Masters in Art History

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Headline: Masters in Art History
Name: Emily Pfeiffer
Email Address: pfeiffer.emily@gmail.com
Current Location: Gainesville, FL, USA

Preferred Job Category: Other

Personal Statement:
I will be completing my Masters in May and would like to obtain a museum position in Curatorial or Collections Management. I have a focus in Renaissance Art, but I am aquainted with most areas - through teaching survey material and course electives. In addition to Art History courses I have also taken advantage of the Museum Studies courses that have been offered at the Univeristy of Florida. Previous museum work has solidified my desire to remain within that community.

Education:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, FL
Master of Arts in Art History
Concentration: Italian Renaissance
Current GPA: 3.75/4.0
Graduation: May 2008 (expected)
Thesis: Revealing the Host: Image and Space in Italian Clarissan Churches, 13th to 14th Century

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES, Geneva, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Concentration: Italian Renaissance
GPA: 3.543/4.0
Graduation: May 2005

Professional Experience:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, FL
Cataloging Assistant, 5/07 – 8/07, 1/08 – 5/08
•Assist in the cataloging and digitization of the University’s slide collection
•Utilize Excel and Inscribe to input supplemental data to those images being digitized
•Scan and clean images using Adobe Photoshop
•Process slide loan requests and assist patrons with inquiries

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, FL
Teaching Assistant (Renaissance to Modern Survey & Ancient to Medieval Survey), 8/06 – 12/07
•Present course material to individual course sections
•Grade and assess assigned course examinations
•Prepare teaching environment for primary course instructor
•Coordinate weekly meetings between teaching assistants and course instructor
•Interface with students to further clarify course material and to address student concerns

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY
Curatorial Assistant, 7/05 – 8/06
•Catalog gallery objects using the collections database
•Assist with assembly and deconstruction of gallery shows
•Research and respond to gallery inquiries
•Provenance research to validate previous ownership and legal procurement of gallery objects
•Obtain rights for image reproduction in gallery catalog
•Create and distribute agendas and information for Art Committee functions
•Maintain and create department files
•Create and file receipts for incoming/outgoing objects
•Create and revise wall labels to increase understanding of gallery objects

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY
Gallery Council Assistant, 2/06 – 8/06
•Interface with gallery volunteers and the University of Rochester to maintain the Council finances
•Create and distribute monthly publications and announcements to Council members via post and internet mailings
•Collaborate with Council subcommittees to organize fundraising events (ex. Fine Craft Show & Tuesday’s Treasures)

ROCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Rochester, NY
Cataloger/ Collections Assistant, 3/06 – 7/06
•Support visiting curator on a grant dedicated to identifying and cataloging the museum’s portrait collection
•Catalog objects using the museums collection database
•Create and assign storage to identified objects
•Research origin and identity of subjects in portrait collection
•Assist curator in evaluation and implementation of cataloging system

Applicable Skills:
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), EmBark, Past Perfect, Raiser’s Edge,
Inscribe, Luna, Adobe Photoshop

Other:
• Created exhibition: Self Reflections: Artist and Identity, 7/06 – 9/06, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
• Martha Monser Justice Prize in Art History, 2005
• Deans List, Fall 2002-Spring 2005, Fall 2006 – Fall 2007
• Member of the Renaissance Society of America
• Member of the Society of Art History Graduates at the University of Florida