Sinnae Choi • Curriculum Vitae
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Education
• Rhode Island School of Design • BFA Glass '11 candidate with an English concentration • current GPA 3.88
• Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina • Glass lampworking workshop with Jin-Won Han (2010), ceramics slipcasting with Laura Jean McLaughlin (2009), resin casting (2009)
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine • Jewelry enameling workshop with Jennaca Davies (2009)
• Kokrobitey Institute, Ghana • RISD Wintersession study abroad (2008)
• The Steel Yard, Providence • Ceramics with Dave Allyn (2008)
• Cooper Union, NYC • Winter portfolio program (2005)
• Hunter College High School, NYC • Six-year magnet school for mathematics and science (1999 - 2005)

Work
• Penland School of Crafts (summer 2010) • Work-study
• RISD Pre-College (2010 - present) • Teacher's assistant for Sculpture and Basic Design classes
• Fleet Library (2010 - present) • Book processing, preparation of new volumes & gift acquisitions
• Avon Cinema (2008 - present) • Customer service
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (summer 2009)• Work-study
• Providence After School Alliance/YMCA AfterZone (2008 - 2009) • Youth care provider for non-profit educational program
• Darkroom technician (summers 2007, 2008) • Maintenance of RISD's black & white darkroom equipment, guidance for high school students
• RISD Work-study (2005 - 2008) • Mailroom clerk; Watermark Café barista; RISD Store

Volunteer & Internships
• Providence Dance Troupe, Providence (2010) • Makeup artist for "Marriage of Figaro" performance
• English For Action, Providence (2010 - present) • Care provider for children of adult ESOL students
• Artist's assistant for Pippi Zornoza, Providence (2009) • Studio assistant in printmaking, glass, graphic design, and art handling
• New Urban Arts workshop leader, Providence (2009) • One-day workshop provider, non-profit program for high school students
• Brown Student Radio, Providence (2008 - present) • Host of the Nuclear Family Hour on WELH Providence 88.1 FM, publicity materials
• Glassblowing assistant, Providence (2006 - present) • Studio assistant in glass hotshop (various artists and students)
• Books Through Bars, Providence (2008) • Providing books to inmates in American prisons
• Providence Public Library: Children's Arts Month, Providence (2008) • Providing after-school activities for K - 5 students

Awards & Scholarships
• Penland School of Crafts, Maine (2010) • Recipient of Lucy Morgan Scholarship, full tuition
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, North Carolina (2009) • Recipient of a full work-study scholarship
• Scholastic Arts (2004, 2005) • Recipient of silver and gold regional key awards for poetry

Exhibitions
• Halloween in Olneyville, Providence (2009) • Curator & creator of artspace
• Stone & Paper, Providence (2007)• Group lithography & screenprinting show at Benson Hall

Skills & Training
digital & design skills
• triply fluent in Mac OS X, Windows XP and Linux Ubuntu, with file conversions between platforms
• complete fluency in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, supplementary CS programs (5+ years experience)
• data entry and financial management using MS Office Suite & OpenOffice (4+ years)
• web, video and sound editing in Dreamweaver, Final Cut Studio, Audacity, etc. (5+ years)

fine arts skills
• art history training (3+ years: AP Art History at HCHS, seminars at RISD)
• critical art writing, show reviews
• archival preservation for 2D and 3D artworks (binding, mounting, lightproofing, etc.)
• exhibition preparation, art handling & mounting techniques
• various 2D and 3D fabrication processes (sculptural, digital, printmaking, photography, metals)

educational skills
• DCYF licensed, RI (certified care provider for K-12 youth)
• Best Initiative training (youth work seminars)
• experience as teaching assistant
• skilled at conflict management, de-escalation, crowd management, active listening with youth