CT Muse Art Cooperative

Cherril Kolesik

Decorative Artist

" I feel privileged to be able to work in a field for which I have a passion 
and to have a life in which my mission is to create beauty."

To contact Cherril please write us ask    @ ct-muse.org

CHERRIL KOLESIK DESIGN
1506 Post Road, Fairfield, CT      
(203) 259 - 1559

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RESUME    

I.   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Decorative Artist –  1987 – present

    Clients include: 

• Suzanne & Bob Wright (president of NBC)

• Sally & Gene Jankowski (president of CBS)

• Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue 

Designer show houses, including:

• ‘Dream House for the Millennium’ designed by Robert A.M. Stern, 
  leading to features in This Old House magazine and TV show

Fine Arts Painter - 2004 – present        

• Work showcased in the Kershner Gallery - Fairfield , CT ,the Banksville

• Gallery – Redding, CT, Washington Mutual Bank – Fairfield , CT

• Color Consultant – 2000 – present

• Westport Playhouse Condos and private homes throughout the United States   

• Interior Designer – 1988 – 1989

• N & S Design, Westport , CT

II.  ARTISTIC  CONTRIBUTIONS

• Member – Curatorial committee of Kershner Gallery     2006

• Artist/Organizer – public mural at Fairfield Senior Center     2005

• Judge – Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Arts & Craft Show        2005

• Bridgeport Symphony – invitation design for Gala Fundraiser    2003, 2004        

• Donor– Painting services – Fairfield Prep Silent Auction     1992, 2003, 2005

• Donor – Painting services – Pegasus – Westport , CT      2004

• Participant – Decorative Showcases     1993, ’95, ’97, ’99, 2001, ’03, ‘04

• Lecturer – Fairfield University , Naugatauck Art Museum , and various women’s and garden clubs throughout Fairfield County

III.  PRESS – work featured in;

• Television – Home Network

• Books – SHOWHOUSES Signature Designer Styles, by Stuchin & Abramson

• Magazines – This Old House, Kitchen & Bath Magazine                                            

• Newspapers – The New York Times, Connecticut Post, Minuteman,
  Fairfield County News, The Fairfield Citizen  

IV. RELATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Yale University - 2005 – master class in color

• Advanced classes in decorative painting – 1989 – 2000

• The New School – New York City , NY

• Tromploy – New York City , NY

• Brookfield Craft Center – Brookfield , CT

• Fairfield University interior design program, with emphasis on color mixing, theory, and application

V. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• The Yale Art Museums ,

• Fairfield Arts Council 

• Fairfield Public Library Gallery Committee

• MET Opera Guild

• Fairfield Theatre Company

• The Historical Society of Fairfield

• Westport Country Playhouse

• Fairfield Chamber of Commerce

• Subscriber to ABT

• The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art

VI. INTERESTS / HOBBIES

I have a devotion to opera, theatre, travel, and an ongoing commitment to personal development.  
I feel privileged to be able to work in a field for which I have a passion and to have a life in which 
my mission is to create beauty.

How to e-mail us: Use this address but remove the extra spaces:  Ask  @   CT-Muse.org

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Last modified: August 16, 2008