Robert O. Nicholson
(707)-292-4157
Current Address                                                                                             Permanent Address
4121 Manila Ave.                                                                                                                              400 Woodridge Rd.
Oakland, CA 94609                                                                                                                     Geyserville, CA 95441
Education
California College Of The Arts, Oakland, CA                                  Expected Graduation May 2008
  •Bachelor of Fine Arts: Major: Individualized Community and Media Arts
    I teach art in junior hich school classes and do artwork in diverse communities.
    I use multiple capture systems to document work in sound and video.
  Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa, CA                                                                                May 2004
Work Experience
ArtEsteems, Oakland, CA                                                                                 Sept. 2005- Present
  •Teacher's aid in junior high school art classroom
  •Instruct individual students on specific composition and drawing techniques
   through a yearlong, multi-leveled, conscious art project.
  •Student artwork will be shown and sold in a public gallery this summer 2006
  CCA First Year Studio Shop Monitor                                                                Jan. 2005- Present
  •Provide safety and experience in an introductory level woodshop
  •Maintain shop, gallery, and classroom facilities
  Engineer Shop Technician                                                                               March-August 2004
  Large-scale metal fabrication and assembly
  •Tours to the public and facility maintenance
  Radio Station Studio Aid and Promoter                                                              June- August 2001
  •Informed the Public and Sponsors of upcoming events
  •Represented Station in the Sonoma County Fair
Leadership Experience
  Instructor, The Art of Performance, Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa, CA                             Jan. 2006
  •Developed curriculum for class
  •Taught acting techniques and technical theater for freshman through seniors
  •Graded students on participation and performance
  •Designed the program and printed the poster for the performance
  Media Crew, BOB FEST 2005, Oakland, CA                                                                   July 2006
  •Co-coordinator of BOB FEST media crew
  •Camera hand and direction for the documentation of 30 punk rock bands
  •DV footage synchronization with Final Cut Pro
  Instructor, Improvisation A-Z, Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa, CA                    Nov. 2003-May 2004
  •Taught improvisation theater for freshman through seniors
  •Graded students on participation and performance
  •Planned performances for schools
  Student Council Coordinator, Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa, CA                     Jan. 2002-Jan. 2003
  •Organized the development of the Student Leadership Council
  •Facilitated student involvement in school policies
  •Founded Evening of the Arts as a student organized spring performance
  Director, Evening of the Arts, Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa, CA                       April-May 2002-04
  •Directed and organized the various acts
  •Designed and built stage set
  •Designed and printed performance poster