Furniture Design Resume

EUGENE D. RUBIN






Education

1963
B.A. (Psychology) Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
1966
M.S. (Experimental Psychology) Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
1969
M.A. (Education) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1970
Ph.D. (Combined Program in Psychology and Education) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1977
(Diploma in Crafts and Design) Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Mississauga, Ontario.




Professional Experience

ARTS AND DESIGN

1982-95
Designed and constructed furniture on commission in Colinton, Alberta, Canada.
1978-82
Owner and operator of SPECIAL EDITIONS: A Gallery of Fine Woodworking and Design in Victoria, B.C. Designed and constructed original furniture and cabinetry for residential and commercial clients. Displayed and marketed the work of fine furniture designers of western Canada.
1980-82
Taught courses in Introductory and Advanced Cabinetmaking and Furniture Design for Camosun College in Victoria, B.C.
1977-78
Owner and operator of a furniture design and cabinetmaking business in Sausalito, California.
1975-77
Designed and constructed furniture at Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, including several large production commissions.
1975
Worked for Art Worlds, a non-profit creative arts center, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Studied in the areas of ceramics and Life drawing. Pottery exhibited to the public, Spring, 1975.
Produced a motion picture which was synchronized with a choral presentation in the Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Oxyacetylene welding course, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1974
Designed and constructed the set for Regards to Broadway, a musical comedy review produced as a benefit for a memorial scholarship at the University of Michigan Department of Speech and Theatre.
1972
Worked on the construction of the set for Falstaff, an opera produced by the University of Michigan School of Music.
Produced a motion picture of the rehearsals of Funny Girl at the University of Michigan, which was used as a promotion for ticket sales.
Designed and constructed furniture: Desk, chair and table, couch/bed which were shown at the Ann Arbor Free Fair, summer, 1972.
1969
Produced and directed Dissection and Reconstruction, a 16mm color and sound film which was entered in the Ann Arbor Film Festival and the National Student Film Festival.




Major shows, Exhibitions, and Publications


1982
Invitational show of fine woodworking: The Cabinetmaker/ Designer. The Maltwood Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
1982
Celebration of Wood '82: A juried show of fine woodworking sponsored by Circle Craft Cooperative, Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C.
1981
Celebration of Wood '81: A juried show of fine woodworking.
1980
Celebration of Wood '80: A juried show of fine woodworking.
1979
A desk design published in Fine Woodworking Design Book II: Tauton Press, Newtown, CT, a juried publication of handmade woodwork.
1979
Made by Hand '79: A juried show sponsored by The Craftsman's Association of British Columbia, Vancouver Centennial Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
- Desk and two wall units
1979
Victoria Community Arts Association: Juried show. Victoria, B.C.
- Wood sculpture.
1978
Furniture exhibition: Circle Craft Society, Victoria, B.C.
- Cabinetmaker's workbench.
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