Miguel Hernández
195 Bay St No. 2R, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | www.mhID.com | mhIDcreative@gmail.com | Cell: 646.750.0405

OBJECTIVE:
To pursue a dynamic career that utilizes my experience, creativity and exceptional technical skills as a professional artist.

EDUCATION:
1998 - 2000: B.F.A. in Illustration, Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY
1996 - 1998: B.A. in Fine Arts, Altos de Chavón / The School of Design, La Romana, Dom. Rep.
1992 - 1996: B.A. in Graphic Design, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.


EXPERIENCE:
Freelancer, PS1 MoMA NY, NY/ 2005, Present
Exhibit Installer. Responsible for assembling exhibits for upcoming shows. Carpentry & Lighting.

Freelancer, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY/ 2008
Exhibit Installer. Responsible for Installer the exhibit of: Napoleon on the Nile, A collection of THE DAHESH MUSEUM OF ART.

Freelancer, American Theater Magazine NY, NY/ 2008
Full cover for the Magazine on the issue of February 2008, and 1/2 a page Illustration plus five smaller Illustrations for the Special Section: Approaches to Theatre Training / Shaping the Independent Actor for the Issue January 2008.

Freelancer, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum NY, NY/ 2007
Present Exhibit Installer. Responsible for carpentry and assembling the exhibit of: Provoking Magic: A Conversation with Ingo Maurer.

Freelancer, COACH Leatherwear NY, NY/ 2006
Painted store colors and logos on large construction barricades for upcoming Coach Boutique on Bleecker Street. Used quality paints, spackle and gold leaf.

Freelancer, Acadia Scenic & Co. JERSEY CITY, NJ/ 2004 - 2005
Scenic Artist. Carpentry, painted and treated surfaces for stage and set props for clients such as: MTV, PBS, CNN, GQ Magazine, History Channel, NBC, Univision, Comedy Central, Lincoln Center Theater and others.

Freelancer, Musters & Co, Inc. NY, NY / 2003 - 2004
Production Artist. Carpentry, painted and decorated interiors for events and VIP parties for: Nike, Revlon, Heineken, Popular Science Magazine, In Touch Magazine, New York Magazine, Microsoft and others.

Freelancer, Studio Izquierdo & Co. NY, NY / 2002 - 2003
Production Artist. Assembled costumes for theater, film and various events.

Mondi of America, NYC, NY /2001- 2002
Web, Graphic and artistic asistent for Mondi's of Germany. design, catalogs, photo retouching, post card and others.

Jeff Koons Productions, Inc. NY, NY / 2000- 2001
Artist Assistant. Worked on 7 oil paintings (3m x 4.3m) exhibited at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, Germany.

AWARDS:
2000 Award for Student Merit, Parsons School of Design, NYC.
1998 Dean's List, Parsons School of Design, NYC.
1998-2000 Bludhorn Full Tuition Scholarship, Parsons School of Design, NYC.
1997 Charles Bludhorn Merit Award, Altos de Chavón / The School of Design, Dominican Republic.
1996-1998 Bludhorn Full Tuition Scholarship, Altos de Chavón / The School of Design, Dominican Republic.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Image Ready and Macromedia Dreamweaver.

REFERENCES:
PS1MoMA, Richard: 347.886.7240 | Cooper Hewitt, Matt: 212.849.8484 | American Theater, Kitty Suen: 212-609-5900 ext. 250 | Acadia, Felipe Belhache: 201.921.1475 | Musters, Mark Musters: 347.738.1106 | Coach, Diane Ormrod: 212.377.5942

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English and Spanish.

Portfolio and References available Upon Request