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| Profile Anita Jorgensen Eric Chenault Timothy Holm |
Anita Jorgensen (Principal) has been practicing architectural and exhibit lighting design in New York for over twenty years. Her background in art history and theatrical lighting design brings a strong sense of aesthetics and drama to her architectural lighting approach. Her hands-on experience gained from extensive exhibition lighting design work translates into specifications for lighting systems which not only meet the immediate lighting requirements, but also provide for durability, ease of maintenance, and long term flexibility. Ms. Jorgensen received a BA in Art History and Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laud from Hunter College. After graduating from under graduate school, she received a CUNY grant to study Italian Renaissance Art History and Fine Art in Florence, Italy in 1984. Ms. Jorgensen received an MFA in Design, accompanied by a Teaching Assistantship, from New York University in 1988. After graduating from New York University, Ms. Jorgensen joined the lighting design firm of Fisher Marantz Stone, where she spent four years as a designer and project manager for a number of large scale commercial and institutional projects. In 1990 she became a staff lighting designer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she designed the lighting for special exhibitions, permanent installations, period rooms and architectural renovations of galleries and offices. Ms. Jorgensen's retail experience includes four years as the window display lighting designer for Barneys New York. In addition, she was the lighting designer for special events at New York's historic Rainbow Room for three years and has extensive experience in both exhibit and theatrical lighting projects. Professional Experience Principal, Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design (1995 - present) Principal, Mather Jorgensen Lighting Design (1997 - 2001) Senior Designer, Susan Brady Lighting Design (1994 - 1995) Staff Lighting Designer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Design Department (1990 - 1994) Project Manager/Designer, Fisher Marantz Stone (1987 - 1990) Master Electrician/Assistant Lighting Designer, Juilliard Stage Department (1984 - 1985) Awards Lumen 2003, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame*, Gwathmey Siegel Architects & Associates, Architect (2002) Member of the International Association of Lighting Designers Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Member International Dark Sky Association * While with Mather Jorgensen Lighting Design |