Professional Summary

• Ability to work independently as well as in teamwork.
• Ability to work multi-tasks.
• Strong drawing and visual design skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision. Reliable leadership skills.
• Ability to be creative at work and ability to apply artistic skills as well as knowledge for assigned projects.
• Commit to learning and developing skills in Visual Art and team contribution.
• Ability to learn fast and memorise quickly.
• Knowledgeable and sensitive about cultural diversity.
• Be meticulous at work.
• Be honest, and have a sense of responsibility for the assigned work.
• Complete all tasks in a timely manner. Responsible for commitment.
• Fluency in English and Vietnamese.
• Flexible and good at engaging in conversations.

Skill

• Illustration with mix-media and analogue materials.
• Concept Art Design.
• Collage.

Award

International Art & Design Competition 2022

OCAD U Partial Gallery Showcase Career Launcher. 2023

Exhibtion

“OCAD Major Works” Group Exhibition                                               

03/2023 - 04/2023

Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, ON

Experience

Commission artist                                                                    

2014 - Present

Online/Remoted

• Make reasonable adjustments and develop visual presentations from a great understanding of what is significantly required in specific, as a means to achieve the most quality visual artwork that can be over-achieved and leave good satisfaction for clients.
• Enhance self-knowledge and working with deep analysis to comprehend the orders.
• Get motivated by my own ability to learn quickly, the flexibility with different and new required materials is demonstrated through tasks.
• Learn how to comprehend, use and work with various art materials and mediums (acrylic, gouache, watercolor, pencil color, charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, ink, etc.). Not hesitating when it comes to using and developing non-traditional art materials and fabrication into the works.
• Learn how to develop networks while conducting client-oriented, building trust and loyalty with clients.
• Learn how to work on self-promoting on different social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc).
• Having knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. On the way to enhance and develop more of these skill sets. Willing to be taught and train for professional future achievement.

Self-merchandising (keychains and art prints)

04/2021 - Present

Online/Remoted

• Design and illustrating art prints, keychains, stickers, etc. that meet people's interests while resembling my own aesthetic stylized art.
• Learn how to collaborate with printing agencies and together working out for the best product quality as a team.
• Learn about promoting and selling products on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) as well as different selling stations.
• Learn about shipment and specific customers’ delivery requirements.
• Achieve good revenue when both selling individually or with other people’s collaboration.
• Know how to deal with loss in demand and learning how to remaster the works to reach out to more groups of potential customers.

Related experience

Teacher Assistant

09/2023 - Present

Family Day, Mississauga, ON

• Arrange materials and art supplies according to children’s interests and/or daily activities for multiple purposes.
• Help, assist and coordinate a group of children from a minimum of 4 to 24 children at the age range of 3 - 12 with the teacher. Patiently re-explain for specific children who need more time to understand and to get along with other peers. Keep company and build good relationships with them.
• Communication is demonstrated professionally while helping children practicing good social skills and expressing distinguished artistic ideas with well-educated knowledge.
• Become an inspirational assistant and friend for children to come and feel free to express their skill, especially with their artistic will.
• Communicate with parents and let them know about the process and the achievement their children had accomplished after every class.
• Assure safety and security during class time for they belonged to the vulnerable sectors of the community.

Camp Voluntary Staff

07/2023 - 08/2023

Canadian Opera Company

• Provide support and company for children attending the summer music camp.
• Stay positive and spread artistic inspiration during the process of helping children in their opera production experiences. Work with the assignment among the children in order to give them a sense of peers.
• Coordinate a group of children to work on visual design and stage performance.
• Communicate with head teachers to ensure that their lessons and guidance can be more easily understood by children.
• Suggest different paths or pieces of advice based on each child’s interest, motivation and skill sets to actually guide them best to what they can work for greatest results.
• Assure safety and security during class time for they belonged to the vulnerable sectors of the community.
• Work with scenery paintings and encourage children creating unique props.

Art Teacher Assistant                                                                       

10/2022 - 12/2022

Visual Art Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

• Arrange art supplies according to specific assignments and projects. Prepare different devices for multiple purposes and usages.
• Help and assist the teacher with the course. Patiently re-explain for specific children who need more time to understand and to work.
• Communication is demonstrated professionally while helping children practice art with well-educated knowledge.
• Become an inspirational assistant and friend for children to come and feel free to express their artistic will.
• Communicate with parents and let them know about the process and the achievement their children had accomplished after every class.
• Assure safety and security during class time for they belonged to the vulnerable sectors of the community.

Backstage voluntary staff                                                        

 09/2021 - 12/2021

Toronto City Opera, Toronto, ON

• Illustrated and designed signs which increased more people's attention and interest, leaving them pleased to learn what is introduced on the signs.
• Rearranged and categorised/organised props according to multiple sectors, including visual aspects.
• Revised the props catalogue so that everything would be taken care of and be found easier, from there it could save more time during rehearsals and performances. 
• Helped rearranged the stage sets such as furniture and tools used for performance when being a part of a professional theatrical backstage team.
• Assisted the first in-person rehearsal of the company after COVID.
• Being a helpful FOH through proper communication with different types and groups of people of different ages and backgrounds.

Portfolio Tutor                                                                                           

2020 - 2021

Online/Remoted

• Help high school students to have better knowledge of art and design skills.
• Help them to build art portfolios thus helping them apply to universities successfully.
• Communicate and listen to them to understand their vision and gave them some advice on enriching their work series, from there they can be guided to develop their future thesis.

Art History Tutor                                                                                          

2019 - 2021

Online/Remoted

• Tutor art history at the undergraduate level for a peer, helping them having and securing a better understanding of art history from specific periods and art movements.
• Assist the peer to understand, to learn and to analyze works of art and/or events with crucial, critical historical aspects for university-level writing, research works and thesis.

Education

Art and Design Fundamental                                                                    

01/2019 - 04/2019

Centennial College, Toronto, ON

• Studying observational drawing.
• Studying digital imaging
• Studying literature.
• Studying colour theory.
• Studying visual culture and visual design.

Illustration Bachelor of Design                                                                  

09/2019 - Present

OCAD University, Toronto, ON

• Studying observational painting. 
• Studying global visual and material culture.
• Studying design principles.
• Studying graphic design.
• Studying graphic design history. 
• Studying modern American Illustration. 
• Studying human anatomic form and function.