Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
ADDITIONAL ARTISTIC TRAINING

ISABEL JENNINGS

Emil Frei & Associates
St. Louis,Missouri
10
years of professional experience

Innovative artist specializing in impactful digital illustration, painting, and sculpting. Delivers visually compelling work through strong conceptual thinking and attention to detail. Collaborates effectively to achieve team goals and drive creative solutions, enhancing project outcomes and ensuring client satisfaction.

Work History

Stained Glass Designer & Painter

1 Year 8 Months
Emil Frei & Associates | 01.2025 - Current
  • Designed original stained glass pieces from client concepts to final artistic execution, enhancing client satisfaction with customized artworks.
  • Produced scaled watercolor renderings and full-scale cartoons, ensuring precise adherence to architectural and engineering specifications, facilitating smooth project execution.
  • Execute traditional stained glass painting and silver staining techniques with careful attention to color, line, value, composition, and craftsmanship.
  • Converted approved designs into production-ready artwork, preserving artistic integrity and meeting client expectations for custom stained glass projects.
  • Collaborate within a specialized studio environment to produce custom architectural and liturgical stained glass.

Artist / Traveling Contract Artist

4 Years
Conrad Schmitt Studios | 01.2021 - 01.2025
  • Contributed to the creation of more than 20 large-scale murals for a cathedral project in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • Executed detailed fine-art and decorative painting within large-scale architectural and liturgical environments.
  • Oversaw the restoration of eight hand-carved 17th-century sculptures of patron saints for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee.
  • Worked independently and collaboratively on historically and artistically sensitive projects requiring precision, adaptability, and close attention to detail.
  • Managed project responsibilities and deadlines while traveling to active job sites.

Office Specialist & Advertising

2 Years
Methow Arts Alliance | 01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Coordinated administrative and promotional operations for regional arts organization, enhancing visibility and engagement.
  • Compiled and edited reports, advertisements, patron records, and organizational materials to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Managed advertising and production timelines for quarterly arts publication and annual arts festivals, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
  • Maintained financial and administrative records using QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office.
  • Managed competing priorities and deadlines in a creative nonprofit environment.

Brand Representative

1 Year
Abercrombie & Fitch | 01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Delivered personalized styling and customer service in high-volume flagship retail environment, enhancing customer experience.
  • Coordinated multiple client accounts and responsibilities while ensuring attentive and efficient service.
  • Managed multiple clients and responsibilities while maintaining attentive and efficient service.

Education

Certificate of Fine Arts - Painting Specialization

Scuola D’Arte Sacra | Florence, Italy | 01-2020

Intensive training in classical and contemporary painting, drawing, and composition.

Developed a strong foundation in traditional representational art, observational drawing, color, form, and visual composition. Comfortably paints and draws figures from life and plein aire. Completed digital and physical renderings.

Learned Italian and was a studio assistant to Painting Professor on their personal commissions.

- Studio Art & Business Management

Marymount Manhattan College | New York, New York

Coursework in Studio Art & Business Management

Pursued foundational studies in Business Management and Studio Art. Studies included Macro Econ., Business Leadership, Liberal Arts and Studio Arts. Intentionally aligned and transferred to a small Bottega in Florence, IT for formal classical training in Painting, Drawing, and Composition.

High School Diploma

Nutmeg Conservatory For The Arts | Torrington, Connecticut | 05-2016

Graduated 2015

Pre-professional Ballet and Performing Arts curriculum. Immersed in daily rigorous ballet and technical training alongside academics. Developed the ability to adapt and perform well under pressure.

Skills

Stained Glass & Liturgical Art
Stained glass techniques
Liturgical and architectural design
Traditional drawing
painting
and composition
Scaled watercolor design renderings
Full-scale cartoons and production drawings
Fine-art restoration and large-scale mural work
Architectural translation
Adobe Photoshop
Image composition and manipulation
Image retouching and color correction
Layer management and masking
Typography and layout
File preparation
Working knowledge of graphic design principles
Design project software
Budgeting for art projects
Project cost estimation
Art commission invoicing
Art sales tracking
Art project documentation
Deadline and project coordination
Client relationship management
Concept development
Design analysis
Layout development
Multitasking
Artistic collaboration
First Aid & CPR Certification
Emergency response knowledge

Timeline

Stained Glass Designer & Painter

Emil Frei & Associates
01.2025 - CurrentRead More

Artist / Traveling Contract Artist

Conrad Schmitt Studios
01.2021 - 01.2025Read More

Office Specialist & Advertising

Methow Arts Alliance
01.2018 - 01.2020Read More

Brand Representative

Abercrombie & Fitch
01.2017 - 01.2018Read More

Scuola D’Arte Sacra

Certificate of Fine Arts from Painting Specialization
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Marymount Manhattan College

from Studio Art & Business Management
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Nutmeg Conservatory For The Arts

High School Diploma
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ADDITIONAL ARTISTIC TRAINING

  • Classical Ballet, Modern & Contemporary Dance
  • Completed intensive dance training with programs including:
  • Joffrey Ballet — Chicago
  • Bolshoi Ballet Academy — New York
  • Semperoper Ballet School — Dresden, Germany
  • Mark Morris Dance Group — New York
  • Additional teaching experience includes intermediate ballet instruction for a summer intensive at L.F.W. School of Dance in Washington
ISABEL JENNINGS