Resume
Daniel Fionte
270 Canal St. Apt 310
Lawrence, MA 01840
978 289 0121
dfionte@gmail.com
dan@danfionte.com
http://www.danfionte.com
Initial License in Visual Arts Grades 5-12 expected November 2009
Education:
Tufts University in affiliation with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Masters of Arts in Teaching in Fine Arts 2009
Tufts University in affiliation with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BFA 2007
Skills:
Fine Art: Strong background in many traditional mediums and techniques including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, pastel, etching, and linocut. Capable of working in both representational and abstract conceptual modes. Particular interests include portraiture, illustration, and architectural drawing.
Computer: Mac and PC. Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, with some experience in Flash.
Experience:
Art Teacher, January 2008-present
Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
Courses Taught:
An Architect's Sketchbook: Ages 8+
Students learn about different architectural periods, from nomadic tribal structures to modern skyscrapers and housing. Students learn the basics of architectural drawing, perspective, volume, etc. Students generate their own body of work based on architectural themes of their choosing in drawing, painting, and sculpture.
Characters: Ages 10+
Students learn the basics of drawing, including realistic and comic human and animal proportion, pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, pastel, and watercolor. This course is developed to help the students create characters for stories, and write and illustrate their own character driven short story as a final piece.
Preschool Special Education Assistant, August 2007-June 2008
Shawsheen Elementary School, Andover, MA
Worked closely with individual students to help them develop proper social, behavioral, and language skills. Aids teacher in running lessons and classroom tasks, and assessing student growth in conjunction with ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) guidelines.
Freelance Artist and Illustrator, 2005-present
Currently working on several illustrative works including 2 graphic novels and a children's book. Has received commissions for tattoos and single illustrations as well as paintings. Will work from commission if the subject interests him.
Current Projects:
Portraiture: Series of large oil portraits of friends with the goal of exploring the levels of artist subject interaction. Each painting strives to capture the particular nuances and vulnerabilities of the subject. Within this series there is a series of sleeping people, which are particularly rooted in vulnerability, and the viewers interaction with the subject.
Collection Documentation: Series of watercolor paintings and drawings of collected objects from journeys, primarily around New England. This autobiographical body of work is to make people think about the ways in which they view and impact their environments and the world, as well as to help the artist understand himself better in relation to objects and places. This series stems from the artists interest in history, and person to person and person to place relationships.
Exhibitions/Events:
Essex Art Center Staff Show, Lawrence, MA, October 2009 (upcoming)
New Paint! Art Auction sponsored by the Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA, June 6th 2009 (upcoming)
SMFA Graudating Students Exhibition, Anderson Autitorium, Boston, MA, 2007
SMFA Annual Drawing Exhibition, Atrium Gallery SMFA, Boston, MA 2005
SMFA Student Annual, Boston, MA, 2005
Boston Collaborative, Art Studio Vision, Lawrence, MA, 2004-2005
Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative, Heritage Park Visitor's Center, Lawrence, MA, 2003
Awards and Scholarships:
Tufts University Graduate Student Scholarship 2008
SMFA Medici Scholar, 2003-2007
November Club Scholarship for Excellence in Fine Art, 2003
GLEC Excellence in Visual Art Award, 2003