Biography and Resume Alice-Marie Gravely

Alice-Marie Gravely is an awarding contemporary abstract artist who works in a variety of media including printmaking, oils, acrylics, watercolor, and painted sculpture.

She holds a Masters in Liberal Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. For twenty years she explored and expanded the boundaries of corporate film and photography for major companies such as IBM and GTE. For the past ten years she has been a fulltime artist seeking artistic expression in a multitude of media. She has been juried into national shows by outstanding jurors such as the Curator for the Philips Collection and the Assistant Curator for the Women in Arts National Museum, both in Washington, DC., as well as other esteemed critics. Alice-Marie developed her own style - as stated by one newspaper article - "Gravely likes to surprise you with the unexpected, what she did last week is different this week."

Alice-Marie has had several local solo exhibits in the Washington, D.C. area, exhibited nationally, and also has participated in many group exhibits. In the Winter of 2000, Alice-Marie’s work was featured in "Watercolor" magazine, a national publication of American Artists magazine. Her work is exhibited through the Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC.

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My objective is to provide seasoned experience in the creation and execution of innovative, cost-effective yet dynamic communications programs. The purpose of good public and media relations is to deliver outstanding exposure and results and this is always my goal.

•  Ten years of independent consulting experience, supplying imaginative, efficient, and budget-sensitive communications solutions to clients in the Washington, DC area.
•  Corporate Communications Manager with over ten years of professional, diversified public relations and marketing communications experience for telecommunications companies.
• Ability to consistently generate imaginative ideas and handle complex assignments.
• Extensive supervisory experience at the corporate director and manager-level positions and dynamic team member for individual project assignments.

Conceived and prepared a complete communications strategy for the Commonwealth of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology. Resulted in increases media interest and use of the facility by the community.

Served on the Board of Directors for The Arts Council of Montgomery County, Big Sisters, and the Capitol Hill Art League and created communications programs to establish relationships with the media, general public, and specific target audiences.

Created and installed a corporate identity program for Satellite Business Systems, a subsidiary of IBM and USSI (United States Satellite, Inc.). Also wrote award-winning annual reports, brochures, speeches, newsletters, and audio-visual presentations for companies such as GTE Spacenet, Boeing Computer Services, and Comsearch Inc. These successful programs were produced on time and budget.

Public/Media Relations Campaigns

Created and instituted a public and media relations campaign surrounding the first American satellite to be launched by the European Space Agency in South America. Produced communications campaigns for American corporations launching on the Space Shuttle and Delta Rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. I also conducted seminars on public relations practices for Arianespace, a branch of the European Space Agency, Kourou, French Guiana.

Consulted with area advertising agency and implemented a major news briefing on Capitol Hill for the former Peoples Drug Store chain, the opening of the Hyatt Hotel in Bethesda, and the creation of a chain of commercial art galleries, Images International.

Organized and executed major corporate and non-profit special events including picnic with President Reagan on the White House lawn for Special Olympics. I received a personal phone call form Eunice Shriver giving me her thanks.

Created a media and event plan for The Chinese New Year parade in Washington D.C. and The Chinese Benevolent Society was pleased with the high attendance and coverage in all the local newspapers and electronic media.

Attained results by providing resourceful communications support for "Product Opportunity" conferences for IBM, thereby increasing awareness of new services and technologies. Created and cultivated a customer service department that generated immediate response to customers and additional revenue for Comsearch, Inc.

Directed imaginative advertising and trade-show efforts with measurable results of increased business and media interest. Wrote and produced clear, powerful marketing literature, including dynamic brochures and customer newsletters.

Wrote, produced and directed radio and television public services announcements for The National Symphony’s Decorators Show House and the American Showcase Theater which received air-time. Also wrote and produced video and film scripts including an award-winning corporate film for Satellite Business Systems called "The Space Connection."

Masters in Liberal Arts, The Johns Hopkins University 1995

Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland 1976

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My professional pursuits began almost twenty years ago. For ten years, I had a wonderful career in public relations for high-tech companies; spent the last eight years running my own consulting business in marketing communications/pr; received a Masters Degree from Johns Hopkins; studied art in my spare time and assisted many arts related organizations as a volunteer; and raised two successful human beings to adult-hood.