Erin Zerbe – CV
2301 Hunter Street
Baltimore MD
21218
757.472.5072
STUDIO EXPERTISE
Experimental Video and Animation, Stop Motion Animation, 2D Animation, Video and Sound Editing, Electronic Media, Web Design, SEO, Sequential Imaging and Story Boarding, Illustration, Foundation and Fundamentals, Gender Studies, French Feminism.
EDUCATION
2011 – Master of Fine Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
Photographic and Electronic Media
2011 – Certificate of Teaching College Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
2006 – Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Kinetic Imaging
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010 – 2011 Guest Speaker: I was asked by a number of graduate and undergraduate professors at MICA to give demos and presentations on animation, web design, SEO, and video editing to their undergraduate and graduate level students.
MICA, Baltimore MD
Undergraduate and Graduate Level Classes
2009-2011 Graduate Teaching Intern: Tandem taught classes to undergraduate students alongside MICA faculty members. Throughout the course of the internship, I was responsible for writing curriculum, creating project assignments, leading critiques, workshops, and demos, grading assignments, and assisting students outside of class.
MICA, Baltimore MD
Stop Motion Animation
Video 1
Electronic Media and Culture
Elements of Visual Thinking
History of Animation
Professional Portfolio Development
French Feminism
2008-2009 Workshop Instructor/Instructional Blogger: Developed basic SEO and Web Design demos and workshops for small business owners. Created dynamic presentations to assist new website owners and small businesses to take advantage of CSS and CMS driven websites in an SEO friendly approach. I was also responsible for creating and maintaining an instructional SEO blog.
Customer Magnetism, Virginia Beach VA
SEO Friendly Web Design
Social Media Strategies
CMS and CSS Basics
2007-2008 Art Instructor: Responsible for curriculum and course development for each class. Worked closely with students from ages 12 to 65 in a small student centered learning environment to meet their individual goals for artistic growth. Lead critiques, demos, and workshops as well as skills based exercises and assignments.
Drawn To Art Gallery, Norfolk VA
Socially Engaged Art
Intro To Independent Film and Animation
Sequential Imaging and Story Boarding
2007-2009 Freelance Multimedia Artist: I was contracted out as a freelance multimedia artist to create 3 educational videos for the Old Masters In Context Series at the Chrysler Museum of Art. My duties were to take the concept from storyboard to completion for display in the museum as part of an educational initiative. I worked closely with the Director of Education and Public Programs to insure the highest quality demanded by the client.
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk VA
Old Masters in Context
2006 Adjunct Animation Professor: Developed and implemented a short summer intensive course in the basics of 2D and experimental stop motion animation. Worked closely with 12 entering freshmen to create animation experiences in varying principles including: hand-drawn, cut paper, under the camera, sand, paint on glass, etc. A brief history of experimental animation was given as well as demos, lectures, sample artists, and in class work time.
VCU, Richmond VA
Intro To Animation – Summer Intensive
EXHIBITIONS AND FILM FESTIVALS
Solo Shows
2010 Abundance, National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance Conference, San Francisco CA
2008 Key Frames: The Art and Animation of Erin Zerbe, Drawn To Art Gallery, Norfolk VA
Juried Shows
2010 Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles CA
Identity Exhibition, Rosenburg Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
2006 School of the Arts Juried Exhibition, Carriage House, VCU, Richmond VA
Group Shows
2010 Kamsamnida, Gallery 175, Seoul, South Korea
Photographic and Electronic Media Fall Show, Fox 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
Lotta Art, School 33, Baltimore MD
MFA First Year Show, Decker Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
2009 Photographic and Electronic Media Fall Show, Fox 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore MD
Rough and Tumble, The Boot, Norfolk VA
2008 Scars and Stripes Forever: Visions of American Roller Derby, Haygood Skating Center, Virginia Beach VA
2006 Show Your Stuff Night, Franklin Terrace, VCU, Richmond VA
2005 Show Your Stuff Night, Franklin Terrace, VCU, Richmond VA
Film Festivals
2010 International People’s Choice Film Festival, Quito, Ecuador
2008 Hell on Wheels Derby Film Festival, Norfolk, VA
Scene First Student Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 Open APPeture Short Film Festival, Boone, NC
Girl FeST, Honolulu, HI
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
2010 “Shallow Hal Wants a Gal” Plus Size Pride Magazine, March Edition
2009 “Pitfalls of Social Networking” SEOMoz, May Issue
“Social Media Marketing: The Jedi Way To Success” Internet Marketing, November Issue
2008 winner: Best Experimental Short: Scene First Student Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 Winner: Short Shorts, Open APPeture Short Film Festival, Boone NC
2006 Student Ambassador of the Arts VCU, Tasmeem International Design Conference, Doha, Qatar
2005 Kinetic Imaging Department Award of Excellence, VCU, Richmond VA
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