Fiction Writer
Author's Bio
ELLIOT BLINDER
Westlake Village, California ◆ 805-807-8785 ◆ eblinder1@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
- Published Writer and Blogger @Elliots-Window: www.elliots-window.blogspot.com
- Authored and Edited Books, Catalogs, Advertising and Marketing Materials for Corporations
- Experienced in Artist Management, Retail Sales & Management
- Professional Knowledge of Graphic Arts, Digital Printing, Lithography, Serigraphs, Sculpture, Digital and Off-Set Printing, Photography, and other Media
- Working Knowledge of Business Law, Contracts and Property Rights
- Board of Directors for the California Museum of Arts, Thousand Oaks, 2015 - 2018
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Chief Executive Officer, 2004 to Present
Art Traditions – Westlake Village, CA
- Publishing and Managing Fine Art and Artists
Director/Owner, 2004 to 2018
Westlake Village Gallery, LLC – Westlake Village, CA
Former Owner-Director of Fine Art Publishing, Consulting and Management Firm, representing and marketing living artists’ original and limited edition works to galleries, auctioneers, designers and more.
- Art consultant for collectors and clients
- Directed graphic arts, digital printing, lithography, serigraphs, sculpture, digital and off-set printing
- Fine Art framing & Art Restoration
- Wrote biographies, marketing materials and press releases
President, 2002 to 2004
Marco Fine Arts – El Segundo, CA (Company moved to Texas)
Presided over national Fine Art publishing business and print-making company, with average annual sales of $6 million; with 20+ employees engaged in producing limited edition and original works of art for resale by retail galleries, decorators and designers.
- Created and supervised national advertising and marketing for contemporary artists, ranging from Guy Buffet to Robert Indiana and John Nieto
- Supervised sales, inventory, printing, graphics arts
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, 1997 to 2001
Collectors Editions – Los Angeles, CA
- Published and distributed limited edition works of Art by 20 national & international artists
- Planned, created and implemented strategies for new marketing and advertising each year
- Doubled wholesale sales volume to over $4.5 million
- Increased market saturation from approximately 65 wholesale accounts to over 700
- Increased profit margins by 50% in the first 8 months and another 15-21% in 2nd, 3rd & 4th years
- Supervised 6 Regional Sales Associates, Advertising Director and support staff
- Maintained personal sales volume averaging over $55,000/month in the first 3 years
Owner/Director, 1995 to 1997
Artful Eye Gallery – Oak Park, CA (Sold Gallery in 1997)
Founder and Director of retail Art gallery and frame shop.
Private Art Dealer, 1993 to 1994
Blinder Fine Arts – Santa Monica, CA
Owner/Director, 1990 to 1992
Promenade Gallery – Santa Monica, CA (Sold Gallery in 1992)
Founder and Director of the first Fine Art gallery in the newly developed Santa Monica Promenade.
Vice President Sales & Marketing, 1983 to 1988
Martin Lawrence Limited Editions Inc. – Santa Monica, CA
During my tenure at Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, the company grew from 3 California galleries to 23 retail galleries across 7 States, publishing over 35 limited editions per year by 12 renowned artists including: Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Hiro Yamagata & Charles Bragg. The staff during this period grew from 12 to 105 employees.
- Responsibilities included administration of advertising and promotional campaigns, gallery and trade show planning, artist & media relations, selection and supervision of print production
- Wrote or edited all press releases, ad copy and books produced by Martin Lawrence Limited Editions
- Supervised 5 Departments: Graphic Arts, Curating, Shipping, Human Resources, and the Wholesale Sales Division of a $30 million Public Corporation
- Maintained personal sales exceeding $11.5 million, accomplished while supervising accounts & distributors in Japan & Canada, as well as 125 individually owned Galleries in the U.S.
PUBLICATIONS
BERBERYAN - Author/Editor 2015
Elegant Living Magazine - Columnist 2011-2012
The Spirit within Me: The Art of Oleg Zhivetin Collectors Editions, Inc. - Editor 2001
Behind the Scenes Rolling Stone 30 Year Anniversary Edition - 1999
The Collected Works of Fanch Ledan Blinder Fine Arts - Editor 1990
The Art of Susan Rios Hugh Lauter Levin Associates- Editor 1988
Hiro Yamagata: 100 Watercolors Martin Lawrence Limited Editions -Editor/Author 1988
The Art of Hiro Yamagata Hugh Lauter Levin & Associates - Editor 1986
The Bloom Highway Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte Press - Author 1972
The Village Voice, The Cambridge Phoenix, Rolling Stone - Staff Writer 1970-1972
ELLIOT BLINDER
Westlake Village, California ◆ 805-807-8785 ◆ eblinder1@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
- Published Writer and Blogger @Elliots-Window: www.elliots-window.blogspot.com
- Authored and Edited Books, Catalogs, Advertising and Marketing Materials for Corporations
- Experienced in Artist Management, Retail Sales & Management
- Professional Knowledge of Graphic Arts, Digital Printing, Lithography, Serigraphs, Sculpture, Digital and Off-Set Printing, Photography, and other Media
- Working Knowledge of Business Law, Contracts and Property Rights
- Board of Directors for the California Museum of Arts, Thousand Oaks, 2015 - 2018
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Chief Executive Officer, 2004 to Present
Art Traditions – Westlake Village, CA
- Publishing and Managing Fine Art and Artists
Director/Owner, 2004 to 2018
Westlake Village Gallery, LLC – Westlake Village, CA
Former Owner-Director of Fine Art Publishing, Consulting and Management Firm, representing and marketing living artists’ original and limited edition works to galleries, auctioneers, designers and more.
- Art consultant for collectors and clients
- Directed graphic arts, digital printing, lithography, serigraphs, sculpture, digital and off-set printing
- Fine Art framing & Art Restoration
- Wrote biographies, marketing materials and press releases
President, 2002 to 2004
Marco Fine Arts – El Segundo, CA (Company moved to Texas)
Presided over national Fine Art publishing business and print-making company, with average annual sales of $6 million; with 20+ employees engaged in producing limited edition and original works of art for resale by retail galleries, decorators and designers.
- Created and supervised national advertising and marketing for contemporary artists, ranging from Guy Buffet to Robert Indiana and John Nieto
- Supervised sales, inventory, printing, graphics arts
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, 1997 to 2001
Collectors Editions – Los Angeles, CA
- Published and distributed limited edition works of Art by 20 national & international artists
- Planned, created and implemented strategies for new marketing and advertising each year
- Doubled wholesale sales volume to over $4.5 million
- Increased market saturation from approximately 65 wholesale accounts to over 700
- Increased profit margins by 50% in the first 8 months and another 15-21% in 2nd, 3rd & 4th years
- Supervised 6 Regional Sales Associates, Advertising Director and support staff
- Maintained personal sales volume averaging over $55,000/month in the first 3 years
Owner/Director, 1995 to 1997
Artful Eye Gallery – Oak Park, CA (Sold Gallery in 1997)
Founder and Director of retail Art gallery and frame shop.
Private Art Dealer, 1993 to 1994
Blinder Fine Arts – Santa Monica, CA
Owner/Director, 1990 to 1992
Promenade Gallery – Santa Monica, CA (Sold Gallery in 1992)
Founder and Director of the first Fine Art gallery in the newly developed Santa Monica Promenade.
Vice President Sales & Marketing, 1983 to 1988
Martin Lawrence Limited Editions Inc. – Santa Monica, CA
During my tenure at Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, the company grew from 3 California galleries to 23 retail galleries across 7 States, publishing over 35 limited editions per year by 12 renowned artists including: Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Hiro Yamagata & Charles Bragg. The staff during this period grew from 12 to 105 employees.
- Responsibilities included administration of advertising and promotional campaigns, gallery and trade show planning, artist & media relations, selection and supervision of print production
- Wrote or edited all press releases, ad copy and books produced by Martin Lawrence Limited Editions
- Supervised 5 Departments: Graphic Arts, Curating, Shipping, Human Resources, and the Wholesale Sales Division of a $30 million Public Corporation
- Maintained personal sales exceeding $11.5 million, accomplished while supervising accounts & distributors in Japan & Canada, as well as 125 individually owned Galleries in the U.S.
PUBLICATIONS
BERBERYAN - Author/Editor 2015
Elegant Living Magazine - Columnist 2011-2012
The Spirit within Me: The Art of Oleg Zhivetin Collectors Editions, Inc. - Editor 2001
Behind the Scenes Rolling Stone 30 Year Anniversary Edition - 1999
The Collected Works of Fanch Ledan Blinder Fine Arts - Editor 1990
The Art of Susan Rios Hugh Lauter Levin Associates- Editor 1988
Hiro Yamagata: 100 Watercolors Martin Lawrence Limited Editions -Editor/Author 1988
The Art of Hiro Yamagata Hugh Lauter Levin & Associates - Editor 1986
The Bloom Highway Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte Press - Author 1972
The Village Voice, The Cambridge Phoenix, Rolling Stone - Staff Writer 1970-1972