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  Aric Attas
772 321 5919
attas@photonlab.com

Web Experience

Web Designer. photon(lab), www.photonlab.com, Vero Beach, FL. 1999-present.

Responsible for all aspects of web design business including marketing, sales, client relations, design, programming and management of web sites.

Digital Skills Program Coordinator, Real Art Ways, http://digitalskills.realartyways.org, Hartford, CT. 2002-2003.

Developed and taught workshops that gave high school students the opportunity to use digital audio tools to record environmental sounds, interviews and narratives to create personal audio narratives and audio journalism pieces. Responsible for recruiting students, hiring and managing instructors, purchasing equipment and fundraising.

Web Design Instructor. Trinfo.café, Trinity College, www.photonlab.com/trinfocafe, Hartford, CT. 2000-2003.

Developed and taught web design workshops to college students and community members at Trinity College’s Neighborhood Technology Center. Software included Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and FrontPage.


Clients Include

Abundant Sounds DJ Services
Advanced Technical Support, Inc.
Anderson Productions, LLC.
Deb Geigas Berry

Bill's Audio & Video Innovations
Center for Integrative Medicine & Pain Management
Complementary HealthCare Institute, LLC.
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Control Systems Incorporated
Family Adventure Mom
Mary Frey | Photographer
Hartford Medical Group
High Schools for Heroes
Indian River Wired
Janow Picture Framers
Kiki's Coffee House
Konforti Wellness Center
OPUS Inc./Intertwine
Mallorie Ostrowitz Photography
Paleo Discoveries
P’nai Or of Central CT
Real Art Ways
Simonds Photographic, Inc.
prudencesloane.com
Tony Soluri Photography
State of Connecticut
Temple Beth Shalom
Trinfo.café at Trinity College
Tunxis Community College
ZipPark.com


Technical Knowledge Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Director, Photoshop, ImageReady, Premiere, ProTools, Peak, SoundEdit 16, and HTML.
Macintosh and PC compatible.

Additional Work Experience

Photographer. Aric Attas Photography. Chicago, IL, West Hartford, CT and Vero Beach, FL. 1992-present.
Commercial photography studio specializing
in still life work for clients including Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Magazine, Ligature, Lipman-Hearne, Eve Alfille Jewelry, Pivot Design, Perolio Inc., Three Communication Design, Aaron Kramer Design, Urban Artifacts, Ellen Carey, Joseloff Gallery, and World Book Encyclopedia, Inc.

Instructor of Art, Photography and History of Photography. McKee Botanical Garden, Hartford Art School, Tunxis Community College, University of Connecticut. Fall 1996-present. Responsibilities include course and syllabus development, teaching, and advising students for introductory through advanced courses.

Digital Audio Skills Instructor. Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT. 2001-2003.

Developed and taught workshops that gave high school students the opportunity to use digital audio tools to record environmental sounds, interviews and narratives to create personal audio narratives and audio journalism pieces.


Education MFA, Photography 1996. Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT.
BS, Psychology 1988. Hobart College, Geneva, NY.

Awards

Indian River Photography Club, 2004 Photographic Print Exhibition, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL., Second Place. 2004.

Indian River Photography Club, 2004 Photographic Print Exhibition, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL., Honorable Mention. 2004.

Connecticut Community Colleges, Pioneer in Distance Education. 2000.

Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, Grant to develop online course. 1999.

Circles 1st Annual Northeast Juried Photography Exhibition, Excellence Award, Merry A. Foresta & Andy Grundberg jurors. 1998.

Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, Academic Scholarships .
1994 -1996.

Artworks Gallery Open Juried Competition, two awards, 1995.

Hobart College, Geneva, NY, Arthur Dove Memorial Art Award. 1988.

Hobart College, Geneva, NY, High Honors. 1988.


Selected
Solo Exhibitions
1998, Quantum Fluctuations: Experimental Photograms and Soundscapes. Science Center of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT.

1996, Ions in the Ether, Experimental Photograms, MFA Thesis Exhibition. Taub Hall Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT.

1988, Innerscapes, Honors Thesis Exhibition. Houghton House Gallery, Hobart College, Geneva, NY.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2004, Indian River Photography Club, 2004 Photographic Print Exhibition, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL.

2000, Exquisite Corpse Reincarnated, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT.

1999, Terra Continuum, Stony Creek, CT.*

1999, Personal Heroes: Local and Legendary. (Curated by Patricia Reville), Wethersfield Museum, Wethersfield, CT.*

1999 Open Juried Photography, Drawing and Print Show. (Ronn Todd juror). Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT.

1998, Circles 1st Annual Northeast Juried Photography Exhibition. (Merry A. Foresta & Andy Grundberg jurors), Taub Hall Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT.*

1998, Tick, Tick, Tick. (Curated by David Borawski), Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT.*

1998, Circles at the Wood. Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, CT.*

1998, Open Juried Show ’98. (Michael Shortell juror), The Art Guild, Farmington, CT.

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Annual Faculty Exhibition. Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT.

1997, Four Photographers Invite Four Photographers. Canton Artists Guild, Canton, CT.

1997, Texas National Juried Competition. (Starn Twins jurors), Austin State University, Austin, TX.*

1995, Circles at the Wood, Circles of Confusion. Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, CT.

1994, Insights, Sights, Cites, MFA Group Show. Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT.

* Indicates review and/or catalogue