Sonia Paulino

EDUCATION:

Master of Fine Arts

University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California 2004

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Minor in Art History Florida International University Miami, Florida 2000

SKILLS:

Language: English/Spanish

Photography: Black and White/Color (film/digital)

Film and Video Production: Camera, Lighting, Editing (analog/non-linear)

Computing: Photoshop CS, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Access, Excel

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2006-2008 Digital Photography Instructor, Belmont High School, Los Angeles

2005 History of Photography Readership for Roberto Tejada

2004 Introduction to Media Teaching Assistant to Jordan Crandall

Beginning Photography Teaching Assistant to Amy Jorgenson

2003 Beginning Photography Adjunct Professor, Southwestern College, Chula Vista

History of Cinema Teaching Assistant to Jean-Pierre Gorin

Contemporary Digital Art Readership for Amy Alexander

2002 History of Photography Readership for Grant Kester

Beginning Photography Teaching Assistant to Danielle Michaelis

Beginning Photography Teaching Assistant to Fred Lonidier

2001 History of Cinema Teaching Assistant to Leslie Stern

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Assistant to Director: Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program

Educating and training young professionals for life-long service in the governance of non-profit organizations.

Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, CA

Staff Photographer: Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, CA

Apartment Manager: InTown Properties, Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA

Freelance Photography: Portraiture, Production Stills, Events

Art Consultation: Pillow Lavas Collective, http://pillowlavas.com/

EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS:

2008 Animals in Photography, lecture by Stephen Perloff, James A. Michener Art Museum, Dolyestown, PA

powerHouse Portfolio Review, powerHouse Books, Brooklyn, New York

Rocky Road, Lincoln Road Art Center, Miami Beach, Florida

National Portfolio Review, Center, Los Angeles, CA

2007 Work in Progress, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, Ca

2006 Mensaje Latino, 555 Gallery, Detroit, Michigan

2005 Ladyfest, Voz Alta, Downtown San Diego

2004 Vanilla Bomb, California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art

Dog Days of Summer, UCR/California Museum of Photography

Supersonic, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

Couple (solo exhibition), Herbert Marcuse Gallery, UCSD

Pasale, Estacion Tijuana, Tijuana Mexico

2003 9th Floor Relocation Project, Beverly Hills, California

FIU Alumni: 25 Years of Photography, Daniel Azoulay Gallery, Miami

Proofs: Evidence, Experiment and Record, Marcuse Gallery, UCSD

2002 Love Hotel, Pillow Lavas Collective, San Diego, California

Open Studios, Visual Arts Facility, UCSD

Casual and Familiar, (Solo Exhibition) Herbert Marcuse Gallery, UCSD

2001 Current Work, (Solo Exhibition) Now Art, Hollywood, Florida

Free Forum, University of Miami, Florida

Optic Nerve II, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami

An Independent Film Expo, The Wallflower Gallery, Dwntwn Miami

2000 Optic Nerve, Museum Of Contemporary Art, North Miami

Annual Student Show, The Art Museum, FIU

BFA Exhibition, The Art Museum, FIU

Performance Space 742, Little Havana, Miami

AWARDS:

2006 Semi-Finalist Critical Mass Portfolio Review, national juried competition

2004 Russell Foundation Grant

2003 Elected member of admissions committee, UCSD MFA Program

2001 Full Tuition Scholarship, Visual Arts Department, UCSD

San Diego Fellowship, UCSD

2000 1st Prize Indifest2000 Film Festival, FIU

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL:

Western Europe, Central and South America, The Caribbean

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