Today, I intend to develop my artist resume. I am dreading this document. Though I knew this moment would come, I am still frightened. For a few months, I have been procrastinating on doing this resume. I know that in order to submit works to galleries and call for artists, I must have an artist resume and statement. Needless to say, I have neither.
In my dear green notebook, I have listed and brainstormed what items to display on these two things. However, I have displayed apprehension about actually typing such content. What am I afraid of? Well, I know what I'm afraid of. Get ready. I'm about to throw a mini pity party. Here it goes:
- I've never exhibited in a gallery or venue.
- No one has written about my artistic endeavors. I'm not in any publications. Well, unless you take the time when I was in fifth grade, and my picture and drawing were in the Washington Post. Oh, it was such a dear picture of a teacher and her students. "I love math!" is what captures me. Does that count?
- Besides Intro to Visual Arts and one printmaking course, my art education is quite thin. I did take a scientific biological illustration course in high school. Maybe, I'll include that on the resume.
- I'M SCARED!
- I am unsure of how to organize my "credentials" so that I do not look like a baby fish out of water. I've read books and online articles about artists resumes, but still no example fits my situation.
- Did I mention that I'm SCARED!?
- Most of my artwork has been viewed in the online arena. Is this satifactory for curators and selection committees?
Okay! Enough of the pity party. Regardless of what I have and don't have, I need to get to work. I am an artist. And in order to fulfill my destiny, I have to have all my ducks in a row. This includes my resume and statement. Time to do the deed. Ciao!
