Sarah Nelson Application PackageNelson Sarah GNAME:
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4500 N Meridian Ave Miami BeachHOME ADDRESS:
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FL 33140
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sg221@yahoo.com
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Position:Business Name:Architectural historian and professional organizer
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I am an art and architectural historian who is a 3rd generation native of Miami Beach currently raising generation number four.
In fact, my father has served on the DRB and my grandfather founded the DRB in the early 1990s. I have a BA in the History of
Art and Architecture with a minor in Urban Stu
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SARA H GILLER NELSON
4500 N Meridian Ave • Miami Beach, FL 33140 • Phone : 305.912.7890 • Email: sg221@yahoo.com
E D U C A T I O N
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• M.A. Modern Art History, Theory, & Criticism, May 2001
Brown University, Providence, RI
• B.A. History of Art and Architecture, May 1997
Sarah Lawrence College in Florence, Florence, Italy
• Spring semester abroad, January – June 1996
E X P E R I E N C E A N D I N I T I A T I V E S
Less is More Organizing Services, Miami Beach, FL Jan. 2010 – present
Owner
• Run a successful professional organizing business with offices in two states.
• Taught hundreds of overwhelmed clients how to declutter, save time, and keep their homes
organized.
• Re-design interior spaces to make them more functional, efficient, and be autiful.
• Oversee a team of four organizers. Train new organizers as needed.
• Drive sales through social media marketing, special events, networking, and public speaking.
• Design all marketing materials.
• Manage company website.
Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL
Assistant Curator Nov. 2005- Dec. 2008
• Secured and coordinated loans, wrote labels and exhibition texts, and served as photography
and rights editor for the catalogue for the exhibition A Force for Change: African American Art
and the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
• Oversaw production, wrote artist essays, and compiled biographical and bibliographic
information for the exhibition catalogue, The New Authentics: Artists of the Post-Jewish
Generation.
• Curated the local component of the exhibition The Other Promised Land: Vacationing, Identity
and the Jewish American Dream.
• Organized panel discussions, performances, and lectures presented in conjunction with museum
exhibitions.
• Oversaw the design, production, and distribution of marketing materials, including print and web
advertisements, flyers, invitations, and postcards.
• Cultivated new audiences through the development of extensive contact lists and outreach
efforts.
• Led tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions.
• Managed interns and volunteers.
• Led training courses for museum docents.
• Conducted research on artists of interest.
Designing the Good Life: Norman M. Giller and the Development of Miami Modernism
Co-Author Nov. 2003- August 2006
• Wrote and designed the 180+ page book about the mid-century modern works of well-known
Miami architect Norman M. Giller.
• Conducted extensive research about postwar visual culture – architecture, design, fashion, art, pop culture.
• Organized and managed Mr. Giller’s image archive, processing loan requests and research
inquiries as necessary.
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL
Assistant Director August 2002 – October 2003
• Managed the gallery when the owner attended art fairs in New York, Basel and Miami.
• Provided assistance with the development of exhibitions and events, including making shipping
arrangements, developing exhibition text, and serving as a liaison to the artist and the press.
• Re-designed and managed the gallery’s website.
• Compiled and distributed information to collectors, curators, and scholars about the artists the
gallery represents.
• Maintained image archive and processed image rights requests.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Museum Education May 2001- 2010
Graduate Student Lecturer, Department of Museum Education January 2000 - July 2000
• Prepare, organize, and lead thematic tours about the permanent collection for museum goers.
• Complete art historical research in conjunction with the lectures.
Communications Assistant, Department of Museum Education Nov. 2001- August 2002
• Initiated regular meetings of the Museum Education Support Staff, as a means of keeping staff
members up-to-date on departmental events and programs.
• Answered inquiries by the general public regarding museum events and programs.
• Streamlined office procedures and provided administrative support.
• Compiled and edited weekly calendars, event signage, and flyers.
Teacher’s Assistant, Department of Art History Sept. 2000 – May 2001
• Lead two gallery-based discussion sections of the History of Art and Architecture Survey.
• Prepared and organized lessons, assignments, and exams.
Intern, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art Sept. 1999 - May 2000
• Prepared biographic and bibliographic information on artists featured in the museum’s Focus
exhibitions, including Thomas Hirshorn and Olafur Eliasson.
• Researched artists for staff lectures.
PAMM, Miami, FL
Curatorial Assistant June 1998 – June 1999
• Assisted in the planning and coordination of Re-Aligning Vision: Alternative Currents in South
American Drawing and New Work: Nancy Rubins.
• Coordinated the exhibition proposal review process.
• Organized Exhibition Committee meetings and Acquisition Committee meetings.
• Managed files on artists, collectors, and other arts institutions.
• Updated curatorial files and 1,800 volume curatorial library.
Development Assistant August 1997 – June 1998
• Assisted in the development of a number of grants and proposals, including IMLS.
• Responsible for various administrative and secretarial tasks.
Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach, FL
Curatorial Assistant Summers 1993-1996
• Transformed a collection of over 7,000 items into a well-organized working archive.
• Supervised a corps of museum volunteers.
• Answered research inquiries.
O T H E R E X P E R I E N C E S , S K I L L S , & I N T E R E S T S
• Contributing essayist, Miami Modern Metropolis: Mid-century Architecture & Urbanism in the
Tropics (New York: Thames and Hudson, 2009).
• Guest lecturer, Survey of Modern of Art and Architecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
• Juror, Drawing the Line, The Jewish Women Artist’s Network National Juried Exhibition, Beverly Art
Center, Chicago, 2010