GRETEL LAPICA
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EDUCATION
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 08/07-04/11
• Degree: BA in Art History with a Second Major in Studio Art
WORK EXPERIENCE
350.org: Charlotte, NC 03/12-05/12
• Environmental Art Intern: assisted with community gardens, murals, banners, t-
shirt designs, event planning, and attended weekly Environmental Working Groups
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Charlotte, NC 1/12-4/12
• Exhibits and Curatorial Intern: managed frame and pedestal inventory for exhibit
changeovers, update image inventory on EMBARK database system, assisted with the
de-installation and installation of upcoming shows, handled art-works by artists like
Picasso, Matisse, Giacometti, Lichtenstein and many other artists in the Bechtler
Collection, translated poems from Spanish to English for exhibition purposes,
reorganized the Bechlter Collections Library
The GOLDMINER Project: Miami, FL 09/11
• Assistant to Sarah Trigg: performed administrative duties such as file, research,
correspondence, and assisted in photo shoots
621Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 05/09-08/09
• Gallery Management Intern: fulfilled administrative duties, attended to customers,
monitored gallery, directed and managed membership database, assisted event
planning, prepared for/attended board meetings
SPECIAL SKILLS
Bilingual: fluent in both English and Spanish
Computer Skills: MAC and PC software, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Art: mixed media, screen printing, oil, gauche, acrylic, jewelry, gallery installations,
market sales
Research, writing
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Shades Bar and Grill: Panama City Beach, FL 12/10-07/12
• Waitress: attended to customers, ensure customer satisfaction, handled cash and
credit card payments, helped maintain restaurant clean
Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar: Charlotte, NC 01/12-06/12
• Waitress: learned sushi vocabulary, engaged in casual conversation with customers,
took food order, ensure customer satisfaction, handled cash and credit card
payments, helped maintain restaurant clean
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST