Christiano's resume 2015
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Christiano de Araujo is a multidisciplinary visual artist and art producer with over 25 years of experience in painting, sculpture, murals, and digital art. He has extensive experience managing artistic teams and projects, and has created over 50 murals and public art installations across Canada. He is skilled in a wide range of media and has received recognition including being a finalist in Canada's portrait competition, The Kingston Prize.
Christiano's resume 2015
- 1. CHRISTIANO DE ARAUJO Visual artist, painter, sculptor, designer and art producer Phone: 416.220.5059 Email: christianojunior@hotmail.com Website: www.christiano.ca PROFILE: Multidisciplined artistic professional with a background in creating original art on small and large scales both indoors and outdoors. Over 25 years of diversified experience in creating, designing and executing murals and canvas paintings, drawing, sculpting, creating figures, generating digital art, graphic layouts and logos. Versatile, hard working and dedicated artist who experienced in creatively solving problems with tight timelines and budgets. Fluent in English and Portuguese languages. WORK SKILLS: Digital art rendering: Adobe Photoshop CS6, proficient on Wacom tablet, graphic design and photography. PC literate in Windows 7 and Microsoft Word. Specialties: Skilled in hand/power tools including electrical, pneumatics and spray guns. Over 10 years of experience working with heavy equipment like scaffolding, powered lift systems, scissor lift, boom lift and fork lift. Expert in constructing and installing artistic projects with paint, fasteners, adhesives, Styrofoam, papier-m但ch辿, epoxies, wood, plastic, plaster, metal, cement, tiles, bricks, blocks and stones. Community engagement: Works regularly with community and grass roots organizations to involve volunteers, newcomers, aspiring artists, youth, and people of diverse backgrounds in artistic productions that directly impact local communities. Leadership: Maximized talent through instruction, motivation and support. Encourages respect, initiative and enthusiasm in others. Interviewed, employed and trained staff. Lead artistic teams and projects of up to 10 people. Teamwork: Worked on large and small teams to accomplish, daily, weekly and monthly goals and timelines. Excels at collaboration on artistic projects where multiple visions come together to create one seamless result. Project Management: Proven excellent end-to-end project management and organizational skills displayed through years of experience managing processes, analyzing and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency. Experience streamlining project timelines and budgets, managing staff, supply sourcing, equipment and troubleshooting unforeseen circumstances, etc. Safety: Compliant with all safety regulations; designed and applied safety procedures, vehicular traffic control and worker/work site rescue plans. Goes above and beyond basic safety needs to ensure that all staff, public and surrounding areas are secure. Has never had injury occur on a worksite. Stakeholder relations: Experience navigating multiple investor directives with different levels of investment and interest. Liaises with all levels of staff and management to accommodate budgets, resources and coordinate schedules. ARTISTIC SKILLS & MEDIA Airbrush and brush specialist Painting large scales hyper-realistic murals and canvas Designing and art creation Traditional hand drawing and Photoshop digital art Sketching, drawing and painting Techniques in portraits and landscape images Cartoonist and comic strip artist Creation of characters, story boards and illustrations Painting: Oils, acrylics and enamel paints, watercolor, gouache, ink, dry & oil pastel, chalk, charcoal Sculpturing: Styrofoam, wood, metal, clay, papier-m但ch辿, plastic, wax, plaster, soap stone, winter stone EXPERIENCE 2007 Present Visual Artist Art director Global Colors Inc., Toronto, ON. 2000 Present Self-Employed Visual Artist Christiano.ca, Toronto, ON. 1995 2000 Art Director Jornal da Mulher & Brasil News newspapers Toronto, ON. 1992 1994 Editorial Cartoonist & Illustrator Di叩rio da Manh達 Goi但nia, Goi叩s, Brazil.
- 2. CHRISTIANO DE ARAUJO Visual artist, painter, sculptor, designer and art producer Phone: 416.220.5059 Email: christianojunior@hotmail.com Website: www.christiano.ca EDUCATION 1993 Escola de Belas Artes Oswaldo Verano An叩polis, Goi叩s, Brazil Fine Arts ARTISTIC MURALS & COMMISSIONS 2014 - The 519 Mural - LGBTQ History & Community for WorldPride 2014, Toronto, ON. 2013 - Church Street Mural Project The Bathhouse Raids Mural WorldPride 2014, Toronto, ON. 2002 - Present - Over 50 murals and public art installations across Canada. RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE 2014 - http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Toronto/ID/2466182406/ 2014 - http://www.citynews.ca/2014/06/20/worldpride-2014-begins-in-toronto/ 2014 - http://dailyxtra.com/toronto/life/people/walls-can-talk 2014 - http://vimeo.com/99059180 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 - The Super Naughty show #4 The Super Wonder Gallery Toronto, ON. 2014 - Water festival show by The Essencia Arts Collective Studio Bar Toronto, ON. 2014 - Breaking new ground show Bavia Arts Gallery Toronto, ON. 2014 - The amazing candyland show The Super Wonder Gallery Toronto, ON. 2013 - The return of the Million Dollar Monster show The Super Wonder Gallery Toronto, ON. 2013 - The Super Naughty show #3 The Super Wonder Gallery Toronto, ON. 2013 - Jumper 2013 - Norman Felix Group Show Toronto, ON. 2013 - Art Fusion, Daniels Spectrum Artscape Toronto, ON. 2012 - Brazilian art show, Toronto City Hall Toronto, ON. 2012 - The Kingston Prize, Galerie dart Desjardins Drummondville, Quebec 2011 - The Kingston Prize, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Toronto, ON. 2011 - The Kingston Prize, Firehall Theater Gananoque, Ontario REVIEWS 2015 - In Evidence, etc&tal Magazine, January 2015 issue Toronto, ON. 2012 - Artista de nossa comunidade, Jornal da Gente Toronto, ON. 2011 - The Kingston Prize Ongoing Exhibition, ROM Magazine, fall issue Toronto, ON. 2010 - Christiano, O Pintor Radical, Jornal da Gente Toronto, ON. 2007 - 10+ Series, The will to overcome adversity, AMOI Magazine Canada PUBLISHED IMAGES 2007 - 2008 Editorial Illustration for AMOI Magazine Canada 2002 Raul Seixas CD cover, Volume 3 - Brazil 1999 - 2000 Editorial Illustration for Brazil News Toronto, ON. 1995 - 1998 Editorial Illustration for Jornal da Mulher Toronto, ON. 1992 - 1994 Editorial Illustration for Di叩rio da Manh達 newspaper Brazil HONOURS & AWARDS 2011 The Kingston Prize Finalist, Canadas portrait competition Canada