Experience

BlackRock Center for the Arts
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Gallery Director & Curator

  • Mar 2023 - Present


Independent

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  For over a decade, I have collaborated with artists, designers, activists, historians, writers, galleries, radio stations, record labels, activist organizations, musicians, and various institutions to develop exhibitions, publications, workshops, public programs, and performance events. I have: —Curated over 20 exhibitions —Developed over 60 public programs intended for diverse audiences including panel discussions, workshops, guided tours, lectures, poetry readings, performances, live broadcasts, film screenings, interviews, and more —Been involved in the review, production, writing, and/or design of 13 publications —Maintained websites and digital and physical archives — Recently worked with undergraduate students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, and graduate students at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, to develop exhibitions and programs — In 2019, founded the collaboratively produced curatorial platform Transceiver Radio, collaborating with over a dozen ethnomusicologists, DJs, artists, activists, community organizers, and musicians including D.C. community radio stations Radio CPR in Mt. Pleasant and WE ACT Radio in Anacostia. Show less



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner, Creative Director, Designer, Artist, Illustrator

  • Dec 2003 - Present

  For nearly 20 years, creating innovative designs for a wide variety of clients. I specialize in design systems, promotional strategy, book design, exhibition design, illustration, branding, posters, etc. For nearly 20 years, creating innovative designs for a wide variety of clients. I specialize in design systems, promotional strategy, book design, exhibition design, illustration, branding, posters, etc.



Transceiver Radio

• Director, Founder

  • May 2019 - Present

  My duties include collaborating with DJs, artists, record collectors, ethnomusicologists, and community organizers; program management; managing budgets and programming schedules; designing promotional materials; managing website, digital archive, social media, and other web platforms. Organizations we’ve collaborated with to produce dozens of programs: WE ACT Radio/Don’t Mute D.C., Radio CPR, the D.C. Punk Archive at the D.C. Public Library, the Poor People’s Campaign, Radio alHara, Interference Archive, the Josiah Henson Museum & Park, León City Sounds, Sentient Planet, Bollymore, Transformer, Black Artist Research Space (BARS), Full Service Radio, Eaton Radio, WICV, Current Movements, VisArts, The LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at MICA, and more. I am currently working with a nationwide group of collaborators to expand programming Fall 2022. Stay tuned. Show less



Maryland Museum of Military History

• Museum Curator

  • May 2022 - Present

  My duties as Museum Curator (temporary government contract) include exhibition development, archival research, writing interpretive materials, exhibition design, archive management, giving museum tours, assisting researchers, assisting the Joint Forces Command Historian with interviews, collaborating with the Maryland National Guard and other institutions, facilitating loans and acquisition of artifacts. — Developed an exhibit on Baltimore radio station WFBR (the World’s First Broadcasting Regiment) which in the 1920s broadcast out of the 5th Regiment Armory where the museum is located. — Collaborated with partner institutions, the Library of American Broadcasting at the University of Maryland, the National Capital Radio & Television Museum, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, The Baltimore Sun, and the Baltimore Museum of Industry. — Wrote an article on WFBR for the Maryland Military Historical Society Newsletter The Maryland Line. Show less



Minerva Projects

• United States
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate

• Design Director

  • May 2018 - May 2022

  Content development, design direction, review, and production oversight on 2 Minerva Press art book publications: Project 2: Broken Time Machines, Daisy Patton (2021) and Project 3: Text Book, Tamy Ben-Tor + Miki Carmi (2022). Web and email management. Production and writing for upcoming podcast on painter Daisy Patton. Content development, design direction, review, and production oversight on 2 Minerva Press art book publications: Project 2: Broken Time Machines, Daisy Patton (2021) and Project 3: Text Book, Tamy Ben-Tor + Miki Carmi (2022). Web and email management. Production and writing for upcoming podcast on painter Daisy Patton.



VisArts

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

• Emerging Curator-in-Residence

  • Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

  During this residency, I curated an exhibition and assistant curated another under the mentorship of independent curator Kristen Hileman (previously of the Hirshhorn and the Baltimore Museum of Art) + —developed 17 educational programs —assisted with the writing, review and production of 2 publications During this residency, I curated an exhibition and assistant curated another under the mentorship of independent curator Kristen Hileman (previously of the Hirshhorn and the Baltimore Museum of Art) + —developed 17 educational programs —assisted with the writing, review and production of 2 publications



Current Movements

• Art and Design Director

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  Curatorial strategy; art direction and branding for events; co-development of educational programming; and Insurgent Imagination podcast production. Over the past 3 years, we have produced over 25 educational programs in collaboration with Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Josiah Henson Museum and Park, VisArts, D.C. Public Library, Black Lives Matter D.C., Visionary Organizing Lab, NoMüNoMü, Long Live GoGo, Ruta Mare & Chicha Ads, Eaton D.C., and many more. Show less



Eaton Workshop

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident Designer, DJ

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  Event strategy and graphic design for promotional materials. Radio programming and DJ nights including ethnomusicological deep dives into the traditional musics of Louisiana, Texas Garage and Psychedelic Rock, and Southern California Surf and Exotica. Event strategy and graphic design for promotional materials. Radio programming and DJ nights including ethnomusicological deep dives into the traditional musics of Louisiana, Texas Garage and Psychedelic Rock, and Southern California Surf and Exotica.



Maryland Institute College of Art

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Exhibition Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Exhibition installation, logistics, and design for exhibitions at the institution — over 80 per year in 11 galleries across campus. Exhibition installation, logistics, and design for exhibitions at the institution — over 80 per year in 11 galleries across campus.



DC Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Curatorial Fellowship Intern

  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

  Curatorial consultation, archival research, programming, promotions, exhibition installation, logistics, and design for the 2018 Soul Tent traveling exhibition. Facilitation and collaboration with resident artist Anu Yadav on her Soul Tent Stories oral history project and website. Artists and organizations we collaborated with: The Library of Congress American Folklife Center, The Poor People’s Campaign, Just Seeds, Uptown Art House, Nando Álvarez, Adrienne Gaither, Monolith, NoMüNoMü, Natalie Hopkins, Courtney Dowe, Luke Stewart & Maplehouse Collective, dc1968, Long Live GoGo, Bomani Armah, Margaux Delotte-Bennett, Out Loud, Copper Rose & Bone, Kato Hammond, Andrew Gaston Jr., Nico Gaston, The Big Ugly Truck, Full Service Radio, Ft. Reno Summer Concert Series Show less



CompassLearning

• United States

• Digital Designer

  • Dec 2014 - May 2017

  Development of hundreds of digital learning objects for K–12th grade students with an international team of pedagogy and education curriculum specialists, designers, writers, animators, filmmakers, and sound engineers. Helped redesign existing systems within digital suite to be a more legible and pedagogically sound. Development of hundreds of digital learning objects for K–12th grade students with an international team of pedagogy and education curriculum specialists, designers, writers, animators, filmmakers, and sound engineers. Helped redesign existing systems within digital suite to be a more legible and pedagogically sound.



The Mole People

• Lead Singer and Band Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Sep 2014

  Critically acclaimed psychedelic-punk band. Critically acclaimed psychedelic-punk band.



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  Design, branding, illustration, layout, and print production design on dozens of promotional items, brochures, advertisements, signs, invitations, and more for the university. Design, branding, illustration, layout, and print production design on dozens of promotional items, brochures, advertisements, signs, invitations, and more for the university.



Gallery 5619

• Co-founder, Designer, Public Engagement Coordinator

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2011

  Development of Gallery 5619’s philosophy and branding; co-curation and installation of exhibitions; development of public programs including DIY Print Design, DIY Tape Loops, Basic Auto Maintenance, and A Psychogeography of Austin. Development of Gallery 5619’s philosophy and branding; co-curation and installation of exhibitions; development of public programs including DIY Print Design, DIY Tape Loops, Basic Auto Maintenance, and A Psychogeography of Austin.



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aide-de-Camp to the post Command Sergeant Major, Multimedia Illustrator (25M), etc.

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2010

  (TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: JUN 2002 – JUN 2010 / ACTIVE DUTY: JUN 2003 – DEC 2003 [for training] & JAN 2005 – MAR 2006 [for deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan]) Aide-de-Camp to the post Command Sergeant Major: I managed the Command’s calendar, booked appointments, ran and organized the office, and was the CSM’s bodyguard and driver when necessary. Multimedia Illustrator (25M): I designed base signage, nameplates, Rules of Engagement (ROE) cards, informational booklets, PowerPoint presentations, patches, coins, and the official logo for the Office of Security Cooperation Afghanistan. Information Management Officer (IMO): I was the point of contact for the Base Operations section’s network and computer issues, kept up with mandatory updates, system changes, repairs, etc. Combat Lifesaver (CLS): I am trained in basic first aid, CPR and intravenous therapy. M249 SAW Machine Gunner: I qualified Sharpshooter on the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and occasionally took on the role of machine gunner for force protection security patrols. Show less



KVRX Austin 91.7 FM

• Graphic Design Director, DJ

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

  I had design oversight on all ads, posters, web fliers, banners, buttons, brochures and other promotional materials for all KVRX events, radio shows and meetings (my work for KVRX has appeared in The Daily Texan, The Austin Chronicle and Odic Force Magazine). I was the art director for the packaging of two of KVRX’s Local Live albums—…Vol. 12: Technicolor Yawn and …Vol. 13: Stimulus Package — featuring tracks from local and touring acts recorded live at KVRX’s studios. I was also the DJ for the award-wining show The Psychedelic Boogaloo!!! Show less



Marc English Design

• United States

• Design Associate

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  I assisted with design and production of projects including; book and magazine layouts, advertisements, letterhead and corporate identity systems. I assisted with design and production of projects including; book and magazine layouts, advertisements, letterhead and corporate identity systems.



The Creative Research Lab

• Design and Publicity Intern

  • Jun 2008 - May 2009

  Along with a design partner, I designed all posters, postcards, signage, catalogues, guidebooks and promotional materials for the CRL. Along with a design partner, I designed all posters, postcards, signage, catalogues, guidebooks and promotional materials for the CRL.



Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection

• Research Assistant to Professor David Shields

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2008

  I helped print, catalogue, and organize the entire historic collection and assisted with beginning stages of type digitization. I helped print, catalogue, and organize the entire historic collection and assisted with beginning stages of type digitization.