CV
Aaron Brandt
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
2017 Master of Fine Arts in Digital Art Bowling Green State University
Full Tuition Scholarship
2015 Bachelor of Arts New Media Art University of Toledo
2010 Associates Degree in Computer-aided Design Fremont Technology Center
-Teaching Positions
2019-2020 Labs and Maker Space Instructor Cincinnati Museum Center
2017-2018 Art Instructor Lill Street Art Center
2016-2017 Teaching Assistant Bowling Green State University
-Non-Academic Positions
2020-Present Visitor Services Assistant Cincinnati Art Museum
2018-2020 Gallery Assistant Ombre Gallery
2017-2018 Sales Representative Color Image INC.
2015-2016 Media Cage and Printing Technician Bowling Green State University
2014-2015 Photography Editor Grand Lubell Photography
2014-2015 Photography Assistant Grand Lubell Photography
TEACHING:
-Teaching Assignments
Academic Year: 2016-2017
Spring Semester 2017
ARTC 2210 Digital Imaging3 Credit Hours
Fall Semester 2016
ARTC 2210Digital Imaging3 Credit Hours
OTHER TEACHING:
2017-2018 Art Instructor Lill Street Art Center
2016 Youth Art Teacher at Camp Micah Sebago, Maine
RESEARCH/CREATIVE WORK:
2019 Low-Pressure Systems Solo Artist
2018 Chairs Curated Publisher, Writer, and Illustrator
2017 MFA Thesis Show “a series of lines” Curator, Artist
DEMONSTRATED RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Publications
2015 Wearable Conditions, Exhibition Catalogue, University of Toledo CVA Photographic Editor
Review
Toledo Blade published article about work in LeSo Gallery, 2014
Exhibition Catalogs
More than War and Wine (Anxiety and Relief in Antiquity)Author of Exhibition Catalog Photographer and Editor
Illustrations/Artworks in Printed and Electronic Media
2015 Tall Tales Exhibition hosted by Light Leaked and Canopy Collective online Exhibition
2015 Featured seelio portfolio
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
-Research/scholarship of engagement grants and funded projects
2015 Toledo Museum of Art Palmer Scholarship $2,500
-Demonstrated Research Accomplishments
-Exhibition Catalogs
2016 More than War and Wine (Anxiety and Relief in Antiquity)Author of Exhibition Catalog
Illustrations/Artworks in Printed and Electronic Media
2015 Tall Tales Exhibition hosted by Light Leaked and Canopy Collective online Exhibition
2015 Featured seelio portfolio
-Exhibitions Curated/Co-Curated
2019 Low-Pressure Systems Solo Artist
2017 MFA Thesis Show “a series of lines” Curator, Artist
2016 More than War and Wine (Anxiety and Relief in Antiquity) Curator, Writer, Photographer, and Video.
EXHIBITION PARTICIPATION:
-Group Shows
2020 Art From the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis Indiana
2019 Self Portrait, Specto Art Space, Harrisonburg Virginia
2016 Landscape: A Sense of Place hosted by Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn New York.
2015 Tall Tales Exhibition hosted by Light Leaked and Canopy Collective, Cleveland Ohio.
2015 Moon over Oddball Street Outdoor Installation, Ann Arbor Michigan-regional (Collaborative)
2015 Digital Billboard Exhibition, Toledo Ohio-local
2015 Student Juried Exhibition Center for Visual Arts, Toledo Ohio (Dean’s Award Winner) -local
2015 Ephemeral, Stranahan Theatre, Toledo, Ohio
2015 UT Digital Art Billboard Exhibition, Lamar Advertising, Toledo Ohio
2014 Toledo Museum of Art Student Exhibition Clement Gallery, Toledo Ohio-local
2014 LeSo Gallery Featured Work, Toledo Ohio-local
2014 Faux Space, Ritter Observatory, Toledo, Ohio
2013 Toledo Museum of Art Aboriginal Art Exhibition, Toledo Ohio-local
COMMISSIONS:
-Collaborative Community-Based Projects
2019 Cincinnati BLINK Light Festival Parade
Raised funds and worked collaboratively with guests of the Cincinnati Museum Center to create props and march in the parade for the BLINK Festival
2015 the University of Toledo Funded by Tom and Betsy Brady
(Innovators of the blow mold 2liter plastic bottle)
The Engineering Connections Mural
This mural connects the various departments of engineering to the development of historical Toledo accomplishments. The mural also connects engineering to creation and creativity relating it to the creativity in art.
2015 Tilly the Time Traveling Earthworm, Toledo Ohio. Public Broadcasting on Television. Animation/Publishing/Production
2014 UT on the Maumee, Toledo Ohio. Raft building/printmaking. The community was encouraged to join and donate materials to the cause.
AWARDS:
2015 University of Toledo Dean’s choice Award University of Toledo Juried Student Exhibition
2012-2014 Dean’s List University of Toledo
SERVICE:
2020 La Soupe Washington Park Event Volunteer
2019 Artworks Youth Apprentice Interview Weekend Volunteer Interviewer
2018 Louder Than a Bomb Poetry Competition Volunteer Judge
2015-2016 Graduate Student Senator Senate Member for School of Art
2012 Feed the Hungry Volunteer
2011 After School Program Volunteer
2009 Youth Gathering Volunteer
2005-2009 Fremont Soup Kitchen Volunteer
2003-2009 Toys for Tots Volunteer
Resume and CV downloadable for review