Art, design, editorial illustration and artistic teaching
Carmen Mir
Artist
Miami,FL
Summary
Dedicated Artist with thirty years of experience being a high performing leader. Superb knowledge of the art industry. Self-confident and consistently willing to learn and try out new ideas. Excellent organizational and event planning talents. Fearless Artist willing to take creative risks and push conceptual boundaries. Adobe Photoshop and InDesign proficiency. Creative and detail-oriented Illustrator with strong background in newspaper advertising and print and production. Energetic plastic artist skilled at focusing on finding solutions and meeting deadlines. Committed to producing quality set designs and murals.
Overview
8
8
Certifications
6
6
years of post-secondary education
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Art Teacher
Miami School Of The Arts
Miami, FL
02.2020 - Current
- Taught classes on variety of topics, including painting, collage, color theory, art installation, earthworks, basic drawing, portraiture and figure drawing, organizing and writing original lesson plans for each class.
- Coordinated with classroom teachers to correlate art activities with classroom curriculum.
- Helped students manipulate variety of media to express emotions, feelings, attitude and intent.
- Prompted student motivation and peer participation through implementation of positive reinforcement and rewards.
- Developed and implemented various thematic lesson plans, utilizing age-appropriate material and focusing on relevant topics.
- Developed appropriate curricula dependent on age group and education level.
- Documented student work in order to exhibit and celebrate learning process of each child.
- Provided feedback to students and parents on progress and abilities.
- Observed pupils' work to determine student progress or make suggestions for improvement.
- Coordinated field trips to museums and galleries to expose students to examples of art and history.
- Created dynamic group projects to teach collaboration and teamwork.
- Educated students on cultural influences on music and art styles and techniques of modern and historic art.
- Set reasonable performance and learning goals for students to strive for and achieve.
- Taught students to identify key elements of style, intent and emotion when experiencing art.
- Achieved student participation through relevant and real-life experiences to maintain student interest and stimulate student creativity.
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media.
- Guided students to develop and hone creative processes and problem-solving skills.
Plastic Artist, and Freelance Illustrator of Books
All The Editorials Of Havana
Havana, Havana
09.1991 - 12.2020
Designer and Illustrator
Club Nautico Internacional De Cuba, Ernest Hemingw
Habana, Habana
12.2015 - 12.2019
- Used Photoshop Adobe design, illustrator and premier program to create images for use in diverse clients' marketing campaigns.
- Applied color theory and lighting techniques in drawings and illustrations to add excitement, focus and depth.
- Transformed ideas into high-quality designs and illustrations creations to fulfill client requests.
- Developed artistic illustration designs using customer specifications, company standards and logos to print poulovers and caps producing results that met customer parameters..
- Collaborated with marketing departments to create high-quality images and illustrations to enhance publications and presentations.
- Produced computer-generated artwork to add depth and cohesiveness to technical journal and publication articles.
- Gathered information from childish and Adults content channels and used data to create graphics, cartoons and illustrations to support company goals and strategic initiatives.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art
Pre University Institute And Art School.
Habana 09.1985 - 07.1991
Skills
Visual Art Creation
undefinedAdditional Information
I am a plastic artist who has participated in more than one hundred exhibition projects, both personal and collective, in more than twenty different countries. Currently I continue to develop my works of art and my personal style and I have a great interest in editorial illustration.
I also continue to develop in artistic teaching, graphic design in general, and in my professional improvement.
Certification
Moma, Course Certificate
Interests
Timeline
Moma, Course Certificate
05-2020
Art Teacher
Miami School Of The Arts
02.2020 - Current
University Havana, Adobe Photosop
04-2018
University Havana, Adobe Premier
12-2017
University Havana, Adobe Premier
09-2016
University Havana, Adobe indesign
06-2016
University Havana, Advertising campaign
05-2016
Designer and Illustrator
Club Nautico Internacional De Cuba, Ernest Hemingw
12.2015 - 12.2019
W. Lam Center, Contemporary art
02-2015
Plastic Artist, and Freelance Illustrator of Books
All The Editorials Of Havana
09.1991 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Art
Pre University Institute And Art School.
09.1985 - 07.1991
Higher Institute of Art, history of art
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