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Joseph M. Espinosa

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Primary Skills

• Graphic Design/Production Art - Proficient in Mac and PC environment with Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and others. Experience with Macromedia Flash and HTML.
• Fine Art/Illustration ¯ In traditional and digital media
• Retail Sales Management ¯ In an art gallery setting
• Bespoke Picture Framing

Experience

 

Art and Frame Studio Totnes, Devon, England: February 2004 to October 2004. Gallery Manager/Framer. During my tenure at Art and Frame Studio, my responsibilities as manager included maintenance of a customer database, creation of direct marketing materials, supervision of staff, ordering of stock, maintaining/refreshing displays. As a framer, I was trained in the use of Frame Man software for generating quotes. Framing experience included framing of tapestries and cross-stitch, shadow box frames, and framing of many types of pictures in many different types of mounts and mouldings. Organized the setup of the workshop space.

 

Triton Galleries Ltd. Torquay, Devon, England: June 2003 to February 2004. Art Consultant/Framer. As an Art Consultant at Triton Galleries, I was required to have the necessary knowledge to assist customers in choosing artwork, employing knowledge of the artists’ biographical information, and general knowledge of art and design. I was also required to assist customers with picture framing orders. I was also involved with the creation of direct marketing materials. As a framer, I received my training to basic framing and mounting tasks.

 

Beeline Group, Inc. Newark, California, USA: November 1999 to April 2003.Graphic Designer. At Beeline Group, most of the design involved point of sale projects. Clients included Hewlett Packard, Sony PlayStation, Wal-Mart, Target and Staples. Many of the designs were from conceptual stages through to production and most with tight deadlines. I’ve created in-store signage and displays, product selection tools, and packaging. Responsibilities included design on Mac and PC. Conceptualizing through sketching. Participation in photo shoots. Prepress production. Comping. Press checks.

 

Linotext Cupertino, California, USA: April 1996 to September 1999.Artworker/Prepress/Production. All positions required prepress, layout and production art in Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker, Freehand, and Corel Draw. Also required was knowledge of trapping and colour density for each output device. Platforms include: Macintosh, Windows, Scitex Brisque. Specific responsibilities listed below.

• Xeikon Department - prepress, maintenance, and print production on Xeikon 32DCP colour digital printing press. Basic bindery.
• Heidelburg GTO-DI Department - prepress for offset lithography, coordination of swing shift production, press checks. Production of Iris proofs.
• CTP (Heidelburg Speedmaster 74 and 52) Department - prepress for offset lithography, maintenance of plate processors. Production of Iris proofs.

Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club Sunnyvale, California, USA: July 1992 to August 1996.

• In-house design - design and production of posters, calendars, tickets, mailers and other materials. Assistance in the production of in-house audio and video adverts as well as radio adverts.
• Marketing ¯ telephone marketing, data entry, phone reception/reservations.
• Bartender - mixology, inventory, scheduling, training, maintenance.
• Floor Manager - Seating of customers, sound system operation, table service.
• Performance ¯ opening act/emcee, festival host, voice over work.

Education

• San Jose State University ¯ B.A. Theatre Arts 1992
• De Anza College ¯ Creative Arts Department. 4.0 GPA Courses include: Drawing,Life Drawing, Colour Theory, Painting, Sculpture.
• Saint Francis High School ¯ Graduated Cum Laude 1986.

Biography

Joey was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. As a young boy, his earliest artistic influences were drawn from the popular culture around him. He spent many hours copying the characters from comic books, television cartoons, comic strips, and Disney films.
Joey studied art in high school, but switched to film and theatre while he attended San Jose State University. After receiving his B.A. degree, he worked in professional theatre and stand-up comedy for a few years before returning to the visual arts. He worked in printing and studied art at De Anza College.
In addition to painting, Joey has worked as a graphic designer, a fine art framer and an art sales consultant. He now lives and works in Totnes, Devon.
Much of Joey's art pays homage to his early influences, yet benefit from the maturity of his education and his experience as a designer and framer.

Letters of Reference are available on request.