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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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