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Katurah L.Thomas

**** **** ******* ******., **, Apt. #201 Washington, DC 20019

202-***-**** ads4bw@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Alex and Ani

National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD

August 2018 - Present

Sales Associate

Prince Georges County Public Schools

August 2007 – June 2017

Art Teacher – K – 8th 10/2010 – 6/2017

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher 8/2008 – 10/2010

Art Teacher K – 12th 8/2007 – 8/2008

Fairfax County Public Schools

August 2001 – March 2005

Art Teacher K-6th

Opportunities Industrialization Academic Enrichment Program Washington, DC

Summer Employment- 2009

Teacher

Responsibilities

Provided career exploration, hands on experience in specific career areas and leadership development for at risk youth in Washington, DC

Urban Youth Council, Washington, DC

Summer Employment 2008

Art Instructor

Responsibilities

Provided artistic and cultural experiences for youth at risk. Howard University Young Artist Workshop, Washington, DC Summer Employment 2005 Drawing Instructor

Responsibilities

Portfolio preparation for high school seniors applying to art colleges. Explore and More Children’s Museum, Woodbridge, VA Summer Employment 2001 Mural Artist

Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC Summer Employment 2000 Norman Rockwell Sales Representative

Education

Howard University, Washington, DC

Masters of Fine Arts, May 2005

Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Fine Arts & Early Childhood Education, May 2001 Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fashion Marketing & Textile Design Course work, June 1998 Page 2 of 2

Exhibitions and Awards

June 2009 Pink Lemonade -Spoonbread Atelier Gallery, Brentwood, MD June 2008 The Funk Aesthetic - H&F Fine Arts, Mt. Rainier, MD March 2008 Anonymous Returns - Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC June 2007 Two Brutes and a Broad – H & F Fine Arts, Mt. Rainier, MD May 2007 Gateway Arts District Studios Tour Group Show – H & F Fine Arts, Mt. Rainier, MD March - May 2007 Prescient Lullabye/Call and Response - Capital One Corporate Art Program, Mclean, VA

February - June 2007 Solo Exhibition - Moore Galleries at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA

January 2007 “Flux” An Art Sensory Overload @ Danville Body Shop, Arlington, VA October 2006 Heart of DC - Permanent Collection @ John A. Wilson Building, City Hall, Washington, DC

September - October 2005 Voices - Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC December 2004 Anonymous Returns - Corcoran Washington Project for the Arts @ Hemphill Gallery, Washington, DC

June 2004 Abstraction - Mclean Projects for the Arts, Mclean, VA June 2001 - June 2002 Solo Exhibition - I Like It Black Coffee House, Dale City, VA April 2001 Exhibition - David Yurman jewelry boutique, Neiman Marcus at King of Prussia, Philadelphia, PA

March - May 2001 Solo Exhibition - Crimson Moon Coffee House, Philadelphia, PA May 2000 - Group Show - Moore College of Art and Design Fellowship Competition, Philadelphia, PA

March 2000 Recipient of the Fred and Naomi Hazel Award for Excellence in Oil Painting June 2000 Group show – Stick, Stones and Bones: Amulets for Everyday Usage – Delray Artisans Gallery, Delray, VA

October 1999 Among a group of emerging artist honored for having their work selected and purchased by the McDonald’s Corporation and permanently displayed in their Northeast Corporate Office Headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA.

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