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(914) 960-4605 |
Benjamin Cohen Ahles |
Box 92330,45 Wyllys Ave. Middletown, CT 06459 |
EXHIBITIONS
Sculpture Barn Atelier Student Show, New Fairfield, CT 2007
Thesis Exhibition “Home,” Wesleyan University 2008
AWARDS
Elizabeht Verveer Tishler Prize, Wesleyan University 2008
Senior Bridges Award, Hanover High School 2004
EDUCATION
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT May 2008
Bachelor of Arts Candidate Double Major: English and Studio Art
Hanover High School, Hanover, NH June 2004
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Wesleyan Woodshop, Monitor, Middletown, CT Fall 2005 – Present
Monitor the Wesleyan studio arts woodshop. Assist students and faculty with use of band saw, miter saw, table saw, and drill press to render studio art projects. Maintain machinery and tools in both woodshop and welding studio. Aid students if injured.
Sculpture Barn, Studio and Gallery Assistant, New Fairfield, CT Summer 2007
Maintained David Boyajian’s sculpture gallery and sculpture field. Assisted David in fabricating sculptures and commissioned works. Installed and repaired sculptures for patrons across CT and NY. Assisted in hanging and organizing gallery shows and helped patrons during gallery hours.
Gabriel Q., Puppeteer, Studio Assistant, White River Jct., VT Summer and Winter 2005/2006
Glued, sewed by hand and machine, painted with acrylics, assembled large puppets, carved and glued pool noodles, cast plaster and paper machê mask forms. Operated Gabriel’s studio and fabricated his inventory of Venetian masks when he was out of town. Performed Gabriel’s puppets for patrons.
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Assistant to Gallery Technician Spring 2008
Aided students in the set up and take down of their senior thesis exhibitions. Worked alongside Lee Berman to fabricate the sculptural elements of Andrea Ray’s exhibit “Désire.” Handled and presented artwork while maintaining upkeep of the gallery space.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Food Redistribution Coalition, Founder, Wesleyan Fall 2006 – Present
Six out of seven nights of the week, take baked goods from Pi Café on campus that would otherwise be thrown away to the Eddy homeless shelter. Our goal is to work with the food service provider on campus to deliver more unused food to the shelter at the end of every day of the week. The shelter is under funded and Wesleyan has the potential to greatly increase the quality of life for the homeless community in Middletown, CT
Students Take Action Now: Darfur, Head of Fundraising, Wesleyan Spring 2005 – Present
Raised over $4000 through sale of baked goods and Tshirts, organizing concerts, canvassing for donations, and other events to send to the organization SaveTheChildren.org, one of the most effective humanitarian aid groups bringing relief to refugee camps in Sudan.
SKILLS
Languages: Intermediate French
Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iMovie, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe GoLive Windows and Mac OS
Art: Carpentry and construction skills, painting with oil and acrylic, casting and carving plaster, moldmaking, neoprene casting, sculpting clay and plasticine, sewing by hand and machine, welding with gas and MIG, jewelry making, drawing with pencil, conté crayon, and charcoal, Venetian style paper machê, photography: developing negatives and prints as well as digital, fabricating electronics (predominantly lighting), woodshop knowledge and skills, woodblock and etching printmaking techniques (both European and Japanese), stop-motion animation and claymation, stone carving, bronze casting. Handling and presenting art in a gallery setting.
