Statement

2D artist seeks full time position.

Skills and Education

September 2004-May 2008

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Illustration, GPA 3.67/4.0; Minor in Art History

Traditional skills: Oil, gouache, charcoal, graphite, pastel

Digital Skills: Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, Sketchup

Work Experience

2013

Artist Assistant, Sadie Valeri Atelier, San Francisco, CA
Assisted teacher during classical drawing classes, set up equipment.

2011-present

Cashier, Red Tomato Pizza House, Berkeley, CA

Takes high volume of pizza orders accurately both over the phone and in person, balances a cash drawer, responsible for opening and closing duties, handles phone calls on multiple lines, maintains food safety guidelines as specified by State of California food safety regulations.

2010-present

Gallery Artist, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco; Gallery CNY, Cazenovia NY

Produces highly detailed oil paintings tailored for the gallery’s market as a represented artist. Participates in gallery led group shows. Delivers paintings to gallery, communicates with gallery owner about collector interest, pricing, and framing. Two person show in 2013.

2008-present

Freelance Artist, Aurora, NY

Continually updating portfolio to include 2D, realistic, stylized illustrations and concepts. Creates pieces based on client specifications and desires, communicates and advises effectively with clients regarding subject matter, size, price, framing of artwork.

2008-2009

Collaborative Artist, Aurora, NY

Developed, with one other artist, a series of large scale oil paintings of everyday objects. Communicated ideas regarding the concept of the series, executed meticulous renderings. Installed and took down exhibition of the series at a local college.

2007-2008

Staff Illustrator and Designer, RIT SportsZone, Rochester, NY

Conceptualized advertising imagery, executed illustrations for poster advertisements, introduced ideas to design team leads and interpreted feedback regarding projects.

Tone Artist, EB Dojo, Rochester, NY

Worked with a comic artist and writer for execution of a start-up web comic, applied gray-scale shading to comic book pages, consulted with studio team regarding communication methods, illustration concepts, character designs, storyboards, and sketches.

2005, 2007

Staff Assistant, RIT School of Art office, Rochester, NY

Gave tours to prospective students, answered and made phone calls, attended to walk-in visitors, filed paperwork, transported documents.