Almendra Vergara
Multidisciplinary Artist
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Professional Artist with keen eye for detail, color and composition. Track record of bringing projects to life through innovative ideas. Creates compelling, inspiring and engaging pieces.
Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Painter
AG Creations
07.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Lead painter and main foreman for Airdrie City Hall of Calgary apartments and Chinook fire stations
- Painted surfaces using brushes, spray guns, and paint rollers.
- Applied putty, wood filler, spackling, and caulks to prep uneven surfaces and fill in holes.
- Implemented quality control measures to ensure the highest level of painting workmanship.
- Climbed scaffolding, staging, ladders, and planks to reach work area surfaces and observed safety protocols to prevent falls.
Creative Producer and Props Maker
MICTLAN ARTS AND RESEARCH
01.2018 - Current
- Company Overview: Collective of multidisciplinary artists
- Co-founder and creative producer, designed, fabricated and painted puppets, costumes, masks, scenarios and worked as a performer and backstage for performances and films like An Offering for the Catrina, 2021 and shows for the Day of the Death
- Managed the set construction when necessary, demonstrating versatility and teamwork skills.
- Created custom-made props as needed, ensuring accuracy and authenticity in all productions. Using diversity of materials like foam, acrylic painting, oil painting, paper maché, laser cut, fabric, etc.
- Collaborated with directors and production designers to develop visually appealing sets and environments.
Props Maker, Sculptor, Art Renovations
Fuse 33 Maker Space
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview:
- Worked at Fuse33 maker space to design, fabricate, paint and set up six selfie walls for Chinook Blast Festival, painting,working with laser, cutting stencils, designing, assembly and mounting.
- Creating props for the Caesars festival 2023 made of foam, paper maché, painted and finished with lacquer, and other fabrication jobs in the laser cut.
- I´ve been working on repairing and restoring different art street sculptures around 17 International Avenue
- Sculpting, carving and molding diverse materials for prop fabrication.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Increased accuracy in part fabrication by utilizing blueprints, sketches, or verbal instructions to guide work processes diligently.
Stage Painter and Props Maker
PALACE OF BELLAS ARTES MEXICO
01.2015 - 12.2017
- Created large-scale scenic murals and faux finishes, ensuring adherence to the artistic vision and historical accuracy of each opera
- I provided practical and organizational support to the director, actors, designers, stage crew and technicians throughout the production process of more than 30 plays of theatre as Stage painter, props and costume design, maker and scenic painter, mixed colors, painting back drops, costumes and wood stages
- Worked painting in + 50 different theatre stages, opera and TV stages, scenography, props for operas like 'Lucia Di Lammermoor', 'Otello' 'Faust' 'Heroes'
Props Maker, Visual Effects
Cactus Production
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Provided creative input on visual storytelling elements through thoughtful incorporation of prop details into scenes.
- Demonstrated versatility in craftsmanship, adapting skills across various styles, genres, and time periods as needed for each project.
- Enhanced realism in film productions by creating lifelike prosthetics with Beeswax, Plaster bandages Moldings and makeup effects.
- Spearheaded costume fittings, adjustments, and alterations to achieve optimal visual effects on stage or screen.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - VISUAL ARTS Speciality On Painting And Printing
UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO
Diploma - STAGE PRODUCTION, PROPS AND PAINTING
UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO
MEXICO01-2012
Skills
- Sculpting, prop maker fabricator, EPS foam carving, foam, clay, silicon, molding, casting props
- Power tools skills, drills, sanders, grinders
- Mixed Media Paint Experience, epoxy paint
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Package Illustrator and photoshop
- Laser cutting, lightburn software
- Bilingual English-Spanish
- Team Working
- Detail oriented
- Fast learning
Training
- Mobile Elevating Work Platform Certificate, 01/01/24
- EMERGENCY FIRST AID & CPR/AED Level C CSA Std Z1210-17 basic 105051681 exp date 2027-05-11
- Lightburn Software and Laser Cut, Fuse 33 Makerspace, 01/01/23
- ROZSA Administration Management Program, 2023
Timeline
Lead Painter
AG Creations
07.2023 - Current
Props Maker, Sculptor, Art Renovations
Fuse 33 Maker Space
01.2022 - 01.2023
Creative Producer and Props Maker
MICTLAN ARTS AND RESEARCH
01.2018 - Current
Props Maker, Visual Effects
Cactus Production
01.2016 - 12.2016
Stage Painter and Props Maker
PALACE OF BELLAS ARTES MEXICO
01.2015 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Arts - VISUAL ARTS Speciality On Painting And Printing
UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO
Diploma - STAGE PRODUCTION, PROPS AND PAINTING
UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO
Certification
- ROSZA FOUNDATION CALGARY Rosza Administration Management Program 2022
- ROSZA FOUNDATION CALGARY Rosza Administration Fundamentals RAFT 2021
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Software
Adobe
Microsoft
Lightburn
Interests
Arts and community
Bycicle
Culture
Work Preference
Work Type
Part TimeFull TimeWork Location
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