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Hi! I'm Raine. I am a student of Art History and Archaeology at Vanderbilt University. I wrote my first original story when I was nine years old about Jade Gemstone and her adventures across the parallel universes. Since then, I have participated in spoken word poetry, theatre, and creative writing. My favorite author is James Baldwin and I hope to be a fiction writer.…

Raine Neely

Filmmaker, Writer, Production Assistant, +2

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Hi! I'm Raine. I am a student of Art History and Archaeology at Vanderbilt University. I wrote my first original story when I was nine years old about Jade Gemstone and her adventures across the parallel universes. Since then, I have participated in spoken word poetry, theatre, and creative writing. My favorite author is James Baldwin and I hope to be a fiction writer.…

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Hi! I’m Raine. I am a student of Art History and Archaeology at Vanderbilt University. I wrote my first original story when I was nine years old about Jade Gemstone and her adventures across the parallel universes. Since then, I have participated in spoken word poetry, theatre, and creative writing. My favorite author is James Baldwin and I hope to be a fiction writer.

Skills

Set Design

Copywriting

Experience Level

Set Design

Intermediate

Copywriting

Intermediate

Language

Italian

Intermediate

Latin

Beginner

Greek, Modern

Beginner

Work Experience

Archaeological Research Assistant at Kenchreai Archaeological Archive (Vanderbilt Kenchreai Project)

May 1, 2025 - Present

Managed the Kenchreai Archaeological Archive database, ensured accuracy of written data and photographs, conducted surface survey of the site, and weighed, photographed, and counted finds from previous excavations.

Grant at Vanderbilt Art History Department

November 1, 2025 - Present

Dowling/Downing Grant award of $3,000 to travel to Naples, Italy over Thanksgiving break to study timber architecture at Pompeii and Herculaneum, culminating in a final research paper for Dr. Betsey Robinson’s seminar.

Study Abroad Participant at CET Academic Programs

January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Study abroad in Florence, Italy (January 2025 – May 2025). Courses in Renaissance and Baroque art history; museum/site visits in Milan, Venice, Rome, Siena, Pompeii; on-site lessons in modern Greek, archaeology, ancient history, and ancient literature.

Fellow at Vanderbilt Special Collections

August 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023

Buchanan Fellowship (August 2023 – December 2023). Paid internship researching the university’s history during 1905–1915; created a digital and physical exhibit on the split between Vanderbilt University and the Methodist Church.

Film Production Assistant at Yajñopavita

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Worked on Vanderbilt film set with building props, preparing shots, slating scenes. The film won best Tennessee short film in 2025.

Creative Writing Fellow at O Z Art Wire Fellowship

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021

Wrote and performed poetry and prose that was published on the Art Wire site.