1. Rafayel Stepanyan
803 W. Leigh St. Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA23220
(757)814-1614
stepanyanr@vcu.edu
Education
VirginiaCommonwealthUniversityRichmond,VA
BFA inPaintingand Printmakingwithaminorin Art History. MajorGPA of 3.2, December 2016
RelatedCoursework
GermanExpressionism/MedievalArt and Architecture / Survey of Western Art, August 2012-October2014
 Research,organizeandreview informationrelatingtoIconArt and post-impressionistworksfor paper
 Facilitateteam projectsof4 membersandconsolidateresearchdocumentsforpresentation
 Organizeand lead a 25-minute presentation onGermanExpressionistsduringWW1for midterm groupproject
Advanced DrawingandPainting / Printmaking:intermediateetching /SeniorSeminar/ January2013-October2014
 Producehighlydetailoriented copperplateintaglio worksindependentlyforgroup discussion
 Archive etchesand focuson art placementandlabeling ofpaintingsduringweeklypresentations
 Planand executeetcheswithexceptionaltechnicalskillprovenby highlevel of academic achievement
 Meetdeadlinesandprovide resultsby dividing projectsintomoremanageable parts
AdditionalExperience
Portrait House / NileRichmond /NoodleandCo., May2013 –October2014
 Createa comfortablerestaurantenvironmentinwhichconstituentsfeelwelcomeandinvited
 Buildrelationshipsandexpandskillsina fast pacedinterpersonalkitchenenvironment
 Work independentlyevery weekend;singlehandedlyproducing mealsforcateringatElwood Thomson’s
 Move/lift produce rangingfrom 30-100poundsinbulkfrequentlyandquicklyduringshipments
Relevant Skills
 ProficientinMicrosoftWord, Excel,PowerPoint,Photoshop
 Able to fluentlyspeak andunderstandArmenian
 Cross culturallycompetentdueto previous multi-culturalworkenvironments