Allison E. Cohen

Oakland, California

Phone: 415.505.0504                 contactali at this site dot you know what

Education

1996                  Cleveland Institute of Art                          Cleveland, Ohio

Bachelors of Fine Art,  Sculpture

Minor in Computer graphics

2002 - present                Apparel Arts                              San Francisco, CA

Certificate program in Apparel Patternmaking

APPAREL Experience

2005 - present    San Francisco Opera Costume Shop         San Francisco, CA

Millinery Assistant

Assist head milliner in constructon of headwear for shows in production. Duties include fitting and altering headwear, sewing multiple hats in buckrum, fabric, and or felt.

2001 - present    cica mica                                                     Oakland, CA

Costume and Clothing Design

Design and build custom clothing, hats and costumes for local performers from Earth Circus, The New Pickle Circus, Circus Center and Mystic Family Circus. My costumes have appeared at bay area corporate events, a DJ Paul Oakenfold music video as well as Oakland independent film "Sensitivity Training". Flynn Creek Circus resident costume designer.

Digital Experience

2004 - 2005    eluxury.com                                         San Francisco, CA

Contract Retoucher

Retouch and color correction of fashion for web and product still life photography. Removal of blemishes on models as well as wrinkles and imperfections on clothing, clean up of photographer props such as pins, wax, wire, straightening and leveling handbags ad shoes. Compress and load images into website database.

2004               bebe.com                                                  Brisbane, CA

Parttime contract retoucher

Photo retouch, color correction of apparel product photographs for Bebe.com webstore.

2002 - 2004    Zazzle.com                                                  Palo Alto, CA

Contract Designer

Freelance photo retouching and eBay auction preparation of Library of Congress public domain panoramic photos and maps.

2001                  Convergence Media Group                      San Francisco, CA

Designer / Marketer

Created company brand identity system, sales presentations, and flash websites to connect brands such as Levis, and Warner Brothers Television to the youth market.

2000                  Razorfish                                              San Francisco, CA

Associate Designer

Design and implementation of client websites, and client extranets. Projects include Charles Schwab fund for Charitable Giving, Cisco Systems, myTalk.com, Sega, Joe Boxer, Mckinsey Indepth, www.eveo.com, and Paramount Parks.

Art Experience

Fashion and Gallery Shows

2005 “Shine”, Cloud Factory Design Collective Fashion show

2003 “Re:Fuse”, Cloud Factory Design Collective Fashion show

2002 “Ironista!”, Cloud Factory Design Collective Fashion show

2001“S/HeZaam”, Cloud Factory Design Collective Fashion show

1998“Allison Cohen and Josh Marks Installations”, Buffalo Arts Studio

1998 Main Street/Art Street "The Windows Project" grant recipient

1994-6“Student Independent Exhibition”, Cleveland Institute of Art

Art Handling

Craft and Folk art Museum -San Francisco, CA

Buffalo Arts Studio - Buffalo, NY

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center  - Buffalo, NY

Cleveland Institute of Art - Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art - Cleveland, OH

Performance Art Festival - Cleveland, OH

Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum - Pittsburg, PA