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YANITZA TAVAREZ 8128 Prescott Drive, Vienna VA 22180 c202 276 5914 yanitzatavarez@hotmail.com

EDUCATION
Master of Education, Secondary Education – Art GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington DC 2009/ 2011

Master of Industrial Design PRATT INSTITUTE, New York 1996/1998

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theory, Criticism and History of Art, Design & Architecture PRATT INSTITUTE, New York 1989/1994

Architecture HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, New York 1985/1989

EMPLOYMENT
Art Teacher, 4th - 8th Grade OYSTER ADAMS BILINGUAL SCHOOL (DCPS), Washington DC 2009 to Present
•Teach Art (in Spanish) at a dual language immersion school including more than three hundred 4th to 8th graders.
•Develop lesson plans that incorporate DC Art Standards as well as social studies, language arts and science integration
•Establish new Art program -- this includes expansion of library resources, community partnerships, museum field trips, and schoolwide beautification projects

Substitute Teacher DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Washington DC 2009
•Fill in for absent teachers in emergency and on short term assignments (including Art and Spanish) for PreK through 8th Grade
•Follow teaching objectives set by regular teachers and prepare lesson plans when necessary

Consultant MATERIALS, Washington DC 2007
•Update materials and finishes library by evaluating holdings and developing organizational system. This includes discarding outdated materials and obtaining current samples/catalogs.

Convention Registrar NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HISPANIC JOURNALISTS, Washington DC 2006
•Coordinate registration of annual convention: “Fuente de Diversidad Hispana”, Fort Lauderdale, FL
•Design exhibition layout and assist in product specification

Adjunct Faculty, Interior Design ART INSTITUTE ONLINE, 2005/2006
•Teach and facilitate ID 133 Space Planning and ID 440 Construction Documents

Faculty, Interior Design ART INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, Arlington VA 2004/2005
•Teach INT130 Architectural Drafting, INT170 Space Planning, INT232 Working Drawings, INT240 History of Interior Design (Antiquity to1830), INT269 Human Factors, INT270 Design Process, INT273 Design Development Residential, INT333 Visual Presentation, and INT372 History of Interior Design (1830-Present)
•Assist in establishment of new BFA Interior Design program -- this includes curriculum evaluation, library acquisitions, department representation, faculty advisement, activities development

Adjunct Faculty, Interior Design CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, Washington DC 2003
•Teach IN YOUR HOME, a continuing education course in which participants learn how to apply interior design principles to their home.

Exhibit Designer GALLAGHER & ASSOCIATES, Washington DC 2000/2002
•Participate in all phases of exhibition design: concept ideation, design research, image boards, color renderings, case layouts, materials & finishes, specification preparation, client meetings
•Serve as resource in developing technologies and materials advancements. It includes establishing extensive materials and finishes library featuring a wide range of innovative materials
•Projects include the International Spy Museum in Washington DC; "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden" at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian; "Baseball as America": a traveling exhibition for the Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Project Designer HAVERSON ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, Connecticut 1999/2000
•Curate and design exhibition representing corporate history of General Motors and its technological advances (with an emphasis on case layouts and materials specification)

Research Coordinator ROTOVISION UK New York 1998 /1999
•Coordinate production of "50 SportsWares: Innovations in Materials and Technology" by Mel Byars and "Subtraction: Aspects of Essential Design" by Alexander Gelman / Design Machine
•Serve as liaison with architects, industrial designers, artists, graphic designers, and manufacturers

Product Editor GRAPHIS MAGAZINE, New York 1997/2001
•Edit Consumer Products section highlighting Industrial Design with an international approach

Consultant THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York 1997
•Supervise installation of “Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design” at the Groninger Museum in The Netherlands and The National Gallery of Modern Art in Prague, the Czech Republic

Research Assistant COOPER HEWITT, NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM, New York 1996/1997
•Assist with the planning of “The Cult of Performance: Design for Sports”, an industrial design exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution

Guest Curator MATERIAL CONNEXION, New York 1996
•Organize an exhibition of product design featuring the use of innovative materials: selection of objects, contact designers and manufacturers, writing of captions, and design of installation

Program Assistant VAN ALEN INSTITUTE: PROJECTS IN PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE, New York 1995/1996
•Assist in coordination of programs: exhibitions, design competitions, and workshop
•Conduct research on William Van Alen and his role with the Beaux Arts Institute of Design

Curatorial Intern THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York 1994/1995
•Assist Associate Curator of Architecture & Design with the planning of “Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design”: from the development of the installation to preparation of exhibition catalog

COMPUTERS Computer Aided Design: AutoCad, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

LANGUAGES Fluent in Spanish, Understanding of French and Portuguese

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•Allied Member, American Society of Interior Designers
•Member, (including Vice Chair of Membership Development, Mid Atlantic Chapter), Industrial Designers Society of America
•Member, American Association of Museums
•Member, College Art Association
•Docent, Octagon Museum, American Architectural Foundation, Washington DC
•Guest Critic, Design Apprentice Program, National Building Museum, Washington DC
•Guest Instructor, The Children's Studio School, Washington DC
•Artist / Tour Guide, Third Thursdays 7th St Arts District, Washington DC
•Committee Member, "Walt Disney Imagineering: The Magic Behind The Scenes", American Institute of Graphic Arts, Washington DC chapter
•Guest Lecturer, The Museum of Modern Art, New York and School of Visual Arts, NY

PUBLICATIONS
Consumer Products by Yanitza Tavarez, Graphis Magazine, Issues #311 - 336, 1997-2002
Timeline on Entertainment Design in "Atlas of Theme Parks" by Gregory Beck, Lotus Magazine #109, 2001
Subtraction: Aspects of Essential Design by Alexander Gelman, RotoVision SA, 2000
50 Sportswares: Innovations in Design and Material by Mel Byars RotoVision SA, 2000
Timeline on Entertainment Design in "Form in the Era of Fun" by Gregory Beck, Architectural Record, November 1999
Design for Sports: The Cult of Performance, Edited by Akiko Busch, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution & Princeton Architectural Press 1998
Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design by Paola Antonelli, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1995

PORTFOLIO AND REFERENCES Available at http://www.yanitzatavarez.com