Resume
Sofia Olexia-Daigle
solexiadaigle@gmail.com
Education
Tulane University- Bachelor of Studio Art (BFA), SLAM minor, Teaching Certification minor (2022-2026)
New Harmony High School - the school for outside learning and real-world experience
- NHH Student Ambassador(2018 - 2022)
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (2018-2022)
Experience
- Youth Artist Movement (Y.A.M.), New Orleans Art Council Paid Intern, June 2018 - Present
“Four Seasons Hotel Project ”Metal Sculpture Using Salvaged ironwork, with Rontherin Ratliff, January-April 2021
“Unframed” Mural on Baronne St, with Bmike and New Orleans Artist Council and Helis Foundation, May 2019
“Living with Water” Mural in New Orleans Hostel (artist input) with Carl Joe Williams, 2019
Digital Mural displayed at luna fete with Carl Joe Williams and Andrew Wade Smith, December 2018
Transportation Mural with Ayo Scott, August 2018
Glass blowing, Ceramics, Mixed media
Just Say Yaya exhibition and sales 2017-2023
On Cover of St Charles Magazine, August issue, August 2020 representing YAYA arts center.
Brass n Glass glass blowing event and exhibition and sales 2018, 2019
White Linen Night Artist and Exhibition and Sales 2018, 2019
Walt Disney live ceramics demo at the reveal of Titans Bayou Adventure, Summer 2022
Jobs for the future conference live ceramics demo, summer 2023
New Orleans Bouldering Lounge, Program Development Intern 2019~ 2020
Green Project Recycling Muralist Internship October-December 2019
Villages Potters, Internship in clay sculpture, North Carolina, July 2019
Laguna B, an internship in Glassblowing, Murano, Italy, June 2022
Yaya, Italy glassblowing internship with Jim Vella, June 2022
Art Submission for Geaux Girls Magazine for Winter/Fall Issue- September 2021
Featured artist, “Artist in View,” Creative Alliance of New Orleans, March 2021
Art Submission for Geaux Girls Magazine for Winter Issue-October 2020
Featured guest artist (nola.com, myneworleans.com, artistneworleans.org, etc.)
Noble Minds Institute Volunteer (how to draw) Session March 2021
Noble Minds Institute Volunteer Mural project September 2020-December 2020
NORD Summer Camp, Volunteer, July-June 2018
Supervising children from ages 4-14
Anna’s Place SEL Volunteer
- New Orleans Public Library, February 2019
2nd Place Black History Month Poster Contest
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Communication Skills: Verbal Communication, Visual Communication, Listening, Writing, Presentation, and Public Speaking,
- French Speaking, experience from International School of Louisiana graduate 2018
- Tolerance of Change when being in a different environment.
- Taking criticism for papers or artwork to improve oneself.
- Friendliness and self-confidence.