Please download this template based on the Zwirner standard. The CV document should be clear and legible to any readers. Keep your creativity for your Art.
Most artists spend years building their practice but present it with a poorly structured curriculum vitae. A professional artist curriculum vitae should be clear, consistent, and easy to read. Curators, galleries, grant panels, residency juries, and collectors often review hundreds of applications. A confusing document creates unnecessary friction. This free artist curriculum vitae template is based on a format used by leading galleries and can be adapted to artists at every career stage.
What Makes a Good Artist Curriculum Vitae?
A strong artist curriculum vitae prioritizes clarity over design. It presents your education, exhibitions, awards, residencies, publications, collections, and professional achievements in a format that can be scanned quickly. Save your creativity for your artwork. Your curriculum vitae should help readers find information, not search for it.
