Artist CV
Sophie Rao
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Major: Ceramic Artisanry
Related coursework: Jewelry/Metals, Wood, Textiles, Film/Art History, Yoga Science
Graduated 2016
RELATED Skills
Pointcarré Pro Design | Adobe Illustrator | Photoshop | InDesign | MS Office
Clay/Glaze Formulation | Advanced Hand-building | Wheel Throwing
Screen Printing | Enameling | Mold Making | Slip Casting | Digital Design
Professional Experience
Owner, CEO & Artist . Sophie Rao Ceramics
June 2016 - Current
Print & Web Design . Advanced Vision Care Network . thebrowncenter.com
October 2017 - February 2021
Studio Assistant . David Allyn . davidallyn.net
November 2016 - Spring 2017
Studio Assistant . Cait Marchetti Jewelry . caitmarchettijewelry.com
June 2016 - December 2016
Exhibitions
Thirsty Holiday Art Sale . December 2016 . Providence, RI
Pawtucket Arts Festival . August 2016 . Pawtucket, RI
Senior Artisanry Show . May 2015 . New Bedford, MA
BFA Senior Exhibition . April 2015 . New Bedford, MA
Fine Arts Rising . March 2014 . North Dartmouth, MA
Explorations . February 2014 . North Dartmouth, MA
Face of ’66 . May 2011 . Providence, RI
Greening of Rhode Island . June 2010 . Providence, RI
Awards/Honors
Dean’s List, UMass Dartmouth . Spring 2013
Dean’s List, UMass Dartmouth . Fall 2012
Dean’s List, UMass Dartmouth . Spring 2012
Dean’s List, UMass Dartmouth . Fall 2011
1st Place in Ceramics . Greening of Rhode Island . June 2010
2nd Place in Poetry . Rhode Island Student Writing Competition . 2010
Professional Affiliations
Nicholson File . Providence, RI
Slater Mill Museum . Pawtucket, RI
Gallery 65 . New Bedford, MA
Gallery 244 . New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Art Museum . New Bedford, MA
CVPA Campus Gallery at UMass Dartmouth . N Dartmouth, MA
Chazan Gallery . Providence, RI