Street Art Workers
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KAREN FIORITO
karen@hardpressedstudios.com
Technical Skills
Experience teaching: Design,
Printmaking, Photography and Digital Imaging
Excellent design,
photography, printmaking and desktop publishing skills.
Knowledge of digital imaging
processes: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, DreamWeaver, Macromedia
Director, digital slide scanning, digital film recording, digital printing,
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, FileMaker
Pro, Power Point, PC and Mac.
Employed as a freelance Graphic Designer,
Photographer and Printmaker.
Wrote art criticism for the art journal,
EyeLevel, published in Philadelphia.
Experience with curating, grant writing,
budgeting and gallery installation.
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Experience |
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2004-Present |
President, Master Printer,
Hard Pressed Studios, Los Angeles, CA |
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2004-2005 |
Visiting Lecturer,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
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Master Printer, Angels
Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA |
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Intern, Segura Publishing Company.
Mesa, AZ |
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2002-2004 |
Teacher of Record. Arizona
State University, Tempe AZ |
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Taught Photography I and
2-Dimensional Design. |
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2001-2004 |
Research Assistant.
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ |
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Conducted research for Pyracantha Press and Visual Resource
Collection. |
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Teaching Assistant.
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ |
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Assisted in Art History
courses. |
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1999-2001 |
Coordinator of Tutoring
Program. The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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Trained Peer and
Professional tutors. |
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Managed budget and grant
writing for Tutoring Program. |
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1995-1999 |
Professional Tutor. The
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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Tutored English, Art
History and Studio courses. |
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1994-1995 |
Gallery Representative.
Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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Handled inventory, data
entry, shipping and installations. |
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1994-1994 |
Color Printing Technician.
Chroma Copy, Philadelphia, PA |
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Co-founder and Director. New
Arts Coalition, Philadelphia, PA |
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Curated and installed
group shows throughout Philadelphia. |
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Internship with Brandywine
Workshop (offset lithography). |
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Awards |
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2005 |
Puffin Foundation Grant,
Teaneck, NJ |
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2004 |
Emergency Grant. Change,
Inc. Captiva, FL (Founder: Robert Rauchenberg) |
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Student Enrichment Grant.
Herberger College of Fine Arts. Arizona State University. |
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Deans List. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ |
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2001 |
University Graduate Scholarship.
Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ |
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ASASU Travel Scholarship.
Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ |
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Regents Graduate Academic Scholarship. Arizona State University.
Tempe, AZ |
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1994 |
The Plastic Clubs 64th Juried Competition. Philadelphia, PA |
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1993 |
Deans List. University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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Lenore Adelman Award,
Printmaking, The University of the Arts. Philadelphia, PA |
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Lessing and Edith
Rosenwald Scholarship. The University of the Arts. Philadelphia, PA |
Solo Exhibitions
2004 Lil Fury: The Art of Propaganda. Studio Lodo. Phoenix, AZ
Lil Fury: Agitprop and Culture
Jams. Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State
University. Phoenix AZ
2001 Recent
Work. Northlight Upstairs. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Amassed Media.The
Photography Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
1999 [Dis] Figure.Muse Gallery. Philadelphia, PA 1995 The
Phoenix.1521 Cafι Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
Recent Works. Roxy Theater. Philadelphia, PA
Group Exhibitions
2007 Yo! What Happened to Peace!, The House
of Love and Dissent, Rome, Italy
Painting
with Fire: Agitprop Murals from Around the World, Central Connecticut State University:
Samuel S. T. Chen Fine Arts Center, New Britain, CT
2006 Center for Political Graphics Annual Auction,
Union Station, Los Angeles, CA
Art for Change, Winnebago
Studios, Madison, WI
American Democracy Project: Raise Your Voice!, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Contemporary American
Radical Political Poster Art, MoMo Gallery, Kansas City,
MO
If They Come for You in the Morning, ABC No Rio, New York, NY
Prison Nation. Watts Art Center. Los Angeles, CA
Paper PoliticsBrooklyn. 5+5 Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
2005
Six Degrees Festival.
Factory Place, Los Angeles, CA
The Third Annual Dont Support the
Facists Who Stole Christmas
Show. 33 1/3 Book Store. Los Angeles, CA
The Optical Lounge and Audio Lab. Create Fixate, Los Angeles, CA
Yo! What happened to Peace?
Tokyo, Japan; Chicago, IL America VS America. Galley Klink Og Bank, Reykjavik,
Iceland
Pressing Issues.Hemicycle Gallery, The
Corcoran Museum of Art. Washington, DC
Four War Years: Posters Against Bush. Artists Television Access. San
Francisco, CA
Paper Politics (West). Phinney Center Gallery.
Seattle, WA
2004 The Second Annual Dont Support the
Facists Who Stole Christmas
Show. 33 1/3 Book Store. Los Angeles, CA
Post Gens Stop the War Tour.Black Market. Long Beach, CA
Peace Signs. Chisholm Gallery. New
York, New York
By1.Transport Gallery. Los
Angeles, CA. Invitational
Selections. Alyce de Roulet Williamson
Gallery. Art Center of Design. Pasedena, CA
Yo! Whatever Happened to Peace? San Francisco, CA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Washington, DC;
Charlotte, NC
Art and Propaganda.Lionel Rombach Gallery. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2003 Say
Something: The Art of Politics. Painted Bride Art Center. Philadelphia, PA
Stitches of War. Anthropology Museum.
Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ
Summer MFA Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Nathan Cummings Exhibition.
Harry Wood Gallery. Arizona StateUniversity,Tempe, AZ
Westin Kierland Resort. Scottsdale, AZ. Juried
2002 ABBA
Members Show. Harry Wood Gallery. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Screen Stars. Harry Wood Gallery.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Invitational
ABBA: A Buncha Book Artists.
Phoenix Public Library. Phoenix, AZ.
2001 Printed
Matter. Harry Wood Gallery. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Juried
Sun Works: Contemporary Alternative Photography, The Art Institute of Boston, MA
2000 Now in
Real Time. Nexus Gallery and Foundation for the Arts. Philadelphia, PA
1999 Gritty
City.The Irvin and Laurie Borowky Gallery. Philadelphia, PA. Juried
Philadelphia Volunteer Layers for the Arts 20th Anniversary
Silent Auction
and Gala. The Packard Building.
Philadelphia, PA. Invitational
1998 New
Members Show. Muse Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
Artist Craft. Chester Springs Center for
the Visual Arts. Chester Springs, PA
Identity. The Philadelphia Art
Alliance. Philadelphia, PA. Juried
Non-Silver: Printing with Light. The University of the Arts. Philadelphia, PA
Recent Digital Images.Apple Corporate Center.
Philadelphia, PA.Invitational
Alumni in Print.The University of the Arts.
Philadelphia, PA. Invitational
Paper Prayers. Nexus Gallery and Foundation
for the Arts. Philadelphia PA
1996 Le
Charcuterie des Beaux Arts. New Arts Salon. Philadelphia, PA. Invitational
1995 Works on
Paper. Perkins Center for the Arts. Moorestown, NJ. Juried
1994 In Black
and White. Sande Webster Gallery. Philadelphia, PA. Invitational
Chiaroscuro. Main Line Center for the
Arts. Haverford, PA. Juried
64th Juried Competition.The Plastic Club.
Philadelphia, PA.
Juried Pentimenti Annual Student Competition. Pentimenti Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
1993 Dimensional
Sculpture.The University of the Arts. Philadelphia, PA. Invitational
Publications
Susan Anker. Real Writing. Bedford/St. Martins. New
York, NY. 2007
Connie Bretz. Time Capsule:
The Foundry will Flourish! The Phoenix, Phoenixville, PA. January 8, 2007.
Ellen Williams-Masson. Artists do their Part to Promote Peace.
The Capital Times, Madison, WI. November
13, 2006
Image Control. LA Weekly. September 9-15, 2005:22
Keith Valcourt, Truth in Advertising. Hustler Magazine. December 2005:15
Andi McDaniel, Drive By Activism. Whole Life Times. August 2005
(http://wholelifetimes.com/2005/wlt2708/news2708.html)
Andrew Engelson, Visual Arts Picks. Seattle Weekly. April 27-May 3, 2005
Faye Hirsch, Art and Politics: Graphic
Art in the Summer of Dissent. Art in America.
October 2004:61
Image Control, LA Weekly. September 17-23, 2004:13
Image Control, LA Weekly. August 6-12, 2004:13
Eight Days A Week, Peace Attack. The Boston Phoenix, July 9, 2004:6
Joe Watson, Hung Fury. The Phoenix New Times. June 24-30, 2004:34
Tyler Thompson, Fast and Furious. The State Press Magazine. Arizona State University,
April 1,2004: 8
Edward J. Sozanski, Group Show Politics. The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 5, 2003: W40
Anne Fabbri, Freedom of Speech. ArtMatters. December, 2003: 3, 19
Lori Hill, First Friday Focus. The Philadelphia City Paper. Nov 6, 2003: 27
Christopher James, The Book of Alternative Photographic
Processes. Delmar Publishers. 2001: 227
Edward J. Sozanski, TV or Not TV. The Philadelphia
Inquirer. July 28, 2000: W38
Gerard Brown, The A-Musing Fiorito. The Philadelphia Weekly. December 30, 1998. 45
Robin Rice, Crafty, Very Crafty. The Philadelphia City Paper. April 10, 1998: 34
Gerard Brown, Impermanent Redemption. The Philadelphia Weekly. June 28, 1995:60
Maureen
Hennessey, Artist Uncovers Beauty in
Abandoned Foundry. Township Voice.
Chester and Montgomery Counties, PA. July 20, 1995: 1-2
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Education |
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2004 |
M.F.A., Printmaking. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
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1994-99 |
Continuing Studies Program: Photoshop, Photography, Sculpture
and Graphic Design. |
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The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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1995 |
T.E.S.O.L. Certificate. The University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA |
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1993 |
B.F.A., Printmaking. The University of the Arts, Philadelphia,
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Organizations
Los Angeles Printmaking
Society
Southern Graphics Council
