Selected Clients

Workhaus Collective, theater group, Minneapolis, MN

Poster illustration & design in collaboration with contemporary playwrights, 2006-present.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Will The Thrill, musician, St. Louis, MO

Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA

Graphic Artist, Lasso of Truth, Feb-Mar. 2014. Designed, inked, and colored 100 comic book panels called for in script of world-premiere play.

Juneau School District, Juneau, AK

Art Teacher, Juneau Community Charter School, Aug. to Nov. 2012
Weekly expansion class Making Your Own Comics for middle school students

Art Teacher, ACE: After Class Enrichment, Sept. 2011 to June 2012
Daily after-school program for low-income elementary-age students

Artist-in-Residence, Harborview Elementary School, December 2010
Led 175 students in creating & publishing DIY comic books

Bering Strait School District, Unalakleet, AK

Workshop Leader, October 2011
Led district teachers in weekend workshop on making comic books in the classroom

Journal of Law & Social Deviance

Carlton Smith, The Carlton Smith Company, Juneau, AK

SEACC, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Juneau, AK

Danny Friedman and the Beastman Band, Minneapolis, MN

The National Fantasy Fan Federation

Aby Wolf, musician, Minneapolis, MN

 

Other Design & Marketing Experience

Assistant Manager/Inventory Coordinator, Art Cellar book & art supply store, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, July 2002 to July 2010

Customer service, marketing design and writing, database management, accounting, supervising employees, placing and receiving orders, cashier and stock work

Art Director, Oracle student newspaper, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 1999 to 2001

Lay out pages and create graphics; training in Adobe graphics software

Education

Highly Qualified Teaching Artist Certificate, Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, 2010

BA in Studio Art, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, cum laude 2002

Concentration in intaglio printmaking; Writing minor
Studied photography & art history in Paris, France, winter/spring 2001

Skills

Copy writing and editing, marketing publications, publishing
Graphic design with Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, Web communications, social media
Detailed ink drawing and lettering, cartooning, intaglio printmaking

Awards

Nomination, Excellence in Theatre Award, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, 2014
Individual Artist Grant, Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, 2012
Winner, Juneau Empire 100th Anniversary logo design contest, 2012
2nd Place, Prints category, MN State Fair Fine Arts competition, 2007
Artist Initiative grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, 2007
Eliza A. Drew Prize for best editorial, Hamline University, 2000
Earl E. Craven Award for raising standards of campus journalism, 2000
Alfred & Hazel Stedman Award for undergraduate essay, Hamline University, 2000

Art Exhibitions

Jovial Jams, solo exhibition, Juneau Arts & Culture Center, Juneau, AK, January 2012
Double Shifts, staff exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, March 2010
Fine Arts Competition Finalist Exhibition, MN State Fair, August 2008
Prints on Ice, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, December 2007
Solo exhibition, Spyhouse gallery, Minneapolis, November 2007
Artist Initiative exhibition, Minnesota State Arts Board, October 2007
Fine Arts Competition Finalist Exhibition, MN State Fair, August 2007
Hot Off the Press, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, summer 2007
Group exhibition, Caffetto gallery, Minneapolis, summer 2007
Work @ MCAD, staff exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, March 2006
Bird X Bird charity art auction, Minneapolis, annually 2004-2010