Lindsey Peck Scherloum
1025 North Ave. North Braddock, PA 15104
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-EDUCATION-
MFA in Creative Writing — Non Fiction |Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing
Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA | 8/2012
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies —Anthropology and Visual Art
New York University, Gallatin School | New York, NY | 5/2004
-EXHIBITION-
Public Sculpture/Installation:There’s Something in the Dirt: Saint’s Tour | Bricolage Production Company and Real Time Interventions | Throughout Braddock, PA | One Month. 4/2015
Sculpture Sweetwater Annual Cup Show | Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickeley, PA| One Month 6/2015
Sculpture, Photography: Three Rivers Juried Visual Art Exhibition | Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust BuildIng, Pittsburgh PA | One Month. 6/2014
Sculpture: ClaySpace Juried Art Exhibition | ClaySpace, Chicago, IL One Month. 4/2014
Multimedia Installation, Photography, Sculpture: “Faster Than Walking” with Sarah Leavens| Unsmoke Systems Artspace. Braddock, PA | One Month. 4/2013
Photographs, object, text and video based installations which uses hitch-hiking to communicate the spatial impact of the US highways system on people traveling it.
Performance, Installation, Sculpture, Photography: “Three Ring Circus” | Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery. Pittsburgh, PA | One Month. 2/2012
Costumes and characters created and planted at the monthly reading series “Word Circus.” Sculpture, Performance: “Mississippi River Project”|Mississippi River, MN to MO USA. | Six Months 1 – 12/2008 Raft made of recycled materials, and navigated by bicycle powered paddle wheels which was a confluence of public and private spaces that explored ideas of freedom, speed and human relationship with natural resources.
Performance, Textiles, Sculpture: (group show) “Token Dinner - The Gallery Series” | Transmissions Gallery. Albany, CA | Two Weeks. 11/2006
-PUBLICATIONS-
Non-Fiction/Article:“In Conversation With Landscape: Invasive Species for Fiber Arts” | Fiber Art Now | Winter, 2013.
Non-Fiction/Article: “Sense and Sensibilities: Hansel Bauman on DeafSpace” | Universal Design News, Vol. 13 no. 3|July, 2013.
Non-Fiction/Essay: “A Lesson in Containment”| Hot Metal Bridge, Issue 12| Fall, 2012.
Non-Fiction/Screenplay: “Faster Than Walking” | Chatham University, Thesis Manuscript | 8/2012
Non-Fiction/Interview: “The Power of Literature and Translation: An Interview with John Balaban”|The Fourth River, Issue 9| Summer, 2012.
Photography: “Performance”, “Bubble Girl” | Weave Magazine, Issue 7 |Spring2012.
Poetry: “Lost”| Mudthroat Records — From Brine to Bed, Issue 4. | Summer 2012.
Non-Fiction: “Universal Design and Technology: A new Frontier with Aaron Steinfeld” | Universal Design News, Vol 11 No. 2 | 4/2011
Non-Fiction/Article: “Powerful Women Forging our Future Marsha Mazz”| Universal Design News, Vol 10 No. 4 | 10/2010
Poetry: “It turned from Artemesia” Photography: 17 untitled pinholes |Mudthroat Records — Moon maps, Noon Naps, Issue 3 | Summer 2010.
Non-Fiction/Article: “Louis Tenenbaum: On The Lost Art Of Aging” | Universal Design News, Vol 10 No. 3 | 7/2010
Non-Fiction/Article: “Scott Rains: Focused on Making Inroads” |Universal Design News, Vol 10 No. 2 | 4/2010
Poetry: untitled | Humanus: Journal of Human Rights , NYU. Issue 1| 11/ 2002
Poetry: “Leisure and Pleasure” Photography: untitled | Finelines. Richard Montgomery | Spring 2000.
-INSTRUCTION-
Educator
CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Pittsburgh, PA | August 2014 - Present
Coordinated Youth Summit on Race and Identity, attended and led by 150 youth from 20 area organizations. Design and implement student-centered learning for NSF projects Energy-NET in collaboration with scientists from Pitt and teenagers from Oakland high schools, and CUSP, a climate change initiative designing play and web based activities for public engagement. Wrote and led week-long lessons for summer Youth Museum Institute.
Teaching Artist: Community Art Lab
THE MATTRESS FACTORY | Pittsburgh, PA | August 2015
Led 7 - 10 year olds in an exploration of space and installation art culminating in a collaborative installation in the museum galleries.
Garden Manager/Educator/CoFounder
GARDWEENO! | North Braddock, PA | Summer 2014 - Present
Led youth age 10 - 13 in the re-imagination of an abandoned lot in their neighborhood into a collaborative garden and art installation. Gardweeno! on facebook.
Team Coordinator
THE BRADDOCK YOUTH PROJECT| Braddock, PA | May 2013 - August 2014
Lead youth in the implementation of youth-generated community projects including the development of a community cafe, and public art projects.
Art Instructor
PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Pittsburgh, PA | Summer 2013 - Currently
Teach three dimensional arts courses to youth ages 10 - 13, adults and families, including fashion design, sewing and sculpture.
Writing Instructor
WORDS WITHOUT WALLS | Pittsburgh, PA | Spring 2012 - Present
Teach creative writing workshops to giftedadult inmates at Allegheny County Jail and Western Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute.
Visiting Instructor
EKIALO KIONA COMMUNITY RADIO | Mfangano Island, KENYA | 12/2012 – 2/2013
Taught journalism and community documentary and ethnography skills to young adults and aided in the organization of a new radio station.
Substitute Teacher
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Pittsburgh, PA | 1/2012 - 11/2012
Taught at Creative and Performing Arts and Westinghouse Highschools.
Writing Instructor
EARTH INK | Pittsburgh, PA | 1/2011 - 12/2012
Taught k – 6th graders in poetry, fiction and non-fiction writing. Developed environmental writing curriculum.
Project Manager - Global Focus Program
CHATHAM UNIVERSITY | Pittsburgh, PA | 9, 2010 - 5/2012
Designed and implemented co-curricular international education program. Wrote promotional materials. Coordinated visits by ambassadors, guest speakers, lectures and presentations and ongoing educational initiatives.
-AWARDS/HONORS-
Community Partner of the Year, Gardweeno!, Monongahela Valley Initiative and North Braddock Cares,45th Senatorial District Certificate of Recognition (2015)
Board of Directors Words Without Walls, Chatham University. (2014 - Present)
Juror Award, Nick Chambers Andy Warhol Museum Three Rivers Art Festival Juried Art Exhibition, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (2014)
ReMake Summer Learning Award, $5,000. Sprout Fund, project manager, grantwriter: Gardweeno! (2014)
Scale Up Award, $10,000. Berkeley Big Ideas, EK creative media consultant, co-grantwriter: Ekialo Kiona FM Youth Radio (2014)
Youth and Social Justice Award, $2,000. Berkeley Big Ideas, team member: Ekialo Kiona FM Youth Radio (2012)