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MARISSA LEE BENEDICT 760.271.8778 · MARISSA.BENEDICT@GMAIL.COM · MARISSALEEBENEDICT.COM EDUCATION SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, IL 2011 Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture (anticipated) RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) · PROVIDENCE, RI 2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration · Art History Concentration RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), EUROPEAN HONORS PROGRAM · ROME, ITALY 2005 · 2006 Independent Fine Arts Studio · Art History Concentration EXHIBITIONS RISD NEW ENGLAND ALUMNI BIENNIAL 2009 · Watertown, MA · Juried Exhibition (2009) UNTITLED · Illustration Gallery, Providence, RI (2007) ILLUSTRATION SENIOR SHOW · Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI (2007) FRESH · Hillel Gallery, Providence, RI (2007) EUROPEAN HONORS SPRING EXHIBITION · Plazzo Cenci, Rome, Italy (2006) EUROPEAN HONORS FALL EXHIBITION · Plazzo Cenci, Rome, Italy (2005) TEACHING EXPERIENCE ARLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS · ARLINGTON, MA JULY 2008 · DRAWING AND PAINTING THE PORTRAIT, TEEN WORKSHOP · FOUNDATION DRAWING, TEEN WORKSHOP: Developed a curriculum for/ taught two week long intensive workshops for teens, using both live models and still life subject matter. MUNROE CENTER FOR THE ARTS · LEXINGTON, MA MARCH 2008 · JUNE 2008 · DRAWING FOUNDATION WORKSHOP: Developed a curriculum for/ taught a ten-week drawing fundamentals class. THE BROOKS SCHOOL · MEDFORD, MA FEBRUARY 2008 · MARCH 2008 · PUPPET MAKING AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES: Developed a curriculum for/ taught an eight-week puppet making class for kindergarten, first and second graders. ART ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE BOSTON ART, INC. · BOSTON, MA AUGUST 2007 · JANUARY 2008 · ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Responsibilities within this small company included updating the gallery database (Masterpiece), photographing and cataloging consigned works of art, acting as a liaison between the company and its vendors, processing all paperwork/ orders associated with consulting jobs, assisting consultants with presentation material, greeting all visitors to the gallery. RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN MUSEUM OF ART · PROVIDENCE, RI 2007 STUDENT LIAISON: Organized and filed published articles relating to all aspects of museum studies and current affairs; created a full bibliography of these collected publications to be used by the Museum's Education department. RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN MUSEUM OF ART · PROVIDENCE, RI 2006 ANDREW W. MELLON INTERN: Acted as an investigative researcher for the RISD Museum's ongoing Nazi Provenance Project. Catalogued and provided detailed descriptions of over 200 painted works located in Museum storage (information to be posted on AAM's Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal); conducted in depth preliminary provenance research concerning seven of the listed pieces. THE OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART · OCEANSIDE, CA 2002 VOLUNTEER MEMBER AND VISITOR SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE: Assisted staff with ticket sales, distribution of museum information and gift shop sales. OTHER EXPERIENCE PÉTSI PIES, SOMERVILLE, MA JANUARY 2008 · PRESENT · ASSISTANT MANAGER, CUSTOMER SERVICE · BAKER RHINO ART COMPANY, ENCINITAS, CA 2005 SALES REPRESENTATIVE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), PROVIDENCE, RI 2005 TOUR GUIDE, ADMISSIONS OFFICE SKILLS LANGUAGES: ITALIAN (PROFICIENT) · SPANISH (BASIC) PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL · 35 MM BLACK AND WHITE/ COLOR · SLIDE FINE ARTS: Broad range of experience in painting, woodworking (both hand tool and power tool), casting, printmaking, installation etc. Excellent 2-D and 3-D modeling/ rendering ability. COMPUTER: MACINTOSH/PC: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); extensive experience with art databases, specifically Argus and Masterpiece. WRITING: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with extensive archive, library and Internet research experience. Excellent organization. |