Justin Jade Morgan
Justin Jade Morgan lives and works out of Wellington, New Zealand. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma of Art and Design from Auckland University of Technology and has a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Western Institute of Technology, New Plymouth. Morgan has been exhibiting his work for the last ten years and has been creatively involved in community art projects throughout New Zealand over the past six years including the formation of the JustArt organisation that has curated, supported and sponsored well over 100 artists and organisations. He was a team member of the first International new media Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand (residency), and was a board member for the North Taranaki Community Arts Council in 2005/06. Morgan was also the 2007 artist resident at the Western Institute of Technology and the 2002 artist in residence/teacher aid at Woodleigh Primary. He has spent several years working for arts organisations in many positions, for example he spent two years at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery running children’s art classes and working as an information officer. He is currently employed as a senior extramural art tutor at the The Learning Connection in Wellington. Morgan was selected in 2008 to be the first New Zealand artist to exhibit and present a floor talk at the 3rd ‘Archipelag’ International Contemporary Arts Festival between Nova Gorcia (Slovenia) and Gorizi (Italy). And in 2009 he was selected to take part in the A.I.R Vallauris residency in the South of France during the summer of 2010.
Customer and public relations
6 years worth of experience, building and developing the relationship between artists and the community. Hosting, supporting and assisting artists and members of the public at all levels.
Front of house, presentation, packaging, sales and budgeting experience.
Computer / technology
PC and Mac friendly user
Programs
Microsoft Suite - Word, excel, photo editor and power point, CS2 and CS3 suite – Photoshop, illustrator and InDesign
Outlook, email and Internet
Video and camera skills (experience documenting exhibitions, artists and events)
Data Base entry and management
Key tutoring duties include
Providing feedback on student’s work
Photographing work for Digital Records
Motivation and guidance of a group of students of different abilities including hearing impaired and correctional students
Regular contact with students by email, phone, blog, face to face or letter
First point of contact for queries
Respond to requests for supplementary resources
Keep students updated on their progress via telephone, email, blog or skype
Fill in for or assist other EM tutors in case of sickness/leave/overload
Identify students who have fallen behind with their work and liaise with Em Programme Support and EM Administrator.
Training of new staff / tutors
Motivate students to move to the next phase of their course
(Termly) assessments for mentored students
General administrative duties in connection with EM students:
Entering details of student contact into database
Entering notes into database pertaining to student’s work and progress
Altering/ updating student records
Written/ PowerPoint feedback if necessary
Checking / responding to emails
Photocopying/creating handouts and sourcing supplemental information
Meeting new and prospective students
Helping Extramural Administration with mail outs
Writing / Presentation
Experience writing exhibition, media and artist statements
Proposal and funding application experience
Written and verbal critiques and feedback for students and artists at many different stages of development
Exhibition / installation experience
10 years worth of personal and 6 years worth of public experience installing, packaging and documentation of artworks.
2007
Post Graduate Diploma of Art and Design, Auckland University of Technology
2006
Bachelor of Visual Arts, Western Institute of Technology, New Plymouth.
2009 -
JJMorgan and Co. (Director - Founding Member)
2007 –
The Learning Connexion, Wellington – Full time extramural tutor / mentor
2006
Western Institute of Technology, New Plymouth – Assistant tutor Professional practice
& Methods and research
2005-07
Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth – Information officer, opening functions,
and Young Visionaries Art Teacher
2005-06
North Taranaki Community Arts Council – Board member
2002- 2007
Founder and curator of JustArt
JustArt was set up to support, sponsor and promote emerging artists and organisations, to date it has supported over 100 artists and organisations and in 2006 was host operator of a venue for artists to show in New Plymouth. (Can provide documents giving a history of JustArt)
2006
Solar circuit Aotearoa New Zealand – Team member, artist assistant and event documenter
1998- on going
Practicing artist (National and international exhibitions – can provide full bio if required)
EXHIBITION / EVENT (Liaison / Documenter)
2007
Flying City Arts Collective (Korea) workshop. Govett -Brewster Art Gallery / Western Institute Of Technology, New Plymouth (NZ) - Documenter of event
Taranaki Festival of the Arts, Live premiere of Zig Zag -Assistant documenter
Pitch Black at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth (NZ) - Documenter of gig
2006
Scanz (Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand) team member
(2006) Documenter of event and Artist Assistant to Wolfgang Staehle (NY), Raewyn Turner (NZ),
Ken Gregory (CA), Out-of-Sync Norie Neumark and Maria Miranda (AUST)
2005
Taranaki Festival of the Arts ‘Art and Fact’ exhibition,
Artist assistant to Rangi kipa(NZ) and Pascal Dudon (French)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2009
‘Studio – Small Hammer, 2B Faber –Castell pencil’ Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, NZ
‘Studio 1’ Sanderson Contemporary Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2008
‘Information Recorded’ Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2007
‘Information Given’, Lesley Krisler Gallery, NZ
TEMPORARY PROJECTS
2009
‘ON’ – Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington
2007
'Growth' Wellington, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Auckland (various public sites)
2006
‘The Most ’ The Most FM, Western Institute of Technology
‘The Fishbowl drawn’ ‘Fish Bowl Gallery, 31 Young Street, New Plymouth
GROUP SHOWS
2009
'Beats' (Video fest) Border Museum,Nova Gorcia, Slovenia
‘Don’t Worry It’s Only Money’ City Art Rooms, Auckland, (NZ)
2008
‘Buy Enjoy’ Enjoy Art Gallery, Wellington, (NZ)
Digital Fringe 08 - Melbourne, Australia
3rd 'Arhipelag' International Contemporary Arts Festival between Nova Gorcia (Slovenia) and Gorizi (Italy).
2007
‘Buy Enjoy’ Enjoy Art Gallery, Wellington, (NZ)
‘Flying City Arts’, Activating Korea. Govett Brewster Art Gallery,
New Plymouth, NZ
‘Young Blood Saloon’ City Art rooms, Auckland
RESIDENCES
2007
Western Institute Of Technology, New Plymouth, NZ
2002
Woodleigh Primary School, New Plymouth, NZ
AWARDS
2008
Szpliman Awards’, participant, Berlin, Germany
2007
‘Young Blood Salon ’Finalist, City Art Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand
‘Szpliman Awards’, first New Zealand participant, Berlin, Germany
PRESENTATAIONS
2009
Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth (NZ)
‘Artist talk’ The Learning Connection, Wellington (NZ)
2008
‘Information Recorded’ Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, (NZ)
3rd 'Arhipelag' International Contemporary Arts Festival , villa Bartolomei (Slovenia)
2007
‘Information Given’, Lesley Krisler Gallery, New Plymouth (NZ)
COLLECTIONS
International Museum of Collage, Mexico
‘ArtColle’, France
Private collections in New Zealand, Australia and the US.
RadioNZ The Arts on Sunday, 02-11-2008
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/artsonsunday/20081102
Weaving Ideas Taranaki Daily News / Review Repository Wednesday, 24 October 2007
http://reviewrepository.blogspot.com
Blog : www.jjmorgan.blogspot.com
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