Minás Gallery
815 W. 36th St
Baltimore, MD 21211
Gallery Hours 11-6pm
Mondays by Appt.
Closed Tuesdays.
410-732-4258
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RESUME

MINÁS KONSOLAS
815 W. 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-732-4258

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art 
Baltimore, Maryland. Major: Graphic Arts. (1984)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Owner, Minás Gallery & Boutique
Baltimore, MD (1993 – present)

Own and operate a vintage clothing boutique, gift shop, art gallery, and small performance space. Work as a fine artist.

Property Manager, 733 South Ann Street
Fell’s Point, MD (1993-2004)

Managed residential and commercial property.

Owner, Berger’s Bakery
Belvedere Square, Baltimore, MD (1986-1992)

Owned and operated bakery retail outlet.

Design & Exhibit Coordinator, Adler Display Studio
Baltimore, MD (1984-1986)

Worked as staff artist, designing and constructing portable and permanent
exhibits for corporate clients.

Artistic Consultant & Community Liaison, Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs
Washington, D.C. (1982-1985)

Worked as liaison between community and museum staff.

Visiting Artist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD (1983-1985)

Taught portraiture and design concept to college students.

Greek Instructor, Berlitz School of Languages
Washington, D.C. (1984)

Taught Greek language, grammar, conversation and culture to students from
diverse backgrounds.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Farmers Market Mural
Baltimore Mural Program, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (2005)

Worked with  BOPA to design and  implement Farmer’s Market mural.

Greektown Mural Project
Baltimore Mural Program, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (2004)

Worked with community, artists and BOPA to design & implement Greektown mural.

WORKS IN PRINT

Octopus Dreams (2006)
Attic (2005)
Passager (2005)
Maryland Poetry Review (1997)
Dancing Shadow Review (1996)
Wordhouse. (1996 -2004)

EXHIBITS

Simple Elegance Designer Show Home
Owings Mills, MD (2007).
To benefit Family and Childrens’ Services of Maryland.

Sowebo Arts Members’ Show
 Baltimore, MD (2005, 2006, 2007).

Big Show
Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD (2004, 2005, 2007).

A Week in the Life of Greektown
The Fountain of Highlandtown Gallery, currently known as Baltimore Gallery. (2000)

Scattered in Foreign Lands: a Greek Village in Baltimore. 
Baltimore Museum of Art. Artistic Consultant. (1985)

Trees & Woodpeckers
Oregon Ridge Nature Center, Hunt Valley, MD. Display fabrication and installation. (1985)

Greek Spirit
Hutzler’s, Westview Mall, Catonsville, MD. Exhibiting Artist. (1983)

Two - Man Invitational Show.
University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. Exhibiting Artist. (1980)

MEDIA COVERAGE

The Art of Poetry
Emily Campbell, Baltimore Examiner, August 2, 2006.

Don’t Miss Recent Paintings by Minás
Sam Sessa, Baltimore Sun, May 27, 2006.

What Makes Baltimore the City that Reads? A Roundtable with Baltimore’s Literati
Susan, Mcallum Smith, Urbanite, August, 2005.

Greektown’s Rise no Myth
Anthony Pietila, Baltimore Sun, June 22, 2004.