Dan Robbins
danieljrobbins@gmail.com www.grographics.com/jasper
Artist-in-Residence, Art Farm Nebraska Marquette, NE
October, 2007
-Sculpts limestone, making abstract sculpture.
-Assisted another artist in making his moving installation, a roughly 5' birdhouse with theme of freedom.
-Works on roof of large, old barn, in preparation for architects/artists to install tall glass and wood piece through barn's roof.
Violinist, Many Glacier Hotel Glacier National Park, MT
Summers, 2006-2007
-Plays violin in the dinning hall during dinner and in the lobby.
-Plays solo violin or with pianist, and with accompaniment from a Bose iPod player.
-Plays improvisations, standards, show tunes, classical, praise, hymns, rock, pop and jazz, fiddle, and ethnic.
-Plays both electric and acoustic violin.
Violinist, The Riverbank Duo, NJ
2004-2007
-Occasionally played violin with pianist/organist at weddings, cocktail hours, banquets, restaurants and church services.
Stone shop assistant, Digital Stone Project Hamilton, NJ
January, 2006 - June, 2006
-Helped to finish stone sculptures that were carved by machine from a CAD/CAM computer program, using hand tools such as rasps, files and sandpaper.
-Grinded, sanded, and polished slabs of stones using electric and pneumatic tools.
-Operated overhead movable cranes and pulleys in order to move stones.
-Operated forklift to move sculptures and slabs of stone.
-Oversaw machines that were sculpting stone.
-Packaged sculptures and slabs on pallets and in padded boxes for shipment.
-Cleaned up facility.
Violin Teacher, CherubiniAcademy - Fine & Performing Arts
September, 2005 - May, 2006 Burlington, NJ
-Taught individuals and a group of children ages 4 through 16.
-Taught beginning violinist and a student with a few years of study.
Science and Math Teacher, Saint Mary's Hall/Doane Academy
2002/03 - 2004/05 Burlington, NJ
-Taught science and math to middle and high school students.
-Taught physics, physical science, pre-calculus, pre-algebra and general science.
-Taught students the violin at beginning and intermediate levels.
-Led a stone sculpting club for high school students.
Stone Sculptor Queens, New York
September, 2001 - May, 2002 www.grographics.com/jasper
-Sculpted stone and placed pieces in a gallery in Queens
Stone Sculptor, Montana Artists Refuge Basin, MT
January - May, 2001
-Sculpted abstract stone pieces as an artist-in-residence using manual, electric and pneumatic tools.
Education
-Lacoste School of the Arts Lacoste, France
Summer, 2001
-Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
1995-1999 A.B. Physics, Greek minor, cum laude
-Lacoste School of the Arts Lacoste, France
Fall, 1998
-Stuyvesant High School New York, NY
1992-1995
-Kinhaven School of Music Weston, VT
Summers, 1991-1994
-Meadowmount School of Music New York
Summer, 1990