Email: cooke4@telusplanet.net
- experienced in all aspects of art gallery operations and collections management, including: the care and handling of valuable works of art in all media, exhibition installation, exhibition design, facility preparation and maintenance, climate control, signage, security, budget preparation, inventory, shipping and receiving, personnel management, scheduling, technical research.
Projects include:
- comprehensive inventory of the 13,000 piece international art collection.
- consultation regarding the design and implementation of an electronic
inventory ledger.
- cataloguing of the entire collection using accession numbering system.
- reconfiguration of new and existing storage facilities requiring extensive
involvement in the design and construction of a new on-campus art storage
vault. Major considerations included
environmental/climate control and an electronic surveillance system.
- construction and installation of specialized storage rack systems.
- evaluation and purchase of relevant materials and equipment.
- the physical relocation of over 5,000 works to the new, secure, climate-controlled
storage facility.
- responsible for construction of secure packing systems for the safe transportation and storage of all types of art work.
- developed and implemented inventive strategies for the construction and installation of major extension exhibitions, resulting in significant cost savings.
- initiated the implementation of government employment programs which resulted in increased productivity.
- extensive practical experience including knowledge of standard trade practices, in such areas as carpentry (general and finishing), electrical, sheet metal, welding, casting, plastics fabrication, silk-screening, interpreting architectural drawings and blueprints.
- team-teaching of
museum studies classes, introductory sculpture and instruction in tutorial
and safety labs. Conducting of art gallery tours for K-12 and university
level classes.
- familiarity with the philosophy and objectives of a liberal arts university.
Chief Preparator - responsible for the technical operations and physical well-being of the art gallery and the University of Lethbridge Art Collection consisting of over 13,000 works of art valued in excess of $30,000,000.00(Cdn).
Fine Arts Technician - responsible for all technical services throughout the division.
Head of Fabrication - designed, set up and operated a production facility for the manufacture of illuminated signs and directory boards.
1967 - 1972
Silkscreen Printer and Sign Fabricator - experience in die-cutting, heat-stamping, cut-out letters and sand-blasting methods.
Sculptor Instructor (Credit Course)
Shop Foreman - experience in fabrication, installation, inventory production and control.
Alberta College of
Art and Design - Calgary, Alberta, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
(Sculpture).
Artist in Residence -Stanley Boxer.
4 year Fine Art - diploma (honors) Sculpture Major.