Experience

IdeelArt

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Adele Gilani Art Gallery

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist

  • Aug 2020 - Present



L'Expressoir / ACEA

• Marnay-sur-Seine, France

• Artist In Residence

  • Mar 2022 - Mar 2022



The Society for Artistic Research

• Peer Reviewer for The Journal of Artistic Research

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is an international, online, Open Access and peer-reviewed journal that disseminates artistic research from all disciplines. JAR invites the ever-increasing number of artistic researchers to develop what for the sciences and humanities are standard academic publication procedures. It serves as a meeting point of diverse practices and methodologies in a field that has become a worldwide movement with many local activities. JAR provides a digital platform where multiple methods, media and articulations may function together to generate insights in artistic research endeavours. It seeks to promote expositions of practice as research. In JAR artistic research is viewed as a developing field where research and art are positioned as mutually influential. Recognising that the field is ever developing and expanding, JAR remains open to continued re-articulations of its publishing criteria. The JAR Network further facilitates exchange among the artistic research community. This part of the site is an extension of JAR rather than part of the peer reviewed journal. In the Network we publish writing that actively responds to issues in the field, allowing JAR to give focus to developments and make public some of the important discussions that artistic researchers have in their own local contexts. The Research Catalogue The Research Catalogue (RC) is a searchable, documentary database of artistic research work and its exposition. The RC is an inclusive, open-ended, bottom-up research tool that supports the journal's academic contributions. https://www.jar-online.net/journal-artistic-research Show less



Futures Academy

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Teacher

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  Teaching Painting and Drawing to high school students and Photography to middle school students. I look forward to teaching again but I had to resign after a year at Futures Academy to take care of sick family. Teaching Painting and Drawing to high school students and Photography to middle school students. I look forward to teaching again but I had to resign after a year at Futures Academy to take care of sick family.



Paul Kopeikin Gallery

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist

  • Dec 2016 - Oct 2019

  Jason Engelund "Meta-Landscapes and Visual Ambient Drones" January 14 - March 4 2017 My artworks encompass both the psychological and physical landscapes, together making the meta-landscape. Through these images I explore visual perception and its role in how we make meaning of memory and experience. I use photography as a metaphor for the mind’s camera eye and my process is abstraction. Images are made with film and created in camera through multiple exposure. I compose a piece by taking multiple shots on one film frame and combine together different elements from the seascape and the sun. Considering human experience and metaphors embedded within landscape I begin to trace stories, new mythologies of sea and landscape. A revelation or idea had after long contemplation of the sun and sea might be inspiration for an artwork. While looking out at the sky and ocean, we might recall that the horizon is an illusion and that the sun never sets. Show less



Adobe Art Gallery, Hayward Recreation and Park District

• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Instructor

  • Sep 2015 - May 2019

  After successful implementation of strategic programs serving as the Studio Director, I have resigned from the position and am happy to return to teaching at the art center. During the years of work focused on strategic development for the art center I maintained the open studio and art presentations "Art Space". In these friendly, open studios everyone is encouraged to come and work on their art, and learn from each other, and engage in round table discussions following presentations I hosted. Presentations included "Drawing, fundamental in line, shape, value, and Charcoal Techniques from 1800s France", and "Introduction to Aesthetics, with a comparative analysis of Western Renaissance and Japanese Wabi Sabi Aesthetics", to the two part presentation on "Transcendentalism and Art". Not only these topics, but also for the young student artist, a big hit "Superhero Drawing Intro Class". In Fall of 2019 my classes will be open for enrollment. Show less

• Art Center Studio Director

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  In 2016 after working as a teacher and needed behind the scenes during the art center’s transitional period, I drafted the proposal to create the “Studio Director” position. Starting in 2017 in this new pilot position, I put my experience to work at the Adobe Art Center. As Art Center Studio Director I envisioned and implemented strategic development to create long term, sustainable improvements. These are focused around the goal of providing free and affordable opportunities for people to engage in the arts and develop their cultural currency in 21st century skills, creative problem solving, critical analysis, collaboration and communication, the cornerstones of creative practice. Through strategic and long term vision planning I guided the arts center in creating cultural impact through improving and developing institutional and community partnerships, networks, programs, and engaged with artists, students and instructors to create a vibrant arts center. Projects included ground level work in improving the facilities to creating communication with and engaging with the community, to housing my personal project "Arts Resources for Teachers" a free resource website funded by a grant from Crayola to support public school teachers. Show less

• Interim Gallery Director

  • May 2016 - Dec 2016

  "Castro Valley History" exhibition, project lead. Provided project planning and leadership, design, curation, installation, and general assistance as needed for our community fine art gallery.

• Arts Education Associate

  • May 2016 - Dec 2016



Castro Valley Unified School District

• Professional Development, Arts Education

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  In this position I have created infrastructure, strategy and resources to assist teachers in the school district and beyond to teach the arts meeting state standards. 2015/16 the initial year included the formating of the school district Arts In Schools committee co-coordinated by the Superintendent and myself. Also that year, I focused on the assessment and strategy for long term sustainable solutions to support arts education in the district and in creating the resources for teachers to be supported in their efforts to teach all the arts to state standards. 2016/17 is the pilot program year of the website resource and when I provide professional development for all teachers at Chabot Elementary giving teachers lessons in art history, studio art foundations, while focusing primarily on developing their use of arts and common core teaching skills. Note, I am not an employee of or paid by the school district. Show less



Themes + Projects Gallery

• 1275 Minnesota St San Francisco California

• Artist

  • 2008 - Dec 2016

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California College of the Arts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Manager Design and Marketing, Center for Art and Public Life

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2011

  Created and supervised style guides, marketing for center programs.Direction of marketing and design materials for all program areas including video, print, web, journalism, english, korean, mandarin, spanish. Developed and disseminated program models to share and replicate community arts programs, including 100 Families Oakland: Art and Social Change Guidebook, english, spanish.Provided design and technological services to community projects including websites, documentation and grant application material. Show less

• Program Manager Student Programs, Center for Art and Public Life

  • Aug 2005 - Aug 2008

  Created grant funding program for upper level college art students and their partnering community organizations, with arts projects in China, Central America, South America, and Africa.Helped secure $5million endowment for programs. Program continues now as Impact Awards and Center for Art and Public Life Student micro grants.

• Program Associate Student Programs, Center for Art and Public Life

  • Jul 2002 - Aug 2005

  Developed arts based community organization internship program, providing orientation and training to students to work within selected partnering organizations including schools, health centers, and community organziations to use the arts as a way to address community needs. Serving approximately 9,000 hours of labor each academic year. Program still continues now as CCA Connects.

• Program Coordinator Student Programs, Center for Art and Public Life

  • Aug 2000 - Jul 2002

  Co-piloted mentorship programs with college art students and middle and high school youth. Coordinated student programs,