ROSS MORENO

2450 WEST CORTLAND AVENUE/ CHICAGO, IL 60647 / 773.209.4734 / oldfirebush@hotmail.com

 

EDUCATION:

 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL2005 Master of Fine Arts: Sculpture

Rhode Island School of Design: Providence, RI2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Sculpture

Brown University: Providence, RI2001 Department of Theater, Speech, and Dance

-Studied Technical Aspects of Theater

Edinburgh College of Art: Edinburgh, Scotland2000 Sculpture Exchange Program;

-abroad studies program the second semester of junior year,

 with a tour of eastern Europe at the end of course

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Chicago Scenic Studios Inc: Chicago, IL - 2005

The Oprah Winfrey Show - New Set Installation

-automation/ rigging

-carpentry /metals

 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL - 2004 / 05

Technical Teaching Assistant - Sharp Instructional Shops;

-work with shop manager to design instructional workshops

-lead Instructional Shops workshops for first year students

-control and maintain active wood shop

 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL - 2003

Teaching Assistant - Early College Program Sculpture;

-assist instructor with all aspects of teaching intro sculpture course

-lead class discussions and critiques

-design skills workshop and lecture presentations

 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL - 2003

Teaching Assistant - First Year Program 3-D;

 

Testwatch Testprep: Chicago, IL – 2004/ 06

Instructor of ACT, SAT, and PSAT preparation courses for high school students;

            -teach math and writing skills

            -offer guidance to students preparing college applications

            -consult with high school faculty to discuss program objectives and scheduling

 

Seattle Repertory Theater: Seattle, WA - 2002 / 03

Technical Production Assistant;

-oversee all aspects of purchasing for the production department

-control production budget of nearly one million dollars

-maintain database of current production budget and provide weekly reports

-assist with design and material research

 

 

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES:

"Looking for Inspiration in Unconventional Places" Improv Infrastructures - The School

of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL

"Sources of Comedy" - Comedy in Art - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago:

Chicago, IL

“Graduate Lecture – Performing with Objects” - The School of the Art Institute of

            Chicago: Chicago, IL

 

EXHIBITION HISTORY:

Upcoming
I.E. Group Show – Alogon Gallery - Chicago, IL

2007
"CanonBall Benefit" - Three Walls Gallery - Chicago, IL
Crossover: I.E. Group Show - Harold Washington College - Chicago, IL
Illusion: I.E. Group Show - LA Gallery – Kowloon, Hong Kong
"Interiority" with Justin Cooper - Contemporary Arts Council, Curator Stuart Keeler –
Hyde Park Art Center - Chicago, IL
Digital Show Case – Austin Museum of Digital Art - Austin, TX
DIRT - The Ground Floor Gallery - Louisville, KY
Ugly House - Live Bait Theatre, Andy Miara and Mary Scruggs, directors - Chicago, IL

 

2006

"The Snowball" Three Walls Gallery – Chicago, IL, NY - December

"Spun from the Web" curated by Shawnee Barton - Gallery 2 - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL - November

"Working Frameworks" Columbia CollegeChicago, IL, NY - November

"Working Frameworks" Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH - November

"Working Frameworks" Cornell University - Ithaca, NY - September

"I.E. Group Show" Alogon Gallery - Chicago, IL - September

"Signal and Noise Festival" Video In Studios - Vancouver, BC, Canada

"Skowhegan at 60" The Center for Maine Contemporary Art: Rockport, ME - June/July

"I.E. and The Merger” Gallery Upstairs, Columbus, OH - May

"I.E. Group Show" 310 Chestnut Gallery: Nashville, TN - May

"The Talent Show" curated by Aline Cautis - Booster and 7 Gallery: Chicago, ILApril

 

2005

"Synthetic Zero Events" curated by Mitsu Hadeishi - The Synthetic Zero Loft - New York, NY

"Art Haunt" - The Spare Room - Chicago, IL

M.F.A. graduate Show - Gallery 2 - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL "In Development: Films and Videos by College Students and Young Independents"

BAC 39th International Film Festival - Brooklyn Arts Council: Brooklyn, NY

"Alchemy" Betty Rhymer Gallery - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL

"Strategies of Feminism" 1926 Gallery - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago:

Chicago, IL

Time Arts Events - Gallery 2 - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL

"This, This, This, This, This, This, and This" Gallery 2 - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago:

Chicago, IL

 

2004

Time Arts Events - Gallery 2 - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL

"The (Un)READ Image" Gallery X - Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL

"Germinate" - The Bemis Building: Seattle, WA

 

 

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS:

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture: Skowhegan, ME - 2003

Haystack Mountain School of Art and Crafts: Deer Isles, ME - 1998

Student Scholarship Program

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS:

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL – 2005

Visiting Artist Fellowship Award

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL - 2003

Artist Incentive Scholarship

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture: Skowhegan, ME – 2003

Artist Fellowship Program