Technology

I am skilled in Adobe's Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, and Apple's iLife suite (iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto). I've worked with FinalCut Pro and Adobe AfterEffects.

I know HTML & CSS and have worked with Flash.

Contact

I'd love to hear from you. I can be reached at topher [at] myrthco.com or call me at 218.341.4151.

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Education

University of Minnesota Duluth 2003–07
GPA 3.905, magna cum laude, Departmental Honors, UMD Honors Program
Graphic Design, BFA & General Studio Art, BFA

University of Birmingham 2004–05
Study in England Program, Foreign Studies Minor

Work ExpEriEncE

Not Made in Heaven Production assistant 6/07–present
Designed for print and web, transcribed, and archived materials for a documentary film about Philip Pearlstein

Tweed Museum of Art Graphic designer 5/06–5/2008
Created all museum print and web materials in addition to marketing work and exhibition design

Art Today course Teaching assistant 4/06–12/2007
Assisted intro level Art History course of 300+ students with Instructor Rob Wittig

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Self-directed research 1/06–6/2006
Explored Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades in museum context

Volunteer + Leadership Experience

UMD Art + Design Lecture Series Committee Student Representative 2006–07
School of Fine Arts Technology Fees Committee Student Representative 2006–07
UMD Literary Guild Roaring Muse Graphic Designer, Vice President 2006–07
UMD Art Guild President 2005–07
Honors Student Association Vice President 2005–06
Queer and Allied Students Union Office Assistant 2004

Awards + Honors

UMD Dean’s List 8 Semesters 2003–07
Best in Show 2008 UMD Student Exhibition 2008
Chancellor’s Purchase Award 2007 UMD Student Exhibition 2007
Cruden-Riggs GLBT Scholarship 2007
Best in Category Experimental Type, 2nd Annual UMD Student Design Competition 2007
AIGA/Howard W. Lyons Scholarship 2006–07
Raymond W. Darland Art Scholarship 2006–07
Isaac and Rose Gershgol Award 2006–07
UMD Honors Program Leadership Award 2006
Shulka-Drake Award PFund 2006
Alice Tweed Tuohy Award 2006
Robin Blagburn Memorial Scholarship 2005
Bush Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship 2004–05
Chancellor’s Scholarship 2003–05
Academic Scholarship 2003–04

Exhibitions + Performance History

Emerging Photographers 2008 Duluth Art Institute 3/6/08–6/24/2008
2008 Student Exhibition (Juried) UMD 4/12/08–5/11/2008
Member’s Show Duluth Art Institute 1/23/08–3/11/2008
Duluth-Superior Pride Festival Art Exhibition Duluth Playground 8/31/07–9/7/2007
Twin Cities 2007 Pride Art Show The Soap Factory 6/15/07–7/22/2007
2007 Student Exhibition (Juried) UMD 4/7/07–5/6/2007
“CHRIS/TOPHER” Senior Exhibition UMD School of Fine Arts 3/20/07–3/25/2007
2nd Annual Student Design Competition (Juried) 2/6/07–3/11/2007
UMD 2006 Student Exhibition (Juried) 4/8/06–5/7/2006
UMD Interpretive dance dealing with issues of gender QSU Drag Show 3/13/2004