Overview
Work History
Education
Exhibitions
Bibliography
Residencies
Awards
Talks
Skills
Timeline
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REBECA C. ACOSTA

Brooklyn,NY

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Foundation Technician / Foundations Lab Technician

Pratt Institute
01.2022 - Current
  • Maintaining and making the Specimens and materials in the Foundations lab to make them accessible to students
  • Organizing and hosting resident artists and lecturers intending to expose students to Sci-Arts initiatives
  • Organization and oversight of Foundation Department material storage and tool spaces
  • Instructional support for Professors in the department
  • Implementation of initiatives focused on accessible space and materials

STEM/STEP Instructor

The Pratt Consortium for Research and Robotics
01.2018 - Current
  • Designed and taught 10-week curriculum introducing advanced concepts in automation, modeling, and robotics

3D Media Instructional Support Associate

01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Demonstrations and lessons for safe use of 3D facilities to students, faculty, and staff
  • Maintenance and upkeep of sculptural equipment
  • Studios include Ceramics, Metal Shop, Wood Shop, digital fab shop, JR/SR studio spaces, Spray-room foundry, and Plaster room
  • Running CNC, Laser Cutter & 3-D Printers
  • Training students in using Power tools
  • Training student shop monitors

Head Instructor - Metal Sculpture and Fabrication Studio

Snow Farm
01.2011 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: High School Summer Art program
  • Designed curriculum and taught in the Metal Sculpture and Fabrication studio during the Pre-College Art Program
  • The summer intensive provided an in-depth study into metal fabrication - including MIG, oxy-acetylene, plasma cutting - and conceptually driven sculpture while emphasizing safety and studio practices
  • Maintenance and organization of studio facilities and equipment
  • High School Summer Art program

Project Manager

Kin & Company
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Project Manager and Fabricator for high-end furniture design and fabrication firm
  • Tasks include: Reading architectural drawings, sourcing material, building jigs, welding, metal finishing, on-site installation, maintaining and organizing studio purchase orders, facilities, and equipment

Resident Teaching Artist

Lehman College Art Gallery
01.2018 - 12.2018
  • Designed and taught a ceramics curriculum at the Bronx High School for Law and Government

Intro to Welding Instructor

Snow Farm Craft School
01.2018 - 12.2018
  • Taught a week-long intensive Metal Sculpture and Fabrication class for the Road Scholar Program

Guest Instructor

Beam Camp
01.2018 - 12.2018
  • Created curriculum and taught as an invited Guest Instructor
  • Classes include: Soldering with Found Objects and Sculptural Candy Making

Patina Artist

World Trade Center Memorial
01.2017 - 12.2018
  • Restorative fabrication and patina work for the 9/11 Memorial Fountain

Head Assistant of Jewelry Production

HECHIZO
01.2017 - 12.2018
  • Ceramics casting, finishing and firing

Fundamentals Specialist

Beam Camp
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Instructed students (Ages 10-17) on welding, metal fabrication, mold making and utilization of techniques to create both personal and large-scale projects within a collaborative community atmosphere
  • Face to Food Project - Taught course where we created masks and sculptures using alginate, plaster and construction techniques
  • Maintained and organized studio facilities and equipment

Model Maker

Gulliver’s Gate Museum
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Sculpting miniatures and sets scenic production work

Woodshop Assistant

Aardvark Interiors
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Assisted in the creation of fine wood furniture including finishing and assembly

Community Habilitation Specialist

SKIP (Sick Kids Need Involved People)
01.2013 - 12.2017
  • Worked with disabled youth to improve activities of daily living, community integration, academic and communication skills

Lead Artisan Sweets Maker

PapaBubble
01.2013 - 12.2015
  • Candy sculpting using Murrini Processes
  • Designed and built sculptural candy window displays

Glass Kiln Operator and Instructor

Make and Meaning
01.2010 - 12.2013
  • Ceramic and glass kiln maintenance and firing
  • Instructed children in glazing and fused glass

Teacher’s Aide, Direct Carving Class

Phil Listengart, SUNY Purchase
01.2012 - 12.2012
  • Assisted in the instruction of stone and wood carving techniques

Clubhouse Activities Specialist

Grand Street Settlement
01.2010 - 12.2011
  • Assisted children (Ages 9-15) in learning the Adobe Suite and video editing
  • Organized curriculum for Clubhouse

Ameri-Corps Volunteer

Grand Street Settlement
01.2010 - 12.2010
  • Taught children (Ages 4-17) Photoshop and video editing for personal and Grand Street community projects

Three-Dimensional Print Lab Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2009 - 12.2010

Teaching Assistant

SUNY Purchase
01.2008 - 12.2010
  • Figure Modeling with Phil Listengart, and Sculpture II with Greg Lock

Metal Shop Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2007 - 12.2010
  • Monitored Metal Shop equipment, facilities, and safety procedures
  • Trained students on how to use oxy-acetylene welders (including rosebud torch and cutting torch), MIG welder, and plasma cutters to complete artistic endeavors
  • Provided instructional and technical support to students

Ceramics Lab Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2008 - 12.2008
  • Programmed kilns and assisted with facility maintenance in the Ceramics Studio
  • Helped students with technical issues and ceramic processes

Video Lab Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2007 - 12.2008
  • Monitored Video Lab equipment and facilities
  • Assisted students and staff with video editing and sound editing programs, including Final Cut Pro

Education

BFA- CUM LAUDE - Sculpture

SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY
01.2010

Study Abroad Sculpture Program -

Pisciotta
01.2008

Exhibitions

  • Upcoming: Two-person show, Underdonk Gallery LES, NY, 01/25
  • Dank group show, Brooklyn, NY, 01/25
  • Film Screening Flashburn festival, 01/24
  • Inside/Out group show, 01/24
  • Fallow Frame Biennial group show, Ridgewood, NY, 01/24
  • John St Gallery group show, Dumbo, NY, 01/24
  • The Colors of Clear - SOLO show, 01/24
  • Brooklyn Metal Works Lux lighting show, 01/23
  • Amos Eno Gallery transplants, 01/23
  • Upstate Art Weekend, Amenia, NY, 01/21
  • Sensitive Material, Richmond, WA, 01/20
  • FREESTANDING, Brooklyn, NY, 01/20
  • The Punching Machine, solo exhibition, Disclaimer Gallery at POWRPLNT, Brooklyn, NY, 01/19
  • Nuclear Contours, Smooth Muscle Collective, Miami, FL, 01/18
  • Crane Game, Brooklyn, NY, 01/18
  • Pilgrims Promise, Brooklyn, NY, 01/18
  • WACO, Brooklyn, NY, 01/17
  • Nasty Women, New York, NY, 01/17
  • Live From Manhattan Center, New York, NY, 01/16
  • It’s Alive World, Brooklyn, NY, 01/16
  • Lady ART NYC, Brooklyn, NY, 01/16
  • Hundred, Brooklyn, NY, 01/16
  • Dream Catcher, Brooklyn, NY, 01/16
  • Single and Looking, Brooklyn, NY, 01/13
  • Legs, Williamsburg, MA, 01/12
  • Train Wreck, Chester, NY, 01/12

Bibliography

  • Fallow Frames Biennial Book, 1-2, 01/24
  • Precognition Magazine, Trolletariat, 01/23

Residencies

Artist in Residence, Disclaimer Gallery at POWRPLNT, Brooklyn, NY, 01/19

Awards

  • STEAM PLANT GRANT, 01/23 - 12/24
  • Amos Eno Gallery best in show, 01/23
  • General Scholarship (Awarded four times), Urban Glass, 01/17 - 12/18

Talks

  • Research Open House, Brooklyn, NY, 01/24
  • LASER Leonardo Arts and Sciences, 01/24
  • FEMeeting, 01/24

Skills

MIG welding, TIG welding, Oxy-Acetylene welding, Gas and Coal Forging, Mold Making, Casting, Band Saw, Chop Saw, Circular Saw, Table Saw, Track Saw, Drills, metal finishing, instructing, CNC, 3-D Printing,  Presses, Laser Cutting, Hand Building, Slip-Casting, Soft and Borosilicate Flameworking, Kiln Glass Fusing, MAC, PC, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, 3D Studio Max, ZBrush, AutoCAD, Rhino, Morphi, Certificate of fitness from Fire Department NYC for torch use of flammable gases. 

Timeline

Foundation Technician / Foundations Lab Technician

Pratt Institute
01.2022 - Current

3D Media Instructional Support Associate

01.2020 - 01.2022

STEM/STEP Instructor

The Pratt Consortium for Research and Robotics
01.2018 - Current

Project Manager

Kin & Company
01.2018 - 01.2020

Resident Teaching Artist

Lehman College Art Gallery
01.2018 - 12.2018

Intro to Welding Instructor

Snow Farm Craft School
01.2018 - 12.2018

Guest Instructor

Beam Camp
01.2018 - 12.2018

Patina Artist

World Trade Center Memorial
01.2017 - 12.2018

Head Assistant of Jewelry Production

HECHIZO
01.2017 - 12.2018

Fundamentals Specialist

Beam Camp
01.2017 - 12.2017

Model Maker

Gulliver’s Gate Museum
01.2017 - 12.2017

Woodshop Assistant

Aardvark Interiors
01.2014 - 12.2017

Community Habilitation Specialist

SKIP (Sick Kids Need Involved People)
01.2013 - 12.2017

Lead Artisan Sweets Maker

PapaBubble
01.2013 - 12.2015

Teacher’s Aide, Direct Carving Class

Phil Listengart, SUNY Purchase
01.2012 - 12.2012

Head Instructor - Metal Sculpture and Fabrication Studio

Snow Farm
01.2011 - 01.2022

Glass Kiln Operator and Instructor

Make and Meaning
01.2010 - 12.2013

Clubhouse Activities Specialist

Grand Street Settlement
01.2010 - 12.2011

Ameri-Corps Volunteer

Grand Street Settlement
01.2010 - 12.2010

Three-Dimensional Print Lab Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2009 - 12.2010

Teaching Assistant

SUNY Purchase
01.2008 - 12.2010

Ceramics Lab Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2008 - 12.2008

Metal Shop Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2007 - 12.2010

Video Lab Monitor

SUNY Purchase
01.2007 - 12.2008

Study Abroad Sculpture Program -

Pisciotta

BFA- CUM LAUDE - Sculpture

SUNY Purchase

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