AIMEE HELEN KOCH

EXPERIENCE
Development Manager, ART 180, Richmond, Virginia, October 2007-present
Enhance community awareness of the organization. Lead individual fund raising campaigns, identify prospects, acknowledge gifts, and steward donors. Write grants, maintain and develop relationships with foundations and corporate sponsors. Assist with design projects, events, technology needs, and budgeting.

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. Awarded the Virginia Association of Fund Raising Executives’ 2006-2007 George M. Peters Scholarship as well as the Association of Fund Raising Professionals’ Educational Scholarship to attend the 2007 Virginia Fund Raising Institute.

Freelance Photographer, Richmond, Virginia 2006-present, St. Louis, Missouri, 2003-2005, New York City, New York, 2001-2003
Independent photography and graphic design. Selected as exhibition Juror for Tidewater Art Alliance and the Petersburg Regional Art Center. 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.

Teaching Assistant, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, spring 1999 and 2001
Aided Amherst College sociology professor with course on the societal implications of visual images. Taught an elective course introducing students to the black and white darkroom.

Tutor, The Literacy Project, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1998-2001
Tutored adult students preparing for the GED exam. Completed extensive training program.

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
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, 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


SELECTED EXHIBTIONS
Transition/Transformation Invitational, Nightingale Gallery, La Grande, OR, February 2009
I’m Not that Innocent, Morehead State University, August-September 2008
Reflecting Women’s Wellness, 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
Absence/Presence, Curated Culture, Richmond, VA, October 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
Cultivated Grounds, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA, March 2007
Equinox, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, February-March 2007
Winter 2006, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY, December-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 at Richmond, 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 & Community, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, La Verrne, CA, March-May 2006
Juried Photography Exhibition, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, March-April 2006
New Images: 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, Univ. 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 2005
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 of Chicago, 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
The Natural and Spiritual Body, Russian-American Cultural Center, New York, NY, April 2002