Bio
Connor is a creative problem solver with skills in project management, visual culture, and communications. He enjoys working with artists and creatives to realize relevant and impactful work related to social and cultural issues. His background is in project and event management but has worked in media, communications, and the cultural sectors since 2014.
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Connor is based in Lisbon, Portugal, but has worked in Denmark, the UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, and the US.
Current Positions
Open Culture Coordinator and Product Support
Artist Assistant
Recent Work
Exhibition — Portraits From Lockdown
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Conference — Creative Commons Open Culture Roundtable
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Article — Archiving Emerging Cultural Heritage
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Interview Series — Open Culture Voices Season 2
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Policy Guide - Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage, A Call to Action to Policy Makers
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Report — Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage, An Agenda for Copyright Reform
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Report — What are the Barriers to Open Culture?
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Article — Phygital; Identity, identifying, and self-portraiture in the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Zine Series — Monogamy in Contemporary Culture
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Photography Series — Lisbon Photography Project
Previous Projects
Exhibition Catalog
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This is Not Africa, ARoS Museum, Aarhus Denmark - 2021
Exhibition Coordinator
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Zines in The Park, Lisbon Portugal - 2019
Exhibition Pamphlet
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Perigo Minas, Smirna Kulenovic, Lisbon Portugal - 2018
Project Manager and Co-founder
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Aarhus Art Book and Zine Fest 2016-18
Exhibition Director
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Kaospilot Exhibition, European Capital of Culture, Aarhus Denmark 2017
Community Coordinator
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Afrika Burn, Cape Town South Africa - 2016
Exhibition Director
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Artist Alongside, Juntland Academy of Arts and Kaospilots, Aarhus Denmark - 2015
Previous Companies
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GoPro 2020-22
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American Express 2020-21
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Impacton 2020
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World View News (founder) 2016-19
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Netflix 2019
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USE Studio 2017
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RWE Innogy 2015
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Innovator Japan 2015
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Mise en Place Hannover 2013-14
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Vail Resorts 2012-13
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Michaels Frozen Custard 2009-12
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W Club 2007-09
Education
M.A. Visual Culture and Design - IADE Design Faculty, European University 2021-present - Lisbon, PT
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B.A.e Kaospilot - 2014-17 Aarhus, DK
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B.A. Design - Hochschule Hannover - 2013-14 - Hannover DE (incomplete)
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B.A. Fine Arts - UW River Falls - 2012-13 - River Falls, WI, USA