Recent grad with non-profit and independant curatorial experience.

[GailScheuring]

Headline: Recent grad with non-profit and independant curatorial experience.
Name: Gail Scheuring
Email Address: gailscheuring@hotmail.com
Current Location: Calgary, AB

Preferred Job Category: Curator

Personal Statement:
I am a recent graduate of a Museum Studies and Art History program. I have experience as an independant curator, as well as sitting on exhibition juries for a non-profit art gallery. I am seeking employment or internships as a curatorial assistant or curator.

Education:
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:
2010 B.F.A (with distinction) University of Lethbridge Art History/Museum Studies Lethbridge, AB
2001 Fundraising Approaches I, Algonquin College Ottawa, Ont.
2000 Overview of Fundraising Management, Mount Royal College Calgary, AB
1995 B.F.A Studio Art transfer credit, Red Deer College Red Deer, AB
1993 Graphic Design Diploma, Visual Communications, Grant MacEwan College Edmonton, AB

Professional Experience:
PROFESSIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE:
2009-2010 POST exhibit, Gallery Owner/Curator. Calgary, AB
Curating solo thematic artist exhibitions.
Packaging items for storage and transport.
Marketing gallery space and exhibiting artists, produced postcards, and press releases for openings and special events.
Installation and striking of exhibits.

2009-2010 Artcity, Board of Director/Treasurer. Calgary, AB
Maintaining financial records, and presenting financial data to board members at monthly meetings.
Ordering cheques and financial statements.

2009 The GALT Museum and Archives, Collections Internship. Lethbridge, AB
Accessioning of recently acquired items, including preventative storage conservation.
Gathering artefact and donor background information.
Packaging items for storage and transport.
Cataloguing / archiving artefacts in InMagic DB Textworks database to suit industry standards.
Conducting current collections management practices, procedures, and techniques.
Writing condition reports for artefacts to be repaired by conservators.
Providing photo documentation of artefacts in collection.


2009 University of Lethbridge, Art Gallery Internship. Lethbridge, AB
Selecting Iñuit prints and sculpture for exhibit.
Writing text panels.
Researching artist and community information.
Researching art works in Filemaker pro database.
Assisting in mounting of exhibit.


1998-1999 The Centre Gallery, Volunteer Treasurer and Board Member Calgary, AB
Assisting in writing grant proposals.
Writing of text panels for exhibitions.
Assisting in exhibit curating The Women’s Show.
Front line reception duties.

Applicable Skills:
Photo documentation, Research skills, writing text panels.
Filemaker pro database, InMagic DB Textworks database, Word, Excel, Social networking, basic accounting and record keeping.

Other:
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
2009 University if Lethbridge Scholarship.
2009 Dean‘s Honour List (Spring Semester).
2008 Jason Lang Scholarship.
2008 Students Union Quality Initiatives Scholarship.
1994 Edmonton Northlands Art and Design Award.

Http://gailscheuring.com