Resume
FORMAL EDUCATION
M.F.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Theater Arts: Scenic Painting, Set Design; May 1996
B.F.A. and B. Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; May 1992
Architecture coursework, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; September 1985 – May 1987
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
Somerville Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship Grant; January 2007
Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant; May 2000
Conner Fellowship Grant, (For travel to the Black Sea International Theater Festival, Sevastopol, Ukraine); July 1994
EXHIBITIONS
(* indicates SOLO show)
2008
Lynn Arts, Time Warner Gallery, Lynn, MA; Works on Paper
2007
Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA; December Salon
13FOREST Gallery, Medford, MA; Fall07
Gallery Penumbra, Gloucester, MA; summer exhibition, 2007
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA; Tufts Fourth Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Imagining Somerville
Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA; The Green Line
Massachusetts Convention Center, Boston, MA; Summer Street Solstice III
*Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MAShapes of the City: Paintings and Silhouette-Void Compositions
2006
Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA; Art House 3
Lynn Arts, Time Warner Gallery, Lynn, MA; Paint, (Award Recipient)
Creekside Drive, Altadena, CA; Art For the Holidays
LA-Con World Science Fiction Society Art Show; Anaheim, CA
2005
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Artist Choice Somerville Open Studios Participants
Arisia Speculative Media Conference Art Show; Boston, MA (Award Recipient)
2004
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA; Faculty Show
Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA; Alumni and Faculty Art Show
2003
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Artist Choice Somerville Open Studios Participants
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Alumni Show and Sale
*U.S.S. Constitution Museum, Charlestown, MA; Barbary Coast, commissioned mural painting
Diesel Café, Somerville, MA; Grocery Carts and other Liminal Murmurs, with Mathieu LeCorre
Boskone Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Show; Boston, MA
2002
Au Bon Pain,Somerville, MA; Somerville Arts Council, Windows Art Project, site specific installation
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Somerville Open Studios Participants
2001
*The Gallery at Innovative Moves, Jamaica Plain, MA; Sketches and Projects: Mural Work of Deeper Blue Design
Diesel Café, Somerville, MA; Summer New Work from Washington Street Art Center Members
Diesel Café, Somerville, MA; Winter New Work from Washington Street Art Center Members
2000 and earlier
Someday Café, Somerville, MA; Somerville Arts Council, Windows Art Project, site specific installation; 2000
Carberry's Bakery, Somerville, MA; Winter Holiday Window Display Project, site specific installation; 1999
*Cambridge Center For Adult Education, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA; Color and Line; 1999
*U.S.S. Constitution Museum, Charlestown, MA; The Great Chase, commissioned mural painting; 1999
*Renee's Café, Teele Square, Somerville, MA; Travelogue, a Painted Record; 1998
REVIEWS/MEDIA
Margaret Smith, "Power and passion in Arlington gallery exhibit," WickedLocal.com, January 20, 2009
Tracy Frost, "Hybrids & Other Sorts at the BECA Gallery, New Orleans until 27th July," Art2Bank, June 11, 2008.
Cate McQuaid, "Shadow and misty tones dance in intimate landscapes," The Boston Globe, July 12, 2007, p. D1.
D. Eric Bookhardt, "Hybrids and Other Sorts: Group Exhibition of American Artists," Gambit Press
Pam Rosenblatt, "A Busy Summer For Somerville Artist," Somerville News, July 5, 2007, p. 18.
Bistable Percept, Documentary Film by Amy Mertl with Cambridge Community Television, March, 2007.
"Be Live: Community Artists," Host: Francis Cheykin, CCTV TV, Boston, MA, May 5, 2006.
"It's All About Arts," Host: Glenn Williams, BNN TV, Boston, MA, May 1, 2006.
Louis Porter, "Davis Square Becomes Art Mecca For a Month," The Boston Globe, July 21, 2000, p. D1.
Anne Weeks, "Rachel Mello," The Weekly Dig, July 19-26, 2000, p. 28.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC
Faculty, Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA;
Graduate & Undergraduate students; Serving as sole Academic Faculty Representative with voting privileges to Curriculum Committee;
Selected Courses: Foundation Design Studio; Freehand Drawing,
Orthogonal Drawing, Color Theory, Portfolio Design; September 2002 – present
Staff Instructor, Emerson College, Boston, MA;
Charge Scenic Artist, Performing Arts Department; August 2003 – May 2004
Guest Lecturer, Emerson College, Boston, MA; Mask Making; Fall 2003, Spring 2004
Instructor, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA;
Faux Finishing; 1998, 1999, & 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THEATER AND MURAL ARTS
Owner/Artist, Deeper Blue Design, Mural Artists, Somerville, MA;
Commercial and Residential clients; January 1997 – 2005
Selected Clients: U.S.S. Constitution Museum; City of Boston, Park Arts; Creativity Museum, Southborough, England
Charge Scenic Artist Freelance, Wooden Kiwi Production, Allston, MA; August 2002 – 2005
Selected Clients: New Repertory Theater; Jose Mateo Dance Company; Lyric Stage
Artist Assistant, Architectural Murals, Arlington, MA; under Joshua Winer; April 2002
Freelance Scenic Artist, theater and industrial paint work; 1993 – 2005
Selected Clients: American Repertory Theater, Camb., MA; WGBH Television, Bos., MA;
VDA Event Design Group, Somerville, MA; Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC;
Goodspeed Opera Co., East Haddam, CT; Centre Stage, Baltimore, MD
Staff Scenic Artist, Arena Stage, Washington, DC; September 1996-September 1997
Charge Scenic Artist, Connecticut Repertory Theater, Storrs, CT; Summers 1995 & 1996
Staff Scenic Artist, Arena Stage, Washington, DC; September 1996 – September 1997
Charge Scenic Artist, Connecticut Repertory Theater, Storrs, CT; Summers 1995 & 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURE
Model Builder, Museum Design Associates, Cambridge, MA; Fall 1998
Entry-Level Architect, Financial Concepts Inc., Framingham, MA; Fall 1992
Entry-Level Architect, The Bourne Group, San Francisco, CA; Summer 1991
Model Builder, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, MA; 1988
PUBLICATIONS
Next in Line, wrote bi-weekly cultural events column, Editorial Humor; October 2000-April 2001
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Somerville Arts Council, Somerville, MA
Volunteer: ArtBeat Festival; Summer 2000 – present, annually
Volunteer: Spice of Life Festival; September 2001
Washington Street Art Center, Somerville MA
Chair: Membership Committee; Spring 2000 – Fall 2003
Member: Gallery Committee; Spring 2000 – Fall 2003
CONFERENCES/LECTURES
Arisia Speculative Media Conference, Boston, MA
Panel Chair: Attitude or Income? What Makes a Professional Artist?; January 2004
Panel Chair: Working on Commissioned Art; January 2004
Juror: Student Science Fiction Art Show; January 2004
Panel Chair: Working on Commission; January 2003
Cambridge Center For Adult Education, Cambridge, MA; January 2003
Lecture: Murals in Interior Design, A Cultural Overview