APRIL WATKINS FINE ART AND STAGING
April Watkins
Oakland, California
Cell (510) 478-5000
[email protected]www.aprilwatkinsfineartstaging.weebly.comWork Experience:
Berkeley Unified School District, Fine Arts Instructor, 1995-present
Oakland Unified School District, Fine Arts Instructor, 1996-2007
The Art of Living Center, Berkeley, CA Art Gallery owner; GalleryCurator 1995-2008
Alameda Adult School, Fine Arts Instructor, 1996-2008
Producer of over 100 art exhibits, community artistic director,coordinator and liason connecting
ALL diverse and multi-ethnic communities in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and foreign and exotic lands.
Retailer sales of art, crafts, and gifts. Subleted artist studio space to other artists.
Education:
Masters of Art, Human Relations, San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of California, Berkeley
Credentials:
California Adult School: Art and Human Relations
California Lifetime Community College Credential
Commissions:
2001 "World Drums", Addison St. Project, Berkeley,CA, tile pavement inset
1996 "Hope Garden", West Oakland Senior Center, murals, designs, tile columns
1992 "Passages", Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA, low relief mural
1986 "Day", Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA