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Whitney Joanne Payne Humphreys 

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MEMBERSHIP

Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective Co-Founder

NTAC, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA --- 2015 – Present
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, AND VOLUNTEER

Legion of Graduate Students Co-Director
SFAI Graduate Department, San Francisco, CA --- Present
Currently 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 bodies

Volunteer 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.

Volunteer 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.

Volunteer Creative Director
2016 Steve Pleich City Council campaign, Santa Cruz, CA --- July – November 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 Introductory Paint Class Instructor
Palace Arts, Santa Cruz, CA --- 2013 – 2016
Led demonstrations of store products for customer participation, performed live painting and taught in-store beginners’ group paint classes.

Summer Intern and Visiting Resident Artist
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

Volunteer 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 HISTORY

Teaching Assistant
SFAI Print Department, San Francisco, CA --- Present
Teacher’s Assistant for Spring 2018 undergraduate courses both Screen Printing and Letterpress. Acted 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 --- Present
Currently member of the ARC tutor team, working one-on-one with SFAI students assisting them in class work, organizational tips, and writing

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, CA  --- 2015 – Present
Working locally as a Nostalgic Tones Artist Collective member, designing and hand painting custom signs and murals, including the full interior collaborative mural at the Go Ask Alice Shop in downtown Santa Cruz

Administrative Assistant and Assistant to the Graphic 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 and Assistant to the 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 and Sales Representative
Notorious Teaze Screenprinting, Santa Cruz --- 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 Administrative 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
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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


EUDCATION

San Francisco Art Institute, 2020
Dual Degree MFA/MA in Studio Practice and Art History 

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 HISTORY 


Group Show Participation --- 2014-2018 
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

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 Osaka University of Art, Fort Mason Center, 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
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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
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.

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


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