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Brian Leighton Bartz
   Portland, Oregon
     brianbartz1@gmail.com
     brianbartz.com

Education:

• 2018 - 2020        University of California, Berkeley. M.F.A. Art Practice (expected)
• 2013 - 2017        Reed College. B.A. Art (studio). Awarded Commendation for Excellence in Scholarship
• 2009 - 2013        Summit Preparatory Charter High School

Work Experience:

• September 2017 - February 2018        Studio Assistant, Vance Feldman Studio


• Helped create a kinetic sculpture for a forthcoming gallery show
• Built and wrote code for a CNC machine that rearranges a grid of drawings



• May 2017 - May 2018        Studio Assistant, Gerri Ondrizek Studio


• Helped research for a forthcoming gallery show on biometric surveillance
• Developed OSX application to draw facial landmark features on images of faces



• Summer 2017        Consilience Intern, Institute for Systems Biology


• Created an interactive kinetic sculpture
• Helped to creatively visualize research being done on genetic regulatory networks
• Collaborated with research scientists to 3D model Epigenetic Landscapes
• Developed a code base to control a kinetic sculpture with microcontrollers, motors, and sensors



• 2015 - 2017        Photography Lab Monitor, Reed College


• Helped students with projects in a Darkroom and a Digital Media Lab
• Maintained large format Inkjet Printers
• Maintained a black and white Darkroom
• Created digital documentation of student projects



• 2015 - 2016        Sculpture Studio Assistant, Reed College


• Maintained a wood shop
• Constructed cabinetry
• Reclaimed used clay
• Welded broken hardware
• Installed and deinstalled gallery shows
• Helped students with sculpture projects



• Summer 2013        Contractor, Learning by Giving Foundation


• Implemented web code for a massive open online course (MOOC): Giving With Purpose
• Wrote Javascript programs to automatically grade assessment questions.

Awards:

• 2017               Commendation for Excellence in Scholarship (2016-2017)
• 2017               Reed College Summer Internship Award
• 2016               Reed College Kaspar T. Locher Summer Creative Scholarship

Exhibitions:

• 2017               Aggregates (Reed Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition)
• 2017               Reed Arts Week: Borders
• 2016               H.P.C. (Locher Scholarship exhibition)
• 2015               82/28
• 2013               Eye on Youth

Writings:

• 2017               The Implementation of Labor Systems in an Age of Digital Networks
• 2017               Reed College Creative Review
• 2016               Reed College Press, Library Special Collections (artist's books)
• 2016               Reed College Press, Library Special Collections (artist's books)

Technical Skills: