Tom Wiehl
5 Hatch Road, Bridgewater CT 06752 (860) 318-6797
www.tomwiehl.com thomaswiehl@gmail.com
Education:
2007 MFA, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2004 BA, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
2000 Diploma, The Putney School, Putney, VT
Professional Experience:
2008 Assistant Teacher. California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Assisted with the instruction of a screen printing summer course for teenagers.
2007-2008 Visual Art Teacher. Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Daily three-hour classes in Art History, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, and Digital Design, Faculty Advisor, Helped to organize department for school accreditation
2006 Teacher’s Assistant. California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Assisted teaching Introduction to Printmaking class.
2004-2005 Studio Intern/Assistant Printer. Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT.
Printmaking studio maintenance, setup for various workshops, framing, inventory, assisted Master Printer with intaglio andrelief limited editions.
2004 Gallery Assistant. The Greenwich Gallery, Greenwich, CT.
Packaging, delivery, and maintenance of paintings. Digital archiving.
2003 Metal Factory Laborer. HMP Industries, Ansonia, CT.
Ran industrial grinding, finishing, and milling machinery.
2003 Teacher’s Assistant. The Putney School, Putney, VT.
Intern assistant in introductory printmaking, painting, and digital photography classes.
2002 Executive Intern. Marvel Enterprises, New York, NY
Color proofing and copy editing of Marvel comics, product promotion.
2001 Field Supervisor. College Community Farm, Bennington, VT.
Supervised field workers on small organic vegetable farm.
Additional Experience:
2007 Graduate honorary speaker invitations, California College of the Arts:
Panelist- undergraduate independent study application
Guest Lecturer- undergraduate critique seminar
Guest Critic- undergraduate painting class
Guest Artist- senior printmaking course.
Artist Lecturer- Docents of The Oakland Museum
2006 Master Printer, Limited Intaglio Edition for Jordan Kantor. Blattner Print Studio, Oakland, CA
2003 Designer, Promotional Artwork and DVD packaging, Brimstone Media Productions, Detroit, MI
Exhibitions:
2008 Ready to Pop, Blankspace
Oakland, CA
2007 Paperwork. Hang Art Annex
San Francisco, CA
2007 Paper Cuts 3. Fetterly Gallery
Vallejo, CA
2007 New Faces. Hang Art Annex
San Franicsco, CA
2007 Graduate Exhibition. California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
2005 Works on Paper. The White Gallery
Lakeville, CT
2004 Peace: Small Works. Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Norwalk, CT
2004 Monothon Exhibition and Auction. Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Norwalk, CT
2004 Open House. Center for Contemporary Printmaking,
Norwalk, CT
2004 Undergraduate Exhibition, Usdan Gallery
Bennington, VT