Darshana Bolt boltdarshana@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Vermont—B.S. in Art Education Received
December 2012
K-12 Art Teaching Certification Expected April 2012
Dean’s List
160 Credits Received
Bennington College—Studied Visual Arts and Literature
2003-2006
Brockway Merit Scholarship
St. Johnsbury Academy—Honors Diploma Received
Spring 2003
VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE
Exhibiting Artist, Art Teacher, Art Critic, Art Editor, Gallery Assistant, Studio Assistant, Arts Festival Coordinator, and Curator
Art Coordination, Internships, and Teaching
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2012: High School Student Art Teacher:
Rock Point School, Burlington, VT
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2012: K-5 Student Art Teacher:
C. P. Smith Elementary School, Burlington, VT
Apr. 2011- Aug. 2011: Art and Literacy Teacher:
Home Base Inc., Burlington, VT
June 2010 - Present: Art Critic/Contributing Writer:
Art Map Burlington, Burlington, VT
April 2010 – Present: Ramble Coordinator:
Arts Festival Planner, Burlington, VT
Oct. 2009 - June 2011: Educational Assistant:
Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant:
Mater Christi School, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant:
Hunt Middle School, Burlington, VT
Summer 2009: Artist/Co-Coordinator:
Arts So Wonderful, Burlington, VT
Feb. - June 2009: Arts Intern:
Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, VT
2008 - 2009: Curator:
Crash Collective Infoshop, Burlington, VT
Nov. 2008 - 2011: Album Art Designer:
Lycantrop Records, Brussels, Belgium
Feb. - June 2008: Gallery Assistant:
Gabriel Boray Gallery, Burlington, VT
Summer 2007: Art Counselor:
Camp Med-O-Lark, Washington, ME
2007 - Present: Fabric Artist/Clothing Designer:
Mandragora Clothingstuffs, Burlington, VT
Fall 2006: Gallery Assistant:
Sattva Gallery, Eugene, OR
Winter 2006: Gallery Assistant:
Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2005: Art Editor and Founder,
Notes From the End of the World (literary magazine), Bennington, VT
Winter 2005: Gallery Assistant/Intern:
Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
Winter 2005: Studio Assistant:
Ryan Humphrey, NYC
Summer 2005: Gallery Monitor:
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT
Summer 2005: Apprentice:
Bread & Puppet Theater, Glover, VT
Summer 2005: Artist:
Artists in the Alleyway, Burlington, VT
Winter 2004: Assistant for Louise Bourgeois Project:
Solo Impression Inc., NYC
2003 - Present: Book Cover Artist:
Mythic Design Studio, Glover, VT
2002-2003: Art Editor and Founder:
Synesthesia (literary magazine), VT
ART EXHIBITIONS
December 2011: Solo Exhibition, Salaam, Burlington, VT
December 2011: Occupy Art: Group Exhibition, The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
September 2011: Art Hop Group Exhibition: Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
August 2001: Group Exhibition: The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
June 2011: Solo Exhibition: Computers for Change, Burlington, VT
May 2011: Samsara Teratoma: Solo Exhibition at Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
April 2011: Live Artist: Mildred Moody’s Masquerade, Parima, Burlington, VT
Feb. - March 2011: Hearts Aflame Group Show: Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
Sept. 2010 - Present: Group Show: Community College of Vermont, Winooski, VT
July 2010 - Present: Solo Exhibition and Group Show: North End Studio, Burlington, VT
February 2011: Live Digital Art Projection: Metronome, Burlington, VT
February 2011: Live Painting Performance: Nectar’s, Burlington, VT
January 2011: Group Show and Live Digital Art: Signal Kitchen, Burlington, VT
January 2011: Live Digital Art Projection: The Monkey House, Winooski, VT
December 2010: Group Show: Colburn Gallery, UVM
September 2010: Group Show for South End Art Hop: Unknown Arts, Burlington, VT
June 2010 - Feb. 2011: Nectar’s, Burlington, VT: Solo Exhibition followed by Group Show
April 2010: Group Show of Sculpture: Dudley Davis Center, UVM
February 2010: Coalescing the Cosmic Drip: Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
January 2010: Solo and Group Exhibitions: Glitter House Collective, Burlington, VT
Fall 2010: Art in Vantage Point (UVM literary magazine), Burlington, VT
September 2009: Interactive Sculpture: Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
September 2009: Group Show at Art Hop: The Fifth Element, Burlington, VT
Fall 2008 - Feb. 2009: Group Show: Bern Gallery, Burlington, VT
April 2009 - Present: Group Show of Sculpture: Dudley Davis Center, UVM
November 2008: Curator for Group Show: Crash Collective Infoshop, Burlington, VT
Feb. 2008: Hearts Aflame Group Show: Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
April 2007: Solo Exhibition: Crazy Daisy, Missoula, MT
February 2007: Group Show: Dauphine’s, Missoula, MT
RELEVANT COLLEGE COURSES
Sculpture
Three-Dimensional Studies
Sculpture
Advanced Sculpture
Printmaking
Color Relief Printmaking
Printmaking: Lithography
Ceramics
Clay: Wheel Throwing
Digital Art
Digital Art
Drawing and Painting
Intermediate Drawing
Life Drawing Lab
Workshop: Painting and Drawing
Advanced Workshop: Painting and Drawing
Painting
Subject and Meaning in Painting
Advanced Painting
The Artist’s Portfolio
Art History
Northern Baroque Art
Western Art: Ancient-Medieval
Western Art: Renaissance-Modern
Art Nouveau
American Film History I
Development of the Motion Picture: 1930-1960
Visual Arts Lecture Series
Education
Teaching Internship
Current Issues in Art and Education
Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities
Adolescent Literature and Literacy
Alternate Sites
Curriculum and Practicum in Elementary Art
Curriculum and Practicum in Middle and High School Art
Literature
Race and Ethnic Literature Standards: Intro
English Prose Style
Honors Seminar on Twain
Prosody
Prose Writing
Bruno Schulz, I.B. Singer, Danilo Kis
Reading and Writing Stories
The Literature of Artistic Obsession
Other
Human Development
Introduction to Comparative Religion
Applications of Finite Math
U.S. History to 1865
American Political System
Meanings of Evolution (Biology)
Beginning Movement Practice (Dance)
Normality and Abnormality (Psychology)
Aural Skills (Music Theory)
Introduction to Percussion
EDUCATION
University of Vermont—B.S. in Art Education Received
December 2012
K-12 Art Teaching Certification Expected April 2012
Dean’s List
160 Credits Received
Bennington College—Studied Visual Arts and Literature
2003-2006
Brockway Merit Scholarship
St. Johnsbury Academy—Honors Diploma Received
Spring 2003
VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE
Exhibiting Artist, Art Teacher, Art Critic, Art Editor, Gallery Assistant, Studio Assistant, Arts Festival Coordinator, and Curator
Art Coordination, Internships, and Teaching
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2012: High School Student Art Teacher:
Rock Point School, Burlington, VT
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2012: K-5 Student Art Teacher:
C. P. Smith Elementary School, Burlington, VT
Apr. 2011- Aug. 2011: Art and Literacy Teacher:
Home Base Inc., Burlington, VT
June 2010 - Present: Art Critic/Contributing Writer:
Art Map Burlington, Burlington, VT
April 2010 – Present: Ramble Coordinator:
Arts Festival Planner, Burlington, VT
Oct. 2009 - June 2011: Educational Assistant:
Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant:
Mater Christi School, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant:
Hunt Middle School, Burlington, VT
Summer 2009: Artist/Co-Coordinator:
Arts So Wonderful, Burlington, VT
Feb. - June 2009: Arts Intern:
Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, VT
2008 - 2009: Curator:
Crash Collective Infoshop, Burlington, VT
Nov. 2008 - 2011: Album Art Designer:
Lycantrop Records, Brussels, Belgium
Feb. - June 2008: Gallery Assistant:
Gabriel Boray Gallery, Burlington, VT
Summer 2007: Art Counselor:
Camp Med-O-Lark, Washington, ME
2007 - Present: Fabric Artist/Clothing Designer:
Mandragora Clothingstuffs, Burlington, VT
Fall 2006: Gallery Assistant:
Sattva Gallery, Eugene, OR
Winter 2006: Gallery Assistant:
Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2005: Art Editor and Founder,
Notes From the End of the World (literary magazine), Bennington, VT
Winter 2005: Gallery Assistant/Intern:
Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
Winter 2005: Studio Assistant:
Ryan Humphrey, NYC
Summer 2005: Gallery Monitor:
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT
Summer 2005: Apprentice:
Bread & Puppet Theater, Glover, VT
Summer 2005: Artist:
Artists in the Alleyway, Burlington, VT
Winter 2004: Assistant for Louise Bourgeois Project:
Solo Impression Inc., NYC
2003 - Present: Book Cover Artist:
Mythic Design Studio, Glover, VT
2002-2003: Art Editor and Founder:
Synesthesia (literary magazine), VT
ART EXHIBITIONS
December 2011: Solo Exhibition, Salaam, Burlington, VT
December 2011: Occupy Art: Group Exhibition, The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
September 2011: Art Hop Group Exhibition: Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
August 2001: Group Exhibition: The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
June 2011: Solo Exhibition: Computers for Change, Burlington, VT
May 2011: Samsara Teratoma: Solo Exhibition at Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
April 2011: Live Artist: Mildred Moody’s Masquerade, Parima, Burlington, VT
Feb. - March 2011: Hearts Aflame Group Show: Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
Sept. 2010 - Present: Group Show: Community College of Vermont, Winooski, VT
July 2010 - Present: Solo Exhibition and Group Show: North End Studio, Burlington, VT
February 2011: Live Digital Art Projection: Metronome, Burlington, VT
February 2011: Live Painting Performance: Nectar’s, Burlington, VT
January 2011: Group Show and Live Digital Art: Signal Kitchen, Burlington, VT
January 2011: Live Digital Art Projection: The Monkey House, Winooski, VT
December 2010: Group Show: Colburn Gallery, UVM
September 2010: Group Show for South End Art Hop: Unknown Arts, Burlington, VT
June 2010 - Feb. 2011: Nectar’s, Burlington, VT: Solo Exhibition followed by Group Show
April 2010: Group Show of Sculpture: Dudley Davis Center, UVM
February 2010: Coalescing the Cosmic Drip: Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
January 2010: Solo and Group Exhibitions: Glitter House Collective, Burlington, VT
Fall 2010: Art in Vantage Point (UVM literary magazine), Burlington, VT
September 2009: Interactive Sculpture: Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
September 2009: Group Show at Art Hop: The Fifth Element, Burlington, VT
Fall 2008 - Feb. 2009: Group Show: Bern Gallery, Burlington, VT
April 2009 - Present: Group Show of Sculpture: Dudley Davis Center, UVM
November 2008: Curator for Group Show: Crash Collective Infoshop, Burlington, VT
Feb. 2008: Hearts Aflame Group Show: Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
April 2007: Solo Exhibition: Crazy Daisy, Missoula, MT
February 2007: Group Show: Dauphine’s, Missoula, MT
RELEVANT COLLEGE COURSES
Sculpture
Three-Dimensional Studies
Sculpture
Advanced Sculpture
Printmaking
Color Relief Printmaking
Printmaking: Lithography
Ceramics
Clay: Wheel Throwing
Digital Art
Digital Art
Drawing and Painting
Intermediate Drawing
Life Drawing Lab
Workshop: Painting and Drawing
Advanced Workshop: Painting and Drawing
Painting
Subject and Meaning in Painting
Advanced Painting
The Artist’s Portfolio
Art History
Northern Baroque Art
Western Art: Ancient-Medieval
Western Art: Renaissance-Modern
Art Nouveau
American Film History I
Development of the Motion Picture: 1930-1960
Visual Arts Lecture Series
Education
Teaching Internship
Current Issues in Art and Education
Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities
Adolescent Literature and Literacy
Alternate Sites
Curriculum and Practicum in Elementary Art
Curriculum and Practicum in Middle and High School Art
Literature
Race and Ethnic Literature Standards: Intro
English Prose Style
Honors Seminar on Twain
Prosody
Prose Writing
Bruno Schulz, I.B. Singer, Danilo Kis
Reading and Writing Stories
The Literature of Artistic Obsession
Other
Human Development
Introduction to Comparative Religion
Applications of Finite Math
U.S. History to 1865
American Political System
Meanings of Evolution (Biology)
Beginning Movement Practice (Dance)
Normality and Abnormality (Psychology)
Aural Skills (Music Theory)
Introduction to Percussion
