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Education
University of California Santa Cruz
[Class of 2014] Santa Cruz, CA
Bachelors of Art with History of Art and Visual Culture Minor
Course history: Relief printmaking, monotype, lithography, screen printing, painting, drawing, photography, museum studies, and art history with concentrations in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

Exhibitions/Vendor/Seller Events
  • "Fire and Ice: An Ecclection- Works by Star Huson and Whitney Humphreys" April 2014, Eduardo Carrillo Gallery, UCSC.
  • "Everybody's Ocean" February 2015, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "Old School: Screen Prints by Star Huson"March 2015, Cafe Delmarette, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "Stacks on Stacks: Works by Star Huson" July 2015, Palace Art and Office Supply, Santa Cruz, CA
  • "The No Joke April Fools Print Sale" April 2016, The Tree House Healing Arts Center, Santa Cruz, CA.​
  • "Art + Soul Festival" - August 2016, Oakland, CA.
  • "Desert Daze Music Festival" - October 2016, - Joshua Tree, CA.
  • "Handmade Holiday Print Sale" - December 2016, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "East Bay Print Sale" December 2016, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "In Search Of"- Solo Exhibition- March 2017, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "Show & Tell: An Interactive Art Market" June 2017, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "43rd Annual UCSC Print Sale" June 2017, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "Cold Moon: A Holiday Pop-Up Market" - December 2017, San Juan Bautista, CA.
  • "Print Sale: Hosted by Design with Hive" - December 2017, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • "Galentines Day: Hosted by Rootz Salon" - February 2018, San Juan Bautista, CA
  • "Mountain Sea Living: Hosted by Home/Work" - June 2018, Santa Cruz, CA
  • "UC Santa Cruz Annual Print Sale" - June 2018, Santa Cruz, CA
  • "Long Nights Holiday Market" - December 2018, San Juan Bautista, CA
  • "Midtown Craft Crawl" - December 2018, Santa Cruz, CA
  • "UC Santa Cruz Annual Print Sale" - June 2019, Santa Cruz, CA
  • "Print Sale " - November 2019, San Juan Bautista, CA
  • "Halloween Shop Sale" - October 2020, Felton, CA
  • "Makers Market" - June 2023, San Francisco, CA
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Publications
Cowell Press Quarterly, 2014. Cowell Letter Press.

Work Experience_

Social Event Manager
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley - Private School
San Jose, California
  • Responsible for planning and executing all social events on campus. Events require hiring vendors, handling contracts, invoices, budget tracking and all other event logistics to provide fun events for students.
  • Point of contact for enrichment registration, scheduling, and related operations.
  • Contributor to seasonal enrichment guides and other department communication
  • Developer for a leadership enrichment program for students in grades 6-12. Additionally, I served as the advisor to the club for the past year. The club aims to empower students to learn how to engage with the student body and create events to boost school spirit and unify the school. Students are given the opportunity to lead a committee and take on the responsibility of running events and leading weekly meetings. Events include dances, spirit weeks, and game nights.


Lead Visual Merchandiser
Target · Mar 2017 - Feb 2022
  • Responsible in assessment of all visual standards across the store including floor pad layout, mannequin styling, lighting and signing accuracy.
  • Passionate in creating moments across apparel and home decor that contribute to a positive guest experience.
  • District trainer for all new style team lead and visual merchandiser hires and responsible for style team member onboarding and training process
  • Lead for brand launches in both apparel and home decor including fixture delivery, signing, and set accuracy.
  • Knowledgeable on sales goals, inventory levels, and guest shopping patterns.
  • Experience in store remodels including leading a team and coordinating with construction and contractors to meet fast deadlines.
  • Successfully led over a dozen in store brand launches including Wild Fable, A New Day, Goodfellow, Auden, Colsie, All in Motion, Opalhouse, as well as exclusive Target collaborations including Victoria Beckham x Target, Hearth & Hand with Magnolia, Crissy Teigen for Target, Vineyard Vines, and Vital Voices.

Assistant Merchandiser / Associate
Capitola Beach Company
[2016 - 2017]
  • Responsible for merchandising the sales floor, receiving and taking inventory of deliveries, and providing attentive customer service
  • Created unique window displays each month with handmade and found objects
  • Coordinated schedules and lessons for the company's surfing and rental business, maintained an appointment calendar, followed up with participants with reminder calls and safety protocols.
  • Planned and coordinated social media posts for advertising and promotion purposes.

Print Studio Monitor

UCSC Printmaking Department
[2014 - 2020] UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
For years I volunteered a weekly shift to supervise the UCSC print studio and ensure safety. Monitors are
responsible for all safety procedures, up keeping the studio, opening and closing the building,
and assisting students with a variety of printmaking techniques.

Visual Sales Associate
Anthropologie
[2015 - 2016] San Jose, CA
My position as a visual sales associate varied from assisting the visual coordinator in fabricating store displays to being a sales associate and merchandising new product. My job involved working in a wide variety of media and tools, working under deadlines, and a close attention to detail.

Exhibitions Intern
Museum of Art and History
[2014 - 2015] Santa Cruz, CA
My internship focused on the renovation of the museum’s history gallery, a space that had
been unchanged since the 1990s.Work included data collection, exhibition research, gallery installation andde­installation, fabrication and testing of prototypes, and designing of interactive elements. I was responsible for executing several projects that contributed to current exhibition elements.

Teaching Assistant
UCSC Printmaking Department
[July 2014-August 2014] UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
[June 2015-July 2015]
For two years I was the teaching assistant for the summer screen printing course at the
UCSC printmaking department. I assisted the professor in prepping classroom materials, and helped
students learn and troubleshoot issues.

Demo Artist/ Sales Associate
Palace Art and Office Supply
2012- 2015] Santa Cruz, CA
As a sales associate, my responsibilities included being a cashier, providing customer service,
stocking merchandise and putting on weekly art demos. Demo artists demonstrate a medium
each week to help customers learn about a new product.

Painting Instructor
Palace Art and Office Supply
2014 - 2015] Santa Cruz, CA
Each week I am a part of an acrylic painting class called Paint This! as either an assistant or a
teacher. As a teacher I walk the class through how to re-create a painting I had prepared prior
to the class. Classes are open to all ages and skill levels.

Gallery Volunteer
Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery
[2013 - 2014] UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
Volunteer work included gallery installation and de-installation: painting, hanging artworks, retouching walls, taking inventory, wrapping up artworks. My work included administrative work from answering phones, emails, scheduling and filing. I was also a committee member for a newly created space called the Sesnon Underground. As a committee member I supervised shows in a student run gallery space. I helped to create an application processes, select proposals, maintain a website, and oversaw installation and de-installation.

​Gallery Intern
Michaelangelo Gallery
[July-September 2012] Santa Cruz, CA
My responsibilities included being an administrative gallery attendant and working
with local artists to set up for shows. My internship also involved being a part of
FashionArt Santa Cruz, an annual fashion show in Santa Cruz. (Summer 2012-2014).
As an intern I helped with ticket sales and ran the sign-in table for artists and designers.



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