Summary
Published writer and arts consultant with extensive experience in Communications, Research, Project Development and Marketing. Dedicated professional with more than fifteen years experience in making businesses thrive.
Portfolio
www.ProvidenceGallery.net
www.williamjameson.com
www.paulabholtzclawfineart.com
www.conniewintersart.com
What are Giclee Prints
Published Articles
"Biltmore Estate Industries: Common Things Done Uncommonly Well," Style 1900, (Summer 2008): 64-69.
"What Are Giclee Prints?" files.faso.us/2967/33.pdf , December 30, 2007.
"The Art of Gallery Restaurant," Ballantyne Magazine, (Summer 2007): 33-42.
"Portraits of a Community," Contributing Writer, Ballantyne Magazine, (Spring 2007): 35-44.
"William Jameson," Art Galleries & Artists of the South, Vol. 4. Issue 1, (2006): 30-31.
"A Practical Spirituality: Merchandising Mountain Handicraft," Style 1900:
The Quarterly Journal of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Vol. 12. No. 1,
(Winter/Spring 1999): 61-66.
"Southern Artists and Craft Organizations: Selected Biographies," Southern Arts and Crafts, 1890-1940, (Museum Catalogue, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, June 1996): 113-130.
"American Storyteller: Walter B. Stephen," Unpublished Essay, (Regional Art History Student Consortium Papers Collection, Mint Museum of Art Library, Charlotte, NC, April 1995): 1-10.
Areas of Expertise
• Proven ability to assess, plan, schedule and market projects independently, while successfully meeting deadlines.
• Computer proficient with Adobe PhotoShop CS 2, MS Office, Database and Windows Applications.
• Superior ability to achieve immediate and long-term goals with acute attention to detail and efficiency.
• Excellent human relations skills having collaborated with a wide variety of artists, clients, designers, editors and publishers.
Professional Experience
Self, Charlotte, NC 2005 to Present
Free-lance Writer
Original writing and document design for artists and galleries. Creation of portfolios (print and web based), articles, and press releases to market artists' work, cover exhibit openings and generate a larger client base, successfully resulting in additional gallery representation and increased sales for artists.
Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2003 to 2006
Gallery Manager
Responsible for yearly calendar of monthly show exhibits with dates, original titles and descriptions of art work. Prepared and distributed press releases and advertisements customized for multiple print and digital listings. Designed and wrote copy for exhibition postcards. Solely responsible for entering client and artists payment information into QuickBooks program.
• Updated website with original copy, new images and current event listings.
• Analyzed website stats optimizing online marketing of gallery and events.
• Designed complete layouts for show postcards and exhibition advertisements.
• Managed client mailing list and e-mail database.
Spherion / R.R. Donnelly Financial, Charlotte. NC 2003 to 2003
Proofreader
Analyzed financial documents for grammatical and print errors. Noted needed changes using industry standard proofreading notations.
• Processed documents efficiently and accurately, achieving a 98% accuracy record while meeting strict deadlines.
Museum of the Waxhaws, Waxhaw, NC 1999 to 2002
Volunteer Coordinator / Guest Curator
Responsible for coordinating daily volunteer staffing for each month. Maintained database listing each volunteer, times available, and skill level. Utilized expertise to create a volunteer handbook to enable staff to answer most frequently asked questions about the museum and its exhibits.
• Special curator for special exhibition, "My Needle, My Pen: The Art of Sewing 1778 - 1945."
• Researched subject matter and wrote labels describing each item according to the recommendations of the American Museum Association.
Museum of the Waxhaws, Waxhaw, NC 1998 to 1999
Curator
Duties included proper care and exhibition of museum artifacts. Kept a current database of all museum holdings. Responsibilities also included research and development of new exhibits.
• Wrote descriptions and photographs detailing new shows and special events for publication in local newspapers.
• Greeted guests, explained museum exhibit themes and self-guided tour layouts.
• Represented the museum as guest speaker at local schools and community events.
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC 1994 to 1997
Exhibition Assistant
Assisted the Decorative Arts Department in a series of exhibitions featuring the Arts and Crafts movement in the South. Exhibits included: "Southern Arts and Crafts 1890-1940," "North Carolina Crystalline," and "The Ceramic Art of North Carolina."
• Wrote original articles announcing openings of these exhibits for the museum newsletter.
• Created clear, concise label copy for each piece of artwork in accordance with The Fleischmann Scale.
• Networked with other museums, private collectors and institutional archives to obtain objects for exhibition.
Education
Queens University, Charlotte, NC 1996
B.A., Art History, Minor: History
GPA: 3.58. Graduated with Cum Laude Honors
Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 1995
Summer Honors Course
Completed "American Foundations" program offered by the university in conjunction with the Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Course culminated in the creation of an in-depth essay using original research sources to compare the work and ideology of a painter, musician and writer who were contemporaries. Class presentation of original written essay and a slide presentation concluded the course.
Awards and Scholarships
Academic Scholarship, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, Summer, 1995. Full scholarship to attend "American Foundations" program.
Art History Student of the Year, Queens University, Charlotte, NC, 1996.
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