VICTORIA S CABRERA
816 W 19th St Apt 1F Chicago, IL 60608 victoria_cabrera@hotmail.com (206)550-5704
Education
2002 B.F.A. Painting, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2000 Study Abroad Program, Burren College of Art, Ireland
Focus on drawing, painting, and Irish History
Experience
2006 Freelance Production & Stylist Assistant-Chicago, IL
Responsible for serving as runner, buyer, and administrator for various photography studios
2006 Mural Painter, Private home-Lake Forest, IL
Designed large murals according to the homeowner's specifications
2006 Mural Painter, GRUV-Seattle, WA
Designed 12'x6' mural to be placed on storefront
2005- Member of Planning Committee, Art of Resistance Conference-Seattle, WA
2006 Facilitated creation of group mural at Capitol Hill Art Center, Aided with promotions,
design, and booking venues
2005 Volunteer, Capitol Hill Art Center remodel-Seattle, WA
Assisted in all aspects of the construction of the bar/venue remodel
2005 Ticket sales, Henry Art Bash, Henry Art Gallery-Seattle, WA
Volunteered as ticket seller & take-down help
2005 Secretary, Artists of the Industrial Revolution Housing Co-op-Seattle, WA
Responsible for informing members of meetings, noting minutes, and various other administrative duties
2004- Curator, GRUV-Seattle, WA
2006 Began and facilitated rotating monthly artist exhibitions in a retail setting
2004 Mural Painter, Arts Brewery-Seattle, WA
Designed and painted 14'20' mural in mural gallery
2002 Instructor, Children's Theatre Co. Mask-Making Workshop-Minneapolis, MN
Taught an African mask-making workshop in association with "What's Going Around Series"
2002 Co-Coordinator, Scholastics Arts Exhibition, MCAD-Minneapolis, MN
Responsible for receiving and cataloguing over 1500 works of art for juried exhibition
2001- Teacher's Assistant, Minneapolis Institute of Arts-Minneapolis, MN
2002 Assisted students in-studio with traditional and experimental art projects, also helped
instruct under-priviledged youth in the Arts in the Parks Program
1999 Volunteer, Anderson Middle School bench project, MCAD-Minneapolis, MN
Assisted in teaching the students to fabricate a bench to be placed in a middle school
1999- Set Crew Member, Minneapolis Children's Theatre Co.-Minneapolis, MN
2002 As on-call crew member was responsible for quick and efficient stage change-overs
1998- Office Assistant to the Registrar, MCAD-Minneapolis, MN
2002 Responsible for performing many administrative duties in a timely and thorough manner
Awards/Honors
Cari DeWall-Obst Uptown Association Scholarship 2001
Tom and Phyllis Colwell Mentoring Scholarship 2001
Merit Scholarship 1999
Solo Exhibitions
Untitled, Dunn Brothers, Minneapolis, MN. 2002
Group Exhibitions
C:36, Juried Exhibition, Chicago, IL 2006
108, Gallery 108, Seattle, WA. 2006
Untitled, GRUV, Seattle, WA. 2005
Untitled, Torrafazione Cafe, Seattle, WA. 2005
Seattle Art Crawl, Victoria's Gallery, Seattle, WA. 2004
Drawings, Contemporary Arts Center, North Adams, MA. 2003
Commencement Exhibition, MCAD Main Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2002
Painted, Juried Exhibition, MCAD Main Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2001
Drawn, Juried Exhibition, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2001
Paintings, Juried Exhibition, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2001
MCAD at Burren, MCAD Concourse Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2000
MCAD at Burren, Juried Exhibition, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2000
Microcosm, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland. 2000
Merits, Juried Exhibition, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 1999
Publications
Sept 19, 2003. "Drawing (and seeing)", Poughkeepsie Journal, MA
Sept 4, 2003. "Local artists, city. . . ", North Adams Transcript, MA
