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Billy Welch

Illustrator

Billy Welch

Poplar Bluff, MO, USA

My objective would be to obtain a sustainable career in any field of art.

Experience

  • Preparator / Art Handler
    Memphis, TN
    Aug 2006 - May 2008
    Memphis College of Art

    Prepared and installed temporary exhibitions

  • Gallery Coordinator
    Sedalia, MO
    Aug 2004 - Aug 2005
    Fine Art on Fifth

    Coordinated exhibitions
    Prepared Gallery for all exhibits
    Managed promotion of shows

  • Preparator / Art Handler
    Sedalia, MO
    Aug 2001 - May 2005
    Daum Museum of Contemporary Art

    Prepared and installed museum collection - including art work by Michiko Itatani, Helen Frankenthaler, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Voulkos, Jun Kaneko, Robert Rauschenberg, Ken Ferguson, Judy Onofrio, Gene Davis among others.

Education

  • Bachelors
    Memphis, TN
    Aug 2005 - May 2008
    Memphis College of Art

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  • Skills and Abilities

    Studio
    Painting - oil, acrylic, watercolor, tempera and gouache, collage, drawing - charcoal, pen and ink, pencil techniques, photography - digital and dark room, stencil making, spray can, printmaking - monotypes, woodcut, intaglio, dry point, etching and linocut, color theory, clay sculpting, wood lathe, mixed media sculpture, mold making, video and installation art.

    Mac and PC
    Adobe CS3: Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and some Flash experience , Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

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  • Exhibitions

    2009 - Progress (revealed) - The Wine Rack - Poplar Bluff, MO

    Why Not Here - Castellos Ristorante - Poplar Bluff, MO


    2008 - The Circus Show & Other Atrocities - A Bitchin’ Space- Sacramento, CA


    Why Not Here?- Castello’s Ristorante - Poplar Bluff, MO
    Curated and installed large group exhibition

    19th Annual MO50 Exhibition - MO State Fairgrounds FA building - Sedalia, MO


    BFA Exhibition- Rust Hall- Memphis College of Art


    23rd Annual Watercolor Exhibition - Hendrix Gallery/UA- Helena, AR


    The Dream Show - Rust Hall - Memphis College of Art
    Installed large group exhibition


    The Aids Project 2 - Marshall Arts Gallery- Memphis, TN
    Co-curated and installed large group exhibition


    2007 - Lantana Projects: Class of ’07 - Memphis, TN


    Annual Holiday Bazaar - Rust Hall - Memphis College of Art


    The Aids Project- On The Street Gallery-Memphis, TN
    Co-curated and installed large group exhibition


    2006 - Group Exhibition - Brode Gallery - Memphis College of Art


    Annual Holiday Bazaar - Rust Hall - Memphis College of Art

    Faculty Select Show - Lower Gallery - Memphis College of Art

    Annual Painting Exhibition - Brode Gallery - Memphis College of Art


    2005 - Annual Holiday Bazaar - Rust Hall - Memphis College of Art



    2004 - Selected Group Exhibition - Fine Art on Fifth - Sedalia, MO


    Selected Group Exhibition - Fine Art on Fifth - Sedalia, MO


    Selected Group Exhibition - Fine Art on Fifth - Sedalia, MO

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