SAM OPPENHEIM
Email: samoppenheim@yahoo.com


EDUCATION

2004 - 2006 M.A. Childhood Education, City College - New York, NY
2002 - 2004 M.A. Anthropology-Archaeology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
1997 - 2001 B.A. Anthropology and Comparative Religion, Columbia College, Columbia University, NY

EXHIBITIONS
June 2nd - July 22nd "Lynn Saville - Sam Oppenheim - Photography"
Joint show at ICON Iowa Contemporary Gallery 51 East in Fairfield, IA
November 18 - December 5th "Kitsch"
Group show at Postcrypt Gallery at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, New York, NY
November 4- December 17, 2005 "Architecture"
Group show at ICON - Gallery 51 East in Fairfield, IA
September 2005 "Summer Snapshots"
1 Month group show at Postcrypt Gallery at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, New York, NY
June 2004 - November 2004 "Summer and Fall"
Six Month Installation at Bang! Thai Eatery on Thompson at Bleeker, New York, NY
February - April 2003 "Faces of India"
Two Month Installation at Steep & Brew Coffee Shop on State St., Madison, WI
November - December 2002 "Portals to Foreign Lands"
Two Month Installation at The Casbah Restaurant, Madison, WI
October 2002 - December 2003 "Images From Around The World"
Permanent Exhibit at Duniya Restaurant, Madison, WI
Summer 2002 "Images From Around The World "
Friday Night Art Walk Exhibition, Ballet Dance Hall, Fairfield, IA

FREELANCE WORK EXPERIENCE
1999 - present Freelance Photographer
On hire for various jobs including weddings, headshots, portraiture, children, dogs, events, etc.
1999 - present Assistant
Occasional Assistant to photographer Lynn Saville. Site scout, driver, digital development of photographs, scanning, printing, sorting. Preparation of materials for submission, etc.
Fall 2004 Photography and Graphic Design of "Rated R" CD (Rachel Rossos)
1997 - Present Freelance Computer Consulting & Web Page Design, New York and California
Designing, operating, and updating HTML websites, tutoring computer users and installing equipment
1998 - 2001 Residential Computer Consultant, Columbia University, New York, NY
Student Computer system set-up, networking, troubleshooting, and general consulting
CAREER EXPERIENCE
2004 - 2007 Public School Teacher, P.S. 31, South Bronx, NY
Computers and Technology Assignment: teaching K-8th grade students computer use including microsoft office applications and internet research. Teaching a photography elective. Prior assignments included 6th Grade Social Studies and 5th Grade Literacy.