Harold Sikkema

EDUCATION

Honours BA - McMaster University

  • Hamilton, Ontario
  • Art & Multimedia
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude, spring 2009

OSSD - Guido de Brès Christian High School

  • Hamilton, Ontario
  • Graduated in 2003

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • McMaster Dean's Honour List | 2003 – 2009
  • Bank of Montreal Humanities Multimedia Scholarship | 2005 & 2006
  • Women’s Art Association Scholarship | 2005
  • Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship | 2003 - 2006
  • McMaster University Honour Award – Faculty of Humanities | 2003 & 2004
  • The Ontario Scholar Certificate | 2003
  • Guido de Brès Extracurricular Participation Award | 2003
  • Guido de Brès Proficiency Scholarship | 2003
  • Guido de Brès Senior Art Award | 2003
  • Guido de Brès Honor Roll | 2000 – 2003

WORK EXPERIENCE

Art Teacher - Emmanuel Christian High School

  • Fergus, Ontario | 2009
  • Taught AVI10 (Grade 9 Visual Art) and AVI30 (Grade 11 Visual Art)
  • Created a successful mural-painting group among the student body

Webmaster & Communications Assistant - Act International

  • Geneva, Switzerland | Fall 2007 – Fall 2008
  • Built content management framework and design for http://www.act-intl.org
  • Designed visual layouts for several publications

Teaching Assistant, McMaster University

  • Hamilton, Ontario | Fall 2006, Summer 2007, Fall 2008
  • Introduced year-one students to graphic & web design with Adobe Photoshop.

Lab Assistant - Humanities Media and Computing, McMaster University

  • Hamilton, Ontario | Summer 2005
  • Computer lab maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

Visual Artist (self employed) - nsitu creative

  • Various locations | 2002 – Present
  • Freelance production of murals, fine art, graphic design, and websites

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

  • Creative direction - Roadside Assistance Magazine | 2006 – 2007
  • Webmaster, Canadian Reformed Soccer League (http://www.crsl.ca) | 2004 – 2007
  • Camp counsellor, Campfire! (http://www.campfirebiblecamp.ca) | 2004 – 2006

ART EXHIBITIONS

  • Waterfront Wingfest | Hamilton, Ontario | June, 2009
  • Across Borders | Redeemer University, Ancaster Ontario | June, 2009
  • The Self-Proclaimed Artist Show | Sealed Art, Hamilton Ontario | May, 2009
  • play nice | McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton Ontario | April, 2009
  • Four Walls | McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario | March, 2009
  • Visual Theology (solo show) | James North Studio, Hamilton Ontario | February, 2009
  • The River Artists Show | Dunnville Ontario | November, 2006

REFERENCES

  • References available upon request.
Curriculum Vitae