Pete Ippel

Pete Ippel, the son of a dancer and a musician, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has been surrounded by the arts since birth. He moved to Morris, Illinois in 1989 and started to participate in athletics rather than dance. After high school, Pete attended Cornell University where he received a BA in psychology and a BFA in photo / digital art making. He continued to follow his sporting dreams in the high jump, which culminated in a school record leap of 7 feet 1/2 inch in 2001.

In May 2004 he attained an MFA degree in the New Genres department of the San Francisco Art Institute. Presently Pete is a practicing artist whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally.

Mr. Ippel resides in Working Artists Ventura, a sustainable artist community in southern California. In addition, he teaches art, is a fitness professional, a web developer, an active blogger, and still high jumps from time to time.

Employer:	San Francisco Ballet
Position:	Residence Manager
Time period:	June 2003 - Present
Description:	I manage a residence that houses 30 pre-professional ballet students, and act as a liaison among parents, staff, and dancers. My main duties include mentoring, tutoring, and helping the teen-agers develop life-skills. I place a high emphasis on respect, community, and stewardship of the environment. Our house makes a great effort to be green and has recently been recognized by 944 Magazine in that regard. Articles on Jackson Manor: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/... http://www.sfballet.org/media/pdf/Legacy_News_fall08.pdf Residence description: http://sfballet.org/balletschool/school/residence.asp

Employer:	Hypermodern.net
Position:	Artist
Time period:	August 1999 - Present
Description:	My artwork is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally. I create videos, photos, drawings, and installations. Please contact me if you are interested in commissioning a work to your exact specifications. In addition, I am an independent contractor in design, photography, and videography. Clients: Cornell University Radio Coteau Wine Blue Fly Digital

Employer:	University of California Berkeley - Academic Talent Development Program
Position:	Art and Technology Teacher
Time period:	July 2008 - August 2008
Description:	For more details and examples of student work please visit: http://hypermodern.net/teaching/atdp/ PHOTOGRAPHY is about seeing, thinking, and understanding ratios. Once ISO/ASA, shutter speed, and aperture are mastered, compositional guidelines are keys to the next level. After a brief history of photography, and a Photoshop tutorial on the first day, the students were free to modify images as they saw fit, and were welcome to draw. The second session was filled with a brief lecture on composition and crafting an image, then we took a field trip. The third day was a work day and ended with a final critique of the photos, where students had to explain how and why their images fit into the following themes: humor, political, fine art, photo journalism, and documentary. ANIMATION Various techniques are explored including hand-drawing, stop-motion, clay-mation, and compositing.

Employer:	San Francisco University High School
Position:	Varsity Track Assistant Coach
Time period:	March 2006 - May 2009
Description:	Specializing in the jumps, motivation, core strength, and conditioning. • State 10th place in women’s high jump 2006 • CIF Section V women’s champions 2007 • CIF Section V women’s champions 2008 2009 http://www.sfuhs.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=434 2007 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=448 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=442 2006 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=290 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=219

Employer:	San Francisco University High School
Position:	Girls Varsity Basketball Assistant Coach
Time period:	November 2005 - March 2009
Description:	* Bay Counties League girls basketball champions 2007 * League championship Co-MVPs 2007 2008 http://www.sfuhs.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=112 2007 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/?itemid=394 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=382 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=373 2006 http://inside.sfuhs.org/blog/index.php?itemid=198

Employer:	Marin School of Art and Technology
Position:	Art Instructor
Time period:	August 2004 - December 2004
Description:	• Taught about similarities between living and non-living systems, analogues • Explored elements of contemporary art theory • Instructed in production skills for web and video

Employer:	Presidio YMCA
Position:	Group exercise Instructor / Wellness Coach
Time period:	January 2004 - December 2006
Description:	• Demonstrated various fitness moves insuring proper technique • Supported clients’ efforts in building skill sets necessary for making exercise a lifelong habit • Honed public speaking skills

Employer:	Leonardo: The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology
Position:	Manuscript Intern
Time period:	January 2004 - December 2005
Description:	I assisted in managing the peer-reviewed manuscripts for the Leonardo Journal focusing on art, science, and technology.

Employer:	San Francisco Art Institute
Position:	Art Instructor, NASA Space Grant Class
Time period:	January 2004 - May 2004
Description:	• Taught aspects of design remotely through telepresence • Created video tutorials for students in San Diego and Kansas • Trouble shot all problems with networked technology • Collaborated with NASA and students on “Skyways of Tomorrow “ poster design

Employer:	Cornell University
Position:	Cornell Adult University Instructor
Time period:	July 2002 - August 2002
Description:	I taught a one week website design course focusing on Dreamweaver. Because it was "Adult University" many of the students were over 50 and had limited skills on the computer. It was an excellent experience to break down technology, and to teach in a very clear and deliberate way.

Employer:	University Photography
Position:	Darkroom Assistant and Photographer
Time period:	June 2002 - August 2002
Description:	• Performed darkroom/studio duties, developed film, E-6 and B&W • Printing, lighting assignments, and onsite setup • Individual photographic work published in Cornell Chronicle newspaper

Employer:	Signal Interactive
Position:	Intern
Time period:	June 2000 - August 2000
Description:	I was a production artist, and worked on image processing taking large image files and preparing them for the web for Life Fitness. I also had the opportunity to contribute to the design process of the 1999 Chefwear site. The most important aspect of this job was working in teams, and gaining valuable industry experience by being part of the design group.

Employer:	Motorola
Position:	Web Design Intern
Time period:	June 1999 - August 1999
Description:	• Created database front-end interface for research documents • Hand-coded HTML, JavaScript, on Unix terminal • Designed icon sets

Employer:	Paleontological Research Institution
Position:	Collections Intern
Time period:	October 1997 - October 1999
Description:	I Worked accessioning new items, designed interactive exhibits as well as lecturing to youth, and giving the occasional docent tour.

University:	City College of San Francisco
Time period:	2005 - 2007
Degree:	Spanish

University:	Art Institute of San Francisco
Time period:	2002 - 2004
Degree:	New Genres, MFA

University:	Cornell University
Time period:	2002
Degree:	BA Psychology, BFA, Combined Media Art

Articles:	I created the stimulus drawings for the following: Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol. 27, No. 5: pages 767-780. 2003 “Spatial Representations Activated During Real-time Comprehension of Verbs”
Papers:	Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI. 2005, Essay “In the Tradition of Apprentice and Master”

Sports:	1997-2001, Varsity track and field, Cornell University 2001, Captain, school record holder, high jump 2.15m (7’ 1/2”) 2001, Blanford Award for senior who has done most for Cornell track 2001, C.M Spindler Award for most points scored by a senior track athlete 1999, 2001, 2003, State Games of America Champion, high jump
Hobbies:	Art, Photography, Surfing, Skateboarding, Mountain biking, Track & Field, Basketball, Spanish Language, Computers, Cartoons, Candy, Fitness and Personal Training, Burritos, Noodles, Ice cream, and ethnic food.
Clubs:	- Phi Delta Theta New York Alpha Chapter, Ithaca, New York, USA 1999-2002, Founder, Social Chairman, Historian, Philanthropy Chairman - Renaissance: grassroots coalition for social improvement Ithaca, NY 1998-2002, Founder, original member
Memberships:	- Leonardo International Society for the Arts Science and Technology, 2004-05, Editing staff intern - Boom Technology Fair, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, USA 2001, Fine Art Applications of 3D Internet 2002, Sound Thinking: computer as creative audio tool
Awards:	San Francisco Art Institute: 2003-04, Board of trustees 2004 Student Leadership Award 2002-03, Graduate council Cornell University: 2001, Edith and Walter King Stone Memorial Prize for promise in art 1999-2001, Student Athlete Advisory Committee 1999-2001 Kevin M. McGovern Family Scholarship 1998 George and Harriet Cornell Scholarship 1998-2001, National Dean’s List