CRISTINA M. GAVIRIA
Greensboro, NC ~ cg.potsnprints@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2017-2020 BA in Ceramics and Environmental Studies, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
GPA: 3.77Â
2019-2020 Selected to Participate in the Guilford College Honors Art Thesis Program
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
2019-2020Â James S Laing Art ScholarshipÂ
2017-2020 Guilford College Performance Scholarship
2017-2020 Guilford College Dean’s List
2018Â Presenter at Guilford College Undergraduate Symposium
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2018 Drawing Teaching Assistant
Guilford College Art Department
Assisted professor Katy Collier in teaching introductory drawing class and maintaining organization of drawing studio
On-call for office hours and assistance for students in class
2019 Ceramics Tutor, and Studio Assistant
Guilford College Art Department
Assisted professor Charlie Tefft in teaching advanced ceramics class
Worked with students of all ceramics levels one-on-one to advise projects and use of studio equipment
Maintained inventory of tools, organization of studio, recycled clay, and operated gas kilns
2019 Substituted for Ray Knirs
Art Alliance of Greensboro
Instructed introductory ceramics class and performed demonstrations of wheel throwing and handle pulling for students
EXHIBITIONS
2018, 2019 Annual Guilford College Juried Student Art Show
Bauman Galleries, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
2020 SHIFT: Guilford College Senior Art Thesis Exhibition
Bauman Galleries, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2017-2020 Free Press
Participating artist at a community printmaking collaborative between Guilford College Art Department and other campus departments and clubs
Created designs, screen prints, and woodcuts to be used at large collaborative events
Organized print shop for events, tasks included: food, music, social media posts, and setting up for communal screen and hand printing
SKILLS
Wheel-throwing ceramics, firing bisque kilns, firing electric gas kilns, screen printing, woodcut, etching, hand printing, photography, drawing, social media administration, proficiency in radio station equipment