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Experience
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Graphic Production ArtistGaviña Gourmet CoffeeVernon, CA2015 - Present (11 years)• Graphic art, illustration and photo retouching for print, web, mobile app.
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Artist / Designer / Arts AdministrationSelf EmployedLos Angeles, CA2005 - Present (21 years)• Artist specializing in site-specific installations for public and private art commissions
• Designer: graphic art, illustration and photo retouching for print, web, mobile app.
Clients: Hyundai, Honda/Accura, Gaviña Gourmet Coffee, Canidae Pet Food, Whole Earth Farms, TEDx
• Employment as a Registrar, Collections Manager, Rights & Reproductions Manager in art gallery, museums -
Visual DesignerMBDanceBrooklyn, NY2015 - 2016 (1 year)"LIMBS"
Performance premiere at Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
(2016 performances in Mpumalanga, South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana)
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Registrar & Media CoordinatorChristopher Grimes GallerySanta Monica, CA2011 - 2013 (2 years)• Exhibitions & Artist Relations: Designed, organized and updated artist binders, DVDs, and digital presentation dossiers; shot photography and video; edited and color-corrected art inventory and exhibitions
• International Art Fairs: Created 3-D booth layouts, submitted application forms and media images
• Social Media (YouTube, Vimeo, FaceBook and gallery website): Managed, uploaded content and tracked activity; created e-blast announcements
• Registrarial: Maintained art inventory database; coordinated artwork transport -
Visual DesignerCONTRA-TIEMPO Dance CompanyLos Angeles, CA2011 - 2011“FULL STILL HUNGRY”
Performance premiere at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA
• Collaborated with Choreographer on overall visuals and use of props
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Associate RegistrarJ. Paul Getty Trust / Getty Research InstituteLos Angeles, CA2005 - 2009 (4 years)• Managed all rights and reproduction of collection materials and rights metadata
• Granted permission to third parties and processed all contracts
• Sought image permissions for GRI exhibition-related print and web publications
• Developed on-line service for receiving rights and reproduction requests
• Advised staff and Getty scholars on copyright law and best practices -
Graphic Production ArtistHerbalife InternationalLos Angeles, CA2000 - 2005 (5 years)• Graphic Artist for print and web publication, product packaging design and corporate promotional materials
• Trained new product packaging staff on corporate branding and nutritional labeling standards
• Performed typesetting in European and Asian languages
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Awards
• 2016 CODAworx inclusion of "New Roads" in CODAmagazine's issue, “Transformative Walls II: 25 Top-Curated Projects in Design + Art"
• 2014 CODAworx inclusion of "Orpheus" in CODAmagazine's issue, "The Written Word: 25 Top-Curated Projects in Design + Art"
• 2010 ARTstor Digital Library "Rescue Public Murals (Heritage Preservation) inclusion of "Orpheus" and Fairfax Library Bench Niche murals into image collection
• 2010 Alameda County Arts Commission Site-Specifc Artist Registry, Oakland CA
• 2009 Los Angeles World Airports Pre-qualified Artist Pool for Public Restroom Renovation Program, Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles CA -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@juliosims, member since 2013
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