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WORK EXPERIENCE
Ongoing
Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer
Design identities including logos, icons, website headers, and twitter pages for companies such as Cultural Weekly and Cultural Weekly Radio (2013). Complete illustrations for work as varied as instructional manuals, textbooks, children’s books, and online publications, including Significant Other’s Guide to Interacting with the Disabled by William Takahashi (2013) and How Many More Questions: Techniques for Clinical Interviews of Young, Medically Ill Children by Brenda Bursch and Rochelle Caplan, Oxford University Press (2010).
Teacher, Chicago, IL
Taught community workshops and arts workshops on creating comics, the language of comics, GIF making and book making at Spudnik Press Cooperative, the Continuing Studies Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Oxbow Summer Art Camp.
2013
Personal Assistant, Chicago, IL (to present)
Work closely with head of AP Educators, an organization that provides informational materials, videos, presentations and workshops for medical professionals and customer service personnel interacting with the disabled. Includes reviewing and sending e-mails and mail, making phone calls, cooking and cleaning, as well as designing and illustrating for written materials.
Summer 2012
Camp Counselor, Oxbow Summer Art Camp, Napa, CA
Trained in non-violent communication and behavioral management, studied brain development and affects of medication on growing children. Cared for suite of 7 girls as well as the co-ed camp of 50 (ages 12-17), led morning meetings, installed art shows, developed and implemented arts and crafts activities and play activities.
Summer 2011
Printmaking Teacher Assistant, Oxbow Summer Art Camp, Napa, CA
Assisted printmaking and bookmaking classes, worked individually with students to develop and carry out final art projects, worked specifically with students with learning disabilities and on the autism spectrum having difficulties completing their projects, supervised gallery installation.
Winter 2010
Archivist Intern, Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
Researched and archived wide range of political art posters, designed holiday cards, produced materials for demonstrations, assisted in documentary shooting.
SKILLS
Teaching and facilitating
Designing and illustrating in a variety of media from hand drawn to computer generated Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
Reliable and personable
EDUCATION
2013
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
B.F.A. with Liberal Arts Thesis, Articulating Identity in Quantum Mechanics and Queer Gender
Merit Scholarship Recipient
Mental Health First Aid Certification, Mental Health First Aid, Chicago, IL
References Available Upon Request
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