Resume

• 2011

  SKOWHEGAN IS AN INTENSIVE NINE-WEEK SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS ESTABLISHED IN 1946.\nSkowhegan seeks each year to bring together a diverse group of individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to artmaking and inquiry

  creating the most stimulating and rigorous environment possible for a concentrated period of artistic creation

  interaction and growth. Located on a historic 350 acre farm in rural Maine

  the campus serves as a critical component of the program.\n\nNeither a school in the traditional sense nor a retreat

  Skowhegan draws its vitality from the community created through the talent and energy of the participants

  and the distinguished Faculty of Resident and Visiting Artists who provide them with support and critical assistance. Founded by artists

  and still governed by artists

  the program provides an atmosphere in which participants are encouraged to work free of the expectations of the marketplace and academia.

  Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

• 2007

  MFA

  fine art

  University of California

  San Diego

• 2002

  Bachelors

  Fine Arts and Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies

  Virginia Commonwealth University

• Fine Art

  Art

  Art Handling

  Teaching

  Art Exhibitions

  Contemporary Art

  Curating

  Sculpture

  Editing

  Video Editing

  Book Design

  Visual Arts

  Web Services

  Video Production

  Books

  Art Education

  Photography

  Video

  Art History

  Research

  HETEROTOPIA

  Organized by Sascha Crasnow

  Emily Elizabeth Goodman

  Elizabeth Miller

  A forty-page exhibition catalog for the University of California

  San Diego Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition. Organized and with essays by Sascha Crasnow

  Emily Elizabeth Goodman

  Elizabeth Miller. Design by Claire Zitzow.

  HETEROTOPIA

  78 CARDS (2.75 X 4.75 INCHES EACH

  12 POINT 305GSM BLACK-CORE MATT CARD STOCK WITH UV COATING) \n20 PAGE BOOKLET FEATURING ARTIST BIOS AND WRITINGS\n4.85 X 2.85 X 1.45 INCH BOX\n\nEDITION OF 200\n\nARTWORK BY:\nPasqualina Azzarello (A '04) - The Chariot\nKeren Benbenisty (A '09) - The Sun\nMelissa Brown (A '00) - Wands (14 Cards)\nElijah Burgher (A '11) - Cups (14 Cards)\nChristopher Carroll (A '08) - Card Verso\nVladimir Cybil-Charlier (A '93) - The Star\nSusan Paul Firestone (A '72) - The Emperor\nHelen Glazer (A '75) - The Hanged Man\nBecky Kinder (A '04) - The Empress\nJonah King (A '16) - The Hierophant\nEllen Lesperance (A '99) - The High Priestess\nBryan Martello (A '16) - The Hermit\nMiriam Martincic (A '00) - Strength\nMarlene McCarty (F '11) - The Tower\nLavar Munroe (A '13) - The Devil\nDavid Politzer (A '04) - Judgement\nChristina Quarles (A '16) - The Lovers\nAlison Saar (F '93) - Swords (14 Cards)\nAlexandria Smith (A '15) - The World\nRachel Stern (A '14) - Death\nCeaphas Stubbs (A '12) - The Magician\nWalter Sutin (A '13) - Temperance\nClare Torina (A '12) - The Moon\nVan 't Hullenaar & Vis (A '09) - The Wheel of Fortune\nJohn Walter (A '12) - Pentacles (14 Cards)\nErica Wessmann (A '15) - The Fool\nClaire Zitzow (A '11) - Justice

  Skowhegan Tarot

  Rujeko Hockley

  80 page exhibition catalog for the work of Mike Calway-Fagen

  edited with essay and interview contributions from Rujeko Hockley

  along with Itza Vilaboy and Ivy Cooper. Designed by Claire Zitzow.

  Indeterminate Length by Mike Calway-Fagen and Rujeko Hockley

  SPACE/LAUNCH (the publication) was edited by artists Ester Partegás (A ’09)

  Sreshta RitPremnath (A ‘09

  founder

  Shifter Magazine)

  Birgit Rathsmann (A ‘04)

  Adam Shecter (A ’06)

  and Roger White (A ’05

  co-founder

  Paper Monument). Newsprint edition of 500.\n\nSPACE/LAUNCH features 39 works by the following artists:\n\nLauren Adams

  A ‘09

  Trevor Amery

  A ‘13

  Nicolás Bacal

  A ‘14

  Seline Baumgartner

  A ‘14

  Caitlin Berrigan

  A ‘08

  Willard Boepple

  A ‘63

  Katherine Bradford

  F ‘09

  Gordon Chandler

  A ‘74

  Sue Collier

  A ‘79

  Don Edler

  A ‘12

  Sharona Eliassaf

  A ‘11

  Amy Feldman

  A ‘09

  Ash Ferlito

  A ‘12

  James Benjamin Franklin

  A ‘94

  Daniel Giles

  A ‘13

  Hiroyuki Hamada

  A ‘98

  Shadi Harouni

  A ‘13

  Jason Head

  A ‘07

  John Houck

  A ‘08

  Zerek Kempf

  A ‘06

  Gwenessa Lam

  A ‘04

  Martin Landau

  A ‘84

  Jaeeun Lee

  A ‘11

  Anthony Lepore

  A ‘04

  Holli McEntegart

  A ‘14

  Lavar Munroe

  A ‘13

  Amy Pryor

  A ‘00

  Ronny Quevedo

  A ‘13

  Zizi Raymond

  A ‘86

  Claudia Sbrissa

  A ‘03

  Mike Schuwerk

  A ‘10

  Rudy Shepherd

  A ‘00

  Rachel Stern

  A ‘14

  Ceaphas Stubbs

  A ‘12

  Marc Swanson

  A ‘00

  F ‘14

  Clare Torina

  A ‘12

  Rodrigo Valenzuela

  A ‘13

  Mary Walling Blackburn

  A ‘11

  Claire Zitzow

  A ‘11

  SPACE/LAUNCH

  Drawing is the backbone of art and design; with all of the tantalizing wonders of the digital world

  the best designers

  illustrators and artists know that it’s good to step back occasionally and hit the refresh button on your hand and mind. Playing with Sketches is a hands-on

  fun approach to exploring drawing principles. Beginning with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of play

  this book brings you through a series of basic warm-up exercises that can be combined with later projects. Then you’ll move quickly on to more challenging and engaging exercises

  including word games

  dimensional shapes

  and inventive sketchbooks and letterforms

  eventually creating a “toolkit” of ideas and skills developed through the process of play. This book features creative

  adaptable ideas

  and numerous examples of designers and artists responses to each exercise

  giving you a peek into their way of thinking and seeing.\n\nWith over 25 contributors

  from high-profile designers

  illustrators and artists to talented graduate students

  you see work that will walk you step-by-step through a process or inspire by example. The book provides meaningful outcomes for your practice

  including building an image archive

  being exposed to new ways to use media and tools

  inspiring you to break the rules

  to collaborate

  and much more!

  Playing With Sketches: 50 Exercises for Designers and Artists

  by Whitney Sherman

  Initiated in late 2013

  Sediment is an artist-run gallery and retail store located in Richmond Virginia.\n\nSediment Gallery's ambition is to showcase relevant and engaging work by contemporary visual and performing artists from around the country through solo and curated group exhibitions and events. To join our email list and receive announcements

  call for entries

  and information about opening receptions please email us at sedimentarts@gmail.com\n\nThe storefront at Sediment will continuously grow to feature art

  music

  and design culled from local

  regional

  national and international artists. We will feature hard to find

  unique items including prints

  clothing

  jewelry

  artist multiples and more. Sediment's storefront will also catalog and sell the distros of various local and touring musicians and artists who exhibit or perform at Sediment.\n\nSediment's Director is Claire Zitzow

  the Storefront and Events Co-Curator is Gary Stevens.

  Claire Zitzow Art

  Zitzow

  Claire

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  University of Colorado Boulder

  Sediment Arts

  Joyce Culter-Shaw Studios

  UC San Diego

  Vermont College of Fine Arts

  Department of Sculpture and Post-Studio Practice

  Professor of Sculpture and Post-Studio Practices.

  Visiting Lecturer

  University of Colorado Boulder

  Department of Art Foundations

  Department of Kinetic Imaging

  Adjunct Professor

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Virginia

  One of the two main components of a student’s course of study in the Visual Art program at Vermont College of Fine Arts is a semester-long studio project in which the student develops and/or challenges specific aspects of their art practice under the guidance of an Artist-Teacher who lives and works in the student’s community. As an artist-teacher for two students of the VCFA MFA Program

  I held individual studio meetings with students to identify and expand their studio practices and guided their research by offering resources catered to their projects. Concluding the role as artist-teacher

  I provided extensive written feedback for their academic and professional development.

  Artist-Teacher

  Vermont College of Fine Arts

  208 East Grace Street

  Richmond VA 23219

  Sediment is an artist-run gallery and retail storefront in Richmond

  Virginia. As the Founder and Director of the Gallery my responsibilities are to organize and curate art exhibitions and events. As the Co-Director of the retail storefront at Sediment

  I manage small works for commission sales. See http://sedimentarts.org/ for more information.\n\nSediment is a 501 C-3 organization

  Founder and Director

  Sediment Arts

  Assisted in all digital image production

  videos

  artists books

  PowerPoint lectures

  as\nwell model-building and other planning materials for large-scale public sculptures

  \nexhibition installation

  and art-handling

  Joyce Culter-Shaw Studios

  UC San Diego

  Visual Arts Department

  Taught several courses in Visual Arts as well as assisted Professors in Sociology and Art History.

  Instructor of Record

  Project grant received for my piece

  Monroe Park Story Cloud

  included in 1708 Gallery's event InLight 2017.

  VCU School of the Arts

  Virginia Commonwealth University Adjunct Faculty Project Grant

  Project grant received for my curatorial project

  Gravity Assist

  included in the Artist-Run Art Fair for Satellite

  Miami.

  VCU School of the Arts