Maria Henderson

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing

East Carolina University: School of Art and Design

Greenville, NC

July 2017 – Present

Freelance Artist Present Fairview Park, OH

⁃Work-for-hire contracting for graphic design, illustration & painting

Sep 2017 -March 2018

Retail Associate 

Kmart Jacksonville, NC

⁃ Customer service ⁃ Stocking/ Moving/ Tagging/ Bagging/ Inventory

Jan 2017 -May 2017

Visual Arts and Design Internship 

Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge: Emerge Gallery and Art Center Greenville, NC

⁃ Assisted museum leaders with any designated task ⁃ Front desk management: incoming/outgoing calls, helping visitors with information, requests & sales ⁃ Exhibition set-up & take down ⁃ General gallery & art center upkeep ⁃ Classroom assistance

2016 & 2017 Jan- May

Assistant Event Coordinator/ Manager 

12th & 13th Annual East Carolina University Youth Arts Festival – Greenville, NC

⁃ Assisted in developing, planning and executing event ⁃ Communicated and coordinated with artists and guilds ⁃ Supervised event set-up and take down ⁃ Managed volunteers ⁃ Assisted artists and event goers

Jan 2014 -Dec 2014

Office Assistant ECU

Admissions Office – Greenville, NC

⁃ Answering phones ⁃ Responding to emails ⁃ Customer service ⁃ Documentation, filing, organizing

• Adobe Photoshop (7 years)
• Adobe Illustrator (2 years)
• Adobe After Effects (1 year)
• Adobe InDesign (1 years)
• Painting (5 years)
• Drawing (5 years)
• Ceramics (3 years)
• Digital Art (4 years)
• Illustration (1 year)
• Graphic Design (2 years)
• 2D Animation (1 year)
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft Excel