CV
Jess Damsen
Please contact me for a detailed copy of my academic/professional Curriculum Vitae, summarized here:
Education
M.F.A. Digital Art and New Media, University of California at Santa Cruz
B.A. (hons.) East Asian Language and Culture, UCLA, Magna Cum Laude
Honors and Affiliations
Phi Beta Kappa, member of the Arts Learning Advisory Committee of the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, ACM/Siggraph, ISEA, American Art Education Association, Porter Associate Fellow, Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center.
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
Fellowship for MFA studies in Digital Art and New Media, UCSC
Porter Graduate Arts Research Grant, UCSC
Arts Bridge Scholar (2x), UCSC
Department honors and Dean's List, UCLA
Full scholarships for Whitman College and The Northwest School of the Arts, WA
2 year Broadwell travel grant for museum and cultural surveys across Asian continent
Founder of The Art House at Whitman College, WA (now called "Fine Art House")
Recent Presentations and Conferences
"New Media Art: How the Next Generation is Changing Everything", Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center July '08
Lawrence University, Annual Arts Bridge Conference, UCSC's presenter Aug. '06
UC Tech/Media Services Conf., panelist/video, Internet2 telematics '05
Pixar University, student rep. for DANM, '05
UCSC Graduate Symposium, Dance Theater Telematica, "video poster" '05
UCSC Trustees/Chancellor, DANM and Internet2 UCSC/NYU Collaboration, presenter '05
Santa Cruz MAH and Cruzio "Expose your Art to a Broader Audience," panelist '03
Community Foundation SCC "Non-profit Arts Organization Fundraising," workshop '02
Lighthouse Venture Forum: "Media Strategies for High-Tech" panel moderator '00
Digital Media Exhibitions/Performances, Research Documentation, Media Broadcasts
"Positively Pixelated" invited artist, "Media Mural", Santa Cruz Mt. Arts '08
"Here After Here", Dir. Tandy Beal - Featured media artist '07
"A Child of Our Time", Santa Cruz Symphony - Visual media for live performance '07
"Media Mural Project" - Several Satellite/Web/Hardspace thesis exhibitions '06
"The Nightingale" - Media Designer, live/interactive mo-detect with MAX/Jitter '05
"ABC World News Tonight: Person of the Week, Marin Alsop" - video/cam '05
"Media Victim…(not!)" - performance/video/music - UCSC Experimental Theater '05
"Using V-Brick technology for live Internet2 broadcasts" - Instructional video '05
Bi-coastal choreographers' development tools, UCSC/NYU "Lubricious Transfer" '05
Experimental archival documentary products, UCSC/NYU for "Lubricious Transfer" '05
"Data Extraction from the Neurons of Timothy Leary's Cryogenically Preserved Head" -experimental art documentary, at The Attic '05
"Child Supermodels, Credit Cards and Parole" - experimental media art UCSC '05
"Nanosapien's Daydream" - experimental media art, UCSC '05
Web PSA's, video archive producer for Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music '04-05
"The Historic Rowland Home" - educational and promotional documentary '04
Santa Cruz County Open Studios and SPECTRA Arts Ed- local broadcast docu's '01-03
"Peace/Violence Art Event" - documentary, CTVSC broadcasts '01-03
Speedvision - "SC Bike Art and Alices' Restaurant Ride" (concept creator, art direction) '00
Discovery Channel: Monster Machines "Canepa Monster Hummer" (production coordination) 1999
Professional Experience
DONT BLINK DOCUMENTARY, Media Consultant/Trainer/Producer/Artist, (current)
UCSC, Teaching in the subjects of Arts, Asian Culture, Media (ongoing)
Media Mural Project, Founder/Artist/Educator
Apollo Power, Inc., VP, Business Development (a sustainable energy corp)
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Director of Development and Marketing
Al Shugart International, Senior Director (a hi-tech venture capital company)
Jessica Damsen Consulting, business development
Excel Telecommunications, Regional Director / Independent Rep
Jess Martin Designs, Owner/Designer (international art-jewelry company)
Other Interests
metal sculpture, extreme sports, media culture, motorcycles, organic gardening, alternative energy, international travel and culture, public benefit volunteering, astrophysics
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