Whitney Joanne Payne Humphreys
Artist CV
Membership
San Francisco Poster Syndicate, San Francisco, CA - 2018 – Present
Printmaker and Muralist as a part of the San Francisco based artist, activist, and community organization collective, working in collaborative projects around the Bay Area, such as political murals and live printing, passing out free posters during protest events
Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective Co-Founder, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA 2015-17
Lead Event Organizer and Exhibitions Curator, Website Creator and Curator, and one of two founding members of community artist collective
Board of Directors, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA - 2015 – 2017
Board member representing young, local artists, working closely with other members and administrators of non-profit association in organizational decision making, event planning, and exhibition curation
Southern Graphics Council International, San Francisco, CA - 2014 – Present
Member of worldwide printmakers’ group devoted to creating a community of artists through annual printmaking conferences. Attended 2014 SGCI conference in San Francisco to connect with local printmaking community
Internship, Residency, & Volunteer
Legion of Graduate Students Co-Director, SFAI Grad Department, San Francisco, CA 2018
One of two co-directors tasked with coordinating meetings and events, managing review and funding for student proposals, and acting as liaison and grad representative in correspondence between other SFAI governing bodies
Assistant Exhibitions Curator, Café Delmarette, Santa Cruz - 2015 – 2017
Responsible for designing, installing, and de-installing bimonthly art exhibitions featuring up and coming local artists.
Printmaking Studio Monitor, UCSC Printmaking Studio, Santa Cruz, CA - 2013 – 2017
Selected to be one of thirty volunteer Studio Monitors trained to mentor and supervise the functioning and safety of the student printmaking shop.
Creative Director, Steve Pleich City Council campaign, Santa Cruz, CA - 2016
Artistic Director working closely with the campaign and events coordinators as the creative leader for marketing and events, creating all graphic design elements and designing and managing the website throughout the campaign
Resident Demo Artist and Instructor, Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA - 2013-16
Led demonstrations of store products for customer participation, performed live painting and taught in-store beginners’ group paint classes.
Resident Artist and Adm. Assistant, ArtMill, near Horazdovice, Czech Republic - July 2014
Selected by Organization founder, Barbara Benish, for Summer Internship/Artist Residency and administrative assistant to work at remote, Bohemian countryside center for sustainable creativity, ArtMill
Teaching Assistant, UCSC Art Department, Santa Cruz, CA - 2014
Teacher’s Assistant for both Introduction to Printmaking and summer Screen Printing. Acted as peer mentor and secondary teacher for introductory printmaking methods and troubleshooting for class projects
Employment
Teaching Assistant, SFAI Print Department, San Francisco, CA - 2018 - Present
Teacher’s Assistant for undergraduate and Pre-college courses in Screen Printing, Relief printmaking, and Letterpress. Acts as peer mentor and secondary teacher for introductory printmaking methods and troubleshooting for class projects
Peer Academic Tutor, SFAI Academic Resource Center, San Francisco, CA - 2018-Present
Currently member of the ARC tutor team, working one-on-one with SFAI students assisting them in class work, administrative support, and editing.
Administrative Assistant, SFAI Exhibitions Office, San Francisco, CA - 2017--2018
Student worker in Walter and McBean Galleries office, performing administrative duties involving scheduling, organization, and cataloguing
Professional Muralist and Sign Painter, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA - 2015-Present
Worked locally as a member of the Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective and currently with the SF Poster Syndicate, designing and hand executing custom signs and murals, including single wall and full interior collaborative murals
Admin. Assistant and Assistant Designer, Catto’s Graphics, Santa Cruz, CA - 2016 – 2017
Responsible for front desk service, managing sales accounts, office organization, and customer service for the area’s largest graphics company
Sales Associate & Assistant Visual Merchandiser, Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA 2013-2016
Retained company’s reputation for outstanding customer service while assisting in the design, curation, and construction of product display, front windows, and hand-drawn sign advertisement.
Administrative Assistant, Notorious Teaze Screenprinting, Santa Cruz, CA - 2015
Responsible for office organization and customer service, managing phone calls and emails regarding quotes and print job coordination for the area’s only eco-friendly print shop
Assistant Screen Printer, Graphic Designer, and Admin. Assistant, Istyly and Santa Cruz Custom Screen Printing, Santa Cruz, CA - 2014
Assisted in all aspects of print production and administrative work. Designed original garment imagery for local T-shirt brand
Guest Artist/Graphic Designer, Dark Seas, Division of Loser Machine Clothing Company, Costa Mesa, CA, - 2014
Created original Feminist-themed T-shirt designs as guest artist for skate and surf clothing company, featured in 2015 Fall catalogue
Education
San Francisco Art Institute, 2020
Dual Degree MFA/MA in Studio Practice and History and Theory of Contemporary Art
University of California Santa Cruz, 2014
BA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Print Media
University of California Center Paris, 2012
Education Abroad Program with a focus on French Art History
University of California Los Angeles, 2008
Pre College Summer Arts Intensive program in Drawing and Painting
Exhibition
Group Show Participation --- 2014-2019
Asked to participate in group and duo exhibitions in both Santa Cruz and San Francisco area, for which I participated in the event preparation, involving publication and installation
Vernissage//MFA Exhibition, SFAI Fort Mason Campus, San Francisco, May 2019
Memory Under Construction, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, April 2019
Avatars II, Nave Gallery, Somerville, Massachusetts, March-April 2019
Worlds Apart, Schafer Gallery, San Francisco, March 2019
Open Studios, SFAI Fort Mason Front Gallery, San Francisco, November 2018
Avatars, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, October 2018
MAXIMAL, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, September 2018
Serenade & Nocturne, Swell Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Ca, August 2018
The Past Didn't Go Anywhere, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, June 2018
Wise Wound, Swell Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Ca, March 2018
Open Book Show #3, 1890 Bryant Studios, San Francisco, Ca, March 2018
First Impressions Print Exhibition/Exchange with SFAI & Osaka University of Art, Feb.-Jul., 2018
Open Book Show #2, Diego Rivera Gallery, October 2017
Panoply of Prints, Santa Cruz Art League, March 2017
Nostalgic Tones Group Show, Kind Peoples Collective First Friday Features, July 2016
Broken Halos, The Felix Kulpa Gallery, February 2015
Art Bazaar Monthly Collaborative Art Events, Casa De Kennedy, November 2014
Fire and Ice, Eduardo Carillo Gallery, April 2014
Solo Exhibition --- 2014 – 2016
elected to represent Santa Cruz local arts scene, showcased in businesses for month-long, self-curated installation of featured work, hosting a reception, often with a print sale and live painting during Downtown First Friday Art Walk.
Phase Queens, Miss Mae’s House of Beauty, September-November 2016
She Reigns, Café Pergolesi, August 2016
Creatress: Earth Mother Prints, Café Delmarette, June 2016
Just ladies Celebrating Ladies, Palace Arts, April 2015
Solo Exhibition at The Tree House Wellness Center, February 2015
First Friday Feature at Subrosa Café, November 2014
Arts Festival Showcases --- 2016 — 2019
Event coordinator, lead merchandiser, and featured member of the Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective in artisan booths at Arts and Cultural fairs across the state, showcasing fine art, handmade products, and collaborative live painting.
SFAI Open Studios, Fort Mason Campus, San Francisco, 2017 - 2019
Summer of Body Love Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, August, 2017
Show and Tell interactive Art Market, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, August, 2017
Desert Daze Music Festival, Joshua Tree, CA, October 2016
Art and Soul Festival, Oakland, August 2016
Hop N’ Barley Beer and Art Festival, June 2016
Group Print Sale Participation --- 2012 – 2016
Selected annually to submit art as a part of the decades-old UCSC Spring Print Sale, also assisting in event prep, as well as sales and maintenance during event. Began organizing smaller local sales throughout the year, held at the Tree House Center for Healing where I was coordinator, curator, reviewer, and sales manager of handmade works by local printmakers during Downtown First Fridays.
UCSC Annual Spring Print Sale, June 2012-2017
Handmade Holiday Print Sale, Tree House, December, 2015-2016
East Bay Print Sale, Max’s Garage Press, Berkeley, December, 2016-2017
April Fool’s No Joke Print Sale, Tree house, April, 2016
Publication
Paper Darts, 2017
Showcased as Featured Artist of online literature and arts publication, with portfolio gallery and interview regarding work, life, and process
Cowell Fine Press Quarterly, 2014
One original linoleum carving broadside featured in the spring 2014 edition of the quarterly UCSC Letterpress studio publication, hand-printed and bound by students in the exclusive course
Inkblot, 2010
Three printmaking art works featured in the spring 2010 edition of Orange County High School of the Arts’ award-winning, student created literary magazine