Maja Petrovic

Knowledge and work experience in Art, Art history, Contemporary Art, Culture, Art Teacher, Graphic Design, Restoration of Art objects, Project management, Public relations.

Skills in verbal and written communication, artworks restoring and handling, superior client servicing, organizational and administrative skills, presentation skills, creating lesson plans, creating art projects, physical ability to handle heavy art objects, and helping students develop visual and critical thinking skills. Portfolio includes paintings, drawings, sketches, articles, graphic design, photography, project briefs, creative briefs, project plans, case studies, and 3D Studio modeling.

Visual Artist - Maja Art (private studio)

(2015-01)

• Creating a fine art and preparing exhibition
• Holding classes in fine art and computer software's
• Marketing and selling digital art and Art print on demands
• Producing graphic design, motion graphics, content creation, web design
• Conduct market research of consumer base and products that would appeal to potential customers
• Execute all graphics design requests efficiently, based on each client's requirements, and within the scheduled project timeline

Graphic Designer and Photographer - Future Mobility Healthcare (Manufacturer of Healthcare Wheelchairs) - Malton, Canada

(2011-04 - 2012-05)

• Brand development, designed flayers, ads in magazines, catalogs, brochures, logos, labels, outlook of shipping packages
• Created graphic objects and adjusted for different public views
• Communicated with vendors through FTP and troubleshooted problems
• Used analytical software tools, data analysis methods and reporting techniques
• Photographed all products and interior factory for marketing purpose

Graphic Designer - Cantrade Closeouts (International Trade) - Toronto, Canada

(2009-09 - 2011-04)

• Designed web pages as product offers to other businesses, web banners, websites and their updates, logos, promotions, displays for the big chain stores, artistic bookmarks with gold foil as fifth layer
• Communicated B2B with companies during arrangements of Business deals and accounts
• Marketing, brand development, sales, and negotiation
• Office Administration (Invoices, Packing Slips, PO's, Agreements, Pro-rata/closeout, wholesales and markup prices, A/R, A/P, Bank Reconciliation)
• Arranged shipments and deliveries of merchandises via the Edi-Gateway system, Mx Client, phone and e-mail
• Daily assisting the executive, arranging meetings, and directing the calls

Office Administrator and Graphic Designer - Canitra Agents Ltd. (House ware Importer and distributer to retailers) - Toronto, Canada

(2007-07 - 2008-08)

• Designed promoting material including Catalogues, CD covers and Web updating
• Responsible for overseeing budgets and sales as well as tracked financial receipts of products to customers and companies receiving products
• Provided assistance and support to management team, order and maintain office supplies
• Responded to customer inquiries, maintained good customer relations

Manager, Senior Artist - Divinity Art Co. Ltd. - Valetta, Malta

(2004-06 - 2007-05)

• Design, Fine Arts and Restoration of Art Objects
• Advertised the job positions through job search web sites and universities, in Malta and Internationally for Professionals in IT
• Maintained a database of approximately 50 employees

Graphic Designer and Senior Artist, Office administration - St. Thomas Institute - Floriana, Malta

(2004-02 - 2007-05)

• Consulted with clients; determined time frames and budgets, analyzed their needs, undertook research and plans, presented material, and submitted designs for approval
• Developed graphic elements that met the clients' objectives; adopted existing sketches and final illustrations
• Designed logos, book covers, CD covers, web pages, inner pages associated with poems written by children
• Performed all prepress preparation for more than 200 published books
• Lecturing Painting and Technology of Art. Students relevant would be those studying Art O level and A level for the Malta University Exams
• Assist in the evaluation of student work, using criteria established by the supervising Institute
• Created drawings, paintings and other artwork using oils, acrylic, watercolors and ink

Paint Restorer - Ditta Sante Guido Restauro Opera D'Arte - St. John's Co'cathedral and Manuel Theatre, Valletta, Malta

(2004-02 - 2006-12)

• Documented all elements that had disappeared, the deteriorations/changes by chemical or physical action and all step-by-step methods used in restoration treatments
• Cleaned gold and secco-painted walls plus marble and wooden statues
• Retouched marbles and wall paintings
• Restoration of the Canvas painting "Murder of St Catherine" and Christian Orthodox Icon 'Virgin Mary and Son'
• During the two months of summer break, protected sculptures, and frames of paintings by placing them in sealed plastic vacuum bags together with poison against woodworm

Fine Art Restorer - Contract - Churches in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosnia and Herzegovina

(1996-01 - 2003-12)

• Removed frescoes, performed consolidation of removed frescoes and applied them to the platforms
• Restored and consolidated fresco paintings, cleaned, injection, filling, and retouch
• Documented the overtaken conditions with video camera and photographs
• Made sketches and drawings of the Altar
• Made decorative mortar for re-placement wall paintings that were destroyed

Diploma Degree with High Honors - Interactive Media and Design - Seneca & Durham College (2020-01 - 2022-12)

Postgraduate Certificate - Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management - Humber Institute of Applied Science and Technology (2008-01 - 2009-12)

M.A.

• Fine and Applied Arts, Department: Applied Painting and Restoration - Academia of Applied Arts and Design (1994-01 - 2000-12)

High School Diploma - Health Science - College of Health Science (1989-01 - 1993-12)