EDUCATION
 
        2009	New York University, Masters of 
        	Professional Studies. Majoring in 
            	Interactive Telecommunications.

        2006	Kansas City Art Institute, Bachelors of 
        	Fine Arts.  Majoring in New Media.
        
        EXIBITIONS (solo or two person)
        
        2006	Deus Ex Machina
           	Media Gallery - Society for Contemporary 
                Photography, Kansas City, MO
        
        2006	Earth Beneath
           	Myers Gallery - Living Arts of Tulsa, 
                Tulsa, OK
           
        2006	Late Night TV Buddha
           	New Media Video Gallery, KCAI - 
                Kansas City, MO
        
        EXIBITIONS (group)
         
        2007	Thank You For Remembering Me
            	ITP on the Bigscreen, IAC Building - 
                New York, NY
                
        2007	Guilty
            	Video Night, NYU - 
                New York, NY 
                
        2006	Demonstration Reel
            	Showmeoff Creations - Starlight Theater, 
            	Kansas City, MO
        
        2006	Everybody Loves You
            	Media Discharge, KCAI - 
                Kansas City, MO
           
        2006	Echo Narcissus Echo
            	2006 Annual B.F.A Exhibition - 
                H&R Block Artspace, 
                Kansas City, MO
                
        2006	Chicken Pluckers
            	Vanderslice Hall, KCAI - 
                Kansas City, MO
        
        2005	Deus Ex Machina
            	Media Discharge, KCAI - 
                Kansas City, MO
           
        2005	Ocean Breath Part II. 
            	Bride of Media Slam,  KCAI - 
                Kansas City, MO
           
        2005	Future Primetime. 
            	Media Slam, KCAI - 
                Kansas City, MO.
        
        2004	816-289-1017. 
            	End of Semester New Media Exhibition, 
                KCAI - Kansas City, MO.
        
        2004	Kemper Arena Aesthetic. 
            	End of Semester Photography Exhibition, 
                KCAI - Kansas City, MO. 
           
        2003	A collection of photographs from the 
        	west bottoms. 
            	End of Semester Photography Exhibition, 
                KCAI - Kansas City, MO.
         
        TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP
           
        2005	Teaching Assistant for the Photography and 
        	New Media Dept.
            	Duties include expanding and maintaining 
                two computer labs; a Pro Tools LE based 
                recording studio suite and 
            	a Premiere Pro based video editing suite, 
                as well as teaching fellow students how to 
                use the software with basic editing 
                techniques.
         
        INTERNSHIPS
        
        2004	Artist-Assistant for Andrea Flamini 
            	Duties include audiovisual equipment setup 
                and troubleshooting, computer hardware and 
                software setup and troubleshooting, 
            	internet research, simple design and 
                construction, transportation of equipment, 
                cleaning and final preparation of the 
                installation spaces. 
         
        AWARDS
        
        2006	Honor Award, 2006 Annual B.F.A. Exhibition
        
        2005	Merit scholarship awards: Kansas City Art 
        	Institute.
        
        2002	National Scholastic Art and Writing Award, 
        	Excellence in Visual Arts.
        
        2001	Arts Recognition and Talent Search Merit 
        	Award.
       	

derek w. stoops :

game designer, visual artist, manual laborer, entrepreneur, biker, programer, etc.


my various incarnations around the web :
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teamTurn

brother:
grant l. stoops

former professors:
patrick clancy
rebecca dolan
andrea flamini
dwight frizzell