Justin Sirois


Work History

Social Security Administration
Management Analyst | Graphic Designer
2004 – Present

Founder and Creative Director of
Narrow House
www.narrowhouse.org
2003 – Present

Freelance designer, fiction writer, and poet
2001 – Present


Publications and Collaborations

MLKNG SCKLS
Deleted scenes from Falcons on the Floor
Publishing Genius, 2009

Secondary Sound
Full length book of poetry and fiction
BlazeVOX Books, 2008

Co-Curator of the Baltimore Museum of Art, Franz West symposium

Baltimore Museum of Art audio tour along side writers
David Simon (HBO, The Wire), Raphael Alvarez, Michael Kimball 2008

Silver Standard
Chapbook of poetry
Newlights Press 2006


Freelance Design

Edge Books, Chris Nealon – book design | Washington, DC 2008
Edge Books, Cathy Eisenhower – book design | Washington, DC 2008
CoPilot, audio engineering for TV and film – logo | New York, New York 2008
George Washington University – Epidemiology – Word Up Logo | Washington DC 2006
3 Rivers Storage Structures logo design | Orlando, Florida 2006
Poetry in Baltimore Anthology cover design | Baltimore, Maryland 2006
Link Magazine advertisement in Cabinet Journal | Baltimore, Maryland 2006
Yockadot Poetics Theatre Festival | Baltimore, Maryland 2006
Normals Fine Bookstore | Baltimore, Maryland 2006
Taxidermy Lodge Promotion | Baltimore, Maryland 2002 – 2006
Baltimore Boxing Association | Baltimore, Maryland 2003
Goodlove Bar | Baltimore, Maryland 2002
The Owl Bar and 13th Floor | Baltimore, Maryland 2002
The Belvedere Hotel | Baltimore, Maryland 2001

Professional Courses & Education

Bachelors of Fine Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore Maryland
1997 -2001

Internship
The Contemporary Museum
Baltimore Maryland
2000-2001


Grants, Awards, and Acknowledgment

Book Slut review of Secondary Sound 2008
JMWW Journal review of Secondary Sound 2008
Baltimore City Paper interview for Secondary Sound 2008
Maryland State Art Council Grant for individual achievement (highest honors) 2007
Social Security Administration - Deputy Commissioner’s Team Award 2006
Social Security Administration - Associate Commissioner’s Citation 2006
Served on the City Paper Poetry Contest panel 2006
Served on the Baltimore City Arts Grants panel 2006
Second Place Baltimore Writers’ Alliance Poetry Contest 2004
Maryland State Art Council Grant for individual achievement 2003