Artist Resumes

Whatever sort of artist you are, it is very important to have a great Artist Resume and cover letter to go alongside your portfolio. It is a shame that people cannot just allow their artwork to do the talking, but we are living in a bureaucratic world where we have to follow a formulaic approach to things, and this applies to artists too! Your application needs to show that you have a business as well as an artistic mind, and that you can apply your art work to a commercial angle.

Start off any application with an Artist cover letter. This cover letter should act as a catalyst for your Artist Resume. Make it clear that you would like to apply for the job, whilst stating reasons for why you should be given fair consideration for the role. Remember to keep this information short and sweet because the time to be expansive is within your resume.

With the Artist cover letter completed, you can move onto your resume. This should start off with an objective statement which is business minded. You may have aspirations of moving your artwork into an experimental area, but this is not going to impress many prospective employers. Think about the job for which you are applying, and create your objective statement with this in mind.

The following section in your Artist Resume should be about your education and qualifications. This section should predominantly be dedicated to your artistic qualifications. You should talk about the courses you have taken, and if you have anything like a fine art degree, then you should go into detail about what you did on the course and the areas in which you excelled.

The following section of your Artist Resume should be about your working experience. What you put here will of course be dictated by the sort of position you are applying for. You should try to cross reference with your portfolio as much as possible, indicating in which positions you did which piece of work from your portfolio. If you are looking for a position as an artist in residence then you will be looking to draw the readers’ attention to the exhibitions you have taken part in. Any other position will require you to indicate what positions you have held in the past and what sort of work was required of you.