Michael Sexton

703 Ridgecrest Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

707-483-5505 | sextonfineart@gmail.com
portfolio: www.michaelsexton.weebly.com

Experience Education &

First Cut First Melt 2013-2016, 2017-Present Certifications
Contractor and Production Manager Santa Rosa Junior College
Durango, CO Fine Art concentration
1990-1992
Snow Melt Systems:
• Manage a crew of at least 6 employees and design and College of Arts and Crafts
install multiple types of snow melt systems Master of Fine Arts
• Meet installation deadlines for residential and Studio Arts, Sculpture & Printmaking
commercial clients including Purgatory Resort, CDOT, 1992-1995
and Double Tree by Hilton
• Solve challenges daily including spatial measurements, Philbrook Museum of Art
layout and electrical designs, weather changes, Art Preparator Certification
employee behaviors, navigating coordination with other 2010-2013
contractors and property managers, and managing
inventory and supplies State of Colorado
Contractor License
2017
Design & Build:
• Follow blueprints and organize subcontractors
• Tasks include: framing, plumbing, electrical, painting
• Primary liaison between company and clients
Apprenticeships
J.D. Moore
Graphic Design and Printmaking
1989-1990
Guldmann Lift Inc. 2016-2017
Subcontractor John Chamberlain
Santa Rosa, CA Sculpture
1995-1996
• Installed patient bed hoists in operating hospitals
Worked as part of a team, in a highly organized environment
Ruth Rich
Painting
1996-1997
Michael Sexton Fine Art and Finishing 1997-2013
Owner, Operator
Tulsa, OK Notable
• Managed multiple tasks simultaneously including Commissions
fabrication, paint contracting, art handling, fine art • Tulsa University
production, scheduling multiple contractors, and
• Williams Companies Inc.
organizing equipment
• Processed project information and design details by phone • Roxtec
and delivered on-point results
Experience Continued Features
Periodicals
• Strong communication with and primary liaison between • Infinity Press
builders, homeowners, and clients 2005
• Set budgets with other contractors and always completed • Art Dealer Magazine
projects on bid and on time 2006
• Worked for a range of clients including universities, • Architectural Digest
designers, builders, corporations (Hilty, Williams 2007
Communication, Oil, and Gas), and individuals including • Southern Living
Garth Brooks and George and Myra Kaiser 2007
• Handled and managed private art collections for high-end • Tulsa World
private and corporate art collectors 2010
Studio Artist • The Business Journal
• Produced paintings and sculpture on deadlines to 2011, 2012
satisfy needs of art dealers and fine art galleries • The Telegraph
• Met with clients individually and through designers for 2017
commission work
Paint Contractor Television
• Channel 2 KJRH News Feature
• Methods included base painting, special effects,
2011
plasters, glazes, cold patinas, and textures
• News on 6, Tulsa Studio Interview
• New and existing construction- commercial and
2011
residential
• Left Field Project, Studio Interview
• Managed 6 employees on average, set and exceeded
2012
deadlines for completion of projects
Fabricator
• Fabricated multiple custom projects including crates, Awards
pedestals, chairs etc.
• Materials included wood, metal, and plexiglass Mayfest Juried Invitational
• Methods included mig welding, brazing, heating
plexiglass, carving, general carpentry, and assembling
Show
First Place, Contemporary Painting
2000

Studio & Gallery

Second Place, Contemporary Sculpture
2017

portfolio: www.michaelsexton.weebly.com