MINA HESHMATPOUR
3816 N. Claremont Ave.
Apt. 2
Chicago, IL 60618
[email protected]

EXHIBITIONS

BFA Undergraduate Exhibition, March 2002, Gallery 2, Chicago IL

"Soluble Record," May 2001, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

"Stuff," December 2000, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Juried Exhibition, 1999, Washington University

EDUCATION

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelors of Fine Art
September 1999 to December 2001
Classes focused in fiber, printmaking, computer graphics, and web design.

Washington University
August 1996 to July 1999
Began in the premed program with a focus on biology and genetics. Continued with literature, computer graphics, printmaking, and photography. Traveled in Italy to study photography and art history.

Phillips Exeter Academy
High School Diploma
September 1993 to June 1996
Focused on biology, literature, and French. Additional classes in art and Italian.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Writing, public relations, communications, presentation, Word, Windows, Internet connections, scanning, printing, Photoshop 6, Illustrator 9, Quark 4.1, Painter 5.5, HTML, Dreamweaver 4, Flash 5, and ImageReady 2.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Web Designer
Chicago, IL
March 2002 to current

Web Designer and Project Coordinator
Anne Wilson and Joan Livingstone
SAIC, Chicago, IL
December 2001 to February 2002
Designed and developed web site for the Fiber and Material Studies Department.
http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/fiber4005

Graphic Designer Internship
Dust Traxx Records
Chicago, IL
April 2001 to June 2001
Designed labels and covers for cd's and vinyl albums.

Artist's Assistant
Anne Wilson
Evanston, IL
September 2000 to December 2000
Cut and deconstructed lace, layout, research, labeled slides, and touched up digital photos of artist's work. This body of work will be featured at the Whitney Museum of Art, New York, March 2002.

REFERENCES

Anne Wilson
Professor in Fiber and Material Studies
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Joan Livingstone
Chair of Fiber and Material Studies
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago