Alexa Borromeo
Houston, TX // Detroit, MI
alexaborromeo.studio@gmail.com
alexaborromeo.com
832-613-3051
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Education
B.F.A. in Art & Design, Minor in Community Action and Social Change, University of Michigan, 2012-2016
International Photography Experience with Professor David Turnley, Paris College of Art, 2015
Painting Summer Program, Pratt Institute, 2011
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Selected Exhibitions
2017
"Posters on Politics" Baltimore Gallery, Detroit, MI
"ART 2 ART Houston: art x design x hip hop // Part 2" Midtown Art Center, Houston, TX (co-founder and art curator)
"Photoville - Facing Change: Documenting Detroit" Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
"DLECTRICTY - Facing Change: Documenting Detroit" Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI
"Untied States of Autonomy" Lincoln Street Art Park, Detroit, MI (co-founder and art curator)
"Outlawed: The 10th Annual Vagina Show" Trumbullplex, Detroit, MI
"Emergent Effect" Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
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2016
"ECHOES" 22 North, Ypsilanti, MI
"Nights at the Museum" Outdoor Video Series, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), Ann Arbor, MI
"ART 2 ART Houston: art x design x hip hop" Midtown Art Center, Houston, TX (co-founder and art curator)
"Mind Your Head" Argus II, Ann Arbor, MI (BFA/BA group exhibition)
2015
"chocolate covered sunflower seeds" Duderstadt Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI (solo exhibition)
2014
"Price of Life: Human Trafficking Art Exhibition" Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2013
"SPACETIME CANVAS" Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI (experimental video group exhibition)
"CFC II Student Exhibition" Work Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
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Selected Awards and Publications
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2017
Detroit City Council Award of Recognition
"Artist Profile: Alexa Borromeo lets diversity shine through" The Michigan Daily (https://www.michigandaily.com/section/arts/alexa-borromeo-profile)
2016
"Stamps School of Art & Design Integrative Project Award"
Video Artist Profile "Senior Project: Alexa Borromeo" Stamps School of Art & Design (http://stamps.umich.edu/creative-work/video/senior_project_alexa_borromeo)
2015
"CASC Complements Art & Design Program: Alexa Borromeo" Ongoing Magazine, pgs 11-12
(https://issuu.com/uofmsocialwork/docs/ongoing-fall-winter-2015-2016?e=6822268/32702166)
"Stamps School of Art & Design Integrative Project Grant"
"Markus Family Fund Scholarship"
"Barbara & Dorothy Heers Memorial Fund" (international experience grant)
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Community Involvement
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Documenting Detroit Fellow
Artist at Ypsi Alloy Studios
Artist of DMJ Studios Artist Collective
Detroit Independent Freedom Schools Movement - Organizer
Detroit Resistance Against Donald Trump - Organizer
Detroit Resistance Network - Organizer
Founding Member of the University of Michigan Black and Asian Coalition
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Selected Teaching and Speaking Engagements
Joy Preparatory Academy, K-8 After School Art Program Instructor, 2018
New Paradigm Glazer Academy, 1-3 After School Art Program Instructor, 2018
Stamps School of Art & Design, Integrative Project Alumni Panel, 2017
SAY Play Detroit Photography & Photovoice Workshop Series (3rd-8th grade), 2017
Focus: HOPE Excel Photography Program, Mentor, 2016 - present
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Employment
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December 2017 - January 2018
Data Collector | Detroit Institute of Arts
Researches museum visitor interactions with existing and upcoming exhibitions. Conducts interviews with visitors and collects tracking and timing data in gallery spaces. Synthesizes data to present ways to enhance the DIA visitor experience.
September 2016 - August 2017
Community Arts Coordinator | Focus: HOPE
Served as lead teacher and coordinator for 5th-8th grade Excel Photography Program and 1st-3rd grade New Paradigm Glazer Elementary After School Art Club. Developed lesson plans, organized field trips, and mentored youth. Assisted in production and
curation of the "In Pursuit of Hope" documentary and exhibition focused on the HOPE Village and the 50th Anniversary of
Detroit's 1967 Rebellion.
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June 2016 - September 2016
Arts Activist | Community Art Action
Engaged youth and families in arts education through programming and community workshops. Organized the community around
the funding of arts education in Washtenaw and Wayne County public schools. Developed community art projects individually and collaboratively with other artists.
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August 2015 - November 2016
Social Media Director | Leesta
Designed, researched, and executed the Leesta social media strategy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts using Hootsuite. Paid special attention to marketing language, increasing following, media campaigns, and brand consistency for
an EdTech company that empowers young women.
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April 2015 - December 2015
Video Editing Assistant | Goodeye Video
Collaborated with the co-founders of Goodeye Video to edit and animate videos for their clients, ioby and City Year.
Assisted in researching the marketing strategies used in a sample of 200 videos made for non-profit organizations.
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January 2015 - June 2016
Camera Operator and Stagehand | University of Michigan Duderstadt Video Studio
Operated professional-grade video equipment to document a variety of shows, installations, and performances.
Assisted in set-up and take-down of these events.
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September 2014 - May 2016
Freelance Videographer and Photographer | University of Michigan School of Social Work
Produced multiple promotional videos and photographed events for the School of Social Work.
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September 2014 - December 2015
Senior Opinion Video Editor | The Michigan Daily
Managed and advised video-journalists creating Opinion video content for The Michigan Daily. Oversaw production, quality, and efficiency of the Opinion video section in addition to my own regular production of videos for the publication.
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Sept 2014 - March 2015
Submissions Intern | Ann Arbor Film Festival
Organized over 3,000 film submissions for screening. Assisted in the planning, production, and operations of the film festival
with a team of interns. (Has screened films for 2015, 2016, and 2017 festivals)
May 2014 - July 2014
Summer Youth Dialogues Facilitator | The Program on Intergroup Relations
Co-created and co-facilitated social justice curriculum for high school students in Metropolitan Detroit about race, ethnicity, and
other intersecting identities with a team of facilitators. Mentored students in creating action plans to implement in their communities.
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January 2014 - September 2016
Gallery Preparator and Attendant | University of Michigan Duderstadt Gallery
Installed, designed, and attended to rotating exhibitions in the gallery space.
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September 2013 - December 2013
Intern | Artrain Inc.
Played a critical role in the opening of a multimedia exhibition featuring sixty-three artworks. Designed the layout of the exhibition. Recruited, trained, and organized tour guides to give educational tours to local K-12 students.
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May 2013 - August 2013
Summer Employee | The Glazery Art and Fun
Assisted guests of all ages in painting ceramic pieces. Prepped materials and glazed and fired ceramic pieces.
June 2012 - August 2012
Studio Assistant | Winter Street Studios
Assisted Houston painter, Ellen Orseck, in the studio. Prepared canvasses, performed material studies, and researched areas
of interest for paintings.
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