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Ben Kirkby just earned a MFA from the University of Arizona in Visual Communications and is off in the real world, wherever that might be. In an earlier version of life, he was a photojournalist for the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson Arizona, where many of his photographs have been published. In his free time, he likes to ride his bike in the mountains and plant tomatoes in his garden.
Places I have lived
(for more than a month):
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Alma, MI
- Horton Bay, MI
- Bay Shore, MI
- Petoskey, MI
- Andover, NH
- Segovia, Spain
- Bowling Green, KY
- Burlington, IA
- Yamaguchi, Japan
- Tucson, AZ
- Flagstaff, AZ
Recreation & Leisure:
- Mountain Biking
- Kayaking
- Canyoneering
- Gourmet Backpack Cooking
- Organic Gardening
Other things that I am interested in:
- Solar Power
- Biology
- Desalination
- Sail Boats
- Spiral Island
- Greenhouses
- NPR
- Electronics
- Water Transport Systems
- Ancient Technologies
- Bread
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Tucson, Arizona — MFA, Visual Communication 2009
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Flagstaff, Arizona — BS, Photojournalism 2004
PROCTOR ACADEMY
Andover, New Hampshire — High School 1994
EXPERIENCE
Web Designer
Deckers Outdoor Corp.; Flagstaff, Arizona2009—present
- Web Design and Development
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Studio A; Tucson, Arizona2007—2008
- Web and print design
- Photography and animation
- Overseeing student projects
SENIOR WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona 2005—2007
- Web design and authoring
- Developing web standards and style guides for the university
WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
E-Learning Center, NAU; Flagstaff, Arizona 2002—2004
- Web and print design
- Photography illustration and animation
- Video production
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Arizona Daily Star; Tucson, Arizona 1998—2001
- Photographic essays and stories
- Daily photographic assignments
INTERN PHOTOGRAPHER
Burlington Hawk Eye; Burlington, Iowa 1997—1998
- Daily photographic assignments
- Photographic essays and stories
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD
University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona 2008
- ART 361, Web Design
- ART 306, Digital Animation
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD
University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona 2007
- ART 268, Understanding Computer Animation
TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona 2007
- ART 316, Digital Design Studio II
SKILLS
COMPUTER
Advanced
- HTML/XHTML/CSS
- W3C and Section 508 (ADA) standards
- Adobe Dreamweaver, Contribute and Flash/Actionscripting 2.0/3.0
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat
- Adobe After Effects, Premier and Soundbooth
- Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro
- Quicktime Pro, Web browsers, FTP and MAC OS
Familiar
- Windows and Mac OS platforms
- Microsoft Office, Apple iWork
- Web servers and email clients
- Javascript, PHP, XML, CGI/PERL, UNIX
- PBASIC programming
TECHNICAL
- Video, HD Video, DVD authoring and streaming video
- Audio recording and editing
- Studio and location lighting for video and still photography
- Underwater video and still photography
- Basic electronic circuit design
- CAVE/VR immersion environments
HONORS
- 2008–2009 Meritorious Graduate Scholarship
- 2008 Medici Scholarship winner
- 2008 Arizona Wakonse Fellow
- 2007–2008 Meritorious Graduate Scholarship
- 2007 Invited artist SIGGRAPH 07 Global Eyes Gallery
- 2007 Medici Scholarship winner
- 2005 PRSA ‘PRimus Award’, University of Arizona web site
- 2003 NAU Service and Learning Award. Graphics designer, S.O.C. Capstone project
ORGANIZATIONS
- American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA
- College Arts Association, CAA
- The Association for Computing Machinery, ACM
Teaching Philosophy
Currently available only by request
Statement of Work
Currently available only by request
The BEN KIRKBY Hiring Kit
These packets will contain all the required materials that you and your institution need including:
- C.V.
- Letter of intent
- Artist Statement
- References
- Teaching Statement
- Digital Portfolio
- Teaching Portfolio
To request your very own BEN KIRKBY Hiring Kit please fill out and submit the following form. Thank You, you will be hearing from me soon.
