The Free Artist CV Builder
Build the CV galleries and juries take seriously, formatted in the CAA convention automatically. The credentials half of your Artsume profile.
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Add your experience once. Use it everywhere.
Build a living artist CV that grows with your career. Track solo and group exhibitions, education, residencies, grants, awards, publications, press, talks and panels, collections, commissions, and projects. Keep it current alongside your portfolio and profile, and let organizations confirm the credits they awarded you.
Formatted in the CAA convention.
Consistent section order and credit formatting, automatically. Present it to any gallery, jury, or organization with confidence.
Linked to your portfolio.
Every CV credit can open the actual work. A juror reading your CV can click through to see the piece being described.
Download as PDF, instantly.
One click exports a perfectly formatted PDF, ready to attach to any application, grant, or submission.
Three steps to get set up.
Add your experience
Enter your exhibitions, awards, residencies, education, and more. Every credit type has the right details for CAA format.
Auto-formatted in the CAA convention
Artsume applies the correct section order, date formatting, and structure. No templates to wrestle with.
Download as PDF or share by link
Export a print-ready PDF in one click, or share your permanent CV URL. It's always up to date.
Your profile, CV, and portfolio are all included. Create your free profile.
The CAA convention, applied for you. The layout galleries and juries expect.
Artsume formats your CV in the College Art Association convention. Add an exhibition or grant and your CV updates right away.
Download a print-ready PDF in one click.
When a gallery or grant jury asks for your CV, click download. The PDF is ready to send.
Share a link instead of an attachment.
Your CV has a permanent URL. Put it in your email signature, social bio, or grant application. Reviewers always see the latest version.
Linked to your portfolio. Every credit shows the actual work.
CV credits link to the portfolio works they represent. A reviewer clicks an exhibition listing and sees the pieces themselves.
Common questions. Straight answers.
What is an artist CV?
An artist CV (curriculum vitae) is the professional document listing all of an artist's exhibitions, awards, residencies, education, publications, and other career accomplishments. It is longer and more detailed than a standard resume.
What's the difference between an artist CV and an artist resume?
An artist CV is exhaustive. It includes everything and grows throughout your career. An artist resume is a condensed 1-2 page summary. Galleries and grant organizations typically ask for a CV; employers outside the arts may ask for a resume.
What is CAA CV format?
The College Art Association convention is the widely followed way of arranging an artist CV: credits grouped into sections (Education, Exhibitions, Awards, Residencies…), consistent date formats, and venues and locations structured the same way on every line. Artsume applies that formatting.
What sections should I include in my artist CV?
The standard sections are: Education, Solo Exhibitions, Group Exhibitions, Awards & Grants, Residencies, Collections, Publications & Press, and Professional Experience. Order them with the most recent credit first within each section.
Can I download my artist CV as a PDF?
Yes. Artsume generates a print-ready PDF from your CV with one click, using the same credit formatting as your online CV.
How do I share my CV with a gallery or grant jury?
Every Artsume profile has a permanent URL (artsume.com/a/your-name). Share this link, or download a PDF to attach to an application. Your live link shows the most current version.
Is Artsume's artist CV builder really free?
Yes. Artsume is free for artists. The portfolio, CV builder, and live profile URL are all included. Artsume is supported by the arts organizations that use our hiring tools.
What to include in your artist CV
What is an artist CV?
An artist CV (curriculum vitae) is the full record of an artist's professional career: exhibitions, awards, residencies, education, publications, and more. Unlike a standard resume, an artist CV grows over many pages throughout your career. It is the primary document requested by galleries, grant jurors, residency programs, and collectors.
Artist CV vs. resume: what's the difference?
An artist CV is exhaustive and career-long. An artist resume is a one-to-two page summary of the highlights. Galleries and grant panels almost always ask for a CV. Employers and non-arts institutions may ask for a resume. Artsume generates both from the same data.
What sections does an artist CV need?
A standard artist CV includes: Education, Solo Exhibitions, Group Exhibitions, Awards & Grants, Residencies, Collections, Publications & Press, and Professional Experience. That is the conventional order, with the most recent credits first within each section. It is the order Artsume applies.
What is CAA format?
The College Art Association convention is the arrangement of an artist CV that galleries, universities and grant juries in North America are used to reading: credits grouped by section, venue and location structured the same way on every line, and dates formatted consistently.
How long should an artist CV be?
As long as it needs to be. Unlike a professional resume that caps at two pages, an artist CV grows with your career. Early-career artists may have one or two pages. Established artists may have ten or more. Include everything. Galleries and jurors read what is relevant to their context.
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