Ashley Retrum
Roxana,IL
Summary
Interdisciplinary Artist with keen eye for detail, color and composition. Track record of bringing projects to life through innovative ideas. Creates compelling, inspiring and engaging pieces.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Janitorial Worker
Morris University Center
01.2023 - Current
- Maintaining cleanliness of building facilities and preformed daily cleaning tasks such as disinfecting surfaces, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, trash removal, window cleaning, and general spot scrubbing.
- Providing visitor assistance and general hospitality
Student Aquarium Maintenance
Early Childhood Center
01.2023 - Current
- Clean, maintain, and service six active aquariums while working safely around children. This includes safe handling of chemicals and moderately heavy equipment.
- Maintained and operated aquarium life support systems.
- Maintained aquatic habitat cleanliness in preparation for visitors.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Arts: Focus in Sculpture
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05.2025
No Degree - Animal Science, Entomology, Ceramics
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM05.2020
Skills
- Traditional fine art skills
- Creative problem solving
- Concept development
- Sanitizing
- Chemical handling
- Trash disposal
Residencies
Ox Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency, Summer 2023, Saugatuck Michigan
- Teacher's Assistant to Artist/Instructor Jessie Crane in their metals course on Steel Inflation
- Aided in the facilitation of hot shop studio class that focused on cutting, forming, and gas welding of steel sheet metal.
Lectures workshops
- Attended Visiting Artist Ted Neal Kiln Build, Wagner Potters Association, SIUE, 2022
- Facilitated Sculptors At Wagner Hot Studio Workshop, MIG welding and Plasma Torch, SIUE, 2022
Exhibitions
- State Icons Mural, Los Lunas County Clerk's Office, Los Lunas New Mexico, 2014
- Cabin Fever, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville Illinois, 2022
- Wood River Small Works competition, Wood River Illinois, 2022
- Sculpture on Campus Competition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2022, Kendal Buster
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Annual Student Juried Exhibition, 2024, Grant Benoit
Extra Curricular Involvement
- SIUE, Sculptors At Wagner, Club Member and Secretary, 2021-2022
- Wagner Pottery Association, Club member and Secretary, 2022
Timeline
Student Janitorial Worker
Morris University Center
01.2023 - Current
Student Aquarium Maintenance
Early Childhood Center
01.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Arts: Focus in Sculpture
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
No Degree - Animal Science, Entomology, Ceramics
New Mexico State University
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