Joseph Kelly
http://dreamcastleforreal.blogspot.com
Contact----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Email: josephfranciskelly@gmail.com
Education-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Visual Art, 2004 – 2005
Employment---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pier 1 Imports, Sales Associate (Seasonal), Bellingham, MA, Oct. 2007 – Dec. 2007
Assisting customers select and purchase furniture and house wares
Designing and arranging product displays to increase the sale of merchandise
Loading and unloading of product shipments in warehouse
Laughing Planet Commissary, Prep cook/Dishwasher/Porter, Portland, OR Apr. 2007 – Jul. 2007
Prepped and portioned food for five Laughing Planet locations
Responsible for up keeping of commissary
Division Gas, Night Manager, Portland, OR, Mar. 2006 – Sept. 2006
Client services, cashier duties, inventory of supplies and overall management of the storefront
Responsible for all closing duties, including deposits
New York Burrito, Night Manager, Portland, OR, Nov. 2005 – March 2006
Preparing and serving food, beer and wine
Cashier duties and overall management during closing hours
Guerrero and Associates, Builder’s Assistant, Millis, MA, July 2003 – Sept. 2005
Installing insulation and sub-flooring in the construction of new homes
Assisted in various carpentry and electrical works
Overseeing of overall project deadlines
Visual Art Exhibition-----------------------------------------------------------------
No Seriously, Jesus F. Haus, Portland, OR. July 2007
This is Not Yard Sale, Jesus F. Haus, Portland, OR. June 2007
Performance---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Secret Caves (http://myspace.com/secretcavessecretwaves)
Performance at Alberta Art Hop. Portland, OR, May 2007
Performance at Redbird Studio. Portland, OR, April 2007
Performance at the White Eagle Open Mic. Portland, OR, April 2007
Secret Maps
A sound art experiment using guitars, microphones, tape players and found/acquired recordings through a delay pedal set on an infinite loop setting. The idea is that the creator of the sound is traveling through a space and time leaving behind a trail, or map, that the audience can follow. However, with the repetition of sounds they are able to interpret and create their own journey and venture off the map into wherever the sound takes them. Each performance is improvised, sometimes with a specific theme or title in mind beforehand. One cassette tape was recorded in 2004,hand packaged with construction paper and fabric. Live performances include:
“This isn’t working.” Performed at a benefit for Portland Free School. Portland, OR, May 2006.
Performance at Cathartic Records. Providence, RI, June 2005
“Dirt tape.” Performed at a basement show in Mission Hill. Boston, MA, April 2004
“Song for buses #1.” Performed at Allabout Records. Taunton, MA, April 2004
Post-Revolutionary Party Tour
An art and performance collective created with the purpose of touring the country of Chile exhibiting works and performances in public and private spaces, including malls, parks, buses, abandoned buildings, old taverns, and people’s apartments. The main focus was on subversive performance art and music, with the theme of “the revolution has already happened.” Toured twelve cities and towns including Santiago, Valparaiso, and Temuco. 2004.
Publications----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notebook Notebook. Collection of drawings and writings. Self published. B/W 48 pages. 2007.
Comic Book Comic Book. Short comic of daily thoughts and activities. Self published, hand sewn and hand colored. Limited to ten copies. 2007.
“i am the gun,” 20 pages. Typed and hand sewn. 2005.
Community-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alberta Art Walk, Portland, OR. Set up booth, displayed and sold original art works, books, and clothing every last Thursday of the month. April – November 2006 and March – August 2007.
Skills-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Platforms: Mac OSX, Windows
Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Imageready, Microsoft Office, Ableton Live, Audacity, Reason
