Samantha Klintworth

Resident of Westerville, Ohio

Art E-mail: thekraftykatze@gmail.com

Job Search E-mail: samantha.e.klintworth@gmail.com

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Education

• Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky: Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, May 2019 www.transy.edu

• Westerville North High School, Westerville, Ohio: May 2012 with Honors; recipient of the Senior Art Award

• Mosaic Program 1 & 2, Columbus, Ohio: May 2012 http://escco.org/programs-services/mosaic/

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Work Experience

• Oakland Nurseries, New Albany, Ohio: Senior Closing Cashier, 2015-present

Customer service, trimming and maintaining plants, training new cashiers, pricing, stocking, merchandising and maintaining store appearance, creating signage, caring for and training the nursery cats for closing routines

• Terra Gallery and Creative Studio, Dublin, Ohio: Studio Artist 2018-2019

Creating and teaching classes, assisting with gallery commissions, selling and promoting services and goods, opening and closing, framing, processing payments, customer service, maintenance, organizing, networking

• Transylvania University: Art Department Work study for Professor Zoé Strecker, 2013-2014 

Preparing examples and doing prep work for classes, cleaning and organizing

• Transylvania University: Work Study as Morlan Gallery Attendant under Andrea Fisher, 2012-2013

Opening and closing, show set up and take down, preparing gallery for special events, assisting with general maintenance and cleaning of gallery space

•   Forgotten4Paws, Animal Rescue Organization: Volunteer, Lesa Branam, regularly 2013- 2015

Assist with the cleaning and maintenance of the housing and adoption space, socialization and care of cats, fund raising, working with potential adopters to help them find the right cat(s). ​

• David Myers Art Studio and Galleries, Westerville, Ohio: Internship, February-March 2012

Sorted, cleaned, cataloged art supplies, aided with the sale and packaging of merchandise

Miscellaneous

• Senior Art Show, Transylvania University, May 2018 

Collaborated with four other student artists to create a senior art exhibition from scratch:
Design of all promotional media, curation of pieces, gallery installation (patching and painting walls, hanging, lighting, etc.), tear down (patching and repainting walls, etc.), presentation of artist talk at the opening, preparation of an artist statement and price list

• Well-traveled, both nationally and internationally

• Experienced in numerous mediums and various art forms including drawing, painting, sculpture, needle felting, polymer clay, UV resin, wood, wire, jewelry making, and ceramics

• Four pieces selected and displayed in Transylvania University’s 2017 Juried Student Exhibition.

• Selected for participation in Westerville City Schools District Art shows three times in 2010, twice in 2011