BIO - FILMOGRAPHY - RESUME - DIRECTORS STATEMENT

 

LISE SWENSON
FILMMAKER, ARTIST AND EDUCATOR

WORK EXPERIENCE

LECTUERER, COGSWELL POLYTHECHNICAL COLLEGE, 1/07-present, teaching numerous courses in the Digital Motion Picture Department.

FILMMAKER IN RESIDENCE, WRITERSCORPS, 10/05-6/06

LECTURER, CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO, 8/04-present, teaching courses in both the Film and Multimedia departments.

FOUNDER/DIRECTOR, TILT, TEACHING INTERMEDIA LITERACY TOOLS, 1/98-2/04 TILT is a youth centered production based intermedia literacy program that is offered in schools and other community settings.

LECTURER, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, 9/98-12/98, 8/01-5/03 Teaching digital video, video art theory and artist’ role in society classes

LECTURER, INTER-ART CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1/95-5/02 Teaching interdisciplinary art applications and theory at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

CONSULTANT, 3/98-present on-call for the Performing Arts Assistance Program through the Zellerbach Community Arts Distribution Committee.

MEDIA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, YOUNG AUDIENCES’, 11/96-10/99Teaching media literacy, technical and creative skills in Bay Area schools 3rd-12th grades.

VISITING ARTIST/LECTURER, ART DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS, 1/96-4/96 Teaching experimental documentary forms, both theory and application, at the upper division undergraduate level.

INSTRUCTOR, BAY AREA VIDEO COALITION, 8/90-present Teaching workshops on an on-going basis in digital motion picture production and aesthetics.

TEACHER, EAST BAY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, 6/87-7/90 Teaching hands-on video production to youth eight to sixteen years old.

CO-FOUNDER/CO-DIRECTOR, ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS, 5/84-7/89 Administered program operations and curated ongoing video programs, festivals and visual arts.

CORE FACULTY, NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA, 1/87-7/89 Taught introductory college courses in video production and aesthetics. Responsible for the establishment and continued development of a core curriculum in video.

ASSISTANT MANAGER, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL, 1984-1986 Responsibilities included the creation, long term planning and implementation of this previously annual event which was the nation’s largest video arts festival. Assisted in promotion, public relations and media coordination.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 1984-present Working for various non-profit organization, artists and individuals as a free-lance consultant, scriptwriter, producer and director.

MANAGER, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION ART GALLERY, 1983-1984 Responsible for the administrative and technical coordination, programming and installation for three on-going display areas for visual arts, video, film, sound and performance

ARTIST, 1982-present Creating and exhibiting single channel video, video installation and performance works locally, nationally and internationally.

PROFESSIONAL AFILATIONS

BOARD MEMBER, WRITERSCORP, 10/05-6/07

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS, 1/05-present

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, THE LAB. 1/1/01-present

MEMBER, ARTTABLE, 6/1/01-1/04

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, PAUL ROBESON AND DIEGO RIVERA ACADEMY 2/00-8/02

MEMBER, CAREER ADVISOR NETWORK, JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE, 1/98-1/04

COMMITTEE MEMBER, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE ARTISTS’ COMMITTEE, 4/97- 2/00

CO-FOUNDER, MEDIA ARTS CONSORTIUM, 1/98 - 1/99

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS, 12/92 - 12/97

BOARD MEMBER, FILM ARTS FOUNDATION, 1/91-12/97

EDUCATION

San Francisco State University, MA, Inter Arts, May 1991

San Francisco State University, BA, Broadcast Communication Arts, 1989