Experience

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  Catherine Kaleel

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Artist

    • Dec 2012 - Present
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Participating and selling art in galleries, such as Iambit in Los Angeles and Modern Eden Gallery in San Franciso, CA. Shown and sold art through interior design showcases in the San Francisco Design Center. Participated and sold art in a group show in Berlin, Germany. Recently, was a featured live painter at the Stroke Art Fair in Munich, Germany. 2013 Tour shirt design for Father John Misty (Sub Pop Records). Art has been bought for sets on television and feature film productions. Works on commission creating portraits and other pieces directly with patrons. Worked in a team with various media to hand craft promotional objects. Participated in the Navasota, Tx Artist in Residence program.

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  Orange County School of the Arts

  • Santa Ana, California, United States

  • Visual Arts Teacher

    • Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
    • Santa Ana, California, United States

    Advanced Oil Painting 11th and 12th grade.

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  Arts Council Of Brazos Valley

  • Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

  • Art Teacher

    • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

    Created lesson plans, purchased supplies within budget, managed a positive atmosphere for learning and developmental growth for 6-8 year olds. Class projects included patterns in Henna Hand tattoos, structure in coil pots, drawing in mirrored reflection and printmaking technique. Through a recommendation of the Arts Council. I also taught a weekly private class of 11-14 year olds. Using charcoal and acrylic paint the students created works from studying life always with the emphasis of value and form. Learned what makes a successful reference photo and completed portraits. Tinting and flesh tone charts.

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  Polite in Public, Inc.

  • Art Coordinator/ Prop Master

    • Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

    As the Prop Master, I worked with clients to get props that fit with the theme if their event. I custom built or bought props within the event budget. When custom building props, I have sculpted with foam and paper mache, worked with resin, sewed, knitted, a various amount of painting techniques for faux surfaces and branding enhancement, and many other various methods of ingenuity. Events were all over in the country, but I mainly provided props for seven markets and coordinated shipping to meet deadlines. Returned and stored and maintained the integrity of the props were also my responsibility. As an Art Coordinator, I catalogued the backgrounds used for the photobooths and awas in charge of making sure the correct background went to the event it belonged to. I updated spreadsheets and art department spending. I backed up raw files from the robots in the photobooths, renamed and meticulously filed them.

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  Kidrobot

  • Customer Service Representative and Office Coordinator

    • Jan 2009 - Nov 2009

    Managed office supply orders, new employee training and monthly expense reports fordirector of operationsConducted customer service via phone and email helping more than 60 people per dayProcessed online orders using point of sale software, Celerant, and entered wholesale andretail orders in Simparel, an enterprise resource planning software

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  Massachusetts Historical Society

  • Administrative Assistant

    • May 2008 - Jul 2008

    Prepared the president’s monthly expense reports and travel itinerariesEdited and transcribed the president’s speechesTook minutes during trustee meetings and created and mailed trustee packetsSupported the development department by creating mailings, filing, and data entry

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  Laufer and Associates

  • Front Desk Receptionist and Administrator Assistant Temp

    • Sep 2007 - Apr 2008

    Managed a multi-tenant lobby area ensuring sign-in and security protocolsMaintained office supply orders and mail distributionSupported HR at a pharmaceutical company on long-term assignmentsSupported staff with data entry, scheduling interviews, research and organization

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  Cowboys and Angels Salon and Gallery

  • Chief Curator

    • Jan 2006 - Jun 2007

    Chose artists and themes to best represent the spaceCreated and distributed promotional materials to secure attendance and media coverageInstalled the artwork, set up receptions and successfully drove art sales ActivitiesOrganized a fundraiser and reached my fiscal goal for the AIDS Lifecycle