DIANE RESENDE
1 Ruth Place, Middlesex, NJ 08846 • Cell 732-991-6442 • Home 732-968-9092 mcgahey4@aol.com
EDUCATION:
Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, New Jersey, Associate of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Magna Cum Laude graduate August 2016
EXHIBITIONS:
2017
Independent Study Students Exhibition, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, January 2017
2016
“Wall Worthy”, A Juried Exhibit of Mixed Media Art Work, Princeton Photography Club - Lakefront Gallery, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton, New Jersey, June – September 2016
Student Art Exhibition Part I, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, March 2016
2015
Juried Students Exhibition, Bruce Dehnert Juror - Artist / Director at Peter’s Valley Crafts Center, Layton, New Jersey, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, November 2015 - Best in Show Overall – Photography
Student Art Exhibition Part II, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, April 2015 -Nota Bena – Mixed Media
2014
Juried Students Exhibition, Ned Drew Juror – Graphic Design Coordinator at Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, New Jersey, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, November 2014
2009 - 2012
Juried Students Exhibition, Mark Shetabi Juror – Painter/Sculptor and Assistant Professor of Painting at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, November 2011
Juried Students Exhibition, Mary Birmingham Juror – Director of Exhibitions at Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, November 2009 - Best in Show for Drawing
Student Art Exhibition Part I, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, April 2012
Student Art Exhibition Part II, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, April 2011
Student Art Exhibition Part II, College Art Gallery, Raritan Valley Community College, April 2010
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EXHIBITION REVIEWS & ARTICLES:
Diminick, Ryan, “College’s art expo runs until Nov. 25”, MyCentralJersey.com Part of the USA Today network, News section, November 14, 2014 [http://mycj.co/1qH1PwU]
Diminick, Ryan, “Student Work Juried At Art Gallery”, Raritan Valley Community College Campus News, November 13, 2014
[http://www.rvcctherecord.com/2014/11/13/juried-student-work-displayed-at-art-gallery/]
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
Nota Bene Award for Mixed Media, Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, New Jersey, April 2015
Best in Show Overall, Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, New Jersey, November 2014
Best in Show for Drawing, Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, New Jersey, November 2009
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Phi Theta Kappa Member
Magna Cum Laude
WORK AND OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Administrative Assistant, Forthright, Somerset, New Jersey. 2004 – Present
Childcare Provider, Middlesex, New Jersey. 1991 – 2004
Speaks Portuguese
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
T.E.A.L., Park Slope Brooklyn, New York. January 2015 to present
Bridgeway Care & Rehab Center, Bridgewater, New Jersey. July – August 2015
Central Jersey Dance Board, Corresponding Secretary, Middlesex, New Jersey. 2001 - 2004
American Parkinson Disease Association, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1992 – 1995
ART SKILLS:
Traditional art skills: painting, drawing, pastels, ink
Metal sculpting (soldering), Gel transfers
Photoshop
REFERENCES:
Darren McManus
(609) 206-2192
Thomas Wilkinson
(856) 912-0636