CV
Charlene Lam
artist - designer - maker - observer
email: hello [at] charlenelam.com
www.charlenelam.com
London, UK
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), AAS, Surface/Textile Design
University of California, Berkeley, BA, Mass Communications
SELECT EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
SOMEDAY … Longing in London
Craft Central, London, UK
10-15 August, 2010
100sqft show
Cholmeley Boys Club, Dalston, London, UK
22-27 November 2009
Open Source Embroidery
Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA, USA
2 October, 2009 - 24 January, 2010
Open Source Embroidery
Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden
6 June - 6 September, 2009
Forward Leap
DIRECTION (texile design show), New York, NY, USA
April 15-16, 2008
Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibit
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, USA
27 June – 10 August, 2008
The Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe
Apex Art, New York, NY, USA
7 July - 11 Aug, 2007
Delicate Situations
http://delicatesituations.blogspot.com/
January 15, 2008
AWARDS
Fabric of the Week contest (winner)
Spoonflower
17 February, 2009
Paper-Based Visualization Competition (winner)
information aesthetics, infosthetics.com
13 February, 2009
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Wormeli, Rick. “Metaphors and Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching any Subject,” Stenhouse Publishers, November 2009. Photo and description of “Petals: a paper-based visualization” included.
Lam, Lui. “Science Matters: Humanities as Complex Systems,” World Scientific Publishing Co., 2008. Illustrations (”Rounds,” “Curves” and “Swoops”) for chapter title pages.
SELECT WORK EXPERIENCE
Bildmuseet, Umeå Universitet, Sweden - spring 2009
Exhibitions/Curatorial Intern
Contemporary art museum
Lotta Jansdotter, New York, NY - 2008
Summer Intern
Small design studio
Room&Board, New York, NY - 2005 to 2007
Accessories Merchant/Design Associate
New York City showroom of American furniture retailer
39elle, New York, NY - 2004 to 2007
Owner/Designer
Design studio appealing to the “cute connoisseur”
Pina Zangaro, San Francisco, CA - 2003 to 2004
Customer Relations/Order Processing
Designer and manufacturer of high-end presentation products
The Container Store, San Francisco, CA - 2002 to 2003
Visual Associate
Retailer of home organization products and systems
Oxygen Media / ThriveOnline, San Francisco, CA - 1999 to 2001
Audience Development Producer
Health website of television and online network for women
America Online / Digital City SF, San Francisco, CA - 1997 to 1999
Lifestyles Editor
Local guide for AOL’s proprietary online service
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
New York Fashion Week
Backstage dresser
Course Work: Fashion Styling
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, San Francisco
14-Week Business Planning Program
Workshop: Introduction to Sewn-Product Manufacturing
taught by consultant Karen Powell, San Francisco
Workshop: Greeting Cards, Licensing & the Art Biz
taught by consultant Cheryl Phelps, San Francisco
California College of the Arts - Extended Education
Introduction to Interior Design, Summer 2001
Interior Design 2, Spring 2002
Various workshops in crafts like sewing, screen-printing and bookbinding.
Trade shows attended: NY International Gift Show, National Stationery Show, International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), DIRECTION textiles show
COMPUTER SKILLS
Very comfortable with computers and applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Expert Internet user with extensive experience with email, search engines, blogs, and content publishing tools.