LAURIE C. SWITZER
laurie@laurieswitzer.com
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Art
Cranbrook
Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Bachelor of Fine Art
Alfred University
School of Art & Design
Alfred, New York
GALLERY & ARTS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director
Snyderman
Gallery, Philadelphia,
PA 2002-2004
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Daily management of internationally known, contemporary art gallery
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Supervising interns
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Public relations, outreach and related graphic design work
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Database management and inventory
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Sales and client development
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Exhibition planning, art shipping and handling
Site Manager
Powel House, Philadelphia, PA 1998-2002
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Daily management of facility, museum collection, volunteers, and rental
events for an historic house museum which receives over 7,000 visitors
annually
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Event planning, scheduling, staff and visitor supervision, museum preparation
for over 20 rental events per year
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Recruitment, training, scheduling, and management of volunteer program
for 25 museum docents and garden volunteers
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Museum interpretation, research, guiding, and fielding research inquiry
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Maintenance and inventory of museum collection (over 200 objects)
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Public relations, outreach and related graphic design work
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Coordination of fund-raising events, development of publicity materials
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Residence on site
Curatorial Assistant
Independence Seaport
Museum,
Philadelphia, PA 2001
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Inventory and cataloguing of museum collection using Embark
Preparator’s Assistant
Cranbrook
Institute of Science, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 1996
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Installation and deinstallation of traveling museum exhibitions
Printmaking Assistant - Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA 1993
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Produced original, large-scale prints by internationally known artists
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Wissahickon Boys and Girls Club
Philadelphia, PA 1998
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Developed and taught summer arts and crafts program for kids ages 7-16
Bucks Rock Camp
Danbury, CT
1996
- Developed and taught summer printmaking program for kids ages 10-17
Fleur de Lis Camp
FitzWilliam, NH
1990
- Developed and taught summer arts and crafts program for kids ages
8-16
ART EXPERIENCE
Gemini
G.E.L.
Los Angeles, California 1993
Assisted in the production of original, artists' lithographs and screen
prints.
Solo Press
New York, New York 1991-1992
Assisted in the production of original artists' lithographs and performed
curatorial tasks.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2000 Delaware Area Community College, PA Printmaking Exhibition
1999 Space 1026 Philadelphia, PA Printmaking Exhibition
1998 Telenium Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1997 Ann Arbor Arts Center Ann Arbor, MI New Visions
1996 Network Gallery Pontiac, MI Grand Opening Exhibition
ACTIVITIES
Small Museum Association, Annual Conference, 2000
American Association of Museums, Annual Conference, 2000
Philadelphia’s Historic Neighborhood Consortium, Member 1998-2002
Travel Experience: Europe, Central America, USVI, Hawaii, and coast to coast
USA