Yona Kohen Resume
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Yona Kohen Resume

Yona Kohen
1470 Ocean Ave
Brooklyn, New York
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Education
The Maryland Institute, College of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Baltimore, Maryland
Graduated May 2019

Employment
Pg Art Gallery
Intern
Istanbul, Turkey
June 2018
Interacted with customers interested in buying art and helped with general affairs in the office.
Selim Baklac?
Studio Intern
Istanbul, Turkey
June 2017
Worked with various different types of sewing machines, arranged and filed fabrics, worked with an industrial iron.
Boo Pala
Studio Intern
Istanbul, Turkey
June 2016
Designed advertisements for Boo Pala clothing line and helped with the social media presence of the brand.
Enez Elementary School
Art Teacher
Edirne, Turkey
June 2015
Volunteered as an art teacher in a low-income city of Turkey for the summer.
Isabeyli Elementary School
Art Teacher
Aydin, Turkey
June 2014
Volunteered as an art teacher in Isabeyli Elementary School, in a low-income area of Aydin, west of Turkey. Taught kids aged from 8 - 12 new skills.
Jewish Youth Club in Istanbul
Dance Tutor
Istanbul,
September 2013 – September 2015
As a member of a Jewish Youth Club in Istanbul, taught traditional Israeli folklore dances to children from ages 7 to 12 on a weekly basis, and prepared children for end of year shows.
Professional Skills
Good communication skills
Fibers: Hand embroidery, weaving, batik, knitting
Printmaking: Silkscreen, monoprint, linocut, etching
Oil painting, drawing
Plaster sculpting and mold making
Hand building and wheel throwing in ceramics and porcelain
Basic photoshop skills
Film and digital photography
Fluent in Turkish and English, intermediate in Spanish and Italian