Art resumes are very different from your job resume. It is best to have your resume on a computer that way you can change/ easily update it. ALL resumes should be easy to read with no typos!! Like with slide labels, resumes should be consistent in the way they are set up. Usually an art resume is two page to three pages in length. One might want to keep a all encompassing resume on their computer that way they can cut and paste the info easier on to new resumes.
Your education should come first on your art resume, followed by your exhibitions/ performances /published works (ie depends on what your discipline is!). What comes next depends on your accomplishments: awards, collections (your work is in), residencies, reviews, publications, related work experience, lectures you have given, etc.
If you have countless exhibitions- you may want to break it down to selected exhibitions or by category- one person/solo shows, group shows, invitational shows, juried shows, etc.
If you have a limited exhibitions you may want to put all the exhibitions under the heading exhibitions and denote what they were (juried, invitational, etc.). If you have had a substantial one person show, you may want to put it in its own category!
Arrange the info on your resume chronologically- the most recent info/accomplishment first.
Start looking at other artist's resumes and ask for copies to use as examples.
We have once again forced our Executive Director to give us some versions of her exhibition resumes as examples.
Kathleen Bitetti
(address goes here)
Education
1987-1992
University of Massachusetts Boston. B.A. Double Major: Art and Economics,
Art History/Art Studio. Economics Specialization:
Public Policy. Thesis topic combining both majors: Domestic Public Policy
for the Arts. Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in both majors.
GPA 3.67 Honors Program 1987-88.
AWARDS: Alumni Association Scholarship Award for Academic Distinction and
University Service.
1986
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
Exhibitions*
1998
"Vault Series: Birds"- Contemporary art exhibition to coincide
with an exhibition of Audubon's Birds
New Bedford Art Museum. Group Show curated by Joan Backes (April-July)
"Naught Girrls Nite @ Bad Girrls Studios" - Over 50 Women Artists
and Performers From New York and New England. Bad Girrls Studios. Boston.
(March 28-April 11)
1997
Distillery Open Studios (November)
Distillery Open Studios Group Exhibition (October-November)
Three woman show with Mary Behrens & Cynthia Von Buhler
Gallery at the Distillery. Boston. (July-August)
96 Inc's Fourth Annual Arts and Awards Day Fund Raiser/Raffle
Contributing Artist (June 3rd 1997)
Casa Myrna Vazquez 20th Anniversary Celebration Fund Raising Auction
Contributing Artist (March 22nd 1997)
1996
"Lullaby". Site specific Installation. Gallery at the Distillery
(November 96- March 97)
Group Exhibition. Gallery at the Distillery (November)
Distillery Open Studios (November)
"Pillow Talk". Site Specific Installation. Mobius Art Rageous (Fall)
"Who's Afraid Of the Big Bad Wolf?" Site Specific Installation
Casa Myrna Vazquez Community Benefit. October 24th
1995
Distillery Open Studios (October)
"Sweet Dreams". Site Specific Installation. Mobius Art Rageous (Fall)
1994
Visual AIDS Boston (VAB) Window Project. Store window installation in
South
Boston for World AIDS Day (December)
Distillery Open Studios (October)
"Rooms With Views: Body, Nature, Culture, Politic", Newton
Art Center. MA
Group Show Co-curated by Jennifer Atkinson & Julie Bernson (January 14
- February 13)
Bitetti 2
Exhibitions (continued)
1992
"The Untitled Show"- an invitational group show curated by T.J.
Norris (June)
"Society Says", Women's critique of society's views of women.
Harbor Gallery,
U/Mass Boston. Invitational Group show (March - April)
"Preaching to the Converted"- Free Flow of Information II.
Mobius, Boston.
Group Show Curated by Andrew Guthrie (88 Room) (February)
1991
Collaborative outdoor installation/performance with Constance Dinion,
University of Massachusetts Boston. (April - August)
"PAX America", by James D'Entremont. Mobius, Boston. Contributing
artist. (June)
"Up Against the Wall", Space Gallery, Boston. Collaboration
with Susan Baltozer. (March)
Reviews
1998
Catalog for Vault Series: Birds- New Bedford Art Museum.
1997
South End News. "The Distillery houses medieval, irascible, feminine
imagery".
August 21st 1997 p12&16 Christopher Millis
Boston Globe. "Images in Bloom; Myths of Passion Explored"
August 7th 1997 p E1&E6 Cate McQuaid
1996
artsMedia. "Group Exhibition" . December 1996. p18. Mary
Behrens
Bay Windows. "Weighty Paper- Distillery Show Gives Evidence of
Boston Variety".
November 14th 1996. p 27 Shawn Hill
1994
BayWindows. "Being & Doing- Women's Bodies are subject to scrutiny
at the
Fogg; women's political action, at the Artists Foundation". March 31st
1994
p26&29 Shawn Hill
Boston Globe. "Rooms with Views- Art meets the news". Jan.
19th 1994.
Christine Temin
1992
BayWindows. "Precious Confines- Untitled Show". June 25th 1992.
p 16
Tom Grabosky
Bay State Banner. "Boston Exhibit Probes Female Roles in Society",
Thursday. April 30th 1992. p15 &16. Edward Strickland
1991
Catalog for "Up Against the Wall", Group Show.
Space Gallery, Boston.
1990
BayWindows. "Attacking Conformity". October 25th 1990. p20,
22 &29
Shawn Hill
Mass Media. "Voices at the Harbor Gallery".
Marika Hoving & Brian Keyo
*All exhibitions have been in Massachusetts
example #2 ( 3-page long version with all exhibitions)
Kathleen Bitetti
(address goes here)
Education
1987-1992
University of Massachusetts Boston. B.A. Double Major: Art and Economics,
Art History/Art Studio. Economics Specialization: Public Policy. Thesis
topic combining both majors: Domestic Public Policy for the Arts. Graduated
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in both majors. GPA 3.67 Honors Program 1987-88.
AWARDS: Alumni Association Scholarship Award for Academic Distinction and
University Service.
1986
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
Exhibitions*
1998
"Vault Series: Birds"- Contemporary art exhibition to coincide
with an exhibition of Audubon's Birds
New Bedford Art Museum. Group Show curated by Joan Backes (April-July)
"Naught Girrls Nite @ Bad Girrls Studios" - Over 50 Women Artists
and Performers From
New York and New England. Bad Girrls Studios. Boston. (March 28-April 11)
1997
Open Studios Group Exhibition. Gallery at the Distillery (October-November)
Distillery Open Studios (November)
Three woman show with Mary Behrens & Cynthia Von Buhler
Gallery at the Distillery. Boston. (July-August)
96 Inc's Fourth Annual Arts and Awards Day Fund Raiser/Raffle
Contributing Artist (June 3rd 1997)
Casa Myrna Vazquez 20th Anniversary Celebration Fund Raising Auction
Contributing Artist (March 22nd 1997)
1996
"Lullaby". Site specific Installation. Gallery at the Distillery
(November 96- March 97)
Open Studios Group Exhibition. Gallery at the Distillery (November)
Distillery Open Studios (November)
"Pillow Talk". Site Specific Installation. Mobius Art Rageous (Fall)
"Who's Afraid Of the Big Bad Wolf?" Site Specific Installation
Casa Myrna Vazquez Community Benefit. October 24th
1995
Distillery Open Studios (October)
"Sweet Dreams". Site Specific Installation. Mobius Art Rageous (Fall)
Bitetti 2
Exhibitions (continued)
1994
Visual AIDS Boston (VAB) Window Project. Store window installation in
South
Boston for World AIDS Day (December)
Distillery Open Studios (October)
"Taking Space: Women Building Activism" Group show by Women's
Action
Coalition (WAC). Artists Foundation @ CityPlace.
Collaborating Artist/Bathroom installation (March 22- April 30)
"Rooms With Views: Body, Nature, Culture, Politic", Newton
Art Center. MA
Curated by Jennifer Atkinson & Julie Bernson (January 14 - February 13)
1993
World AIDS Day Installation. Public Display Cases @ CityPlace -1st Floor
State
Transportation Building (November -December)
1992
"The Untitled Show"- an invitational group show curated by T.J.
Norris (June)
"Society Says", Women's critique of society's views of women.
Harbor Gallery,
University of Massachusetts Boston. Invitational Group show (March - April)
"Preaching to the Converted"- Free Flow of Information II.
Group Show Mobius,
Boston. Curated by Andrew Guthrie (88 Room) (February)
1991
Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression (BCFE). Group show. Harbor
Gallery,
U.Mass Boston. (September)
"Celebration/Leaves of Grass" Collaborative outdoor site
installation/performance
with Constance Dinion, University of Massachusetts Boston. (April - August)
"Send a decorated wire coat hanger to the President" BCFE National
Campaign to
protest Rust v.s. Sullivan (abortion gag ruling). Creator of the campaign
(June-September)
"PAX America", by James D'Entremont. Mobius, Boston. Contributing
artist. (June)
Flag Day Outdoor Site Specific Installation. University of Massachusetts Boston.
(June 14th)
One day installation for group project on welfare issues. University of
Massachusetts Boston. For Professor Jeremiah Cotton - Economics Department-
(May 19th)
"Up Against the Wall", Group Show. Space Gallery, Boston.
Collaboration with Susan Baltozer. (March)
1990
Memorial Service for The NEA by the BCFE, Arlington Street Church.
Contributing Artist. (December 4th)
"Let the Voices be Heard", Group Show. Harbor Gallery, University
of
Massachusetts Boston (October- November)
BCFE support March for the Mapplethorpe Exhibition at the ICA-Boston.
Contributing Artist. (July-August)
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Exhibitions (continued)
1989
Group Installation for A Day Without Art / World AIDS Day, First floor
McCormack Hall, University of Massachusetts Boston (December 1st)
Student Group Show dedicated to Professor Bill Hansard, Fifth Floor, Healey
Library, University of Massachusetts Boston (October)
Student Group Photography Show, Art Department Lobby, University of
Massachusetts Boston. Professor Jerry Berndt (Spring)
Reviews/Publications
1998
Catalog for Vault Series: Birds- New Bedford Art Museum.
1997
South End News. "The Distillery houses medieval, irascible, feminine
imagery".
August 21st 1997 p12&16 Christopher Millis
Boston Globe. "Images in Bloom; Myths of Passion Explored"
August 7th 1997 p E1&E6 Cate McQuaid
1996
artsMedia. "Group Exhibition" . December 1996. p18. Mary
Behrens
Bay Windows. "Weighty Paper- Distillery Show Gives Evidence of
Boston Variety".
November 14th 1996. p 27 Shawn Hill
1994
BayWindows. "Being & Doing- Women's Bodies are subject to scrutiny
at the
Fogg; women's political action, at the Artists Foundation". March 31st
1994
p26&29 Shawn Hill
Boston Globe. "Rooms with Views- Art meets the news". Jan. 19th
1994.
Christine Temin
1992
BayWindows. "Precious Confines- Untitled Show". June 25th 1992.
p 16
Tom Grabosky
Bay State Banner. "Boston Exhibit Probes Female Roles in Society",
Thursday. April 30th 1992. p15 &16. Edward Strickland
1991
Catalog for "Up Against the Wall", Group Show.
Space Gallery, Boston.
1990
BayWindows. "Attacking Conformity". October 25th 1990. p20,
22 &29
Shawn Hill
Mass Media. "Voices at the Harbor Gallery".
Marika Hoving & Brian Keyo
*All exhibitions have been in Massachusetts
example #3 (3-page long version with Related Professional Activities)
Kathleen Bitetti
(address goes here)
Education
1987-1992
University of Massachusetts Boston. B.A. Double Major: Art and Economics,
Art History/Art Studio. Economics Specialization: Public Policy. Thesis
topic combining both majors: Domestic Public Policy for the Arts. Graduated
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in both majors. GPA 3.67 Honors Program 1987-88.
AWARDS: Alumni Association Scholarship Award for Academic Distinction and
University Service.
1986
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
Exhibitions*
1998
"Vault Series: Birds"- Contemporary art exhibition to coincide
with an exhibition of Audubon's Birds
New Bedford Art Museum. Group Show curated by Joan Backes (April-July)
"Naught Girrls Nite @ Bad Girrls Studios" - Over 50 Women Artists
and Performers From
New York and New England. Bad Girrls Studios. Boston. (March 28-April 11)
1997
Distillery Open Studios (November)
Distillery Open Studios Group Exhibition (October-November)
Three woman show with Mary Behrens & Cynthia Von Buhler
Gallery at the Distillery. Boston. (July-August)
96 Inc's Fourth Annual Arts and Awards Day Fund Raiser/Raffle
Contributing Artist (June 3rd 1997)
Casa Myrna Vazquez 20th Anniversary Celebration Fund Raising Auction
Contributing Artist (March 22nd 1997)
1996
"Lullaby". Site specific Installation. Gallery at the Distillery
(November 96- March 97)
Group Exhibition. Gallery at the Distillery (November)
Distillery Open Studios (November)
"Pillow Talk". Site Specific Installation. Mobius Art Rageous (Fall)
"Who's Afraid Of the Big Bad Wolf?" Site Specific Installation
Casa Myrna Vazquez Community Benefit. October 24th
1995
Distillery Open Studios (October)
"Sweet Dreams". Site Specific Installation. Mobius Art Rageous (Fall)
1994
Visual AIDS Boston (VAB) Window Project. Store window installation in
South
Boston for World AIDS Day (December)
Distillery Open Studios (October)
"Rooms With Views: Body, Nature, Culture, Politic", Newton Art Center.
MA
Group Show Co-curated by Jennifer Atkinson & Julie Bernson (January 14
- February 13)
Bitetti 2
Exhibitions (continued)
1992
"The Untitled Show"- an invitational group show curated by T.J.
Norris (June)
"Society Says", Women's critique of society's views of women. Harbor
Gallery,
U/Mass Boston. Invitational Group show (March - April)
"Preaching to the Converted"- Free Flow of Information II. Mobius,
Boston.
Group Show Curated by Andrew Guthrie (88 Room) (February)
1991
Collaborative outdoor installation/performance with Constance Dinion,
University of Massachusetts Boston. (April - August)
"PAX America", by James D'Entremont. Mobius, Boston. Contributing
artist. (June)
"Up Against the Wall", Space Gallery, Boston. Collaboration with
Susan Baltozer. (March)
Reviews
1998
Catalog for Vault Series: Birds- New Bedford Art Museum.
1997
South End News. "The Distillery houses medieval, irascible, feminine
imagery".
August 21st 1997 p12&16 Christopher Millis
Boston Globe. "Images in Bloom; Myths of Passion Explored"
August 7th 1997 p E1&E6 Cate McQuaid
1996
artsMedia. "Group Exhibition" . December 1996. p18. Mary
Behrens
Bay Windows. "Weighty Paper- Distillery Show Gives Evidence of Boston
Variety".
November 14th 1996. p 27 Shawn Hill
1994
BayWindows. "Being & Doing- Women's Bodies are subject to scrutiny
at the
Fogg; women's political action, at the Artists Foundation". March 31st
1994
p26&29 Shawn Hill
Boston Globe. "Rooms with Views- Art meets the news". Jan. 19th
1994.
Christine Temin
1992
BayWindows. "Precious Confines- Untitled Show". June 25th 1992.
p 16
Tom Grabosky
Bay State Banner. "Boston Exhibit Probes Female Roles in Society",
Thursday. April 30th 1992. p15 &16. Edward Strickland
1991
Catalog for "Up Against the Wall", Group Show.
Space Gallery, Boston.
1990
BayWindows. "Attacking Conformity". October 25th 1990. p20,
22 &29
Shawn Hill
Mass Media. "Voices at the Harbor Gallery".
Marika Hoving & Brian Keyo
*All exhibitions have been in Massachusetts
Bitetti 3
Related Professional Activities
Ongoing
Executive Director- Artists Foundation 1992-present
Advisory Board Member -Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression
Advisory Board Member- Bruce Rossley Literary Awards (96 Inc program)
Member - Director's Leadership Circle- Casa Myrna Vazquez.
Exhibitions Committee Member- Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC)
Co-Founding Member, Visual AIDS Boston (VAB) est. 1994.
Co-organizer of Distillery Annual Fall Open Studios (since 1994)
Freelance writer for area arts publications: artsMEDIA, Artpoint, & Arts
Around Boston
Professional installation/3-d artist
1998
Keynote Panelist Annual Media Conference Cambridge Adult Education
Center - March 28th
Panelist Rhode Island State Arts Council- Artist Fellowships/New
Genres
Guest Juror " Windows Project" Somerville Arts Council.
Guest Lecturer Montserrat College of Art- Beverly, MA
Juror JUniversity of Massachusetts Boston Student Show
March
1997
Panelist "Artists in Business Series: Finding Funding- Grant
Writing 101"
Cambridge Arts Council.
Nominee for YWCA Boston 1997 Academy of Women Achievers.
Guest Lecturer "Alternative Spaces" with Bart Uchida
and Reclamation Artists
Graduate Seminar, Massachusetts College of Art.
Committee Member Casa Myrna Vazquez 20th Anniversary Committee.
1996
Committee Member Casa Myrna Vazquez 20th Anniversary Committee.
Guest Curator Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression exhibition
entitled:
"Palladia: The Dismantling of Safe Havens for Critical Thought"
Mobius, Boston Sept. 96.
Guest Lecturer with Nick Capasso, Associate Curator- DeCordova
Museum,
Senior Seminar, Massachusetts College of Art.
Panelist LEF Foundation fall grant cycle.
1995
Consultant/Guest Curator Alliance For Community Media- 1995 International
Conference and Trade Show:
Thriving in the Technology Revolution, Boston.
Focus Group Member Massachusetts Cultural Council three year
long range plan.
1994
Advisory Board Member World AIDS Day - Institute of Contemporary
Art (ICA).
Panelist Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Guest Lecturer "Art as a Vehicle for Social Change",
Dartmouth College, NH.
Guest Lecturer "World AIDS Day", Museum of Fine Arts-
Boston.
Guest Lecturer with Nick Capasso, Associate Curator- DeCordova
Museum,
Senior Seminar, Massachusetts College of Art.
Visiting Artist Montserrat College of Art- Beverly, MA.
1993
Consultant/Advisor ICA exhibition: "Public Interventions".
1992
Consultant/Advisor ICA exhibition: "Ways to See: New Art from
Massachusetts".
Co-Juror, with Carole Anne Meehan- Mills Gallery/ Boston Center
for the Arts
"Propaganda Political Art in the 90's", Grove St. Gallery, Worcester,
MA.
Guest Curator "Radice's Nightmare", Mobius, Boston,
MA
