summer lu

Passionate in film and animation, dedicated illustrator,

painter. 4 years of experiences in galleries, art museums

as well as teaching art history and painting. Focus on

Client relationship building , social media platform design

and prospect research. Outstanding communicator , well

organized and a fast learner.

Gallery social media manger

Liang Project

06/2021 - 05/2022, Shanghai, China

Formulated high-quality written and visual content for each social

media campaign

Updated daily/ monthly gallery news

Created, edited, and published content regarding artists represented

by the gallery on multiple social channels

Ensured quality standards are met with a creative touch on each

platform

Artist bio/ artworks translation and editing

Event coordinator

Major annual international art show/ convention

featuring over 100 leading galleries globally.

07/2021 - 08/2021, Shanghai, China

West Bund Art and Design Convention Centre

Coordinated between convention organizers and galleries regarding

venue setup, advertisements, crowd control, guest support.

Assisted and designed layout of each gallery space, together with

the organizers and the curators.

Collected buyer informations from regular guests to international

collectors. Organizing their data into excel sheets for final sales.

Prospect Research Assistant Intern

Vancouver Art Gallery

10/2021 - 04/2022, Vancouver, BC

Coordinated with the prospect team in weekly meetings and daily

communications

Arranged sponsors using IWave, Raiser’s Edge and other tools in

order to raise funding for various events such as monthly , annually

galas and openings, collected and assisted with data entry

members/ donor information using Excel sheets to updated the

donor contact list

Administered budgets for marketing community gatherings and

fundraising nights

Assisted with Director of Development's tasks and calendar events

coordinated outgoing mailings

Gallery Assistant

Jennifer Kostuik Gallery

06/2020 - 09/2020, Vancouver,BC

Yaletown Round house

Coordinated private and public gallery events

Monitored inventory, sorted mail and sent out purchase orders

Maintained mailing lists and client database

Imaged and documented all gallery pieces

Handled incoming works for art and prepared for exhibition

Website updating/ design, translating archives, artist bio editing

Instructor at Luminous Elephant

Art studio in Vancouver

2019 - Present,

Designed and taught children / adults drawing +

painting classes.

Taught / Organized company art workshops (

SonyImage works Headquarter office downtown

Vancouver + 1800-got-junk franchise staff).

Taught / Organized weekly children's birthday party

art classes.

AOMA Art instructor/ School

administrant

Online / Kerrisdale

2020 - Present,

Vancouver

Designed weekly classes to teach via zoom

Taught and designed weekly lessons on campus

Designed workshops, events and promotion posters

Assisted college week conferences with art university

representatives

Conducted school course advertising daily

Docent Trainee

Vancouver Art Gallery

2019 - 2021,

Vancouver, BC

Worked alongside colleagues to lead educational tours

of current exhibitions for elementary schools.

Received weekly training sessions on creating

engaging atmosphere with children.

SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS

Fluent in Mandarin & English, Catalog organization,

Wordpress editing, Report editing, Administrative

abilities, Public relations , Painting (oil, watercolour,

digital), teaching.

Software: Microsoft Office, Google Suite/Docs, Excel,

Keynote, Dropbox, Photoshop, Illustrator, ShotGrid

Batchelor of Fine Arts

Emily Carr university of Art and Design

08/2016 - 05/2020,

Vancouver , BC

Oil Painting, animation, Illustration, Curation, Story

boarding, Art management.

Awards/ Honors : Emily Carr Grant Award Winer- come

to the table , A Social Practice project.