ALEXANDER JAMES HARLAN
-1544 N Sedgwick St – Chicago, IL 60610 – ajhworkk@outlook.com - 303.728.4343 -
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SKILLS:
Equipment Maintenance – Ceramics – Studio Management - Safety-Inventory-Leadership
WORK:
2023. SEATON SCARFF STUDIO Chicago, IL
Metal Fabrication/Shop Tech
● Fabricated, finished, and installed metal components for lighting, sculpture, and furniture
● Maintained clean, orderly and functional studio environment
● Fixed and serviced studio equipment
● Resolved problems creatively and efficiently
2022. HOOK POTTERY PAPER La Porte, IN
Studio Technician/Assistant
● Worked alongside paper and pottery artists maintaining a thriving working studio
● Harvested and made clay bodies and ash glazes
● Loaded, fired, and attended to electric and wood kilns
● Restored wood fire kiln, greenhouse, and barn
2019. OX-BOW SCHOOL OF ART Saugatuck, MI
Chef
● Lived and worked in an intentional artist community
● Fast paced, time sensitive, service environment
● Prepared food for 100+ students, faculty, and staff
● Devised menu plan weekly, organized and received deliveries
2018. RAY TOMASSO STUDIO Denver, CO
Apprentice/Studio Tech
● Assisted in the production of fine art paper sculpture
● Organized, managed, and cleaned studio space for efficiency
● Operated and attended to studio equipment
EDUCATION:
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Chicago, IL
2016-2018. BFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Art - Ceramics Focus
2014-2015. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Boulder, CO
2013-2014. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
ADDITIONAL
FINCA MORPHO Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
2015 Farm Hand
Lived off the grid, growing an abundant variety of exotic and medicinal fruits and vegetables
Used traditional methods to build a wood fired stove, bamboo cabana, and a solar dehydrator
STUDENTS STOPPING STARVATION Ann Arbor, MI
2013 Co-Founder and Treasurer
Started a thriving club at University of Michigan that holds an annual food drive in support of the local food banks
Raised over $1,500 in canned food during first operational year
EAGLE SCOUT TROOP 637 Denver, CO
2012 Highest Honor in Scouting
Planned, supervised and instructed fellow scouts and friends in pouring a concrete pad,
installing a bench, and landscaping a 30’x20’ area at a local middle school