OLLIE KEARNEY

New York/Portland, OR · 917.733.1694 · oLLIEKEARNEY01@gmail.com

Education:

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) – Portland, OR (August 2019 - May 2024)

Major: General Fine Arts with a concentration in screenprinting and mixed media installation

Experience:

Processed customer transactions accurately and efficiently, handling cash, credit cards, and electronic payments
Managed high-volume checkout lanes during peak hours while maintaining accuracy and speed
Assisted in inventory management by monitoring stock levels at the checkout counter
Developed rapport with regular customers by remembering their preferences and providing personalized service
Provided exceptional customer service by greeting customers with a friendly demeanor and addressing their inquiries or concerns

Gallery Attendant and Intern at Building 5, Portland, OR (October 2023 - July 2024)

Install and uninstall exhibitions, including running sound and lighting throughout the course of the show, while simultaneously welcoming in viewers and answering any questions they may have
Was a panel member deciding who would be awarded The Ground Beneath Us Residency 2024
Organized, curated, and ran Tunnel of Love, an electronic music and visuals show, in February 2024

Technology Support Assistant at PNCA, Portland, OR (January 2022 - May 2024)

Work with students and faculty to rent out equipment for projects and navigate technical difficulties for urgent thesis deadlines
Check inventory and keep records for overdue and reserved items

Petition Circulator at Portland Clean Air Fund, Portland, OR (May 2022 - August 2022 and June 2023)

Greeted and conversed with passengers on the TriMet Max and collected signatures to booster bills for the ballot for the November 2022 and November 2024 General Elections

Liaised with clients to give additional information on the work being shown in the gallery
Set up and broke down event space for their 40th Anniversary party

8 Ball Community, Nonprofit creative collective, NYC, New York (March 2018- July 2019)

Help maintain and organize an archive of over 65,000 zines, including the transition from our old property to our new one
Helped run merchandising team by coming up with designs and marketing the products, also help run the activism team by organizing seminars/info sessions/community events
Organized, set up, and broke down events ranging from music shows to fundraising events, helping arrange anywhere from 4-12 events a month

Sat in on client meetings and took notes on client creative ideas; participated on client calls and gave my input on projects and ad direction
Created advertising content (digital content, and early drafts of copy) for the Califia, Denny’s, Men’s Warehouse, and Puma brands
Talent recruitment for social media influencers for Puma shoes release event

Exhibitions:

A condensed version of my thesis made to be part of a group show for all SP24 BFA Thesis students

Created an interactive installation resembling a 19th/20th century inspired boudoir, based on historical sex workers (from 1830-1940) that informed my queerness.

Organized and curated a live music event showcasing projection/lightshow installs paired with local underground electronic music artists’ sets

Hallowed Be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done, Tiny Thumb Gallery, Portland, OR (December 2023 - March 2024)

Created and hosted an interactive installation inviting viewers to critic Kaite Berkeley’s book “Pornography and Difference”

Curated and hosted a solo show on the Lower East Side of NYC that included over 40 original pieces and a selection of prints for sale.

Experience Camps commissioned me to create a special piece that was sold at auction. A donor-funded camp for boys and girls who have lost a parent or sibling to navigate grief and create a peer support group with the common bond of loss- All proceeds went to their charitable programs.

8 of the 14 pieces I submitted were sold with 40% of the sales donated to charity.