Experience

Highlander Charter School

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Drawing, printmaking and piano classes, ages K-8. Writing class supply budgets, forming educational and fun lesson plans and activities. Challenging students with creative, unconventional problems, engaging youth in art. Drawing, printmaking and piano classes, ages K-8. Writing class supply budgets, forming educational and fun lesson plans and activities. Challenging students with creative, unconventional problems, engaging youth in art.



Lindsay Whelan

• Gainesville, Florida Area

• Creative Professional

  • Apr 2009 - Present

  I curate and arrange group exhibitions. Past curated exhibitions include: -Fourbearance, Senior Printmakers at Display Gallery, FL.'12 -Alagarto Group Show, Printmaking at Warphaus Gallery, Gainesville. FL.'12 -Ink Stained Hands, Printmaking at University of Florida Focus Gallery. Gainesville, FL.'12 Additional exhibition experience: -Solo Show, Art Walk Art Auction, Display Gallery, Gainesville, FL.'13 -Urban Fossils, Group Show, Display Gallery, Gainesville, FL. '13 -Navigating Currents, Portfolio Exhibition, Southern Graphics Conference, New Orleans, LA. '12 -Hella-Day Expo, F>L>A Gallery, Gainesville, FL. '12 -FCCJ Juried Show, South Campus Gallery, Jacksonville, FL. '09 Skills include painting, drawing, design, woodworking, metalworking, ceramics, sculpture, digital art (Arduino, Maya, AfterEffects, Photoshop, Garage Band, Illustrator, Pinnacle), printmaking (lithography, etching, engraving, silk screen, monotype, collagraph). I have experience in gallery installation and de-installation, event programming and publication, art sales, grant research, social media, and event staffing. Show less



Doris Bardon Community Arts Center

• Gainesville, Florida

• Printmaking Studio Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Maintaining etching press and keeping inventory for studio materials. Providing supplementary demonstrations and assisting students during classes. Assisting visiting artists and members in the studio to ensure efficient and safe use of the press. Providing creative insight and expertise in development of new work with artists. Engagement with visitors to excite the community about printmaking. Maintaining etching press and keeping inventory for studio materials. Providing supplementary demonstrations and assisting students during classes. Assisting visiting artists and members in the studio to ensure efficient and safe use of the press. Providing creative insight and expertise in development of new work with artists. Engagement with visitors to excite the community about printmaking.



F.L.A. Gallery

• Gainesville, Florida

• Intern

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2013

  Provided an active social media and internet identity for the gallery. Researched featured artists to give the community an honest and communicable insight into the gallery's mission. Provided a friendly face as a gallery sitter, conducted gallery sales including the book store and the featured work. Grant research, gallery maintenance including painting, basic janitorial responsibilities, installation of work and deinstallation of work. Artist assistant for Kelie Bowman (duties include burning and printing silk screens, production of gallery cards, installation element production), John Orth (prop painting), Serra Victoria Bothwell Fells (carpentry assistance, painting and touch up for installation), Carolyn Porras (mural assistant). Show less



Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA)

• Los Amigos River, Peru

• Artist in Residence

  • May 2013 - May 2013

  A two week expedition through Peru including the cities of Cusco and Puerto Maldonado and CICRA, the primary site, located in a remote region of the Amazon Rainforest. I worked alongside researching biologists to collect and study specimens, and I had the incredible opportunity to collect fascinating videos and field sketches of the awe-inspiring diversity found in the rainforest. A two week expedition through Peru including the cities of Cusco and Puerto Maldonado and CICRA, the primary site, located in a remote region of the Amazon Rainforest. I worked alongside researching biologists to collect and study specimens, and I had the incredible opportunity to collect fascinating videos and field sketches of the awe-inspiring diversity found in the rainforest.



Alagarto Printmakers Guild

• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

• President

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Managed budget for travel, exhibitions, visiting artists, materials, and general purchasing power for the guild. Arranged and conducted guild meetings, directed Vice President and Secretary. Event design and staffing for Art Bash at the University of Florida, demonstrations for printmaking techniques, friendly face with visitors. Organized visiting artist, including demonstrations and lectures within the University of Florida. Choreographed travel to New Orleans for Southern Graphics Conference including mobility, accommodations and activities. Publication and grant research. Organized member exhibitions within the University and in the surrounding Gainesville, FL community. . Show less



Florida Park Service District 2 Office

• Gainesville, Florida Area

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 2010 - May 2011

  Administrative duties including reconciliations, P-Card clearance, database management, drafting professional letters, file management, answering and redirecting calls, prescribed burn and vehicle maintenance logs, distribution of mail and materials to the 36 parks in the district. Overseeing report efficiency within the parks, and providing supplemental support for parks having difficulty meeting deadlines. Administrative duties including reconciliations, P-Card clearance, database management, drafting professional letters, file management, answering and redirecting calls, prescribed burn and vehicle maintenance logs, distribution of mail and materials to the 36 parks in the district. Overseeing report efficiency within the parks, and providing supplemental support for parks having difficulty meeting deadlines.



Walgreens

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cosmetics Manager

  • May 2009 - May 2010

  Monitoring sales, developing strategies to increase profits within the store section. Pushing products based on changing corporate focuses. Maintaining an attractively arranged and decorated, up-to-date section to best represent the products. Exhibiting exceptional customer service to maintain customer loyalty and satisfaction. Denoting inventory and following schematic changes to stock new products. Monitoring sales, developing strategies to increase profits within the store section. Pushing products based on changing corporate focuses. Maintaining an attractively arranged and decorated, up-to-date section to best represent the products. Exhibiting exceptional customer service to maintain customer loyalty and satisfaction. Denoting inventory and following schematic changes to stock new products.



Mount Dora Center for the Arts

• United States
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

  Instructor for children ages 4-12 in 2-dimensional media. Worked in collaboration with other instructors to produce a cohesive multi-media show at the culmination of the camp. Wrote lesson plans, developed games and activities. Monitored safety of the students. Instructor for children ages 4-12 in 2-dimensional media. Worked in collaboration with other instructors to produce a cohesive multi-media show at the culmination of the camp. Wrote lesson plans, developed games and activities. Monitored safety of the students.