Lesley Hamilton
Scarborough
Summary
Dynamic seasoned artist with a proven track record at Artiful Gallery, enhancing audience engagement and fostering community partnerships. Specializes in acrylic painting and client relationships, adept at gallery preparation and social media promotion. Successfully led art workshops, boosting knowledge retention and creativity, demonstrating exceptional networking and project design skills. Specializing in Caribbean and cultural representation in art.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operations
Artiful Gallery
08.2024 - Current
- Increased audience attendance through engaging marketing campaigns that showcased the artistic talent of the ensemble.
- Organized special events as fundraising opportunities, successfully generating resources needed for continued operations.
- Developed strong relationships with community partners, fostering support for the organization''s mission and goals.
- Established strong brand identity by developing a unique artistic vision that set the company apart from competitors in the market.
Art Exhibit
The Real Jerk
12.2024 - 12.2024
- Collaborated with restaurant to effectively install, dismantle, and transport exhibits.
- Interacted with clients to give an overall of the art
Art Exhibit
Black Frequency
12.2024 - 12.2024
- Collaborated with curators to effectively install, dismantle, and transport exhibits.
- Fostered positive relationships with external vendors, ensuring timely delivery of required exhibit components and materials.
- Played a key role in meeting project deadlines, diligently working on tasks assigned by supervisors or curators.
Artistic Instructor
Strides Toronto
07.2019 - 09.2024
- Organized and led educational mental health art workshops for staff.
- Utilized multimedia resources to enrich learning experience and cater to visual and auditory learners.
- Improved learning outcomes by tailoring teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles.
- Worked with approximately 70 staff to de-stress through art therapy methods
Artistic Instructor
Sheridan Nurseries
07.2024 - 07.2024
- Create and implementation of creative class for plant pot painting workshop
- Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate approximately 25 students.
Artist
Delta Family Resource Centre
02.2023 - 07.2024
- Designed custom artwork for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Participated in creative brainstorming sessions to develop new ideas for black history art workshops for approximately 80 low income seniors and youth
Art Exhibit
Clarke Center for the Arts
02.2024 - 02.2024
- Contributed to the smooth running of exhibition
- Enhanced visitor experience with engaging and informative exhibit layouts.
Artist
George Brown Huskies
09.2022 - 09.2022
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Developed unique art workshop that garnered positive outcomes from students for a team building activity.
- Provided mental health art workshop to 20 students and 3 staff members.
Artisit
Malton Youth Hub
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Experimented with variety of styles and techniques to produce unique works of art.
- Facilitated successful art workshops, selecting and creating pieces that spoke to diverse themes and audiences.
Art Presenter
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
01.2020 - 02.2020
- Developed and delivered informative and engaging black history workshops on various topics, leading to increased knowledge retention among attendees.
- Conducted in-depth research for topics to ensure presentations were informative, resulting in increased audience understanding.
- Facilitated paint workshops to over 250 students, including set up and clean up.
Artist
Socacize
05.2019 - 05.2019
- Designed custom artwork for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.
- Conducted workshop for client, sharing techniques in various mediums and inspiring creativity.
Feature Artist
Artscape Weston Common
02.2019 - 02.2019
- Designed custom artwork for exhibit
- Enhanced audience engagement by incorporating interactive elements and innovative visuals in artistic presentations.
- Collaborated with fellow artists to create cohesive and impactful exhibitions that resonated with viewers.
Skills
- Acrylic painting
- Commission requests
- Client relationships
- Social media promotion
- Photo editing
- Project design
- Texture painting
- Concept development
- Networking skills
- Gallery and exhibit preparation
- Printmaking techniques
Accomplishments
- Donated artwork for a Be the Change Group fundraising event.
- Collaborated with participants of 40 to raise funds through art for the United Way.
- Invited to paint for public art exhibition presented with PTSD (pushing through stress and depression) workshop.
- Expanded business by 100% during COVID 19 through online paint workshop and contactless delivery of art materials to isolated individuals.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Art Exhibit
The Real Jerk
12.2024 - 12.2024
Art Exhibit
Black Frequency
12.2024 - 12.2024
Director of Operations
Artiful Gallery
08.2024 - Current
Artistic Instructor
Sheridan Nurseries
07.2024 - 07.2024
Art Exhibit
Clarke Center for the Arts
02.2024 - 02.2024
Artist
Delta Family Resource Centre
02.2023 - 07.2024
Artist
George Brown Huskies
09.2022 - 09.2022
Artisit
Malton Youth Hub
07.2020 - 08.2020
Art Presenter
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
01.2020 - 02.2020
Artistic Instructor
Strides Toronto
07.2019 - 09.2024
Artist
Socacize
05.2019 - 05.2019
Feature Artist
Artscape Weston Common
02.2019 - 02.2019
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