ASHLEY STUART
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E X P E R I E N C E

Artist & Entrepreneur
Self-Employed
APR. 2020 – PRESENT
Founder of an online shop featuring my watercolor and mixed media paintings. Created annual collections of artworks and developed commissioned pieces for a number of collectors. Manage customer relations; community outreach; production and shipping research, products, and timelines; email newsletter; website and online shop; and social media. My work can be found in private collections in the US, UK, and Europe.
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Freelance Designer
Self-Employed
APR. 2007 – PRESENT
Designed projects for various partners in industries ranging from established law firms in London to start-ups in Chicago. In charge of the business side of contracts, invoicing, and proposals. Principal designer throughout the design process from the first cup of coffee to the launch of the product.
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Carer
My Family
NOV. 2016 – PRESENT
In charge of carrying two female humans to term while ensuring my own physical, mental and emotional well-being. Following birth, my duties shifted to meal planning for various stages of ability, as well as wardrobe creation and maintenance. Routinely cleansed bodies, garments and accessories of all bodily functions not caught by highly researched safeguarding measures. Lead teacher for age-appropriate movements, play, self-care, and education/schooling. Head of research and procurement of hazard-, chemical-, plastic-free and/or organic household inventory. Social director for differing levels of experience, providing reservations/appointments, extracurricular time tables, transportation.

​Promoted to international relocation manager for three international moves in four years. Ensured sustenance and activities, as well as temporary and permanent home bases with each new location. Managed the household on a one-income budget to ensure we live well, live happy, and live fully.

To date, this has been the hardest and most rewarding position I’ve held. All duties were performed in fast-paced or painfully slow and often high-stress and low-sleep environments. Various aspects may have been omitted or forgotten by the intense love experienced during my years in this position.

Adjunct Professor
American University
AUG. 2014 – DEC. 2014
Taught an introductory visual communications course (GDES 200). Managed lesson plans for two classes per week, project and course grading for 17 students, correspondence, and related readings. The goals of understanding, discussing, recognizing, and creating visual communications in a variety of guided settings were met by a majority of the class.​

Senior Graphic & Web Designer
Project Design Company
JUN. 2012 – NOV. 2016
Provided clarity to complex information with a distinguished process of research, strategy, and problem-solving. My most successful projects involved full-scale, in-depth strategic branding projects, specifically those with interactive or experience aspects. Active team member during collaborations, client meetings, and community functions. Continued after relocation to the UK as a part-time designer in Jun. 2015 and contract designer in May 2021.
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Senior Graphic Designer
NDG Communications
SEP. 2011 – JUN. 2012
Created a range of print and digital deliverables in an agency setting. Mentee to creative directors and mentored junior designers. Worked with an internal billing system and responsible for digital filing and production flow. Performed weekly research to familiarize team with emerging trends.

Graphic Design & Marketing Specialist
Passport International, Ltd.
JUN. 2007 – JUL. 2010
As an in-house designer, I created original illustrations for screenprinted apparel and corporate web-stores for uniform fulfillment. Involved in re-branding the company and lead designer in implementing the new brand.

E D U C A T I O N

SEP. 2020 – JUN. 2007
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Ohio University, Athens
BFA Graphic Design

R E L A T E D  E X P E R I E N C E

2015
Seminar Leader for Presentation Design

Hills Road Sixth Form; Cambridge, UK

​2006 – 2007
Graphic Designer

Ohio U. Study Abroad Program; Athens, OH

2006
Design Apprenticeship

Hotel Amerika literary magazine; Athens, OH

​2005 – 2007
Tutor & Lab Assistant

Ohio U. Library; Athens, OH

E X H I B I T I O N S ,  A F F I L I A T I O N S   
​&   A W A R D S 

2020 – 2021 Restart Peterborough Exhibition
Peterborough Museum Art Gallery
2020 Mothers Who Make Member (Cambridge)
2020 We Are Radikl Member
​2020 MATS MBA Member
2007-2016 AIGA Member

2016
Communicator Award
Rebranded EMILY’s List donor brochure
2014
Communicator Award
EMILY’s List donor brochure and 
Linemark marketing brochure
2013 Communicator Award
Host Hotels recruitment brochure
2013 Volunteer designer for Martha’s Table
2012 GALA Awards
​Brookfield Homes DC website and
​Beechtree Homes advertisement
2006 Graphic Design BFA Exhibition
Siegfred Hall Gallery, Athens, OH
2004 Systems & Color Exhibition
House Gallery, Athens, OH
2002-2006 Chi Omega
Ohio University, Athens, OH

A R T S  C O U R S E W O R K

2003 Three-dimensional studies
2003 Descriptive Drawing
2003 Photography
2003-2004 History of Art I, II, III
2004 Drawing: System and Color
2004 Drawing: Process and Synthesis
2004 Ceramics
2005 ​Lithography
2005 Serigraphy
2006 Advanced Printmaking
2006 Papermaking
2006 Autopsical Art
2005 20th Century Art
2006 Ancient Architecture
2007 Painting
2015 Cermaics at Hills Road Sixth Form, Cambridge

*Design studies not included
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