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2018-2021
Copywriter / Curatorial Assistant /  Visitor Services Assistant 
National Gallery of Canada

In joining the National Gallery’s curatorial team, I conducted biographical and provenance research and wrote concise and accessible bilingual copy for the national institution’s exhibition spaces, printed materials, patron-facing webpages and virtual guides, press releases, enewsletters, and printed catalogues. I also handled clerical duties including email and phone public communications as well as membership management by maintaining records, processing renewals, and implementing outreach strategies.

My research and authorship have contributed to iternationally acclaimed exhibitions, their digital campaigns and printed catalogues;



SAMPLES


Gauguin : Portraits - Summer 2019 Through SEO strategies, I wrote concise and accesible summarative curatorial copy for web landing pages that were subsequently used for printed materials, newsletters, and social media platforms.


I authored rigourously researched copy providing art history editorial content for published catalogues at the national level. 



Hanran: 20th-Century Japanese Photography - Fall/Winter 2019



I developed detailed reserch models contributing to the in-gallery informational copy , working with stakeholders of different department such as  Education -- ensuring that national curriculum standards for public school students.




Àbadakone: Continuous Fire - 2020
Largest biennale dedicated to International Indigenous Art in North America
French Canadian example. SEO based web landing page focused on accessibility and conciseness. 


My contributions in bilingual copy and research help produce multifaceted publications featuring work by more than 70 contemporary Indigenous artists.


I produced public media press releases enabling widespread media of coverage of exhibitions across national newspapers, journalistic articles and reviews.


In light of in-gallery visits during the pandemic, I developed the audio and written copy for virtual guides through national exhibitions.


Friedrich Nietzche & the Artists of the New Weimar - Summer 2019My copy created thematic historical links and search engine optimization as a platforming tool to marketing the institution’s publications.

Using historical quotes and facts, I conducted provenance research and copy that served as educational tools for the national institutions.


Beautiful Monsters in Early European Prints & Drawings - Fall 2019


From gallery spaces to digital campigns, my research and copy combines accessibility, rigour, and historical accuracy to educate the national public.