Sean Orlando
1422 Glenfield Avenue
Oakland, CA. 94602
seano@engineeredartworks.com
415.515.1239
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012-2014
Artist Fellow
The deYoung Museum
San Francisco, CA
website
2012-1013
Curator/ Artist
Five Ton Crane Arts Group exhibition
SFMOMA Window Gallery
San Francisco, CA
website
2007-present
Five Ton Crane Arts Group
Co-Founder/ Creative Lead/ Instructor
Oakland, CA
website
2006-present
Engineered Artworks
Founder/ Artistic Director
Oakland, CA
2012- present
The Exploratorium
Public Programs Production Coordinator
San Francisco, CA
website
2010- 2012
Chabot Space and Science Center
Experience Design Project Developer
Exhibit design and development
Oakland, CA
website
2004-2010
Studio Manager/ Events Coordinator/ Faculty
The Crucible
Oakland, CA
website
2005-2008
Co-Founder/ Artist/ Instructor
Kinetic Steam Works
Oakland, CA
2005
Construction & Installation Assistant
J. Ignacio Diaz de Rabago, Babel Library IX
Gardner Stacks, University of California
Berkeley, CA
1998-2002
Architectural Graphics Fabrication/ Installation
-Lahue and Associates: San Francisco, CA
-Lauretano Sign Group: Terryville, CT
1995-1997
Aesthetic Entomologist
Evolution Nature Co.
New York, New York
website
Creation and preservation of rare insects for display and sale for prominent SOHO natural history gallery
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
2011-present
The Nautilus
Creative Director/ Lead Artist
(Private commission by Christopher & Amber-Marie Bently)
Artist interpretation of The Nautilus from Jules Vernes novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Nautilus is a land submarine that can carry up to 15 passengers.
2009-present
The Raygun Gothic Rocketship
website
Lead Artist/ Artistic Director/ Project Manager
Temporarily installed at Pier 14, SF on the Embarcadero until October 2012
The RAYGUN GOTHIC ROCKETSHIP is a grant funded large-scale group installation piece, fiscally sponsored by The Crucible and the Black Rock Arts Foundation
2008
The Lumbering Contraption
website
Five Ton Crane Group Project
A kinetic human powered sculpture built for the Great West End Handcar Regatta
2007-2010
The Steampunk Tree House
website
Lead Artist/ Artistic Director/ Project Manager
Permanently installed at Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Delaware
The Steampunk Tree House is a grant funded, large-scale group installation piece, fiscally sponsored by The Crucible and the Black Rock Arts Foundation.
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2012
Guest Speaker
SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association)
San Francisco, CA
website
Panel Discussion on West Oakland’s Industrial Arts Corridor with Karen Cusolito, American Steel Studios; Steven Young, The Crucible; and Leslie Pritchett, Friends of the Gateway.
2012
Guest Speaker
The Crucible
“Made in Oakland” Fireside Lounge Series
Oakland, CA
website
Panel discussion featuring Maurice Cavness, Karen Cusolito, Dorothy Lenehan, Natalie Nadimi, Sean Orlando, Tyrone Stevenson Jr., a.k.a. Scraper Bike King, and other innovators.
2012
Featured Artist/ Lecturer
Open MAKE at The Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
website
A collaboration with MAKE Magazine, the Tinkering Studio and Pixar Animation Studios
2011
Featured Artist/ Lecturer
Landor and Associates
San Francisco, CA
website
2011
Featured Artist/ Lecturer
American Welding Society
Oakland, CA
website
EDUCATION
2006-2011
University of California at Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, Practice of Art
College of Letters & Sciences
Berkeley, CA
2004-2006
San Francisco City College
Fine Art and Metal Fabrication
IGETC Certification
San Francisco, CA
2002-2004
Academy of Art University
Fine Art & Design
San Francisco, CA
1997-2000
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Fine Art & Design
Winsted, CT