JEN LUKAS
5619 Briarpatch Circle Lincoln, NE 68516     (402) 730-6746     jen@jenlukas.com


EDUCATION
M.F.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2006
    Concentrations: Computer Design / Video Advisor: Ron Bartels
B.F.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1994
    Concentrations: Graphic Design


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Art Director: Swanson Russell Associates, Jan. 2007 - Present
Video Producer: Mary Riepma Ross Film Theatre Awards Ceremony, May 2006
Video Producer: BryanLGH Newcomen Video, May 2006
Designer/Interactive Designer: Swanson Russell Associates, Lincoln, NE, 2003 – Present
Graphic Design Instructor: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004-2005
Graphic Design Instructor: Metropolitan Community College, 2003-2005
Telluride Film Festival Assistant: Telluride Colorado, September 2004.
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery: Digital Archivist, Lincoln, NE 2003
Clothing Boutique Proprietor: Voltage, Kansas City, MO 2001-2002
Art Director: Bernstein Rein Advertising, Kansas City, MO 1996-2000
Assistant Art Director: Smith Kaplan Allen Reynolds, Omaha, NE 1994-1996


ART SHOWS
Lincoln Arts Fair: Lincoln, Ne: Juried Show, September 2006
Go! Video Installations: Loft at the Mill, Lincoln, Ne, June 2006
Haydon Art Center: Lincoln, Ne: Juried Show, Dec 2005
Atelier Studio: Winston-Salem, NC: Solo Exhibit, October 2005
Hot Shops: Omaha, NE: Curator of The Visual, May 2005
Tugboat Gallery: Invitational Opening Show, April 2005
Sheldon Art Museum: Lincoln, NE: Curator of The Visual
Sheldon Art Museum: Lincoln, NE: Video projection onto Anne Lindberg’s
Air/Mass Installation. First Friday Gallery Walk, February 2005
Rotunda Gallery: Lincoln, NE: UNL Sculpture Exhibit, December 2004
Lincoln Community Playhouse: Lincoln, NE: Solo Exhibit. October 2004
Milan Fall Fashion Week, Milan, Italy 2004: Moda Nova Friburgo Video. August 2004
Cablevision’s Public Access Channel: Lincoln, NE: New York Movie. December 2003
Hot Shops Film Festival: Omaha, NE: New York Movie. October 2003
Visual Prozac: Omaha, NE: Group Show. August 2002
Voltage Boutique: Kansas City, MO: Group Exhibit. Collage Work. September 2000


ARTIST TALKSworkSHOPS

The Heather Muller Circle: Witchita, KS: Shooting a Commercial Workshop, August 2006
Salem College: Winston-Salem, NC: Visiting Artist Talk, October 2005
Bemis Underground: Omaha, NE: Slide Jam artist, September 2005
Sheldon Art Museum: Lincoln, NE: Panel discussion of my video projected onto Anne Lindberg’s installation, February 2005

AWARDS
UNL Film and New Media Awards: Lincoln, NE: 1st Place: Jean’s Chase - Non-sync 8mm Short Film. May 2004
UNL Film and New Media Awards: Lincoln, NE: Multi-Media Finalist: DVD Intro. May 2004
UNL Film and New Media Awards: Lincoln, NE: 1st Place: Happenchance – 16mm Sync. May 2004