👁️🗨️ HANK FIALKOW
CV and Resume
Education
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6/2022-5/2025 — Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. BFA Sculpture
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8/2021-5/2022 — Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Dean's List
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9/2020-6/2021 — University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Certificate in Photography
Awards
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2025 — RISD Senior Invitational partcipant
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2022 — Dean's List, Bard College
Work Experience
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2025 - Present — Builder/Performer, Big Nazo (https://bignazo.com)
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Featured creature performer
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Repair pre-existing costumes
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Build new costumes and props
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Complete commissions for clients
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2018, 2019 — Props Assistantship, Seattle Children’s Theater
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Worked under the direction of Master Props Artisan, Daphne Maurides, to create and craft props for summer season shows. 40 hours per week. Competitive application.
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Attended designer run and production meetings.
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Worked back-stage crew for summer season shows.
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Relevant Coursework & Training
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Rhode Island School of Design:
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Spatial Dynamics; Studio: Design; Studio: Drawing; Sculptural Practices I; Sculptural Practices II; Theater production workshop; Digital design and additive fabrication; Spatial audio;
Puppetry Wintersession; Digital design and subtractive fabrication; Surrealism; Advanced playwriting workshop
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2026— Stephen Mottram Puppetry Workshop, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
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2022 -2025 — Annual National Puppetry Conference, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
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Trained with: Kurt Hunter, Jim Kroupa, Alice Gottschalk
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Skills
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Silicone mold making
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Plaster mold making
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Resin casting
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Rubber casting
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Hand sculpting
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Woodworking
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Basic coppersmithing and jewelry work
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Sewing, costuming
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Painting
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Faux finishes and weathering
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Scale models and dioramas
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Puppet building, marionettes
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CAD
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Improv
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Suit Performance
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Bunraku style puppetry
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Foam fabrication
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Clowning/Improv