Ariann Holden has extensive experience in creative fields including mixed media art, directing, 3D animation, curation, and design. Her artwork explores social media and technology through projections and paintings. She has held numerous roles coordinating programs, exhibitions, and assisting other artists. Her background demonstrates strong skills in visual arts, project management, and using software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and AutoDesk.

1. ARIANN HOLDEN
Ariannholden2@gmail.com • 646.488.5556 •
PERMANENT ADDRESS: 60 First Avenue, Apt. 21G • New York, NY 10009
CREATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE
Mixed Media Artist, The East Village, NY
Projection & Painting
Concept: Don’t Believe The Hype, Just Create It
• I live in a generation obsessed with Tumblr, technology, and twerking. Therefore, I use my iPhone as
my source of information and imagery for my subject matter. By exploring diverse social media
platforms, particular iPhone functions, and the materiality of the iPhone itself, I intend to dissect my
hype-enabling generation. I find myself questioning the odd behavioral tendencies I have through social
media, the music I listen to, and the way I communicate via text, all of the time, perhaps this is because
I'm looking at my iPhone 50% of the day. I'm not preaching about our attachment to technology as much
as I'm trying to explore the reasons for why we do what we do. I aim to critique hype culture by placing
myself at the forefront and making myself vulnerable to my viewers. Through the exploration of media
and a key awareness of the self, I hope to create a body of work that reflects the transitory nature of the
present.
Website: http://ariannholden.tumblr.com/
(May 2010 - Present)
The Vagina Monologues, New York, NY
Director / Artistic Director
• Directed a cast of 150 females students within 20 different monologues
• Fundraised for the day of events surrounding V-Day and violence awareness month
• Developed the primary set including visuals and sound
• Program Used: Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Maya AutoDesk, Mad Mapper, and VPT 7.
Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPJ2gTUDTqU
(2014)
Studio in a School, New York, NY
Program Coordinator
• Coordinated 23 museum visits with 40 different interns over the course of one summer
• Assisted with check requests regularly for interns and museum institutions
• Ensured database maintenance while organizing tax deductible information, thank you letters, and
prospect information • Used public relations and communication strategies to obtain program goals of
expanding awareness to the community • Mentored and motivated interns by articulating expectations,
displaying model behavior, and fostering positive relationships.
(Summer 2013)
Perception of Space & Time, Rhode Island Gallery, Rhode Island
3D Artist
• Exhibited my videos alongside 10 other new media artists
• Commissioned a 3D animation exploring the ideology of space, time, and “new media”
• Program Used: Maya AutoDesk & Rhino
• Sold: Private Buyer
Website: https://vimeo.com/55253330
(Spring 2013)

2. The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Curatorial Intern
• Worked along side Naima Keith, Thomas Lax, and Hallie Ringle while doing extensive research for
upcoming exhibitions
• Attended studio visits while taking thorough notes for future published pieces of writing about the artist
and their work
• Assisted the registrar with loan managements, object packing logistics, indemnity letters, and insurance
bundles.
• Developed detailed artist contact lists with up-to-date information, such as, CV’s, mailing addresses,
personal websites, future projects, and five year plans.
• Collaborated with other museum departments (education, fundraising, marketing, and the registrars
office) in order to combine research on certain works of art and/or special events
Website: http://www.studiomuseum.org/studio-blog/artists/studio-visits/inside-william-villalongos-studio
(Summer 2012)
Visual Resource Library, New London, Connecticut
Website Developer & Compositor
• Correlated data with images to organize and catalogue visual resources and old college slides
• Learned how to use and implement Dreamweaver software
• Created / Coded the visual resource library for all pieces of artwork within the main collection and
newly acquired pieces
Website: http://oak.conncoll.edu/visual/
(2010 - 2014)
New London Print Shop, New London, Connecticut
Designer & Engineer
• Explored analytical marketing techniques in order to increase sales by using new social media tools
• Built and fixed new and old machinery (printers, scanners, binders, cameras, projectors and other day to
day office equipment)
• Designed layouts for many programs, planners, posters, and books, for the Connecticut College
community
• Program Used: Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe, Dreamweaver, Bridge, social media platforms, Microsoft,
NetSuite, AutoDesk, Rhino, and LightRoom
(Fall 2011 – Spring 2014)
Chuck Close Studios, The Bowery, NY
Color Mixer/Assistant
• Interned along with five other artist assistants, learning new mixing and painting techniques
• Drafted and mixed color pallets for a series of paintings
• Assisted with creating color schemes involving the nature of color relativity and camouflage
(2009)