EXPERIENCE

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LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT ASSISTANT

TRAVELLING GALLERY, 2020-2021

Co/facilitating and designing creative workshops for various community groups. Designing brochures, leaflets and activity packs for various visitors including children using Procreate and Adobe InDesign. Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity training and engagement with the EDI team for Museums and Galleries Edinburgh. Research and report/writing for accessibility, workshop materials and digital projects. Grant application writing. Social media and website strategy design, proposed and directed.

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FOUNDING DIRECTOR, TOLLCROSS LIFE DRAWING CLUB, 2021

Founder and directer of fortnightly life drawing sessions. Duties included liaising with and booking models and venues, event-promotion though Eventbrite and Facebook, bookkeeping, market research, tutoring and facilitating sessions, ordering materials and coordinating themed sessions providing opportunities for attendees to work with a range of different concepts, techniques and materials.

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ARTIST AND TUTOR, 2015-Present

Freelance portraiture artist working in pencil, charcoal and oil paint; live sketch artist working at events; drawing tutor; and commercial artist largely working from independent commissions for sign and mural painting, logo and packaging design, graphic harvesting, and book illustration. For more information, please refer to my online portfolio. Further skills include marketing, website design, documentation in photography and video, social media management, drafting contracts, bookkeeping, and communicating with clients.

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TECHNICIAN, TO ARCHITECT GEORGE SAUMAREZ SMITH, 2020

Employed independently to transfer a number of designs for wallpapers into lino print and provide technical advice.

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STUDIO ASSISTANT, TO SCULPTOR ALEXANDER STODDART, 2018-2019

Employed to assist the execution of a large classical freestanding cast bronze sculpture, working as part of a small team directed by the artist.

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LIFE DRAWING COORDINATOR, EDINBURGH ART SOCIETY, 2015-2019

A self-directed voluntary position, running both tutored and open life drawing classes and workshops. Duties included coordinating a small team of volunteers; liaising with tutors and models; booking rooms; researching and sourcing equipment and materials; arranging courses, workshops, exhibitions and events; bookkeeping, data collection and risk assessments; drawing up contracts with tutors and models; documenting in photography and video; and managing social media. Run with cooperative principles and a community focus, using non-hierarchical decision making, with a mission to provide accessible and affordable art classes, and fair wages for tutors and models.

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GALLERY MANAGER, THE FOREST ARTS, 2016-2017

A self-directed voluntary position leading a team of volunteers to organise exhibitions showcasing local artists’ work. Other duties included promoting exhibitions, managing social media, facilitating workshops and events, designing and distributing posters and flyers, renovating the exhibition space, and coordinating monthly art and craft fairs for local makers.

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ADMINISTRATOR, ADAM ARCHITECTURE, 2015-2016

Administrator and front of house secretary working as part of a large team to contribute to the daily running of large architectural practice with a focus on designing by hand. Duties included welcoming visitors and clients, handling telephone and email communications with clients, architects, and other staff members, keeping records and organising data, ordering drawing equipment.

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ADMINISTRATOR AND SALES ASSISTANT, SAVILLS, 2013-2015

Welcoming and communicating with clients, collecting and compiling data, working with contracts, supporting other staff members through administrative assistance.

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Further experience in hospitality, as a barista, waitress and cleaner for various employers from 2011 to 2018.