Resume

W James Taylor

Life Experience

Management / Supervisory Skills

Retired 2010 - Montgomery County Public Schools  

   Security John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring, Maryland

Arts Camp Teacher and Musician / 1999 to present

   MFAC ( Knoxville, Tennessee ) Summer Arts Camp

    Friendship Heights Village Center ( Bethesda, Maryland )  Summer Arts Camp

    Strathmore Arts Hall ( Bethesda, Maryland ) Summer Arts Camp

 Facilities Operator / 2000   

    Montgomery Aquatic Center, Silver Spring, Maryland

 Fast Frame, Inc. / 1985

     Manager for the Retail Art and Framing Franchise

Muralist/ D C Artworks / 1983

     Murals in Public Schools Project, Washington DC

Founder/CEO/Geneva Galleries Inc. / 1979 to present

     Fine Art Publishing Company

Knoxville Police Department / 1974-1979

     City Patrolman and Community Outreach Coordinator

 Draftsman TVA / 1969

    Civil Design Branch & Structural Steel

Education

    Fast Frame Retail Management / 1985 / Graduate

     Knoxville Police Academy / Police Officer / 1974 / Graduate

     University of Tennessee / Engineering Graphics / 1969

 Awards

     The Society ( D C based women’s organization ) - 1990

           For Outstanding Contribution to the Arts  

      Bureau of Engraving & Printing - 1986

           Commissioned Portraits / MLK & Mahalia Jackson

 Affiliations

    Fountain City Art Center / Former Board Member

     Knoxville Art Alliance / Member

     Black Art In America / Member

      Fine Art America / Member

     Art Wanted.Com / Member

     Knoxville Arts Committee / Member / 2016-2023

     Garden of Discovery learning Academy / Board Member