CV

please click · HERE · to read an interview with my mums a hippie.

2010 (May) Cactus Gallery, Brighton.
2010 (March) Amelia’s magazine.
2010 (April) Cactus gallery exhibition.
2009 (January) Illustration for noise festival postcards.
2009 (Nov-Jan) Trinity theatre common thread collective exhibition.
2009 (September) Brighton art fair
2009 (March) Some myths are true, Illustration for Who’s Jack magazine.
2009 (February) Recession theatre Illustration for Who’s Jack magazine.
2009 (January) Common Thread, textile artist exhibition Watford
2009 (December) We Make art fair, Tottenham court road.
2009 (November) Meiner Gallery, South bank.
2009 (November) Cardboard shelter Big Issue exhibition.
2008 (October) Birthday treat book cover, commission.
2008 (September) Art route poster exhibition, Southampton.
2008 (August) Strombolis solo show, Carnaby Street.
2008 (July) Nu-craft Urban stars collective, pop up shop ,Carnaby Street.
2008 (June) Brixton art fair.
2008 (May) Chiswick art fair.
2008 (Feb) View from the top exhibition, Nottingham.
2008 (Jan) Preparation of show room, Covent Garden for Laura Lees.
2007 (Dec) Work in “Brag” Shoreditch.
2007 (Dec) Stall at Camden Market.
2007 (Nov) Laura Lees agency help.
2007 (June- September) Laura lees studio assistant and intern.
2006 BA hons Fine art and textiles.

About my mums a hippie:
British-Colombian illustrator and artist Monique Jivram, aka My Mums a Hippie, draws inspiration from her Latin ancestry and is fascinated by colour and shape.

She dedicates most of her time to working on a mix of embroidery, drawing and painting. She creates hundreds of punchy illustrations as a starting point then uses her trusty computer and sewing machine to refine each piece. My Mums a Hippie's drawings are a mix of thick black heavy lines, vibrant inks and hand and machine embroidery.

My Mums a Hippie was born and currently lives in London. Her mum continues to be a hippie.

CV-SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES.

· TECHNICAL SKILLS -casting, rubber, wax, plaster, latex, resin moulds, jigsaw and industrial sander, wood work skills, good DIY skills, paper making and vacuum forming.
· TEXTILES- hand/loom weaving, setting up and making tapestry, spinning, felting, knit, hand embroidery, excellent sewing machine skills, basic pattern cutting and dissolvable fabric.
· PHOTOGRAPHY -basic darkroom skills, SLR skills and lightning for stills.
· PRINTING -setting up, exposing, screen and hand printing.
· POTTERY-four years of pottery training can throw and turn on the wheel.
· EXHIBITIONS-Well practiced at designing, building, putting up and taking down exhibitions and stalls.
· IT-Excellent Adobe Photoshop skills an internet research skills. Good knowledge of social network sites and blogs. Basic XHTML knowledge.
· LANGUAGES - Fluent in both English and Spanish. Basic knowledge of French and Italian.
· PERSONAL TRAITS- Good team member, enthusiastic, conscientious and hard working. Able to learn quickly, act calmly and adapt easily to different environments.