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♦ AnaSofia.m@hotmail.com ♦
EDUCATION
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA May 2016
B.A. in Art History and Classical Studies with a Latin Literature track
GPA: 3.6
THESIS:
Not Seeing Eye to Eye: The Roman Gorgon as Monster, Protectress, Power Symbol, and Decoration
Advisors: Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow; Charles McClendon
ACTIVITIES:
Brandeis Undergraduate Theater, Costume Designer, Executive Costume Designer (2012-2016)
Brandeis Costume Army, Creator, Coordinator (2014-2016)
Brandeis Interfaith Group, Internal Communications Coordinator (2013-2016)
Brandeis Cupcake Obsession, Publicity Chair, President (2013-2016)
Homer Multitext Project, Contributor (2013-2015)
HONORS:
Dean’s List (2012-2016)
Esther Goldman Prize for Excellence in Classical Art and Archaeology and Ancient History (2016)
Eta Sigma Phi Honor Society (2016)
High Honors for a Senior Honors Thesis (2016)

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, New York, NY January-May 2017

Continuing and Professional Studies
COURSES:
SXG 140 55A Life Drawing Basics for Costume Design
SXF 822 55A Color and Fashion Psychology
SXN 540 55A The Role of the Costume Designer
TOT 103 55A Fabrics 101
TOT 109 55A Patternmaking, Grading and Sample Making
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean’s List (2012-2016)
Esther Goldman Prize for Excellence in Classical Art and Archaeology and Ancient History (2016)
Eta Sigma Phi Honor Society (2016)
High Honors for a Senior Honors Thesis (2016)
WORK EXPERIENCE
SCALA PUBLISHING August 2018-PRESENT
Picture Researcher New York, NY
 Publications: Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Colmar Treasure
 Research, acquire, coordinate permissions for comparative images
DIGUMBRIA Summer 2018
Archaeologist Orvieto, Italy
 Excavate and identify artifacts and structures in Etruscan/ Roman archaeological site
 Photograph, organize and clean artefacts as needed
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART January 2017-April 2018
Volunteer: Department of Islamic Art; Research Assistant: Department of Islamic Art New York, NY
 Organized image permissions for Turkish translation book Court and Cosmos
 Edit, create reference materials, gather images, and keep track of deadlines for publication How to Read Islamic Calligraphy
 Various administrative, research and editorial work as necessary
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME: NEW YORK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Summer 2016
Development Intern New York, NY
 Created new system for organizing endowment paperwork for the Rome Prize
 Compiled lists of potential donors
 Compiled information profiles on past Rome Prize winners
 Scheduled appointments, answered telephone calls, and other related duties at front desk
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: COSTUME CONSERVATION Summer 2016
Intern New York, NY
 Patterned and created reusable packaging for shipping and storing garments
 Learned about collection and storage facilities
POGGIO CIVITATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION Summer 2013-2015
Student, Trench Assistant, Trench Master Murlo, Italy
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 Identified and catalogued artifacts
 Practiced proper conservation techniques
 Instructed students in proper archaeological method
 Wrote trench book, available at http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/trenchbooks/index.asp
HOMER MULTITEXT PROJECT Spring 2015-Spring 2015
Participant Waltham, MA
 Used HTML to digitally transcribe main text and notes of a Byzantine Greek copy of The Iliad
 http://www.homermultitext.org/manuscripts-papyri/venetusB.html
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Programs, TMS and other collection databases
 Hand and machine sewing (home and industrial machines)
 Costume illustration and renderings
 Type speed: 180 words-per-minute
LANGUAGES STUDIED
Latin: intermediate (reading and writing)
Spanish: beginner (speaking, reading, and writing)
Italian: intermediate (speaking)
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THEATER PRODUCTIONS 2012-2018
Pay No Attention to the Girl Target Margin Theatre Assistant Costume Designer & 2018
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gloria Daryl Roth Theater Shopper 2018
Various productions The Julliard School Stitcher 2018
Waiting for Gadot The Julliard School of Drama Dresser 2018
Uncommon Sense Tectonic Theater Project Dresser 2017
Xerxes The Glimmerglass Opera Festival Wardrobe Intern 2017
Oklahoma The Glimmerglass Opera Festival Wardrobe Intern 2017
Porgy and Bess The Glimmerglass Opera Festival Wardrobe Intern 2017
The Siege of Calais The Glimmerglass Opera Festival Wardrobe Intern and Costume 2017
Design Intern
Vanity Fair The Pearl Theatre Company Stitcher; Wardrobe Supervisor 2017
Beardo Pipeline Theatre Company Stitcher 2017
Measure for Measure Queering the Bard Costume Designer 2017
Almost, Maine The Barrow Group Costume Designer 2017
West Side Story Houston Grand Opera Costume Research Assistant 2017
A Few Good Men Gallery Players Assistant Costume Designer 2016
“Master Harold” …and the boys Signature Theatre Company Costume Shop Intern 2016
The Death of the Last Black Man in the Signature Theatre Company Costume Shop Intern 2016
Whole Entire World AKA The Negro Book
of the Dead
“Art” Hub Theatre Company Costume Designer 2016
(nominated IRNE award Best Play: Fringe)
Intimate Apparel Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2016
The Wiz Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2016
Dog Sees God Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2016
Guys and Dolls Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2016
Last Five Years Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2016
This Is Our Youth Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2016
A Night of Absurdity Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts Costume Consultant 2016
The Love of the Nightingale Hub Theatre Company Assistant Costume Designer; 2015
Blood Effects Technician;
Wardrobe Supervisor
Shoes On, Shoe Off Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2015
Two Dance Stories Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2015
The Way of Water Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2015
Macbeth Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2015
Songs for a New World Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2015
Senior Thesis Festival: Grace Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Costume Consultant 2015
Merchant of Venice (costume designer) Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2015
The Tech Show Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume and Fabric Designer 2015
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2015
Bee
for colored girls who have considered Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2015
suicide when the rainbow is enuf
Legally Blonde: The Musical: Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2015
Distance Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2015
Little Shop of Horrors Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2015
Ruined Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2015
The Love of the Nightingale Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2015
A View From the Bridge Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2014
10 by 10: A Theatrical Celebration Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2014
Dead Man’s Cell Phone Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2014
The Conference of the Birds Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2014
Cyrano de Bergerac Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Executive Costume Designer 2014
Hairspray Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Dresser 2014
1984 Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2014
Angels in America Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Stitcher 2014
Lost Girls Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2014
Art Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2014
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Cabaret Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2013
The Seagull Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2013
365 Days/365 Plays Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts Stitcher 2013
I Love You Because Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2013
Seussical Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Assistant Props Designer 2013
Almost, Maine Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Costume Designer 2013
Bat Boy: The Musical Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective Assistant Costume and Props 2012
Designer