CV // Victor Plavitu // victorplavitu@gmail.com // victorplavitu.com
Education
2024 Art Education Graduate Certificate Program, CUNY, Queens College, New York, NY
2022 MFA Digital & Interdisciplinary Art Practice, CUNY, The City College of New York, NY
2018 BFA Design, Minor Business and Liberal Arts, CUNY, Queens College, New York, NY
2016-18 CUNY, Queens College, New York, NY (photography concentration)
NYC Department of Education Teaching Experience
2024-present CTE: Digital Arts Teacher, Dept. of Education Gotham Tech High School, Queens, NY
Assistant Adjunct Lecturer Teaching Experience
2022-present Electronic Design & Multimedia: Graphic Design Concepts, Summer, Fall & Spring, CUNY, City College New York, NY
2022-present Electronic Design & Multimedia: Typography 1, Summer, Fall, & Spring, CUNY, City College New York, NY
Student Teacher Internship
2023-24 New York City Department of Education: Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School & High School of Art and Design
New York State Department of Education Teaching Certifications
2024 Career & Technical Education: Commercial Art
2024 Visual Arts
Teaching Assistant Experience & Professional Service
2024 Workshop Facilitated: A Type Workshop, BFA Thesis, City College, NY
2022 Electronic Design & Multimedia: Senior Thesis, TA, Spring, CUNY, City College, New York, NY
2021-22 2-D Design, TA, Fall & Spring, CUNY, Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY
2021 Digital Photography: Investigating Personal History, TA, Summer, CUNY, City College, New York, NY
2021 Typography 1, TA, Spring, CUNY, City College, New York, NY
2020-22 DIAP MFA Studio Assistant CUNY, City College, New York, NY
2016-18 Photo Lab Technician, CUNY, Queens College, Queens, NY
Awards & Fellowships
2025 UFT Career & Technical Education Honoree Award
2023-24 Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts Teaching Artist Fellow at P.S. 131 Abigail Adams
2022 Graduate Research Symposium Winner in Art for thesis Old Cardboard
2022 Therese McCabe Ralston Connor Merit Award for thesis Old Cardboard
2021-22 Therese McCabe Ralston Connor Scholarship
2020-21 Digital & Interdisciplinary Art Practice Connor Tuition Scholarship
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Digital & Interdisciplinary Art Practice Thesis Old Cardboard, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2024 2nd Annual Astoria Local Artists Showcase Old Cardboard, Astoria, NY
2021 Digital & Interdisciplinary Art Practice Honorable Mentions, New York, NY
2021 Digital & Interdisciplinary Art Practice This is too normal, New York, NY
2020 Digital & Interdisciplinary Art Practice Open Studios, New York, NY
2018 Flushing Town Hall Queens College Students, Flushing, Queens
Languages
English: Native Language // Romanian: Fluent, Advanced Reading and Writing
Computer Skills
Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, and AfterEffects
3D Software: Blender, Cinema 4D, and Unreal Engine
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint