Sarah Grace Stewart

Swan Coach House Gallery

• Managed day-to-day gallery operations by conducting tasks such as organizing displays, processing sales, photographing artwork for social media content, and providing attentive service to clients.
• Catalogued artwork inventory accurately, contributing to streamlined gallery operations.
• Contributed ideas during curatorial meetings that helped shape future exhibition themes and featured artists selections.
• Supported the installation of two exhibitions by arranging artwork according to curatorial plans and preparing display areas.
• Assisted in the successful execution of exhibition openings and special events, ensuring a positive experience for all attendees.
• Carefully handled and preserved diverse artworks, including canvas paintings, textile pieces, sculptures, ceramics, and jewelry, ensuring adherence to handling and preservation protocols.
• Securely packed sold artworks for shipment, coordinated deliveries, and personally transported packages to ensure timely dispatch to clients.
• Composed instructive handouts for prospective artists, defining gallery representation guidelines and submission requirements.

• Created jewelry from materials such as gold or platinum and precious or semiprecious stones.
• Produced models for jewelry runs using wax, metal, clay and plaster.
• Evaluated cut, color and clarity to assign grades to stones.
• Crafted intricate jewelry pieces by utilizing various tools, techniques, and materials.
• Conducted thorough inspections and cleanings of jewelry items to evaluate expected durability and construction quality.
• Collaborated with master jewelers to learn advanced jewelry-making techniques, improving overall craftsmanship skills.
• Worked with individual clients to design unique pieces, communicating effectively to establish vision and specifications.