Garrett Chingery
New York
Summary
Retail, gallery, phone, online sales and display and exhibition experience. Fine artist with extensive experience in commissioned animal portraiture. Decorative interiors painter with over 30 years of experience specializing in all forms of faux finishes including trompe l’oiel, Venetian plaster, faux wood graining, stone textures, faux marble and faux wood finishes, stenciling, and oil and water-based glazing.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Sole Proprietor
Garrett Chingery Decorative Painting
Manhattan, NY, USA
01.1993 - Current
- I have been selling my commissioned fine art work online at garrettchingery.com using not just my talent as an artist but also early career sales experience at, and among others, Barnes & Noble, Comstock Photography, and A.I. Friedman Art Supply, all in Manhattan. In addition, from 1993 until current time, as the sole proprietor of Garrett Chingery Decorative Painting and more recently as a consulting partner in Monarch Decorative painting. As such, working alone and or managing crews of upward to eight people. I have worked for highly visible and demanding clients including such decorating firms as Mark Hampton LLC, Orsini Design, Diamond Baratta Design, Asterisk Inc., Mode Works, Painted Decorations Studio, Red Rain Restoration, and Men At Work, among others.
- 1988-1992 Comstock Photography
- 1987-1988 Johnson’s Frame Center
- 1986-1987 A.I. Friedman Custom Frame Sales
- 1983-1986 Barnes & Noble Sales Associate
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts -
The Cooper Union
New York, NY, USA01.1985
Skills
- Experienced in sales calls
- In-person sales proficiency
- Visual display implementation
- Color palette optimization
- Personalized framing advisor
- Image sourcing expertise
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Sole Proprietor
Garrett Chingery Decorative Painting
01.1993 - Current
Bachelor of Fine Arts -
The Cooper Union
Artists Choose Artists Exhibition Parrish Museum
Every three years the Parrish museum hosts an exhibition that features prominent East End visual artists, I was selected for the 2016-2017 show.