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Work history

Visitor Services AssistantThe Lighthouse
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019Glasgow, United KingdomFull Time
A front-of-house role, working directly alongside the events, exhibitions and operations teams, helping with the day-to-day running of a busy city centre attraction and events space. As one of the few extant, publicly accessible Mackintosh buildings in the Glasgow city centre, much of my work revolved around educating the public on the life and influence of CRM on the Scottish city- and artscape. This also extended to the promotion of contemporary Scottish design and architecture. Experience in reception and administrative duties, gallery invigilation, liaising with the public, as well as artists, clients and contractors. I also gained practical experience in building maintenance, and exhibitions and events install and de-install.
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Viewing AssistantMcTear's Fine Art Auctioneers
Aug 2017 - Sep 2018Glasgow, United KingdomFull Time
First point-of-call for visitors (both new and returning) working alongside department specialists and valuers. My role included setting up for viewings, as well as post-sale services, alongside general customer services, such as answering enquiries and invoices. Experience in merchandising, secure storage of high-value items ranging from furniture to jewellery.

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Education

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Master of Arts with DistinctionCourtauld Institute of Art
Sep 2019 - Aug 2020London, United Kingdom
MA (with distinction) in Continuity and Innovation: Reframing the Italian Renaissance. The programme aimed to look at Italian Renaissance art from different angles, with a particular focus on questions of authorship, documentation and provenance. Gained a distinction in my thesis on early Florentine woodcuts, and how they relate to earlier examples of illustrations in death literature in the continent.
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MA (Hons) History 2:1University of Glasgow
Sep 2014 - Jun 2017Glasgow, United Kingdom
Graduated with an average of 74%. Gained a distinction for my dissertation on the Mannerist painter Parmigianino and how the Sack of Rome of 1527 affected his later artistic output.

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