Education

Savannah College of Art and Design

GPA 4.0
Deans List 2010 – 2014
Thesis: “Decorations of Golden Age of Celtic Manuscripts: The Influence of Metalwork on Hiberno-Saxon Manuscripts and the Relationship between the Two Art Forms”

Valdosta State University

Deans List 2009 – 2010

Skills

Digital Skills

◆ Proficient in Adobe Photoshop CC, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
◆ Familiar with Corel Painter, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Traditional Skills

◆ Proficient with dry/wet mediums, soft pastel, graphite, charcoal, oil paint, acrylic paint, watercolor, pen and ink, constructive collage

Special Skills

◆ Logo design
◆ T-shirt and surface design
◆ Excellent time management
◆ Combining drawing skills and art history knowledge to illustrate art and artifacts from past eras.
◆ Use of databases such as JSTOR, EBSCOhost, and LexisNexis.
◆ Organization and group leadership skills
◆ Teaching and working with children

Work Experience

Freelance

Portraiture
Create a variety of portraits commissioned in charcoal, graphite, oil paint, and soft pastel. Worked from photographs and from life.
Costume Design
Create detailed color sketches of characters in costume for movies. Work with the costume designer through phone and email communication.

Art Camp Councilor

Set up and organized the supplies and camp space. Helped originate project and activity ideas. Instructed and worked with children ages 5 to 11 in drawing, painting, and sculpting activities.

Customer Service Associate

Utilized computers to make final sales and returns to customers. Greeted customers in a friendly manner and assisted with any discounts, questions, and needs to make them feel welcome in our shopping environment.

Gallery Skills

◆ Organization, basic set up and clean up at Gallery Le Snoot
◆ 2014 Exhibition: “Senioritis: Senior Group Exhibition”
Works: “Snow Queen”, “Seven Deadly Sins - Lust”, “Evil Magician Portrait”