Erick Guzman
b. 1994 Downey, CA
Education:
Rhode Island School of Design, MFA in Photography, expected 22’/23’ (On COVID-related Leave)
Rhode Island School of Design, Certificate – Collegiate Teaching, Expected 22’/23’
Brown University Alpert Medical School, MD candidate, 2016-2018
– Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration
Brown University, BA with Honors, Visual Arts with a focus in photography, 2016
– Magna Cum Laude
Brown University, BA, Health & Human Biology with focus in Medical Humanities, 2016
– Program in Liberal Medical Education
Solo Exhibitions:
2016: Sangre Por Sangre, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2015: Nature Reflections, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2015: Dance For the Aging Population, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Providence, RI
2014: Animagus, List Art Center at Brown University, Brown University, Providence, RI
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020: Summer 2020, The Curated Fridge, Sommerville, MA - Curated By Bree Lamb of Fracture Magazine
2020: Full House, Local Host Gallery by Drew Nikonowicz (Currently On Display)
2020: Out Of The Closet, Into The Internet, Presented by Scream Queen,Los Angeles, CA (Currently On Display)
2019: Graduate Photography Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2019: ONE. a group show, Red Eye Gallery at The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2019: Brown Arts Initiative's 2019 Staff Art Exhibition, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI
2018: Teaching Assistant Group Show, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2017: Third Annual Alpert Medical School Art Council Showcase, 222 Richmond Gallery, Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI
2016: Third Honours Exhibition, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2016: 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, The David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI
2015: Infinity November Gallery Show, The Underground at Brown University, Providence, RI
2015: GREY°AREA: An Honors Group Show, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2015: SUPR!SE: An Honors Group Show, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2015: On the Border of Whimsy, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2015: Student Showcase, Red Eye Gallery at The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2015: Rising Senior Show, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2014: Print Your Dreams, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
2014: 34th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, The David Winton Bell Gallery,Providence, RI
2013: Art First: Disability and Artistic Expression, Glenn and Darcy Weiner Hillel Center, Providence, RI
2013: Blurred Lines, List Art Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
Selected Distinctions, Awards, & Scholarships:
2020 – Critical Mass MFA Student Scholarship Presented by Photolucida
2020 – 2020 Graduate Commons Grant Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design
2020 – RISD Internship Fund Grant, Rhode Island School of Design - Manager of Communications and Social Media with DAIS Books
2019-2021 – Graduate Assistantship, Rhode Island School of Design
2019-2021 – Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design
2020 – Materials Fund, Rhode Island School of Design
2017 – Summer Assistantship for “4.4% Latino Physicians in the US”, Warren Alpert Medical School
2017 – Brown Medical Alumni Association Student Group Grant for Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
2016 – The Brown Arts Initiative Creative Council Student Grant
2016 – Roberta Joslin Prize for Excellence in Art, Brown University Visual Art Department
2016 – Julie Sloane Memorial Fund Award 2016, Brown University Visual Art Department
2016 – Marlene Malik Fellowship Award, Brown University Visual Art Department
2016 – Summer Research Assistantship in Emergency Medicine, Brown University Program in Liberal Medical Education
2016 – Honorable Mention, 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, The David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI
2015 – Julie Sloane Memorial Fund Award 2015, Brown University Visual Art Department
2014 – International Health Travel Scholarship, Brown University Program in Liberal Medical Education
2014 – Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA) for “Artists and Scientists as Partners”, Brown University
2013 – Harold and Sara Wetherbee Scholarship, Brown University
Teaching Experiences :
(course descriptions and responsibilities included in teaching portfolio))
Spring 2020 – Teaching Assistant, Odette England, Genius of Photography, Rhode Island School of Design
Fall 2019 – Teaching Assistant, Steve Smith, Sophomore Photography Studio, Rhode Island School of Design
Spring 2019 – Teaching Assistant, Theresa Ganz, Photography Foundations, Brown University
Winter 2019 – Teaching Assistant, Diane Hoffman, Monumental Drawing, Brown University
Fall 2018 – Teaching Assistant, Carlos Jiménez Cahua, Black and White Photography, Brown University
2016-2017 – Student Leader, Dr. Jay Baruch, Art and the Medical Narrative, Preclinical Elective, Warren Alpert Medical School
2016-2017 – Student Leader, Dr. Francois I. Luks, Physician as Illustrator, Preclinical Elective, Warren Alpert Medical School
2016-2017 – Student Leader, Dr. Amy Matson, Essentials of Procedural Skills, Preclinical Elective, Warren Alpert Medical School
Spring 2016 – Teaching Assistant, Dr. Amy Chew, Comparative Biology of Vertebrates, Brown University
Spring 2015 – Teaching Assistant, Rachel Balaban & Julie Adams Strandberg, Artists and Scientists as Partners: Theory into Practice, Brown University
Fall 2015 & Fall 2016– Teaching Assistant, Rachel Balaban & Julie Adams Strandberg, Artists and Scientists as Partners, Brown University
Publications & Presentations:
– “The 2020 Self-Quarantine Exhibition” presented by Lenscratch
– “Sangre y Leche,” MURMUR (Online Publication), Fall 2017
– Presented “Theory and Practice: Integrating Art and Science in an Undergraduate Framework” for Health Humanities Conference at the Cleveland Clinic, April 8th, 2016
– Featured in “The Round Magazine”, Spring 2016: Issue XIV
– Featured in Somos, Fall 2014
– Magazine Cover Photo, The Triple Helix, Fall 2013
– Magazine Cover Photo, The Sketch Book, Volume VI, Issue 2, Spring 2013
– Featured in Art Fucks Me, November 3, 2014
Press:
Folkmade, Featured Artist, Promotes artists in Providence, RI (folkmade.org), 2014
Art Fucks Me, Featured Artist, A Vice Affiliated website which is dedicated to the exposure of contemporary artwork.
I Need a Guide, Featured Artist, A website dedicated to the exposure of new contemporary artwork.
Selected Work Experience:
DAIS Books - Manager of Communications and Social Media
June 2020 - Present
Dais Books is an independent publisher devoted to making artists’ books in small editions, often with handmade qualities. Each unique publication is a limited-edition object, stemming from an intimate and collaborative effort between artists and designers. Their aim is to showcase visual artists who are dedicated to experimenting with innovative methods of visual communication through a limited circulation of beautifully produced and highly collectible books.
As the Manager of Communications and Social Media, I am responsible for creating content for the Dais Books Social Media accounts, scheduling remote meetings with artists and designers, producing invoices, maintaining the Dais Books Constant Contact account, along with continually evolving a master list of emails of curators, past customers, collectors, websites, collegiate institutions and other potential venues for past and future titles under the Dais Books imprint.
Rhode Island School of Design - Digital Lab Manager
September 2019 - Present
Assists in overseeing student use of the large format printers and Imacon scanners, Provide mentorship of first-year grads and seniors who need assistance with digital printing, provide demos per student requests, monitor the operation of equipment, check and maintain supplies, check and maintain safety standards.
Provide student assistance, as well as attended to safety and facility upkeep. Operate and maintain high-grade printers to produce prints from digital files.
Brown University - Teaching Assistant in Black & White Photography for the Department of Visual Art
(Sample of Course Description and Responsibilities From my Teaching Portfolio)
September 2018 - May 2019
This is a semester-long intermediate course for students with an interest in creative work and study in black and white photography. The course will reviewed the fundamentals of black and white analog photography including: exposure controls, camera operation and film development and printing. The goal of this course was to continue to build upon the technical and critical skills developed in previous art courses. As TA I was in charge of readying classroom/darkroom space for the work of the semester. Oversight of student work and instruction assistance. Providing independent research for lectures outside of class time. Giving photographic and printing technical demonstrations to students. Supervision and chaperoning field trips that may be held outside of regularly scheduled class time. Assisting classroom/ darkroom readiness and clean up at the beginning and end of each class period. Serve as darkroom lab monitor outside of class hours as needed. Assisting with the end of semester darkroom/classroom clean up. Work with staff in the Visual Art Dept. & other academic units to support course operations and development of student work. Maintain and update course websites as needed.
Artists & Scientists as Partners, Brown University - Curricular Developer/Creative Consultant
February 2014 - May 2016
With the help from the Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA), I helped with the development of the curriculum and syllabi for “Artists and Scientists as Partners” & “ASaP: Theory Into Practice,” during which I performed in-depth literature reviews and meta-analysis on current research looking at the intersection & interactions between dance, the visual arts, and their effects on people with Parkinson’s Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorders. I was then responsible for creating the website asap-brown.org for the organization. After the creation of the syllabi for these courses, I then assisted with course teaching and gave guest lectures on Parkinson’s research. Other responsibilities included the creation of the logos for ASaP, creation of all marketing media, and updating the organization’s website and social media
Related Institutional Experiences:
Research Assistant, Laura Aguilar Trust, 2020 - Current
A key figure in the Chicanx and queer art scenes of Los Angeles, Laura Aguilar has effectively shaped how people perceive identity today—even if, when she started making photographs, during the 1970s, she wasn’t widely known. With her images focused on her identities as a large-bodied, working-class queer Chicana woman, she considered pressing subjects, like mental health and equity in the art world, that are only today being given their due. Working closely and being mentored by the Laura Aguilar Trust, I am working on Laura Aguilar’s Archive as a Research Assistant.
Co-Founder of Medical Humanities Society, Warren Alpert Medical School, 2017 - 2018
Led multiple workshops with students over arts education in medical settings and the values of visual recognition and acuity. Organized events and lectures related to interdisciplinary approaches to medicine. The Medical Humanities Society aims to traverse a range of patient experiences as expressed through creative work, and give medical students the opportunity to apply their medical knowledge through an artistic lens. It works with the surrounding medical and artistic communities to organize workshops, lectures, and panels that will serve as conduits for the intersection of medicine, art, ethics, and literature.
Helped create school’s first-ever medical student blog MURMUR (alpertmurmur.org), a platform which showcases the creative output of students across disciplines such as research, advocacy initiatives, narrative essays, final elective projects, artwork, and other mediums of student expression. Served as Lead Design and Layout Editor. MURMUR is run 100% for students and by students.
President of the Latinx Medical Student Association, Warren Alpert Medical School, 2016-2018
The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) is a national organization founded to represent, support, educate, and unify US Latino medical students. The Alpert Medical School chapter strives to work toward these objectives in an inclusive environment and encourages students from all backgrounds to join. More specifically, LMSA aims to fulfill its mission through involvement in community service. LMSA aims to improve the health of underserved communities by creating a communication network for medical students, physicians and leaders in our community serving underserved populations, supporting the efforts of other organizations committed to the improvement of healthcare access and quality of care, establishing a support network that will help foster a sense of community among members, and fostering the development of future Latino leaders in medicine.
Co-Director of Alpert Medical School Arts Council, Warren Alpert Medical School, 2016-2018
The AMS Arts Council juries, collects works, and curates artwork from the broader Brown Med community to display in the medical school gallery spaces. As co-director I was responsible for arranging times for the council to meet, communication with administration and students, leading meetings and the jury process for the exhibition, as well as advertisement duties. I created advertisements for the submissions, dissemination of said advertisements, and directly communicated with the artists for the drop-off and pick-up of artwork.
Member of Spectrum LGBTQ Advocacy Board, Warren Alpert Medical School, 2016 - 2018
Spectrum provides LGBTQ+ advocacy within the Warren Alpert Medical School community. By facilitating connections with physician mentors and providing educational opportunities for medical students and other trainees, the organization fosters improvements in medical care for LGBTQ+ patient populations. Further, Spectrum works closely with the AMS administration to develop more inclusive and comprehensive curriculum. The organization also serves to support and celebrate LGBTQ+-identified individuals within the medical school and greater RI healthcare community. Spectrum also helps organize medical and graduate student social events to help foster the greater Brown LGBTQ+ community.
Member of The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Advisory Group, Warren Alpert Medical School
The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs aims to create a learning and training environment that fosters equity, diversity, and inclusivity within The Warren Alpert Medical School. This office promotes social responsibility, active engagement, and the well being communities in the pursuit of health equity
Skills:
Adobe Creative Suite, Teaching Experience, Photography (Digital and Darkroom), Light Studio Knowledge, Print Design, Course Development, Leadership Skills, Childcare Experience, Conflict-Resolution Skills, Microsoft Office, Spanish (read, write, & speak), Metal & Wood Fabrication, Customer Service Skills, Web Design and Creation.