Makeup Resume
Acting Resume
Recommendations

Diana Tenes is a multitalented and unique individual. She is a native Californian, was born and raised in San Jose/San Francisco Bay area. She started acting in high school, then became interested in Fashion and Costume design. Winning a full scholarship from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising , she moved to Los Angeles and earned her Associate Degree in Fashion Design. Diana has won awards for her Fashion Designs including the Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame/I.Peri -Outstanding Designer in the Bay Area, Excellence in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute, and a medal from the Santa Clara County Fair for Jewelry Design.

Continuing her studies at San Francisco State University, her interest in acting was rekindled when she designed costumes for the Chicano Theater Department. She earned her Bachelor Degree in Art: Conceptual Design/Performance Art from San Francisco State.

Diana is an accomplished actress. Working in front of the camera since 1994 in corporate videos, commercials, independent film, and print work as well. You can see her In “CathyMorgan.com” an independent film, as well as a local television film "Change is Hard" at www.norcalmovies.com , and most recently starring in "Latina Noise", a film funded through the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco, CA. See her listing on www.IMDB.com.

Diana is always seeking ways to expand her creativity and artistry. She started her venture into Makeup Artistry while working on Cathy Morgan, an independent film. She had the opportunity to do a drag Queen Makeover for one of the characters, was sponsored by M.A.C. Cosmetics for this project and has never looked back. Her talents include designing Makeup, Face and Body Art for television, film and print, Face Painting for children, teens and special events.

She teaches Make-up, Fantasy Make-up and Face Painting privately and at beauty Colleges and workshops for groups. She won a grant from The East Bay Urban Arts Institute to teach students at Oakland Technical High School in California Face Painting.

Diana volunteers for Wardrobe for opportunity in Walnut Creek. An organization devoted to helping dress low income for job interviews and new careers.

She is also a Professional speaker talking on a variety of subjects.

She has spoken at:

Lafayette- Orinda Presbyterian Church Singles group on "Dressing to attract the opposite sex"
Hayward Beauty College, Paris Beauty College, DeLoux School of Cosmetology on "Bridal, Glamour and Fantasy Make-up application/ demonstration"
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco on "Designing Costumes for Theater, and Film"

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Recommendations:

July 7, 2000

To whom it may concern:

I am pleased to write a recommendation for Diana Tenes, who served as our makeup artist during our two day production of the public service announcement campaign on "Aids Awareness."

Diana prepared 11 actors with the appropriate makeup and styling needs for each spot: Chemotherapy, Safety Net and Legacy. Her challenge was to create characters that fit a wide range of rolls. Diana completed her work timely, creatively, and professionally and was available on the set to freshen up the talent. FVS Media benefited from her energy, and high level of enthusiasm.

I plan on using Diana in future productions and I highly recommend her to anyone.

Sincerely,

Charles Rudnick
Director
FVS Media

January 27, 2000

To whom it may concern:

This is a letter of recommendation for Diana Tenes. Diana has worked for the Oakland Museum of California as a face painter since 1998 at a variety of family and community programs. Diana has distinguished herself in every capacity of this demanding job and I would highly recommend her for any position in the areas of face painting for large and small public events as well as teaching the art of face painting for youth/and or adults.

For the past two years Diana has been the lead face painter for "A Community Celebration for The Days of the Dead," the Museum of California's largest annual community event drawing an audience of more than 3,000 people. Each year, Diana has demonstrated extraordinary creativity, focus and patience while playing the dual role of artist and instructor for a team of more than 20 volunteer face painters. Diana was able to effectively juggle competing demands of working with volunteer of all levels of interest, experience and ability. Face painting for the "Community Celebration" is very specific to the Calavera (Skeleton) traditions of the Days of the Dead and Diana worked beautifully within the artistic and cultural confines of that specific tradition.

Diana is knowledgeable in her craft and is able to move from specific traditional assignments to the broader realm of festival face painting as she demonstrated in the museum's 30th Anniversary Celebration. Diana has worked visitors ranging from preschool to adult. She has lead training sessions in face painting for young adults and community volunteers with great success. She always adapts her presentation for the audience and situation. She is equally comfortable with a large or small group of students.

Diana has a wonderful mix of openness and experience; she embraces projects with both seasoning and energy. Her manner in dealing with people is warm and friendly. It is a great pleasure to work with her. We consider her an asset to the education programming here at Oakland Museum of California.

Karen Ransom Lehman
Family/Community Programs Coordinator

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