Development School

Christie Ann Hollis

**** ******** ***** **** ~ Cary, NC 27511

919-***-**** ad4th8@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Creative, passionate, and motivated art educator with a proven history of

leveraging visual arts expertise, lesson planning, and K-10 instructional

experience. Respected artisan skills with an ability to transform

deadline-sensitive concepts, visions, and ideas into finished art for

corporate, small business, and individual clients. Individualized

curriculum development experience gained by guiding a school through the

process of garnering ACSI accreditation for art instruction. Refined

professional, event management, and communication skills with a knack for

understanding the needs of administration, clients, parents, students,

and educators. Master of Arts in Art Education and B.F.A. from East

Carolina University.

|Visual Arts |Education |Professional |

|. Visual composition |. Curriculum Development|. Communication / |

|. Design/ Innovation | |Marketing |

|. Art Exhibition |. Outreach / Guidance |. Relationship |

| |. Student Art Showcases |Management |

| | |. Microsoft Office |

Professional Experience

THE UPPER ROOM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, Raleigh, NC 2008-Oct. 2012

K-10 Art Educator

. Teach art to approximately 200 children per week; includes responsibility

for curriculum development, weekly lesson planning, outreach to other

classrooms, and assessment.

. Develop a flexible curriculum for grades k-10 that covers NC State

Standards and takes into account developmental levels of each grade

level.

. Create and submit supply lists for all grade levels that address

curriculum without exceeding budget limitations.

. Establish relationships with other classroom teachers to understand their

curriculum and identify opportunities for reinforcement.

. Interface with parents, school administration, and students at periodic

conferences, staff development meetings, and project team meetings.

. Promote art appreciation by sharing student artwork in school art

displays and online art galleries.

. Lead annual project team focused on the design and production of the

school's yearbook.

STUDIO 1201 (SELF EMPLOYED), Cary, NC 2002-PRESENT

Freelance Contract Visual Artist

. Create fine and decorative works of art for builders, private homeowners,

and small businesses.

. Forge strong business partnerships with new and existing customers to

understand needs, negotiate finances, and coordinate scheduling.

. Guide clients through the process of visualizing often elusive aesthetic

and personal artistic goals.

. Market and promote business to expand client base through business

website and online marketing.

. Website: http://www.artistsites.org/Studio1201/

. Selected Clients:

Cameron Park Inn Bed and Breakfast . ByteWyze Computer Services . The

Hair Affair . Cary Dance Productions . Wake Forest Pediatrics . Bovenizer

Orthodontics . Style and Charm Interiors . Lin White Interiors .

StarQuest International Performing Dance Competitions . Serene Smiles

Dentistry . Hideaway BBQ and Bar . Bland's Landscaping . Knightdale

Pediatrics . Private homes across the state of NC and beyond

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Professional Experience

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KONNOAK ELEMENTARY (FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS), Winston Salem, NC 2000-

2002

K-5 Art Educator

. Taught art to approximately 800 children per week; included development

and implementation of lesson plans.

. Work with other classroom teachers to reinforce the units of study in

their classrooms through art

. Attend staff development meetings, keep licensure current, communicate

with parents and hold timely conferences

. Organize showings of student work at local malls and other businesses.

Additional customer experience and sales experience as a waitress while in

school (1994-1999).

Education & Licensure

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, NC

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Arts Education, 1999

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Arts Education, 1998

. Organized gallery exhibitions and partnered with math educators to

develop innovative distance learning programs.

. Honored with the ECU School of Art Award of Distinction in 1998

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY/MEREDITH COLLEGE, Raleigh, NC

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Studio Art (Painting), 1996

LICENSURE / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), Active Certification

State of North Carolina - Class M Art K-12, Pending Renewal

Art Therapy for Grief and Loss, 2010

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