1. Sonja Holmberg
31 Park Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262  (413) 230-1063  sonja.holmberg@smfa.edu
EDUCATION
Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA Diploma, May 2011
Tufts University, Medford, MA Bachelor of Arts Degrees, May 2016
Majors: French, English, and Studio Art
GPA: 3.8; Summa Cum Laude; Highest Thesis Honors; Dean’s List: Fall 2011––2016
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,MA Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, May 2016
Major: Studio Art
JOB EXPERIENCE
Eaglebrook School, Visual Arts Intern for Summer Semester, Deerfield, MA, July—August,
2012—2015
 Created the curriculum and taught two full-time Drawing classes
 Advisorfor five students; lived in the dorm and supervised activities
 Instructed various sports and dance classes
Tufts Literacy Corps, Reading & Writing Tutor, Medford, MA, September 2011—2015
 One-on-one work with students struggling with reading and writing; attended weekly
meetings on tutoring strategies
Paint Corner Art Bar, Painting Instructor,Cambridge, MA, March 2016— July 2016
 Teaching two-hour painting classes and working at the bar
Chesterwood, Curatorial Intern,Glendale, MA, June 2016— August 2016
 Helped organize Chesterwood’s annual Contemporary Sculpture Show
 Publicity, marketing, and programming
 Provided research assistance,updated databases,and wrote/edited press releases
 Acted as an interpreter or guide by leading tours and answering questions from the public
FRENCH EXPERIENCE
Private French Tutor, Tufts University, Medford, MA, September, 2013—December, 2013
 Prepared individualized lesson plans and instructed a student in beginning-level French
Tufts in Paris Semester Abroad, 3 Rue de l’Arrivée, Bureau 1024, Paris 75749, Paris Cedex,
France, January—May, 2014
 Took four academic courses through Tufts in Paris and the University of Paris; lived with
a French host family
French House Resident, Tufts University, Medford, MA, September—December, 2013;
September, 2014—May, 2015
 Helped organize and host cultural events; created posters and advertisements for French
house events
Cultural Service Intern, Consulate General of France in Boston, 31 St. James Ave., Boston, MA,
January, 2015— May, 2015
 Translated documents and speeches; filed information on student visas
 Wrote and edited articles for the monthly Educational and Cultural Newsletters
HONORS & AWARDS
 Dehn Fellowship, grant towards a painting workshop in Provence through the University
of Wisconsin,Stevens Point, Tufts University, June 2013
 Dara Wolbrom Memorial Endowment, in recognition of excellence in English
Literature, private donorfrom Tufts University, January 2014
 Frederic J. Shepler Memorial Prize in French, in recognition of success in the study of
French literature, particularly poetry, May 2015
 President’s Research Award, in support ofan extraordinary art project that may not
otherwise be realized, November, 2015
 Mary Grant Charles Prize Scholarship Fund, in recognition of an outstanding student
whose writing reflects an interest in ancestry and genealogy, March, 2016