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Dareece Walker

Dareece Walker

Fine Art Professional

Arts / Entertainment / Publishing

New York City, New York

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About Dareece Walker:

10+ Years experience working with major galleries and museums

| Art Handling, Framing, Installation and fabrication

Experience

Work Experience
Skills
● 15 years Art Handling experience
● 10+ years Custom framing experience
● Excellent interpersonal communication skills, and experience in fast paced
environments
● Fast learner, with strong work ethic, team player
● Client facing, sales experience, and working on site

 

Design Department Lead | Senior Designer

Bark Frameworks, New York, NY.

Feb. 2024 to the present

-Advice Gallery, museum, and private clients on best practices for art preservation and framing

-Train Design team and associate's

-Average 100k in sales per month

 

Team Lead | Fitting
Downing Frames, New York, NY.
Jan. 2020- Jan. 2024
-Quality check all frame order designs and measurements
-Train new employees
-Lead all special projects
-Hinge and fit artworks, Stretch canvas, float mounting, fabrication
-Manage supplies
-Serve as a knowledge base for the design team and woodshop
 

Freelance Art Handler/Artist Assistant
Colorado Springs, CO and New York, NY.
2008-Present
-Artwork installation
-Detailed measuring for pre-built crating and packaging.
-Canvas conservation ( stretching, Strip-lining, inpainting etc.)
-Registrar assistant for inventory
Production Coordinator
Team Lead | Fitting
 

Chelsea Frames, New York, NY.
Aug. 2016- Dec. 2019
-Quality check all frame orders design and measurements
-Prep and fit up to 40 orders per week with archival techniques.
-Stretch canvas ( all sizes), float mounting, fabric wrapped mats.
-Cut fillets, matboards, glazing
-Plexiboxes and display cases

Adjunct Professor of Painting and Drawing
The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.
Aug. 2020-present
-Develop and implement lesson plans
-Train, guide, and demonstrate fine art techniques
-Keep detailed records of students' attendance, assignments and performance.

Education

MFA, FINE ART | MAY, 2016
The School of Visual Arts, New York,NY


BA, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | MAY, 2013
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO

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