Experience:

Art Exhibition Coordination. Implemented and assisted in the organization of various art exhibits, group and solo. Obtained an extensive understanding of wall hanging, lighting, lettering, and ‘visual flow’.

Design/Layout. Work Experience including, but not limited to, logo design, postcards, handbills, invitations and calendar layout.

Peabody Award Archives/African American Television Programs
http://www.libs.uga.edu/peabody/wlcmafam.html
http://www.libs.uga.edu/peabody/aatvintr.html
http://www.libs.uga.edu/peabody/aatv4969.html

Juvenile Offender Mediation/Art Internship Provider: Assisted in the instruction and creative enhancement of juvenile offenders recognized as having exceptional artistic talents. Services provided were required as conditions of completion of said offender’s sentence.

Educational Program Specialist/ Northeast Georgia TRIO Program. 4/02-present
Assists with indentifying and recruiting individuals seeking a postsecondary education, as well as counseling, advising, and assisting individuals in the pursuit of a postsecondary education. Additional duties include making presentations, developing collateral publicity material and establishing contacts with the target community.

Senior Maintenance Assistant, The University of Georgia, Main Library. 3/01- 4/02
Resolved cataloging and database problems related to the Libraries' Circent Project by linking holdings, deleting records, and investigating and correcting errors Maintained bibliographic and holdings data in OCLC, GIL, and the Libraries’ shelflist catalogs by verifying, creating, and correcting data.

Document Delivery/Research Assistant, The University of Georgia, Science Library. 4/99-3/01
Assisted in the organization, procurement, and delivery of miscellaneous documents, monographs, and journals to national and international schools. Methods of delivery include scanning, faxing and emailing.

Skills:
photography/photographic procedures including digital imaging
lithography/intaglio

Software: Adobe Photoshop©, Adobe Illustrator©, Adobe Pagemaker© , Windows 95/98©, Microsoft Word©, Wordperfect©, Excel©, Outlook Express© Ariel/Epicwin/Winfax© programs

Equipment: Scanners (various flatbed and MINOLTA'S PS 3000 book scanner), PC/Mac

Additional skills: Monthly departmental billing, 4+ years of retail customer service,student worker supervision

Commissions/Freelance Work:

The University of Georgia, Minority Services and Programs, 1999-2000
The University of Georgia Libraries, 2000
Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art, 2000-2001
The Read-Aloud Program, 2001
FEI VELO/Twilight 2001, 2001
ColorLines Magazine 2001

Honors:

Board of Directors, Lyndon House Arts Foundation, 2001-02
Rookie of the Year Award: Classified Employee, The University of Georgia
Libraries, 2000
Juror’s Choice Award, “Art by Coloured Folks”, 1999
Dean's List, The University of Georgia, 1998

Group Exhibitions:

the Artproject:Artists Respond To Terrorism, www.theartproject.net
Artists Respond To War, Athens Instititute For Contemporary Art, Athens GA; April 20-May 18, 2002
2nd Annual Wearable Art Extravaganza, The Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens GA; September 12, 2001
5th Annual UGA Libraries Staff Association Art Exhibition, The University of Georgia Main Library, Athens GA; July 9-August 30, 2001
Eclectic Electric: An Exhibit of Electronic and Digital Art, The Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens GA; June 9-July 21, 2001
Between Us<entre nous>: A Group Show, The Clayton Street Gallery, Athens GA; June 8-29, 2001
23rd Annual Athens Human Rights Festival Art Exhibit, Blue Sky Coffee, Athens GA; April 2-May 5, 2001
Georgia On Our Mind, The Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens GA; December 14,2000- February 17, 2001
Ce(i)x: A Group Show, The Clayton Street Gallery, Athens GA; June 9-30, 2000 ·5x5: 25th Lyndon House Arts Center Juried Exhibition, The Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens GA; April 16-June 9, 2000
“you…me…us.: A Juried Exhibition Examining Identity”; U.G.A. Tate Center Gallery, Athens GA; March 26-April 21, 2000
“Can You Hear Me Shout: A Celebration of Georgia Artists of Color”; The Museum of Arts & Sciences, Macon GA; January 15-February27, 2000
The Edward Wright Memorial Afrocentric Festival; Athens, GA; September 18, 1999
21st Annual Athens Human Rights Festival Art Auction/Exhibit, The Globe, Athens GA; April 20-24, 1999
“Art by Coloured Folks: Beyond the Crayola Box”; The Lamar Dodd Gallery, Athens GA; March 19-26, 1999
FunkJazzKafé: Summer Festival '98, The Tabernacle; Atlanta GA, July18, 1998
“5 Years: B.F.A. Senior Exit Show”; The Lamar Dodd Gallery, Athens GA; May 30-June 1998
“Digital Art Show”; The Lamar Dodd Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens GA; April 24- May 1, 1998
“To Be Young, Gifted and Black”; The Lamar Dodd Gallery, Athens GA; April 6-12, 1998
Yancey Robertson Memorial Juried Art Exhibit, The Lamar Dodd Gallery, Athens GA; February 20-27, 1998
“Black Art Exposé”, Creswell Hall, The University of Georgia, Athens GA; February 10, 1998

Reviews and Newstories:

Rountree, Rhett. “Athens artist defies commercialization of Black Culture.”Athens Free Press, November 2001
Hammes, Mary Jessica. “On the outside looking in.” Athens Banner-Herald, 29 September 2001
Hammes, Mary Jessica. “The secret lives of librarians.” Athens Banner-Herald, 25 July 2001
Schultz, Jennifer. “Art Review:Crackling Ozone, Burning Plastic.” FLAGPOLE Magazine, 4 July 2001
Hammes, Mary Jessica.“An exhibit larger than ‘us’.” Athens Banner-Herald, 13 June 2001
Hammes, Mary Jessica. “Food for the ears, heart and stomach.” Athens Banner-Herald, 7 February 2001
Schultz, Jennifer. “Art Review:Diverse Views of Georgia.” FLAGPOLE Magazine, 3 January 2001
Hammes, Mary Jessica. “Taking on Georgia.” Athens Banner-Herald, 3 January 2001