DARSHANA BOLT
EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING AND THE ARTS
Art Teacher, ELL Year 2 and 3 Teacher (British National Curriculum), Exhibiting Artist, Arts Festival Coordinator, Curator, Gallery Assistant, Studio Assistant, Art Critic, Editor, and Published Writer
EDUCATION
University of Vermont — B.S. in Art Education Received With Honors January 2012
K-12 Art Teaching Certification (Pending)
English Minor
160 Credits
3.7 GPA
Bennington College — Studied Visual Arts and Literature 2003-2006
Brockway Merit Scholarship Recipient
Peer Mentor
St. Johnsbury Academy — Honors Diploma Received Spring 2003
National Merit Scholarship Commendation
AP Scholar
Intaglio Society Member
Amnesty International Member
Creative Writing Club Member
Blanche Davis Sampson Poetry Prize Recipient
EXPERIENCE
CAMBODIA
Aug. 2012 - May 2013: Year 2 and 3 Teacher, International School of Siem Reap, Cambodia
April 21st, 2013: Volunteer Art Teacher, Karavansara KIDS Creativity Class, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Feb. 2013: Volunteer Muralist/Art Teacher, Angkor Art Explo, Cambodia
Jan. 2013 - May 2013: Assistant Coordinator and Participant, Angkor Art Explo, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Jan. 2013 - May 2013: Contributing Writer, Cambodia Pocket Guide, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Oct. 2012 - May 2013: After-School Art Teacher, International School of Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sept. 2012 - March 2013: Dance Teacher, Ecole Francaise de Siem Reap, Cambodia
June 2012 - May 2013: Private Art Teacher, Siem Reap, Cambodia
June 2012 - Jan. 2013: Private ESL/Literacy Tutor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
VERMONT
April 2010 - Present: Ramble Board Member, Burlington, VT
Aug. - December 2011: High School Student Art Teacher, Rock Point School, Burlington, VT
Aug. - December 2011: K-5 Student Art Teacher, Smith Elementary School, Burlington, VT
Apr. - September 2011: Art and Literacy Teacher, Home Base Inc., Burlington, VT
Spring 2011: Poem Published: The Salon (literary magazine), VT
June 2010 – January 2012: Art Critic/Contributing Writer, Art Map Burlington, Burlington, VT
April 2010 – January 2012: Arts Festival Chief Coordinator, The Ramble, Burlington, VT
2010: Poem Published: Vantage Point (UVM literary magazine), VT
Oct. 2009 - June 2011: Educational Assistant: Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant/Intern: Mater Christi School, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant/Intern: 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
BELGIUM
Nov. 2008 - Present: Album Art Designer: Lycantrop Records, Brussels, Belgium
VERMONT
Feb. - June 2008: Gallery Assistant: Gabriel Boray Gallery, Burlington, VT
MAINE
Summer 2007: Residential Art Counselor: Camp Med-O-Lark, Washington, ME
VERMONT
2007 - Present: Clothing Designer/Founder: Mandragora, Burlington, VT
OREGON
Fall 2006: Gallery Assistant: Sattva Gallery, Eugene, OR
VERMONT
2003 - 2006: Circulation Assistant, Bennington College Library, VT
BELGIUM
Winter 2006: Gallery Assistant: Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
VERMONT
2005: Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Notes from the End of the World, VT
MANHATTAN
Winter 2005: Gallery Assistant/Intern: Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
Winter 2005: Studio Assistant: Ryan Humphrey, NYC
VERMONT
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
2002: Assistant Coordinator, Artists for Peace, St. Johnsbury, VT
2001 - 2002: Editor-in-Chief and Founder, A Fork in the Eye (literary magazine), VT
ART EXHIBITIONS
CAMBODIA
Jan. 2013 - Present: Group Exhibition: Angkor Sunny Villa, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Jan. 2013-May 2013: Solo Exhibition: Night Market, Siem Reap, Cambodia
April 2013: Volunteer Muralist: Karma, Siem Reap, Cambodia
March 2013-Apr. 2013: Volunteer Muralist: Voodoo, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Oct.-November 2012: Solo Exhibition: Red Dust Lullabye, 1961, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Feb. 2013: Muralist and Singer/Spoken Word Performer: Graffoetry, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Feb. 2013: Art-on-Wheels Artist/Participant: Angkor Art Explo, Cambodia
VERMONT
January 2012: Solo Exhibition, Salaam, Burlington, VT
Dec. 2011 - Jan. 2012: Group Exhibition: Occupy Art, The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
September 2011: Group Exhibition: South End Art Hop, Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
August 2011: Group Exhibition: The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
June 2011: Solo Exhibition: Computers for Change, Burlington, VT
May 2011: Solo Exhibition: Samsara Teratoma, Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
April 2011: Live Art Performance: Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Masquerade, Parima, Burlington, VT
Feb. - March 2011: Group Show: Hearts Aflame, Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
September 2010: Group Show: Community College of Vermont, Winooski, VT
July 2010: Solo Exhibition: North End Studio, Burlington, VT
April 2010: Photography Published, Woman’s Day Online (womansday.com)
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, University of Vermont
September 2010: Group Show: South End Art Hop, Unknown Arts, Burlington, VT
June 2010 - Feb. 2011: Solo Exhibition: Nectar’s, Burlington, VT
April 2010: Group Show: Sculpture, Dudley Davis Center, University of Vermont
February 2010: Group Exhibition: Coalescing the Cosmic Drip, Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
January 2010: Solo and Group Exhibitions: Glitter House Collective, Burlington, VT
Fall 2010: Art Published in Vantage Point (UVM literary magazine), Burlington, VT
September 2009: Group Show: South End Art Hop, Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
September 2009: Group Show: South End Art Hop, The Fifth Element, Burlington, VT
Fall 2008 - Feb. 2009: Group Show: Bern Gallery, Burlington, VT
April 2009 - June 2009: Group Show: Sculpture, Dudley Davis Center, University of Vermont
November 2008: Group Show: Crash Collective Infoshop, Burlington, VT
Feb. 2008: Group Show: Hearts Aflame, Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
MONTANA
April 2007: Solo Exhibition: Crazy Daisy, Missoula, MT
February 2007: Group Show: Dauphine’s, Missoula, MT
EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING AND THE ARTS
Art Teacher, ELL Year 2 and 3 Teacher (British National Curriculum), Exhibiting Artist, Arts Festival Coordinator, Curator, Gallery Assistant, Studio Assistant, Art Critic, Editor, and Published Writer
EDUCATION
University of Vermont — B.S. in Art Education Received With Honors January 2012
K-12 Art Teaching Certification (Pending)
English Minor
160 Credits
3.7 GPA
Bennington College — Studied Visual Arts and Literature 2003-2006
Brockway Merit Scholarship Recipient
Peer Mentor
St. Johnsbury Academy — Honors Diploma Received Spring 2003
National Merit Scholarship Commendation
AP Scholar
Intaglio Society Member
Amnesty International Member
Creative Writing Club Member
Blanche Davis Sampson Poetry Prize Recipient
EXPERIENCE
CAMBODIA
Aug. 2012 - May 2013: Year 2 and 3 Teacher, International School of Siem Reap, Cambodia
April 21st, 2013: Volunteer Art Teacher, Karavansara KIDS Creativity Class, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Feb. 2013: Volunteer Muralist/Art Teacher, Angkor Art Explo, Cambodia
Jan. 2013 - May 2013: Assistant Coordinator and Participant, Angkor Art Explo, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Jan. 2013 - May 2013: Contributing Writer, Cambodia Pocket Guide, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Oct. 2012 - May 2013: After-School Art Teacher, International School of Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sept. 2012 - March 2013: Dance Teacher, Ecole Francaise de Siem Reap, Cambodia
June 2012 - May 2013: Private Art Teacher, Siem Reap, Cambodia
June 2012 - Jan. 2013: Private ESL/Literacy Tutor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
VERMONT
April 2010 - Present: Ramble Board Member, Burlington, VT
Aug. - December 2011: High School Student Art Teacher, Rock Point School, Burlington, VT
Aug. - December 2011: K-5 Student Art Teacher, Smith Elementary School, Burlington, VT
Apr. - September 2011: Art and Literacy Teacher, Home Base Inc., Burlington, VT
Spring 2011: Poem Published: The Salon (literary magazine), VT
June 2010 – January 2012: Art Critic/Contributing Writer, Art Map Burlington, Burlington, VT
April 2010 – January 2012: Arts Festival Chief Coordinator, The Ramble, Burlington, VT
2010: Poem Published: Vantage Point (UVM literary magazine), VT
Oct. 2009 - June 2011: Educational Assistant: Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant/Intern: Mater Christi School, Burlington, VT
Fall 2009: Art Teacher’s Assistant/Intern: 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
BELGIUM
Nov. 2008 - Present: Album Art Designer: Lycantrop Records, Brussels, Belgium
VERMONT
Feb. - June 2008: Gallery Assistant: Gabriel Boray Gallery, Burlington, VT
MAINE
Summer 2007: Residential Art Counselor: Camp Med-O-Lark, Washington, ME
VERMONT
2007 - Present: Clothing Designer/Founder: Mandragora, Burlington, VT
OREGON
Fall 2006: Gallery Assistant: Sattva Gallery, Eugene, OR
VERMONT
2003 - 2006: Circulation Assistant, Bennington College Library, VT
BELGIUM
Winter 2006: Gallery Assistant: Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
VERMONT
2005: Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Notes from the End of the World, VT
MANHATTAN
Winter 2005: Gallery Assistant/Intern: Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
Winter 2005: Studio Assistant: Ryan Humphrey, NYC
VERMONT
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
2002: Assistant Coordinator, Artists for Peace, St. Johnsbury, VT
2001 - 2002: Editor-in-Chief and Founder, A Fork in the Eye (literary magazine), VT
ART EXHIBITIONS
CAMBODIA
Jan. 2013 - Present: Group Exhibition: Angkor Sunny Villa, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Jan. 2013-May 2013: Solo Exhibition: Night Market, Siem Reap, Cambodia
April 2013: Volunteer Muralist: Karma, Siem Reap, Cambodia
March 2013-Apr. 2013: Volunteer Muralist: Voodoo, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Oct.-November 2012: Solo Exhibition: Red Dust Lullabye, 1961, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Feb. 2013: Muralist and Singer/Spoken Word Performer: Graffoetry, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Feb. 2013: Art-on-Wheels Artist/Participant: Angkor Art Explo, Cambodia
VERMONT
January 2012: Solo Exhibition, Salaam, Burlington, VT
Dec. 2011 - Jan. 2012: Group Exhibition: Occupy Art, The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
September 2011: Group Exhibition: South End Art Hop, Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
August 2011: Group Exhibition: The Firefly Collective, Burlington, VT
June 2011: Solo Exhibition: Computers for Change, Burlington, VT
May 2011: Solo Exhibition: Samsara Teratoma, Alley Cats, Burlington, VT
April 2011: Live Art Performance: Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Masquerade, Parima, Burlington, VT
Feb. - March 2011: Group Show: Hearts Aflame, Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
September 2010: Group Show: Community College of Vermont, Winooski, VT
July 2010: Solo Exhibition: North End Studio, Burlington, VT
April 2010: Photography Published, Woman’s Day Online (womansday.com)
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, University of Vermont
September 2010: Group Show: South End Art Hop, Unknown Arts, Burlington, VT
June 2010 - Feb. 2011: Solo Exhibition: Nectar’s, Burlington, VT
April 2010: Group Show: Sculpture, Dudley Davis Center, University of Vermont
February 2010: Group Exhibition: Coalescing the Cosmic Drip, Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
January 2010: Solo and Group Exhibitions: Glitter House Collective, Burlington, VT
Fall 2010: Art Published in Vantage Point (UVM literary magazine), Burlington, VT
September 2009: Group Show: South End Art Hop, Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT
September 2009: Group Show: South End Art Hop, The Fifth Element, Burlington, VT
Fall 2008 - Feb. 2009: Group Show: Bern Gallery, Burlington, VT
April 2009 - June 2009: Group Show: Sculpture, Dudley Davis Center, University of Vermont
November 2008: Group Show: Crash Collective Infoshop, Burlington, VT
Feb. 2008: Group Show: Hearts Aflame, Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
MONTANA
April 2007: Solo Exhibition: Crazy Daisy, Missoula, MT
February 2007: Group Show: Dauphine’s, Missoula, MT