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Krzysztof Pytlak

244 Java Street

Brooklyn, New York11222

917-805-5762

Education * School of Visual Arts,New York, NY

BA Fine Arts (Painting) May 1993

* OnondagaCommunity College, Syracuse, NY

Associate Degree in Fine Arts May 1991 High Honors

* Agricultural Academy, Poznan, Poland

Certificate: Beekeeper, 1979

* PoznanUniversity, Poznan, Poland

Studied Philosophy 1976-1979

* ArtAcademy of Poznan, Poznan, Poland

Studied Painting & Drawing 1971-1972

Experience * Star Interpreting, Cherry Hill, N.J.

Consecutive Interpreter, July 2004-Present

Consecutive interpreting for legal conferences and court

appearancesPolish and English

* Java Street Studio, Brooklyn, N.Y. September 2003–present

Designed, built, and manage artist studio space for New York artists

and writers. Also advertise, organize and direct monthly studio shows

exhibiting works in Java Studio of 12-20 artists from the studio, the

tri- state area and various New York City art schools.

* Four Seasons Images,New York, N.Y. 1994–present

Seasonal work for the Christmas holidays, supervising, driving,

setting up, designing layouts, and arranging Christmas decorations

and displays for restaurants, chainstores, and major department stores

such as Macys, Hecht’s, and Carson’s, throughout the United States.

* Lorimer Station Studio, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1994-July 2003

Designed, built, and managed artist studio space for 12-14 New York

artists. Hired assistants, and advertised, planned, organized and

directed biannual shows in the studio exhibiting the works of 12-20

artists––past and present artists from the studio and artist friends.

* Freelance Antique Buying and Trading, New YorkState 1995–1997

Bought and sold paintings, antique furniture, and miscellaneous antique

items around the New YorkState area.

* OnondagaCommunity College, Criminal Justice Dept.,Syracuse,

N.Y. 1989-1991Office Assistant–all general office duties: computer,

filing, photocopying, and answering phones

* Freelance Translator, Mosbach, Germany 1986–1989

Translated to and from Polish, German, and Russian for immigration

office, City Hall, the police station, and various refugee and charitable

organizations.

* Wolf Winery, Flein, Germany1986–1987

Worked in all aspects of wine production: harvesting, processing

grapes,monitoring fermentation, filling bottles, and general

maintenance work around the winery.

* Freelance, Posnan, Poland 1979-1985

Beekeeping, Painting and selling Portraits, Farming

* Shows: Poland and Germany-various galleries 1970’s–1980’s

NYC: 1993 Visual Arts Gallery, Soho

1994 14th Street Painters Studio

1994 Swan Gallery, Soho

1997 MyungSookLeeGallery, Soho

* Languages: Fluent in Polish, Russian, German, and English. Studied

Latin. Currently studying Italian.

* Interests: Literature, languages, translation, film, history, travel, art,

nature, camping and outdoor activities, viniculture, beekeeping,

geography. Born in Poland, I have also lived in Moscow, Berlin, and

West Germany, and have traveled extensively throughout the

United States.

References available upon request