Lilian Crum
liliancrum@gmail.com // liliancrum.com // +1 248 797 2555
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2D Design, 2010 - 2012
Honours Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto, Art and Art History, 2006 - 2010
Graduated with the highest cumulative GPA in the Art and Art History Program
Professional Experience
Graphic Designer, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON, 2010 - 2011
Responsibilities focused on designing materials for the gallery’s new community initiatives; collaboration with art
directors and copy writers. Projects ranged from 215 page art book, posters, ads
Research Assistant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2008 - 2010
Assisted with the project Baptisteria Sacra, an iconographic index of baptismal fonts from the early Christian period to
the 17th century. Responsibilities included digitization of a slide collection and research-based cataloguing.
Cataloguer and Digitizer, Visual Resource Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2008 (summer)
Catalogued, digitized, and edited a slide collection of medieval manuscripts for the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval
Studies
Cataloguer and Digitizer, Visual Resource Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2007 - 2008
Catalogued, digitized, and edited images of fine art for the online database, FADIS (Fine Art Digital Imaging System)
Skills
Extensive knowledge of Mac and PC platforms, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and
Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office Suite, iWork Suite, Final Cut Studio, print production
Basic knowledge of CSS, HTML, Flash
Honours and Awards
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Design*Sponge Graduate Scholarship finalist
Dr. Annie Smith Graduate Scholarship
Sheridan Board of Governors’ Medal of Academic Excellence
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Individual Research Grant
“The Gendered Body in Early Modern Painting,” $17,500
(unable to accept award due to required graduate study at a Canadian university)
Mercer Union Award
Faculty Award
Art History Has Its Eyes on You Award
School of Animation, Arts & Design Award
Function 13/Inplex Award
D.L. Stevenson & Son Award
Selected Exhibition History
2012
2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009
2009
2008
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2008 2007
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2006
2006
Open, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Off the Wall, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Into The Network, Studio Couture, Detroit, MI (part of the Detroit Design Festival)
Portrait Show, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
How the Sausage is Made, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Google 2D Naked, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Thrown Forth, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
Lights Out!, Camera Bar, Toronto, ON (part of Nuit Blanche)
Square Foot 2009, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON
Murderous Women, Theatre Erindale, Mississauga, ON
Art in the Halls, 401 Richmond, Toronto, ON (part of Nuit Blanche)
Square Foot 2008, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON
First and Second Year Show, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
Metropolis Redux, Arts After Dark Festival, Theatre Erindale, Mississauga, ON
First and Second Year Show, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
Face Value, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
Collections
Mercedes-Benz Financial Art Collection, Daimler Corporate Headquarters, Farmington Hills, MI, 2011 - 2012
Numerous private collections
References
Available upon request