Name
ALLEN HOPKINS
Phone Number:(864)762-1172
Website: Mike Hopkins Center for Arts & Crafts: Art & Craft Center South Carolina (mikehopkinscenterforartsandcrafts.com)
Education
2023 MA, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Columbia, SC
2020 BFA cum laude with honors, Painting, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Related Experience
2023 Art Studio Assistant, Brittany Watkins, Columbia, SC (Assisted with social media marketing and organizing photos)
2022 Gallery Intern,701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC (Assisted with managing the gallery)
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
Best In Show,67th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, a Juried student exhibition, Columbia, SC
Exhibitions Record
2023 Union County Arts Council Juried Art Show, Union County Arts Council, Union County, Union, SC
2023 Solo Exhibition, MA Thesis Exhibition, Stormwater Studios, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2022 67th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2022. After the Film Runs Out: 2022 University of South Carolina Photography Exhibition, Stormwater Studios, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2018 Christmas in July, Union County Arts Council, Union County, Union, SC
Commissions
2019Private Art Commission, Cocky Logo, small-scale drawing (5.5×8.5) Pencil on Paper, Old Skool Outfitter, Zach Justice, Columbia, SC
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
“Love and Freedom,” ProQuest, August 2023.https://www.etdadmin.com/student/mylist?siteld+145
Technical Abilities
Intern Gallery Assistant, the 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC (extensive knowledge of a variety of art gallery management machines, software, and tools, such as: scrapers, paint brushes and rollers, vacuum cleaner, washer, dryer, sandpaper, projector, drills, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Canva, Gmail, Google Drive and Docs, Printers, Mac computers, Facebook, and Instagram
Studio Assistant, Brittany M. Watkins Studio, Columbia, SC(Instagram)
Travel/Foreign Languages Spoken
Fluent in Spanish.
References
Caitlin Bright, Director of ArtFields Presents, ArtFields, Lake City, SC
Phone:(803)779-4571 Email: Director@701cca.org
Michaela Brown, Gallery Owner, Mike Brown Contemporary, Columbia, SC
Phone:(803)446-3399
Mary Robinson, Professor of Art, Art Department, University of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC
Phone:(803)414-4986 Email: ROBIN332@mailbox.sc.edu
Jordan Sheridan, Instructor of Studio Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Email: sheridaj@email.sc.edu
Alix Refshauge, Interim Executive Director, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
Phone:(864)-590-4393 Email: alixr1@gmail.com