Resume
Gustav Bulzgis
258 Sterling Road, Toronto, ON, M6R 2B9
613-914-5144 · gustav.bulzgis@gmail.com
gustavbulzgis.com

Education
OCAD University BFA (Hons.), Sculpture/Installation 2023
  • Received the OCAD University Medal in Sculpture/Installation

Yale Norfolk School of Art and Music 2022
  • Nominated by OCAD U’s Dean of the Faculty of Art


Professional Experience
Soho Custom Framing Toronto, ON

Designer / Sales November                     2025 - January 2026
  • Conducted framing consultations and sales for clientele, ensuring artwork across a variety of mediums receive displays facilitating long-term conservation while maintaining client’s vision 
  • Maintaining a well organized and efficient studio through packing, labeling, and storing artworks between consultations as well as filing work orders and invoices from clients and material distributors 
  • Assisting the head framer with prep work and assembly, including cutting material to size, fitting works, installing hardware, and final inspections


Gallerie De Bellefeuille Montreal, QC

Art Handler August                                     2024 - August  2025
  • Safely delivered and installed artwork in client’s homes and businesses, consulting with clients to ensure their vision for the space is actualized
  • Worked with a small team to maintain an organized workshop, delegate projects, assemble crates, and coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments of artwork and materials 
  • Assisted in the planning, installing, and de-installation of exhibitions across three galleries


Yale Norfolk School of Art Norfolk, CT, USA

Archivist                                                                         Summer 2022
  • Initiated a long term project systematizing and cataloging the residency’s library in accordance with new directorship of the program and initiated a substantial overhaul of former Norfolk alumni records
  • Began a pilot project involving alumni donations to the library’s collection 


Waterdon Construction Ltd. & Alloy Fabrications Ottawa, ON

Assistant Carpenter & Fabricator                         Summer 2021
  • Assisted a small team of carpenters in large-scale commercial construction projects across a myriad of sites; tasks included framing, material preparation, rebar, concrete casts, prep for electrical, jobsite organization, and more
  • Assisted a small team within a metal fabrication studio with public and private commissions; tasks included organizing and preparing materials, machine fabrication, and on-site installation


Other Experience
Westmount Visual Art Center - Assistant Instructor + Lead technician December 2023 - July 2024

Freelance - Tutoring in fine arts for students aged 10-14 October - December 2023

OCAD University - Studio Monitor November 2022 - April 2023

Bridgehead Coffee Summer 2023

OCAD University - Guest Speaker & Critic November, 2023

OCAD University - Search Committee Member, Faculty of Arts and Sciences May 2023


Awards and Recognition
  • Vermont Studio Center Fellowship - Vermont Studio Center 2024
  • OCAD University Medal in Sculpture/Installation 2023
  • Nora E. Vaughan Award - OCAD University 2023
  • Ignite Gallery Sculpture/Installation Award - Ignite Gallery 2023
  • Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship - Yale University 2022


Technical Skills & Certification
  • Art handling workshop - Hunt Gallery 2026
  • Technical proficiency: Windows + Mac OS, Adobe: Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Other: Blender 3D, Clo3D, Rhino, artlogic, Microsoft Office
  • G-class driver’s license







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