About me

Wonderful to meet you! I operate as a visual artist under the name 'Jay Percy The Artist'. I am a highly focused Acrylic Visual Artist, Project Manager with 7 years experience managing brands such as Disney, Cartoon Network and Marvel and an emerging curator of vibrant Art and cultural shows. I am seeking momentum in the areas of visual art and art management, bringing my organisational, communication and creative skills to add value to your creative team.

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Projects

• The World Reimagined Art TrailI have been commissioned as one of 103 artists in the UK to exhibit a globe on this one-of-a-kind art trail. More than 100 artists will unveil globe sculptures across cities across the UK in August, highlighting “the reality and impact of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans”. The globes will go on show in seven locations—Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool City Region, London, and Swansea (13 August-31 October)—as part of a project organised by “The World Reimagined” edu
• Still We Rise Art ExhibitionI co-curated this Exhibition with a team of artists in June 2022. The art exhibition was focused on displaying the successes and overcoming of tribulations by the African Diasporic Community.

Work history

ProducerMonterosa
Mar 2021St Albans, United KingdomPart Time
Leading teams, project managing and creating app builds for the UK's most popular brands - Love Island -X Factor - British Olympic Association -Liaising with high level stake holders at global organisations such as ITV -Advancing progress of app builds -Applying app UI and UX -Spearheaded a new retrospective process -Leading agile and waterfall processes Presently offering my services at 4 days per week, £50k annually It is my aim to utilise the Project Management skills have acquired in this role and apply this to the artistic field.
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Founder and Visual ArtistJay Percy Art Ltd
Jul 2020St Albans, United KingdomPart Time
I founded Jay Percy Art Ltd in 2020 to create and inspire around the topics of the African Diasporic Experience, Sacred Plant Medicines and Spiritual Wellbeing. I have undertaken several projects during this time: - Portraiture commissions - Group Exhibitions - Co-curating group shows -Earned a commission for a UK Wide art trail for "The World Reimagined" - Created and directed online and community workshops alongside Community Interest Companies As a one person business, I also manage: - A social media account with a following of 1.7k followers (strategy, content creation) - Business administration - Copywriting -Website design and maintenance - Workshop design and execution - Managing brand collaborations

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Skills

• Project Management
• Design
• Leadership
• Art Curation
• Content Curation
• Social Media Management
• Visual Art
• Workshop Delivery
• Acrylic Painting
• Public Speaking

Education

BA Marketing CommunicationsUniversity of Westminster
Aug 2010 - Aug 2013London, United Kingdom
Grade: 2:1 Activities and societies: Marketing Society, Business Society Keynote Speaker Modules taken: Brands and Branding, Semiotics, Marketing Research, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Communications, Marketing Management, Advertising, Digital and Direct Marketing, Research Methodologies, Organisational Behavior, PR and Promotions. Heavily team work based with assessments including: Group and individual presentations, reports and case studies.