About

Alexander is a Bay area Artist currently living in Santa Cruz, California.  He teaches photography at Westmont High School in Campbell where he has the opportunity to share his love for the arts with today's youth.  When not working at the "kid factory", he is either spending time with his wife, fishing, surfing, making art, or pulling weeds in his yard.

ALEXANDER SCHAFFER-CZECH

1418 Laurel Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95060

831-430-6586  MOBILE

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ARTIST RESUME

EDUCATION:

2009  Single Subject Credential in Art, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

2002  BFA in Painting, The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2008 – Present   Owner, ascSTUDIO, Santa Cruz, CA

2009 – Present   Photo One/ Art One Teacher, Westmont High School, Campbell, Ca.

2009               Student teacher, Pacific Grove High School, Pacific Grove, Ca.

2008               Student teacher, Independence High School, San Jose, Ca

2003 – 2005   Teacher, Art with Elders, San Francisco, CA

2003 – 2004   Exhibition Manager, Eldergivers, San Francisco, CA

2002 – 2006   Identity Development/ General Manager, Aqua, San Francisco, CA

2002 – 2005   Identity Development, Galaxy Development Group, Las Vegas, NV

EXHIBITIONS:

2011   Driftwood Salon Gallery, Solo Show: "Memory/ Imagination", San Francisco, CA

2010   SOMArts Main Gallery, Haiti Benefit, San Francisco, CA

2010   Driftwood Salon Gallery, PREVIEW, San Francisco, CA

2009   Migrate Home, Recent works, San Diego, Ca.

2008   Santa Cruz Open Studio Tour, Santa Cruz, Ca.

2007   Root Division, Recent works, San Francisco, CA

2006   Surfrider Foundation, Free Fall Art Benefit, Cayucos, CA

2006   Cooper Alley, Recent works, Larkspur, CA

2006   SOULARCH Gallery, A Beautiful Thing, San Francisco, CA

2006   Sarah Gerhardt Benefit, Auction, San Francisco, CA

2005   Ono Grill, Half Moon Bay, CA

2004   Sweeties Gallery Space, San Francisco, CA

2004   SOMArts Main Gallery, The TAO of AWE, San Francisco, CA

2004   The Independent, San Francisco, CA

2004   House of European Design, SF Design Center, San Francisco, CA

2003   Sweeties Gallery Space, San Francisco, CA

2003   Punch Gallery Presents, APE Shit, San Francisco, CA

2002   Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, Vietnam Odyssey, SF, CA

2002   Walter McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, Senior Show, SF, CA

2002   El Salon de Rejection, San Francisco Art Institute, Group Show, SF, CA

2002   Eight Three Eight Gallery, Group Show, San Diego, CA

AWARDS:

2002 – 2000   San Francisco City College Scholarship to San Francisco Art Institute

2002 – 1994   Deans/ Presidents  Honor list for Academic achievement

COLLECTIONS:

Available upon request