Amanda R. Tuttle
                                                                                                 artuttle@gmail.com
                                                                                                  amandatuttle.com


EDUCATION
   CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN (Washington, D.C.)
   M.A., Exhibition Design, May 2012
   GPA: 3.90
   ACTIVITIES, AWARDS, AND HONORS
   Graduate Fellow
   Graduate Dean’s Merit Award
   Exhibition Design Award, Spring 2011: awarded by Corcoran faculty for consistently produced, thoughtful and
   	        well-executed designs; for good graphic skills and class participation
   Teaching Assistant, Fall 2011: AutoCAD I
   Teaching Assistant, Spring 2012: Lighting Exhibitions
   	
   RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (New Brunswick, NJ)
   B.A., with honors, Art History, 2007
   Minors: Italian Language, Philosophy
   Major GPA: 3.90
   Cumulative GPA: 3.70
   ACTIVITIES, AWARDS, AND HONORS
   Phi Beta Kappa, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
   Dean’s List, 6 of 8 semesters
   Study Abroad
   	        2006 Rutgers Study Abroad: Italy, Spring semester in Florence
   	        2005 Rutgers, Department of Italian, Summer Abroad in Urbino
   Flora (sculpture), published in Beginning Sculpture, by Arthur Williams. 2005. Davis Publications, Inc. ISBN: 0871926296

SKILLS
    Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)          AutoCAD (2-D and 3-D)
    Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)                       Google SketchUp

EXPERIENCE
   SUMMER INTERN: GALLERY LIGHTING Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.                                     06.2011-12.2011
     •	 assisted Senior Lighting Designer                             •	 became familiar with required readings (Supervisor
     •	 assisted with design and installation of museum lighting      teaches a graduate-level course in museum lighting) and
     •	 assisted with maintenance of museum lighting                  developed potential test questions for future classes
     •	 developed working knowledge of lamp, luminaire, and           •	 checked for failed lamps prior to museum’s opening
     lighting accessory types and their common museum uses

   GALLERY ASSOCIATE Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                                               06.2008-08.2010
     •	 maintained familiarity with gallery’s inventory               •	 processed purchases and work orders
     •	 conducted research for artwork appraisals                     •	 arranged shipments
     •	 researched/suggested new artists to bring into the gallery    •	 created and distributed monthly newsletter and press
     •	 developed and executed exhibitions                            releases
     •	 maintained/updated website                                    •	 produced advertisements and gallery signs using Adobe
     •	 kept gallery inventory up-to-date in Art Systems and on       Photoshop
     gallery website                                                  •	 helped clients select artworks for purchase

   GALLERY ASSOCIATE Creative Genius Art Gallery & Studio, Medford, New Jersey                                  05.2008-08.2010
     •	 developed and executed exhibitions                            •	 identified client interest in and recommended the gallery’s
     •	 arranged store inventory                                      camps, classes, and workshops
     •	 assisted owner in the selection of new work and artists

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    Amanda R. Tuttle artuttle@gmail.com amandatuttle.com EDUCATION CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN (Washington, D.C.) M.A., Exhibition Design, May 2012 GPA: 3.90 ACTIVITIES, AWARDS, AND HONORS Graduate Fellow Graduate Dean’s Merit Award Exhibition Design Award, Spring 2011: awarded by Corcoran faculty for consistently produced, thoughtful and well-executed designs; for good graphic skills and class participation Teaching Assistant, Fall 2011: AutoCAD I Teaching Assistant, Spring 2012: Lighting Exhibitions RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (New Brunswick, NJ) B.A., with honors, Art History, 2007 Minors: Italian Language, Philosophy Major GPA: 3.90 Cumulative GPA: 3.70 ACTIVITIES, AWARDS, AND HONORS Phi Beta Kappa, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Dean’s List, 6 of 8 semesters Study Abroad 2006 Rutgers Study Abroad: Italy, Spring semester in Florence 2005 Rutgers, Department of Italian, Summer Abroad in Urbino Flora (sculpture), published in Beginning Sculpture, by Arthur Williams. 2005. Davis Publications, Inc. ISBN: 0871926296 SKILLS Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) AutoCAD (2-D and 3-D) Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Google SketchUp EXPERIENCE SUMMER INTERN: GALLERY LIGHTING Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 06.2011-12.2011 • assisted Senior Lighting Designer • became familiar with required readings (Supervisor • assisted with design and installation of museum lighting teaches a graduate-level course in museum lighting) and • assisted with maintenance of museum lighting developed potential test questions for future classes • developed working knowledge of lamp, luminaire, and • checked for failed lamps prior to museum’s opening lighting accessory types and their common museum uses GALLERY ASSOCIATE Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06.2008-08.2010 • maintained familiarity with gallery’s inventory • processed purchases and work orders • conducted research for artwork appraisals • arranged shipments • researched/suggested new artists to bring into the gallery • created and distributed monthly newsletter and press • developed and executed exhibitions releases • maintained/updated website • produced advertisements and gallery signs using Adobe • kept gallery inventory up-to-date in Art Systems and on Photoshop gallery website • helped clients select artworks for purchase GALLERY ASSOCIATE Creative Genius Art Gallery & Studio, Medford, New Jersey 05.2008-08.2010 • developed and executed exhibitions • identified client interest in and recommended the gallery’s • arranged store inventory camps, classes, and workshops • assisted owner in the selection of new work and artists