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RESUMÉ & CV

MESILLA CAMILLE SMITH

EDUCATION

2020-2022  |  MA Secondary Education  |   DePaul University  |  Chicago, IL

2012-2015  |  B.F.A. Painting  |  University Of Arkansas at Little Rock  |  Little Rock, AR 
2010-2012  |  A.A.S. Graphic Design  |  National Park Community College  |  Hot Springs, AR 
2004-2006  |  Arkansas School for Mathematics,  Science, and the Arts  |  Hot Springs, AR

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015 - 2017  |  NYCH Gallery  |  643 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 
Art Gallery Assistant Manager & Curator Intern  | Assist in day to day operations, administration, record keeping, art handling, installation, graphic design, marketing, event planning, and social media management 

EXHIBITIONS 

2019  |  Jackalope Coffee & Tea House  |  Group Exhibition  | Chicago, IL
2017  |  Farewell 44 Exhibit  |  group exhibit   | Southside Community Arts Center  |  Chicago, IL Farewell 44 Exhibit | group exhibit | NYCH Gallery | Chicago, IL 
2016  |  Group Exhibition at Ewen Arts Festival  |  The Visitor Center  |  Centennial Hall  |  Ewen, MI 
2015  |  Lend Me Your Eyes  |  Collaborative Curating Adventure between UALR and Art Connection  |   Argenta Gallery  |  North Little Rock, AR 
Co-Opt: An Evening of Arts with UALR  |  Season III  |  South on Main & Oxford American Annex  |  Little  Rock, AR 
BFA in Art Senior Exhibition  |  University of Arkansas at Little Rock  |  Gallery I  |  Little Rock, AR

Over the Influence  |  Co-Op(t) Group Exhibition  |  Mug’s Cafe  |  Curator: Diane Harper  |  North Little Rock, AR 
Villains of the Valley  |  solo exhibit  |  Deluca’s Pizzeria Napoletana  |  Hot Springs, AR 
Art in the Park Presents: Recent Work by Faculty, Students, and Alumni of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Art Department  |  Wildwood Park for the Arts  |  Little Rock, AR 
Facade (To Face) & Best of Co-Opt  |  University of Arkansas at Little Rock  |  Gallery III  |  Little Rock, AR Hang Together: Collaborative Work & Practices  |  Curator: Robert Carabay & Maria Uroos  |  Pratt Institute Library  |  Brooklyn, NY 
2014  |  UALR Student Competitive  |  Juror: John Norris  |  University of Arkansas at Little Rock  |  Gallery I  |  Little  Rock, AR 
Co-Opt: An Evening of Fine Arts with UALR  |  Season II  |  South on Main  |  Little Rock, AR

Co-Opt at HAM  |  Historic Arkansas Museum  |  Little Rock, AR 
Co-Opt Exhibition  |  University of Arkansas at Little Rock  |  Gallery III  |  Little Rock, AR  

AWARDS & EXPERIENCE

2019  |  The Idle Class Magazine  |  Featured artist in Arkansas Abroad by Cody Harris  |  Fayetteville, AR
2016  |  Artist-in-Residence  |  Sustainable Practices Symposium  |  The Visitor Center  |  Ewen, MI 
2015  |   NYCH Gallery Internship  |  Gallery Assistant  |  Chicago, IL 
Volunteer Illustrator  |  Priceless Pennies  |  Chicago, IL 
Arkansas Life Magazine   | Featured artist in Arkansas Sketchbook by Jordan P. Hickey  |  Little Rock, AR 
Co-Op(t) Exhibition   | Co-Curator and gallery liaison at Oxford American Annex  |  Little Rock, AR Volunteer Intaglio Demonstrator  |  Argenta Arts Festival  |  Arkansas Society of Printmakers  |  North Little Rock, AR 
2013  |  Undergraduate Assistantship  |  Painting Studio Assistant  |  University of Arkansas at Little Rock  |  Little Rock, AR

Co-Op(t) Independent Study Internship  |  Apprenticeship under Taimur A. Cleary  |  Cooperative Environment  |  Little Rock, AR 

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