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Nathaniel Gillette

Architectural Designer, Digital Artist

Based in Chicago, IL

CV

Education

Master of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago '24

  Merit Award

  Elected to Student Advisory Board

  Member of Fresh Meat Journal

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago '18

  Dean's List

  Distinguished Merit Scholarship

  

Work Experience

Architecture Intern, Chipman Design Architecture

    Interning at CDA involved 1-3 week rotations with design teams working on code compliance research, communications with clients and municipalities, compiling CD sets, composing proposals, and conducting as-built surveys.

Design Consultant, Freelance   

    With clients ranging from international artists to local architecture firms, design and consultation work has covered projects such as home renovations to product design and media production.

Architecture Instructor, Midtown-Metro Achievement Center   

   Created a curriculum for and instructed a 6 week high school architecture apprenticeship covering a set of introductory topics to architectural design and research.

Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago   

   Responsibilities in this position varied per course and included grading assignments, tutoring
students individually, and holding independent class sessions.

Visiting Instructor, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago   

   Co-instructed the continuing studies course Digital Fabrication, covering the basics of designing 3D printable and laser cuttable sculptures/components.

Public Exhibitions

2023  -  Kinomural, Wroclaw, Poland   -   work shown in THE DREAM BUCKETS by Peter Burr

2022  -  Art on the Mart, Chicago   -   Choral projected on The Merchandise Mart

2020  -  Futurelab 20202, Shanghai, China   -   work shown in The Space Dust Show

2020  -  Denver Digerati, Colorado   -   work shown at Supernova Festival

2019  -  Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale  -  Storm Speed City shown

2019  -  150 Mediastream, Chicago   -   Choral exhibited on screen array

2019  -  The Night Gallery, Future Firm, Chicago   -   To The Lighthouse exhibited

2018  -  Mykonos Multimedia Festival, Greece   -   work shown in festival

2018  -  Future Fluid, Chicago Gallery Show   -   work exhibited in student work series

2017  -  Air Conditioned Art Practice, Oxbow School of Art, Michigan   -   show curated

2016  -  REAL(GOOD)TIME, Elastic Arts Center, Chicago   -   work shown and performed

2014  -  Artocracy student exhibition   -   show created and curated

Resume PDF

Summer 2022

2018 - Present

Fall 2022 - Fall 2023

Summer 2019

Summer 2023

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