Experience

Wolfram Alpha, LLC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Curator

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  I assist in hand curating information on particular topics for Wolfram|Alpha, a computational knowledge engine. I assist in hand curating information on particular topics for Wolfram|Alpha, a computational knowledge engine.



Smile Politely Magazine

• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  I reviewed local theater productions, gallery openings, museum exhibitions, and small press publications. I also transcribed and conducted interviews. See the articles at: http://www.smilepolitely.com/search/results/f9b314cddcf9db9cc34d91f90d898ac9/ I reviewed local theater productions, gallery openings, museum exhibitions, and small press publications. I also transcribed and conducted interviews. See the articles at: http://www.smilepolitely.com/search/results/f9b314cddcf9db9cc34d91f90d898ac9/



Loyola University Museum of Art

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Collections Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2012

  In accordance with Western Illinois University's guidelines, I completed a short internship at Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago, IL. Under the supervision of Senior Curator Jonathan P. Canning, I conducted research on various aspects of the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens, a recent gift of a collection and Italianate mansion to Loyola University. Specifically I researched the appraisers James St. L. O'Toole, a New York & Venice, Italy art dealer and later appraiser, and Maurice Goldblatt, a former director of the Wightman Art Gallery (precursor to the Snite Museum of Art) of Notre Dame University. The researched involved a trip to Notre Dame's Archives, frequent trips to LUMA's archives, and contacting various individuals and companies on behalf of LUMA for information. Along with researching the appraisers, I created an inventory of the files in LUMA's archives on works in the collection and data information sheets for as many of the files as time allowed. The data information sheets were the result of researching into the provenance of specific works and attempting to track the works various locations in the Cuneo family homes. The information will be used by museum staff and other graduate students for future programming and exhibitions at the Cuneo Mansion. During my internship, I also assisted in daily curatorial tasks such as editing labels and proofreading advertisements for events. I oversaw the design and installation of two exhibitions in the absence of the curator, which included implementing the agree upon layout of works and hanging of edited labels in the gallery.



Putnam Museum

• United States

• Archives Intern

  • May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Under the supervision of Curator Eunice Schlichting, I completed a practicum in the archives of the Putnam Museum in the summer of 2012. The practicum focused on handling, identifying, inventorying, and re-housing documents in the archives. The documents ranged from personal letters of local significance to foreign documents ascribed to famous individuals. In the process of re-housing and inventorying the documents, I cross-referenced and updated the KE-Emu and card file systems associated with certain documents. The practicum went for course credit and was an unpaid position.



Figge Art Museum

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Curatorial Research Assistant

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2012

  At the Figge Art Museum, I was the Associate Curator's research assistant. Mainly I updated the curatorial files on Regionalist and Modern works in the collection with current scholarly publications and pertinent information. Also, I researched various subjects and artists for the exhibitions Picturing Identity (closing February 17th), an in-house exhibition curated by Rima Girnius, and Sculpting with Fiber (currently on view until March 2014), a loan of textiles from the John Deere Corporation's private art collection. With the latter, I created a brochure with biographical information on the artists, definition of terms used in the didactics, and an at home activity for families. Also, the Figge allowed for two examples of the at home activity to be included in the gallery for a brief period of time. Visitors interacted with the examples, which were cardboard weaving looms. Additionally, I researched, wrote the didactics, attained the photograph reproductions, dictated the final design, and assisted in the installation of the loan exhibition War and Remembrance: Erwin Eisch's Night of the Crystal Death Portfolio. Made from engraved glass plates, the viteograph prints focus on Eisch's interpretation of Kristallnacht (or Night of the Broken Glass) through universal and visceral emotions in his art. The exhibition ran from February 25 to May 3, 2012. This position was an internship for graduate students in the museum studies program at Western Illinois University in the Quad Cities.



Carl Sandburg College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2011

  At Carl Sandburg College, I taught the distance-learning course Art 112: Prehistoric Art to 1400, and the spring lecture course Art 113: 1400 to Contemporary Art. Using Stokstad's Art History as a basis for students, I incorporated and supplemented the text with online resources, videos (online & DVD), and activities for my students. Personally, my teaching philosophy focuses on three things: 1) improving a student's ability to recognize the visual aspects of art (e.g. color, line, form, etc.); 2) create the connection between what the student sees and how to interpret it through the written word; 3) break down concepts so that they are fun, practical, and relatable to their lives today.



University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Oct 2008 - May 2010

  During my graduate studies, I assisted faculty as a teaching and grading assistant. In 2008 I assisted Assoc. Prof. Oscar Vazquez with his course ARTH260: Graffiti and Murals. In 2009 I assisted my advisor Prof. Jeryldene Wood (emerita) with grading for ARTH230 Italian Renaissance Art. In 2009-10, I worked with my fellow T.A. in assisting the Prof. Eric Hostetter (ret.) and Dept. Chair & Assoc. Prof. Lisa Rosenthal with ARTH111: Ancient to Medieval Art and ARTH 112: Renaissance to Modern Art respectively. The teaching assistants led discussion groups with classes of 15-30 undergraduates from the main lecture conducted by the professor. We re-examined core concepts and art works along with grading and holding office hours.