Alisa Nadolishny

Artist, Designer

Education

UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, M.Arch 2018

Pratt Institute 2008-2012, BFA in Fine Art, Sculpture. Graduate with Highest Honors

Recipient of Presidential Merit Scholarship and Foundation Year Scholarship.

Member of the President’s List for four consecutive academic years.

Study included a semester on exchange at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten.

Studied welding and metalwork, woodworking, casting and mold-making, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture; comfortable with all of the traditional skills required for each area.

Work Experience

Design

Guthrie + Buresh Architects

Assisted with measured drawings, exterior and interior design and drawings for residential renovation and new construction projects.

2016-2017

USL Technology, Inc

Developed social media strategy, advised on web presence, and collaborated with a diverse team on strategic sustainability initiatives.

2015-2016

Milestone Architecture PLLC

Projects included graphic design, interior architectural design, theatrical set design, and historical restoration feasibility studies.

2013-2014

a.k.a.design.ny. Inc. :

Design, fabrication, and retail of customized apparel, home goods, equipment and accessories, as needed for various projects.

2004-present

Diederik Comte LLC:

Design partner at fashion design firm, responsible for everything from creative development to wholesale and production, to logo design, photography, and look-book design.

2008-2011

Ari Dein, LLC

Production assistant for Arielle Shapiro, designer of high-end lingerie and participant in the CFDA Fashion Incubator Program

2011-2012

Freelance:

Collaborative mural design and execution at the Katonah Museum of Art, April 2008

Mural design and execution for Lakeland High School, June 2008

Performance/ collaborative painting with Chad Attie, in collaboration with Mini Cooper, August 2008

Logo and branding material for BME Systems Corp, 2010

Art restoration assignments for private clients, 2010

Performance in association with Modern Vice Inc.

Photo retouching for a number of clients, including:

VPL, 2010-2011; 2014

Maryam Nassir Zadeh, 2011-2012

Etten Eller, 2011-2012

Andy Lifschutz Jewelry, 2013

Model for fashion projects, editorials, and e-commerce. Clients and collaborators include:

VPL ; Maryam Nassir Zadeh / mnzstore.com ; Ari Dein; Lizzie Fortunato; Built by Wendy; Tia Cibani; Olivia + Joy; WE Fashion; Elle Nederlands; La Garconne; Andy Lifschutz; Riot of Perfume Magazine; Lauren Manoogian; ZOO Magazine; Dieppa Restreppo

Brit Worgan; Andres Roberts; Shannon Kester; Khrystyna Chekhlata; Rudolf Bekker; Daniel McMahon; Delphine Diallo; Camilla Falquez.

Other

Tracy Feith Inc.:

Sales associate. Also responsible for pre-production procedures, wholesale, public relations, and communications with magazines, photographers, and vendors.

2008-2009

La Garconne, LLC

Photo retoucher, fit model

January 2010-February 2014

Exhibitions

’Week of the Arts’, Jefferson Valley Mall, Mays of 2006 through 2008

Pace University, March 2007

Pratt Institute, July 27, 2007, and May 15, 2009

Katonah Museum of Art, March 2008

Garrison Art Center, March-April 2008

Pratt Institute Fine Arts Department, September-October 2010

Hogeschool voor de Kunsten end-exam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2011

1 (888)659-2204, Senior Thesis Exhibition. Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, April 30-May 11 2012

“Diary of a Madman,” in association with Andy Lifschutz and No Perks Theater, September 2012

“BOKEH”, Group Exhibition at Free Candy Gallery, January 2013

“The Prometheus Experience”, Aeon Aerial Arts, April 2013

“Secret Stories III: The Secret of Shatan“, Urban Circus NYC, Co-Director, writer, actor, October 2013

“Adonia”, Urban Circus NYC, Director, choreographer, July 2014