ARTIST'S RÉSUMÉ / CV

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

• Graduated summa cum laude with B.F.A. in painting and drawing Dec 2009.

• Sold 32 paintings and drawings in 2010 (as of June 1).

• Sold 55 paintings and drawings in 2009.

• Develop curriculum and conduct art classes.

• Created over 180 sellable paintings and drawings in one year.

• Have MS in Education and BS in Mathematics.

• Member of Art at the Main Gallery, Salt City Artists League, and Utah Watercolor Society.

• Through own company, CRB Endeavors (established in 2002); teach art classes, create and sell art work, draw cartoons, create art note cards and calendars, illustrate and write books.

FINE ART SALES AND COMMISSIONS

• Third Rail Gallery, Salt Lake City. Sold 4 paintings/prints during 1-month show, 2010

• Watercolor painting, Petoskey, MI, 2010.

•  Art at the Main Gallery sales. Sold 15 art works in first five months of year, 2010

•  Commissioned for over 50 cartoon drawings, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009-2010

•  Art at the Main Gallery sales. Sold eight paintings in first five months as member artist, 2009

•  Winter Scene Commission, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

•  Formal Portrait oil painting, S & S Limousine, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

• Oil painting, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Fort Union, UT, 2009

• Eight acrylic & oil paintings,  Private Collector, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009 

• Nine Watercolor commissions.  Elaborate room scenes. Private Collector, Fort Worth, TX, 2008-2009

• Two watercolor commissions, Elaborate room scenes. Private Collector, Palm Beach, FL, 2008

• Three watercolor commissions, figure/golf scenes & one watercolor portrait, 2006, 2008, Private Collector, Sandy, UT

• Portrait commission in watercolor, Tooele, UT, 2008

• Portrait commission in oil & oil painting purchase, Private collector, Tucson, AZ, 2006-2007

• Watercolor commission, Watercolor painting of figure/boat scene, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006

• Oil painting, Private collector, Midvale, UT, 2006

• Two oil paintings, Private collector, Fallon, NV, 2004

• Two portrait commissions in charcoal, Virginia Beach, VA, 1997, 2000

• Oil painting commission, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, USPA/IRA Investments, Norfolk, VA, 1999

• Portrait and caricature commissions, U.S. Navy personnel, Norfolk, VA, 1998-1999

•          Completed five pastel portrait and caricature commissions

• Portrait commissions, USS George Washington embarked staff, Norfolk, VA, 1997-1998

•           Completed 14 charcoal portrait and pastel commissions in 9-month period.

 GALLERIES, EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

• Featured Artist, Third Rail Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2010

•      Exhibited over 50 works in five separate mediums.  Four art pieces sold.

• Sequim Arts Exhibition, Juried Entry, Sequim, WA, Apr 2010

• Featured Artist, Art at the Main Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT, Feb 2010

•      Created over 35 works in 5 media. Nine sales in one month.

• World of the Wild, Traveling Zoo Show. Juried Entry, Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010-2011

• World of the Wild, Juried Entry, Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, UT, Mar - Jun 2010

• Member, Art at the Main Gallery and Artists' Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT,  2009-Present  

• Student Show, Juried Entry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2009

• Two Student Exhibitions, University of Utah, Student Union, March, Feb 2009

• Two Artist Exhibitions, Unitarian Church, Sponsored by Peterson Art Center, UT, 2004 & 2005

• Peterson Art Center Artists' Exhibition, Utrecht Art Supply, Sugarhouse, UT, 2005

• First Night New Years Eve Celebration, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004

• Christmas Fair, Anderson Commons, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004

• Midvale Harvest Days, Midvale, UT, 2004

• Winner, Best Portrait, Military Artists Exhibition, Norfolk, VA, 2000

• Three Two-artist Shows, Private Hosts, Virginia Beach & Chesapeake, VA, 1999 - 2000

• Honorable Mention, Military Artists Exhibition, Norfolk, VA, 1999

BOOKS – ILLUSTRATION AND WRITING

• Co-illustrator (cartooning), The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune,  2009-Present

•       (working title) Author – Dr. Arthur Hartz, Salt Lake City, UT. In production.

• Co-illustrator, Author, Publisher, The Stolen Heart , 2002

•      Over 400 copies sold.

• Author, Publisher, Graphic Designer, A Professional’s Guide to an Effective Job Search,  2004

EDUCATION

• MS, Foundations of Education, Troy State University, Norfolk, VA, 1997

• B.F.A.  University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

•         Graduated summa cum laude.

• BS, Applied Mathematics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 1991

CHARITABLE DONATIONS

• Salt City Artists League, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010

•          Donated watercolor painting for fund-raising event

•  Boys and Girls Club of Midvale, Murray, 2006-2008

•          Donated oil painting each year for fund-raising auctions.

• Certified Careers Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, 2005-2007

•          Donated note cards (over 500), designer cups, prints and caricatures for incentive programs.

• Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2006

•          Watercolor painting commission offered for fundraising event.

• Teen and Young Adult Writing Retreat, Sponsored by University of Arizona, 2003

•          Donated 100 copies of The Stolen Heart.

• Navy Relief Society, Norfolk, VA, 2000

•          Donated two commission caricatures for fundraising fair.

• USS Theodore Roosevelt crew and embarked staff, Norfolk, VA, 1998

•          Donated twelve pastel caricature commissions.

• Naval Security Group, Chesapeake, VA, 1997

•          Donated three color caricature commissions.                                                             

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