Allison Putnam / Brooklyn, NY / 615-430-016
allisonjputnam@gmail.com / allisonputnam.com
Experience
Photo Assistant, Stephen Posen, November 2012-Present
Photo editing, printing
Darkroom Manager, Bushwick Community Darkroom, January 2012 – January 2013
Color photo processing and retouching
Intern, Canteen Literary Arts Magazine, October 2010-March 2011
Reference: Stephen Pierson Stephen@canteenmag.com, JJ Sulin jj@jjsulin.com
assist in selection of pieces and production of magazine
assist during photoshoots
Curatorial Intern, Verge Art Fair, April-July 2010
Coordinate performance, video, film, printed materials showcases
Solicit fair sponsors and develop sponsor relationships
Member Artist, Chicago Art Department, February 2010-August 2010
Coordinate and mount exhibitions, develop advertising strategies for specific shows and fundraising
Exhibited work in events and exhibits
Research Assistant for Joanna Merwood, Parsons The New School for Design, April/May 2010
Reference: Joanna Merwood, merwoodj@newschool.edu
Find and organize references to the Fisher building at the Art Institute and Chicago Historical Society
Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University:
Assistant Coordinator, March 2007-June 2008
Coordinator, June 2008-January 2010
Reference: Debra Blade, 847-491-2307 / d-blade@northwestern.edu, Assistant Building Supervisor
Manage submissions from artists for consideration
Organize and manage exhibitions
Work with artists to professionally mount work
Organize and carry out special events
Manage gallery marketing, write press releases
Studio Assistant for Judy Ledgerwood, Northwestern University, September 2009
Stretch and prime canvases
Package materials for shipment
Education
-Northwestern University, June 2010 c. Art Theory and Practice, Art History
Exhibitions and Awards:
Group show, Metropolitan Community Church of New York Dec. 2012
Participation in Bushwick Open Studios June 2012
Faricy award, Northwestern University June 2010
-FreshCAD exhibition curator and participating artist, May 2010
-Everything is Disappointing Always exhibition curator and participating artist , May 2010
-Senior Art Show exhibition coordinator and participating artist, May 2010
-Author, review of Drift exhibit at Fill in the Blank Gallery, Chicago Art Magazine, March 2010
-Souvenirs for an Ideology exhibition coordinator and participating artist, December 2009
-Undergraduate Research Grant award, summer 2009
-Participation in Art in WCAS Dean’s exhibition 2007 and 2008
-Exhibition, Brewed Awakenings 2007
-Art Editor of Helicon Magazine 2006, 2007, 2009
-Executive Board of Jones Fine Arts Residential College
-Production designer, Quotidian student film, Northwestern University
-Props designer, The Game of Love and Chance student theater, Northwestern University
-Set designer, Songs for a New World student theater, Northwestern University
