Experience

New Britain Museum of American Art
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Visitor Services Shift Lead

  • Feb 2023 - Present


Western Connecticut State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Gallery Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  - Responsible for gallery maintenance including painting and repairing of walls and pedestals, handling incoming and outgoing artwork. - Supported curator performing administrative and creative tasks; such as hanging, labeling, and lighting artwork, assisting with the distribution of and marketing materials for upcoming events. - Maintained the safety of the gallery's art collection, following collection management procedures during the set-up and break down of exhibitions. -Volunteer Curatorial Assistant: Mohamed Hafez: Unsettled Nostalgia. Design and installation of student work within the exhibition from class “There’s No Place Like Home” Show less



Art and Frame of Newtown

• Picture Framer

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2023

  - Provide excellent customer service using LifeSaver by assisting with design needs and recommending the best methods and practices for artwork preservation. - Assist in ordering and receiving deliveries of materials. - High-end custom framing including the construction of frames, cutting of mats, and precise assembly. - Handle a variety of artwork in value and fragility including 19th-century Frederic Edwin Church chromolithograph and Frank Stella work on paper. - Design, curate, and install gallery space. Provide marketing and public relations support through social media to increase visitation. Show less

• Museum Collections Intern

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  - Maintained The Museum System database by updating object records and adding description information for the public collection website eMuseum. - Tracked artwork locations to ensure database accuracy. - Assisted in the installation of exhibitions including preparing galleries, packing and unpacking works, conducting condition reports, and installing artwork, lights, and labels. - Researched a period-specific frame for Frederic Edwin Church chromolithograph for display in the 2022 exhibition Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the New York Historical Society. Show less