Angelica “Angie” Kalea Ho
New York Tri-State Area // San Francisco Bay Area
angieartzoo@gmail.com
www.angieartzoo.com // www.akhophotography.com
EDUCATION
Aug. ‘08 — May ’11
B.A. Art Practice, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Concentrations: Drawing, Painting, Comics/Graphic Novels
Additional Coursework: Cultural/Social Anthropology, History of Art, Languages
Sept. ‘04 — June ’08
Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, Carle Place High School, Carle Place, NY
Extracurriculars: Music Performance Groups, Varsity Sports, Newspaper, Yearbook, Literary
Magazine, Community Service, Math Team, Art Club, Robotics Team, etc.
Summer ’07
Architecture Pre-College Program, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
Nov. ’11 — Present
Oct. ‘11 — Present
July ‘11 — Present
Sept. ‘09 — Jan. ’11
Aug ‘09 — Dec ’09
Oct. ‘08 — Sept. ’09
Music Writer/Journalist, Surge FM // New York, NY
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Write reviews of newly independently-released cd’s and records
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Listen to and maintain a consistent sense of music from the past and present
Photographer/Photo Editor, CDI Lifestyle // Edison, NJ
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Set up photo shoot sessions and photograph products for web publication
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Retouch and perform image manipulation in Photoshop as necessary
Photographer/Designer/Web Editor/Application Developer, Mirror Media Group // Dix Hills, NY
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Photograph various subjects/locations for stock, used in future web/print publications
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Design various websites, marketing tools, and products for web/print publications
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Prepare, convert, and upload published books to ePub format for digital sales
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Develop iOS applications to be used on Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
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Provide technical support for social media and blogging websites
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Edit Chinese-to-English translations as needed
Photographer/Publications Assistant, New Student Services/Cal Student Orientation (CalSO) // Berkeley, CA
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Scheduled photo shoot sessions with campus groups for web/print publications
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Photographed orientation activities and campus groups for web/print publications
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Retouched and prepared images in Photoshop for web/print publications
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Assisted in the editing, designing and formatting of print publications
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Researched, organized, and prepared information for web/print publications
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Summarized, wrote, and edited articles for web/print publications
Art Intern, Artist Michael Kershnar // Berkeley, CA
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Assisted artist in completion of artwork
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Prepared artist’s artwork for exhibitions
Marketing & Communications Designer/Editor, ASUC Auxiliary/ASUC Lecture Notes // Berkeley, CA
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Designed promotional/marketing materials for web/print publication
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Printed and organized marketing materials for distribution
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Designed and laid out the ASUC Auxiliary Student Guide for 2009-2010
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Edited and uploaded lecture notes for various courses offered on campus
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Provided customer service for lecture note subscribers via phone and e-mail
Additional work experience available upon request.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jan. ‘11 — May ’11
DeCal “Comics Studio” Co-Facilitator, UC Berkeley // Berkeley, CA
Mar. ‘06 — Sept. ‘06
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Guided a class on the production of comics
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Planned and assigned weekly classes’ warm-up assignments and projects
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Lead discussions and critiques for completed work and assignments
Tutor/Supervisor, Kumon Learning Center, Inc. // Westbury, NY
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Tutored children, ages 3-16, in reading and mathematics
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Corrected homework and classwork
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Supervised, hired, and trained new tutors
PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
’11, ‘12
Mirror Magazine (明鏡月刊), New York, New York (Photography)
’10, ’11, ’12
Resource Guide, UC Berkeley (Photography)
‘10
“Comics and Graphic Novels,” Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California (Art)
"Selecting a College is Science, Finding Passion is Art." World Journal (世界日報), Education Suppl. (Writing)
‘09
Alternative Press Magazine, Cleveland, Ohio (Photography)
’02, ‘04
Wild Rockies Networker, Missoula, Montana (Art)
Web
CalSO Website; services.housing.berkeley.edu/NSS/Content/Welcome.html (Photography)
New Student Services Website; nss.berkeley.edu (Photography)
Living at Cal: Theme Programs Website; themeprograms.berkeley.edu/ (Photography)
SurgeFM Website; www.surgefm.com (Writing)
"Finding a Way Through Cal as an Out-of-State Student." True Stories.
services.housing.berkeley.edu/NSS/Content/ps10OutofStateAH.html (Writing)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Member since 2001
International House, Resident/Activities Planner,
Surfrider Foundation, Member/Volunteer since 2007
Spring/Summer 2011
UC Berkeley SUPERB, Music Intern, Spring 2009
College Art Association (CAA), Member since 2011
Kickstarter, Supporter/Donor (>120 projects) since 2010
CouchSurfing, Member (Host/Surfer) since 2011
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Windows OS/Mac OS/iOS
Chinese Language (Fluent)
Self-starting
Microsoft Office
French Language (Intermediate)
Leadership
Adobe Photoshop CS
Finnish Language (Basic)
Organizational
Digital/Film SLR Equipment
Zulu Language (Basic)
Active Learning
Piano and String Instruments
HTML Language (Basic)
Critical Thinking
95-100 WPM
Self-learning
Social Perceptiveness
English Language (Fluent)
Editing
Team Work
Domestic/International Travel
Vinyl Records/CDs
Race/Gender/Sex/Sexuality
Languages/Communication
Blogging/Writing
Disability/Disease/Death
Films/Movies
Comics/Graphic Novels
Dreams/Memory
Piano/Acoustic Guitar/Ukulele
Biking/Archery/Tennis/Surfing
Postcrossing
ADDITIONAL INTERESTS AND HOBBIES