• Top Performer who makes decisions to reflect positively on gallery growth, curatorial assistance, program development, and community relations in alignment with vision, value, and goals to attain a competitive advantage.
• Visionary Team Player who rises above challenges to drive winning outcomes while cultivating a strong gallery image, and works to continually provide world-class customer service within high-volume international galleries.
• Multilingual Communicator (English and Korean fluency; Japanese and Spanish proficiency) who develops synergistic relationships with museum staff, art peers, and the public, and excels in autonomous and collaborative environments.

Master of Arts in Art Theory (In Progress ￨ 3.83 GPA) Korea National University of the Arts

Key Areas of Study

Contemporary Art Seminar ￨ Contemporary Art of the 1900s

Arts of Africa ￨ Renaissance Art ￨ 19^th Century Art ￨ Baroque Art 18^th Century Art

Arts of China ￨ Arts of Asia ￨ Ancient Art ￨ Greek & Roman Cities ￨ Ceramics ￨ Twentieth-Century Art 1940-1990

Member (2009 2010), Art History Association for Undergraduates (AHA)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) ￨ Adobe Photoshop ￨ Adobe Illustrator

English Translator (Freelance) (2014 Present)

Curatorial Department

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking English translations within a large-scale Curatorial Department, including translating exhibition-related texts into English, as well as accurately proofreading English-Korean or Korean-English translated texts prior to production in wide-ranging exhibition catalogs and brochures.

Youth Educator (2015)

Youth Education Department

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward designing, developing, and preparing contents for a dynamic youth educational program, including providing program lecturing, comprehensive presentation, and leadership.

Curatorial Intern (2014)

Collection & Conservation Department

  Played a vital role in supporting curator with scholastic research for exhibitions, including attending meetings for new acquisitions and organizing documents for committees, as well as verifying condition report files for completeness.

  Assisted conservator in taking key photographs of works, and providing notetaking while checking conditions of art.

  Led targeted coordination, curating, and organization of a highly popular special annual exhibition, Less is More.

Foreign Correspondent

  Contribute experience as a results-generating foreign correspondent, including proactively interviewing sources and noting observations regarding ongoing U.S. art exhibitions, as well as writing and reporting a monthly review.

Curatorial Assistant

Curatorial Department

  Strategically steered support for chief curator in researching and collecting data for the upcoming exhibitions, including coordinating special exhibitions from overseas, as well as handling all communications as the go-to contact.

  Coordinated and led a community educational program, and developed specialized Draw Your Mind youth program.

Gallery Attendant (Volunteer)

Mills Gallery Visual Arts Department

  Drove gallery success by sitting for special exhibitions and events, including engaging visitors in communications regarding art work, as well as assisting with gallery events and outreach programs for community families and children.

  Optimized gallery attendance rates by assisting in distributing flyers for upcoming exhibitions and donor invitations.

Visual Arts Programming Intern

Mills Gallery Visual Arts Department

  Proactively attended curatorial talks and meetings to build knowledge of the visual arts industry, including assisting with research information about artists, as well as collecting and synthesizing information for display in the gallery.

  Collaborated with art peers as a details-driven research assistant for artist residents, Christy Georg and Zhangping.

TOEFL Instructor

  Planned and presented innovative TOEFL listening and speaking instruction for elementary and middle school students, including coordinating and analyzing English documents and assisting fellow teachers with special projects.

Educator-in-Charge

Community Youth Program Korea Arts & Culture Education Service

  Applied strong leadership talents toward directing a popular community youth program, including strategically introducing the community youth program to the public, as well as seamlessly coordinating lecturers and participants to participate in various program initiatives and meet and / or exceed arts and culture service goals.

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Dear__________________:

I am seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your company, and can offer cross-functional experience in Art Gallery Operations, Program Design / Development, Collection Management, Art Conservation, Exhibition Planning, Event Coordination, Data Research / Gathering, and Records Management. I am also well-versed in Art Theory, Visual Arts, Youth Education, Instructional Design / Delivery, Bilingual Materials Translation, Communications, and Public / Community Relations, among other areas.

To complement my background, please note that I am in the process of achieving a Master of Arts in Art Theory (3.83 GPA) from Korea National University of the Arts. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in Art History (Economics Minor) from Boston University. I have participated in the study of Contemporary Art; Art of Africa, China & Asia; Ancient Art; Greek & Roman Cities; Baroque Art; and 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th Century Art. I am also fluent in English and Korean languages, and have proficiencies in Japanese and Spanish languages.

Recently, as a Curatorial Intern for the Busan Museum of Art s Collection & Conservation Department, I successfully supported the curator with scholastic research for exhibitions, including attending meetings for new acquisitions and organizing documents for committees, as well as verifying condition report files for completeness. Within this role, I also assisted the conservator in taking key photographs and providing notetaking while checking conditions of art. Furthermore, I led targeted coordination, curating, and organization of a highly popular special annual exhibition, Less is More. [ Suggestion! Address Here Any Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting ]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience with the Boston Center for the Arts, Goeun Museum of Photography, and Seoul Art Korea Museum.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your careful consideration.

Sincerely,

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