Renee Krystek
krystek.renee@gmail.com
Chicago, IL 60622
www.reneekrystek.com

WORK AND EXPERIENCE

Columbia College Chicago, Illinois
Fashion Columbia Study Collection
Freelance / Contract Archive Photographer

Columbia College Chicago, Illinois
The Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces (DEPS)
Graduate Assistant / Curatorial Coordinator at ShopColumbia

Responsibilities included: Coordinating the ShopColumbia Curatorial Board. Assisting DEPS staff in gallery operations, installations, and events. Sitting on the DEPS curatorial review board. Organizing and maintaining of Columbia College’s permanent art collection. Assisting student learning through artwork presentation assistance at ShopColumbia. Providing basic administrative tasks for DEPS staff and ShopColumbia. Assisting in basic customer service. A key decision-maker in lay out and design of artwork and products within ShopColumbia. Assisting in framing and mounting of artworks. September 2008 through May 2010

Three-Walls Gallery and Residency Program in Chicago, Illinois
Marketing and Administrative Assistant Intern

Responsibilities included: Researched and created a basic marketing plan. Created a basic policy handbook for incoming interns and staff. Coordinated online promotion of upcoming events using social networks (eg; Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, ArtSlant, etc). Assisted Threewalls staff in gallery operations, installations, mailings, and events. Provided basic administrative tasks. January 2009 to December 2009

Van Tuil’s Photo & Imaging in Erie, Pennsylvania
Customer Service

Responsibilities included: Assist customers with framing and matting needs. Assist with film and digital image orders. Assist customers with camera and printing inquiries. Provide basic administrative tasks. Coordinate online auctions and sales. November 2007 through August 2007

Around the Coyote Gallery and Festival in Chicago, Illinois
Administrative Assistant Intern

Responsibilities included: Provided basic administrative tasks. Organized and researched sponsors for fall art festival. Provided installation and de-installation assistance to curators and staff. Maintained gallery space. Assisted with the archival of digital files for the submissions of the fall arts festival. June 2007 through September 2007

Parker’s Framing Gallery in Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Customer Service / Graphic Designer / Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities included: Created and maintained gallery website. Organized and photographed artists work for reprinting upon request. Excelled at digitally fixing damaged photographs for customers. Assisted customers with framing and matting requests. Provided basic administrative tasks. Maintained gallery upkeep. Assisted with processing payment. March 2006 through May 2007

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Bruce Gallery of Art
Undergraduate Work Study Gallery Attendant

Responsibilities included: Provided basic administrative tasks. Design and maintain gallery website. Assisting with the photographic archival of exhibitions and submitted artwork. Assisted with the coordination of exhibition openings and special events. Provided installation and de-installation assistance to curators and staff. Assisted with the packing and unpacking of artwork. Coordinated design and placement of artwork for student art exhibitions. August 2004 through December 2006

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in MAC and PC based platforms. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign). Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Proficient in Nikon digital cameras and basic studio lighting. Proficient in scanning images, negatives, and slides. Proficient in basic frame and matte assembly.

EDUCATION

Columbia College Chicago
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Concentration: Visual Art Management
Masters of Art Management, Expected Graduation Fall 2010

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Applied Media Arts
Concentrations: Graphic Design, Photography, Art History
Bachelor of Fine Arts, December 2006

REFERENCES INCLUDE

Neysa Page-Lieberman, Director of The Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces
E: npage-lieberman@colum.edu

AnnaMary LeBlanc, Fashion Collections Manager at the Fashion Columbia Study Collection
E: aleblanc@colum.edu