Shawn Beeks Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Design and instruct courses on drawing, painting, and design for first and second year students at Tyler School of Art. Customize courses to fit the designated majors and interest of the participants enrolled in each course to maximize their educational outcomes. Additionally responsible for incorporating professional practices and practical applications of exercises into the lessons.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Instructed classroom sizes of 14 to drawing and writing exercises for comic compositions, over the course of 12 weeks, to focusing on pace and editing, structure and character development. • Provided examples of visual storytelling using literature, comics, film, and music videos sources. • Guided students with creative problem solving to find their artistic voices with feedback on weekly assignments and artistic development throughout the semester.• Digitally documented dozens of each student’s assignments, for progress evaluations. Determine final grades based on completion of assignments and understanding of course objectives. • Worked with team of professors in Foundation Department to coordinate exhibitions and provided feedback on conflicts and proposed assignments.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Responsibilities include: Coordination and research of residential and commercial projects.Employee search, training and scheduling for art handling projects.Establish and maintenance of corporate and residential client relationships.Assist with expansion into new outlets of collections management and design.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Developed a brand combining 15 years of experience in skateboarding and fine art, building on travels and personal interactions with skateboarders in 3 countries and all over the United States. • Distributed over 8,000 skateboards, 300 shirts, and 2,000 stickers adhering to personal academic standards and industry regulations. • Managed public-relations, zero cost marketing, and production scheduling to meet 6 week output deadlines. • Organized and hosted 25 events and exhibitions featuring fine art and commercial products designed by guest artists, promoted through online and print media. • Mentored 10 emerging and underserved artists, providing them with business plans for collaborations with Slapstik and future partners. • Maintained website and online store with current inventory and sales using simple and direct layouts for accessible shopping experiences.

• Managed an average of 80 active design jobs, completing 35 designs each month. • Facilitated communication between client and production plant supervisors to ensure the client’s production deadline is met, averaging 35 emails each day.• Packaged and tracked incoming and outgoing product samples to clients in Canada and Korea via Fedex shipping. • Assisted clients with submitting artwork that meets Crown standards for printing to ensure the best printing production possible. • Coordinated all steps of art submission, review, test printing and client approval. • Provided supervisors with production information and samples requested for client presentations.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Provided fine art handling and storage services for multi-million dollar collections of museums, galleries, corporations, and private collectors along the east coast. • Performed monthly TSA security checks and intensive screenings for fine art traveling overseas according to government standards.• Managed collection of thousands of artworks in over 100,000 square foot climate control storage facility.• Prepared exhibition walls and space for clients in private viewing room according to requested specifications.• Completed incoming and outgoing assessments of artwork to insure bills of labor are completed correctly using hard copy invoices and digital databases.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Illustrated graphics and color ways for 16 wheel designs of professional skateboarders. • Created logos and designs for apparel, media and print branding. • Consultant for social media and printed advertisements and promotions.• Contributed to video content and visual direction of the brand.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Supported a diverse population of 8 artists with learning and developmental disabilities, providing guidance to establishing their small businesses in the arts. • Applied academic experience to assist students with creating strong bodies of work in 2D and 3D mediums such as comic books, prints, paintings, and sculptures. • Curated 6 exhibitions, each comprised of diverse individuals from the art program. • Created annual quarterly plans and studio goals for active participants, and provide professional practice and studio support for artists engaged with the public.

Mfa, Painting

Activities and Societies: Academic research on Haitian voodoo, cinematic, and psychological zombification, the parallels between rap music.

Bfa, Drawing And Painting

Activities and Societies: Instead of going an organization, I started my own skateboard company.