JUSTIN L. HOFFMAN
Lenger Sokak, Sirin Apartmani No:19 Daire:2 Cihangir Istanbul
Phone (310) 598-7951 • Email: hoffjust@gmail.com
For further inquiry please visit: www.justinhoffman.net
Education
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Claremont Graduate University – Claremont, CA (Dual Degree) — May 2008
•MFA – Digital Media
•MFA – Installation Art
•Award – Maguire Scholarship – Digital Media (2006) (2007)
•Award – Art Fellowship – Installation Art (2007)
University of California – Santa Barbara, CA — Present
•Ph.D. – Media Art and Technology – Visual and Spatial Arts
•Award – MAT Fellowship
University of Illinois – Champaign, Illinois – (Dual Majors) — June 2001
• Bachelor of Science – Speech Communications
• Bachelor of Science – Spanish
• Award – Jefferson G. Willard Scholarship – Journalism
• Award – Edwin & Katherine Ehler Scholarship – Spanish
University of Granada – Granada, Spain (Bilingual) — June 1999
• Full academic year of Study Abroad with classes of historical literature and cultural studies.
Teaching Portfolio
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Kadir Has University • Associate Professor 2010
www.khas.edu.tr/english.html
Department of New Media
Istanbul, Turkey
Santa Barbara City College • Associate Professor 2009
www.staticattraction.com
Studio 4-D, Foundations of New Genres
Santa Barbara, CA
University of California Santa Barbara • Assistant Professor 2009
www.art7d.com
Introduction to Contemporary Practice III – Art, Science and Technology
Santa Barbara, CA
Pitzer College • Assistant Professor Spring 2008
Handmade Film
Claremont, CA
Pomona College • Assistant Professor Fall 2007
Introduction to Digital Art
Claremont, CA
Harvey Mudd University • Assistant Professor Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Introduction to Video Production
Claremont, CA
Visual and Spatial Arts
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California Nanosystems Institute •
Researcher 2008 – Present
Santa Barbara, CA
www.allosphere.ucsb.edu
Static Reaction •
Executive Director – Present
Los Angeles, CA
www.staticreaction.com
Sustain Our Ocean •
Web Designer – Present
Chicago, IL
www.sustainourocean.com
LA Freewaves / Hammer Museum •
Production Director 2006 – 2008
Los Angeles, CA
www.freewaves.org
Studio Executive
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PBS Television • Senior Estimator 2006
Hollywood, CA
NBC Studios • Development Executive/ Estimator 2005
Burbank, CA
Extreme Home Makeover • Senior Estimator 2004
Endamol, Hollywood, CA
A Series of Unfortunate Events • Estimating Assistant 2003
Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, CA
TV/ Video Production
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Hollywood Connection •
Field Producer and Celebrity Reporter 2008
Los Angeles, CA – www.thehollywoodconnection.com
KROQ 106.7 • Field Producer-Editor 2004
Infinity Broadcasting, Culver City, CA – www.kroq.com
Classmates TV • Associate Producer-Assistant Editor 2003
Twentieth Century Fox / Small Cages Productions, Culver City, CA
TIP TV • Associate Producer-Editor 2002
General Electric “Tip TV”/ Creative Communications Concepts, Waukesha, WI
MCI 1-800-Collect, Pepsi Big Slam, Tropicana Orange Juice •
Production Coordinator 2001
HSI, Z-Group Films, Chicago, IL
Current Art Portfolio
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Staticattraction -the 4-D Studio • Video Installation 2009
Grand Theft: Sound (Radiohead, “nude”), video referencing the current atmosphere of homeless urban community on and around Hollywood Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA
Primavera – Festival of Contemporary Arts and Digital Media • Video Installation 2009
Santa Barbara, CA
Cylinder: Light, Sound, and found materials
UC Digital Arts Research Network (DARnet)- “Scalable Relations” • Video Installation 2009
Santa Barbara, CA
Motion Static: Light, Sound, and found materials
MAST- “The Future of Interactive Media” • Video Installation 2009
Santa Barbara, CA
Motion Static: Light, Sound, and found materials.
Freewaves (”Hollywould”) • Video Installation 2008
Hollywood, CA
Grand Theft: Light, Sound, Water, and Balloons. Multi-channel video installation
displayed on a balloon installation in the pool of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Burningman Decompression-LA • Video Installation 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Eye Candy, Materials: light , sound. Live visual performance during live stage
performances for festival.
Projections in Pasadena • Video Installation 2008
Pasadena, CA
Cylinder: Video incorporating found materials and live visual mural for outdoor wall
presentation commissioned by the city of Pasadena.
East Gallery• Installation Art and Video Installation 2008
Claremont, CA
Erected April* 2008: Sculptural pieces consisting of refuse 3-hole punch dots and
the film “Cylinder”.
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions • Video Installation 2007
Hollywood, CA
Alcove, Materials: Light, Sound, and found materials. Multi-channel live video installation
projecting in an immersive sculptural environment with collaboration of sound artists and
video artists.
Treehouse Gallery• Video Installation 2007
Riverside, CA
Torrential Static, Materials: Light, Sound, and found materials. Immersive Video Installation
displaying sculptural video and sound installation.
National Association of Television Program Executives • Video Installation 2007
Los Angeles, CA
Eye Candy, Materials: light , sound, plasma televisions. Live visual performance routed
via 40 flat screen televisions.
Los Angeles Art Show • Installation Art 2006
Santa Monica, CA
Time-Space Travel Device: Planetary Research Log, at the 12th annual LA Art Show at Santa Monica Airport’s Barkar Hangar.
Peggy Phelps Gallery• Video Installation 2006
Claremont, CA
Torrential Static, Materials: Light, Sound, and found materials. Immersive Video Installation
displaying sculptural video and sound installation.
Shafer Gallery• Video Installation 2006
Claremont, CA
Materials: Light and Canvas. Art presentation displaying the convergence of the ability of video to
enter with in the cannon of the critical art world while receiving contemporary display specifications.
Selected Lectures, Media, and Press
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New Interfaces for Musical Expression – “Panorama Architectures” – Published, 2009
Fisbon – Event Lab – Instructable and demonstration of LED cube with z-axis, February 12, 2009
L.A.Times – Farabee, Mindy “Freewaves festival turns Hollywood Blvd..” October, 9 2008 (Review)
LAWeekly – Molyneaux, Libby “Hollywould Highs” October, 11 2008 (Review)
Buzzfoto.com – Elterman, Brad “Art Launch Balloon Pool Party.” October, 10 2008 (Review)
University of California- Santa Barbara, visiting artist lecturer, “DIY -
Contemporary estimations for film/ What are you waiting for?” 2008
LAVA , visiting artist lecturer, “The state of live visuals in the contemporary landscape” 2008
Claremont Graduate University, visiting artist lecturer, “Video Installation for an urban environment” 2007
Drucker School of Business, visiting lecturer, “Estimating your next film” 2007
Pitzer College, visiting artist lecturer, “A retrospective of Murakami: an emphasis on visual sculpture
and the juxstaposition of video art.” 2007
L.ATimes- Holly Myers. “No limits on Freewaves Fest.” L.A. Times. November 9, 2006 (Review)
Pomona College, visiting artist lecturer, “DIY – contemporary estimations for film/ What are you waiting for?” 2006
MAGIC -Appearal Show, visiting artist lecturer, “The influence of visual art enroute to commerce” 2006