Contact Info:

 owsianybriana@gmail.com

(914) 552-0862

Yorktown, NY

 

 Skills Summary

-Team work, time management, leadership skills such as dedication and commitment to the work and to the fellow workers, accountability, and creativity. Have basic carpentry and art handling skills. Understanding of all ADOBE and Microsoft software.

 

Education

Suny Purchase, Purchase. NY - BFA in Visual Arts (Painting and Drawing)- Graduated May 2019

 

Experience 

- Purchase College: School of Art and Design

                        Painting & Drawing Instructional Support Associate/ February 1st 2022 – Current

Working alongside both Faculty, staff and students to maintain the Painting and Drawing classroom’s at Suny Purchase. Managing cost of spending with materials.

 

- Technical Directions LLC (Peekskill) – onsite location: Croton on Harmon:

Production Lighting Assistant/ August 2022- December 2022 (seasonal)

Production lighting crew member for The Great Jack o Lantern Blaze in Croton on Hudson with the company. Working hands on to create and light The Great Jack O Lantern Blaze seasonal event.

 

 -Historic Hudson Valley

Production Assistant/ September 2019- December 2021

Scenic design/ basic carpentry for HHV seasonal events (Horseman’s Hollow in Tarrytown and The Great Pumpkin Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson

 

- Nicsnacccs

(Small Business in Westchester: Westchester Event Planner, Customized Décor, Balloons and Crafts)

                        Production Assistant/ February 2021- August 2022

Assistant to the Business owner with planning and decorating for events (Birthday Parties, Anniversaries, bridal showers, ETC).

 

-       WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM (RYE, NY)

Playworker / December 2021- February 2022

-       OLD NAVY

Sales Associate / August 2014- August 2020

-       Forum Art Space (DIY Gallery Space at Purchase College)

Director / August 2018- May 2019

Internships

Gallery Preparer | Neuberger Museum | September 2017- December 2017

·       Hands on with the installation team and registrar team to organize the installing of shows

Intern| The Forum Art Space | February 2018- May 2018

Intern| The Art and Design Exhibition internship | February 2019- May 2019

·       Assisting with curation the Senior BFA show in Visual Arts Building at Suny Purchase

Intern| Steven Klein Archive | May 2019- August 2019

·       Database Work – Excel and Art Handling with photography

 

Volunteer experience/leadership

Volunteer hours in a Printshop in Suny Purchase- September-December 2018

Teachers Assistant for beginner Printmaking Class- January 2019-May 2019

Fair Assistant at IFPDA and Art on Paper Fair- 3 Days in October 2019/ March 2020

Babysitting Experience:

Feb 2021-June 2021 (baby)

September 2019-October 2022 (pre-teen)