Tia Blumenau
Richmond,VA
Art Portfolio
Link to my Art portfolio: https://tiablumenau.wixsite.com/artistportfolio
Thank you!
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Gallery Associate
VMFA
01.2022 - Current
- Helped direct patrons through the museum
- Provided customer service
- Opened and closed galleries
Freelance
Commissioned Artist
01.2017 - Current
- Created desired art for customer(s)
- Illustrated character designs
- Developed album cover art
- Selling art prints and stickers
Overnight Inbound Stocking
Target
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked overnight from 10pm-6am
- Stocked various products such as medicine, toys and clothing
- Unpacked clothing from boxes and put them on respective racks
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
Teaching Assistant
Katonah Art Center
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Helped students ages 4-13
- Engaged in creative learning with students
- Used programs such as Adobe Animate and IMovie Maker
- Organized shared art supplies
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Illustration
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA12.2023
Westhill High School
Stamford, CT01.2020
Summer Pre-College Program
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY07.2019
Skills
- Efficient in Adobe Creative Cloud and IMovie Maker
- Office skills working in excel and microsoft word
- Organizational skills
- Attention to Detail
- Subject Research
Accomplishments
- VCU College of Arts-Dean's List 2020-23
- Achieved honorable mention from The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2020
- Presented art at Silvermine Arts Center 2018, 2019
Extracurricular Activities
Summer Intern, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
- Organized information on excel,
- Curated powerpoints weekly of all the students art
Illustrator, Commonwealth Times Richmond, VA.
- Creates designs and illustrations for the newspaper
Community Table Watcher/Volunteer, Richmond, VA.
- Helped direct people to certain artists tables, answered questions, and informed them of the event,
- Kept track of the amount of products sold, that payment was made, and gave goods to the customers,
- Watched over booths when artists needed breaks
Timeline
Gallery Associate
VMFA
01.2022 - Current
Overnight Inbound Stocking
Target
09.2021 - 12.2021
Teaching Assistant
Katonah Art Center
06.2021 - 08.2021
Freelance
Commissioned Artist
01.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Illustration
Virginia Commonwealth University
Westhill High School
Summer Pre-College Program
Pratt Institute
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