Summer Lu
Illustrator, Painter, Production Assistant
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About
Passionate in film and animation, dedicated illustrator,
painter. 4 years of experiences in galleries, art museums as well as teaching art history and painting. Focus on
Client relationship building , social media platform design and prospect research. Outstanding communicator , well organized and a fast learner.
Experience
Gallery social media manger
Liang Project
06/2021 - 05/2022, Shanghai, China
Formulated high-quality written and visual content for each social media campaign
Updated daily/ monthly gallery news
Created, edited, and published content regarding artists represented by the gallery on multiple social channels
Ensured quality standards are met with a creative touch on each platform
Artist bio/ artworks translation and editing
Event coordinator
Major annual international art show/ convention featuring over 100 leading galleries globally.
07/2021 - 08/2021, Shanghai, China
West Bund Art and Design Convention Centre
Coordinated between convention organizers and galleries regarding venue setup, advertisements, crowd control, guest support.
Assisted and designed layout of each gallery space, together with the organizers and the curators.
Collected buyer informations from regular guests to international collectors. Organizing their data into excel sheets for final sales.
Prospect Research Assistant Intern
Vancouver Art Gallery
10/2021 - 04/2022, Vancouver, BC
Coordinated with the prospect team in weekly meetings and daily communications
Arranged sponsors using IWave, Raiser’s Edge and other tools in order to raise funding for various events such as monthly , annually galas and openings, collected and assisted with data entry members/ donor information using Excel sheets to updated the donor contact list
Administered budgets for marketing community gatherings and fundraising nights
Assisted with Director of Development's tasks and calendar events coordinated outgoing mailings
Gallery Assistant
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
06/2020 - 09/2020, Vancouver,BC
Yaletown Round house
Coordinated private and public gallery events
Monitored inventory, sorted mail and sent out purchase orders
Maintained mailing lists and client database
Imaged and documented all gallery pieces
Handled incoming works for art and prepared for exhibition
Website updating/ design, translating archives, artist bio editing
Instructor at Luminous Elephant
Art studio in Vancouver
2019 - Present,
Designed and taught children / adults drawing +
painting classes.
Taught / Organized company art workshops (
SonyImage works Headquarter office downtown
Vancouver + 1800-got-junk franchise staff).
Taught / Organized weekly children's birthday party art classes.
AOMA Art instructor/ School administrant
Online / Kerrisdale
2020 - Present,
Vancouver
Designed weekly classes to teach via zoom
Taught and designed weekly lessons on campus
Designed workshops, events and promotion posters
Assisted college week conferences with art university representatives
Conducted school course advertising daily
Docent Trainee
Vancouver Art Gallery
2019 - 2021,
Vancouver, BC
Worked alongside colleagues to lead educational tours of current exhibitions for elementary schools.
Received weekly training sessions on creating engaging atmosphere with children.
SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS
Fluent in Mandarin & English, Catalog organization,
Wordpress editing, Report editing, Administrative abilities, Public relations , Painting (oil, watercolour,
digital), teaching.
Software: Microsoft Office, Google Suite/Docs, Excel,
Keynote, Dropbox, Photoshop, Illustrator, ShotGrid
Education
Batchelor of Fine Arts
Emily Carr university of Art and Design
08/2016 - 05/2020,
Vancouver , BC
Oil Painting, animation, Illustration, Curation, Story boarding, Art management.
Awards/ Honors : Emily Carr Grant Award Winer- come to the table , A Social Practice project.
