Ryan Verzaal
Ryan Verzaal
GEORGE KREVSKY GALLERY
Registrar/Lead Preparator, San Francisco, CA Sept 2006 (current)
Functioned as day to day registrar working with Gallery owner and clients to inventory and deaccession artwork, provide graphics and press, standard preparatory handling, installing and shipping 20th Century American Master Paintings. Coordinated with gallery director to work on but not limited to Sales Support, Client Affairs, Inventory Control, Exhibition Installations, Curatorial Implementations, Program Direction and yearly budgeting.
NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE
Assistant Director/Installation, New York, NY (current)
Maintained day to day operations for one of the largest international art fairs in America alongside ArtBasel Miami Beach. Furnished exhibitors from 14 countries with electrics, finances, and cohesion with international investors and collectors. Oversaw stability for multi-million dollar galleries daily progress.
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
Communications Dept. / Podcast Editor. San Francisco, CA
Edited video and audio podcasts and vodcasts for distribution through the sfai.edu website as well as channeled through Apple's iTunes directory. Worked with notable artists and curators on digital presentations in a rss feed captivated installment.
RBA & ASSOCIATES, New York, NY
Art Handler, Preparator, Installation
Worked with large scale international art shipping company for international art fair ArtBASEL, ArtSCOPE, the Aqua Exhibition and as the official freight forwarder for Art PULSE. Designed and built custom booth installations for numerous New York and California fine art galleries.
JM VISUALS New York, NY
Design Team Member
Working with designer installing scenery at corporate function, fabricating materials for on site installations. Created video and film graphics for live fashion show installations for large corporate functions.
ALL STAGING UNLIMITED, Orlando, FL
Scenic Artist/Carpenter
Working in paint and carpentry departments furnishing film, television, corporate functions and conventions with high quality scenery for local and national events. Working directly with carp and paint leads as well as creative directors in manufacturing custom large scale scenery. Facilitated installation crews for convention based exhibitions. Handled graphic, vinyl and CAD based output products for finish production.
BROWARD STAGE DOOR THEATER, Coral Springs, FL
Scenic Carpenter/Lead Carpenter
Worked closely with shop foreman and chief scenic designer to produces sets for a high output musical theater with three stages in Dade and Broward Counties. Worked with touring designers and performers in a quick turnaround, high production volume setting.
FLAGLER COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, St. Augustine, Florida
Asst. to Technical Director
Coordinated design, construction, art direction, budgeting and equipment maintenance under the supervision of the technical direction for a facility. Facilitated load in/load out of various touring company set designs, often working with Art directors and producers to meet high standards for stage output. Supervised a working crew of twelve in tasks ranging from drafting of plans to construction of scenery and lighting equipment. Responsible for purchasing, inventory and maintenance.
Clients
Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art
Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin, Germany
David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
Houldsworth, London, UK
Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
Noga Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Heather Marx Gallery, SF, CA
Exploratorium, Museum Of Science, SF, CA
Douze and Mille, Washington DC
Conner Contemporary, Washington DC
Green on Red, Dublin, Ireland
Walter & Mcbean Gallery, SF, CA
SF Bureau of Urban Secrets (Jeneanne Pryzblyski)
Misc
Video Installations Target Summer Preview Marks Gallery, NYC
Scenic Painter Black Nativity Hansberry Theater, SF, CA
Scenic Artist/Carpentry Party Lite 200 E. Jones Dome, St. Louis
Scenic Artist/Carpentry Circuit City Road Show MCI Center, Wahsington DC
Scenic Artist/Carpentry Novo Nordisk / Orlando Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL
Scenic Artist 2005 MTV VMA’s AA Arena, Miami
Scenic Painting 2005 Film Acdmy. Oscars New York City
Lighting Design Imperial Bolshoi Ballet Moscow, CIS
Lighting Technician Massenkopf Dance Co. Moscow Russian Folk Festival
Light Board Operator Coppelia Ballet Jorgen Toronto, CA
Additional
Carpenter, Painter, Sculptor, Proficient with Multicam and other routing machines/software, B/W & Color Photographer, PC and Mac, Pro Tools, Bias Peak, Bias Deck, Ableton Live, Reason, Illustrator, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, html, VectorWorks, AutoCad, MS Office, FileMaker Pro. Extensive knowledge of Art History from 30,000 BC to present. Accomplished Drummer, Guitarist, Touring Musician.
