Alexandra C. Hart
Studio Manager
Brooklyn, NY, USABorn and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexandra Hart grew up surrounded by the artistic influence of both parents who met and graduated from R.I.S.D. After spending the first two invaluable years of her undergraduate degree in Utica, NY at the upstate campus Pratt Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute, she matriculated down to Pratt Brooklyn and received her BFA in 2016. She has participated in shows including the Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute Museum in 2014 as well as the Norman Schafler Gallery in 2016. She was also a finalist in the 2016 Saul Bell Design Award Emerging Artists category.
Currently she is based in Brooklyn, NY.
Currently she is based in Brooklyn, NY.
Work Experience
Stern Design Works
Studio Manager
-Managing retail, wholesale, and online order production -Overseeing jewelry production -Benchworking: cleaning, soldering, finishing -Assembling pieces -Overseeing retail, wholesale, and online shipments
-Direct communication with online and retail clients
-Maintaining studio facility, tools, and machines
-Providing direction to production staff
-Cleaning, painting and assembling 3D printed miniatures
-Basic familiarity with 3D printers
-Communicating with suppliers and castors
-Assisting with online media presences
-including product photos, company instagram, and product videos
-Retail experience at the Chelsea Market location
-Direct communication with online and retail clients
-Maintaining studio facility, tools, and machines
-Providing direction to production staff
-Cleaning, painting and assembling 3D printed miniatures
-Basic familiarity with 3D printers
-Communicating with suppliers and castors
-Assisting with online media presences
-including product photos, company instagram, and product videos
-Retail experience at the Chelsea Market location
May 2016
- Present
New York, United States
92 Street Y
Teaching Assistant
-Assisting Lead Teacher with instruction, classroom preparation, and maintaining order
-Creating both a creative and supportive environment for students to learn and explore various avenues of creativity
-Ensuring classroom safety
-Basic copying skills
-Assisting with lesson plans Includes classes such as: Jewelry, Metalsmithing, Drawing, Painting
-Creating both a creative and supportive environment for students to learn and explore various avenues of creativity
-Ensuring classroom safety
-Basic copying skills
-Assisting with lesson plans Includes classes such as: Jewelry, Metalsmithing, Drawing, Painting
September 2016
- June 2017
New York, New York, United States
Monique Pean
Freelance
-assisting Design Assistant with digital spec sheet for production on a freelance basis
February 2017
- April 2017
New York, New York, United States
Glitterlimes
Retail
Sales associate in the Chelsea Market. Includes interacting with customers, maintaining merchandise, organizing display, organizing stock and inventory.
May 2016
- July 2016
Manhattan, New York, United States
Pratt MWP
Jewelry Studio Monitor
Studio maintenance of facility, machines, and tools, cleaning, enforcing studio safety guidelines when the teacher/professor is unavalible or after class hours.
September 2013
- May 2014
Utica, New York, United States
Education
Pratt Institute
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Continuing degree from Pratt Munsion Williams Proctor
August 2014
- Present
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Pratt MWP
BFA
Completed Freshman and Sophomore years here
September 2012
- May 2014
New York, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Awards
Pratt Insitute
Pratt Jewelry Faculty Choice Award
2016
Pratt Institute
2nd Prize Junior Jewelry Award
2015
Pratt Institute
Presidential Merit Scholarship
2014
Pratt MWP
Student Leadership Award
2014
Pratt MWP
Outstanding Freshman
2013
Pratt MWP
Grant Award
2013
Pratt MWP
Merit Scholarship
2013
Esther F. Myers
Scholarship Fund
2013
Skills
Cold Connections,
FDNY G61 Certification,
Forming,
Moderate Adobe Illustrator,
Moderate Phototshop,
Moderate Rhino,
Piercing,
Retail,
Soldering,
Exhibitions
2016 Pratt Design Show, Pratt Institute ARC - Brooklyn, NY
2016 Jewelry Thesis Award Winner Showcase, Pratt Library - Brooklyn, NY
2016 Pratt Beyond Metals Show, Pratt Institute North Hall, - Brooklyn, NY
2016 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Rubelle & Norman Schafler Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2015 Fall Art of the Book Exhibition, Pratt Library - Brooklyn, NY
2015 Junior Showcase, Pratt Institute North Hall - Brooklyn, NY
2014 Selected Sophomore Exhibition, Munson Williams Proctor Museum - Utica, NY
2013 3-Person Awarded Sophomore Gallery Show, Cottage 14 Gallery - Utica, NY
2013 Juried Freshman Exhibition Show, School of Art Gallery - Utica, NY
2016 Jewelry Thesis Award Winner Showcase, Pratt Library - Brooklyn, NY
2016 Pratt Beyond Metals Show, Pratt Institute North Hall, - Brooklyn, NY
2016 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Rubelle & Norman Schafler Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2015 Fall Art of the Book Exhibition, Pratt Library - Brooklyn, NY
2015 Junior Showcase, Pratt Institute North Hall - Brooklyn, NY
2014 Selected Sophomore Exhibition, Munson Williams Proctor Museum - Utica, NY
2013 3-Person Awarded Sophomore Gallery Show, Cottage 14 Gallery - Utica, NY
2013 Juried Freshman Exhibition Show, School of Art Gallery - Utica, NY
Publications
2016 - Metalsmith Magazine | Volume 36 No. 5
Review: After Wearing: A History of Gestures, Actions and Jewelry
2016 - Saul Bell Design Award Finalists Book
Review: After Wearing: A History of Gestures, Actions and Jewelry
2016 - Saul Bell Design Award Finalists Book