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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJeffrey Phillips- Public Arts Commission CITY OF ASHLAND APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO CITY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE Please type or print answers to the following questions and submit to the City Recorder at City Hall, 20 E Main Street, or email melissa.huhtalard.ashiand.or.us. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the City Recorder at 488-5307. Attach additional sheets if necessary. Name F r= / ; .G---r A : kILL 6 Requesting to serve on: L C (Coimnission/Committee) Address 3 S 6; l/ T/q 1 F 5 77 11 S-H ( 6/v ©r: _ -7~ Z C) Occupation c U 1L A T O le Phone: Home $1 2--7 B Work EmailTfige- RT A R7- PR OU E c- 1? Fax ---MA rL , Cs fc 1. Education Background What schools have you attended? / r-Q'Q T' f t'~ t rJ5 r % 1-) T E -0 T= i ~ Er A T S What degrees do you hold? T' A , A. FA - What additional training or education have you had that would apply to this position? Is _5- c- r- q T TA- C if 6P C-7 - C- 2. 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Additional Information How long have you lived in this community? ohW-7-fl - 5-Please use the space below to summarize any additional qualifications you have for this position C t L A'-9 n r2 T/ 0 A,/ 4 4- fit YS l~ i hr ,Q Q-T V F- fiYi A S.A I A.A 'fiAi2Ti~-- ULL`f 1NTEZi?isi Fj At2'i J. V- C) Date ig t e Jeff Phillips Contemporary Art Curator Resume theartartDrole:t@gmail.com (818)632-5278 Career Summary The establishment of independent curatorial programming at high profile public locations providing new and ongoing exhibition opportunities. Developing the protocols and creating business/community partnerships through sponsorship and philanthropic activity supporting the mission to bring contemporary art to diverse audiences. Managed and supervised the development, marketing, design, and installation of multi purpose large scale exhibition platforms. Collaborated with painters, muralists, photographers /cinematographers including functional art, miniatures, sculpture, mobiles, time-based video art, textiles, ceramics, tapestries, prints and drawings. Planned and implemented exhibition related programming and community outreach for the setup and supervision of artist receptions, poetry readings, music performances, speakers, and panel discussions, all thematically linked. The supervision of installations with multi person crews using specialized tools, power equipment, scaffolding, scissor lifts, extender ladders, stanchions, forklifts, wires and pulleys. Special attention to architectural wall surfaces with treated materials. Supervising the shipping, delivery, installation and deinstallation of multi dimensional large scale sculpture. Responsible for the design and placement of exterior and interior lighting. Responsible for the multi-track lighting of art in theatre grand lobbies. Adhered to all safety procedures and museum standards and practices. Administered the necessary security, insurances, and permitting requirements for the art placement. Responsible for advertising, consignment agreements, contracts, certificates, invoices, and safety inspection compliance. Tracked all art inventory, shipping and scheduling. Responsible for deadlines and master yearly exhibition calendar. Primary point of contact for press releases, inquiries, and tours'. Didactic wall text labels and brochures. Responsible for the placement and care of thousands of works of art for an estimated audience exceeding a million visitors. Attended numerous art fairs, conventions, panels, receptions, pop up contemporary exhibits, professional networking events and happenings. Curatorial art selection studio visits of numerous emerging, mid career and established master artists. Developed and maintained ongoing relationships with art professionals representing museums, universities, institutes, community and neighborhood organizations, nonprofits, corporations, property management companies, city councils and municipalities. Conducted curatorial walk-throughs and supervised school tours. Jeff Phillips Selected Exhibition Highlights as Curator, Contemporary Fine Art - Gensler & Associates Architects "Nuevos Encuentros" - The Directors' Guild of America "The Art Speaks for Itself" series (I through XX) Contemporary Fine Art Exhibiting Program, Including: - "The Contemporary Chicano Narrative" East Los Streetscapers, Muralists - "The Contemporary Vienna Succession" - "New Space/New Directions" - "New Space/New Directions II" - KLSX Classic Rock Art Show annual auction benefiting AmFAR (at the DGA) - KLSX Classic Rock Art Show II annual auction benefiting AmFAR (at the DGA) - KLSX Classic Rock Art Show III annual auction benefiting AmFAR (at the DGA) - The Chase Foundation annual "Art From the Heart" benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles (at the DGA) - The Chase Foundation, annual "Art From the Heart" II Benefit with Christie's Auctions, for Children's Hospital Los Angeles (at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills) - The Chase Foundation, annual "Art From the Heart" III Benefit (at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills) - The Chase Foundation, annual "Art From the Heart" IV Benefit (at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills) - "The Child Within: Innocence and Anxiety in Contemporary Art" - Barnsdall Art Park at the LA Municipal Art Gallery "Contemporary Sculpture Garden" on the Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock House Grounds, City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs - "Bronze & Steel" - "Wind Garden Metal & Steel" - Barnsdall Gallery Theatre Exhibitions - "4 Dimensions" - "Presence of the Past" - Contemporary Mural Masters" - "Civil Wrongs to Civil Rights" - "Light Years" - "Busy Canvas" - Civic Arts Plaza at Thousand Oaks, CA (Founding Curator), "New Visions" - Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA, sculptural installations, "Stellar Axis" - The Writers' Guild of America/West, continuous contemporary art exhibition programming, West Los Angeles, CA - The International Photographers Guild, Local 600 (Annual photo exhibit/DGA) - The Madrid Theatre and Gallery, LA Cultural Affairs Facility, Canoga Park, CA - "Drawing a New Map" - Contemporary New Images" - "Drawing a New Map IF - Conrad N. Hilton Foundation "Visionary Landscapes" - William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art and Football Stadium Complex, California Lutheran University - Founding Curator 2011-2013 - "Highlights and Selections" 19th and 20th century French bronze sculptures, oils and watercolors - "Gotta Dance" Original vintage movie poster artwork 1930-1960 - "Resonating Images" nating Images American Realism Ashcan Group of Eight, 1900-1950 "Resonating Images II" American Realism, 1950-2000 "Resonating Images III" The Contemporary Narrative, 2000-2014 "Western Salon" Selections from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum California Contemporary Sculpture Museum (Sculpture at the Plaza), Woodland Hills, CA - "The New Stone Age" - "Nature Takes Its Course" - "Making the Invisible Visible" - "Contemporary Sculpture Group" - "Stainless Steel" - "Contemporary Bronze" - Sherwood Country Club "Contemporary Art Group", Malibu, CA - Regency Club, Westwood California "Our Lives in Art" - The Art Art Project Gallery (pop up) at Westfield Topanga Mall, contemporary art and sculpture revolving exhibitions. - Anderson Gallery, Westwood, CA "Contemporary Russian Art", Los Angeles-St. Petersburg sister cities diplomatic initiative. - Participated in A.I.M. (Art In Motion) VI "Technological Pervasions" at Armory Center for the Arts - Temporary Space LA Video Installation, "Media, Then and Now" "The Graphic Poster Installation 1970-1990" - MRG Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA "Contemporary Noir" "Cats Juxtaposed" - Praxis Film Works, North Hollywood, CA "Site One" - SIR Studios, Hollywood, CA "Contemporary Art Exhibiting Program" Professional/Community Partnerships Huckleberry Fund at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Executive Committee (past) California Institute of the Arts Alumni Board of Directors, Executive Committee (past) The United Nations for Bosnia Relief Art Auction, Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA The San Fernando Valley Community Arts Project Auction and Studio Tours Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles (MTA) Art Panels, Orange Line - Selection Panel Warner Center Association, Woodland Hills, CA Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles, Public Art Committee Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce Warner Center Master Plan Oversight Committee, Public Art Awards & Recognition "Charlie Award", Best Visual Arts - Hollywood Arts Council for the Directors Guild of America Contemporary Exhibitions Certificate of Appreciation, The Democratic National Committee Merit of Honor, City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Arts, Civic Arts Plaza Contemporary Arts Exhibiions Certificate of Recognition, City of Los Angeles, Sculpture at the Plaza "Nature Takes Its Course" Certificate of Recognition, City of Los Angeles, Sculpture at the Plaza "Stainless Steel" Certificate of Recognition, California Legislative Assembly, Office of Assemblyman, 37th District Business Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) "Toby Awards Competition" Building of the Year, Sculpture at the Plaza Gardens Lifetime junior Member, "City of Hope" Boys and Girls Club of the West San Fernando Valley, Fundraising Art Auction Children of the World Fundraising Art Auction, Santa Monica, CA Grand Opening Orange Line Community Celebration Co-Hosted at the Sculpture at the Plaza Gardens, "Making the Invisible Visible", The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Warner Center transit hub destination, Woodland Hills, CA Highlighted Achievements The establishment of "The Art Speaks for itself" at the Directors' Guild of America. Designed and created a permanent ongoing revolving contemporary art exhibition program. Responsible for the multipurpose modular installation and lighting design. Creation and placement of revolving exhibition panels. Contemporary art series I-XX featuring over loo painters and photographers. The establishment of the "Contemporary Sculpture Garden" at the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park and the Frank Lloyd Wright "Hollyhock House" gardens, Hollywood, CA, City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks. The establishment of the "Sculpture at the Plaza Gardens" Woodland Hills, CA (Warner Center). A 2-acre dedicated monumental sculpture site of revolving exhibitions featuring California's leading sculpture artists. Interior Gallery free standing, pedestal and work under plexi. Installation and video time-based projections. Educational Highlights California Institute of the Arts film school, selected studies T.A. (Teacher's Assistant) BFA Program "Narrative Film and the French New Wave" "Cinema of British Social Realism" "Italian Neorealism" T.A. MFA Program "Comparative Narrative, the Modern Cinema Aesthetic" Jeff Phillips i Knowledge of critical theory and history of world cinema, including European, Japanese, Chinese, African, and Russian. Knowledge of American underground experimental cinema. Knowledge of the Hollywood Studio system and its development, 1920 to present, including Film Noir, the Western, Screwball Comedy, Historic Epic and the American Musical. Comprehensive knowledge of the history of the Academy Awards. Attended Academy Awards, Shrine Auditorium, 2000. Attended numerous motion picture industry events involving branches or affiliated industries and guilds. Attended SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers), LA Convention Center. Martin Bregman Productions, Universal Pictures (internship), script analyzer Kings Road Productions (internship), international sales SC Entertainment, development and acquisitions Attended numerous acquisition screenings as well as reviewed packages and scripts. Motion Picture Technical Experience Kaleidoscope Films, assistant editor and sound engineer. Modern Film Effects, optical expediter. Praxis Film Works (at Industrial Light and Magic, ILM), visual effects department, "Star Wars" Theatrical Experience California Institute of the Arts, selected undergraduate ensemble playwright/theatre school, "The After Birth Trilogy", CalArts Modular Theatre Playwright, "Stage with Two Faces, The American Absurd", Evergreen Theatre, Hollywood, CA. Mixed media lighting and projections "Turquoise Bird Light Show", Venice, CA. "San Francisco Mime Troupe" staging, set design and construction crew, Venice, CA. Line Produced "Metropolis" Grand Opera Opening Night Gala, LA Art Biennial, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA Public Engagement Experiences Assistant press secretary/ advance team 1988, California Presidential Primary, Jesse Jackson Campaign. Advancement/fundraising 2000 California Presidential Primary, Democratic Convention, Los Angeles, CA Advancement/fundraising 2004 California Presidential Primary, "Art Auction", Santa Monica, CA Advancement/fundraising 2004 California Senatorial Campaign, "Art Auction" Santa Monica, CA Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, Livable Communities Committee International Museum Initiative Presentation, Sherman Oaks, CA Jeff Phillips Publications Los Angeles Times C-Suite Quarterly Magazine Venice Los Angeles Arts Los Angeles Visitors Magazine Molly Barnes, live interviews on local FM Radio Los Angeles Business journal Los Angeles Daily News Art: Scene Magazine International Sculpture Magazine Ventura Boulevard Magazine California Institute of the Arts Class Notes Ventura County Star Directors' Guild of America, Numerous occasions Professional Affiliations The Museum of Latin American Art College Art Association American Alliance of Museums Jack Rutberg Fine Arts California African American Museum David Hockney Studios Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Mixografia International Sculpture Center (ISC) Eli Broad Foundation The Los Angeles Museum Marketing Roundtable g L.A. Louver Galle California Institute of the Arts Alumni Association The Palm Springs Art Museum The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Awards & Recognition "Charlie Award", Best Visual Arts - Hollywood Arts Council for the Directors Guild of America Contemporary Exhibitions Merit of Honor, City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Arts, Civic Arts Plaza Contemporary Arts Exhibiions Certificate of Recognition, City of Los Angeles, Sculpture at the Plaza "Nature Takes Its Course" Certificate of Recognition, City of Los Angeles, Sculpture at the Plaza "Stainless Steel" Certificate of Recognition, California Legislative Assembly, Office of Assemblyman, 37th District Business Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) "Toby Awards Competition" Building of the Year, Sculpture at the Plaza Gardens Lifetime junior Member, "City of Hope" Boys and Girls Club of the West San Fernando Valley, Fundraising Art Auction Children of the World Fundraising Art Auction, Santa Monica, CA Master Class MFA Program "Directing Techniques for the Narrative" Brecht Studies "Theatre, Then & Now" The Mise-En-Scene/MFA Program "Cinematography/Composition In Depth" BFA California Institute of the Arts Film School MFA California Institute of the Arts Film School UCLA Extension Playwriting Program, Westwood, CA Valley Community College Media School, Van Nuys, CA i I Jeff Phillips I I Selected Curated Exhibitions by Jeff Phillips Barsdall Art Park Sculpture Garden Michael Todd "Bronze & Steel" Peter Shire Paul Chilkov Barnsdall Art Park Theatre Gallery Wayne Healy "Presence of the Past" Roberto Delgado "4 Dimensions" Dianne Buckler "Contemporary Masters" Paul Botello Patti Heid Helen Garber "Civil Wrongs to Civil Rights" Miles Regis "Light Years" Richard Rogg "Busy Canvas" Yossi Govrin Randye Sandel Robert Williams Anthony Ausgang Doug Webb Guillermo Bert California Contemporary Sculpture Museum The Sculpture at the Plaza Gardens Paul Lindhard "The New Stone Age" Rude Calderone Ramone Byrne David Middlebrook "Nature Takes Its Course" Michael Todd Hy Farber Paul Chilkov "Making the Invisible Visible" Steven Simon "Stainless Steel" Peter Shire "Sculpture I" Betty Gold Bret Price John G Luebtow Conrad N. Hilton Foundation "Visionary Landscapes" Brad Howe Constance Mallinson Don Farber Michael Knowlton Pacific Design Center Lita Albuquerque William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art "Highlights and Selections" 19th and 20th century bronze sculptures, oils, and watercolors "Gotta Dance" Original vintage movie poster artwork "Sprezzatura" Senior Art Show "Resonating Images" Peggy Bacon Lorser Feitelson George Bellows William Gropper Thomas Hart Benton George Grosz John Steuart Curry Kathe Kollwitz Max Weber "Resonating Images II" Ernie Barnes DJ Hall Sandell Birk David Hockney Fernando Botero Chuck Close Rebecca Campbell Larry Rivers Andy Warhol Ruth Weisberg "Resonating Images III" F. Scott Hess Ruth Grace Jervis Gegam Kacherian Ron English Odd Nerdrum Billy Norrby "Western Salon" Selections of American Western Art from The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library "The Child Within: Innocence and Anxiety in John Baldessari Dennis Hopper Contemporary Art" Billy Al Bengston Mike Kelley Tony Berlant Andy Moses Co-Curated with Dale Chihuly Ed Moses Maurice Tuchman Guy Dill Mark Ryden Frank Gehry Hiro Yamagata The Chase Foundation Robert Graham Carl Ostendarp R.B. Kitaj Peter Alexander Directors' Guild of America "The Art Speaks for Itself' East Los Street David Botello Scapers Wayne Healey I through VX 1990-1995 Muralist 15,000 feet Contemporary Art exhibition space Eva Cockcroft Ute Gruenwald Trevor Norris Christof Kohlhofer Carlos Perez Paz Cohen "Viena Succession" 1991 Franz Pichler jochen Traar Werner Wurtinger "KLSX Classic Rock Art Show " Elton John John Lennon Auction AmFAR Jerry Garcia Bob Dylan David Bowie Henry Diltz Ron Wood Bob Crewe