Jesús Sanchez
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Education
BFA, Painting & Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019
Awards, Grants, Fellowships
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2019
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Fine Arts Talent Award Year 4, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Raymond C Cook Endowed Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
John & Frances Hopkins Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
4th place, 1st Annual Undergrad Juried Show, Nelsonville, Ohio
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2018
Kenneth Clifford Memorial Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Francis M Paulson Family Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Fine Arts Talent Award Year 4, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Raymond C Cook Endowed Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
John & Frances Hopkins Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
President’s Choice Award, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, juried by Roxana Pérez-Méndez and Mario Marzán
Second Place at The Ohio University Student Expo, Athens, Ohio
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2017
Fine Arts Talent Award Year 2, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Special Talent Award Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Raymond C Cook Endowed Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Special Talent Award Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Raymond C Cook Endowed Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Fine Arts Talent Award Year 3, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Kenneth Clifford Memorial Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Francis M Paulson Family Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2016
Fine Arts Talent Award Year 1, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Raymond C Cook Endowed Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
President’s Choice Award, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, juried by Astria Suparak
Fine Arts Talent Award Year 2
Special Talent Award Scholar
Raymond C. Cook Endowed Scholar
2015
Aurora “Light of the Arts Award”, Tina Wilson, Athens Highschool, Athens, Ohio
Kristin Kostohryz Memorial Scholarship, Barbara Sheriff Kostohryz, Athens Highschool, Athens, Ohio
Fine Arts Talent Award Year 1, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Olivia Gray Sole Fine Arts Scholarship, J Warren McClure, Athens High School, Athens, OH
Raymond C. Cook Endowed Scholar, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Director’s Choice Award, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, juried by Travis Townsend
Exhibitions
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2019
Undergrad Excellence, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH
VFW Post 1 Gallery, Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO 80204
1st Annual Undergrad Juried Art Exhibition, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH
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2018
Together for Venezuela, McNichol’s State Building, Denver, CO
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, juried by Roxana Pérez-Méndez and Mario Marzán, Athens, Ohio
2017
In the Margins, The Multicultural Center Gallery, Baker Center, Athens, Ohio
Empathic Bodies, Cube 4 Gallery, Athens, Ohio
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio, Juried by Drew Sawyer
2016
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio, Juried by Astria Suparak
Artists @ Alden, Alden Library, Athens, OH
In the Margins, Central Venue, Athens, OH
2015
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio, Juried by Travis Townsend
Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, James A. Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio, 3 paintings selected
2014
Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, James A. Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio, 1 painting selected
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2013
Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, James A. Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio, 1 painting selected
Professional Experience
2016
Spanish Language Program Assistant, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, OH
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Prepared Spanish activities for Spanish students visiting museum. Most activities consisted of questions in Spanish for students to respond to.
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Helped lead discussions in Spanish when students visited
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Gave partial museum tours for large classes in English
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Gave art demos for families visiting museum
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Worked with both children and high school students on art related activities
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Helped set up galleries for upcoming shows
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Helped reorganize museum collection
Foreign Languages
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Fluent in English and Spanish
Volunteering
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Museo de Las Américas, 861 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO
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I helped a predominately Hispanic, sixth grade summer camp brainstorm ideas for a drawing activity where each student was asked to make a drawing about an issue within their community. This was a meaningful experience, because I helped the kids develop their abstract thinking skills so they could express their ideas visually.
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Added information into museum database
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Organized supplies
Internships
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Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO
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I helped Jorge Rivas, head of Spanish Colonial Art, to transfer information from the museum database into a Microsoft word document so he could select from the document the works he wanted for an upcoming show on Spanish Colonial Art.
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Brain stormed Ideas for a story time activity at the Denver Art Museum. My task consisted in visiting the Denver Art Museum, and selecting works that I thought would appeal to kids. I then proposed ideas to the Education Department at the museum based on these selections.
Woodshop Experience
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Canvas/Panel building