Resume

Carmella Jarvi   
Charlotte, NC
980.253.9170



SPECIAL SKILLS:
Years creating art & teaching: specializing in painting, figure study & the business of art

ARTISTIC HONORS:   
-Affiliate Artist, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC, Summer 2010
-Recipient, NC Arts Council Vermont Studio Center Residency Grant, 2008
-Recipient, Arts & Science Council Regional Artist Project Grant, 2007
-Commissioned, First Charter Bank, Concord, NC, 2005
-Recipient, Arts & Science Council 2000-2001 Regional Artist Project Grant

SELECTED EXHIBITS: 
-Solo show, “New Figures in Water”, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC,
June-August 2010
-Group show, “20th Annual Juried Competition”, Arts Council of York Co., Rock Hill, SC, Frank McCauley, juror, 2009    
-Group show, “ELEMENTary”, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, Lin Barnhardt,
curator, June-August 2009
-Solo show, Gallery Pantone 278, Charlotte, NC, June 2009
-Meritorious Entry (inclusion in the show catalog), The Richeson75; Pastels Exhibition,
Jack Richeson & Co., Kimberly, WI, 2008, 2009
-Group show, Piedmont Pastel Society of Charlotte's Second Annual Membership Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, Maggie Price, juror, 2008
-Group show, b. brown gallery, Matthews, NC, 2007, 2008
-First Place, “Summertime”, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, Julie Sweat
(owner, Edward Dare Gallery in Charleston, SC), juror, 2008
-Group show, “Transformed”, Queen’s Gallery & Art Center, Charlotte, NC, 2007
-Group show, “Fourth Annual Artists’ Invitational Exhibition & Sale”,
Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC, Frank Selby, juror, 2006
-Group show, “Discovering Contemporary Art in the Carolinas”,
Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC, Mark Sloan, juror, 2006
-Group show, Gallery 5, Rock Hill, SC, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
-Solo show, Gaston College, Dallas, NC, 2005
-Group show, Marie-Terrel Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2003, 2004
-Group show, 18 Orchard, New York, NY, 2001
-Group show, Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2001, 2003
-Group show, Knickerbocker Gallery, New York, NY, 2000, 2001
-Solo show, Cone Center Gallery, UNC-Charlotte, 1999
-Pastel Accepted, “Art on Paper”, Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNC-Greensboro,
    Jennifer Gross, juror, 1996

REPRESENTATION:    RedSky Gallery, Charlotte, NC

RELATED ACTIVITIES:
-Session leader & panel moderator, Arts & Science Council’s “The Artist as an Entrepreneur” Institute, Fall 2009  
-Attended, Arts & Science Council’s “The Artist as an Entrepreneur” Institute,
November & December 2008, January 2009
-Painting resident, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, July 2006
-Attended, NC Arts Council/Creative Capital’s “Strategic Planning Workshop for Artists”, December 2004, June 2005 & “201 session”, April 2007
-On-site coordinator, NC Arts Council/Creative Capital’s “Strategic Planning
Workshop for Artists”, April 2006

PUBLICATIONS:
-"Beautiful Dreamers", Today's Charlotte Woman Magazine, September 2010
-“7 Artists Shaping our Community”, University City Magazine, September 2009       
-Business and the Arts Articles, The Mecklenburg Times, May 19 & June 16, 2009
-Published, Studio Visit Magazine, Juror: Michael Klein, Former Director of the
International Sculpture Center and the Microsoft Collection, April 2009
-Article, “Immersed in Art”, Realtor Reflections Magazine, May 2007
-Article, “In Her Element”, Daniel Smith Artists’ Materials 2006-2007 Catalog
-Article, “Bodies of Water”, Salisbury Post, July 31, 2005    

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
-“Painting Water with Pastels” Instructional DVD, Artist Palette Productions, 2009
-“Improving your chance with juried shows” workshop, Creative Art Exchange, 2009
-Business workshops for visual artists, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, 2007, 2009
-Pastel workshop, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, 2008
-Pastel classes & workshops, Queens University’s Center for Lifelong Learning, 2008
-Business seminar for artists, Arts Council of York Co., 2007
-“Marketing for Visual Artists” seminar, Rowan-Cabarrus Comm.College, 2007
    
EDUCATION:    
BCA, Visual Arts and BA, Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, UNC-Charlotte, 1992