Logo Designer at Iran Roundtable, Composer, Lyricist, Recording Artist and Performer; Illustrator and Graphic Designer at Ata Tak Records, Publicist and Part-Time Personal Assistant at Ambrose Benkert
Location:
Greater New York City Area
Industry:
Public Relations and Communications
Work:
Iran Roundtable - Washington D.C. Metro Area since May 2013
Logo Designer
Ata Tak Records - Dusseldorf, Germany/ New York, NY since Jun 1982
Composer, Lyricist, Recording Artist and Performer; Illustrator and Graphic Designer
Ambrose Benkert - New York, NY since Jun 2005
Publicist and Part-Time Personal Assistant
Blow Up magazine - Italy Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
Independent Photographer
Yahoo! Voices - New York/Damascus Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
Independent Journalist
Education:
Baruch College 2007 - 2009
Pratt Institute 1980 - 1981
University of North Texas 1979 - 1980
Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts 1977 - 1979
High School Diploma, Art and Theater
Skills:
Logo Design Graphic Design Social Media Strategist Photography Text Editing Art Curator curatorial projects Journalism Art Reviews Art Restoration Oil Painting Lyricist Live Performer Performance Poetry Music Creation Music Production singing Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies Community Outreach Copywriting Copy Editing Public Speaking Marketing
Interests:
Traditional music from the Balkans, the Near East, and Africa; Hip Hop; Trip Hop; & Experimental.
Indian and Middle Eastern cooking.
Foreign and domestic policy.
Sustainable energy.
The electromagnetic spectrum.
Languages:
English German Persian
Awards:
"Underground Performance Art Award" Barrie-Gecko Saccomanno, founder of Collective Unconscious Theater, New York, NY, presented the award to Julie Ashcraft "Most Creative: Fall 1979" trophy Talent Show Judge, North Texas State University, Denton, TX Awarded to Julie Ashcraft, who created the concept of "The Silencers," the world's first completely silent Punk Rock band -- and who, as lead "vocalist," "sang" and "shouted" silently before the microphone, "accompanied" by fellow art students who fervently "played" the cardboard "instruments" she had constructed out of cardboard.
Certifications:
Guardian Ad Litem, Legal Services for New York Article 81 Guardian and Court Evaluator, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Rush Arts Gallery Jan 2013 - May 2014
Guest Curator
Iran Roundtable May 2013 - Jul 2013
Logo Designer
Blow Up Magazine Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
Independent Photographer
Yahoo Voices Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
Independent Journalist
New In Chess Magazine Aug 2012 - Oct 2012
Independent Journalist
Education:
Baruch College 2007 - 2009
Pratt Institute 1980 - 1981
University of North Texas 1979 - 1980
Skills:
Live Performer Punk Public Speaking Art Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies Graphic Design Performance Poetry Music Creation Photography Singing Lyricist Art Restoration Facebook Social Media Strategist Marketing Community Outreach Music Production Paint Journalism Art Reviews Art Curator Text Editing Oil Painting Logo Design Copywriting Copy Editing Curatorial Projects
Interests:
Foreign and Domestic Policy Trip Hop Traditional Music From the Balkans Experimental Africa The Electromagnetic Spectrum Sustainable Energy Indian and Middle Eastern Cooking Arts and Culture Hip Hop The Near East
Languages:
English German Persian
Certifications:
Guardian Ad Litem Article 81 Guardian and Court Evaluator Legal Services For New York The Association of the Bar of the City of New York