Employment Bio
I have been working in the film, television, and advertising industry for the past 23 years as a production designer, art director, project manager, set builder, prop master, model maker, and fabricator. My specialization is building miniatures and I especially love working on stop-motion animation projects. I am proficient with most power tools and machinery and pride myself on being very organized and self-reliant.
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I also have acted as an exhibition designer, curator, and art preparator at various institutions such as the de Young Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SFMOMA, Southern Exposure Gallery, and others. I have been an artist assistant for Maud Cotter, Philip Ross, Jim Campbell, Andy Vogt, Christine Remy, Scott Tsuchitani, Honey McMoney, and others.
I have a long history of acting as a stage manager for local theaters and have taught classes in this detailed craft. I have worked in venues such as On Broadway, American Music Hall, and Herbst Theater.
In what seems like another lifetime, I used to fashion model for runway, catalog, and editorial. I was also a veterinary technician for 3 years and still fondly remember two of my beloved patients, Mr. Bojangles the cat and Jazz the German Shepard.
I have a long history of acting as a stage manager for local theaters and have taught classes in this detailed craft. I have worked in venues such as On Broadway, American Music Hall, and Herbst Theater.
In what seems like another lifetime, I used to fashion model for runway, catalog, and editorial. I was also a veterinary technician for 3 years and still fondly remember two of my beloved patients, Mr. Bojangles the cat and Jazz the German Shepard.
Professional Skills
General:
project management stage management set construction set dressing scenic painting prop fabrication model making stop-motion animation sculpting mold making costume design special FX make-up photo styling carpentry accounting budgeting script breakdowns Computer: SketchUp Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Dreamweaver Word Excel PowerPoint iMovie Ableton Live |
Power Tools:
table saw circular saw Saws-All drills and drivers drill press nail gun brad guns pin nailer router (table and handheld) Dremel flexible shaft oxy-acetylene welding mig welding soldering grinders (bench and handheld) sandblaster Painting: faux finishes aging techniques gold leafing airbrush spray guns Hudson sprayer airless paint sprayer acrylics, latex, oils, enamels, watercolor, goache, spray paints |
Other Equipment:
cherry picker scissor lift forklift overhead crane box truck 26-foot truck Crafts: knitting crocheting macramé sewing embroidery cross-stitch needlepoint appliqué quilting papermaking origami quilling papier-mâché découpage |
Art Bio
www.terrancegraven.com
In the past, I was the co-founder and artistic co-director for COLLAPSINGsilence Performance Troupe for thirteen years. C.s. was influenced by Butoh and other movement-based performance art. We collaborated with live musicians such as Sharkbait, Hollow Earth, Haunted by Waters, and Mandible Chatter.
Now as a solo artist, I create installations incorporating sculptural elements, live performance, costumes, sound, photography, and theatrical lighting. I work with themes about the fragility of the body and the frailty of life. This committed exploration on these topics often makes me very apprehensive, but is the core and strength of my creative process.
While creating and performing, I explore my anxieties about mortality and the precarious experience of living in a body made of flesh and bone. I am fearful of trauma and distress in the body and therefore often find myself deconstructing and investigating the human anatomy.
Last, it is my intention to create a stimulating forum wherein viewers may freely explore their feelings about mortality, loss, and their relationship to their bodies. My goal is not to appease and comfort, but rather to agitate and illuminate places that are usually left unexplored.
The mediums I like to use are bread, blood, mold and bacterial cultures, salt, spoiled milk, medical tubing, fingernails, brightly-colored cough syrups, thick medicinal ointments, gold, cremation ashes, and dead flies.
I have been a guest lecturer/instructor at UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Douglas and Sturgess, Jon Sims Center for the Arts, Yugen Theater, and the Harvey Milk Institute. I have exhibited widely including shows at:
Currently, I am attempting to get into grad school to earn my Masters Degree in Fine Art. I am also applying to Artist In Residency programs and especially interested in participating in one in Berlin, Germany. There is tough competition getting into both, but I continue to fill out lengthy paperwork.
In the past, I was the co-founder and artistic co-director for COLLAPSINGsilence Performance Troupe for thirteen years. C.s. was influenced by Butoh and other movement-based performance art. We collaborated with live musicians such as Sharkbait, Hollow Earth, Haunted by Waters, and Mandible Chatter.
Now as a solo artist, I create installations incorporating sculptural elements, live performance, costumes, sound, photography, and theatrical lighting. I work with themes about the fragility of the body and the frailty of life. This committed exploration on these topics often makes me very apprehensive, but is the core and strength of my creative process.
While creating and performing, I explore my anxieties about mortality and the precarious experience of living in a body made of flesh and bone. I am fearful of trauma and distress in the body and therefore often find myself deconstructing and investigating the human anatomy.
Last, it is my intention to create a stimulating forum wherein viewers may freely explore their feelings about mortality, loss, and their relationship to their bodies. My goal is not to appease and comfort, but rather to agitate and illuminate places that are usually left unexplored.
The mediums I like to use are bread, blood, mold and bacterial cultures, salt, spoiled milk, medical tubing, fingernails, brightly-colored cough syrups, thick medicinal ointments, gold, cremation ashes, and dead flies.
I have been a guest lecturer/instructor at UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Douglas and Sturgess, Jon Sims Center for the Arts, Yugen Theater, and the Harvey Milk Institute. I have exhibited widely including shows at:
- David Cunningham Projects Gallery
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- De Young Museum
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- 111 Minna
- Shoshana Wayne Gallery
- International Performance Art Festival
- and others
Currently, I am attempting to get into grad school to earn my Masters Degree in Fine Art. I am also applying to Artist In Residency programs and especially interested in participating in one in Berlin, Germany. There is tough competition getting into both, but I continue to fill out lengthy paperwork.
Music Bio
In the 80's, I was responsible for co-founding and DJ-ing at an alternative club in the Midwest called, "The Martyr." I was also in two unknown bands "Only Seven Remain" and "Dis Jaw." I was responsible for percussion, sound samples, vocals, and mixing.
I was the co-founder and DJ of the San Francisco club whorePOD, where a very wide array of music is played. I currently guest DJ at a variety of venues, such as DNA Lounge and Cat Club, under the name DJ TEMPVS.
Although my tastes in music are quite varied, I especially love Dark Ambient and Electronic music.
I was the co-founder and DJ of the San Francisco club whorePOD, where a very wide array of music is played. I currently guest DJ at a variety of venues, such as DNA Lounge and Cat Club, under the name DJ TEMPVS.
Although my tastes in music are quite varied, I especially love Dark Ambient and Electronic music.