GIF) and modified old content to make it compatible with newer design standards on the AGU website.
! Tools used:
o Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
o Adobe Photoshop 7.0
o BBEdit
o Terminal – PERL and Unix scripting
o HTML with Section 508 accessibility enhancements, Javascript o MS Office – MS Word, Excel and Entourage
COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, Arlington, VA
Assistant Webmaster: February 2001 –June 2002
! Responsible for day-to-day content management of an NPO website.
! Responsible for development of new content areas: CEC Today Online, Unit Web Resources, User Feedback Forms, etc.
! Provided ongoing maintenance and consultation with CEC Divisions – Membership, Public Policy, Professional Standards, Development, etc.
! Provided Internet consultation and training to Staff.
! Development responsibilities including designing information architecture, navigation, templates and style sheets, user-interface design, and HTML, XHTML, CSS and PHP coding.
! Responsible for conversion of CEC website from HTML 3.2 and 4.0 to XHTML 1.0 codebase and maintenance of ADA Section 508 accessibility standards. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MOMA), New York, NY
IT Consultant January 2000 – March 2000
Generated product graphics for re-launch of Momastore.org, the museum’s on-line retail presence. Scanned, color-corrected and optimized images using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, etc. 4
Martha Stewart Omnimedia (NYC)
Consultant September 1999 – January 2000
Generated graphics and HTML pages for marthastewart.com.Scanned, color-corrected and optimized images using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, etc.
Computer Arts Instructor, Montgomery College October- December 1998 Taught Introduction to Photoshop and Introduction to Computer Graphics in the Continuing Education program at MCAD. Taught beginning and intermediate students principles and techniques of creating artwork on the Macintosh platform, using such applications as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress.
Visual Arts Specialist, D.C. Department of Recreation, Washington, D.C. Summer 1998 Conducted a visual arts program for disadvantaged school-age children in the D.C. Department of Recreation's summer TANF programs. Taught drawing and painting to children in three different program locations in SE Washington and assisted in the maintenance and management of the computer lab at Benning-Stoddert recreation center. Art Professor, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia August 1996 - June 1997 Full-time studio instructor for foundation-level college art classes (Drawing I, II & III), at a professional art school. Taught beginning, intermediate and advanced students practical approaches to figurative and representational drawing, 4 classes/quarter.
Gallery Assistant, Numark Fine Arts, Washington, D.C January-August 1996 Employed as a gallery assistant for a private, commercial gallery in Washington, D.C. Responsible for gallery preparation (paint, plaster, lighting, finish carpentry), installation and preparing work for transport. Light typing, receptionist duties and exhibition maintenance.
Drawing Instructor, Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste, FRANCE August - December 1995 Studio Instructor for multi-level college drawing class, at an American art school in France. Instructed beginning, intermediate and advanced students in practical and experimental approaches to figurative drawing, with an emphasis on life- and process-oriented drawing. Art Technician/Driver, HMB Art Transfer, Washington D.C. September 1994 - August 1995 Worked for one of the principal art transport companies in the Washington-area packaging, moving, and installing art and antiques for private and institutional the U.S. Department of State. Production Assistant, Studio of Sam Gilliam, Washington D.C. Summer 1994 Served as studio assistant to professional artist. Responsibilities included studio preparation and cataloguing, inventory and maintenance of the artist's personal collection. 5
Gallery Assistant, Gallery 2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL September 1991 – June 1993
Acted as general assistant to the Director of SAIC’s off-campus exhibition space. Duties included gallery preparation and operation and maintenance of A/V equipment for live performances and video screenings.
Production Assistant, National Gallery of Art (NGA), Washington, D.C. September 1990 -August 1991
Production Assistant (Fellowship) to the Installation & Design Department. Assisted NGA Registrar’s Office, Frame Conservator and Silkscreen Department and developed a museum tour for high school students with the museum's Education Department.
Sculpture Assistant, Lacost School of the Arts
June-December 1989
Assisted Subrata Lahiri teach clay and stone sculpture in outdoor and interior sculpture studios. Coordinated student critiques and lesson plans. Prepped studios and ran classes when teacher was absent. A/V Technician, Brown University, Brown University Office of Media Services September 1986 -June 1989
Audio-Visual technician for Brown University technical services. Videotaped campus events, operated film and slide projectors, set-up PA systems and operated video consoles and lights.Cleaned VCRs and other A/V equipment. Typically delivered equipment to evevent locations and returned it at event conclusion. Operated video deck in home office.
Victor H. Sparrow
309 F St. N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
*********@*****.***
REFERENCES
Gary Bower
Retired Professor, SUNY Cobbleskill Former Head, Lacoste School of The Arts; Founding Faculty Whitney ISP (1967-1974)
607-***-****; e-mail:***********@*****.***
Deborah Haynes
Former Head, Art Dept., Georgetown Day H.S., Washington D.C. 443-***-****; e-mail: ******************@*****.***
Joseph Royer
Art Teacher, Curie Metropolitan High School, Chicago, IL. 773-***-****; e-mail: ******@*****.***
Mark Leithauser
NGA Senior Curator and Chief of Design 202-***-****; e-mail:*-**********@***.***
Nigel Freeman
Director, African-American Fine Art at Swann Auction Galleries
212-***-**** x33; e-mail:********@**************.*** Bill Hill
Owner/Operator, HMB Art Transfer
5145 Frolich Lane Hyattsville, MD 20781
202-***-****; e-mail: **************@*****.***
Penelope Kriese
Fmr. Web Site Managing Editor, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.;
202-***-****; e-mail: ********@*****.***
Barri Hutchins
Webmaster, Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.
202-***-****; e-mail: *********@***.***
Terrence Kelleman
Owner/Founder, Dynomighty Designs, Brooklyn, NY
Former Office Administrator, Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste, France 18 Bridge Street, Suite 4G, Brooklyn NY 11201; e-mail: **@**********.***
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