AIMEE HELEN KOCH

EXPERIENCE
Director of Development, The New Community School, Richmond, Virginia, August 2009-present
Develop a comprehensive, integrated fundraising program. Enhance awareness and engagement through greater personalization, segmentation, and design in communications, outreach, and stewardship. Oversee annual fund and top donor program. Provide leadership and ensure coordination of development staff, trustees and other volunteers in fundraising.

Development Manager, ART 180, Richmond, Virginia, October 2007-July 2009
Enhanced community support through innovative fund raising and communications. Conceived and managed 10th anniversary community-wide art/fund raising project, Change for a Ten, succeeding in doubling the number of individual donors, adding new corporate sponsors, and significantly increasing awareness of the organization. Wrote grant proposals and reports. Exceeded budget goals for 2007 and 2008 despite recession. Recognized in 2008 by Style Weekly as one of the city's "Top 40 Under 40" and honored with the Virginia Association of Fund Raising Executives 2009 Rising Star Award.

Gallery Administrator/Development Director, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, January 2006 - September 2007
Managed day-to-day operations, communications, and record-keeping. Wrote and distributed press releases, designed promotional materials, updated website, coordinated mailings, and archived historic records. Developed donor database, wrote grants, managed membership program, and maintained financial ledger. Administered programs and special events. Earned a Virginia Fund Raising Institute's Educational Scholarship from the Association of Fund Raising Professionals and the 2006-2007 George M. Peters Scholarship from the Virginia Association of Fund Raising Executives.

Freelance Photographer, Richmond, Virginia 2006-present, St. Louis, Missouri, 2003-2005, New York City, New York, 2001-2003
Independent photography and graphic design. Clients include Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Quirk Gallery, Henley Street Theater, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), Library of Virginia, and Jackson Feild Homes in Richmond; Center for Creative Arts (COCA) and Washington University in St. Louis, and various dance troupes in New York City. Published in Brick Weekly, Dance Europe Magazine, Style Weekly, Time Out New York, The Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Village Voice.

Admissions Counselor, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, 2003-2005
Read and assessed undergraduate admissions applications. Wrote and reported confidential findings to committees.

Teaching Assistant & Gallery Coordinator, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, 2003-2005
Engaged students through tutorials, critiques, and lectures. Graded papers on contemporary art theory. Introduced darkroom processes. Solicited, juried, and exhibited photographs for the Weitman Gallery. Organized hanging of shows and distribution of mailings.

Director of Operations, Art4Love Inc., New York City, New York, 2001-2002
Assisted President and Vice President in startup business venture to lease and sell artworks to corporations. Recruited artists. Managed phones, mail correspondence, and scheduling. Responsible for image database. Developed and ran intern program.

Intern, Magnum, New York City, New York, 2001
Aided Library Director in archiving and labeling stock images. Assisted with organizational and correspondence needs.

Photography Intern, White House, West Wing, Washington, D.C., July-August, 1998
Photographed presidential bill signings, ceremonial presentations, and other official receptions. Edited, labeled, categorized, and ordered prints. Archived contact sheets and processed photo requests. Updated photographic and administrative records.


EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, Certificate in Nonprofit Management, 2007
Virginia Commission for the Arts Technical Assistance Grant, 2006-2007

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, Master of Fine Arts in Photography, 2005
Laura and William Jens Scholar, 2004-2005
School of Art Scholarship, Washington University, 2003-2005

New York University & International Center of Photography, New York City, New York 2002-2003

Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 2001
Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2001
Doshia American Studies Prize, Amherst College, 2000-2001
Armstrong Prize for Writing, Amherst College, 1997-1998

Oxford University, St. Catherine’s College, United Kingdom, spring 2000


RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS
Cité Residency Award, Paris, France, fall 2005
Recipient of residency award to live and work in Paris at the Cité International des Arts.

Cooper Union Artist Residency, New York City, New York, summer 2004
Selected as one of eleven photographers to participate in residency program. Experimented with large scale printing while attending lectures and discussions prominent New York artists and critics.

Fellow, Humanity in Action, Copenhagen, Denmark, summer 1999
Selected to attend international program studying resistance to human rights violations during the holocaust and in contemporary culture. Participated in seminars given by leading experts in the field, engaged in research and writing with other fellows which was later published by Humanity in Action.


AWARDS & HONORS
First Place, Reflecting Women’s Wellness Juried Exhibition, James Center, Richmond, VA, April 2008
Juror for Petersburg Regional Art Center, All-Media Exhibition, February 2007
Juror for Tidewater Art Alliance Miniature Show: Tiny Treasures,October-November 2006
Best-in-Show, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, New York, 2006
Photography Award, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia, 2006
Juror Award, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, 2005
Bullivant Gallery Award, Art Dimensions, St Louis, Missouri, 2004
University City, Missouri Photo Show, 2nd Place in Innovative Photography, St Louis, Missouri, 2004


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Undressed, Charleston Heights Art Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, November 2009
Undressed, The Phoenix, Richmond, VA, summer 2009
Grave Gardens & Pincsuhion Dolls, Park Group, Richmond, VA, August 2009
Undressed, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH, May-June 2009
Grave Gardens, Greenbelt Art Center, Greenbelt, MD, April-June 2008
Undressed, North Charleston City Gallery, North Charleston, SC, January 2008
Grave Gardens, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, October-December 2007
Aimee Helen Koch: Ladies in Waiting, Ortlip Gallery, Houghton, NY, October-November 2007
Made By Adults, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY, February-March 2007
Aimee Helen Koch & ArtWear, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO, August-September 2006
Pincushion Dolls, SRO Photo Gallery, Lubbock, TX, January-February 2006
Ladies in Waiting, Epping Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL, November-January 2005-2006
Aimee Helen Koch: Made By Adults, Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo, TX, October-December 2005
Baby Dolls, Lincoln Land Gallery, Springfield IL, June-July 2005
Perspectives, Burnett Gallery, Amherst, MA 2001

TWO OR THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Absence/Presence, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA, October 2007
Cultivated Grounds, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA, March 2007
The Natural and Spiritual Body, Russian-American Cultural Center, New York, NY, April 2002

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
An Alpan Gathering, Invitational, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY, October-November 2009
Transition/Transformation Invitational, Nightingale Gallery, La Grande, OR, February 2009
Mixed Media and Functional Art Invitational, Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, VA, January-February 2009
I’m Not that Innocent, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY, August-September 2008
Plant Zero @ artspace, artspace gallery, Richmond, VA, July-August 2008
Reflecting Women’s Wellness Juried Exhibition, James Center, Richmond, VA, April 2008
Smaller is Better: Juried Exhibition of Small Works, Schiltkamp Gallery, Worcester, MA, November-January 2008
December Selections 2007, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY, December 2007
2007 All Media Juried Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, July-August 2007
Really Big Shoe Show, Riverviews Art Space, Lynchburg, VA, July 2007
Equinox, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, February-March 2007
Winter 2006, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY, December-January 2007
PhotoGenesis, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, November-January 2007
Digitally Propelled Ideas (DPI), W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Gallery, Pomona, CA, September-October 2006
Alpan International, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY, September, 2006
PFAC Biennial 2006, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, August-September 2006
The National Arts Program, Pine Arts Center, Richmond, VA, July 2006
2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR, July-August 2006
New Waves 2006, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, May-July 2006
Ex-Pat Artists: Springtime in Paris, IVY, La Chapelle Saint-Louis, Paris, France, May 2006
Engendering Diversity and Community, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, La Verne, CA, March-May 2006
Juried Photography Exhibition, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, March-April 2006
New Images: A Juried Photo Competition, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, March-April 2006
2nd Annual Silent Art Auction, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, February 2006
8th Annual All Media Juried Exhibition, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC, February-March 2006
All Mixed Up, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA, September 2005
Photo National 2005, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, August-September 2005
Photography Invitational, HCC Gallery, Columbia, MD, June-July 2005
Photographic Constructions, Synapse Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI, June-July 2005
Dreambox Foto Annual, Dreambox Foto Gallery, Chicago, IL, May 2005
Illuminance 2005, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX, March-May 2005
SCC Multimedia Invitational, St. Peters, MO, March-April 2005
Women in the Arts, The Craft Studio and Brady Commons Gallery, Columbia, MO, March 2005
Paper in Particular, Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO, February-March 2005
The Seven Ages of Man, Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, January-February 2005
Elysium at Seven, Studio Gallery, St Louis, MO, January 2005
Doubletake, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, December-February 2004-2005
WCAG/DGA Juried Art Exhibit, Framer’s Gallery, Georgetown, TX, October, 2004
The Roshambo Challenge, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, August -September 2004
PhotoMedia Center’s 2004 Open Exhibition, Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA, July-September 2004
Biennial-Midwest Fine Art Competition, The Municipal Art League, Chicago, IL April 2004
3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, The Lemon Street Gallery, Kenosha, WI, April 2004
Boulder Art Association National Juried Photography, Boulder, CO, March-April 2004
Art Dimensions Spring Show, Kastle Gallery, St Louis, MO, April 2004
Photo Midwest: A Juried Exhibition, Wisconsin Union Galleries, Madison, WI, March 2004
Translations, Dialogues on Life, Juried Exhibition, Remote Gallery, New York, NY, October 2003
Entourage, International Center of Photography Education Gallery, New York, NY, March-June 2003
Double Exposure, South Paw, Brooklyn, NY, April 2003
Here is New York: Exhibition of September 11th, 116 Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY, October 2002