Molly Painter | Fine Artist & Odd Job Expert
831 Silverlake Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026
503-227-1760 | duckandpisaster@gmail.com | Insta: @duckandpisaster
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Skills
Doing all the things with a lot of the stuff, generally, with a pretty fantastic attitude.
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Representative Gainful Employment Experience
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Picnic and Art Supplies/ Display Window Constructionist, Workshop Instructor
October 2024 - Present, Los Angeles, CA
Building custom fixtures for window displays as well as developing, designing and deploying workshop instructables.
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Weber State University / Exhibitions Manager, Art Guild Advisor
July 2021 - February 2024, Ogden, UT
In charge of executing art installations at both the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery on campus and the Dumke Arts Plaza in scenic downtown Ogden, Utah. Designed and engineered exhibitions of graduating student art works for the Department of Visual Art and Design. Also acted as Art Guild Advisor overseeing workshop activities and community gatherings.
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Duck & Pisaster- Gallery and Surplus/ Independent Contractor
June 2004 - Present, Western States
What started as an endeavor to help other artists with odd jobs ballooned into an art gallery on the Oregon Coast once visited by the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile, and then transitioned into a working studio practice assisting on small films, building props for photoshoots, hauling and installing grand works of art and generally having adventures. Notable clients have included Fat & Flour in Los Angeles, Stelo Arts in Portland, Bryn Bower for Teen Vogue, Sabine Tucker for Old Navy, and FaustLevito for Echo and Rig, as well as various artists and institutions.
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City of Richland Parks and Recreation/ Park Ranger
March 2009 - October 2013, Richland, WA
Patrolled 65 Richland City Parks by bicycle on a regular basis, looking for graffiti, maladjusted park equipment, ne’er-do-wells, broken sprinklers and the like. Informed locals of park policies, chased dogs, and helped organize events. Also gave informational speeches to school groups.
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Oregon College of Arts & Crafts/ Jack of All Trades
January 2002 - June 2013, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included: Artist Model, Assistant to the Dean, Assistant to Development, Assistant to various workshop instructors, Front Desk Secretary, Student Services Assistant Coordinator, Studio Assistant in Fibers, Supply Buyer for Annual Kids Camp, Art on the Vine Auction Assistant Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds Staff, Housekeeping for Residents, and National High School Recruiter, amongst various other all-arounders.
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Granting Educational Institutions
Art Institute of Boston through Leslie University/ Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art
June 2011 - January 2013, Boston, MA
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Oregon College of Arts & Craft / Bachelor of Fine Arts in Crafts with an Emphasis in Fibers
January 2002 - June 2004, Portland, OR
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Additional Educational Adventures
The Aegean Center for the Fine Arts
January 2000 - December 2001, Paros, Greece and Pistoia, Italy
Studied Painting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Art History, Embroidery, Hiking and Nude Bathing in an idyllic & intellectually challenging setting.
California College of Art and Craft
August 1998 - June 2000, Oakland, CA
Studied Sculpture, Woodworking, Fibers, and all sorts of groovy things!
University of Washington
June 1999 - September 1999, Seattle, WA
Intensive summer study session in entomology and insect pinning.
Columbia Basin Community College
January 1998, Pasco, WA
Studied lost wax casting with a local sculptor.
Centrum
April 1998, Port Townsend, WA
Studied wire sculpture in a decommissioned army barrack.
Southern Oregon University/ Oregon Shakespeare Festival Summer Seminar for High School Juniors
August 1997, Ashland, OR
Rode a tandem bicycle with my father, accompanied by my grandfather, over 700 miles to attend an intensive two week summer course in acting and theater craft.
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Residencies and Collaborations
A Garden is an Event
September & October 2024 - Portland, OR
Proud collaborator with Rory Sparks on a RACC sponsored gathering, “A Garden is an Event” - This series honored the garden as a hybrid artwork- a reimagining of a gathering as a chance to unfold as if flowering, develop as if ripening, and share as if fruiting. This expanded sense of an event was grounded in conviviality, interspecies communication, art practices, landscapes and experimental forms of publication. Our specific meal carried the themes of wards, winds, whirligigs, weeds, seeds, lawn ornaments and the color yellow.
Golden Hour Residency
April 2024, Silver City, NM
Re-engaged with my painting and drawing practice.
Penland School of Craft
January 2013, Penland NC
Intensive letterpress residency with Rory Sparks.
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Volunteer Practice
Natural History Museum/ Live animal assistant, event volunteer
January 2014 - April 2016, Los Angeles, CA
Enjoyed working behind the scenes in the Live Animal department of the museum, as well as general assistance at events.
Los Angeles Design Festival/ Volunteer Builder
January 2019, Los Angeles, CA
Builder on Big Will & Friends Installation, and Guide for ADU
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Hanford High School Drama Department/ Assistant to Director
January 2002 - Present, Richland, WA
Assistant to directors on various productions on an as needed
Benton Franklin County Fair/ Bartender
August 2013, Kennewick, WA
Pouring wine and beer for cowboys.
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Awards
Oregon College of Arts & Crafts/ Jack of All Trades
January 2002 - June 2013, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included: Artist Model, Assistant to the Dean, Assistant to Development, Assistant to various workshop instructors, Front Desk Secretary, Student Services Assistant Coordinator, Studio Assistant in Fibers, Supply Buyer for Annual Kids Camp, Art on the Vine Auction Assistant Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds Staff, Housekeeping for Residents, and National High School Recruiter, amongst various other all-arounders.
Oregon College of Arts & Crafts/ Jack of All Trades
January 2002 - June 2013, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included: Artist Model, Assistant to the Dean, Assistant to Development, Assistant to various workshop instructors, Front Desk Secretary, Student Services Assistant Coordinator, Studio Assistant in Fibers, Supply Buyer for Annual Kids Camp, Art on the Vine Auction Assistant Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds Staff, Housekeeping for Residents, and National High School Recruiter, amongst various other all-arounders.
Oregon College of Arts & Crafts/ Jack of All Trades
January 2002 - June 2013, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included: Artist Model, Assistant to the Dean, Assistant to Development, Assistant to various workshop instructors, Front Desk Secretary, Student Services Assistant Coordinator, Studio Assistant in Fibers, Supply Buyer for Annual Kids Camp, Art on the Vine Auction Assistant Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds Staff, Housekeeping for Residents, and National High School Recruiter, amongst various other all-arounders.
Oregon College of Arts & Crafts/ Jack of All Trades
January 2002 - June 2013, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included: Artist Model, Assistant to the Dean, Assistant to Development, Assistant to various workshop instructors, Front Desk Secretary, Student Services Assistant Coordinator, Studio Assistant in Fibers, Supply Buyer for Annual Kids Camp, Art on the Vine Auction Assistant Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds Staff, Housekeeping for Residents, and National High School Recruiter, amongst various other all-arounders.
Oregon College of Arts & Crafts/ Jack of All Trades
January 2002 - June 2013, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included: Artist Model, Assistant to the Dean, Assistant to Development, Assistant to various workshop instructors, Front Desk Secretary, Student Services Assistant Coordinator, Studio Assistant in Fibers, Supply Buyer for Annual Kids Camp, Art on the Vine Auction Assistant Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds Staff, Housekeeping for Residents, and National High School Recruiter, amongst various other all-arounders.
