MATT BARTELUCE
Graphic Designer

barteluce@gmail.com




SKILLS

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, HTML and Squarespace.
Communication skills include writing clearly, public speaking and the ability to provide well-thought out solutions to design problems.  Management skills include working well with others, leading groups and delegating responsibilities effectively. Organizational skills include the ability to set goals and meet deadlines.


EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES

Certificate of Eligibility in Art (1200) / Subsitute Teaching Certificate

EXPERIENCE

EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY - VISUAL ARTS TEACHER (2023- PRESENT)
Adept at crafting and implementing dynamic, student-centered lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles and interests, fostering creativity and critical thinking in students

GUTTENBERG ARTS - DIRECTOR (2014-PRESENT)

Established brand and continues to develop all marketing materials for Guttenberg Arts in print and web formats.  Leads groups and handles details pertaining to community outreach, programming, budgets, planning and grant writing.

WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY GALLERIES - BOOK DESIGNER (2019 - PRESENT)

Advises and designs gallery catalogues for the exhibitions such as Marion Wilson: The Landscape Is Sanctuary to Our Fears.

VISUAL ART CENTER OF NEW JERSEY - BOOK DESIGNER (2018 - PRESENT)

Advises and designs gallery catalogues for the exhibitions such as Park Wonder (2018), Painted Threads (2019), Big Bang Votive (2020), Atlas of Impermanence (2021)


PAPER CROWN PRESS- CO-FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR (2010 - PRESENT)

Oversees business affairs & regularly contributes to the design of magazine and its promotional material


YOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS - ART DIRECTOR (2012 - 2015)

Contributed in the creative development and production of numerous ad campaigns  including Hilton Worldwide Brands and New York Organ Donors Network


BRANDBUZZ - ART DIRECTOR (2010 - 2012)

Provided solutions to a range of design challenges including creating in-house infographic presentations and developing print and digital ads for clients Green Mountain Coffee and Tully’s Coffee.  


EDUCATION

Rutgers University, Alternate Route Program 2023-Present

School of Visual Arts Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration as Visual Essay

Maryland Institute College of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in General Fine Arts


EXHIBITIONS 2014-2020                                                                                                                
2020 “High Strangeness” Solo Exhibition,

2019 “Human Condition” Group Exhibiton, Guttenberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg NJ

2018 “Dialogues in Printmaking” Group Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth NJ

2017 “Dialogues in Printmaking” Group Exhibition, Galerie 21, Köln, Germany

2017 “How High is the Moon” Group Exhibition, Hastings Village Hall, Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY

2017   “Double Shift” Group Exhibition, Newark Printshop, New Jersey

2016   “Dialogues in Printmaking”, Group Exhibition, ICPNA, Lima, Peru

2016   “Americana” Group Exhibition, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ

2016   “Carrier Pigeon” Staff Exhibition, Art Yonkers, Urban Studio, Yonkers

2016   “Carrier Pigeon” Group Exhibition, PSU, Portland, Oregon

2016   “The Opposite of Hate” Group exhibition, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ





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Artist Prints

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