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Resume

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Education

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2015 - Present

Westwood High School

• IB Art HL, 2017-Present, Taught by Brittany Skillern  

• Painting II, 2016-17, Taught by Brittany Skillern

• Painting I, 2015-2016, Taught by Ashley Bailey

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June  - July 2018

Savannah College of Art and Design

• Painting Basics for Non-major, Taught by Professor Amiri Farris

• Drawing I: Form and Space, Taught by Professor Benjamin Phillips

• 4.0 GPA

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2013 - 2016

Art + Academy

• Art studio time, Taught by Monica Araoz and Rosemary Good

2012 - 2015

Canyon Vista Middle School

• Art I, 2014-2015, Taught by Mary Loera

• Arts elective, 2012-2014, Taught by Jesus Ramirez

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Experience

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2019 - Present

Art + Academy - Administrative Assistant, Teacher Assistant 

• Help with scheduling classes, updating inventory, and other administrative work.

• Assist teachers with classes ranging from age groups 4-5 to 9-12.

• Summer camp counselor. 

2014 - Present

Canyon Creek Church - Commissioned Art Creator

• Created large multi-media paintings primarily using acrylic paint, spray paint, and gold leaf.

• Created props for a Musical Theatre Camp, including large papier-mâché sculptures.

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2017 - Present

Peer Assistance and Leadership - Vice President

• Mentor "at risk" students at Laurel Mountain Elementary School

• Lead 88 high school mentors by creating training activities, managing schedules, planning meetings, and coordinating between campuses.

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2016 - Present

Passports: IB Journal of the Arts - Visual Arts Editor

• Evaluated art submissions from around the world. Learned about art criticism based on the formal properties, function, and purpose of artwork.  

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2016 - Present

National Art Honor Society - Vice President, Secretary

• Organized art service opportunities in the community.

• Created banners, posters, portraits for community and school events.

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2015 - Present

Art Lessons: School of Contemporary Art Austin and Private Lessons - Teacher

• Taught lessons focused on value, color theory, line, and form.

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2015 - Present

Canyon Vista Middle School Choir Spring Show - Art Creator

• Used mediums such as spray paint, acrylic paint, and wall paint to create large backdrops.

• Responsible for creating smaller paintings and drawings to be used in posters, programs, and on T-Shirt prints.

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2015 - 2017

TEDxYouth@Austin - Design Lead

• Created portraits of speakers in pen and ink and acrylic paint, which were exhibited at the event.  

• Led the design plans for the stage, program, and facility.

Honors and Awards

• Awarded "Most Creative" Senior Superlative, Westwood High School, 2019

• Full Scholarship for Rising Star, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Summer 2018

• Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award, Texas Association of Education in Art, 2018

• Gold Key, Dear Emma, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, 2018

• Silver Key, Neon Evenings, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, 2018

• Regional qualifier, Jasmine in Prismacolor, Visual Art Scholastic Event, 2018

• Regional qualifier, Sister in Antique Mall in Acrylic, Visual Art Scholastic Event, 2018

• Best in Show, Jasmine in Prismacolor, RRISD Secondary Art Show Division VI, 2018

• State qualifier, Face Transplant in Acrylic, Visual Art Scholastic Event, 2017

• Gold Seal Award, Dear Emma in Graphite, Visual Art Scholastic Event, 2017

• Second Place, Sister in Antique Mall in Acrylic, RRISD Secondary Art Show Division VI, 2018

• First Place, Sydney in Watercolor, RRISD Secondary Art Show Division IV, 2016

• First Place, Self-Portrait in Graphite, RRISD Secondary Art Show Division III, 2015

• Artist of the Year, Canyon Vista Middle School, 2015

Exhibitions

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• Amber in Acrylic, Texas State Capitol Exhibition, 2018

• Sister in Antique Mall  in Acrylic, Texas State Capitol Exhibition, 2018

• Dear Emma in Graphite, Travelling TAEA Exhibition, 2017