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Sarah Harris 7318 Suncatcher Drive Hanahan, SC 29410 E-mail: smharris185@gmail Phone: 480-290-5210 Website : www.sarahmichelleart.com Education January 2, 2014 – May, 2014 Trident Technical College Graphic Design, Graphic Imagery August 2009 – May 2013 College of Charleston Degree: Fine Art (BA) Artwork chosen for College of Charleston’s Young Contemporaries, 2012

Selected for College of Charleston’s Student-Run Gallery Exhibitions Visual Arts Club Gallery Coordinator, 2013

Experience Havens Fine Framing 1070 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 June 2016-January 2017 Design Consultant

• Assist clients with frame and mat designs

• Familiarity with archival materials and process

• Measuring artwork for framing • Lifesaver software

• Assemble specialty artwork • Fitting • Glass cutting • Writing up and processing frame

orders

Art Mecca of Charleston, 427 King Street Charleston, S.C. 29412 October 2013- May 2015 Gallery Assistant Director

• Assistant Curator • Research established and up-and-

coming local artists • Exhibition/event planning/execution/

philanthropy • Gallery management • Market artwork through press

releases, website and social media • Customer service/sales/sales tracking • Spreadsheets • Managing phone and e-mail systems • Community Outreach

Charles E. Williams, http://cewpaintings.4ormat.com, http://cewcollaborative.4ormat.com May 2014-June 2014 Artist’s Assistant

• Prepare artwork • Teaching assistant

• Research museums/submission processes

Libby Ganong, http://www.addlibb.com July 2013- December 2013 Artist’s Assistant

• Prepare and cut originally designed fabrics

• Assemble specialty artwork

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• Arrange merchandising displays • Accurately track inventory/sales

Artist On Fire, http://www.artistonfire.com June 2013 Artist and Gallery Assistant

• Exhibit preparation to include framing and managing wall space

• Sales

Ibis Fine Art, 11 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 April 2013- September 2013 Assistant Gallery Director(See Art Mecca for list of analogous responsibilities) College of Charleston Visual Arts Club Gallery Coordinator 2012 -2013

• Assemble/disassemble installations • Curator of exhibits • Maintain gallery wall space/select

lighting • Market artwork and events

• Fundraise • Assist with artist workshops • Community Outreach

Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Glenn McConnell Parkway, Charleston, SC 29414 2010- 2013 Emergency Department Technician

• Perform top-quality direct patient care

• Use database tracking and serve as

unit resource • Maintain accurate patient records

Assistantship Activities Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401

• Arrange/handle artwork • Pack and store artwork

• Assist with/market artist events • Community Outreach and Non-Profit

Robert Lange Studios, 2 Queen Street Charleston, SC 29401

• Frame/handling artwork • Assist with art exhibitions/art walks

Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip Street, Charleston, SC 29403

§ Assist with artist events/fundraising § Customer service

§ Community Outreach And Non-Profit

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Personal Assets/ Competencies • Ability to work successfully with all

ages/exceptional interpersonal skills • Exceptional creative writing/editing • Painting and craft • Preparing canvas and wood panels • Canvas Stretching • Some wood and metal work

• Some screen printing • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash,

InDesign, and Microsoft applications • Some QuickBooks • Community Outreach and Non-Profit • Framing and Matting