How To Write an Artist’s Resume (Examples + Template)

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hello dear readers and subscribers, For your convenience, you can find all the links for more information and for the template in this comment. For those who want to purchase the template for just €2,50: www.contemporaryartissue.com/product/artist-resume-cv-template-word-pdf/ For those who want to recreate the template or set up your artist resume from scratch, following the instructions of this video written down in an online article: www.contemporaryartissue.com/how-to-write-an-artists-resume-examples-template/ And for those who want to support us on Patreon and download the template for free: www.patreon.com/contemporaryartissue Thank you all for your support! For tuning in, watching our videos, subscribing to our channel, commenting on our videos, visiting our site, supporting us on Patreon, or purchasing the template. I appreciate it! All my best, and chat soon, Julien

[@AirbrushWithGrace]

Thank you! 💙

[@contemporaryartissue]

@@AirbrushWithGrace The pleasure is all mine!

[@filippobincoletto2503]

Thank you so much, as always your contribution is essential and you're getting out details that totally helps building an author statement

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you Filippo; the pleasure is all mine! Greetings from Belgium

[@farishtaomirageart]

best cannel for emerging artists so far! thanks!

[@EminMathers]

I just picked mine. Thank you for your work Julien!

[@loriwakefield1]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND CARING

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine! Thank you for tuning in and for leaving a comment!

[@Tollef.m]

Thank you, love your videos

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine, thank you for tuning in!

[@KellyONealCreative]

Great content! I’m now on the jury of a show at a gallery. How would I list that on my resume? Thank you!

[@aleksandrgordeev5753]

I would love to see a video on how to write an artist statement or at least to see an example of a good one. i’m so lost in all the information online. your advice on this topic would be invaluable

[@contemporaryartissue]

Yes, there is so much conflicting and even harmful advice out there. Feel free to watch our video on writing your own professional artist biography next. We'll definitely take on artist statements in a future video. Wishing you all the best!

[@mahanly]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine, thank you for tuning in!

[@nickrodis6862]

Thank you

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you for watching!

[@tarinvernon7007]

I have a masters in mediamatics and I majored in visual arts which is photography, art history, digital art and adobe suite. (It also had writing, journalist training and video editing and short film creation.) Should I explain what mediamatics is in my resume as most people seem to not know and what I focused on during my studies? Thank you

[@moch.abdulraufkristanto1268]

Now I understand that artist resume is necessary.

[@contemporaryartissue]

That's great to hear. Wishing you all the best!

[@acceptingWhatIS]

amazing thank you!

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine! 🙌

[@PatriciaGoodsonpianist]

Thank you for the excellent advice in your videos and for creating the resume template, which I am using. I am an older artist, and have had a full career as a musician. I have listed some art courses I have taken over the years, though I am largely self-taught, and feel I should list my BA and MM, which are in music. Should I not? Music does figure in my artist biography and in fact I sometimes create music to go with my paintings. If you have a moment, would you kindly advise? i look forward to more videos from you,

[@amck6850]

If you are a multidisciplinary artist should you be making separate CVs. Say you work in film or illustration, design, self publish, is there a way you should be incorporating this into your artist cv or should you have a different cv for that?

[@rwfwv6675]

Your advice has helped me immensely in my emerging career. I do have a question. Listing an inclusion in an online gallery; specifically LST, January 2024, All Women's Exhibition...how is that listed? -Faber Arts Barn

[@AirbrushWithGrace]

I'm a self taught "re-emerging" artist (black female artists weren't a thing in the 90s) but all my experience was literally before web 2.0. My old collectors are gone. My style is completely different as I'm 20 years older. I am a totally new artist again so... I guess I just put 'nothing' under these sections and skip the schools? Argh. It looks like an empty resume. Almost cute in its simplicity 😂

[@contemporaryartissue]

I would advise you to include everything you achieved in the past as well in your artist resume. It is an integral part of your background and story-so it is relevant, no matter how different your work is today. Wishing you all the best!

[@jacquesadit5123]

Hello, and thank you for this helpful presentation. I have a question for you about the gallery's mentions : When can we say that a gallery represents us? I mean, is it when a gallery shows and sells our work as a long-time partner, or is it just when our work is shown and sold at its place, nevermind if it is just a "one shot"? Thanks a lot !

[@contemporaryartissue]

Dear Jacques, thank you for tuning in and for an excellent question. The difference between a represented artist and an exhibited artist is a long-term collaboration (represented) or a one-shot (exhibited) collaboration. This is not always as clearly distinct at a lower level, but in higher realms of the art world, it becomes more important for dealer exclusivity and also because of what an artist expects from their gallery when they become their representation. Hope this might clarify things! Have a great day

[@ekaths1]

Hey I just bought the CV template! I find it very useful, I think it will help me a lot. I am struggling a little bit on how to write project proposals for residencies. Would you be kind enough to consider it as a topic? In any way thanks a lot 😊

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi there, that's terrific! Thank you and happy to hear you find it most helpful 🙏 When it comes to written project proposals for residencies, I strongly recommend the online courses by our partner Artenda: artenda.net/online-courses However, it is also possible we could expand on this topic here on the channel in the foreseeable future. So stay tuned!

[@ekaths1]

@@contemporaryartissue I will check the course you recommended! Thanks again for your help!

[@user-nz4yd3iu4t]

좋아요

[@contemporaryartissue]

My pleasure! Thank you so much for tuning in

[@thesidekick]

Thoughts on including exhibitions and awards related to a different art practice? ie, design vs. painting, photography vs. multimedia, etc.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Do it! Being a versatile artist is always a plus, so don't worry about showing you are active in multiple artistic disciplines.

[@agotabrickute49]

Are CV and Artist's Resume the same?

[@contemporaryartissue]

Great question, the answer is yes! Thank you for tuning in

[@ANIGIOLETTO]

When you sell a piece do you list it in the privet collection? Or only if the privet collector is famous?

[@contemporaryartissue]

Great question. Only share private collectors if they are renowned or famous. Otherwise, you would simply be sharing your list of clients publicly, which is not to be advised, nor is it a relevant asset to see an unreputable collector has acquired your work. I hope this answers your question!

[@ANIGIOLETTO]

@@contemporaryartissue yes thank you. That is a relief.

[@miemiemiemiemiemiemie]

Thank you for the very informative video! I have a question regarding my work experience and education. I am currently transitioning from illustration/animation to contemporary art/fine arts. Should I include my previous work experience at animation/illustration studios, as well as my experience as an art teacher for kids, in my CV, even though my art style and career goals have changed? Regarding education, what are your thoughts on situations where education is incomplete, or where a person has dropped out or was unable to graduate? I was accepted, studied, and was granted a full scholarship at a renowned art university, but unfortunately couldn't graduate. Should I mention it in my CV as "incomplete," considering it's an excellent and highly competitive university, or would this create a negative first impression? Currently, my CV includes one small exhibition, a few buyers and a significant international award. I would like to know if it's worth including my previous work experiences or if it would have more drawbacks than benefits. Thank you in advance!

[@contemporaryartissue]

You can definitely include your experience at the start of your career. When you have more notable information to share, you can always remove it later. When it comes to your second question, I would not add "incomplete" but simply write down the year(s) you studied. Hope this might help!

[@GuremaManaba]

I don't know that those stuffs are so important for an artist...

[@contemporaryartissue]

They certainly are! Wishing you all the best!

[@dnlgrmn7169]

Yeah, they are so important that we don’t call them “stuff”.

[@wafflecotton]

bit of a tricky question - if one has an exhibition history of mostly showing "moving image" work in cinema spaces - does one include these under the same headings "selected group exhibitions" etc, or should there be separate sections for gallery shows and cinematic presentations? For example, I've also seen film exhib history listed in a cv under "filmography" followed by festival credits for each film - which is maybe more profesional but also looks a bit clunky I think. Would be curious to hear your thoughts. Many thanks for your informative videos.

[@contemporaryartissue]

That is a very interesting question; thank you. I believe it kind of depends on how you view your moving images, as film or as video art. If you see them as film, I would indeed create a subheading with filmography. If it is the latter, you can add them to your exhibition history. Have a great day!

[@jean-yvesgauze8024]

Is there any difference between a Bio and a Resume ??

[@InjiArtistry]

Yes, a resume is chronological (usually) and a bio is descriptive.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Great question, and answered correctly by Inji. The resume is an overview in bullet points of career facts, whereas a biographic text is a full-on text describing your practice, career, and life.

[@miqueletvideo]

all this is very good, but at my age of 63, where I have done many artistic things, but at not a professional level, and to "survive", I have done other things, how to really put this in th cv and more important do you think I can request artist residencies etc... thanks

[@contemporaryartissue]

Dear Miquelet, no worries about your age and track record. Just fill in the artistic projects you've done so far as we have discussed in this video. Don't mention the non-art related stuff to survive. Simply write it all down as it is. When it comes to artist residencies, a great place to find them is artenda.net Wishing you all the best!

[@nicolasb.henry294]

Thank you for this video is more than helpful and vey professional just one question aside your place of birth and place of work could we add a mobile phone and a Instagram account ? I use instagram as an extension of my business cards

[@daruleos]

what about contact information?

[@fiddlewheelx]

Quick Question: If I want to use an artists name, should I write it in my name? or is that frowned upon?

[@contemporaryartissue]

The first question would be; is it necessary to have an artist name? Ever since Banksy, artists are coming up with artist's names by the dozen. With Banksy's story of being anonymous, this is relevant. But is it relevant in your case? If so, then yes, and do it consistently. If not, I would advise you to use your own name.

[@Julia-oi7dm]

@@contemporaryartissue do you think using an artist name because your own name is „unusual“ or „complicated“ is a good thing?

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

@@Julia-oi7dm If it is unusual or complicated then why change it? Sounds better than a common name John Smith etc.

[@MaloverseBeats]

Does going to a HighSchool for Art count as education?

[@contemporaryartissue]

Yes, you could include high school if it was art-specific. Wishing you all the best!

[@MaloverseBeats]

@@contemporaryartissue Thank you!! 🙏🏽

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

i dont have anything to put on my artist resume. just a whole lot of art

[@contemporaryartissue]

If you struggle to find things to add to your resume, make sure to watch our video or read our article on how to improve your resume with no experience next. Good luck!