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Hope Svenson

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN, PORTLAND, OR FEB. 2008–AUG. 2008

  • developed, researched, and wrote an educational program for the Architectural Heritage Center

  • presented the program as a public lecture at the Center 

FREELANCE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN, NEW HAVEN, CT JUNE 2003–JUNE 2006

  • researched, wrote, and did field work for the book Buildings of Connecticut, part of the Society of Architectural Historians’ series “Buildings of the United States” 

  • researched and wrote Housing New Haven, a brochure on architecture produced for the City of New Haven 

ARTFORUM MAGAZINE, NEW YORK, NY APRIL 2000–JULY 2001
Assistant Editor

  • worked directly with Editor-in-Chief in all aspects of editorial production

  • fact checked and proofread feature articles for Artforum and Bookforum

  • liaised between editorial staff and writers, artists, curators, and publicists

  • granted rights and reproductions requests 

MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY JUNE 1999–APRIL 2000
Archivist

  • maintained extensive digital, photographic, and library archives

  • granted rights and reproductions requests

  • proofread all copy for press releases, exhibition catalogs, and artists’ books

  • assisted in coordination of monthly exhibitions and special projects

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE CENTER, PORTLAND, OR OCT. 2008–PRESENT

  • researched and wrote a National Register Nomination

  • archived and documented materials acquired by Research Library

  • assisted in developing and researching future educational lecture programs 

OREGON ENCYCLOPEDIA, PORTLAND, OR NOV. 2009–JUNE 2010

 

EDUCATION 

YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, NEW HAVEN, CT 2003
Master of Environmental Design (Architectural History) 

HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, AMHERST, MA 1999
Bachelor of Arts (Art History)


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