Alexandra Blum

www.aliblum.com / ali@aliblum.com

 

EDUCATION

M.F.A., Printmaking, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1996

B.F.A., Painting, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y, 1992

 

EXPERIENCE

Drew College Preparatory High School, San Francisco, CA

Art Teacher, September 1997- Present

Develop, budget, and teach Freshman Core Art Studio, Introduction to Drawing and Design, Intermediate Drawing and Design, Fine Arts, Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, and Advanced Placement Studio Art.

 

The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA

Grafica Assistant Printer and Printmaking Instructor, April 1996- present

Assist in printing fine art posters. Teach all levels of etching, lithography, monoprinting, and screen-printing. Taught printmaking and mural making to at-risk youth in the Horizons and Escuela Mas Summer School Programs.

 

LEAP...Imagination and Learning, San Francisco, CA

Artist in Residence, October 1996- 1999

Designed, budgeted and taught 7 to 14 session art residencies in public and private elementary schools with curricular tie to class room work. Projects included murals, color mixing, basic drawing, portraiture, mask making, and clay.

 

Art Studio of the University of California, Berkeley, CA

Etching Instructor, September 1996- 1999.

Designed and taught adult intaglio extension classes including a brief art history component, color mixing, and editioning. Techniques included dry point, multiple plate registration, sugarlift, and spitbite,

 

Dance New England, Poland Springs, Maine

Arts Program Director, August 1999

Designed, budgeted, and taught arts program for k-12 youth during summer camp. Projects included drawing, painting, mosaics, and wire assemblage sculpture.

 

St. Louis ArtWorks, St. Louis, MO

Art Instructor, Mural Making, June- August 1995, 1996

 Designed, budgeted, and taught two eight week projects for 16 at-risk inner city youths. Supervised an assistant. Produced two final projects: 8’ x 48’ “Self Portrait Mural” displayed in St. Louis City Hall (1995); “Cityscape Mural” on municipal bus, and installation at Laumeire Sculpture Park.

 

Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Collaborative Print Studio, September 1995- May 1996

 Assisted visiting artists print editions with focus on large scale experimental prints.

Teaching Assistant, Printmaking, January- May 1996

 Assisted in teaching, grading, and critiques. Techniques included etching, monoprinting, lithography, and papermaking.

Teaching Assistant, Drawing, January- May 1996

 Assisted in all aspects of class. Taught model, still life, and perspective drawing.

 

CURATING

De Young Art Center, "Day of the Dead", San Francisco, CA

 Organised Day of the Dead art show in 2003 at the De Young Art Center with twenty local artists and opening  event.

 

The Legion of Honor, "Arco Ires de Culturas", San Francisco, CA

 Co-curated first Day of the Dead exhibit in 2004 at the Legion of Honor with fifty artists.

 

WORKSHOPS

Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA

Artist Teacher, November 2005

Designed and taught Day of the Dead sarcophagus Friday workshop

Chronicle Newspaper Box, San Francisco, CA

Artist, May 2006

Designed and presented original screen printed box at Friday Night Event at the Legion of Honor which will be placed back on the street for public use.

 

SFMOMA Family Day Artist, San Francisco, CA

Artist Teacher, May & October 2004

Designed and taught Pop Art Self Portrait and Albers "Homage to a Square" projects to museum visitors and children.

 

Galef Institute, San Francisco, CA

Workshop Leader, April 1999

 Co-taught workshop to 20 teachers on printmaking techniques for public schools