Assistant Sales

TOREN CURTIS **** NW **th Circle, Coral Springs, FL 33067

Tel: 954-***-**** • Email: ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Museum Inspector – Knowledgeable of proper lighting, temperature, traffic flow and the placement of art in a gallery or museum

• Master’s Thesis: Class Identity In Relation To New York City Hospitality Design – A look at historic and historicized interior design, how it is used, and how it is kept alive in a progressive contemporary world. (Currently part of New York Public Library and Pratt Library archives)

• Trained in reading translation of art and technical writings in French

• Skilled in editing, proofreading and writing art, film and music reviews

WORK EXPERIENCE

Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY

Gallery Assistant Internship, December 2012-February 2013

• Catalogued contemporary artworks, scanned paintings for inventory check, and assisted clients with artist and sales information

The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Intern, August 2010-November 2011

• Archived and catalogued contemporary art sculpture, painting, mixed media works

• Interviewed contemporary artists (Marc Swanson, Jonah Groenboer, Melissa Gordon, Todd Hido) for cataloguing purposes

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY

Art Conservation Intern, January 2010-May 2010

• Examined Renaissance paintings, Egyptian mummies and Inuit artifacts for the preservation process

• Developed expertise in pigment analysis and the conservation of paper, parchment and vellum

• Investigated paintings through the use of infrared spectroscopy, x-ray, and polarizing light microscopes to prove their

authenticity and date of creation

Black Book Magazine, New York, NY

Editorial Assistant, August 2009-December 2009

• Conducted interviews with various celebrities (film director Kenny Ortega, Swedish Pop group Miike Snow and dance

choreographer Travis Payne) for articles that were featured in the magazine

• Transcribed multiple celebrity interviews (Jared Leto, Gilles Marini, Kid Sister)

• Composed layout and selected articles for Black Book’s monthly House Special booklets, focusing on home improvement topics, such

as interior décor, gastronomy and event planning

The Department of Health, Ft Lauderdale, FL

Florida Kid Care Associate, March 2008-May 2009

• Assisted families with insurance registration for their children

• Teaching children the benefits of Kid Care, health, and safety through the use of art tools and company caricatures

Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL

Friends of Art Associate, June 2007-December 2007

• Instrumental in increasing museum membership and student visitors through event planning in collaboration with the

Events Department

• Maintained ongoing communication via email and telephone calls with museum patrons and docents for upcoming

events, lectures and meetings

• Edited monthly museum pamphlets

EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, New York, NY

Master of Science (with Distinction), May 2012 • Theory, Criticism and History of Art & Design (GPA: 4.0)

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Bachelor of Liberal Arts, December 2007 • Triple Major: Art History, English & Creative Writing (GPA: 3.6)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word Adobe Photoshop Jstor

Microsoft Excel Adobe Illustrator Artstor

PowerPoint Adobe InDesign WorldCat

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