WORK EXPERIENCE (Selected)
JULIANA IRENE SMITH
WORK EXPERIENCE (Selected)
Palestine c/o Venice, collateral event 53rd Venice Biennale
Assistant to Salwa Mikdadi, curator February 2009 – July 2009
*Worked within all areas of the exhibition process. Tasks included press database and initial press contact; correspondence with the Palestinian partners, exhibition technicians, the commissioner and artists; edited website, press and catalogue copy; worked as the curator’s personal assistant and helped her on other ongoing projects, including research for new Arab Art book.
Kunsthalle (Art Hall) Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Curator/ Assistant to the DirectorJanuary 2008 – January 2009
*Translated press releases, correspondence with donors and artists, mail outs, emails, organized opening nights/ special events, budget proposals, power point presentations for board and foundations, travel arrangements for director and artists, library / archive, and all around administrative duties.
Martin Stollenwerk / Daniel Tischler, Lucerne & Zurich, Switzerland
Assistant PhotographerMay 2005 – January 2009
Freelance Photographer / CuratorApril 2004 – January 2008
Berlin am Meer, Art Gallery, Berlin
Assistant and Press WorkJune 2003 – March 2004
*Worked at the front desk greeting people, discussed the art work with visitors, wrote press releases and worked on gallery promotion.
Younique Clothing, New York, NY
In House Photographer / Design AssistantJanuary 2003 – June 2003
*Photographed all new samples, made them web ready and uploaded to buyer’s site. Helped designers with archive, materials and production costs.
COG Magazine, Glasgow
Assistant Art DirectorFebruary 2001 – Sept 2001
*Worked with art director on the organization of all photo shoots for the magazine. Managed his calendar and worked with graphic designers on layouts.
CURATORIAL
Live Art Auction (Hosted By Juliana Smith & Claudia Berg)
Refreshing Room Art Space, Lucerne, SwitzerlandSeptember 2007
Armed Response II
The Goethe-Institut, JohannesburgApril 2007
Kazoo- it’s a live art thing
The Premises Gallery, JohannesburgDecember 2006
WORKSHOPS / LECTURERS
Artists International Workshop: Birzeit, Palestine
Triangle Arts Network, Al Mahatta Artist SpaceAugust 2008
Artists International Workshop: Aley, Lebanon
Triangle Arts NetworkAugust 2008
Shatana International Artists Workshop, Jordan
Triangle Arts NetworkJuly 2008
Quality Time, with Jan Ritsema and selected artists
Diskurs Performance Festival, Giessen, GermanyOctober 2007
Performance in Public with Anthea Moys
FUNDA Community College, Soweto, South AfricaMay 2007
Diva Talk Wits School of Arts; JohannesburgOctober 2006
Performance in Public with Anthea Moys
Wits School of Arts; JohannesburgOctober 2006
Adobe Photoshop / In Design Workshop
HGK Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 2006
REFERENCES
Salwa Mikdadi: Independent Curator, Palestine c/o Venice, 53rd Venice Biennale
Sandi Paucic: Head of the F & F Art School, Zurich;
Oliver Kielmayer: Curator, Kunsthalle Winterthur, Winterthur;
Nika Spalinger: Chair of MAPS, Master of Art in Public Sphere, HGK Lucerne
AWARDS
Lucerne Theater; Contest Winner: Billboard Exhibition Fall 2006
Art Panorama Lucerne; Boxing Star: Audience Award
IKEA Switzerland; Grant for Masters of Art and Design Students
Ocean Institute; Grand Prize Photography Contest Winner
Period Gallery; Award of Excellence
Goethe-Institut; Language Grant for Artists
Applied Arts Magazine; 11th Annual; Winner of Student Photography
Parsons Photography Scholarship; Junior Year, Renewed Senior Year
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Power Point; Outlook; Filemaker Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design; Quark, Adobe Acrobat, Final Cut Pro, Sound Edit 16, Premiere, and After Effects
LANGUAGE
English: Native Language; German: Fluent; Spanish: Beginner; Arabic: Beginner
EDUCATION
University of Arts and Sciences, Lucerne, Switzerland
Masters of Art, Graduated with Honors July 2007
Wits School of Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa; Semester Abroad: Fall 2006
Parsons School of Design New York, NY
BFA in Photography, Graduated with Honors May 2002
Glasgow School of Art Glasgow, Scotland; Semester Abroad: Spring 2001