CHEMIST OLENA

ac50zb@r.postjobfree.com

Dear Hiring Committee:

With a passion for the arts, I bring varied experiences in teaching, freelancing, and being an artist. I offer a creative, design-oriented, and willingness to work on my own with others to make magical art pieces. Please accept my resume for your perusal.

Over the years, I have gained experience in the following:

• Finding inspiration and sketching out layouts and designs

• Collecting materials to use in mosaic design (tiles, glass, beads, mirrors, etc.)

• Breaking or cutting pieces to suit design

• Laying pieces out to fit design and glue down

• Meeting and greeting clients and handling orders

• Planning lessons to teach students about various concepts If you are looking to work with a practicing artist for 10 years, with a specialization in large-scale, site specific mosaic installations and public art, please feel free to contact me at ac50zb@r.postjobfree.com. I am confident that my expertise in mosaic sculpture, murals, architectural applications, effective collaborations and facilitating community participation will be an asset to you. Sincerely,

Chemist Olena

CHEMIST OLENA

ac50zb@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Creative and artistic; inspirational teacher in the arts. Enjoys painting to discover the intricacies of the world. Knows how to apply elements of design and modern principles of art. Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing techniques and mosaics. Able to provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities. Fluent in English and Russian. WORK EXPERIENCE

Artist/Freelancer/Tutor Apr 2013 – Present

• Instruct students in art and provide instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciation and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art

• Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting

• Understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, monoprinting

• Instruct students in proper care and use of tools and equipment; organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution

• Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare progress reports

• Select and requisition books, instructional materials, tools, instructional aids, and maintain required inventory records

• Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students’ work for the school

• and the community

and/or in self-selected professional growth activities EDUCATION

Arts Degree, National Pedagogical University

POETRY PUBLICATIONS

• Literary magazine "Barvy", 2016

• Literary almanac "The Power of Feelings", 2015

• Literary almanac "Bereginya", 2014

• Almanac "Stained Glass" Poetry and Prose, 2014

• Independent literary and artistic almanac "Vintage", 2013

• Independent literary and artistic almanac "Lira", 2012

• Literary and artistic project "Diary", 2010

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Participation (as an artist) at the Kyiv Lions Club Art Auction, 2016

• Participation and victory in the contest "Entrance as a gallery" by "Sovet"

• http://day.kyiv.ua/ru/article/v-konce-dnya/podezd-kak-galereya, 2013

• Joint exhibition with young artists in the "Ra" gallery, 2013

• Personal exhibition in the art cafe "Baboon", 2013

• Joint exhibition in the "Master Class" gallery, March 2012

• Illustration for collection of children's poems by Melanie Pavlenko-Kravchenko "Singer", 2009

• Illustration for the literary and artistic project "Diary", 2009

• Participation in the student exhibition in the library of them. VI Vernadsky, 2008

• Pedagogical activity, 2007

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