IMANTS OZERS
Education
MFA Interdisciplinary Arts and Media, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2006.
BA Film & Video, (with honors), Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1985.
AAS Electronics (Dean's List for academic excellence), Wright College, Chicago, IL, 1982.
Certificate in Communications Media, Wright College, Chicago, IL, 1981.
Teaching Experience
Motion Graphics for Television and Film, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2006 to present.
History of Television, Teaching Assistant, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2005.
Microphone Applications for Voice, Guest Lecturer, Oakton College, DesPlaines, IL, 2000.
Teacher’s Aide/Audio Mixing Engineer, Film Sound Studio, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1983-1985.
Other Educational Experience
Music Major, (music theory, piano, voice, and guitar), Oakton Community College, DesPlaines, IL, 1999-2001.
Voice-overs, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2001.
Advanced Photo Seminar, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, 1992.
Essentials of Design, Microcomputers, Northwestern University, University College, Evanston, IL, 1989-1990.
Public Performances
“I’ll Take The Stairs,” Guitar performance with body mounted amplification, TicToc Performance Festival,
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2007.
“Coincidentally So,” Live performance with chroma key video. Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2005.
“Nine to Five in Theory,” Live internet video feed from Chicago, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburg, PA, 2005.
“Entre Acte,” Spoken word, songs, guitar. Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004.
“Intersections Collide,” Dance performance. Links Hall, Chicago, IL, 2004.
Public Exhibits
“Closer Still #CS047” Digital print, Snap to Grid show, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA,
September 2007.
“Closer Still,” Multi-media one man show, (digital prints, video, paintings), Elastic Arts Sound and Vision Gallery,
Chicago, IL, August 2007.
“So and So,” Video installation, Pretty Blue Sky’s Winter White Festival at 3 Pear Studios, Chicago, IL, 2006.
“Disinterested Gods,” Three channel audio/video sculpture/installation. Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL,
2006.
“Love Sick Soft Blue,” Nine channel video installation with sound compositions. Columbia College Chicago,
Chicago, IL, 2005.
“Shared Image Story,” Video, Harrison Flat Screen Project. (video monitor in street level window,) Columbia
College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2005-2006.
“Corners,” Video, Congress Flat Screen Project, (video monitors in street level window,) Columbia College
Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2005-2006
Software Proficiency
Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Painter, Soundforge, DVD Studio Pro,
Adobe Encore, Pro Tools, Adobe Go Live, FL Studio, Danceforms, Powerpoint, Sibelius, Sonar, Anim8-3D and others.
Published On Web
“Artists Interview Artists,” Written interview and images on Thinking About Art website. url: http://thinkingaboutart.
blogs.com/art/2006/08/artists_intervi.html, (link at imantsozers.com) August 2006.