About Me

Craig Screven

Craig Screven

Craig Screven is an artist 
from Dayton, Ohio.  Craig Screven 
is a graduate of the Ohio State University. 
He is the owner and curator of 
Silent Presence Gallery. He has exhibited 
his artwork in Ohio, Kentucky, Las Vegas and 
New York and on the Internet. He has used a 
variety of mediums. They include silkscreen, 
oil paint, acrylic paint, computer and others.  
His family, his former art teachers, and the 
works of Ernie Barnes and Jacob Lawrence, 
music, and history influence Craig.  Craig has 
done art for commission also.

Resume

OBJECTIVE:  To secure a position of 
instructional and/or developmental
activities in order to utilize my 
web design and graphic design experience. 
I am open for projects that involve create 
new and technically challenging prints and 
websites.

EDUCATION:  	
The Ohio State University  
Columbus, OH					
Major: Painting and Drawing					
Graduation Date: December 1993

WORK EXPERIENCE

Wilberforce University
2D Computer Art and Visual Art 
Computing Class. 
1999, 2006-2009

Silent Presence Gallery
Curator, Webpage Design, Advertising, 
Organization of membership Drive, 
Promotion of artist and their work.
1998-Present

ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES

Curator and organizer of the ART 
EXPRESSIONS & THE LIFE AROUND ME 
Art Exhibits 
(Columbus, OH - 1993)
Judged for Art Contest - African American 
Student Services 
of the Ohio State University 
(Columbus, OH - 1993)
Curator of the Sixteenth Annual 
ACE Members Show at A.C.E. Gallery 
(Columbus, OH - 1996)
Young Emerging Artists workshop Facilitator 
(Dayton, OH - 1997)
Curator of Silent Presence Gallery 
(http://members.tripod.com/Screven/
SilentPresence/index.html
- 1998- Present)


SPECIAL SKILLS

Painting (canvas); Drawing; Graphics - 
applications on Macintosh & IBM; 
Web page design; Working with the 
computer programs: Adobe PageMaker, 
Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Freehand, 
Adobe PageMill, Adobe Premiere, 
Macromedia Director, Microsoft Works, 
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint,  
Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, 
QuarkXpress and Quicken.