RESUME PORTFOLIO

C: 817-253-6088
E: Amy@ChandlerStudio.org
​www.ChandlerStudio.org

Hello,
I'm Amy Chandler
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Skills
Laser cutting, Photoshop, Illustrator, Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, or airbrush), Drawing, Woodworking, and Entertainment. I catch on to new art related skills very quickly and am detail oriented and efficient.  I am accustomed to working in a fast paced, high workload environment. 

Experience

October 2008- PRESENT
Amy Chandler Art- Owner
​www.ChandlerStudio.org
  • Digital and traditional Caricaturist, primarily working parties and festivals
  • Portrait Artist, Painter, Muralist
  • General bookkeeping, inventory, and scheduling ​​

​May 2017- PRESENT
Artisan Dice- Artist, designer, and woodworker
www.artisandice.com
  • Designing and assembling jigs and tools for the laser and CNC to assist production
  • Custom artwork for dice and boxes
  • Parametric modeling for medieval armor in Fusion 360
  • Decorative woodworking and finish work

June  2016-2017
Scalpel Arms-Artist/prep assistant 
  • Sandblasting/prepping and masking off materials for custom (Cerakote)  paint jobs. 
  • Custom painting

December 2014 - June 2016
Mini-Fab-Assistant Maker
www.mini-fab.com 
  • Digital Fabricator of mens shaving products
  • Sewing, Digital design work, Woodworking (miter saw, table saw, sander, router and drill press),Honing, Laser Engraving and cutting
  • Odd jobs, ie. Installing wood floors, painting, cleaning, general shop upkeep, problem solving. 

June  2008 - January  2015
Big Time Design, Six Flags over Texas - Assistant Manager
  • Worked in Caricatures, Airbrushed T-shirts, Face Painting, Henna
  • In charge of scheduling, payroll and delegating tasks to the supervisors of the company
  • In charge of inventory and training of air brushed caricatures​​

June -August 2007
​Six Flags over Texas - Costumed Character
  • Performed as Daffy, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Road Runner, Lola Bunny, and Speedy Gonzales in park and in commercials and parades.

Education
August 2006- December  2010UNT, Denton, TX - BFA Studio Art- Drawing and Painting
  • Some additional coursework done in basic cabinet making and sculpture (basic welding, casting,  plasma cutting, woodworking)

CV
Group Exhibitions
2015          Wasted: The Hunger returns, The Basement Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014                ICE CREAM PAINT JOB!, The Basement Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014         Dallas is Dead, Capitol L Arts and Entertainment, Dallas, TX
2014        BUMCORE, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2014        Wasted, The Basement Gallery,  Dallas, TX
2010        Neither Outside In Nor Inside Out, UNT's Science and Technology Building Atrium, Denton, TX

Bibliography
Star Telegram
Dallas Observer
KERA
University Business
http://www.dallasobserver.com/slideshow/wasted-the-hunger-at-basement-gallery-42134130/17/