Sharon Kramer-Loew

Adjunct Instructor | Communication Design Foundation

Education

BFA, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Awards

  • AAM American Association of Museums Exhibit of the Year Award 
    2009 Madagascar
    2007 Eco-restroom
  • American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (AZA) 
  • Award for Excellence in Exhibit Design 
    2009 Madagascar (Significant Achievement Award)
    2004 Tiger Mountain
    2000 Congo Gorilla Forest
    1991 Baboon Reserve
    1990 Zoo Center
    1987 Himalayan Highlands
    1986 JungleWorld
  • American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (AAZPA) 
  • Award for Excellence in Exhibit Design 
    2004 Tiger Mountain
    2000 Congo
    1991 Baboon Reserve
    1990 Zoo Center
    1987 Himalayan Highlands
    1986 JungleWorld
  • Print Casebook for Exhibit Design 
    1989/90 Himalayan Highlands
    1987/88 JungleWorld
  • Art Commission of the City of New York for Excellence in Design 1987
  • Society of Typographic Arts 1978
  • AIGA Communication Graphics 1978, 1977
  • Art Directors Club of Boston 1977, 1976
  • National Association of Educational Broadcasters 1977, 1976

Publications

  • Designed to Be Interpreted, Journal Museum Education, Vol. 16, No. 2 Spring/Summer 1991
  • Layering Information for the Right Side of the Brain, AAZPA Regional Conference Proceedings Spring 1990

Teaching

  • FIT Communication Design Department, Convergence of Type and Image 2009-present / Visual Presentation and Exhibits Department, Graphics for Exhibits 2006–2010
  • Girls for Planet Earth pilot program funded by the NSF to teach teenage girls about conservation through imparting zoo and field work knowledge, including concept, design, production and maintenance of zoo exhibits, Bronx Zoo
  • Parsons School of Design, Environmental Graphic Design