Laura Spinella

Current

freelance illustrator at Etsy
Jewelry Designer/artist at Color Swirl Boutique
Co-owner at L-Tree Designs

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Past

Gallery Sitter/ Receptionist at Piermont Flywheel Gallery
Assistant to Curator at ROCA
visual merchandiser at Macy's Merchandising Group

Jewelry Designer at Bobbies Golden Hanger
Jewelry Designer/artist at Carousel
artist at Murray Gallery
Artist at Arlene's Grocery
artist at Kreske Gallery
Intern at Moxie Firecracker Productions
Transcriber at Karen Kramer Productions
Assistant Director Music Video at The Becky Chase Band

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Education

Ramapo College of New Jersey
Rhode Island School of Design

Connections

10 connections

Industry

Fine Art

Websites

Laura Spinella’s Summary

I am a fine artist, illustrator, t-shirt and jewelry designer, assemblage artist, photographer, graphic designer, and animator

Laura Spinella’s Specialties:

I have been in galleries, sold my work in boutiques, and have marketing, advertising, and retail experience, as well as the production aspect of my business.

Laura Spinella’s Experience

freelance illustrator

Etsy

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

I have been selling, displaying, and promoting my artwork and jewelery
Jewelry Designer/artist

Color Swirl Boutique

(Retail industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

I design and make jewelry for this hip Nyack NY Boutique.
Co-owner

L-Tree Designs

(Arts and Crafts industry)

May 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

Gallery showings, freelance illustrator, story book illustrator, jewelry maker, t-shirt designer, painter, mixed media artist, photographer, sculptor.
Gallery Sitter/ Receptionist

Piermont Flywheel Gallery

(Fine Art industry)

May 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 1 month)

I worked as a gallery sitter and receptionist for the cooperative fine art gallery in Piermont NY. Duties included, speaking to guests about the work, answering phones, running errands, selling work, helping with gallery receptions, cleaning the gallery, opening and locking up the gallery.
Assistant to Curator

ROCA

(Fine Art industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

Took minutes during meetings with board of artists, helped choose artists for upcoming shows, sent out invitations, helped plan gallery openings, wrote artist acceptance letters,scanned, faxed, emailed, and copied things for the office, appointed companies to make future cards for the gallery, spoke with parents about art camp.
visual merchandiser

Macy's Merchandising Group

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; M; Retail industry)

September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)

I created signs, worked on existing signs using the computer, cut out signs, dressed mannequins, arranged displays throughout the store, added art to the walls of the store.
Jewelry Designer

Bobbies Golden Hanger

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

March 2007 — June 2007 (4 months)

I sold and displayed my jewelry at this NJ Boutique.
Jewelry Designer/artist

Carousel

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

I worked as an independent jewelry artist, on commission. I sold various earrings and necklaces.
I had my work at their sidewalk sale, and sold two necklaces and a sculpture.
artist

Murray Gallery

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry)

April 2006 — August 2006 (5 months)

5 of my paintings graced the walls of this gallery.
Artist

Arlene's Grocery

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)

15 of my paintings were on display at the night clubs gallery.
artist

Kreske Gallery

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Fine Art industry)

May 2003 — June 2003 (2 months)

15 of my mixed media pieces were on display at this gallery.
Intern

Moxie Firecracker Productions

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

May 2001 — July 2001 (3 months)

Assisted in various duties for the in house production company. Helped find a translator for the award winning HBO documentary, Pandemic:Facing Aids. Ran errands, answered phones and directed calls, research using lexus nexxus, filing, delivered messages, and lite budgeting.
Transcriber

Karen Kramer Productions

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

May 2001 — July 2001 (3 months)

Worked as a transcriber for her independent film about people living in the East Village.
Assistant Director Music Video

The Becky Chase Band

(Entertainment industry)

September 2000 — November 2000 (3 months)

Helped make the music video: Warhol, for the award winning Providence Rhode Island band. Set design, visual direction, costumes, makeup, props, fine art, editing, sound.

Laura Spinella’s Education

Ramapo College of New Jersey

BFA , Painting , 2002 — 2004
Rhode Island School of Design

Film, Animation, and Video 1998 — 2001

I worked on a music video for a local band in Providence, RI. The Becky Chase Band.

Activities and Societies:

Lab Monitor, internships.