Zhou
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Zhou

Baixin (Sam) Zhou
13 Oak Drive | Hamilton, NY 13346 | ------------ | (+1)------------

EDUCATION
COLGATE UNIVERSITY, Hamilton, New York, USA Aug 2016-May 2020
Bachelor of Arts (Overall GPA 3.64/4.00)
Major: Art & Art History (Studio Art Emphasis, Major GPA 3.78/4.0)
High Honours Graduate awarded for honours project One Steady Glance May 2020

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Jul-Nov 2018
Semester abroad study
Thesis: Wrestling with Tradition and Contemporaneity: Ambiguity, anxiety and tension of the body transformed

SACI (STUDIO ARTS COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL), Florence, Tuscany, Italy Jan-Apr 2019
Semester abroad study
Student Group Exhibition: Mountains in Me (oil on canvas, dimensions vary; bas relief and marble, dimensions vary)

CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, Beijing, China Aug 2013 - June 2016
Honours Graduate of the curriculum partnership program between Germantown Academy and Capital Normal High School

ARTS & SALES EXPERIENCES
Gallery Assistant Intern, WHATIFTHEWORLD GALLERY, Cape Town, South Africa May-Aug 2019
Familiarised visitors with the viewing room, our artists and current and upcoming exhibitions to promote the gallery
Assisted directors with outgoing and incoming communication with artists, clients, and institutions through emails and phone calls to facilitate the sales process and advertise the gallery and our artists
Input and updated database of exhibitions and artists� details, including but not limited to biography, press and works to keep the gallery archive organised
Performed diverse administrative and clerical functions during gallery daily openings
Administered photo-shooting to assist Mohau Modisakeng�s art-making and coordinated with models and facilities staff to arrange costumes, props and studio set-ups

Sculpture Studio Monitor, COLGATE UNIVERSITY ARTS DEPARTMENT, Hamilton, NY, USA Sep 2017-Present
Oversaw safe use of equipment and advised students on their sculpture projects to provide a safe, friendly and inspiring space
Collaborated with staff members to repair tools and kept an inventory of supplies and ordered new supplies as needed in order to maintain and improve the accessibility and usefulness of the sculpture studio

Floor Model, ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORE, Beijing, China May-Aug 2017
Modelled and marketed clothing and accessories and assisted customers with questions about merchandise to increase sales and promote the store
Operated cash registers and organise back stock occasionally to ensure the daily running of the store

CREATIVE ARTS ACTIVITIES
Participant, SENIOR HONOURS VIRTUAL EXHIBITION, COLGATE UNIVERSITY May-Aug2020
One Steady Glance (watercolour on paper, dimensions vary)
http://merz.colgate.edu/spring_2020/honors/zhou.html

Participant, STUDENT GROUP EXHIBITION, HAMILTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS Feb-Apr 2020
That I Continue to Love and Learn (oil on canvas, dimensions vary)

Participant, SENIOR PROJECT/GROUP EXHIBITION, CLIFFORD ART GALLERY Dec 2019-Feb 2020
Please turn the lights off when you leave (oil on canvas, dimensions vary)

Performer, RATTLE, BY NICK CAVE, COLGATE ARTS DEPARTMENT Oct 2017
Conducted interview with Nick Cave to better understand his vision for the project and advertised the performance on campus to promote the event, resulting in the production of a thirty-minute performance in Soundsuit with nine other participants

Performer, LINEAGE, IN COLLABORATION WITH NICK CAVE, COLGATE ARTS DEPARTMENT Dec 2017
Collaborated and coordinated with Nick Cave for logistics and overall plans for the workshop, resulting in the choreography and performance of a twenty-minute piece with three other participants

SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Software: Photoshop(intermediate), Rhinoceros 3D designing(advanced), InDesign(basic), Microsoft Office(advanced)
Chinese(native speaker), English(fluent), Italian(basic converse), Afrikaans(basic converse)