Richard Jones108 Rotton Park Rd

Edgbaston B16 0LHHome: 0121 455 9454Mobile: 0790 555 9167

e-mail: dickj1@gmail.comURL: http://www.onlinejones.co.uk

RICHARD JONES (Artist and Designer)

PROFILE:

I spent twenty plus years in the Print mostly mixing and matching inks before coming to Birmingham to study Fine Art and then DTP.

My Fine Art and Photography has been exhibited and sold. I produce CD covers, web sites and publicity material. I’ve taught Web Design and Life Drawing and worked on Community projects.

Currently I work as a Learning Assistant on Apple Macs in an Art Department, paint children’s puzzles and run a Jazz Club among other things.

TRAINING & EDUCATION:

1996-1999 BA(Hons) in Fine Art (Painting) at UCE (now BCU) Grade: two one

2000-2001 OCN Certificate in DTP(Design) at Matthew Boulton College (a print oriented course covering Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator and HTML/Dreamweaver.

2001 Gallery in the Trees (left) - a “Public Art” training course (NVQ level 4) and exhibition.

2002 Shadow Artist on Gallery 37 – Shadow Artists working with 16-24 year olds.

I also have 1 “A” Level and 9 “O” Levels including Maths and English, and a first stage (7307) FE Teaching qualification.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:LEARNING ASSISTANT at Solihull Sixth Form College (from Jan 07) - duties include

assisting BTEC Art Students in the Apple Mac suite and getting them up to scratch with

graphics software (Illustrator, Photoshop etc) and the operating system, and maintaining

the computers. Current employment contd over

I redrew this tigers head as a vector graphic for an Indian Restaurant sign in Bearwood

FREELANCE ARTIST, DESIGNER & COMMUNITY ARTIST (from 1999) - includes:

JazzWestMids (from June ’05) I currently maintain the website, but I also did the magazine layout until I started the Solihull job. www.jazzwestmids.co.uk

Bearwood Jazz I am involved in the running, publicity, and booking and promotion of acts. This includes designing flyers and posters, maintaining the website and a lot more besides.

CD covers: • Tony Beet (ex International Beat) - “Different

Tone” and “Acoustic Sessions Unplugged”• Andy Gayle - “I Have a Dream”• Kirsty & Kenny - “Good Morning Blues” • Luke Shingler - “Something That You Said...”

Websites include:Bearwood Jazz website: www.bearwoodjazz.co.ukAndy Gayle (Sax player) www.andygaylejazz.co.uk Tony Beet: www.tonyjazz.pwp.blueyonder.co.ukDionne Devereaux (R&B/Jazz singer): www.dionnedevereaux.co.uk And my own site, which has links to other sites I work on: www.onlinejones.co.uk

Signage includes:• Norfolk Hotel, Hagley Road• Bengal Spice, Bearwood Road

Teaching:• Web Design - Matthew Boulton College 2004• Life Drawing and Painting - Dame Elizabeth Cadbury College 2002• I also run the Life Drawing group at the Friends Institute (current)

Community work includes:• Ladywood Community School of Music (current)• Gallery 37 - working with 16-24 year olds• stART - an Arts project aimed at under 5s• Look Into Ladywood Community Newsletter• Arts workshops (various)

Fine Art: My Art has been exhibited in various shows in London and the West Midlands, including Gallery in the Trees, 2001 and my Re-Location. It has also been published in Open College of the Arts course books, and shown on the BBC website at

www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/your_community/bhm/andy_hamilton.shtml.

Commercial Art I paint and design handmade children’s puzzles.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

ROTAPRINT/PANGRAPHICS (1988-1996) - COLOUR MATCHER Mixing and matching special-mix inks for the Small-Offset Printing Industry, and answering technical inquiries. I was also First Aider.

TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD (1984-1987) - FIRE/SECURITY OFFICER Fire, Security, Commissionaire, First Aid, and Health and Safety.

ALCAN FOILS LTD (1973-1983) - COLOUR MATCHER and LAB ASSISTANTMixing and matching liquid inks for Gravure and Flexographic Printing; also developing inksand lacquers in the Development Laboratory.

Referees available on request.