Lauren Gorrie
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
As a self-employed artist, I leveraged digital illustration and visual storytelling to create bespoke artwork, enhancing client satisfaction and doubling online sales. My proactive use of social media and SEO skills significantly boosted brand visibility, while my dedication to art fundamentals and attention to detail ensured high-quality commissions and an upcoming show in Madrid in March of 2025.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Artist
Self Employed Services
Melbourne, VIC
01.2012 - Current
- Designed custom artwork for clients, meeting their creative vision and ensuring satisfaction with the final product.
- Utilized social media platforms proactively to promote personal brand awareness while engaging with potential clients or collaborators regularly.
- Made use of materials, such as ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, computer software, paints, and pencils to complete unique piece for customers.
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Sold original art pieces through online platforms, gallery exhibitions, and direct customer interactions, generating consistent revenue streams while maintaining an active artist presence within the community.
- Consulted with clients to discuss commission ideas and style preferences to create mutually agreeable project parameters.
- Developed unique art pieces that garnered positive attention from critics and collectors, leading to increased sales and commissions.
- Streamlined art creation process, adopting digital tools for sketching and preliminary designs to save time.
- Expanded artistic skill set by attending advanced workshops in innovative art forms and techniques, staying ahead in competitive field.
- Boosted online art portfolio visibility, optimizing website SEO and regularly updating content with recent works and exhibitions.
- Used oil and acrylic paints, watercolors and digital media to create art pieces.
- Designed and executed original artwork for various private and corporate clients.
Education
VCE Visual Art -
Rowville Secondary College
Rowville, VICSkills
- Acrylic painting
- Visual art creation
- Digital illustration
- Traditional drawing
- Artistic flair
- Superb attention to detail
- Commission requests
- Visual storytelling
- Outlining and shading
- Composition
- Canvas
- Concept development
- Art history knowledge
- Visual communication expertise
- Mac OS X proficient
- Printmaking techniques
- Art fundamentals
- Art composition
- Watercolor
Accomplishments
Piece selected to be shown in art show in Madrid next year, (March 2025)
Timeline
Artist
Self Employed Services
01.2012 - Current
VCE Visual Art -
Rowville Secondary College