Hassan Pitts

Curriculum Viate

Education

MFA  2009      Photography-Film         Virginia Commonwealth University

BFA  1998    Studio Art/Photography         Kutztown University

BA    1993    German Studies             Denison University

       1991    year abroad student exchange    Justus Liebig Universität, Giessen   

Awards/Honors

20011            Jury’s Choice Award, Art|Everywhere 2011 Public Art Initiative, Norfolk, Va

2008-2009    Graduate Tuition Assistantship, Department of Photography/Film,                   

                     Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1991-1992    Student exchange pilot program, Denison University/Justus Liebig Universität, Giessen, Germany

Teaching Experience

2010        Instructor, Department of African American Affairs

                Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

                Peep This Project

2009        Instructor, Department of African American Affairs

                Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

                Peep This Project

2009        Instructor, Arts Summer Intensive

                Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

                Photography

2009        Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Photography/Film

                Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

                Sophomore Seminar

2007        Adjunct Faculty, Department of Photography/Film

                Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

                Introduction To Darkroom Photography

Professional Experience

2011               Production Assistant for Reynold Reynolds film Lost, Berlin, Germany

2010               Camera Operator and Cinematographer for “Cell Phone” Music Video

                       Recording Artist Kirsten Daniels Richmond, Virginia

2008-2010      Photography Assistant for Church Hill Photography

                       Richmond, Virginia

2008–2009     Still Photographer for Award winning documentary “Meet me in the Bottom”

                       Burn Baby Burn Productions

                       Department of African American Studies,

                       Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

2009               Juror for the international film exhibition, Cine

2008               Juror for the international film exhibition, Cine

2007               Juror for the Reflections art show, Midlothian, Virginia

2006               Juror for the Reflections art show, Midlothian, Virginia

2003-2004      Contributing Writer, DowntimeOnline.net, Boston, Massachusetts 

1998               Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Keystonian Newspaper,

                       Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Recent Exhibition Record

2011                Lumen International Video Art and Projection Festival

                        Curated by Ginger Shulick & COAHSI, Staten Island, NY

                        Art|Everywhere 2011

                        Juried Exhibition, Granby Street, Norfolk, VA

                        Scroll Bowl V

                        Curated by John Jennison

                        The 22 Magazine, Brooklyn, NY

                        Symbiotic Output (three person exhibition)

                        Alice Gryphius Kunstraum, Berlin, Germany

                        DAS Weekend: Video-Gang Open Studio

                        Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin, Germany

       

2010                Lumen International Video Art and Projection Festival

                        Curated by COAHSI

                        Atlantic Salt, Staten Island, New York

                        Art Everywhere      

                        Juried Exhibition, Granby Street, Norfolk, VA

                        Gallery 5 Anniversary Exhibition

                        Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia

2009               12 Nights: Electronic Music and Art Festival

                        Beauty, Horror and Silence Juried Show

                        Juried by Juraj Kojs

                        Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, Florida

                        A-B(o)MB II: The Fallout

                        Artoconecto

                        Juried by Clifton Childree & Gregory de la Haba

                        Macy’s on Flagler Street, Miami, Florida

                        Kalospectra

                        Aloft Richmond West, Glen Allen, Virginia

                        The Spirit Show

                        Juried Exhibition

                        The Warehouse, Norfolk, Virginia

                        VCU Graduate Thesis Exhibition

                        Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        OSMA Black History Art Exhibition

                        Juried Exhibition

                        VCU Commons, Richmond, Virginia

2008                Blend

                        FAB Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        VCU Candidacy Exhibition,

                        Plant Zero, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        Best Photography of 2008

                        Curated by PJ Sykes

                        Harrison St Café, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        Icons, Heroes & Villains,

                        Gallery 312, Richmond, Virginia

                        Repressed III

                        Juried Exhibition

                        Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia

          Renewal II                                                                                          

                        The Warehouse, Norfolk, Virginia

          Pratt Graduate Exchange Show                                                         

                         Pratt, Brooklyn, New York

2007                 VCU 1st Year Show

                         Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

                        Group Show

                        Gallery 312, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        Solo Show

                        Flourishes

                        Gallery 312, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        Alarm

                        Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia

2006            Group Show

                        Studio 6, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        Disrobed

                        Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia

       

                        All Mixed-up

                        Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia

2005                Simply Photography

                        Art Works, Richmond, Virginia 

       

                        Grand Opening Show

                        Gallery 5, Richmond, Virginia 

        

                       January All Media Show

                       Art Works, Richmond, Virginia 

2004               Simply Photography

                       Art Works, Richmond, Virginia 

2001               Two Person Show

                        Front Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina 

        

                        Solo Show

                        Barnes and Nobles Booksellers Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina

1998                Senior Exhibition

                        Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

        

                        On Site/Off Site” Group Show, Textile Mill, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

1994                Group Show

                        Beeghly Library, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio

Video / Film / Sound Festival & Screenings

2011 Clip Award No & Low Budget KurzFilmFestival

        Juried by Regina Hess, Joachim Kurz, Dr. Thomas Oberlies

        Mannheim, Germany

        (Un) Pleasant Over Drones

        Resound Falmouth 2011

        Curated by Patrick Simons

        Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

        Lightworks 2011

        Curated by Chris Lillywhite & Patrick Holley

        Grimsby, UK

2009 FilmOneFest

        Atlantic Highlands Marina, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey

        The Electronic Arts Exchange I & II

        ADA Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

        James River Filmmakers Forum

        Balliceaux, Richmond, Virginia

2008 Student Film Festival

         Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Collaborative Sound Performance

2010 Pilottone

        Festival Of Ideas For The New City   

        New York, NY

       

        First Fridays Sound and Video Performance

        Sound of Music Recording Studio

Richmond, VA

        S/N Coalition

        Input/Output: Colaborative Music Using Unlikely Objects

        Elsewhere Collaborative Residency, Greensboro, NC

        Pilottone

        Nuit Blanche Arts Festival   

        Industrial Waterfront of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York

        Pilottone

        New Music Festival   

        Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina

        Pilottone

        SMTG Limited and HZ Collective Sound Show   

        Ghost Print Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

        Pilottone

        Secret Show @ The Studio   

        Garbers, Richmond, Virginia

2009 Pilottone

        John Cage Musicircus

        Visual Arts Center, Richmond, Virginia

         Pilottone

         HzCollective Presents: NanoHz No.27

         Ghost Print Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

         Pilottone

         The Electronic Arts Exchange

         ADA Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

2008 Pilottone

         Transmission Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

Bibliography

2011       

        Burks, Nia, Chase, Jennida, Pitts, Hassan, “Symbiotic Output Exhibition Catalog”, (March         2011), Alice Gryphius Kunstraum, Berlin, Germany

        "Takt Kunstprojektraum » Dasweekend.de." Dasweekend.de. Jan. 2011. Web.     <http://dasweekend.de/?p=1440>.

2010       

        Perret, Peter. "Mysterious Musical Adventures in New Music Festival (Two Concerts)."     Classical Voice of North Carolina. Sept. 2010. Web.     <http://www.cvnc.org/reviews/2010/092010/UNCGNMF.html>.

2010       

        "Gallery 5's Five Year Anniversary Celebration: THE Party NOT to Miss!" RVA Magazine |                                   Richmond, VA. 02 Apr. 2010. Web. <http://rvamag.com/articles/full/7591/gallery-5s-five-            year-anniversary-celebration-party-not-miss>.

2009       

        Department of Media, Art, and Text and Art History, in conjunction with the School of the             Arts,                           “MFA Catalog 2009” (May 2009): Virginia Commonwealth University and The Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

Residencies

2011

        Takt Kunstprojektraum Residency

        Berlin, Germany

2010       

        Milkwood Residency

        Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

2010       

        Elsewhere Collaborative Artist Residency

        Greensboro, North Carolina

2010              

        Ox-Bow Artist Residency

        Saugatuck, Michigan

1999       

        Kutztown University Artist in Residence

        Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Professional/Community Service

2008       

        Treasurer, The Graduate Artist Association,

        Richmond, Virginia

       

        Treasurer, The Organization for the Photographic Arts,

        Richmond, Virginia

2004       

        Radio DJ for WMFO Campus Radio

         Medford, Massachusetts   

2001       

        Grass Roots Grant Panelist for the Asheville Area Arts Council

        Asheville, North Carolina                   

       

        Student Arts Grant Panelist for the Asheville Area Arts Council

        Asheville, North Carolina

2000-2001   

        Artist After Hours Chair for the Asheville Area Arts Council

        Asheville, North Carolina

       

1998       

        Off Campus Representative, Student Government Association,

        Kutztown, Pennsylvania

       

        Station Manager for WRKU Campus Radio

        Kutztown, Pennsylvania

1997       

        Music Director for WRKU Campus Radio

        Kutztown, Pennsylvania

1996-1999   

        Radio DJ for WRKU Campus Radio

        Kutztown, Pennsylvania

1989-1993   

         Radio DJ for WDUB Campus Radio

         Granville, Ohio

Professional Associations

2011       

        Hertz Collective

        College Arts Association

        American Society of Media Photographers

Exhibitions Curated

2009       

        The Electronic Arts Exchange II

        Multi-media art exhibition, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA

2009       

        The Electronic Arts Exchange

        Two day multi-media art exhibition, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA

Equipment Proficiency

Film/Video Production:    Video Cameras: Various HDVCameras, MiniDV, VHS,  and Hi8 cameras including: Canon XL1/GL1, Sony VX2000/TRV-900/TRV-950, Panasonic AG-DVX100A 24p and Canon 7D and any Canon DSLRs , Traditional Darkroom

Audio Production:    Sound Equipment: Digital Compact Flash Card Recorders: Marantz

PMD670 and Tascam HDP2, Sync Nagra recorder, DAT recorder, Zoom H4 digital recorder,           Minidisc digital audio recorder and various wireless audio recording systems

   

Audio Post Production: Digital Audio Workstations with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Audacity, Fruity Loops, Tascam mixing board, Alesis USB9 Mixer

Software:            Digital Imaging and Publishing: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Lightroom 3,

Editing:     Digital Post Production: various nonlinear systems including Final Cut Pro HD, Avid Express,    Adobe Premier.