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| Education |
Post-graduate work, Human-Computer Interaction, Georgia Tech, 2006-2007 BFA, Graphic Design, Art Center College of Design, 2005 Some classes in mathematics and computer science at Caltech, 2002 |
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| Experience |
Freelance graphic designer, Summer 2005-present Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Audio Electronics instructor, July 2009-present Unless & Until Atlanta, GA/Sewanee, TN A collaborative multimedia project with painter Julie Püttgen, writer JS van Buskirk, and composer James Carlson (showing at Atlanta’s Whitespace gallery in May 2010) Animator, April 2009-present Railroad Earth Atlanta, GA Artist, graphic designer, programmer, and audio/video production, August 2007-September 2009 Gladdening Light Winter Park, FL (telecommuted from Atlanta, GA) “Where Faith and Art Meet”; performance art inspired by progressive Christian theology Video artist, editor, and graphic designer, February 2008-January 2009 Emory-Tibet Science Initiative Atlanta, GA Emory University’s partnership with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Buddhist monastaries to develop a science curriculum for monastics. Assistant to the director, tech support, and math co-instructor, Summer 2008 workshop in India Graphic designer for the Handbook of Science and other learning materials, Fall 2007 South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Greenville, SC Surdna-funded artist-in-residence: worked with students and installed a piece on campus, July 2007 Designed the visual identity for the alumni exhibition with JT Helms, Greenville, SC, Summer 2005 Collaborated with John Warren on Notice, an installation in the Sakas Theatre lobby, Winter 2004 Sonic Generator Atlanta, GA Contemporary music ensemble-in-residence at Georgia Institute of Technology Graphic designer: designed the posters for the 2007-2008 season Animator: collaborated on videos for live performance on February 12, 2008 and March 26, 2007 Ethnographic studies of Indymedia and Georgia Tech's PRIDE Alliance Atlanta, GA Two research studies of online communities Interviewer, writer and web designer, Spring 2007 Selene moon game Atlanta, GA NASA-funded (now NSF-funded) educational study with Ian Bogost at Georgia Tech and Debbie Reese at Wheeling Jesuit University Game designer: designed a portion of the game about crater formation, Spring 2007 Riverplace Building, LLC Greenville, SC Assistant to John Warren for Focus, an installation in the lobby, Greenville, SC, Summer 2005 Fake I.D. Los Angeles, CA Graphic design firm in Los Angeles, CA Web Developer: contributed to the design of fake-i-d.com, and developed the web site, Spring 2005 Caltech Center for Advanced Computing Research Pasadena, CA Research lab at Caltech in Pasadena, CA Research Assistant: Researched the design of visual programming environments, Summer 2004 |
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| Awards | NSF Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge semifinalist 2007, interactive media division for Selene More awards for Selene can be found at http://cygames.cet.edu/?page=awards. Surdna-funded artist residency at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Summer 2007 SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Caltech, Summer 2004 Dean's List, Art Center College of Design, several terms between 2001 and 2005 |
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| Other Experience |
Trees Atlanta/UrbanWatch ecological restoration at Fernbank Museum in Atlanta, GA Volunteer, old growth forest surveying and mapping with GPS/GIS/KML, Winter 2008-present Dorkbot-ATL "people doing strange things with electricity" in Atlanta, GA Coordinator, Winter 2008-present Public Broadcasting Atlanta Digital Design Jam workshop in Atlanta, GA Moderator and design team leader to brainstorm the design of a social networking site, Fall 2007 Experimental Television Center artist residency program in Owego, NY Collaborated with Monica Duncan, Winter 2007 Mad Housers non-profit based in Atlanta, GA Volunteer, helping to build temporary shelter for homeless people, Fall 2006-Spring 2007 Pheonix NOLA neighborhood organization in Tulane-Gravier, New Orleans, LA Volunteer, a few days of mold remediation and other services, Fall 2006 Design a Robot class at Art Center for Kids, Summer 2004 Teaching Assistant, teaching 8-10 year olds to build and program Lego Mindstorms robots Metaphorical Programming discussion group Teaching Assistant under instructor Michael Dobry, Fall 2003-Spring 2004 Proxy Toys product design firm Prototype Product Designer, Fall 2003-Spring 2004 | ||||||||
| Portfolio online at www.mattgilbert.net. References available upon request. Updated January 2, 2009. | |||||||||