Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Art Direction — 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, 2014

DOMINIQUE NAVARRO CV 2023

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EDUCATION University of California, Los Angeles — B.A. School of the Arts; Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)

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EPIGRAPHIC ARTIST — ARCE American Research Center Egypt — Epigraphic Artist at Khonsu Temple 2023 - 2024

EPIGRAPHIC ARTIST — “Chicago House” Luxor, Egypt — Epigraphic Survey of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, The University of Chicago 2016 - 2023

Contributing Author — “Epigraphic Recording” in Methods and Aims in Egyptian Archaeology: A Sourcebook edited by Sue D’Auria and Peter Lacovara (Lockwood Press, forthcoming)

Contributor — The Ancient Egyptian Heritage and Archaeology Fund - Deir El Ballas Fieldwork brochure design in Arabic

Epigraphic Artist — Nicholas Brown’s UCLA PhD dissertation (forthcoming)

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CURATOR & FOUNDER — Luxor Art Gallery, Egypt 2018 - Present

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FORENSIC ARTIST — Hawthorne Police Department, Private Investigators & Clients, and Television Productions, 2004 - Present Forensic artist and sculptor for archeology and law enforcement, producing facial imagery of unidentified persons or remains, as well as victim description composite sketches. Trained under forensic artists Karen T. Taylor and Betty Pat. Gatliff (in Arizona & Oklahoma)

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PUBLICATIONS — Artist, Author & Publications Designer

  • Egypt’s Wildlife, Past & Present (AUC Press, English & Arabic Editions, 2016)

  • Tutankhamun; An Artist’s Coloring Book (AUC Press, English 2017, Mandarin Chinese 2018)

  • King Tut Coloring Book, Centennial Exhibit Edition (AUC Press, 2018)

  • Ancient Egypt; An Artist’s Coloring Book (AUC Press, English 2017, Mandarin Chinese 2018)

  • Wildlife of the Holy Land, AUC Press Nature Foldout (2014)

  • Cats of Egypt, AUC Press Nature Foldout (2014)

  • Ancient Egypt’s Wildlife, AUC Press Nature Foldout (2013)

  • Egypt’s Prehistoric Fauna, AUC Press Nature Foldout (2013)

  • Birds of the Nile Valley, AUC Press Nature Foldout (2013)

  • Egypt’s Flora & Fauna, AUC Press Nature Foldout (2013)

  • Cats, Camels, and Crocodiles, AUC Press Calendar (2015)

Illustrator — Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples by Nigel Fletcher-Jones, AUC Press 2020

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TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES — Art Director, Production Designer, Props, Graphics & Research

  • Big History, An H2 History Channel Series, 2013 Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Art Direction

  • Codes & Conspiracies, An AHC Channel Series, 2013 - 2014

  • Hurricane 360, The Weather Channel, 2014

  • Tornado 360, The Weather Channel, 2013

  • The Universe, A History Channel Series, 2011

  • Decoded, A History Channel Series, 2010

  • Blood for the Gods, A Discovery Channel Series, 2010

  • Life After People, A History Channel Series, 2010

  • Prehistoric, A Discovery Channel Series, 2010

  • Sci-Trek, A Discovery Channel Series, 2009

  • North Mission Road, True Stories from the LA County Coroner’s Office, A CourtTV Series, 2004-2007

  • Combat Zone, Stories of War from Korea to Iraq, A Discovery Channel/Military Channel Series, 2007

  • Bone Detectives, A Discovery Channel Series, 2007

FILMS & SHORTS

  • W. , A Feature Film by Oliver Stone, 2008 — Graphic Prop Assistant

  • Land of Plenty, A Feature Film by Wim Wenders, 2004 — Set Dresser

  • White Oleander, A Feature Film by Peter Kosminsky, 2002 — Prop Artist

  • The Way Station, A UCLA Film by Jonathan Wysocki, 2002 — Production Designer

  • Pomegranate, A UCLA Film by Ham Tran, 1999 — Set Dresser & Props

THEATER

  • Nikolai Gogol’s The Gamblers, Directed by Adam Koster, 2007 — Art Director

  • Mikhail Baryshnikov, Solos with Piano or Not… Freud Playhouse, 2004 — Show Crew & Props

  • Volksbuhne, The Insulted & the Injured, Freud Playhouse, 2004 — Show Crew & Carpenter

  • George Orewell’s 1984, Torrey Pines Theater, 1998 — Set Designer & 1st Place Best Set Design Winner at Fullerton College Theater Competition

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EMPLOYMENT

  • Rip Bang Architecture Studios, 2005 — Architectural Assistant & Model Maker

  • C. Kipling Interior Design Firm, 2004-2005 — Interior Design Assistant

  • Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 1997-1998 — Education Curator Assistant Intern

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ART EXHIBITIONS

  • Daughters of the Nile, Group Art Show, Luxor Art Gallery, 2019

  • Female Persuasion, Group Art Show, Cherry De Los Reyes Gallery, Los Angeles 2003

    RASH, UCLA Senior Art Show, 2002