ARTIST - CREATIVE - VISIONARY
RESIDENT ARTIST
Patrena Witt is a painter and photographer living and working in the greater Fresno, CA area. Since birth Patrena has had her hands in paint. She started using oil paints in her late teens and early twenties, but now mostly uses acrylic paints to dispell myths around mental health.
Experience
Content Creation Specialist/Artist (February 2015 – Current)
Designed and developed content for social media to establish patrenawitt.com brand presence on all major social media platforms. Created uniform brand voice. Tracked and analyzed performance of Website, Facebook and Instagram. Create and post engaging social media posts, identifying trends in customer interactions and plan social media campaigns. In charge of packaging, keeping stock, and preparing thank you notes to all clients. Created and maintained an organized photo and artwork archive with relevant information and dates, which can be accessed with ease.
Studio Assistant/Social Media Manager (January 2022 – Current)
Oversee company interactions with the public by implementing social media platforms’ content strategies. Duties include analyzing engagement data, identify trends in customer interactions and plan digital campaigns to build online communities. Answer emails, run errands, and coordinating the artist’s daily work plans. Print, laminate and cut die-cut stickers on latex large format printer. Keep track of inventory, package and send orders. Take, edit and post product photographs to Etsy, Shopify, and Instagram. Created and maintained an organized photo archive for all social media and sales.
Studio Assistant (February 2022 – Current)
Keep track of inventory, package and send orders to customers. Assist with customer interaction and identifying trends in interactions. Coordinating the artist’s daily work plans and assisting in maintaining a clean and organized studio. Take, edit and post product photographs to Etsy. Assisted artist in creating and executing ideas. Created and maintained an organized photo archive for all social media and sales.
MICHAEL IAN KAYE
Internship/Independent Study (March 2020 – July 2020)
Design, brand consultant & creative leader. Helped with website development, image editing & image archive.
Certificates
Instagram for Creators - Nas Academy
Skills
Adobe Suites & Cloud Social Media Management Dropbox
Web Development Photography Photo Editing
Film Development Zoom Later
Videography Slack Image Archival & Tagging
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Fresno Art Hop – Fresno, CA – “Metamorphosis”
2019 Performance Art Week at Emmanuel Gallery – Denver, CO – “Period”
2019 RAW Artists Denver – Denver, CO – Photograph Showcase
Group Exhibitions
2021-Current Fresno Art Hop (Monthly) – Fresno, CA
2019 3-D Design Gallery at CU Denver – Denver, CO – “Returned”
2019 Glass Case Gallery at CU Denver – Denver, CO – “Amorphis”, “RED Addiction”, “VDUB”