Testimonial 


“Stella is incredibly thoughtful, organized, and good at what she does. She has not only supported my vision, but contributed to it! Working with Stella puts me at ease because I know that the follow through will be fast, detail-oriented, and as collaborative as I need. She’s helped me with everything from emails and fundraising to press kits and social media. You’d be lucky to have her on your team,” — ricky sallay zoker (aka. YATTA), Artist.


“Stella is a gift to creatives of all kinds. We first met in her capacity as the Getty Marrow Programming Intern at Feminist Center for Creative Work in the summer of 2020. It was a scary time to pick an intern: would they manage to stay engaged, connected, communicative, and accountable? Stella OVERDELIVERED. She has a unique talent to identify improvements that streamline processes, initiate creative strategies (with little guidance), organize business affairs, and communicate on behalf of creative minds that is virtually unmatched. When I shifted to taking more time for my personal creative practice, I knew I could not work without my right hand, and hired Stella to manage my personal creative studio. I'm deeply grateful to her and I know that part of the success of my art career and personal wellbeing is in large part due to her efforts, — Mandy Harris Williams, Artist/Theorist/Educator/Programming Director, Feminist Center for Creative Work. 

“Stella began working with us at Feminist Center for Creative Work as a Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern, and became so essential to the organization that we have worked with her ever since. She brings a truly remarkable array of skills to the table — she is incredibly thoughtful, trustworthy, detail oriented, kind, and considerate. She is a pleasure to work with and anything you task her with, you can trust will be done impeccably and with a lot of care,” Sarah Williams, Executive Director of Feminist Center for Creative Work. 


About


STELLA RAMOS is a writer and creative from Seattle, WA. At Occidental College, she studied Religious Studies, with academic focuses on Environmental Ethicss, Indigenous Futurity, and Subverting Settler-Colonialism. Following graduation, Stella started as the Press + Programming Assistant at the Feminist Center for Creative Work (then Women’s Center for Creative Work) through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program. Stella was later hired as the Programming Manager and Administrative Assistant for the Feminist Center for Creative Work, additionally supporting FCCW Projects Co—Conspirator Press and SALIMA Magazine. In 2021-22, Stella started working for individual artists and organizations/brands as a Studio Manager + Project Manager (Mandy Harris Williams, Ahree Lee, ricky sallay zoker/YATTA, LA Freewaves, Ophelia Byrne, and more).  

Stella’s motivations are to support the logistical frameworks, creative visions, and long-term goals of artists, creatives, brands, and organizations. With 5+ years of expertise in the structural support, mental flexibility, and abundant visioning it requires to maintain an artistic practice, Stella is intentional and grounded in her skills as a support for artists and creatives. Joking that she’s a “professional Virgo,” Stella is organized, efficient, grounding, warm, and generous in her work approach. 


CV


B. 1999, Seattle, Washington
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

2020 Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

ARTIST + STUDIO MANAGEMENT

2021–Present: Studio Manager, Mandy Harris Williams
Supporting ongoing management and operations through grant/award/opportunity research and development, calendar management, email management, website input and management, and invoice tracking and coordination. Supporting on project-basis with research (licensing and acquisition, supplies, media, and more), communication with galleries, arts organizations, media spaces, and collaborations, and copy-writing, technical writing, and copy-editing. Coordinating and executing outreach strategy and bookings for lectures, collaborations, and partnerships.

2022–Present: Studio Manager, Yatta Zoker
Supporting on project-basis with media and press outreach and archiving, social media management and strategy, communications with galleries and collaborators, and art supply sourcing and research. Invoice management, calendar oversight, and contribution to creative vision and timelines.

2022–Present: COO, Ophelia Byrne
Project management + oversight on all photoshoots, shows, collections, and collaborations. Production support through sourcing, cyanotyping, and pattern-cutting. Manages communications with all external collaborators, internal production team, and customers. Supports brand development and creative direction through calendar management, social media, budget oversight, and contribution to creative vision. Manages oversight of all manufacturing and business operations. 

2022–2024: Studio Assistant, Ahree Lee
Supporting on project-basis with administrative organization and website management, design, and input. Executing digital archival coding, processing, and organization.

SELECT PROJECTS

Memento: A Collection by Ophelia Byrne, June 2023.

Music/Theory Organized with Mandy Harris Williams, The Geffen Contemporary at Museum of Contemporary Art, June 2022

Stop The Clock: Climate Change Event, Vivian Flynn, June 2022

Memory-Material featuring Yatta Zoker, The Geffen Contemporary at Museum of Contemporary Art, June 2022

Bard College Summer 2022 Thesis Exhibition featuring Yatta Zoker, July 2022

SELECT ORGANIZATIONAL POSITIONS

2020–Present: Programming Manager, Feminist Center for Creative Work, Los Angeles, CA

2020–Present: Programming Manager, Co—Conspirator Press, Los Angeles, CA

2022–2023: Event + Program Assistant, Freewaves, Los Angeles, CA

2020–2022: Administrative Assistant, SALIMA Magazine, Los Angeles, CA

2020-2022: Communications Associate, Bay Rising (c3) and Bay Rising Action (c4), Oakland, CA



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