Education:
West Virginia State College Institute, WV 1994-99
BA in Art, Specializing in Photography
Minors: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Relig. Philosophy
Clubs & Organizations: Art Club
Internships: Battered Women's Shelter, Patchwork Yth Shelter
Honor: Magna Cum Laude, President List, Am Scholar Award 1998
South Charleston High School S. Charleston, WV
Graduated: 1986, with Honors
Concentration: Art & Music, Psychology, Accounting
Work Experience:
Publix (current work)
Largo, FL
8/2010 - present Deli clerk
Talbott Studios (Multi-Media Archiving & Art)
Largo, FL
11/2005 - 9/2009 Owner/Operator, Artist/Editor
Photography, Videography, Post Production Editing (Final Cut Pro), 8mm & 16mm film, slide & photo transfer to digital for archiving, photo restoration & alteration (Adobe Photoshop), Customer Service (3 line system), Fine Art Painting & Murals, Creative Consultant, Office & Bookkeeping (Microsoft Office), Design & Author of all forms, brochures & manuals (MS Publisher).
Cinevision Corp. (dba Video Memories) (Media Preservation)
Largo, FL
10/2001 - 11/2005 Production Team to Production Mgr. to President
Supervisor: Roger & Mary Lou Murray (contact me for phone)
Film Archiving & Transfer to Digital (8mm, 16mm, photo & slide), VHS & Foreign Format, 8mmTape, Mini DV Conversion to Digital DVD, Customer Service, Office and Managerial Experience (use of Mac for editing & production, and Microsoft Office on Windows for other).
Note: When the owner of Cinevision Corp. retired, I purchased the business and ran it under the same name for 1 year before morphing it into my own.
Vista Galleries (Print Gallery & Frame Shop)
Largo, FL
8/2000 - 6/2001 Framer
Supervisor: Peter Lowe
Mounting & Framing of Fine Art Prints & Original Art, Texturizing of Prints
Seven Worldwide, Inc. (Pro Photo Lab)
Orlando, FL
9/1999 - 6/2000 Production Team
Internegatives & Transparency Dupes (production of color corrected negatives & transparencies from 35mm or larger transparency originals.
This covers a 10 year period. For full work history & references, contact me at 727-366-3897
Art Shows, Publication, Projects:
Set Design & Painting - various Drama Team, Abundant Life Ministry productions (since 2007 & still going)
Book Editing, 2009 - Soaring Through Spirit Space by Don Christie
Florida State Fair, 2004 - Present, Photography Juror
Murals, 7 or so over the last 12 years (just for fun or gifting)
Barnie’s Coffee & Tea, Orlando, FL: “One Woman Show" 10/1999 – 1/2000 Black & White Photography
Artist in Residence, LuLu Bell Gallery, Winter Park, Fla. 2000 Decorative Painting
Avalon, Orlando, FL: “Local Artists, Current Work” 1999 Oil Paintings
“Graduating Senior Exhibit” 1999 Black & White Photography and Oil on Canvas Scrolls
Film: “Relative Realities” 8mm film 1999 written, directed, filmed & edited (whole production)
Artist in Residence, Sunrise Museum, Chas., WV, 1998 Sculpture in Stone
Publication: “Kanawha Review” 1997 Black & White Photography
West Virginia State College Art Club 1996-98 Various Show Set-up Crew Planning/Participation Juried Show Production Team – all phases
Juried Shows: “Student Juried Competition” 1997 Oil "State of the Art" 1996 Pastel on Paper
Volunteer: Dan Keegan Exhibit, Cultural Center 1996
Beatrix Potter Puppeteers, lead puppeteer 1977 - 1985
Juried Show: “National Bank of Commerce Student Show” 1983 Watercolor on Paper
a.k.a Raven Lewis-Talbott (pen name used 1999 - 2009)
