artist CV

Charlene Lam
artist – designer – observer – curator

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

Creative Clerkenwell (curator)
at the Vitra Christmas Market
Clerkenwell, London, UK
5 – 22 December, 2011

Good Work
Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
29 April – 12 June, 2011

Creative Clerkenwell Pop-Up Shop (curator)
part of Clerkenwell Design Week
London, UK
24-28 May, 2011

Upcycling Workshops in Vitra showroom (organiser)
part of Clerkenwell Design Week
London, UK
24-26 May, 2011

SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE (installation of travel images and objects)
Craft Central, London, UK
12- 16 April, 2011

Craft Central Micro Boutique (curator)
part of the Vitra Christmas Market
Clerkenwell, London, UK
22 November – 22 December, 2010

One-Day Interiors Sale
part of London Design Festival
Craft Central, London, UK
22 September, 2010

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
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

Creative Clerkenwell, London – 2011
Workshops, pop-up shops, events
Connecting designer-makers with the larger design community

Craft Central, London – 2010
Marketing/Events assistance
Craft Central Recycles initiative
Charity supporting designer-makers

Bildmuseet, Umeå Universitet, Sweden – spring 2009
Exhibitions/Curatorial Intern
Contemporary art museum

Lotta Jansdotter, New York, NY – 2008
Summer Intern
Small surface 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
Visual Associate
Retailer of home organization products and systems

Oxygen Media / ThriveOnline, San Francisco, CA
Audience Development Producer
Health website of television and online network for women

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
Interior Design 2

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 systems.