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Hard working, dedication to my job, my clients and my family, and being creative to best suit the task at hand are three attributes that best describe me. I have had the pleasure of being an artist, an educator, and sales associate. I have had the experience to work in a variety of fields and under a lot of different job demands. I am passionate about blending art and education to inspire creativity in students and clients alike, while delivering practical and polished results in every project.…Hard working, dedication to my job, my clients and my family, and being creative to best suit the task at hand are three attributes that best describe me. I have had the pleasure of being an artist, an educator, and sales associate. I have had the experience to work in a variety of fields and under a lot of different job demands. I am passionate about blending art and education to inspire creativity in students and clients alike, while delivering practical and polished results in every project.

Matthew Kelly

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Hard working, dedication to my job, my clients and my family, and being creative to best suit the task at hand are three attributes that best describe me. I have had the pleasure of being an artist, an educator, and sales associate. I have had the experience to work in a variety of fields and under a lot of different job demands. I am passionate about blending art and education to inspire creativity in students and clients alike, while delivering practical and polished results in every project.…Hard working, dedication to my job, my clients and my family, and being creative to best suit the task at hand are three attributes that best describe me. I have had the pleasure of being an artist, an educator, and sales associate. I have had the experience to work in a variety of fields and under a lot of different job demands. I am passionate about blending art and education to inspire creativity in students and clients alike, while delivering practical and polished results in every project.

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Hard working, dedication to my job, my clients and my family, and being creative to best suit the task at hand are three attributes that best describe me. I have had the pleasure of being an artist, an educator, and sales associate. I have had the experience to work in a variety of fields and under a lot of different job demands.

I am passionate about blending art and education to inspire creativity in students and clients alike, while delivering practical and polished results in every project.

Skills

Editorial Illustration

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Editorial Illustration

Intermediate

Product Design

Intermediate

Set Design

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Art Teacher at Duval County Public Schools

November 1, 2011 - Present

Taught grades 6-12 including 2-D Studio, Drawing, Painting, AP 2-D Studio Art, AP Drawing, and AP Art History. Managed class sizes from fifteen to sixty students and approximately three hundred students per regular academic year. Served as elective department chair for six years; spearheaded annual art show; painted school murals and the football-field logo for home games. Previously coached Varsity Soccer and served as play-by-play announcer for Varsity Football. Plan lessons, create presentations, develop reading material and worksheets, prepare supplies, create and administer tests, demonstrate techniques, critique artworks, hold classroom critiques, grade projects with rubrics, enter grades online, and manage behavior for 50–60 students.

Painting Instructor at Pinot's Palette

August 1, 2017 - June 1, 2020

Instruct painting classes step-by-step for small groups to large parties; host private and independent studio classes; teach children as young as three and adults up to their seventies and eighties. Responsibilities include check-in and sign-ups via POS, setting up easels and supplies, break down and cleanup, store cleanliness, opening/closing register, assisting other instructors, creating paintings to teach, and promoting future classes through outreach.

Sales Associate at Belk Department Stores

May 1, 2011 - August 1, 2013

Worked in multiple departments including Shoes, Young Men's, Men's Furnishings, Men's Shoes, and Home. Engaged with customers, processed transactions, reorganized stockrooms for easier product location and maintenance, and contributed to floor/fixture design to create an appealing department flow.

Sales Associate at Belk Department Stores

January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010

Earlier tenure in 2008–2010 across several departments, including customer service, transactions, stockroom organization, and department design.