The Artist CVThe conventional sections of an art CV, and the order they appear in.Art & DesignReverse chronological order within each section.SectionWhat goes in itContactName, email, site; no full addressEducationInstitution, award, yearsSolo exhibitionsTitle, venue, city, yearGroup exhibitionsSame format; select if the list is longAwards, residenciesName, funder, yearCollectionsPublic collections onlyPublicationsAuthor, title, publication, yearTeaching and talksRole, institution, yearDo not pad it. A short honest CV reads better than a long one listinggroup shows you organised for yourself.The Artist CVlearnposters.com
The Artist CV — printable design wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Artist CV poster

A 8-row table: Section · What goes in it.

Reverse chronological order within each section.

Do not pad it. A short honest CV reads better than a long one listing group shows you organised for yourself.

Questions about the The Artist CV poster

What’s on the The Artist CV poster?
A 8-row table: Section · What goes in it. Reverse chronological order within each section. Contact — Name, email, site; no full address; Education — Institution, award, years; Solo exhibitions — Title, venue, city, year; Group exhibitions — Same format; select if the list is long; Awards, residencies — Name, funder, year; Collections — Public collections only; Publications — Author, title, publication, year; Teaching and talks — Role, institution, year. Do not pad it. A short honest CV reads better than a long one listing group shows you organised for yourself.
Who is the The Artist CV poster for?
The Artist CV belongs to the Art & Design section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning practice & portfolio can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Artist CV poster?
Use it when applying for a show, a residency or a place on a course. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Artist CV belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Artist CV?
Artist Statement, Copyright & Credit and Documenting Process sit alongside The Artist CV in the Art & Design section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Artist StatementCopyright & CreditDocumenting Process
Is the The Artist CV poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Artist CV downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Art & Design section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Artist CV poster print at?
The Artist CV is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Artist CV loses nothing.Printing guide

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