Alecia

Education
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Artisanry: Textile Design/Fiber Arts Major May 2012
Sustainability Minor
Semester Abroad at the International Institute Lorenzo de Medici Spring 2011

Employment
The Trustees of Reservation
South Coast Youth Corps Supervisor Summer 2012
Created Logo for SBCC bag Spring 2012
Reusable bags are distributed to families and then collected at the end of the summer, all proceeds go to the Bourne Food Pantry
Stony Meadows Farm, Dartmouth MA Fall 2011-Present
Renovation of green houses, landscape design, planting and transplanting, knowledge of all stages of hydroponic strawberry production
Oyster Bay Wines Spring 2012-Present
Host tasting events to familiarize customers with the brand
Shara Porter : hand-printed fine found objects, New Bedford MA Fall 2011
Internship: Organized and prepared inventory. Helped with preparation for craft shows.
Westport Rivers Winery, Westport MA Fall/Winter 2011
In-store wine tasting, Wine Expo in Boston, Sales Ambassador in local Liquor Stores.
Chris Mark & Sons Landscaping, Pocasset MA Summer 2010/2011
Member of the Garden Crew; garden care maintenance, clean up, and installations.
Sam Diego’s, Main Street Plymouth MA Summer 2009
Waitress
Marylou’s, Sandwich MA Spring 2006-Summer 2008
Barista
Internship with Alfie Glover, Artist, Pocasset MA Spring 2007
Made sculptures from found objects, wood and bone

Exhibitions
UMass BFA Thesis Exhibition May 2012
Exhibited and installed at the Narrows Center for the Arts
Artisanry Explorations Show Spring of 2010/2012
Exhibited and installed at the UMass Dartmouth’s Exploration Show.
“Continuum” November 2011
Exhibited and Installed at the Boat Gallery, New Bedford, MA
“Art is in the Streets” Spring 2011 Fashion show in Florence, Italy
Exhibition at Cape Cod Museum of Art May 2007
School-to-Careers Art Internship Program

Leadership
Secretary for Fibers Club Fall 2011/Spring 2012
Member of Golden Key National Honour Society Fall 2010/Spring 2012
Knitting for Solace at Mattapoisett Elementary School Fall 2011
Instructed an elementary level after-school class on knitting. The squares that the students made were sewn together and then donated to Hospice patients.
Volunteer at Mattapoisett YMCA Fall 2011
Instructed students on making masks for Halloween