Resume & Exhibitions

RACHEL LAUREN TUCKER

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                                                  Professional Summary                                                         

Results-driven Assistant Art Director at Goldenstein Gallery with a proven track record of professionalism, goal-oriented mindset, and enthusiasm. Well-received by community members for my warm personality, creativity, and interpersonal skills. Seeking a role with increased responsibility and an expanded purpose to contribute more effectively to the Sedona community.

                                                       Skills                                                                         

·   Goal-oriented & long-term visionary

·   Positive mindset and proficiency in conflict resolution

·   Strong leadership ability with community engagement

·   Proficient in higher learning and skill building

·   Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work in collaborative environments

·   Dedicated work discipline

·   Exceptional time management skills

·   Detail-oriented with a holistic awareness

                                                         Work History                                                                 

Assistant Art Director & Sales Consultant, 05/2017 to Current

Goldenstein Gallery – Sedona, AZ

·   Attended networking events to maintain positive community image and promote the business

·   Prepared proposals for the City of Sedona regarding round about art installations

·   Developed relationships within the community to aid in fostering the arts in Sedona

·   Maintained records related to art sales, commission & lay aways

·   Prepared outgoing shipments and coordinated with art shippers for larger deliveries

·   Worked collaboratively in team environment with staff and 60 artists

·   Prepared sales slips, sales contracts & certificates of authenticity

·   Updated computer inventory listings, website display & artist/sales records

·   Maintained 12 satellite exhibits by cleaning, re-hanging, stocking gallery advertisement material and selling to clients

·   Taught beginner friendly painting classes 1-2 times a week at the galleries largest satellite exhibit

·   Helped organize, prepare and set up for gallery events such as the First Friday Art Walks, Coffee Talks, Artist in Residency program & visiting artists

·   Managed gallery phone calls, emails & follow ups with clientele base

·   Customer deliveries and artwork installation to help close a sale

·   Updated all social media platforms

·   Designed all advertising materials for ads in Sedona Monthly, Art Source, Essentials magazine and the Sedona International Film Festival, Chamber of Commerce platforms, Sedona Symphony, Sanctuary of Sedona ect.

·   Created business cards, giveaway cards, signs, posters and branding materials.

Art Sales Consultant, 09/2015 to 05/2017

Renee Taylor Gallery – Sedona, Arizona

·   Achieved personal sales goal of $1000-$5000 in retail sales daily

·   Developed and maintained merchandise displays in all three locations

·   Participated in bi-weekly sales meetings to enhance product knowledge, sales techniques and business skills

·   Provided enthusiastic customer services through greeting, helping guests find the right piece, building rapport and achieving in store sales or customer follow up orders

·   Corresponded with clientele using technologies such as picture messaging, email, follow-up calls and video

·   Continued education through becoming GIA certified and completing online merchandise training

·   Assembled customer profiles through data-entry to maintain records of their purchases and interests thoroughly and quickly

·   Verified new inventory through checking-in, pricing and merchandising art and jewelry

·   Maintained proper care procedures with art handling, installation, cleaning and packaging for shipment

·   Processed cash and credit payments rapidly and accurately

·   Placed special merchandise orders for customers

Manager/Lead Instructor, 11/2012 to 09/2015

Painting Escapes – Plymouth, MI

·   Maintained business-to-business relationships within customer base of many independent retailers, galleries, hotel concierges and restaurants to increase company sales

·   Developed professional business relationships with the Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Bureau and Diamond Resorts in Sedona AZ

·   Instructed painting classes, created class calendar, answered phone calls and emails, inventory and stocking, maintain social media pages

·   Relocated from Michigan to Arizona to run second Painting Escapes location

·   Painted, documented, and maintained 250 paintings for business portfolio in both gallery locations

·   Created and updated procedural documents for employee hiring and training, customer out-reach and advertising

·   Facilitated contractual and administrative tasks with customers to effectively maintain a consistent flow of income for the business.

Student Teacher, 02/2015 to 05/2015

Elementary and High School Lincoln Consolidated School District – Ypsilanti, MI

·   Created lessons with incorporation of high-engagement activities and social interaction to encourage development of analytical and artistic skills

·   Collaborated in team effort to enhance interdisciplinary curriculum for over 500 students at both schools

·   Integrated classroom management techniques with teaching approaches to optimize disciplined learning

·   Developed lessons with strategic integration of tactile, visual, and textual elements with deference to various needs of diverse learners

·   Versed in educational technology and virtual conferencing.

·   Modified the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.

                                                                      Education                                                                    

Post Baccalaureate: Visual Arts Education, 2015

Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI

·   3.89 GPA

·   Graduated Magna Cum Laude

·   K-12 Teaching Certification

Bachelors of Fine Arts: Drawing Concentration, 2014

Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI

·   Student Ambassador representative

·   Graduated Magna Cum Laude

·   Majored in Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting Concentration

Associates Degree: Liberal Arts Degree, 2010

Washtenaw Community College - Ann Arbor, MI

·   MACRO Seal

·   Honors 2007-2010

                                                          Accomplishments/Publications                                                              

·   Full length feature in Canvas Rebel Magazine, December 2023 issue

·   Sedona Monthly Magazine: June 2022 “Built in Sedona”

·   Sedona Monthly Magazine: May 2021 “Women in the Arts” issue

·   Won the “Best Emerging Artist” Award at the Holiday Art Show, EMU 2015

                                                                   Certifications                                                                 

·   K-12 Art Education Certification (Michigan)

·   CPR/First Aid Certified (AZ, American Care Association)

·   GIA Certified (Arizona)

                                                                     Exhibitions                                                                   

·   Monthly exhibitions with Goldenstein Gallery since 2017

·   31 Female Artists, International Juried Art Exhibition, Sedona Art Center, Sedona, AZ, 2019

·   Feminine Vibration Goddess Circle Exhibit, Sedona, AZ, 2016

·   Life and Decay, Two-Person Exhibition, Ypsilanti, MI, 2015

·   Holiday Art Show, Convocation Center, Eastern Michigan University, 2015

·   IGG Pop-up Art Auction, Ypsilanti, MI, 2015Huron Street Gallery

·   Port Huron, MI, 2015 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, MI, 2015

·   Sharpened, Senior Show Exhibition, Eastern Michigan

·   University, 2014 Arts and Craft Show, Fenton, MI, 2011Student Art Exhibition, Washtenaw Community College, MI, 2010