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Gabrielle Rivera
Born and raised in San Jose, California.
Currently working in Berkeley, California.
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Education
2023– University of California Berkeley, B.A., Art Practice
Relevant Coursework: Social Practice: Critical Site and Context, Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art, Experimental Printmaking, Advanced Screenprinting, Senior Projects, Art and Archive
2021– Foothill College, AA-T, Art History
Relevant Coursework: Photography of Multicultural America, History of Western Art: Western Art Prehistory through Early Christianity, History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Introduction to Asian Art, and History of Western Art from the Baroque to Contemporary Art
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Professional Experience
2022- Richard Diebenkorn Foundation Art Foundation Internship
Interned at the foundation for in May and June 2022
Skills obtained:
Basic knowledge of The Museum System
Cataloguing and processing archives
Photographing archival objects
Handling archival objects
Describing archival objects
Creating a basic finding aid using Excel
Basic handling of works on paper
Finding and grouping of works for photography
Photography of works on paper using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, and camera software
Processing of digital photographs (silhouetting and color correction)
Cataloguing of works on paper
Research on prints by previously unknown makers
Inventory of selected drawers of artworks
Basic knowledge of eMuseum and WordPress
Experience in image editing, namely in Adobe Photoshop around resizing and silhouetting
Development of writing and research skills for Instagram and diebenkorn.org with the authorship of a feature in the foundation's From the Basement archival series
Experience in creating marketing abstracts for public relations pitches to national newspapers and periodicals
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Group Exhibitions
2023- It’s Alive!, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, CA
2022- Strain, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2022- Familiar Delusions, Senior Thesis Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2021– Memories in Motion: Our Conversations with the Past, Present, & Future, BARE Magazine, Berkeley, CA
2021– Forms of Femininity, UC Berkeley Girl Up Organization, Berkeley, CA
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Awards
2023- Materials Quick Grant, University of California, Berkeley
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Skills
Photography
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Illustrator Media
Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Manual Film Camera
Analog Black and White
Analog Archiving
Silver Gelatin Printing
Digital Capture/Conversion
Digital + Analog Archiving
Commercial Retouching
Inkjet Printing, Epson
Printmaking
Screenprinting
Relief printing
Cyanotype Prints