Victoria Eleanor Bradford
546 W Cornelia Ave, Apt. 2W
Chicago, IL 60657
337.794.8222
www.vebradford.com
vebradford@gmail.com
Education
MFA 2012 Studio/Performance School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA 2002 Studio Art/Sculpture University of Notre Dame (magna cum laude)
Areas of Specialization: Choreography, Performance, Video Art, Social Media, Installation
—-2009-10 Interdisciplinary Arts & Media Columbia College Chicago (transferred to SAIC)
—-2004-6 Comparative Literature Louisiana State University (Board of Regents Fellow)
Recent and Related Professional Experience
Visiting Artist; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Will teach a two-day workshop on “Performance for the Camera” to 30 first year undergraduate students. Will prepare and present a conceptual framework concerned with gesture and the gaze as well as technical instruction on lighting, cameras, and video editing.
Graduate Curatorial Assistant, Sullivan Galleries/Department of Exhibition Practices; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Served as Coordinator of the School’s annual “New Blood” performance festival, working with nearly 40 artists from submission process through jurying, acceptance, review, curation, and final production into a two-night event.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Performance, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Supported faculty member Werner Herterich in both classroom activities and critique for advanced performance studio course “Material Actions.” Also directed movement workshops on class days not dedicated to showing completed work.
2010-2011 Teaching Assistant, Department of Contemporary Practices, Core Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2008-2009 Special Projects Manager, Office of the Secretary, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, Baton Rouge, LA.
Worked as part of an administrative team to design organizational structures and strategic assets for the Office of State Museums and the Office of Tourism during leadership transitions; Managed operations and strategic planning of the state’s annual marketing plan, coordinating with internal staff and five advertising, public relations, and interactive contract agencies; Leveraged assets across the Department’s five offices to achieve efficiency, effectiveness and exposure for programs and services.
2007-2008 Executive Director, Poor Pony, Inc. (a 501c3 non-profit corporation), Lake Charles, LA.
MISSION: To bring recognition and support to local arts and humanities programs and bolster regional news and events, thereby promoting the cultural economy through charitable means. To facilitate the continuing education of all citizens of the Lake Area on subjects pertaining to art, music, and culture, thus lessening this burden for civic government. Through commitment to these efforts, Poor Pony encouraged a sense of pride and spirit of participation in the local communities. “Providing the antidote to the poisonous thought: There’s nothing to do in Lake Charles.”
ROLE: Co-foundedandDirected creative and collaborative activities of this community arts initiative, including Pony Fest, an annual music and arts festival (’07 and ‘08), Breathe, a regional dance and performance art collaborative, Movies Under the Stars, a monthly outdoor film-screening in partnership with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury; Managed public relations, marketing, and business affairs, including regional media coverage, writing and monitoring grant applications, direct fund raising efforts and developing a social networking website; Managed a board of directors, advisory board, and volunteer staff of over 50 people.
2007-2008 Public Affairs Coordinator, Louisiana Green Fuels, LLC, Lake Charles, LA.
Coordinated public and community relations; Served as regional spokesperson; Composed, edited and coordinated media copy and regional coverage; Developed brand and website strategies; Supported advertising/marketing division, as well as all departments’ communications-related needs.
2006-2007 Coordinator of Planned Giving and Donor Research, McNeese State University Foundation, Lake Charles, LA.
Marketed the Foundation’s overall fund raising goals; Developed, designed, & managed Foundation website; Developed and initiated new program for Planned Giving & Donor Research; Programmed and enacted Foundation Endowment Campaign; Served as Foundation representative for Rouge et Blanc Committee and Retirement Association.
Exhibitions
2012 Inside of Doors., Midwinter: new performance, video and installation, Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery, Chicago, IL. Video.
2011 Response: I Miss You (A House Unbuilt // Re-routing absence), and then a pause, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2011 This is NOT Rehearsal (Invitationals), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance and Installation.
2011 This is NOT Rehearsal, MFA Open Studio Night, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance and Installation.
2011 Absent Partners: Old Gold, Intimacy Issues, Carousel Space Project, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2011 Lift (a solo, crowded, or clandestine operation), Experience is Never Unattached, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2011 Absent Partners: Shaded. Dancing. Blue. Hero., Heroic: Please!, Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2011 Telegram, Abandoned Practices Institute, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2010 Marking Time, One-Wall Micro Gallery, Chicago, IL. Durational Performance.
2010 Response: 96 lbs of Flesh, All the Best, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2010 A Creature Unlike Any Other, New Blood Performance Festival, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2010 How to Be a Princess: Lesson 1 (Innate Exaggeration), Project Workers, Orange Skin Design Gallery, Chicago, IL. Video Projection for Group Exhibition.
2010 Disembodied Conversations: A Networked Performance about Networked Performance with Five Networked Performers, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2010 (Un)Dressed: Ball Season / Muscle Man, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance.
2009 De-Clutter/Delete: A Week in the Life, Chicago, IL. Durational Performance.
2009 Coffee, Tea and Trifles @1pm in Studio B, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL. Performance Installation.
2009 The Modern Loveletter, At Close Distance, C33 Gallery, Chicago, IL. Video Projection for Group Exhibition.
2008 For the Core, Choreography, Historic Central School, Lake Charles, LA. Solo and Ensemble Dance/Performance.
Exhibitions Curated
2011 New Blood V Performance Festival, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Festival Coordinator/Curator.
2010 Post-Human//Future Tense, Arcade Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL. Curator, Catalogue.
2008 Pony Fest 2008: Southwest Louisiana’s Premier Music Festival, Historic Central School, Lake Charles, LA. Festival Coordinator/Curator.
2007 Pony Fest 2007: A Celebration of Art, Music, and Culture in the Lake Area, Historic Central School/Downtown Development District, Lake Charles,LA. Festival Coordinator/Curator.
Websites
2010- A House Unbuilt, (performance archive), ahouseunbuilt.tumblr.com, the worldwide web. Creator. Curator.
2009- Victoria Eleanor Bradford, (homepage), vebradford.com, the worldwide web. Creator.
Speaking Engagements
2011 E-communications! E-accountability! Egads! Minimizing your exposure in the wired world, IADC Winter Conference, Pebble Beach, CA. Panel Presentation, Catalogue.
2010 Social Media: Its Uses and Abuses, IADC Corporate Counsel College, Ritz Carlton, Chicago, IL. Panel Presentation.
Grants & Awards
2008 Cooperative Endeavor Agreement, City of Lake Charles, Louisiana
2008 Event Sponsorship, City of Lake Charles Downtown Development Authority
2008 Tourism Marketing Assistance Grant, Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau
2008 Project Assistance Grant, Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding (Breathe)
2008 Project Assistance Grant, Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding
2008 Passport Grant, World Cultural Economic Forum
2008 Event Sponsorship, The Brown Foundation
2007 Person of the Year Award, KPLC-TV
2007 Event Sponsorship, The Brown Foundation
2007 Passport Grant, World Cultural Economic Forum
2004-6 Board of Regents Fellowship, Louisiana State University
2001 Riley Award, University of Notre Dame
Professional Affiliations
2009-2011 College Art Association
Technical Abilities & Related Skills
Ability: Related Software/Skill
Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; Video/Sound Production: Digital Photography, HD Video Camerawork,Stage and On-site lighting, Audio Capture; Video/Sound Editing: Adobe AfterEffects, SoundBooth Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro; Website Customization/Design: Basic HTML Coding; Non-Profit/Fundraising/Donor Management: Raiser’s Edge Fundraising Software; Office Management/Bookkeeping: Quickbooks, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,etc.), iWork and iLife for Apple; Installation and Fabrication: Work Sewing/Draping, Paper-making, Book-binding,Wood-shop, Metal-shop, Ceramics/Porcelain; Copywriting; Public Speaking
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