Photography by Stefanie Caloia

 

Stefanie Caloia
StefanieCaloia @ gmail.com


Education:

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Photography with minor in Writing
April 2006
GPA: 3.4

Study Abroad Program: Richmond University, London, England -- Fall 2004

Photography Processes and Equipment:
- black and white developing and printing
- color printing from negative and reversal film
- digital cameras - Canon EOS 10D, 20D
- Photoshop 7, CS
- large format(4in x 5in)

Community Involvement:
- Art Institute of Chicago Department of Development, 2006 - present
- Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails Troop Co-Leader, October 2005 - May 2006
- Grand Valley State University Women’s Center volunteer, January 2005 - April 2006
- Alternative Spring Break, March 2002
- Race for the Cure, 2001, 2002
- Girl Scouts, 12 years - Council Delegate for 3 years

Awards, Exhibitions, Honors:
- Scholarships: Grand Valley Award for Excellence, MGM Grand Family Mirage Scholarship
- “PhotoMidwest,” Wisconsin Union Galleries, Madison, WI, September 30 - November 6, 2006
- “78th Regional Exhibition,” Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, July - August, 2006
- “Diversity in the World” 2005 Study Abroad Photo Exhibit, October 19, 2005, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- “Pursuits, Explorations, Paths: Developing Photographic Vision,” Krasl Gallery: The Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph Michigan, August 28 - October 24, 2004
- Graduated in top ten at Redford Union High School
- National Honor Society member

Additional Computer Programs:
Windows 95-XP, Mac OS, Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Dreamweaver.

Employment:
Beauty Advisor, Walgreen's Drugstore, Chicago, IL, August 2006 - present
Kitchen Staff, Roly Poly Sandwiches, Grand Rapids, MI, August 2005 - July 2006
Filmer, Pioneer Micrographix, South Lyon, MI, (summers and winter/spring breaks, 2003 - 2005)
News writer, Grand Valley Lanthorn, Allendale, MI, January 2003 - April 2004
Bookseller, B. Dalton’s Bookseller, Livonia, MI, June 2000 - August 2001, October 2003 - January 2004, October 2002 - January 2004
Data entry intern, NTH Consultants, Farmington Hills, MI, June 2001 - August 2001 (temp)