Sharron Ott
www.papillondesign.biz
sharron@papillondesign.biz
(708) 738-0558
My Purpose
in life is to create beauty. I strive to gain an understanding of the principles of
vision,
psychology, color, and design that enable me to achieve this lofty goal.
I believe it is
my role as a teacher
to then convey these artistic tools to my students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Fine Art, painting, drawing, sculpture, holography
Teaching, children and adults/ drawing, painting,
sculpture, mixed medias, color theory, art history
Management, managing staff, marketing, sales, training, scheduling,
ordering,
Interior Design, commercial and residential
Computer design
Set Design and Creation,
scenic, prop, costume
EDUCATION:
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Major in Painting/Art and Technology, Minor in Art History
Ringling College
of Art and Design, Fine Art, Sarasota Fl.
Eleanor King Hookam, Private Instruction in Fine Art, Elmhurst
Il.
EXPERIENCE:
Papillon Design, business owner, manager, providing serives in: Interior Design, Fine
Art
and Art Classes Oak Park Il Il, 1997- present
DePaul University, lecturing on Color Psychology,
Chicago Il, 2008-present
Dominican University, lecturing on Color Psychology, River Forest Il, 2008-present
Roosevelt University,
lecturing on Color Psychology, Chicago Il, 2011-present
Proviso Township High Schools, substitute teaching,
Forest Park Il 2008-present
Mad Science, teaching science, k-5, Chicago Il, 2008-2011
OPAL, teaching art,
Oak Park Il, summer 2008- 2011
Learning Annex, Chicago Il, teaching art, 1986-1988
YMCA, teaching art,
Chicago Il, 1984-1988
COMPLETED DESIGNS:
NUMEROUS PRIVATE HOMES
44 RESTAURANT/BAR
ESTABLISHMENTS
4 CHURCHS
5 COMMERCIAL SHOPS
such as:
Parthenon Restaurant,
murals, billboard, Chicago Il, 1995-ongoing
Costa’s Restaurant, interior design, Oak Brook Terrace
Il, 1997-ongoing
Papa Spiro’s Restaurant, interior design, Oak Park Il, 1998-ongoing
Redeemer Lutheran
Church, reredose, Elmhurst Il, 1998
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, interior design, Elmhurst Il, 2002
St. Mathew’s
Lutheran Church, mural, Chicago Il, 2002 :
THEATRE ARTS:
Cirque Du Soleil, scenic
art, costume mistress, Allegria North American Tour, Montreal Qc, 1994-1998
Steppenwolf Theatre, scenic
art, Chicago Il, 1998
Red Moon Theatre, set design, scenic art, Chicago Il, 1999
Ron Guard Studio,
scenic art, Chicago Il, 1997-1999
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Photoshop, Word, Excel, Power Point, In Design