Melissa Paxton

Utilized social media platforms proactively to promote personal brand awareness while engaging with potential clients or collaborators regularly.

• Designed thousands of custom artworks for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.
• Sold original art pieces through online platforms, gallery exhibitions, and direct customer interactions, generating consistent revenue streams while maintaining an active artist presence within the community.
• Developed unique art pieces that garnered positive attention from critics and collectors, leading to increased sales and commissions.

• Designed custom artwork for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.

• Sold original art pieces through online platforms, gallery exhibitions, and direct customer interactions, generating consistent revenue streams while maintaining an active artist presence within the community.

• Successfully balanced multiple commissioned projects, delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines.

• Curated several successful art shows, selecting and arranging pieces that spoke to diverse themes and audiences.
• Coordinated with city officials to initiate public art projects, enhancing community spaces and engaging residents in artistic process.
• Designed and executed original artwork for various private and corporate clients.
• Collaborated with other artists on various art projects and installations.

• Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
• Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
• Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
• Sold original art pieces through online platforms, gallery exhibitions, and direct customer interactions, generating consistent revenue streams while maintaining an active artist presence within the community.
• Developed unique art pieces that garnered positive attention from critics and collectors, leading to increased sales and commissions.

• Designed custom artwork for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.
• Sold original art pieces through online platforms, gallery exhibitions, and direct customer interactions, generating consistent revenue streams while maintaining an active artist presence within the community.
• Mentored junior artists in studio, providing guidance on technical skills and professional development.
• Conducted workshops for aspiring artists, sharing techniques in various mediums and inspiring creativity.

Designed and illustrated elevations of landscape plans with watercolors of full-size plant materials for clients' visualizations. Sold and oversaw installations of landscapes in residential and model homes.