Alexis Leneave Price

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A talented, creative, highly motivated designer and teacher with a wide range of industry knowledge and a good eye for creating today’s current trends. Proven ability to manage complex projects with a high degree of imagination, dedication, energy and leadership with years of proven artistic professionalism.

• SUMMARY •

Fifteen years of successful experience and numerous accomplishments in creating surface design for textiles and ceramics. Creative professional with expertise in leadership, teaching, management, strategic planning, marketing, research, sales, and creative thinking.

● Created, founded and managed Alexis Ink, a finished ware company creating over 250 functional and artistic ceramic pieces while inventing a dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial work environment.

● Designed and created original copyrighted designs and then licensed 65 ceramic pieces to SAKS Fifth Avenue to manufacture overseas; available in over 160 stores worldwide. SAKS sold out of the “Alexis Ink” ceramics within two weeks in several stores, which led to an immediate run of another production and an opportunity to expand the current line.

● Selected to contribute innovative images to Great Arrow Graphics as one of their top 20 designers nationwide. The assortment of hand silk screened cards features variations of themes that are offered to award winning artists.

● Responsible for creating cutting edge and up-to-date artwork for Design Design, a widely known leader in the gift wrap industry. The ever changing images are displayed in premiere gift stores on an array of surfaces such as gift wrap, cocktail napkins, enclosure cards, paper plates, journals, and gift bags.

• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE •

Alexis Ink * Collierville, TN

Owner/Artist 1995-Present

Founder and manager of Alexis Ink playing the key role in creating and developing beautiful, unique ceramic ware. An accomplished artist and respected leader with a clear understanding of today’s design market, with the ability to direct trends through continuing professional and artistic development. Memphis College of Art

Teacher 2011-2019

Taught Mixed Media, Painting, Encaustic Painting

Watkins College of Art, Design and Film * Nashville, TN Assistant Director of Community Education/ Painting and Mixed Media Instructor 2006-2009 EDUCATION

Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN 1993

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Textiles/Surface Design/Art Therapy Full Scholarship recipient, Graduated with honors

REFERENCES

Fred Burton 901-***-****, Laurie Nye 626-***-****, Kim Curry 316-***-****