Melissa Foell

melissa.r.foell@gmail.com | (605) 251-6783 | Farmington, MN |foellm.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Art of the Lakes                                                                                      June 2021 – August 2021

Full Time Gallery Intern                                                                                   Battle Lake, MN

• As the Art of the Lakes Association’s gallery intern, I interacted face-to-face with artists, customers, and volunteers of the gallery.

• I produced promotional material for the gallery to be printed and cross-posted on Facebook and Instagram. With these actions, the Facebook reach had increased by 78%, and Instagram reach by 118%.

• I developed and implemented short- and long-term technology plans for the Gallery that supported organizational growth and maintained the reputation of the Association.
• My daily tasks included adding new pieces to the gallery inventory, hanging and arranging pieces, ordering and organizing office supplies, and keeping records.
• I handled technical troubleshooting for the volunteers and managed phone calls and other inquiries during gallery operating hours.  

White House Custom Colour                                                        June 2022 – November 2023

Fine Art Production II                                                                                      Eagan, MN

• In my Fine Art Production position, I printed, cut, examined, and packaged small to large scale prints for a variety of online clients.

• Production used three Epson SureColor P20000 commercial printers and a variety of archival paper types from Hahnemühle and Canson.

• To ship our products, I coordinated with FedEx, UPS, and USPS to ensure a timely arrival of products to our clients from all over the world.
• To print items, I utilized Kodak Professional Digital Print Production (DP2) and Onyx RIPSoftware to send queues of images to the Epson printers.

Loffler Business Center                                                                               Nov2023 – Present

Production Print Lead                                                                                            St. Paul, MN

• As a production print lead, I prepared items for printing, performed quality inspections, and produced a variety of promotional items for departments within the Minnesota Wild and the Xcel Energy Center.
• For preflight, I utilized Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat, as well as Fiery Archive Manager.
• After printing, I cut items to size using the Duplo DC-645 and Challenge Model 20 Paper cutter, mounted items on foam core, or packaged items for delivery to departments during the daily mail run.

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota, Morris                                                                                               December 2020

BFA, Studio Art/Communications Media Rhetoric                                                                         Morris, MN

• 2017 and 2019 Purchase Award - Permanent Collection, Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery
• Circle of Nations Indigenous Association (CNIA) Personal Relations and Historian, 2019-2020
• Advertising Committee Co-Chair for the CNIA Annual Contest Powwow, 2018-2020
• Art Club Executive, 2019-2020

SKILLS & INTERESTS

• Skills: Graphic design; sales & distribution; marketing strategy; social media management; strategic planning; customer service; quality control
• Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat; Clip Studio Paint; Microsoft Office; Teams; Zoom
• Interests: Modern art; beadwork; oil painting; sitcoms; baking; alternative music; Fallout New Vegas