CURRICULUM VITAE

Christopher Novak
1811-A Woolsey
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-843-6629
cnovak@sfsu.edu


Education
San Francisco State University Master of Arts-Interdisciplinary Creative Arts, 1997
(Graduate Achievement Award)
San Francisco Art Institute Bachelor of Fine Arts-Filmmaking, 1993
Laney College Associate in Arts-Arts and Humanities(honors), 1991
Associate in Arts-Language Arts(honors), 1991


Teaching Experience
Digital Media and Web Design Inter-Arts Center, San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA----Spring 97/Fall 97
Pin Hole Cameras Summer Math/Science Camp
Berkeley, CA----6/96-8/96
Convergent Computer Research
(Teaching Assistant)
NEXA, San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA----Spring 96
Sound-Media-Text-Context
(Teaching Assistant)
Inter-Arts Center, San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA----Fall 95
Alternative Film
(Teaching Assistant)
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA----Fall 93



Curatorial
Curator OFF THE WIRE
Artists' Television Access
September 28th, 1995
Co-Curator ATV
Artists' Television Access, Cable Channel 52
May 4-11-18-25, 1995
Co-Curator CAMERA ROLL FILM SCREENING
San Francisco Art Institute
May 4-11-18-25, 1995

Co-Curator SFAI INTERDISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE FILM, VIDEO, INSTALLATION SHOW
San Francisco Art Institute
April 28, 1993

Co-Curator SFAI FILM, VIDEO, AND INSTALLATION SHOW
San Francisco Art Institute
December 4, 1992



Publications
Co-Editor PLURIAXIAL
On-line theory journal for the Inter-Arts Center
San Francisco State university
Fall 96, Spring 97



Awards and Prizes
1997 IAC Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement
1996 Inter-Arts Center Culminating Projects Grant
1993 Nominee: film grant, Princess Grace Foundation
1993 San Francisco Art Institute Merit Scholarship


Exhibitions
DIGITAL MERCHANDISE IAC On-line Gallery
(http://www.iac.sfsu.edu/gallery/)
5/1/-11/1-97
OVER THE WALL San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
4/23-4/30-96
AMERICAN STANDARD Instant Gallery
Seoul Korea
7/7-7/21-95
ARTIST RESPOND
TO PROPOSITION 187
San Jose Center for Latino Art
San Jose, CA
6/7-8/19-95
FRONTS Artists' Television Access
San Francisco, CA
6/1-6/31-95
SPARE CHANGE Pacific Stock Exchange
San Francisco, CA
11/4/94
TOTAL SKELETONS
IN THE CLOSET
Total Mobil Home Micro Cinema
San Francisco, CA
8/22/94
SKYLINE X FIVE
(Site Specific Projection)
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
12/14/93
BFA FILM SCREENING San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
12/13/93
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
Pacific Film Archive, University Art Museum
University of California, Berkeley, CA
11/30/93
CAMERA ROLL
FILM SCREENING
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
11/19/93
COLLABORATIVE
PERFORMANCE
INSTALLATION
with Hiroko Tomano (butoh dancer),
Berkeley, CA
10/30/93
COLLABORATIVE-
TIMEBASED-
INSTALLATION
Diego Rivera Gallery
San Francisco Art Institute
10/11-11/16-93
SFAI INTERDISCIPLINARY
ALTERNATIVE FILM, VIDEO,
INSTALLATION SHOW
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
4/28/93
SFAI FILM, VIDEO, AND
INSTALLATION SHOW
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
12/4/92
COLLABORATIVE
PERFORMANCE
INSTALLATION
Anti-Matter
190 Capp St. San Francisco, CA
2/22-23/92


(Artwork and references available upon request)