Experience

• Muralist at Aristocat Cafe

  Harrisonburg

  November 2022 - Present

  Designed and painted three commissioned murals, two interior and one exterior

• Fall Festival Art Exhibitionist at Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center

  Clifton Forge, US

  October 2023 - November 2023

  Exhibited two ink drawings in the Fall Festival Art Exhibit group show

• Featured Artist at Reverie Magazine

  October 2023 - October 2023

  Published three works -- one digital painting, one ink drawing, and one mixed media -- in the October 2023 inaugural issue of Reverie Magazine, available at: https://www.reveriemag.org/issue-1

• Portrait Artist at Freelance

  January 2018 - Present

  Create custom family and pet portraits, digitally and traditionally, according to client specifications, combining freehand skills with limited photo bashing

• Featured Artist at Polemical Zine

  September 2023 - September 2023

  Published two digital paintings in Polemical Zine's forthcoming 19th issue, "Blue," which can be viewed here upon publication: https://issuu.com/mclarenrebecca

• Featured Artist in Print and on the Web at YNST Magazine

  West Virginia

  April 2023 - April 2023

  Published one drawing in the inaugural issue of WV-based YNST Magazine, and published two other pieces on the YNST website: https://ynstmagazine.com/vision/divided/

• Scientific Illustrator at Janelia Research Campus and Allen Institute

  Ashburn

  June 2021 - Present

  Design scientific figures for an upcoming publication by collaborators with members of my former Janelia laboratory

• Tattoo Designer at Freelance

  January 2018 - Present

  Design custom freehand tattoos for clients based on written description, sketch, or personal photos

• Exhibitionist at Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory Art Center

  Old Town Alexandria

  March 2023 - April 2023

  Created three oil paintings on wood panel for the 13th Annual March150 Exhibition at Target Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center

• Field Guide Writing and Design at James Madison University

  Harrisonburg

  January 2020 - April 2020

  Wrote, illustrated, and photographed a 100-page field guide detailing the interplay of local geologic and ecologic processes in the formation and function of San Salvador Island, The Bahamas (for an Ecology and Geology of the Bahamas course and study abroad). It is available for download on my LinkedIn

• Featured Artist at Gardy Loo Magazine

  Harrisonburg

  January 2018 - May 2018

  Published an original stylized portrait drawing in the Spring 2018 issue of the James Madison University Gardy Loo Magazine

• Photography Exhibitionist at Southern Regional Honors Council

  Washington DC

  April 2018 - April 2018

  Selected photography exhibitionist at the 2018 Southern Regional Honors Council conference in Washington, D.C.

• Graphic Designer at Slaughter & Slaughter Family Dentistry

  Clifton Forge

  April 2017 - April 2017

  Designed and illustrated a business card design for dentist office

• Solo Exhbitionist at Clifton Forge School of the Arts

  Clifton Forge

  September 2015 - September 2015

  Exhibited several mixed media pieces in my hometown's school of the arts for 1 month

• Honors and Awards at Design and Art Contests

  December 2008 - Present

  2023 DeviantART Daily Deviation Recipient: "yoga in the garden" and "chrysalis"
  
  https://www.deviantart.com/ameliaclairearts/art/yoga-in-the-garden-Aristocat-Cafe-mural-design-940779638
  
  https://www.deviantart.com/ameliaclairearts/art/chrysalis-996649445
  
  2022 Aristocat Café Mural Design Contest
  
  2016 Alleghany High School Prom T-Shirt Design Contest
  
  2015 Alleghany High School Halloween Art Contest
  
  2008 Covington WestRock Christmas Card Contest First Place