MICHAEL J. SILBER
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

michaeljsilber@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

URJ Books and Music, New York, NY
Art and Design Manager (acting as Art Director), July, 2008 - December, 2011
• Managed all graphic-design projects for URJ Books and Music
• Designed book covers and interiors, promotional materials, and web content
• Communicated specs to printers, prepared preflight packaging, and assessed proofs

Graphic Designer, August, 2006 - June, 2008
• Developed new logos and branding system for URJ Books and Music
• Wrote and edited copy for print and web marketing campaigns

Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, L.L.C., New York, NY
Gallery Assistant, January, 2006 - April, 2006
• Installed artwork, arranged art shipments, managed relocation of the gallery, and maintained inventories

Studio of Denise Green, New York, NY
Studio and Publicity Assistant to Painter/Author, December, 2005 - January, 2006
• Drafted lecture proposal letters, assembled promotional materials, and assisted with general studio work

The Drawing Center, Gallery/Museum, New York, NY
Gallery Assistant/Intern,September, 2005 - December, 2005
• Edited critical art essays and compiled materials for The Drawing Center publications, installed artwork

Peter Halley Studios, New York, NY
Studio Assistant/Paid Intern, June, 2005 - October, 2005
• Stretched and prepared large canvasses and applied surface texture media

SKILLS

Adobe CS5.5: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver; QuarkXpress, MS Office;
Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Print-making, Photography

EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, New York, NY
Graduate Communications Design, Master of Science, August 2011 - April, 2013 (Expected)

Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut,
Bachelor of Arts, 2004 Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors and Distinction in Major
Major: Studio Art. Concentration: Painting and Printmaking.

School of Visual Arts: Continuing Education - Typography - Spring, 2010, Graphic Design - Fall, 2006
Parsons The New School for Design: Continuing Education - Promotional Design - Summer, 2007
Scuola Internaziononale di Grafica in Venice, Italy: Spring Semester, 2003

PUBLICATIONS/HONORS/EXHIBITIONS

Exhibited at School of Visual Arts - Selected for Continuing Education Solo Show - 2011
Featured Photography on Gothamist.com - 2010
Published Illustrations in Investigating Israel Workbook- 2007
Published Illustrations in Cream Magazine: Winter Edition - 2005
Exhibited Connecticut College Senior Art Thesis - 2004
Awarded ConnSharp Grant and Marguerite Hanson Grant for Professionalism in Major Field - 2003
Exhibited at Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy - 2003