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Resume

Resume

Chelsea Kathryn Smith

Graphic Designer & Illustrator

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MS Office Suite
  • Acrobat  After Effects
  • Adobe  Illustrator
  • Video and Photography
  • Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro

Education

University of Central Florida – College of Fine Arts 2015

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate – Graphic Design Major, Fine Arts Minor
  • Associate of Arts – Seminole State College – Dora Lee Russell Scholar

Experience

Orlando Downtown Publish Library – Art Exhibition “Chelsea Smith: Etching Myths and Legends”

  • Ideate with client creative team art exhibition, reception, and gift shop retail campaign
  • Design layout, copy, and typography for posters, banners, brochures, and gift shop retail signage
  • Provided graphic designs for communications copywriters to create event press releases
  • Key speaker at reception after introduction by Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan

National Public Radio (NPR) – Story Corp Broadcast 90

  • Broadcast Event: NPR Story Corp with WMFE NPR host Nicole Darden Creston
  • Graphic design creation of event display
  • Presentation: hosted live NPR radio segment Chelsea Smith with Nicole Darden Creston
  • 7 Radio broadcast – host Matthew Peddie broadcast Chelsea Smith interview

Stetson University Hand Art Center – “Rembrandt Etchings” Exhibit

  • Coordinated with marketing, planning for exhibition, reception, and masterclass presentation
  • Television: Hosted Channel 13 News coordination of live etching demo
  • Graphic design creation Banners/Posters/Brochure: design, photograph, and print materials
  • Student demographic targeted social media: Video creation, short and long form videos

PetSketch.Art – Celebrity Pet Portraits Campaign Event

  • Define campaign for fund raising and awareness
  • Coordinate celebrity participation: Duran Duran, Adam Ant, Goo Goo Dolls Rob Thomas, Peter Max
  • Create original pet sketch artwork for celebrities
  • Brochure design layout, copy, and typography – Publishing and Print distribution

Art Illustration – Fine Art Exhibitions, Academic Masterclass, Festivals

  • Award winning fine art and illustration graphite, digital, and copper plate intaglio printmaking
    • Best of Show, featured artist, Awards of merit, distinction, excellence
  • Product portfolio Retail: Orlando Public Library gift shop, LocalArticles, Bowersock Galleries
  • Stetson university academic intaglio printmaking masterclass
  • Exhibitions featuring original artwork in solo and partnership show

Ecommerce Website – ArtByChelsea.com

  • Create ecommerce WordPress website, graphic design and illustration content
  • Webmaster plugin integrations WooCommerce, Payments, Google Analytics, Themes, SSLs, SEO

Memberships/Societies:

  • National Association of Woman Artists
  • Seminole County Printmakers

Exhibits

  • “Across The Sparkleverse” – City of Orlando Public Library – 2022
  • Florence Biennale – International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence Italy – Oct 2019
  • “Chelsea Smith: Magical Realism… Etching Myths & Legends” City of Orlando Public Library – 2018
  • “Chelsea Smith… and the 3 Bears” pop art series exhibition to close City Arts Factory Orlando – 2018
  • AQUA Art Miami Preview – The Gallery at Avalon Island – 2018
  • Bella Donnas Exhibit at Bloomingdales – 2018
  • S.T.E.A.M. Exhibition – University of Central Florida – 2015

Videos

Awards

  • 2022 Second Place Award – Orlando’s Festival in the Park
  • 2022 Award of Distinction – Uptown Art Expo
  • 2022 Award of Merit – Winter Springs Festival of the Arts
  • 2020 Judge’s Choice Award – Uptown Art Expo
  • 2019 Best of Show Award – Orlando Spring Fiesta in the Park
  • 2019 Award of Distinction – Uptown Art Expo
  • 2018 Award of Distinction – Melbourne Art Festival
  • 2018 Poster Artist – Central Florida Highland Scottish Games
  • 2018 Award of Merit – Winter Springs Art Festival
  • 2017 Best Fine Artist Website – Mayfaire
  • 2017 Feature Artist Dunedin Fine Arts Festival – Art Harvest
  • 2017 Feature Artist Mount Dora Art Festival
  • 2017 Award of Excellence Mount Dora Award of Excellence
  • 2017 Award of Merit Mayfaire by the Lake
  • 2016 Award of Merit Mayfaire by the Lake
  • 2016 Patron’s Choice ST Johns River Festival of the Arts
  • 2016 Award of Distinction – Winter Springs ArtOberfest
  • 2016 Judges Choice Award – Winter Haven Central Part Art Festival
  • 2015 Award of Merit – Winter Springs ArtOberfest
  • 2015 Selected for Judging – Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
  • 2015 First Place Fine Arts – Longwood Arts & Crafts Festival
  • 2015 Best Booth Display – Longwood Arts & Crafts Festival
  • 2014 Featured Emerging Artist – Winter Springs
  • 2014 Best of Media Printmaking – Seminole State
  • 2013 Best of Media 3D Design – Seminole State
  • 2010 US Congressional Art – runner up

Publication

  • NPR StoryCorp Feature artist story – <link>
  • Orlando Sentinel – 12 year-old artist feature <link>
  • Lake & Sumter Style Magazine – A Renaissance Woman <link>
  • Lake Mary Life – Seminole County Printmakers <link>
  • City of Orlando Downtown Arts District – <link>
  • Solo Exhibition- Magical Realism… Etching Myths & Legends <link>
  • Dunedin Art Harvest Feature Artist 2017 <link>
  • Mount Dora Poster Artist – 2017 <link>
  • Orlando Sentinel – Mount Dora Poster Artist <link>
  • I Love Central Florida Magazine <link>
  • Mount Dora Buzz – and the winner <link>
  • Around Mount Dora – Etching Horse <link>
  • Around Mount Dora – Tips to get around MDFA <link>
  • Winter Springs ArtOberfest – Journey is far from over <link>
  • Orlando: ArtLando <link