Hope Flores Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

- Supporting the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department in collection building, exhibition planning, and curatorial administration.-Overseeing an active acquisition program, shepherding hundreds of artworks into the collection annually - Collaborating across curatorial departments to curate permanent collection installations for the forthcoming Geffen Galleries.

- Maintained professional correspondence with an international network of gallerists, collectors, scholars, and museum professionals- Proofread and copy-edited scholarly articles while providing art historical research assistance- Transcribed manuscripts and maintained digital document and photo archives

Long Beach, California, United States

- Assisted students, faculty, and staff in the Administrative and Advising Offices for the School for the Arts- Greeted students, facilitated drop-in advising, and organized academic and administrative forms- Received visitors and managed appointments for faculty and staff

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Two-year fellowship under the mentorship of:— Carol Eliel, Curator of Modern Art— Rosie Mills, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Associate Curator, Decorative Arts and Design— Staci Steinberger, Associate Curator, Decorative Arts and Design— Bobbye Tigerman, Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross Curator, Decorative Arts and Design- Worked with permanent collection files and cross-checked acquisition and tombstone information with corresponding records in TMS (The Museum System).- Curated and designed an interactive workshop for LACMA’s Mellon Summer Academy featuring permanent collection prints from Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG)- Contributed didactic texts for “Light Play: Experiments in Photography, 1970 to Present,” a complementary exhibition to Moholy-Nagy: Future Present.” - Composed and presented an exhibition proposal centering a collection of ‘paños’ (handkerchiefs) created by incarcerated individuals from LACMA’s contemporary art collection- Contributed long-form blog posts to “LACMA Unframed,” LACMA’s online blog: — “Iteration/Reiteration: One Retrospective, Two Perspectives,” 9 May 2017; — “Artists on Art: Pae White on Christopher Dresser,” 3 January 2018; — “Mariana Yampolsky: Immigrant or Émigré?,” 26 June 2018- Presented research and curatorial projects at annual MUCF conferences hosted at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Art Institute of Chicago

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Engaged and assisted museum guests in galleries, admissions areas, and museum stores- Staff assistance during special events, including concerts, marketplaces, and workshops- Retail responsibilities in support of upper management, including operating the Square point-of-sale system and handling cash transactions

Long Beach, Ca

- Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship 2016 under the mentorship of Edward Hayes Jr., former Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)- Research assistant for “Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective,” reaching out to related artists and collectors and compiling a chronology of the artist’s life and career for the exhibition catalogue- Provided logistical assistance for “Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago,” curated by guest curator Tatiana Flores- Researched and authored didactic wall texts for “MOLAA at 20,” a permanent collection exhibition celebrating MOLAA’s 20th anniversary- Assisted in art handling and transport of permanent collection objects

Monterey Park, Ca

- Actively greeted and assisted museum guests during operating hours and special events- Attended artwork and engaged visitors in galleries- Provided hands-on support with gallery preparation, lighting, and art handling

Boyle Heights, Ca

- Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship 2015 under the mentorship of Joel Garcia, former Co-Director of Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG)- Digitized SHG’s Certificate of Authenticity program and liaised with artists to complete authenticity documentation- Handled fine art prints ranging from monoprints to serigraphs as well as archival ephemera - Assisted in public programming and art workshops, including organizing volunteers and participating artists for the 2015 Annual Print Fair - Designed and streamlined the juried selection process for the inaugural printmaking exchange with the Taller Experimental de Gráfica in Havana, Cuba- Organized artists’ submissions for the aforementioned printmaking exchange, receiving and collating materials for the selection jury- Created and posted content for the SHG Instagram and Facebook accounts

Master Of Arts - Ma, Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Activities and Societies: ASU-LACMA Master’s Fellowship in Art HistoryThe ASU-LACMA Master’s Fellowship was founded as a partnership.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Earned a Bachelor of Art in Art History. Selected Coursework in Latin American Modernism, Digital Humanities, and Native American.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Earned Associate of Art for Transfer in Art History with Dean's Honors as of June 2018.

Ba / Bfa, Liberal Arts/Music

No degree earned; previously enrolled in dual-degree BA/BFA program between two schools within The New School consortium: Eugene Lang, New.