Stephen W. Hutchins 22 Cienega Canyon Road, Placitas, NM 87043 • 973-441-9088 • stepon@mindspring.com
Professional Experience
Albuquerque Museum, City of Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
Museum Exhibit Designer December 2016 - Present
State of New Mexico, Department of Cultural Affairs Santa Fe, NM
Design, coordinate and supervise production and installation of exhibits. Oversee purchasing, installation production and maintenance. Design, coordinate and supervise production and installation of exhibits for the New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, National Hispanic Cultural Center, and New Mexico Historic Sites.
StepOn to Design LLC Newark, NJ Design, fabricate and install art, science, and history exhibits.
Exhibition Designer October 2013 - November 2016
Exhibition Designer/Project Manager May 1999 - May 2013
Exhibition and object handling consultation. Hire and supervise contractors and installers for construction and installation.
Partial Client List: Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art • Brooklyn Historical Society • International Center of Photography • Jersey City Museum • The Jewish Museum • Johns Hopkins University • Liberty Science Center • The New Jersey Historical Society • The Newark Museum • New York Historical Society • Pompidou Centre • The Tribute Center • Whitney Museum of American Art • Yogi Berra Museum
Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art Newark, NJ Design, fabricate and install art exhibits.
Exhibition Designer
Peters Valley School of Craft Layton, NJ Approve budgets, generate event and fund raising ideas.
Board of Directors
November 2005 - November 2009
International Center of Photography New York, NY Oversee production and installation of exhibits.
Exhibition Production Coordinator September 2005 - February 2007
Hire and supervise large installation crew (up to 24 people) and manage budgets.
The Newark Museum Newark, NJ Design, fabricate and install art and science exhibits.
Exhibition Designer April 1997 - January 2002
Oversee purchasing, production and maintenance.
Point Concepts Design, Inc. Raleigh, NC Design and fabricate exhibits and graphics for trade shows.
North Carolina Museum of History Raleigh, NC Plan budgets, design exhibits, coordinate contracts and direct
March 2002 - May 2013
Oversee purchasing, production and maintenance. Hire and supervise contractors and installers for construction and installation.
Production Coordinator August 1994 - November 1996
Exhibition Designer
new construction of the Folk Life Gallery, a permanent exhibition.
April 1993 - May 1994
Education
North Carolina State University
May 1994 Bachelor of Environmental Design in Industrial Design Minor in Graphic Communications • Minor in Computer Science
Penland School of Crafts
June 1996 Cabinet Design June 1998 Fundamental Blacksmithing
Peters Valley School of Craft
July 2005 Concrete Casting August 2006 Concrete Modeling June 2007 Blacksmithing for Beginners