J a n e t   B r u e s s e l b a c h

(310) 617-3366
bruesselbach.com
janet@bruesselbach.com

69-60 108th St. Apt. 517
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Figurative oil painter, designer, and writer looks to join energy and intelligence with others involved with culture, sustainability, science and technology; seeks artist assistantship, graphic design, teaching position, gallery or agent.

Education


2007-2009


2002- 2006




1999-2002

Master of Fine Arts in Painting, New York Academy of Art
NYAA 111 Franklin St., New York, NY 10013

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
& Concentration in History, Philosophy, & Social Sciences.
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
2 College St. Providence, RI 02903 GPA: 3.34

Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences.
Santa Monica, CA (310) 829-7391 SAT: 750M 760V

Other

2005

2004

2003

2001-2002

1994-2002

Summer program in painting and history, Rome, Italy

Art/Technology History Course at Columbia U., NY

Summer Session classes, U.C.L.A.

California Art Institute, Westlake.

O'Neill Fine Art Studio, Malibu, CA



Employment History

2009-






2006-




2007

2007


2007


2006

2005-2006


2004

Curator of A Gathering of the Tribes gallery, 285 E 3rd St. New York, NY 10009 www.tribes.org

- Coordinated with and selected artists for shows in an alternative exhibition space owned by Steve Cannon. (212) 674-8262
Art Editor for 2010 issue of Tribes' magazine.

Bookseller, Shakespeare & Co., 716 Broadway, New York, NY

- Retail clerk responsible for friendly customer service, register, shelving, textbooks, some merchandising.
(212) 529-1330 Mike Mah, Rebecca Lambrecht

Library Assistant, New York Academy of Art.  Kristine Paulus, Kristine@nyaa.edu

Intern, Location One nonprofit arts organization, 26 Greene St., NYC
Steve Cukierski, steve@location1.org, Ligorano/Reese

Art Director, Chromed Productions.  Game design. 
Irfaan Chaudhry, irfaanc at gmail; Adam Kenney, sn0wshrew at gmail

Intern, Society of Illustrators, 128 E. 63rd St. New York, NY 10021 (212) 838-2560

Gallery Installer for RISD Exhibitions, 62 Prospect St. Providence, RI 02903
Supervisor: Mark Moscone, mmoscone@risd.edu, (401) 454-6141

Tor Books, 175 5th Ave., New York, NY, Internship with art director Irene Gallo, Irene.gallo@tor.com


Exhibition History

10/09

12/12-13 2007

3/8-3/13, 2006


3/2-3/7, 2006


May 2005


10/28-11/5, 2004

Nothing For Itself at A Gathering of the Tribes, 285 E 3rd St. New York, NY

Group show, Sebrof International at the New York City Hungarian Cultural Institute

Illustration Department Senior Show,
Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

Senior Show, RISD Illustration Gallery,
Providence, RI

Burleson Painting Competition,
First Place Junior Award

Junior Show (Exhibitor & Curator),
RISD Illustration Gallery, Providence, RI



Skills


 

-  Traditional representational painting, photography, instruction in old and new art media
-  Gallery administration and maintenance.
-  Communication, writing, editing, copy editing, blogging, social media
-  Computer game and user interface design, project coordination, graphic design
- Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, MS Office , Maya, Mac, Windows, html , css, php