artist
Resume:
Catie Barron
*** ********** *****, **. *******, IL 60174 630-***-****
aboqxs@r.postjobfree.com
Passionate artist with diverse experience in business and networking. I am seeking to
combine my
talents to make positive contributions and develop my career in the arts.
Professional
Experience:
May 2010Current Studio Work, St. Charles, IL
? Creating a portfolio of work to obtain a solo exhibition.
July 2009 - CurrentWet Walls of Chicago, West Chicago, IL
Owner
? Researching, curating, and establishing art exhibition space utilizing vacant
commercial
spaces.
October 2009April 2010American Cancer Society Discovery Ball 2010, Chicago, IL
Associate Board of Ambassador and Auction Gallery Curator
? Volunteering time and talent to research artists, network, and collect donated visual
art to
be auctioned in the silent auction to raise funds. Created jury for art selection
process.
? Working to establish an exhibition of the work in collaboration with the American
Cancer
Society to raise additional funds outside of the event along with increased awareness and
marketing opportunities. Contacting galleries and potential corporate sponsors for
exhibition space.
? Researching and negotiating a corporate underwriter for the gallery.
August 2008-February 2009David Adler Music & Arts Center, Libertyville, IL
Visual Arts Coordinator
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? Organized 29 annual Festival of the Arts focusing on improved artist amenities as well
as the developing a national network of artists.
? Created networking relationships with various arts organizations, raised awareness of
the
visual arts in the community, and improved communication with the Illinois Arts Council
resulting in ambassadorship to the arts.
? Completed Jeffris Family Foundation grant research and application for potential
funding
to improve the historic David Adler farmhouse residence.
? Participated in monthly Board of Director s meetings providing visual art program
updates
along with new program and marketing ideas.
? Organized and established a children s art education program, hiring staff and creating
marketing campaign.
? Researched and organized an exhibition gallery (currently in process).
Summer 2006-2008Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL
Summer Workshop Instructor
? Art and Kids in the Garden Pastel workshop of garden flowers.
? Paint a Family Memory Collaborative Family Workshop in the gardens.
Summer 2006 Kaleidoscope School of Art, Barrington, IL
Summer Class Instructor
Education: BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) - Chicago, Illinois May
2009
Degree focus - Painting and Drawing
1983-2006 Elgin Community College Elgin, Illinois
College of Lake County Grayslake, Illinois
College of DuPage Wheaton, Illinois
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
Areas of concentration - Design / Business Finance / Horticulture
Related Experience: Northern Illinois Foodbank,
St. Charles, IL 2002-2005Accountant / Human Resources
o Managed A/R, A/P, Purchasing, Employee timesheets.
? Volunteered as a food sorter.
Noland Sales Corporation, Wood Dale, IL 1996-2001Accountant / Human Resources/Payroll
o Managed Payroll, union dues submissions, wage garnishments, A/R, A/P
o Assisted in month/year end close operations.
? Sales assistant.
o Managed sales quote submissions.
o Performed construction payout requests.
o Assisted sales staff with correspondence.
LaSalle Bank, Northbrook, IL 1988-1995Vice President of Lending Operations
o Managed real estate escrow accounts and payments.
o Supervised staff of 8 customer service representatives.
o Evaluation and approval of construction lending payouts.
o Generated all loan funding checks for consumer and commercial loans.
Asst. Vice President of Small Commercial and Construction Lending
o Generated loan applications, obtained loan approvals over personal lending limit,
processed loan applications, generated loan documentation, executed closings.
? Designed, tested, trained, and implemented new lending software platform.
Grants / Awards: 2011 Artist in Residence, Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg,
Wisconsin
Outstanding Event Fundraising/Outstanding New Member ABOA American Cancer
Society, Chicago, IL
2008 Garden Festival Banner West Chicago, IL
2007 Honorable Mention, Artist s on the Urban Edge X, Barrington, IL
Merit Scholarship School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Grant Recipient School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Merit Scholarship Art For All, Elgin, IL
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Exhibitions: 2012 4 Fridays Anniversary Exhibition, Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
(Juried)
2011 Main Street Gallery, Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI
Solo Exhibition, BMO Harris Bank Gallery, Cedarburg, WI
2010 Discovery Ball Auction Gallery, Simply Chicago Art, Evanston, IL (Juried)
American Cancer Society Discovery Ball (artwork donation), Chicago, IL
2009 Two + Three, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibition, The Noble Grape, Chicago, IL (Juried)
Wet Walls of Chicago, Libertyville, IL
SAIC Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
The Art of Giving, Cantigny Gardens, Wheaton, IL (Invited)
2008 Gallery 200, West Chicago, IL (Juried)
The David Adler Music & Arts Center, Libertyville, IL
The Art of Giving, Cantigny Gardens, Wheaton, IL (Juried)
American Cancer Society Discovery Ball (artwork donation), Chicago, IL
2007 Artists on the Urban Edge X, Barrington Area Arts Council Gallery, Barrington, IL
(Juried)
Solo Exhibition, Barrington Public Library, Barrington, IL
American Cancer Society Discovery Ball (artwork donation), Chicago, IL
2006 Elgin Community College Student Art Show, Elgin, IL (Juried)
Memberships: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Cedarburg Artists Guild, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Emerging Leaders Network - Chicago
Chicago Artists Coalition
Northwest Area Arts Council, Crystal Lake, IL
Chicago Artist s Resource Group
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