SUMMARY
A multidisciplinary artist or polymath forging community through connection, communication, and compassion. Particular strengths in providing empathy, patience, creativity, as well as experience providing training, executive, administrative, marketing, and project management.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, SAM MICHELLE RAINVILLE, RAINVILLE STUDIO; WASHINGTON — 2023 – Present
- Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Procreate, calendar, and email are daily.
- Stickers, apparel, small home goods made for sale.
- Sculptures, printmaking, painting and photography shown.
- Developing content for personal and public usage.
- Graphic design: branding, logo design and development, and marketing material creation.
- Mural Design and painting.
- Public art creation post inspirational community engagement planned and executed.
- Leading Community Groups of all ages in activities.
ARTIST, GRAPIC DESIGNER, SCREEN PRINTER, MICHELLE RAINVILLE, MICHELLE OF MANY TRADES; WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA — 2014 – 2023
- Graphic Design and Marketing
- Small scale sculpture.
- Jewelry
- Papercutting
FINISH CARPENTER’S APPRENTICE, INTEGRITY DESIGN BUILD; CALIFORNIA — 2013 – 2014
- Developed cutting and fitting skills, learned to precisely measure, and installed interior trim.
- Built, installed, and mounted furniture and cabinets.
- Assisted in the creation or renovation of kitchens and bathrooms.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE, LOCATIONS AND ART DEPARTMENT, INDEPENDENT; CALIFORNIA — 2012 – 2015
- ART: Creating props, designing and decorating sets, and making movie magic on the fly.
- LOCATIONS: Scouting and securing locations, solving problems with the public, researching permitting local to the area, and maintaining calm on set.
COMPOSTING EDUCATOR AND CO-FOUNDER, MOBOKASHI; CALIFORNIA — 2012 – 2014
- Lead workshops teaching fermentation style composting in various settings: one-on-one, small and large group, corporate and private trainings.
EDUCATION
CITY OF REDMOND, REDMOND, WA USA – 2023 — Public Art Intensive East
BELLEVUE COLLEGE, BELLEVUE, WA USA – 2022 — 2023 — Three-Dimensional Design, Individual Projects in Art
CITY OF BELLEVUE, BELLEVUE, WA USA – 2021 — Bellevue Essentials 2021
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CA USA – 2017 – 2019 — Introduction to Electronic Prepress (Illustrator/Photoshop) Techniques for Screenprinting, Beginning Screenprinting on Textiles and Paper, Advanced Screenprinting on Textiles and Paper, Color and Composition – Two Dimensional Design
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA – 2011 — Foundational Drawing
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MA, USA – 1999 – 2003 — BA in Political Science with Public Policy focus
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Downtown Seattle Art Walk – Fathom Gallery Guest Artist, Seattle, WA, USA
2024 10x10x10xTieton, Tieton, WA USA
2024 Miniatures Gallery at Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA USA
2024 “Geographies: Identity in Design” Mithun, Seattle, WA, USA
2023 Downtown Redmond Art Walk Redmond, WA, USA
2019 Seattle Punk Rock Flea Market, Seattle, WA, USA
2019 Group Exhibition, Open Press Project, Kölner Graphikwerkstatt, Cologne, Germany
2019 Event Art Showcase, Buds and Bosses, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2018 Group Exhibition, Little Acorn Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011 Event Art Showcase, The Good Hurt, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011 Group Exhibition, Alice in Wonderland 2, The Hive, Los Angeles, CA, USA
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2022 Three Dimensional Design, “Children’s museum woodworking tools”, Bellevue College Group Project, woodworking together to create a complete display – mallet, saw, nails, and chisels.
2009 — Present “Rainville works”, creativity while collaborating with Ren Rainville (paintings, sculpture, stickers, photography, construction, and dance).
2017 – 2019 Cottage Co-Operative Nursery School, School’s Instagram, collaboration with photo taking staff member, developing content, and publishing it.
COLLECTIONS
Open Press Project, Cologne, Germany
Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Private Collection, Manila, Philippines
TEACHING
2023 – Present: Girl Scout Meeting Troop co-leader of K-3 scouts
2023 – Present: Elementary School Library volunteer
2023: Workshop leader – Subjects included: art, grief, collaging, memory, mental health, math, and science
2023: 2nd Grade Literacy Helper and Lunch Recess Assistant
2022: 2nd Grade Literacy Helper and Lunch Recess Assistant
2022: 1st Grade Literacy Helper and Lunch Recess Assistant
2020 – 2021: Kindergarten and 1st Grade Homeschool Teacher
2019: Parent Educator, Woodland Park Co-Operative Preschool
2017 – 2019: Parent Educator, Cottage Co-Operative Nursery School
2012 – 2014: Composting Educator, Mobokashi
2002 – 2003: Literacy Tutor, Boston University Initiative for Literacy Development
2001 – 2002: Teacher’s Assistant and Corps Member, Jumpstart Americorps
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Product on sale
Love RobotOriginal price was: $3.00.$2.00Current price is: $2.00.
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