CURRICULUM VITAE
SUMMARY
Artist, photographer, illustrator, blogger, writer, reviewer, and art instructor.
Formal education as well as self-educated in areas of Photography, Fine Art, Illustration, & Fashion Design/Illustration, Mandala Meditation, Mural Painting.
SKILLS
Digital Fine Art Photography, Product Photography, Food Photography/Styling, Traditional Illustration, Watercolor Painting, Acrylic Painting, Colored Pencil Drawings, Mixed Media Artwork, Jewelry & Accessories Design, Mandala Art Meditation, Graphic Design, Prop/Background Creation for Stage/Photography, Digital Video Editing
Social Media Management & Blogging
Managing Vendor Events & Pop-Up Shops
Event and Art Show Talent Curator
EDUCATION
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Digital Photography, Fine Art, Fashion Design, 2007-2010
3.475 GPA, President's Honor List
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Continuing Education
Careers in Illustration: A Drawing Workshop, 2020
Parsons the New School, In partnership with Yellowbrick
Principles of E Commerce
Online Course; 2022-2023
EXPERIENCE
Imaginarium Arts // 2009 to Present, Artist & Owner
Professional artist offering a wide array of artistic services. Specialties include Traditional Illustration, Digital Fine Art Photography, Mandala Painting and Illustration, Food Photography, Mural Painting, Jewelry Design.
Multiple gallery showings, live vendor events, published in print, published online.
Life Center Stage // 2017 to 2018, Contract Teaching Artist
Work with Life Center Stage to write proposals for and design, implement, and teach creative arts programming as community outreach programming.
Workshop group mural project alongside an Arts Therapist and in conjunction with Dover Public Library "Teen Titans"; "You Choose: Drugs or Living" Mural was completed over 12 sessions, and unveiled in December 2017 at a special reception.
Mural and art workshop assistance with Rockaway Boro teen group and Life Center Stage; mural installed in new public park in Rockaway.
Workshop group mural and individual paintings alongside Arts Therapist and in conjunction with Butler Public Library in 2017.
Mask Making workshop at the former “Rest Stop Rejuvenate” facility with Tweens/Middle School Students alongside Arts Therapist to build awareness of stigma surrounding Mental Health and Addiction on a personal and community level.
Assisted with development of curriculum and programming, one-night workshops, multi-week workshops, and community team building events/festivals.
Offbeat Arts NJ // 2017 to 2019, Co-Founder, Co-Curator
Conceptualized by Kimberly Rose and Ellen Avigliano, working together to create collaborative community events. Events feature local area artists, artisans, and musicians, and highlight the creative talent in our local New Jersey communities.
Four (4) successful Pop-Up Shop Art Events: Two (2) at Rest Stop Rejuvenate in Rockaway, New Jersey, and Two (2) at Ohmies Coffee Bar + Yoga Studio in Roselle, New Jersey.
Additionally helped curate artist booths for “Fall Festival” at the Rest Stop Rejuvenate location in Rockaway, New Jersey.
Previous Employment as Freelance Product Photographer and Full-Time Employment in Corporate Environment as Commercial Product Photography Assistant
Assist in production of photos from set up/staging, shooting, processing and finished image.
Compose and shoot white background product imagery and enviro/lifestyle images.
Editing images including: Masking, clipping, cropping, dodge/burn, cloning, layering, textures etc.
File management, resizing, and renaming images according to catalogued vendor standards. Upload images to company website and vendor websites.
Shoot images, design layout/concept,and print product presentation board for sales team and buyers
Responsible for maintaining inventory and storage of photo props as well as creating new backdrops/props as needed.
Assist other areas of art department as needed for packaging and print, etc.
Faux painting, backdrop design and other decorative painting elements for prop usage.
Equip/Programs: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop CS5, WACOM Intuos Pen/Tablet, Canon 5D Mk III, studio lighting.
COMMUNITY AND COOPERATIVE ART PIECES AND PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2022
Window Mural for Amazing Lash Studio as part of the Addamsfest Event in Westfield NJ.
2021
Window Mural for NosVino as part of the Addamsfest Event in Westfield NJ.
2020
Window Mural for Acting Out School as part of the Addamsfest Event in Westfield NJ
Little Free Library Box painted for the Rahway Arts + Business Partnership
2019
Window Mural for Sherwin Williams store as part of the Addamsfest Event in Westfield NJ
Custom handpainted Adirondack Chair as part of “The Language Project” sponsored and produced by the Downtown Metuchen Alliance in Metuchen, New Jersey
2018
"Celebrate Community" Mural 14'x7' Mural on Wood; Community Mural Project sponsored by the Community Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Morris, Life Center Stage, Home Depot, Chroma Inc Paints, Rockaway Boro Recreation Department; on permanent display in the Heady Field Park area of Rockaway Boro, NJ
2017
"You Choose: Drugs or Life" Cooperative 3'x9' Three Piece Canvas; Youth Group Mural sponsored by the Community Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Morris and Life Center Stage; on permanent display in the Dover Public Library in Dover, NJ
"Heroes Among Us" Cooperative 17'x7' Mural on Fabric, Canvas and Wood; Youth Group Mural sponsored by Community Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Morris, Rockaway Boro Recreation Department, Home Depot, and Life Center Stage; on permanent display in the Heady Field Park area of Rockaway Boro, NJ
GALLERY EXHIBITS,PUBLICATIONS, ONLINE FEATURES:
2023
SWAN Day Exhibit at Boonton’s Boneyard Boutique
2022
Kindle Cover Design and full-wrap jacket cover design for Amazing Offer! published by Brigid’s Gate Press
2021
Acrylic Paintings from “The Final Girls Series” featured in show Art Hustle NJ presents “Violent Devotions” curated by Christy O’Connor and showing at The Hamilton Street Gallery in Bound Brook, NJ
2020
Acrylic Painting featured in “Philly Vibes” art show curated by JERKS Productions and One Liberty Observation Deck, Philadelphia PA
Acrylic Paintings featured in Downtown Bohemian Festival hosted by the Rahway Creative Alliance and Rahway Arst + Business Partnership, Rahway NJ
Acrylic Paintings featured in Rahway Creative Alliance Launch Show, Rahway NJ
2019
“Mermaids and Friends Coloring Book” created in partnership with author Phyl Campbell
“Mermaid Evolution Blank Book” created in partnership with author Phyl Campbell
2018
Watercolor Illustration for Book Cover of Published Young Adult Novel for "Book 1 of Mermaid's Revenge: Mermaid Overboard" by author Phyl Campbell
Watercolor Paintings included in SWAN Day Women Artists Exhibition by Life Center Stage at Rest Stop Rejuvenate in Rockaway NJ.
David Bowie Zendala Image featured on "AcidMath" Artists Facebook Page
2017
Mixed Media Art Piece featured in ArtHustle's "Warrior Woman" show at The Hive Gallery in Chester, NJ
Watercolor & Acrylic Paintings, Mandala Illustrations,Mixed Media pieces & Jewelry together with works from DEVILSBRUSH ART featured at JERKS Productions FusedUnderground August @ Tattooed Mom in Philadelphia, PA
Traditional Mixed Media Illustration "Galactawhale" featured in ArtHustle's "Beware the Beasts Below" show, at Atlantic Highlands Arts Council in Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Watercolor & Acrylic Paintings, Mandala Illustrations ,Mixed Media pieces & a Live Painting component featured in JERKS Productions Fused Underground June Show at Tattooed Mom in Philadelphia, PA
Traditional Hand Drawn Mandala Illustrations featured in ArtHustle's "Keepin' Asbury Park Weird" show at Bond Street Complex in Asbury Park,NJ
2016
Product Photography & Jewelry Design featured on "Craft-Curate" Social Media accounts
2015
Product Photography used in Advertisement published in Antique Toy World Magazine
2014
Food Photography published online and print advertisements for "Cakes by Tanya Dawn"
Product Photography used in Advertisement published in Antique Toy World Magazine
Mandalas, Food Photography and Recipe published in INDEFINITELY LIFE Magazine
2013
Conceptual Fine Art Photography chosen as Daily Feature Photo for VOGUE Italia's Photo Vogue online art photography features: vogue.it/en/photovogue
Fine Art Photography published in BELOW MAGAZINE's online "art zine"
Winter Artists Display - Fine Art Photography featured at Mara's Cafe in Denville, NJ
Autumn Artists Display Fine Art Photography featured at Mara's Cafe in Denville, NJ
Product Photography used in Advertisement published in Antique Toy World Magazine
Food Photography and Portraiture used in print publication, website imagery, etc by EssieSpice
2012
Product Photography used in Advertisement published in Antique Toy World Magazine
Food Photography and Portraiture used in print publication, website imagery, etc by EssieSpice
Product Photography and Fine Art Photography published in Golden Age Magazine, Issue 3
Food Photography won Voter's Choice award in Blog Competition held by "Christina Deare and the Photography Of"
2011
Concert Photography published in Brochure for Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown NJ
Concert Photography used on Social Media for Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ
2010
Pet Portrait Photography used on Petfinder.com and Social Media to promote Adoptable Dogs
for Eleventh Hour Rescue in Rockaway/Randloph/Mount Olive, NJ
Product Photography used in several Knitting Pattern sample photos published on Ravelry.com
2009
Product Photography used in several Knitting Pattern sample photos published on Ravelry.com
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS:
Fall 2018
DIVERSITY IN BUTLER: YOUTH MURAL PROJECT with Life Center Stage and the Friends of the Butler Public Library, Butler NJ
Late Summer 2018
COMMUNITY MURAL WORKSHOP: Community Mural at Heady Field for Life Center Stage, with Community Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Morris, Chroma Inc, Home Depot, and the Rockaway Boro Recreational Department, Rockaway NJ
Early Summer 2018
HEROES & VILLAINS MASK MAKING WORKSHOP for Life Center Stage, Rockaway NJ
Spring 2018
OPEN ART STUDIO - A MENDING ARTS PROGRAM with Family Intervention Services and Life Center Stage, Rockaway NJ
Fall 2017
YOU CHOOSE DRUGS OR LIFE: POSITIVE MESSAGING MURAL WORKSHOP with Family Intervention Services, Life Center Stage, and Dover Free Public Library, Dover NJ