Honor Society® member
Jenine Hillaire
Lecturer at University of California at Davis, Design Department
- The Evergreen State College
- Native American Studies
- Class of 2021
- Richmond, CA
Member since September 2020
Education
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University of Alberta
Indigenous Canada Certificate
2020
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University for the Creative Arts- Rochester, UK
MA Fashion Design
2014 – 2015
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University of the Arts- London, UK
Bespoke Tailoring
2012 – 2014
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university of california-davis
Fashion & Textile Design
2002 – 2005
Honors and awards
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Outstanding Contribution to Design
Awarded Upon Undergraduate Graduation
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Citation for Outstanding Performance in Design
Awarded Upon Undergraduate Graduation
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First Year Scholar
4.0 GPA in first Quarter of Undergrad
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4 times Dean’s Honors List
4.0 GPA in all classes in a single quarter
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Awarded the Provost Undergraduate Fellowship Grant
Grant for Undergraduate Research Projects
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Higher Education, Professor
- Graduate school interests
The University of Washington, Cornell University, UC Davis
- Outside the classroom
Apparel & Textile Skills
• Sewing: Machine 25 years, Hand 32 years, Bespoke tailoring 8 years
• Patternmaking: Draping, Drafting, Contour, Zero Waste, Alternative Techniques, Traditional Bespoke
• Surface Design: natural dying, acid dying, fiber reactive dying, sublimation printing, screen printing, block printing, shibori, wax resist, rice paste resist, stenciled, light reactive pigments, heat reactive pigment, embroidery, beading, water soluble textiles, fabric manipulation with heat, sewing and alternative methods, embossing, leather working
• Garment Construction: pleating, ruching, quilting/patchwork, pad stitching, boning/corsetry, making shoulder padding, baste stitching, cowling, bias, heat set adhesive seams, hand stitched buttonholes, applique…. etc.
• Types of apparel: corsets, panniers/bustle, suits, dresses, coats, all manor of trousers/pants, jeans, yoga and fitness, work wear, costume, hats etc.
• Textile structures: Weaving: silk, mixed fiber & paper, spinning, crocheting, knitting, basket weaving, needle felting, wet felting.
• Finishes: waxOnline Teaching Skills
• Highly proficient in Zoom and similar programs.
• Zoom skills: virtual classroom set up, screen share, breakout rooms, dual cameras, whiteboard, annotation, and virtual backgrounds.
• Canvas class website setup and management skills: discussions, chat, interactive pages, modules, assignments, syllabus, file and media management, speed grader and grade book features.
• Proficient at ilearn and eLearning class website setup and management.Computer Skills
• Highly proficient in Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
• Proficient in PAD: Patternmaking, Digitizing, Marker Making, & Plotting
• Proficient in MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Proficient in both Mac and WindowsOther Skills
• Sculpture: welding, blacksmithing, wood working, carving, carpentry, paper mâché, casting, resins, wire armature, clay oil and ceramic, paper, textile arts, found materials: natural & man made, pumpkin carving
• Animation/Led programing
• Painting, drawing, charcoal, pastel.
• Art Curation
• Cake decorating
Experience
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Lecturer
University of California at Davis, Design Department
Sep 2017 – Mar 2018
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Lecturer
San Francisco State University. Dpt. Family Interiors Nutrition & Apparel
Sep 2016 – Jun 2019
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Design Adjunct
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising San Francisco
Apr 2016 – Sep 2020
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Design Adjunct
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising San Francisco
Apr 2011 – Sep 2012
Volunteering
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Water Protector
No DAPL Oceti Sakowin Camp
Jan 2017
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Art builder
David Best Temple in association with Artichoke
Mar 2015
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Art Team Lead • Organize and manage art team volunteers • Curate art installations in an event space • Review and manage grant proposals. Conduct grant meetings to award art grants. • Manage grant awardees and grant spending.
London Decompression Event
Nov 2013 – Nov 2014
Additional information
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