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Education
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Minneapolis, MN
2001-2005

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Comic Art
with additional studies in graphic design, illustration, electronic prepress, 2D design, drawing and photography.

Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Minneapolis, MN
2000-2001
Associate Arts transfre program

Process, Equipment & Skills

Process

  • Proficiency with traditional media, not limited to; watercolor, oils, pastels, sratchboard,pen & ink.
  • Excellent sketching and visualization skills.
  • Artistic ability to interpret design direction into a form that can be reproduced.

Computer

  • Knowledge of functions and capabilities of Macintosh environment and industry standard graphics software programs.
  • Knowledge of flatbed/negatives scanners,digital camera, tablet, photo/laser printer.
  • Familiarity with desktop publishing and web design, as well as creating and editing artwork and icons.

Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, GoLive and Illustrator; MS FrontPage, Adobe Acrobat, Quark Xpress, iMovie, TextWrangler, HTML, CSS, FTP.

Other

  • Ability to work independently.
  • Good organizational skills and solving problems.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

Experience/Exhibitions

Ryan Kelly; Illustrator/Comic Artist
Internship
Saint Paul, MN; January, 2004- December, 2005

  • Assisted in implementation of pro comic pages for DC/Vertigo's Lucifer; inking, adding textures and effects, editing.
  • Created and designed promotional mailers for exhibition.
  • Collected research materials and art resources to aid in creation of artwork.
  • Scanned slides and original work; prepared for print and web.

Jennifer Macamba-retrorobes.com(defunct)
Web Designer/Illustrator
Minneapolis, MN; November, 2003
  • Responsible for scanning, editing and reworking photos.
  • Creating original graphic elements such as backgrounds and buttons.
  • Composed overall site design and layout.

Saint Paul Art Crawl April, 2003
In Progress Studios St. Paul, MN

BFA Senior Show May, 2005
Minneapolis College of Art & Design Minneapolis, MN

Volunteer
1998-2002 Volunteer with Science Squad; Youth Volunteer Coordinator's Assistant; Adult Volunteer. Minnesota Children's Museum, Saint Paul
1998-1999 Volunteer Graphic Design. West End Employment Resource Hub, Saint Paul
1996-1999 Volunteer teaching Assistant. Saint Paul Open School. Saint Paul

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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