Brent
Skidmore Studio
Brent@BrentSkidmore.com
Asheville, NC
(828) 505-1133
Resume
Brent@BrentSkidmore.com
Asheville, NC
(828) 505-1133
| Education: | 1990 MFA Sculpture |
3 Yr. Assistantship, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Areas of Specialization: Sculpture |
| 1987 BFA Sculpture | Murray
State University, Murray, Kentucky, Cum Laude, Areas of Specialization: Sculpture and Functional Design |
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| Professional Experience: | ||
| Present | Fulltime Studio Artist, Charlotte, NC (since May 1998) | |
| 2004 |
Member, Advisory Board, Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte,
NC Instructor, Appalachian, Center for Craft, Tenn. Tech. Unv., Smithville, TN Instructor, Icehouse Center for Creativity, Craft and Design, Davidson, NC |
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| 2002 |
Instructor, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO, Shaping
and Forming Bonanza Instructor, Penland School of Craft, Fall Concentration ( 8 weeks ) Instructor, Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, 5 Days to Furniture Participant, Emma Lake Conference on Collaboration, Saskatoon, Canada |
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| 2001 | Instructor, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Session 7, Surface Design for Wood | |
| 2000 |
Instructor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, Wood &
Mixed-Media Sculpture Instructor, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Introduction to Woodworking |
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| 1991-98 | Instructor & Lab Facilitator Art Dept. Woodshop, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC | |
| 1999 |
Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN,
Introduction to Woodworking Instructor, Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, 3 Days to Furniture |
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| 1998 | Instructor, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO, Woodworking for Greenhorns | |
| 1994 | Instructor, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Session 6, Furniture making | |
| 1993 | Instructor, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Session 2, Woodworking for Artists | |
| 1990-91 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio University, Sculpture, 3-D Design and Mixed Media | |
| 1987-90 | Associate
Instructor, Indiana University, 3-D Foundations Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Sculpture |
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| 1989 | Representative at Associate Instructor Training Program, Indiana University | |
| 1987 | Graduate Assistant to 3-D Foundations & Sculpture, Indiana University | |
| 1985-87 |
Assistant/Lab Technician in Sculpture Foundry, Murray State University Assistant/ Lab Technician in Functional Design Woodshop, Murray State University |
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| Teaching Abilities: | ||
| All Levels of Woodworking/Furniture Design | to include but not limited to Shop and Design Procedures /Techniques, Safety, Hand Tool Use, Beginning to Advanced Joinery, Design and Construction, Carving, Surface Design and Finish Techniques | |
| All Levels of Sculpture | to
include but not limited to, Foundry, Fabrication, Welding, Installation
and Mixed-Media Processes |
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| 3-D Design Foundation | to include Plaster, Wood, Wire, Foam core, Corrugated Cardboard, Clay, etc. | |
| 2-D Design | to include Color Theory | |
| Drawing | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Resume and Portfolio Development | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Studio Furniture | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Sculpture | ||
| Graduate Seminar in Sculpture or Furniture Design | ||
| Basic Principles of Wholesale/Retail Craft Marketing | ||
| Shop Configuration and Maintenance | ||
| Professional Organizations: | ||
| 1997-present | Founding Member, Furniture Society, Free Union, VA | |
| 1994-present | Member, American Craft Council, New York, NY | |