Vivian Romero
vivianjromero@gmail.com
Professional Ability
Critical thinker
- Analyzes contemporary issues with peers and colleagues, and discusses their impact on art practice
- Studies art history and theory to seek out present day applications in arts culture
Assistant Curator
- Collaborates with art gallery owner and dealer on rotating fine art exhibitions and advises on display
- Keen and visionary eye toward contemporary art collection
- With discussion group, regularly visits local art museums and galleries to view and review current shows
Self Motivated
- Effortlessly sets priorities and organizes systems
- Creatively solves problems
- Develops, plans, and leads independent and/or group projects
Explorer and Experimenter
- Open to possibilities
- Persists through trial and error
- Engages with unfamiliar territory in order to grow creatively
Work Experience
Tutor,
Laney Community College, Oakland, CA, March, 2019 – Present
Art Department Teaching Assistant,
Laney Community College, Oakland, CA, September, 2018 – March, 2019
Scriptural Engagement Facilitator,
Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, Oakland, CA, January, 2017 – Present
Fine Arts Consultant and Collector,
4th Wall Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2016 to Present
Mosaic Artist, Project Coordinator and Neighborhood Lead,
Adams Point Neighborhood Group, Oakland, CA, January, 2006 to Present
Middle and High School Counselor,
Oakland Unified School District, 1999 to 2018
Reading Intervention Teacher and Resource Specialist,
Oakland Unified School District, 2013 to 2017
Education
Fine Art Major, Laney Community College, Oakland, CA, 1999 – Present
Educational Specialist Credential Mild/Moderate, Holy Names University, Oakland, September 2008
Pupil Personnel Services Credential, California State University, Hayward, 1998
Master of Science in Counseling, California State University, Hayward, 1998
Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science, California State University, Pomona, 1989