RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Sculptor/ Interior Designer - Grand River Granite, Holland, MI, 2004-2012:
• Presenting a variety of design concepts to customers
• Assisting customers in selecting materials to create design concepts for kitchen and bathrooms
• Presenting a variety of design concepts to customers
• Providing quotes and special orders
• Coordinating the purchasing and delivery of materials to ensure the scheduled completion dates
• Assisting the installation team to ensure the proper installation of kitchen countertops and bathroom vanities
• Constructing three dimensional art work from stone, granite, marble and limestone
• Designing and carving handcrafted fireplaces based on customers’ orders
• Designing brochures and display advertising for company
Art Director/ Antiques Restorer - Antiquedades “ El Castillito, ” Toledo, Spain, 2000- 2004 :
• Involved in all aspects of care, treatment and conservation of art work using different conservation techniques
• Conducted on-site visits to examine, document and treat art work
• Assisted customers in selecting the works of art
• Consulted, examined, investigated, analyzed and treated art work displayed for collections
• Supervised the exhibition of art collections
• Assisted the Director of Collection and customers to art auctions
• Assisted customers and staff on safe handling, packing, and installation of art, including paintings, painted objects, and statues
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
“ Dulcinea & Don Quijote de La Mancha” Memorial House, El Toboso, Spain, 2001
• Conducted art restoration and conservation of furniture
“ Black Church”, Brasov, Romania, 1999:
• Conducted art restoration and conservation of frontal Crucifix
Art Director/ Participant - “ Apulum Castle” National Restoration Camp, Alba Iulia, Romania, 1996:
• Conducted art restoration and conservation of Apulum Castel, exterior and interior
EDUCATION:
University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree 1995- 1999
Graduated in the top 10 % of the class
Major: Sculpture
Dean’s List: Spring 1996, 1997, 1998
Coursework emphasis on drawing, color, drawing for sculpture, composition of sculpture, modeling, trends in Contemporary Fine Art, ceramics, photography, mold making, anatomy, design, transposition techniques in wood, stone and metal, ceramics, Art History
MEMBERSHIPS:
Member of Professional Photographers of America, 2008-2009
Member of Romanian Plastic Artists Association, 1994 - 2000
SKILLS:
• Fluent in Spanish, English and Romanian
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop CS 5, Adobe Light room,
INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
2003 La Casa “ Dulcinea” , El Toboso, Toledo, Spain
• Collective exhibition of bronze statues
2002- 2004 Quintanar de la Orden art gallery, Quintanar de la Orden,
• Permanent exhibition of clay statues and hand painted Byzantine icons
2001 Don Fandrique art galleries in Alcazar de San Juan and Toledo, Spain
• Individual exhibition of hand painted Byzantine icons
• Collective exhibition of stone sculptures and statues, Toledo, Spain
• Exhibition of photography,Toledo,Spain
2000 Circulo de Arte Gallery, Toledo, Spain
• Collective exhibition of graphic and design
1994 – 2000 Saba Gallery, Brasov, Romania
• Permanent exhibition of hand painted Byzantine icons and photography
1997 Hotel Bucharest art gallery, Bucharest, Romania, and Udine, Italy
• Collective exhibition of photography and sculptures in bronze and stone
1996 “ Stone Expo ‘96” Contemporary Art Museum, Satu Mare
• Collective exhibition (sophomore year) of stone sculptures.
Grand prize winner with artwork “ Snail”
1995 National Theater in Bucharest, Romania
• Collective exhibition of paintings
“ Sculptures in Stone”, Timisoara, Romania
• Individual exhibition of stone sculptures
1994 “ Small Sculptures in Wood”, Brasov, Romania
• Collective exhibition of wood sculptures
1992 “ Intervention in the European Contemporary Architecture”, Cluj Napoca, Romania
• Participant at the International Camp of Sculpture and Design
“ Portrait” Cluj Napoca, Romania
• Collective photography exhibition
1991 Plastic Arts High School Gallery, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Collective exhibition of paintings” Intervention in Romanian Revolution ‘89”
• Collective exhibition of photography “ Happening”
1991 – 2000 Plastic Artist Association Art Galleries, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Permanent exhibition of hand painted Byzantine icons
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