I started the year with home projects (a film/photo room in the house) and updating ‘About’ page and resume on my website. I am usually really good about keeping my resume current but realized it hadn’t translated to my website version since 2021…yikes.

I am someone who firmly believes in at very least quarterly updates to the resume. I keep a post it note at my desk with shows that I’d like to add to my resume so I don’t forget any when I finally sit down to do it. Lots of people struggle with this aspect of the Art life, but it is all just a list of things that have happened, so that is much easier than say pricing or artist statements.

Tips I have for those who are struggling with writing a resume:

Find an artist you love and look at their resume. Look at more artist resumes. Start to figure out what you like and dislike about each and make notes. This can be format, font choice, section headers, places shown, etc.
Start by making a list of everything you’ve done. Can’t remember? Scroll back through Instagram and emails, looking for shows you’ve done. One of my secret skills is that I am a very good forensic resume writer. I can dig up things people forgot even existed by scouring the internet.
Once you’ve made a list, organize it into sections… Shows (solo/museum/group), Press, Lectures, Awards, Collections. The categories will vary person to person and will change as you grow in your career. A RESUME IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WILL CHANGE FOREVER. So the more comfortable you are with it now, the better.
Because it will go on forever as long as you are an artist, don’t worry too much about “messing up”. You can always fix it. Try something and see if it works. If it does, great. If not, change it next time you update.

Anything I missed?