Rebekah Just
Curriculum Vitae

 

4758 Roberta St. #1 Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone 702.308.5050
Email bekahjust@gmail.com

 

 

Academic Background

Master of Fine Arts - University of Nevada, Las Vegas,

  • Photography & Graphic Design
  • Dean’s Honor Student
  • Graduation date: May 2009

Bachelor of Fine Arts - University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Photography & Interactive Computer Sculpture
  • Graduation date: June 2000

Academic Teaching
Experience

Courses Taught

  • Intro to Graphic Design (Fundamentals III) (4x)
  • New Media Portfolio Website Design
  • Advanced Digital Portfolio
  • Digital Photography (6x)
  • Beginning Black & White Photography (4x)
  • Intermediate Black & White Photography

Courses Assisted

  • Beginning Graphic Design (2x)
  • BFA Projects & Seminar
  • Beginning Printmaking: Lithography
  • Beginning Color Photography (2x)
  • Advanced Black & White Photography Portfolio
  • UNLV Education Outreach Course Photography -
    Beyond the Basics
  • UNLV Education Outreach Course Photography -
    Taking Better Photos

Courses Introduced

  • Advanced Photography Digital Portfolio

Technical & Specialized Skills

Platforms

  • Mac OS 9.5 and up
  • Windows xp/98/95/2000 & Vista

Languages

  • HTML
  • XML
  • Java Script

Applications

  • Complete Adobe Creative Suite through CS4
  • Adobe Lightroom 2 and Aperture
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Epson Scan & Print Utilities
  • HP Print Utilities
  • Canon Print Utilities
  • Microsoft Office

Professional & Academic
Honors, Awards, & Certifications
  • Dean’s Honor Student, 2008
  • UNLV Teaching and Learning Center Certificate of Achievement for Intensive Introduction to Teaching Workshop, 2007
  • Outstanding UCSC Student Employee Award, 2000/1999/1998
  • Porter College Service Award, 2000
  • Walt Disney World College Program Ducktorate, 1999

Related Work Experience

Part-Time Professor LOA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 2006 to present

  • Currently teaching New Media Portfolio Website Design
  • Give workshops about printing and professional development

Part-Time Professor LOA
College of Southern Nevada, January 2010 to present

  • Currently teach two sessions of Beginning Digital Photography
  • Assist with lighting workshops

Sales Associate
Casey’s Cameras, Las Vegas, NV, June 2006 to present

  • Qualify and educate customers on need appropriate photo equipment
  • Assist with workshops & demos on lighting, workflow, software, etc

Lab Monitor
UNLV Office of Information Technology, 2008 to present

  • Assist students with software applications, scanning & printing
  • Research & propose current software & hardware to keep technology up-to-date for students & faculty
  • Maintain, recognize & report computer & software issues

Graphic Designer
Adult Candy Shoppe, October 2006 to April 2008

  • Designed logo, standards guide, product packaging, & website
  • Product photography for advertising
  • Write copy for fliers & descriptions

Lab Monitor
UNLV Color Photo Darkroom, August 2007 to December 2007

  • Assist students with printing & learning to view color prints critically
  • Maintain color processor, enlargers, equipment & chemistry

Photography Internship
UNLV Photo Services, Summer 2007

  • Photographically documented daily student life, campus architecture, landscape & nature photography, studio staff & faculty portraiture, digital archive & metadata management

Lab Tech/Lead
UNLV Black & White Photo Darkroom, June 2006 – August 2007

  • Recruit, organize, schedule & train lab monitors
  • Assist students with printing & learning to view color prints critically
  • Maintain & repair enlargers & equipment
  • Inventory & order chemistry & equipment while managing budget
  • Mix, test & responsibly dispose of chemistry
  • Design educational posters & fliers to keep facility safe & clean

CEO/Graphic & Web Designer
Proper Riot March 2005 to December 2005

  • Developed, branded, managed, & marketed new urban clothing company
  • Designed print and camera ready graphics for apparel & marketing
  • Photographed fashion style images of product for website & marketing
  • Designed & developed website complete with ecommerce capabilities

Web Designer
Curious Labs, June 2000 to September 2001

  • Design layout and sitemap of entire company website
  • Design layout and sitemap for company intranet
  • Designed layout for monthly e-News Letter
  • Designed graphics for online cross promotion
  • Responsible for independently learning software for all product plug-ins

Lab Monitor
UCSC Color Photo Darkroom, January 2000 to June 2000

  • Maintain & clean processor & equipment
  • Assist students with printing & exposing color prints critically
  • Test & report chemistry or damaged equipment to supervisor

College Program Internship
Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL, Summer 1999

  • Sales position at a Walt Disney World fine art gallery
  • Attended weekly seminars focused on successful Disney business practices

Lab Monitor
UCSC Black & White Darkroom, April 1999 to December 1999

  • Assist students with printing & exposing black & white prints critically
  • Maintain & clean equipment
  • Mix, test & responsibly dispose of chemistry
  • Test & report chemistry or damaged equipment to supervisor

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibits

  • Cover to Cover Thesis Exhibition, March 2009
    Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Three Strikes, You’re Out, November 2007
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Mole, Fall 2006
    University Center, Las Vegas, NV

Group Shows

  • Bamboozled, February 2010
    Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV
  • Instantiation, January 2010
    Fallout Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • BFA Annual Art Auction, October 2009
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Whether You Like It Or Not, October 2009
    Vagus Nerve Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Skin and Other Stories, August 2009
    Vagus Nerve Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Diamond Cats, July 2009
    Vagus Nerve Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Take Note, December 2008
    Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History Studies, Las Vegas, NV
  • SAGA Juried Exhibition, November 2008
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • BFA Art Auction, October 2008
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Weights and Measures, September 2008
    Contemporary Arts Collective Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Creative Tourism, Summer 2008
    Rosemary’s West Wing, Las Vegas, NV
  • Aaron Sheppard’s Midway, May 2008
    Contemporary Arts Collective Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • UNLV Juried Student Show, April 2007
    Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Lustre Flux, August 2007
    Aruba Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
  • Lustre Flux, July 2007
    Pawnee House, Las Vegas, NV
  • Lustre Flux, April 2007
    Thunderbird Lounge, Las Vegas, NV
  • Lustre Flux, February 2007
    Thunderbird Lounge, Las Vegas, NV
  • Womanist, September 2006
    Radiator Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

Currated Shows

  • Whether You Like It Or Not, October 2009
    Vagus Nerve Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Diamond Cats, July 2009
    Vagus Nerve Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • BFA Art Auction, October 2008
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Three Strikes, You’re Out, November 2007
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Exposure II, April 2007
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Exposure, November 2006
    Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
  • Mole, Fall 2006
    University Center, Las Vegas, NV
  • Mole, May 2000
    Academic Resource Center, Santa Cruz, CA
     

Grants
  • UNLV Graduate Access III Grant 2008/2009
  • UNLV GPSA Summer Grant 2008
  • GSA Endowment Scholarship 2008/2009
  • UNLV James F Adams/GPSA Scholarship 2008/2009

Reviews, Interviews & Publications

Press

  • Las Vegas Weekly, April 2009
    http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2009/apr/30/most-beautiful-people-las-vegas-2009/
  • Las Vegas Weekly, November 2009
    http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/nocturnal-admissions/2008/dec/02/bettie-paige-bangs-take-over-beauty-bar-every-tues/
  • Las Vegas Weekly, November 2009
    http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/events/2008/nov/25/4309/

  • Las Vegas City Life, November 2009
    http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2008/11/20/ae/picks/
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  • Las Vegas Weekly Calendar, November 2009
    http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/events/2008/nov/25/4309/
  • The Circuit, November 2009
    http://thecircuitlv.com/calendar.htm
  • Pop Goes the Icon, November 2009
    http://www.popgoestheicon.com/
  • pdn.edu Photo District News Magazine, April 2008 http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/esearch/
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Books

  • Ten Reasons Why My Landlord Is A Chintzy Bastard

Workshops & Lectures
Presented
  • Copy Stand & Photographing Art Work Workshop
  • Polaroid Transfer & Lift Workshop
  • Resume Writing Workshop
  • Grad School Preparation Workshop
  • Grant Writing Workshop
  • Interviewing Skills
  • PowerPoint Presentation Workshop
  • Digital Scanning & Printing Workshop

 

Service/Memberships
  • UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association Fine Arts Representative 2007 to present
  • Las Vegas Art Museum Member 2008/2009
  • UNLV GPSA Grants Committee Member 2008/2009
  • Las Vegas Urban Sustainability Conference Volunteer 2008
  • UNLV Teaching & Learning Center Committee Member 2007/2008
  • Las Vegas Contemporary Arts
  • Collective Member & Volunteer
  • LVAM Las Vegas Diaspora Gala Volunteer Art Handler 2007

 

References
  • Catherine Angel – Professor UNLV
    Las Vegas, NV
    702.401.5830
  • Mark Burns – Professor UNLV
    Las Vegas, NV
    702.895.3892
  • Helga Watkins – Associate Professor UNLV
    Las Vegas, NV
    702.895.4804
  • Geri Kodey – Photo Services Manager UNLV
    Las Vegas, NV
    702.895.0624
  • Jim Pink – Professor UNLV
    Las Vegas, NV
    702.566.8714
  • Bob Wysoki – Professor Syracuse University
    Syracuse, NY
    315.443.2066