JEFFERY D. ROTH

4927 Beach Ct Denver, Colorado 80221 jeff@studioroth.com (720) 855-3874 (home) www.studioroth.com

Education

2008	BFA Candidate   Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design; Denver, Colorado Fine Art, painting and drawing      GPA: 3.923
1998 – 1999	School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois: Fine Art
1996	American Academy of Art; Chicago, Illinois: Fine Art Associates of Fine Art Degree
1993	College of DuPage: Wheaton, IL Education
1992	Southern Illinois University: Carbondale, IL Art Education

         
Exhibitions

2008     The Price of Milk, Sliding Door Gallery, Denver CO
2007     44th Annual Student Show, Phillip J Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art
                  and Design, Denver, Co.
2006     43rd Annual Student Show, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art
                  and Design, Denver, Co.  
2005     42nd Annual Student Show, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art
                  and Design, Denver, Co.
2004     41st Annual Student Show, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art
                   and Design, Denver, Co.

Commissions

1999      Café Terrace at Night, Van Gogh reproduction, oil painting
1999      Portraits of Bob Marley, series including; 2 charcoal drawings; 1 oil painting, 1 pastel 1998     The Night Café, Van Gogh reproduction, oil painting

1997     Tattoo design

Awards

• Academic Department Award – Liberal Studies; 2008 Academic Year
• Merit scholarship award winner:  Fall Semester 2006
• Distinguished Honors list (4.0 total semester GPA); Fall Semester 2007, Spring Semester 2007, Fall Semester 2006

  Professional Art Experience

  • Gallery Installation
  • Extensive experience custom framing of paintings, photographs and prints
  • Client assistance with frame/mat selection
  • Color consultation
  • Retail experience
  • Set up and break down of retail art shows
  • Able to work within the confines of a budget
  • Supervisor experience in day to day retail and field operations
  • Familiar with conversational Spanish
  • Experience using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft WORD and POWERPOINT, as well as conducting research on the Internet

 

Employment History

Certified Custom Framer; Hobby Lobby; Denver, Colorado
      August 2005 – January 2006

• Custom framing of paintings, photographs and prints
• Work extensively with customers in store with frame/mat selection and placing orders
• General retail frame sales

Painter; Certa Pro Painters; Denver (Metro Area and Surround), Colorado
      May 2005 – August 2005

• Member of 2 person painting crew; High-end residential exterior repaints

 Foreman; Certa Pro Painters; Fort Collins, Colorado
            November 2000 – September 2003

• Supervised a painting crews of 2 – 4 people each on commercial and residential projects
• Distributed tasks to members of crew
• Determine and approve quality of work executed by crew members
• Served as primary customer contact; communicate as necessary, order verification, walk through and payment collections
• Operated within confines of project budgets

Framing Expert; Erickson Art and Frame; Naperville, Illinois
            1998 – 2000
 

• High end custom framing of paintings, photographs and prints
• Work with customers in store with frame/mat selection and creating orders
• Set up and break down of art shows, including interstate travel
• Use of company vehicles

Painter; Certa Pro Painters; Fort Collins, Colorado
            1997 – 1998
            Supervisor; Troy Cooke

• Interior and exterior home painting

Retail Customer Service; Dick Blick Art Supply; Wheaton, Illinois
            1994 – 1996

• Retail sales of art supplies
• In charge of nightly store closing, including bank deposits

Certifications

Hobby Lobby Certified Custom Framer; April 2006