College Admission Resume

TARA LYNNE SIMINGTON
2332 Barrington Lane • Frontenac, MO 63141
314-555-1212 • [email protected]

PROFILE

Award-winning Student Artist skilled in numerous media, including pen & ink, watercolor, oils, and acrylics. Successfully creates portraits, caricatures, still life, and landscapes utilizing all subject matter. Additional capabilities in sculpting and jewelry design.

HONORS

First Place, Pen & Ink Portrait, St. Louis Art Competition, 2001

First Place, Morning Sky in Acrylic, Midwest Design Show, 2000

Third Place, Self-Portrait in Watercolor, Monsanto Show, 2000

Winner, Oil, St. Louis Firefighters’ Poster Contest, 1999

Gold Ribbon, Pen & Ink Still Life, Children’s Art Show, 1997

ACADEMICS

ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY, Frontenac, Missouri
High School Diploma, Expected June 2002
GPA: 3.4 ~ Art GPA: 4.0
Art Scholarship Recipient, 1999 – 2002
SAT: Writing: 800/ Math: 520

MARK TWAIN SUMMER INSTITUTE
FOR THE ARTISTICALLY GIFTED, Creve Coeur, Missouri
Art Summer School, 1998 – 2001

ACTIVITIES

ART DIRECTOR
Yearbook Committee, St. Joseph’s Academy, 2000 – 2001
Designed page layouts for academic yearbook, including creating artwork in numerous media.
Selected and prepared photographs with additional responsibilities in cropping and reformatting.

PRESIDENT / MEMBER
Art Club, St. Joseph’s Academy, 2001
Led efforts to get student art displayed for sale in local malls.
Assisted in establishing a scholarship fund for inner-city children to attend art summer camp.