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THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW A SMALL SAMPLE OF MY WORK!

THE 14 FOOT TALL PUPPET, created by a collaborative group of 4, including:

Juan Carlos Ornelas, Rena Wood, Jeff Hageman and Matthew Bower

Constructed from styrofoam, woodcut prints on paper, wooden skewers, suspended from strings and an upper wooden frame.

Checkout this short video of the puppet in action, if you want to fast forward to the dancing jump forward to the 3 minute mark.

Below is my independant stage set concept, made from matte board, bristol paper and relief prints in etching ink.











Large Wooden Mold for Concrete Fountain 7 Feet Tall,
Solid Interior, Hinged Exterior





Reinforcing Structure of the Interior Mold Section








Box displaying the anatomy of the "Bird of Paradise"
















Kitchen Inbuilds in my old 1920's Bungalow

RESUME

Matthew Paul Bower
502 Davos Road
Girdwood, AK 99587
partmb@gmail.com 218-851-2149

EDUCATION

Brainerd Highschool. Brainerd, MN. 2002

Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, MO. 2006.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Interdisciplinary Studies and Design.

AWARDS

KCAI Merit Scholarship 2002-2006.

Acceptance into the competitive KCAI Interdisciplinary Program, one of five 2006 graduating students.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Artist Residency. October 2008 -January 2009.
-The overwhelming majority of artists selected during the lifetime of this program previously earned a Masters Degree. I was one of five artists selected from a pool of over 90 applicants for the Fall term.

SELECT SKILLS

WOODSHOP (5 Years Experience)

-table saw, dado, custom jigs and components
-compound miter
-planer and joiner
-sanding, routing, biscuit joinery
-clamping systems and lamination
-archival museum crating

MOLDMAKING ( 5 Years Experience )

-complex manufactured melamine (concrete counter tops and sinks)
-dental alginate and urethane rubbers
-wax, plaster and concrete
-sand-bed (slumped glass) and plastic composites

REMODELING (5 Yeas Experience)

-While in school I remodeled a severely neglected 1920's Bungalow
-Structural framing of walls and rooflines
-Staircase installation
-Finish carpentry, windows and doors
-drywall, light plumbing and electric etc.

NEW MEDIA (Various ongoing Experience)

-Digital and 35mm photography and printing processes.
-Photoshop CS3, value and color perfection, panoramic stitching,
-fusing multi-exposures (dynamic range), image building and printing.
-Illustrator, Google Sketchup, Rhinoceros

PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING (10 years Experience)

-canvas building and prep
-special affinity for wood-block
-vast scope of acrylic media and additives
-silk-screen and Xerox transfer
-cyanotype
-ink wash and watercolor
-oils, glazes and associated media
-superb understanding of color theory
-concrete acid staining and dying, stenciling,
faux finishing and texture alteration
-20/10 vision

BRIEF WORK HISTORY (Early to Late)

Screen Printer/Graphics Assistant
Minnesota T's. 822 Front Street Brainerd, MN.
www.mn-ts.com. May 2005-August 2005
(Summer Job)

Studio Assistant / Canvas Fabrication
Ronald Slowinski (Painting Professor)
February 2005-September 2007
(was on call as needed during this time period)

Woodshop Technician
KCAI Woodshop. Kansas City, MO.
2006 Academic Year, temporary position

Fine Art Handler / Warehouse and Shop Tech

Artworks of Kansas City.
3017 Gillham Road. Kansas City, MO.
www.artworkskc.com March 2007-December2007.
(gave two weeks notice and pursued an opening in architectural glass)

Fabricator / Studio Assistant
Uro-Glass. 1611 Genesee. Kansas City, MO.
www.uroglass.com. January 2008-May 2008
(secured opportunities in Alaska and Oregon and moved from Kansas City)

Artisan / Designer / Laborer
Concrete Polishing and Artistic Staining of Alaska.
19042 Baidarka Street. Chugiak, AK 99567.
www.concrete.magictogether.org
May 2008-October 2008. January 2009-October 2009
(part-time, seasonal contracts)

Artist in Residence / Lecturer and Instructor
The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
56605 Sitka Drive. Otis, OR 97368
http://www.sitkacenter.org/FallI08.html
October 2008 - January 2009
(4 month Temporary Position)

Digital Restorations Artist / Lab Technician
Eagle River Photo Studio. Business Blvd, Eagle River, AK.
www.eagleriverphoto.com
January 2010-April 2010 (Seasonal)

Graphic Artist / Communications Assistant
Chugach Express Dog Sled Tours, Girdwood, AK
Dario Martinez 907- 783-2266, www.chugachexpress.com
June 2010-Present


REFERENCES

Julia Cole (Senior Year Professor) 816 767 9329

Ronald Slowinski (Professor/Employer at KCAI) 575-776-3912

Colin Tyler Bogucki (Professional Photographer, boss at Eagle River Photo) 612-616-6206

Dustin Cockerham (Artworks Supervisor and major contributer to my bungalow remodel) 636-443-3968