Resumé

Amelia Gailey
ameliagailey@mac.com
206.380.5888


W O R K

Freelance Artist. 2005-Current
Licensing Artist
Textile Artist
Designer
Commissioned Artist
Graphic Artist

RECENT FREELANCE CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Wakefield Design 2011
Contractual Textile Artist creating original artwork which is printed on silk charmeuse and sold to high end design houses.

Anthology Fabrics 2011
Licensing original artwork collections for retail fabric.

Boardwalk 2011
Designed Swim Wear Line, including garment, styling detail, sketch, color, pattern. Executed line from beginning to manufacture to client, including all SPEC information and creation of line sheet for client (Walmart).


Nordstrom Product Group 2008-2011
Senior Textile Artist & Colorist for Accessories, Active, Sleepwear & Home divisions.
Designed Original prints & plaids for scarves, active wear, women's sleepwear and home soft goods. High-level communication with Seattle based team and international partners to ensure excellence in execution of artwork to final product.
Created and managed trend color palettes for each season in the Accessories division. High-level communication with Seattle based team and international partners to ensure excellence and precise matching in color dyed fabrications.


Tommy Bahama 2005-2008
Textile Artist for Men’s & Women’s
Designed Original prints & plaids for men’s & women’s apparel.


Anthropologie 2005
Display Artist
Created unique displays and backdrops throughout the retail store; and inspiring attracting window dressings highlighting current apparel with natural, innovative, hand-created artistic materials.

Nordstrom Product Group 2004
Colorist Womens Narrative Division
Researching color trend for fashion forward product. Managing color processes from concept to final product. Approval of all color details for final product. High-level communication with Seattle based team, and international partners to ensure excellence and precise matching in color dyed fabrications.

Nordstrom Product Group 2000-2004
Senior Textile Artist & Colorist for the Children’s divisions.
Designed Original prints, plaids, appliqués, screens, and patches for girls, boys & baby apparel. High-level communication with Seattle based team and international partners to ensure excellence in execution of artwork to final product.
Created and managed trend color palettes for each season. High-level communication with Seattle based team and international partners to ensure excellence and precise matching in color dyed fabrications.


The Color Association of the United States. NYC. Intern 1999
Designed original color palettes for multiple clients from Interior, Automotive, Paper Products to Fashion. Communicated with clients daily and partnered with them in constructively critiquing their product to ensure satisfactory of CAUS services.


T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S

Proficient in NED GRAPHICS CAD software; scanning, cleaning, creating repeats and multiple color combinations of purchased or original artwork.

Proficient in current versions of ADOBE PHOTOSHOP & ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR; scanning, cleaning, creating repeats and multiple color combinations of purchased or original artwork.

Proficient in MICROSOFT OFFICE.


P R O F E S S I O N A L A W A R D S

3 Original Wool Challis Designs had 89% sell through NORDSTROM Anniversary Event.

Managed color process of 100% Cashmere Tissue Program which received NORDSTROM PRODUCT GROUP Highest Volume Growth 3rd Quarter 2009

NORDSTROM Company Allstar Award 2002

NORDSTROM Children's Division Allstar Award 2002


P E R S O N A L A C H I E V E M E N T S
8 Marathons
Lululemon Yoga Ambassador 2008
Ironman CDA 2007
Mt. Kilimanjaro Summit 2005
Utah Violin Trio First Place Award 1992
Utah Violin Soloist First Place Award 1991
Utah Hunter Jumper Champion 1991

B I O

Amelia is a Creator & Leader who divides her time between Seattle & Park City, Utah. She is a graduate of the Art Institute of Seattle, studied Children’s Illustration & Jewelry Design at the Rhode Island School of Design & has designed textile prints from sophisticated plaids & palm fronds for men to sweet or quirky animal prints for infants & everything in between. Her high level of organization, follow through, efficiency, detailed communication is a match to her out-of-the-box creative expression and compassionate love able humor has kept her sought after by both Mom and Pop organizations as well as Billion Dollar Corporations. You can count on Amelia to tell you what she really thinks as well as deliver YOU a great product. A yoga instructor, Ironman, violin player & creative writer, she is also currently training to become a licensed Five Element Acupuncturist.


A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
Picasso said, “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an
artist once he grows up.” He also said “Bad artists copy. Great artist steal.”
According to Picasso, I am a thief. I like Picasso, but Marc Chagall has
been my favorite since the age of 4.

Projects by Amelia Gailey

Nordstrom Accessories
29 Files

Nordstrom Children & Baby
19 Files

Nordstrom Sleep & Active
5 Files

Tommy Bahama
6 Files

Boardwalk for Walmart
9 Files

I Love to Doodle
27 Files

Late Night Creations
8 Files

Water Based Creations
5 Files

Fashion Illustration
4 Files