ALISA OCHOA

                 

CURRICULUM VITAE

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2003—2006

education

 

MFA in Art, University of California, Santa Barbara

BFA in Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

 

PROFESSIONAL


Archivist for Spatial Studies Program at UCSB • www.arts.ucsb.edu/faculty/yasuda


Dusted, scanned, and edited images for web database
Organized and entered data for digital image archive
Worked closely with Professor Kim Yasuda and Web Designer/Programmer Benjamin Ritter on interface design

 

Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Lower Division Print (digital and traditional)
Introduced students to making prints with an emphasis on technical and conceptual skills
Incorporated hand produced and electronically replicated media
Provided an analysis of historic and contemporary uses of printing technologies
Instructed use of Macintosh platform

 

Intermediate Print
Addressed concerns for print, design, and typography
Examined intermedia aspects of image and text
Developed study of image-making across visual art disciplines, both material and digital
Incorporated traditional areas of practice, including photography, print, painting and drawing

 

Special Topics in Public Art
Generated cooperative design and production of a mural for site-specific area in a corporation
Discussed wall preparation, drawing transfer, and painting
Examined client relations, commercial and alternative opportunities for artists
Organized field trips

 

D.I.T. Do It Together (start an art movement) • www.ditstyle.org
Explored collaborative studio projects
Oriented projects around students’ particular cultural, social, theoretical concerns
Examined historical movements, Situationst International and Fluxus, for significance to current art strategies
Promoted cooperation beyond the group itself

 

4D Fundamentals
Explored conceptual concerns of space, narrative, audience, object, chance and rituals
Examined art in relation to time-based activity such as performance, video, sound, digital media

 

Generosity as an Art Medium
Supported advance research, production and critical analysis of public art
Discussed creative functionality in market-oriented society
Designed curriculum that developed art projects in local community
Examined site-specificity, happenings, alternative spaces, sustainable community, and public art

 

smallness • www.thesmallists.com
Investigated symbolism and visual culture of the small, the miniature, and the microscopic
Studio projects addressed cultural, social, theoretical concerns
Organized field trips and film screenings

 

Surface/Space (Co-taught with Assistant Professor Jane Mulfinger)
Generated dialogue between practices of sculpture and alternative print
Combined studio projects with related critical theory, historical practice, and current strategies
Worked to enhance students’ installational capacity, whether 2D or 3D oriented
Instructed use Macintosh platform for projects

 

Independent Studies
Advised graduate studies in video, installation, digital
Directed readings for undergraduate studies in sculpture, print, and video

 

   

2001—2003

Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara


4D Fundamentals (section leader)
Introduced concept of authorship, authenticity, and narrative in time-based activity
Provided examples of performance, video, sound, digital media and chance derived work
Organized workshops utilizing digital video tools

 

Introduction to Contemporary Painting
Offered technical instruction of watercolors, acrylic and oil painting
Delivered slide lectures and skill workshops
Examined contemporary and historical practices

 

Lower Division Sculpture
Introduced students to basic skills in mold-making, woodworking, and oxy-acetylene welding
Combined studio assignments with related critical theory, historical practice, current strategies
Supervised woodshop and welding yard work sessions

 

2D Fundamentals (section leader)
Explored principles of 2-dimensional image-making, both material and digital
Examined composition, color, and visual perception
Integrated studio assignments with related critical theory, historical practice, current strategies

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

ARTIST LECTURES

 

Friendship Manor Retirement Home, Goleta, CA.


Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA.
Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

 

 

 

 

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1999

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*SOLO SHOW)

LAXART, LA International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Jay Lizo.
Benefit, Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY.
Spills, Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.


Postcards from the Edge, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY.
Open Book, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY. In tandem with Ceci n’est pas.

 

A Store, Hayes Valley Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

 

Protubrance(s), Buia Gallery, New York, NY.

Colony, Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV.
On Board and Awake, UCEN, Santa Barbara, CA.
Sympathy Palace, POST Gallery, Los Angles, CA. Curated by Laurel Beckman.

Meanwhile..., Frumkin-Duvall Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
*Sunbeams of Health, 1434 Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

Girl on Girl, Miller Durazo Contemporary Artists Projects, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Sherin Guirguis-Barrie.
9 Good Reasons to Take Up Piano Lessons, 1434 Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.
I Left My Baby at the Supermarket and All I Got Were These Lousy Prints, 1434 Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

Special, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV.
Annual Juried Student Art Show, Donna Beam Gallery, Las Vegas, NV. Juried by Michael Reafsynder.
Untitled, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV. Juried by Libby Lumpkin.

10, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV. Juried by Anita Jung.
* Happy Tails Are Here, Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV.

Annual Juried Student Art Show, Donna Beam Gallery, Las Vegas, NV. Juried by Ingrid
Calame.

 

 

 

 

2003—2004

 

2002—2003

 

 

2001—2002

 

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1996

 

 

1995

GRANTS AND AWARDS

UCSB College of Creative Studies Post-Graduate Fellowship, Santa Barbara, CA.

Arts Affiliate Award, Santa Barbara, CA.
Steven Cortwright Memorial Award, Santa Barbara, CA.

Doctoral Scholar Fellowship, Santa Barbara, CA.

Mary Alice Devos Fine Art Scholarship, Las Vegas, NV.

Nevada Gaming Foundation Scholarship, Las Vegas, NV.
Boulder City Art Guild Scholarship, Boulder City, NV.

The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Summer Seminar, Colorado Springs, CO.*

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

2003


CURATORIAL

D.I.T. One Night Art Situation, Storefront, LA, collaborative undergraduate and graduate work.
Cover Your Hairy Chest (Co-Curated with Eli Neugeboren), 1434 Gallery, UCSB, student t-shirts.

MEUving Right Along, Mobile Space, Santa Barbara, student prints and artist’s books.
Sunny D’s, 1434 Gallery, diverse range of works by 4D Fundamental students.

 

 

 

2006—2007

 

 

 

 

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2005

 

 

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2003—2004

 

 

 

2000

MORE PROFESSIONAL

Assistant Archivist/ Digital Imaging Specialist for Steven Holl Architects, New York, NY.

Organize and assist management of material and digital archives
Provide imaging and printing support as well as vendor negotiation to Publications Department
Update and edit existing website www.stevenholl.com

 

Freelance Installer/ Preparator for El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY.

Installed/ de-installed multi-media exhibitions

 

Freelance Installer/ Preparator for Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Installed/ de-installed exhibitions
Assisted in construction of walls for installation


Photographer’s Assistant for Bob Knight Photography, Los Angeles, CA.
Positoned photo subjects
Organized and adjusted sets and props for photo shoot


Artist Assistant for Ingrid Calame
Helped paint and draw for major exhibitions


Master Artist for Summer Youth Mural Project, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Delivered technical instruction of color, composition, and acrylic painting techniques
Supervised production of mural
Managed budget for food and supplies


Special Events Coordinator, College of Creative Studies at UCSB
Organized lecture series with visiting scholars and artists
Designed and produced promotional materials


Art Fabricator, Suncoast Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Suncoast Inc.
Designed and produced ceramic relief tiles for outdoor signs

 

 

 

 

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ventura County Star
“Collide-A-Scope Mural Unveiled,” 93106 (picture)

Charlie Finch, “Christmas Shopping”, artnet, December 21. www.artnet.com
Sanam Petri, “Sounds Beautiful,” Santa Barbara Independent, October 7, p 33
Gregory Crosby, “Escaping the Colony,” Las Vegas City Life, July 15-21, p 46
Ellen Ziegler, “Exhibit Explores Behavior Patterns,” The View, July 9, p 11
Danny Lewis, “Do It Together,” Daily Nexus, May 20, p 7
Leah Ollman, “No Fuzz and a Few Feathers,” Los Angeles Times, February 6, pp E31-32

Joseph Woodward, “Interior Speculations,” Santa Barbara News-Press, June 11, p D3
Steve Roden, “Alisa Ochoa,” Meanwhile... (exhibition catalogue), pp 20-21 (color photos)

David Pagel, “Women Lost In Their Multimedia Reveries,” Los Angeles Times, November 22, p. E21

Chuck Twardy, “Art and Lit,” Las Vegas Weekly, June 7, p 39

Alonza Robertson, “Cover Draws Calls,” Las Vegas Review Journal, July 26, B1-3

 

 
 

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Naomi Arin
Thomas Burke
Colin Gardner
Dave Hickey and Libby Lumpkin

 

 

Dimitri Kozyrev
Steve Roden
Richard Ross
James Standford

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in OS X using Adobe Illustrator, In-Design, Photoshop, MS Office. Skilled in both traditional and computer assisted graphic printing processes. Extensive knowledge of both MAC and PC platforms. Familiarity with HTML and Dreamweaver. Comprehensive knowledge of archival materials and storage. Knowledge of art handling techniques, print production and papers.

 

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

 

 
                 
 

© Alisa Ochoa 2008