resumé sarah asper-smith ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 1999-2002 Earlham College BA in art, with an emphasis in art history Richmond, Indiana Spring 2001, 2002 University of Alaska, Southeast Classes in Northwest Coast art and history Juneau, Alaska 1998-1999 Scripps College Claremont, California 1994-1998 Juneau-Douglas High School Juneau, Alaska PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-present Smack of Jellyfish Umbrella project for graphic design, museum exhibit design, stationery design, apparel design Clients have included: Perseverance Theatre, season designs: posters, postcards, season brochure, season calendar, newspaper display ads, table tents, advertisements and more Juneau Douglas City Museum, guest curator for 91 Miles to Ride; Juneau’s Biker Culture KTOO, 2008 spring pledge drive design for pins, mugs and tee shirts Smack of Jellyfish, stationery and apparel design for wholesale and retail markets Big Brothers Big Sisters: newsletter design Association of Alaska School Boards Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Winter 2004–present The Ruby Room Designed and opened an art gallery in downtown Juneau, soliciting pieces from local artists each month on different themes, such as fear, color, disguise and rain 2003-2006 Lucid Reverie Independent Contractor from 2003–2005, then Director, Print Division Designed all printed materials at Lucid Reverie Clients have included: Perseverance Theatre season design Alaska Humanities Forum: teacher’s guide for Alaska History curriculum Anchorage Museum of History and Art: publication/packaging design for Alaska Art curriculum Knowledge Industry Network Juneau Arts and Humanities Council design for 2004-2005, 2005-2006 seasons: theme, season brochure, posters, programs, postcards. Opera to Go design for the 2004-2005, 2005-2006 season: posters, season brochure, letterhead Summer 2005 Banghart and Associates Exhibition Assistant, Anchorage, Alaska Assisted Bob Banghart, an exhibit designer, in creating a display of Native Alaskan art at the Anchorage International Airport Spring 2005 Opera to GO! Costume Designer Found and designed costumes for cast of Mozart Reimagined, a program of Mozart opera scenes, directed and scripted by Joyce Parry Moore Winter 2004 Banghart and Associates Preparator Assistant, Barrow, Alaska Assisted exhibit preparator with object handling and the creation of brass mounts for artifacts in the project, Inupiaq: The People of Whaling at the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska 1996–2004 Saje Designs    Owner/Designer Worked with clients to design websites, logos, business cards, CD/DVD covers, newspapers, letterhead, presentations, posters, flyers and advertisements 2003–2004 Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Administrative Assistant/Graphic Designer Organized gallery exhibits, promoted artists and events, and designed publication materials PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT September 2006 Open Technology Group MySQL and PHP Database Training Raleigh, North Carolina Summer 2004 Eiseman and Associates Color Design Course Bainbridge, Washington Gained certificate in color design program, under Lee Eiseman, the executive director of Pantone, Inc.; course included the psychology of color, color forecasting and color consulting Spring 2002 Alaska State Museum Internship Juneau, Alaska Assisted curators with displays and conservation and created database of Alaskan artists, electronic and hard copy, working for Steve Henrikson and Ken DeRoux, curators RESEARCH / SCHOLARLY DEVELOPMENT Fall 2002 Earlham College Development of college art history course: Northwest Coast Arts and History Richmond, Indiana Created semester-long curriculum for Earlham College by researching, designing, and organizing lectures, materials, slides, bibliography, activities and assignments Fall 2002 Earlham College Creation of acquisition proposal for Ealrham College collection Richmond, Indiana Researched and wrote a proposal to acquire a button blanket, exploring the concept of at.óow, history, ceremonial uses, as well as developing a list of sources GALLERY SHOWS COMING May 2009 Solo Show Arts Council Gallery, Ketchikan COMING December 2008 New Works by Alaska Robotics Ruby Room, Juneau Summer 2008 Animal Attraction Composition, Denver, Colorado December 2007 New Works by Pat Race and Sarah Asper-Smith Ruby Room, Juneau October 2007 Bring your own Sharpie Ruby Room, Juneau December 2006 The Works of Lucid Reverie Ruby Room, Juneau October 2006 Artist Trading Cards Ruby Room, Juneau May 2006 Dreams Ruby Room, Juneau February 2006 Time Ruby Room, Juneau November 2005 Disguise Ruby Room, Juneau October 2005 Rain Ruby Room, Juneau March 2005 Addiction Ruby Room, Juneau December 2004 Gallery Walk Empire Gallery, Juneau 137 6th street : juneau, ak 99801 : 907.209.5970 : sarah@smackofjellyfish.com