Tricia Moreau Sweeney
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About
Photographer, Graphic Designer, and Art Educator with experience in web design, application design and print design. Projects includes: portrait photography, documentary photography, applications, landing Pages, emailers, advertisements, presentations, brochures, and catalogues. Program experience includes Adobe Photoshop CC, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Bridge, Microsoft Office Suite.
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Education
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MFA PhotographyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, Design and the Arts2001 - 2003
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BFA Fine Art: Photography and Art HistoryUniversity of Houston1996 - 1999
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Experience
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Graphic Designer, PhotographerChicago, ILAug 2011 - Present (14 years 7 months)Web design, Print design, Application Design using Adobe CC
Marketing and Social Media Campaigns
Branding for Amazon Kindle Games, Maintaining Branding for Clients
Studio and Event Photographer, Photo Editor -
Digital Photography EducatorChicago, ILAug 2010 - Present (15 years 10 months)Design and lead "Picture Me" program for teens at Curie High School
Design lessons plans and curate student exhibitions
Collaborate with MoCP, ASM and Curie High School for student exhibitions opportunities
Manage the budget, equipment, administrative duties, recruiting and retention strategies
Supervise and train new teachers, mentor student teachers
Collaborate with artists and educators to provide dynamic opportunities for teens -
Fine Art Department Chair and Art EducatorWestchester, ILAug 2004 - Jun 2010 (5 years 10 months)Served as Fine Art Department Chair, Art Educator and School Photographer
Supervised and evaluated teachers in the Fine Art Department
Managed administrative duties
Taught a full load of fine art classes including photography, graphic design and digital media
Directed and edited a staff of yearbook photographers
Designed new photography and digital media courses
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Art Educator- OutreachGallery 37 and Hull House Art CenterChicago, ILSep 2002 - Jul 2004 (1 year 10 months)Designed after school and summer programs for grades 4th- 8th grade
Classes incorporated analogue photography, digital photography and slideshow animation projects -
Graphic Designer, PhotographerHouston, TXAug 1997 - Jul 2000 (2 years 11 months)Designed advertisements and assisted with the layout of two magazines
Designed Advertisements for magazine and website
Portrait and Event Photographer
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Awards
Midwest Photographers Collection, Museum of Contemporary Photography, 2007
Visiting Artist, University of Houston, April 2007
Nominated as the “Woman to Watch” by Illinois National Museum of Women in the Arts, National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC, 2008
Illinois State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ILNMWA), 4th Annual Grants Exhibition, Gage Gallery, Chicago, 2006
Teaching Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Art and Design, 2002-03
Navona Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Art and Design, 2001-02
Emerging Artist Residency, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, 2000
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO, 1999
Flaxman Scholarship, University of Houston Art Department, 1998-1999 -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@triciasweeney, member since 2015