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SARAH DEES ART ARTIST, PRESIDENT |  Sarah Dees, Professional Artist, Creates custom original artwork on commission, murals, paintings, original prints, picture framing, for interior designers, developers, representing a group of creative, talented people, an entrepreneur with over 25 years experience in wholesale art production- business to business, Sales, Marketing, Writing, Networking, Education, seeking work in my field or other related areas, team player, available immediately for new projects. | | | | | PORTFOLIOview all | | | | | CONTACT INFO | | | | Join UPworld to connect to Sarah Dees | | | | WORK EXPERIENCE | | | | Company |  | | Title: | ARTIST, PRESIDENT | | Company Name: | SARAH DEES ART | | Start Date: | Jan 2009 | | End Date: | | | Company Size: | 0-5 | | | SARAH DEES ART IS A WHOLESALE, CUSTOM FINE ART AND PICTURE FRAMING MANUFACTURING COMPANY. WE SPECIALIZE IN WORKING WITH INTERIOR DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS AND IN SERVING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
I am an artist, with over twenty years of professional experience, providing original paintings and original graphic prints, on canvas, paper or murals on site. Through Sarah Dees Art, I represent a group of qualified creative people, who provide wholesale products and pricing to the trade, each with integrity, honesty and character, experienced and quite accomplished in their own areas of expertise. From design to installation, I bring it all to you! | | | | | | Experience Level | | | Expertise: Sarah Dees is a an accomplished artist and entrepreneur with over twenty years of professional experience. Her art reflects beauty and happiness which enhances the quality of life.
Sarah earned a full academic scholarship to Eckerd College beginning at age 16, having skipped two grades in high school. She began her volunteer work in leadership roles at Eckerd, as a Student Senator, an English tutor, and Director of the Student Activities Board. Sarah transferred to the highly regarded illustration program at Parsons School of Design in New York City, continuing on scholarship, earning her B.F.A. degree in 1982.
Sarah founded her first business, a wholesale art manufacturing and sales company, Dees Design Graphics in 1983. Her paintings and prints have been published nationally, and Sarah built a successful business in wholesale fine art production and picture framing, specializing in working with interior designers on new buildings, renovations and in the hospitality field. Sarah was successful in completing her commissions on time and on budget. Dees Design Graphics was successful for twenty years, but Sarah closed the business in 2002, due to being badly injured when a truck hit her van from the rear on the interstate.
During the time she recovered, Sarah found a love of teaching, first volunteering, then joining the staff at Wellington School. Sarah taught performing arts and music classes, and worked on special visual arts projects. Her work included dance choreography, musical play writing, song writing, directing, teaching music, set and prop design and making costumes for school productions. Sarah has an affirmative and enthusiastic attitude, and a natural rapport with children, based on respect and positive reinforcement.
In January 2006, Sarah began a new home-based business, named Sarah Dees Art. Sarah provides a myriad of art services, including custom original paintings, murals, original prints and picture framing.
She worked for Life Media as a Marketing Advisor.
Sarah was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in November of 2006, and immediately began her full-time job of being a cancer patient for the rest of the next year, going through radiation and chemo. The battle with cancer was the toughest challenge that Sarah has ever faced, but she kept a positive attitude and never gave up. Her love for life and especially for her daughter gave her hope, and Sarah's tumor eventually disappeared. Sarah is starting over with a new chance at life cancer free. Sarah works with various organizations online and in the real world to help council other cancer patients and to advocate early screening for colon-related cancer. She works to help educate people about the financial devastation that can occur as the result of cancer treatment or an accidental injury.
She continues her volunteer work as she always has throughout her career, involved in projects that benefit children in the community. She also contributes to other volunteer projects that benefit the community in many other ways.
| | | Skills: SKILLS:
* Sales and Marketing, Customer Service, maintaining client relationships
* Computer Skills, have Mac G-5, Creative Suites 2, other software, photo printers, digital camera and video camera, software
* Theatre arts, Museum arts, set and prop design, dance, choreography, directing, writing for theatrical productions
* Costume design and construction; sewing, tie dye
* Excellent organizational abilities
* Writing, editing, proofreading, newsletters, articles, research
* Custom original paintings on canvas in acrylic
* Custom murals in acrylic and latex on interior and exterior walls
* Faux finishing on walls and furniture, decorative painting on furniture
* Acrylic portraits on canvas, Watercolor portraits on paper
* Landscapes in a variety of media, Realistic and Abstract art, Illustration
* Original graphic prints, including etchings, oil monoprints, printmaking; I own an elephant etching press
* Pen and ink drawing
* Custom picture framing design, production, installation
* Designing art projects for interior designers, including residential and hospitality, new construction, and renovations on large properties
* Education, teaching, communication and great rapport with students based on respect and positive reinforcement
| | | | CREDENTIALS | | | | Awards | | | | Title: | EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS: | | Awarded By: | various organizations | | Date: | Jan 2008 | | Description: | * Art Buyers Caravan, Orlando, FL 1993, 1994,1995
Booth of Sarah Dees original artwork, with Florida Frames, Inc..
Selected o be one of the artists at Meet the Artist Night, three years
* Heritage Grille (Fine Restaurant) Art Show, St. Petersburg, FL 1994
* Berghoff Gallery,Aug-Sept One person show, Clearwater, FL 1990
* Television Show-â€Art Sceneâ€, Interviewed Clearwater, FL August 1990
* Downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Juried Art Show, Ft. Lauderdale,FL 1990
* Charles Deering Estate, Juried Art Show, Miami, FL 1990
* Charles Deering Estate, Juried Art Show, Miami, FL 1989
* St. Augustine Juried Art Festival, St. Augustine, FL 1989
* Art Expo, New York City, NY 1988
* Art Horizons International Art Competition, New York City, NY 1988
* Juried Art Show, Springfield, MA l985
* Designer Showhouse, St. Petersburg, FL 1984
| | | | EDUCATION | | | | School: | Eckerd College | | Date Graduated: | Jan 2009 | | Degree: | Two years of study | | Study Field: | Performing Arts, Visual Arts | | Description: | Studied Theater, including acting, design of sets and props, costume design, dance, choreography, studied visual arts, including printmaking, Student Senator in Government, Director of Student Activities Board, English Tutor, Publicity for Student Activities, Began at age 16 after skipping two grades in high school on early admissions program | | | | School: | Parsons School of Design | | Date Graduated: | May 1982 | | Degree: | BFA | | Study Field: | illustration | | Description: | One of the top three art universities in the United States, studied fine art, illustration, painting, book illustration, photography, design | | | | GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS | | | | Group: | Network of Executive Women in Hospitality | | Start Date: | Jan 1998 | | Description: | 2000-end of 2002,Publications Director, Board of Directors, National NEWH, Publications Director, wrote, design and published newsletters for Florida Chapter, (The Sunshine Chapter) also member of the Board of Directors for the Sunshine Chapter two years. Took some time out due to health reasons; since January 2009, rejoined NEWH Sunshine Chapter, now writer for Sustainable Committee, to help promote and publicize 1) "Green" Issues. 2) NEWH 3) the individual companies who are developing and producing products and services with "Green Initiatives" as a goal. | | | | GOALS AND INTERESTS | | | | Career Goals: Seeking to re-establish prosperous new art business, wholesale business-to-business, representing and promoting my art company, a custom picture framing company, a colorful metal sculpture artist and a ceramic artist. Web site for art business: http://www.sarahdees.com; write to me at sarahdeesart@mac.com for other web sites for other businesses I represent in the art field. | | | | Personal Interests: Mother of smart and talented 14-year-old daughter, (Cari Anne), Homeowner, Swimming, dancing, writing, visual arts and performing arts, reading, creating, two cats, friends, Colorectal Cancer Survivor | | |
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