Biography
 
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Selected Solo Exhibitions

“Aesthetic of the Jet-Set Working Class” at the Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1. July 10-15th, 2006. [press release]

“Urban Life,” Central Park Place, Manhattan, New York, Fall 2005. First solo exhibition.

 
Selected Group Exhibitions

Art and Appreciation Society, Harvard Business School, “Student Collection” Boston, Winter 2003.

Princeton University, “Advanced Students Exhibition”, Princeton, Spring 1998.

 
Studio Affiliation

Diesel House Studios, Kew Bridge Steam Museum, London.

  January-July 2006.

 
Personal Collections

Anthony Yoseloff, Partner, Davidson Klempner Partners.

Morio Alexander, Partner, MMG Group.

Charles Coxe, Executive Editor, Maxim Magazine.

Daniel Katz, Associate Och Ziff.

Jennifer Van Cise, Managing Executive, IBM.

 
Education

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Fall 2006-Present. Coursework in Painting and Modern Art History (20th & 21st Century Art).

Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration, 2003.

Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts, 1998. Trained by established New York artists Jill Moser and John Obuck while studying at Princeton.

University of Cape Town, Semester Abroad. Spring 1997.

 
Recent Travel

Extensive travel to 30+ countries on 6 continents and 44 out of 50 U.S. states.

  Turkey Trips, Summers 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002.

  South Africa 2006-7.

  Japan Work Experience, Spring 2004.

  European Tour, Summer 2003.

  India Tour, Winter 2002.

  Southeast Asia, Europe and Middle East Tour, Summer, 2001.

  Nepal Trek, Spring 2000.

  Regular trips to NY, Miami, LA, France, Italy, Greece, Vienna, Boston, DC, Switzerland

 
Professional Experience

American Express (2003- Present), London, New York, and Japan

  - Marketing Director, UK Centurion & Platinum Products.

  - Senior Manager, Strategic Planning Group.

FleetBoston (1999-2001), Philadelphia

  - Manager and Founding Member, eBusiness Group.

Mitchell Madison Group (1998-1999), New York

  - Analyst, strategic consulting.

 
Select Personal Experiences

  - Sang in an African choir for Desmond Tutu.

  - Performed jump rope stunts for two US Presidents, and millions of TV viewers.

  - Dove with sharks in Thailand.

  - Hosted a wine tastings for Dom Perignon, Veuve Clicquot, and Moet.

  - Dined with Crown Prince Idris of Libya.

  - Executed area feats from sky ding in Miami to hang gliding in Brazil.

  - Completed Marine Corps and New York marathons.

  - Won National Championship, Princeton Women’s Rugby.

  - Campaigned for Senator Bill Bradley’s Presidential run.

  - Summered in Idaho exploring for gold.

 
Born

Columbia, Maryland, USA; March 17, 1976

The artist lives and works in New York and London.

  Copyright 2006, Gail M. Hodges. All Rights Reserved.