School Design

Jennifer Main

*** *. **** **. *** Los Angeles, California 90014

jennifermain.com 702-***-**** - *********@*****.***

Born on October 9, 1980 in Dallas, Texas, Jennifer Main graduated in 1999 from the Las Vegas

Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts as a visual design major. Main

also attended the Chicago Arts Institute and has been recognized internationally in galleries for

her figurative abstract paintings known for her vibrant, contrasting colors.

Education

1996-1999 Attended and graduated from Las Vegas Academy of International Studies,

Performing, and Visual Arts, Visual Design Major

1998 Accepted to and attended the pre-graduate program at Chicago Arts Institute

Selected Events

2012

Fringe Theatre Festival Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (upcoming August)

St Jude Children s Hospital - annual event - Featured Artist

(Live painting sold for $15,000)

Boulder City Hospital annual event - Featured Artist

Snell & Wilmer Paint the Town event

Calabasas - Fine Art Festival Artist of the Year

San Diego Mission Federal Art Walk

FEAT- Autism Angel s - annual gala - Featured Artist

2011 - 2010

St. Jude Children s Research Hospital - annual gala - Featured Artist

sponsored to paint (2) 5ft heart sculptures, raising $60,000

Art In The Park - Boulder City, NV, 2011 Artist of the Year (2010, 2011, 2012)

Riviera Village Summer Festival - Redondo Beach, CA

Fiesta Hermosa - Hermosa Beach, CA Juried Show, 2nd Place for painting

March of Dimes - Annual Gala - Featured Artist, Live painting (2000-2011)

Fringe Theatre Festival - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2010, 2011, 2012)

New Horizon s Academy annual event - Featured Artist (2000-2010)

Lied Discovery Children s Museum annual gala - Featured Artist (2005 2010)

(2011 Live painting sold for $12,000)

Abbot Kinney Artwalk Venice California

Grant a Gift Autism Foundation Gala - Featured Artist - Live painting

Dia de los Muertos Springs Preserve - Featured Artist Artwork used for all

print media, advertising & merchandise. (2010, 2011)

(WRIN) Women s Research Institute of Nevada annual gala - Featured Artist

Live painting

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation annual event - Featured Artist Live painting

(2009, 2010, 2011)

UNLVino annual event Selected Artist

Events pre 2010

ArtFest, Scottsdale, AZ annual juried show selected Artist (2009)

First Friday - Joseph Watson Gallery, Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV (2008, 2009)

Licensing Expo International - Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV

Tollbrother s Home Show - Fairway Hills, Las Vegas, NV (2008)

The Art of Jennifer Main - Design Within Reach, Town Square, Las Vegas, NV (2009)

Artrageous - Bloomingdale s, Fashion Show Mall - Featured Artist (2007)

A.R.T. Evolution - Brand. Marketing Offices, 2007 Featured Artist (2007,2008)

Fine Art and New Home Show - Private reception by Tollbrother s Luxury Homes (2007)

International Wine and Food Festival - South Point Events Center, Las Vegas, NV (2007)

Stirling Club, Turnberry Place grand opening - Featured Artist - live painting (2007)

Mt. Charleston Jazz and Art Festival - Mt. Charleston Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Featured Artist (2006)

Gallery Representation

Jennifer Main Gallery, Las Vegas, NV & Los Angeles, CA

MUD Studios Edmonton Alberta, Canada

MJ Christensen Diamonds, Las Vegas, NV

Bocca Park & Eastern Ave. Locations

Marcus Ashley Gallery, Lake Tahoe, CA

Bloomingdale s Home Store, Las Vegas, NV

Art Encounter, Las Vegas, NV & Dallas, TX

ArtSpace, World Market Center, Las Vegas, NV

H&S Art, New York, NY

Stephan Fine Art Gallery, Anchorage, AK

Art De Vignettes, Las Vegas, NV

Trifecta Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

Wine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

Innovation Flooring and Design, Las Vegas, NV

SLT Fine Arts, Kansas City, MO

La Strada, Las Vegas, NV

Outer Limits, Highpoint, NC

Art Encounter, Dallas, TX

Pop Art Gallery, Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV

Gallery on Broadway, San Diego, CA

Boulder Art Gallery, Boulder, CO

Selected - Publications and Media

2012 New Pastures article on Jennifer Main Las Vegas Review Journal

2012 St. Jude Children s Hospital on air interviews for NBC & ABC

2011 Haute Living 5 Top Galleries in Las Vegas Jennifer Main Gallery

2011 Artistic Endeavors article Jennifer s move to Los Angeles - LV Review Journal

2011 Yes, we re still Thankful feature article on Jennifer Main LV Review Journal

2010 Living the Dream feature article on Jennifer Main Gallery LV Review Journal

2010 The Main Dish, Luxury Las Vegas Magazine - October

2009 Painting her Way to Success, Las Vegas View

2008 Painting Inner Peace Licensed for cover of Phsychology Applied To Modern Life,

9th edition, wadsworth publishing

2007 The Evolution of Jennifer Main, Mojo Republik, on-line magazine

Arts In The Downtown, Interviewed about artwork, KCLV Las Vegas

Cover of Wayne Weiten s Psychology Applied to Modern Life 9th Ed, world-wide

2006 Graphic Design, Summerlin Magazine, Arts and Entertainment, March 2006

Golf Goes Arty, Las Vegas Review Journal, Living, March 23

2005 Racing For Ice Cream, Las Vegas Review Journal, Living, Jan 23

Artwork on cover of Las Vegas Living, Las Vegas, NV October/November

Selected Projects and Performances

2012 Jennifer Main Experience Kickstarter Project raised $33,000 for video based gallery

2012 Jennifer s hand painted St. Jude 3 dimensional heart selected to be permanent

Installation in new Symphony Park in Las Vegas

2012 Painting Selected to be permanent art at the new Smith Center for Performing Arts in

Las Vegas

2011 2 Paintings selected to be featured art displayed in Las Vegas Mayors office

2011 Created artwork for Xtreme Manufacturing, enlarged to 20ft x 30ft for ConExpo & World of

Concrete International trade shows

2010 & 2011 selected to paint two large 3 dimensional hearts for St. Jude Children s Research

Hospital raising $60,000.

2009 & 2010 Guest Speaker at GETCA, (Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention),Edmonton,

Alberta, Canada

2010 Created large mural at Westbrook Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta, CA

2008 Illustrated children s book George the Giraffe Thinks He Has No Neck, author

Michael Chapman, Nationally published by Tate Publishing

2008 Reading Week in Clark County, Various Schools Invited as guest speaker along with

Author Michael Chapman to share our Children s Book George the Giraffe Thinks He has no

Neck with grades 1-8

2007 &2011 Invited to be a judge for Gilbert Magnet School s Reflections Art Contest

2007 Visiting all the Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas to give art classes and raise art

awareness

2007 Art calendar produced to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas

2007 Exclusive painter for the premier of Disney Movie How to Eat Fried Worms Red carpet

2006 Invited to be a guest speaker for the B.U.S.E. Club to bring awareness to Las Vegas Arts

District, Turnberry Place, Las Vegas

2006 On March of Dimes of Las Vegas committee, Auction Art Chair

2005 Performance portrait artist for CCSC awards dinner, Las Vegas Hilton

2005 Painted performance portrait, Ferrara, Caesar s Forum

2005 On March of Dimes of Las Vegas committee, Auction Art Chair

2005 The 8th Annual Industry Hall of fame, performance portrait artist, painted three-minute

portraits of the six inductees on stage, Santa Clara, CA, The Computer History Museum

Teaching Experience

2011 Artist in Residence, Donnan School Edmonton, Alberta Canada

A week teaching an art workshop I created to all classes at the school

2009 & 2010 Guest speaker/presenter at GETCA (Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention

Association), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Created & demonstrated a fun step by step art lesson for teachers to use

2008-2010 Created curriculum & Taught Art Workshops, Las Vegas Boys & Girls Clubs

Taught Abstract Portraits, Abstract Cityscapes, and monochromatic portraits

children s artwork was auctioned to raise money for the art department raising over

$100,000 the first year

2009 &2010 Artist in residence, Westbrook Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Created curriculum and Taught art workshops to grade 2-6

2010 Turning Mess-up Into Masterpieces Workshops

Created an experiencial workshop for adults with Eileen Osor (founder of Project Shero

& Wonder Child Programs)

2009 Taught Art Workshop at St Francis De Sales School, Catholic School, Las Vegas, NV

2007 Guest teacher for children s Art class at Shade Tree Women s Shelter, Las Vegas

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