Write a Fine Artist Resume for Jobs and Gallery Applications
Fine artist resume and artist CV guide covering exhibitions, residencies, teaching, and how to write for a hiring manager as well as a jury.
Example Fine Artist summary
Fine artist with ten years of exhibited painting and printmaking, represented by two regional galleries and shown in four solo exhibitions. Completes private commissions from small studies to architectural scale, teaches adult studio classes, and manages the practice end to end: pricing, consignment paperwork, crating, installation, and residency and grant applications with statement and budget.
Skills to list on a Fine Artist resume
- Oil painting
- Acrylic painting
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Lithography
- Screen printing
- Color theory
- Composition
- Exhibition installation
- Framing and crating
- Studio management
- Grant writing
- Artist statement writing
- Teaching studio art
- Commission management
What actually gets this resume read
- Keep two documents: an artist CV for juries and galleries, and a shorter resume for teaching or studio jobs.
- List exhibitions with venue, city and year, and mark solo, two person and group shows separately.
- Include residencies, grants, awards and collections, because juries read those lines before anything else.
- For an employer, translate studio practice into transferable work: budgeting, teaching, installation, and client management.
- Name your media and processes precisely, since oil, encaustic, intaglio and screen print imply different studio skills.
- Put the portfolio link and an image list where a reviewer sees them without scrolling or opening an attachment.