Gail Gomez Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Il

Supporting the curatorial and exhibitions staff to coordinate all aspects of exhibition planning and mounting; including conducting research, editing and designing interpretative materials, managing budgets. Managing museum publication projects including managing budgets, editorial work, rights and reproductions, drafting author contracts and co-publishing agreements, and conducting research for publications. Coordinating contract work with copy editors, designers, and publication contributors. Managing checklists and object records using the collections database The Museum System (TMS), creating exhibition floor plans and updating the digital collection interpretive labels on the Museum’s website. Managing and scheduling undergraduate and graduate student interns for various projects to support exhibitions and publication projects.

University Of Chicago

Supporting the curatorial, exhibitions, and education staff in all aspects of exhibition planning, mounting and programming; including drafting contracts, conducting research, editing and designing interpretative materials. Assisting with several aspects of managing Museum publications including editorial work, rights and reproductions, drafting author contracts and co-publishing agreements, and research for publications. Facilitating meetings and travel for Museum staff and collaborators. Managing checklists and objects records using the collections database The Museum System (TMS), creating exhibition floor plans and updating the digital collection interpretive labels on the Museum’s website. Managing and scheduling undergraduate and graduate student interns for various projects to support exhibitions and educational programs.

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Il

Cataloging: digital imaging, documenting, organizing, recording data and location tracking for each object brought in for examination. Overseeing onsite collection management and inventory projects for private clients. Art handling: packing and cataloging objects and artworks for shipping. Writing and preparation of condition reports and treatment proposals. Marketing and PR: Social media maintenance, writing blog posts, collaborating with clients and press to create advertising and feature articles for the studio. Day-to-day business operations: Manning all administrative tasks from shipping and invoicing to courier services for clients around the Midwest.

Chicago, Il

Assisting the exhibitions manager with all aspects of organization, communication and marketing for the monthly gallery exhibitions of art by the organizations artist residency programs, BOLT and HATCH. These duties included communications with artists, arranging for shipping of artwork and materials, gallery prep and installation, writing and editing exhibition guides and press releases, and attending and assisting with gallery openings.

Assisting curatorial team in practical coordination of upcoming acquisitions, exhibitions, collection rotations, and other curatorial projects. Art historical research and writing for object justifications, and the Gallery 10 interpretative labels. Proper art handling and cataloguing, and inter-departmental collaborations.

Planning and organizing monthly events for students from the MFA, Art History and Museum Studies Programs in which two graduate students have an opportunity to present their work/research to their peers in an open forum. Communicating with and scheduling presenters for each semester and organizing and supplying advertising (both print and digital) and refreshments for each event.

University Of Illinois At Chicago

Assisting the Development Manager with administrative duties and activities of the development department including writing and proofing grant narratives, letters of inquiry and final reports, fundraising, special events, individual donations, in kind donations, and research for potential grants. Gallery installation, exhibitions marketing and communications.

Asheville, North Carolina

Writing and research for quarterly exhibitions, helped to organize and promote special events such as the annual BMC academic and performance conference (October 2010 and 2011) and the {Re}Happening (April 2011 and 2012) as well as programming related to quarterly exhibitions. Worked to help the museum organize their permanent collection for a grant funded project with a goal to digitize and make their collection available to thepublic.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Museum And Exhibition Studies

Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Art History And Studio Arts

Studio Arts - Painting, Graphic Design and Printmaking Art History