Education

 

Masters of Fine Arts

San Jose State University

MFA in Digital Media Art from the CADRE Laboratory for New Media

Emphasis on Green Technology/Materials and Energy Information systems.

 

Relevant Coursework

Green Materials

UC Berkeley Extension

 

Life Cycle Assessment Engineering

San Jose State University

 

Passive Solar Design

San Jose State University

 

Energy Auditing Systems

Tools and Practices

Lighting Systems

Pacific Energy Center
 

Experience

Founder

Art Inspector: Saving the Earth by Changing Art

San Francisco Bay Area 2009 - present

The Art Inspector is a third-party certification agent that examines the environmental impact of the art process and practice. Art Inspector works with interested agents such as curators, artists, collectors, and more in order to pre-qualify artists who pass a standard of environmental responsibility.

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Art Consultant

City of San Francisco Department of the Environment

San Francisco, CA 10.13 - 2015

Advice SF Environment on safer practices for artists in San Francisco.

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Skill Set

Ability to apply national and international third-party standards such as ISO 4200, LEED, Title 24, MSDS, FSC, etc.

 

Product review. Using inputs from the industry evaluates new products for their applicability for artists as alternatives to present products in use. This information informed by direct experience working with materials in a wide variety of art mediums in fine arts, digital arts, and public art.

 

Creating the largest and most extensive Bay Area data set of alternative (green, non-toxic and protected) art materials for several fine arts mediums including fibers, paper-based materials, waxes, paints, solvents, adhesives and photography.

 

Extensive experience contacting and working with manufacturers to identify which materials made be able to apply to artist practices.

 

Publishes and manages a blog and social network of artists reviewing, discussing and identifying hazardous artist materials and possible alternatives.

 

Creation of copyrighted intake forms for audits and assessment.Conducted assessments of artist studios and work places. Conducted several workshops for artist communities around the bay area around the green and healthier art materials.

 

 

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