JENNIFER PELZEK

b. 1970, Milwaukee, WI
Currently lives and works in Milwaukee, travelling frequently to New York and abroad.

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, September 2010-present
Lecturer, UW-Madison Art Department, September 2010-May 2011
Photographer / Teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, Arts@Large, April 2010-present
Principal, Native, 2008-2011
Art Director, Science, The New York Times, New York, NY, 2005-2009
Adjunct Faculty, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 2001-2004
Principal, Jennifer Pelzek Studio, 2000-Present
Senior Designer, Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, New York, NY, 1999-2000
Senior Designer, Nike, Portland, OR, 1997-1998
Designer, Fitch, Boston, MA, 1995-1996
Designer, Charles S. Anderson Design, Minneapolis, MN, 1994-1995

Exhibitions

Nohl Gallery, Milwaukee, 2010 - Sculpture work on exhibit, group show
Nohl Gallery, Milwaukee, 2009 - Fiber work on exhibit, group show
Union Gallery, Milwaukee 2009 - Fiber/Sculpture work on exhibit, group show
Brooks Barrow Gallery, Milwaukee, 2007-08 - Photography on exhibit, group show
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY, 2003 - Photography on exhibit, group show
Niagara Gallery, New York, NY, 2003 - Photography on exhibit
Art Heals Auction Exhibition, New York, NY, 2001 - Photography on exhibit for 911 auction

Awards

Frederick R. Layton Award
Prix de la Photographie Paris
American Illustration 27
American Illustration 26
Print Design Annual
The Mead Annual Report Show
Communication Arts Design Annual
Logo International
How Business Annual

Publications

The New York Times, Martha Stewart Magazine, Discover Magazine, Penguin Books  full client list

Education

Languages

English
Spanish

Travels

Guatemala and Mexico - May-June 2007
Greece - June-August 2006
Spain, Portugal, France, Italy - June-September 2005
South America - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina - September 2004-February 2005
Thailand - March 2004