MariJayn Duchene BFA, 1144 Ottawa
Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55118-2008 E-mail: OpusArts@AOL.com • MariJayn
Duchene@AOL.com • 651 457 4376
RESUME
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENT:
2002 – Sumasil Foundation Grant for Mac G4 Laptop - OpusArts
LLC
1998
– 02 Redevelopment of OpusArts,
LLC.; Re-creation of Portrait, Graphics, Animation and Fine Art Portfolios lost
in studio abroad, 1986 - 1998:
1986 - 02 Diabetics/Disabled Anonymous, Non Profit
Support Group and Alliance, providing volunteer, free, advocacy for disabled
and senior members in crisis:
•Volunteer
Founder •Volunteer Paralegal and Advocate, inclusive extensive experience
with Probate, Torts, and Disability Law. •Coordination of Volunteers, Fund
Raising, and Administration
1982
- 86 Revlon International, London,
England:
•Organization of in store
promotions: Ultima II and Revlon products •Work with staff make up
artists, at on site promotions in major department stores e.g.
Harrods •Portrait Artist: created hand drawn, color portraits in
pastels colored pencils, after a make over, as a “free gift with purchase”
offer for customers with purchase of Ultima II or Revlon
products
1969
- 86 Self employed as freelance
artist, London, England:
•Graphic
Design for Print •Typography •Specialty sign
painting •Calligraphy •3D Animation, Stop
Motion
1975
- 86 United States Embassy,
Speaker's Bureau, London England:
•Speaker
on American Culture and Art •Travel throughout the United Kingdom and
Europe 1966 - 67 Curtis 1000, St. Paul, MN: •Letterhead, Corporate
Identity and Logo Design •Illustration and Air Brush •Creative Visuals to
Finished Art Work
1967
- 86 One Woman and Group Fine Art
Shows in Holland, England, and the USA
SKILLS:
•Drawing •Animation •Illustration •Typography •Graphics •Layout •Photography •Calligraphy •Fine
Art: Painting in Water Color and Oils, Drawing in Markers, Pencil, Colored
Pencil and Pastels
COMPUTER
SKILLS: Macintosh G3 and
PC and knowledge of programs including:
•Adobe
Photoshop •Adobe Illustrator •Adobe Streamline •Adobe After Effects and
Premiere •Adobe Go Live Cyber Studio and Live Motion •Macromedia
Dreamweaver •Adobe Image Ready •Macromedia Director 7 •Macromedia
Fireworks •Macromedia Flash 4 •Macromedia Freehand 9 •Metacreations Ray
Dream Studio •HTML •Scanner •Microsoft
Office •Quicken
EDUCATION:
1998-2001 Completed Independent study:
•Multimedia •Web
Delivery/Programming •Animation
1980-82 London College of Printing, London, England.
Certification in Typography and Graphics:
•Typographical
Design •Production Techniques
1972-2002 Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn, London,
U.K., one of the four Inns of Court, re: training and Professional Standards
for English Barristers:
•Legal
Studies •Life Member
1965-69 Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
B.F.A., 1969:
•Major
Painting •Minor, Printmaking •One year of study in Holland, at Atelier 63,
Haarlem, nr. Amsterdam
LANGUAGES: Fluent, read and write, in English and
French
TRAVEL: Multi cultural experience and travel
throughout Europe and the Middle East from 1976 through 1986
SPECIAL
INTERESTS: Marketing,
Gardening, Feng Shui, Writing, and
Children’s Stories
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