Andrew Wendel 183 Franklin Street, Apt 6 Brooklyn, NY 11222 (347) 228-6082 [email protected]

Obiective Freelance, long-term and short-term contract work in illustration, particularly storyboarding, comics, and editorial. Open to the possibility of a full-time or part-time position in illustration, art direction, or creative direction.

Qualifications Highly skilled in rendering the human figure, with emphasis on mood, lighting, credible body language and anatomical accuracy. Expert at composition, design, and storytelling. Production artwork has been fully digital since 2011, but I remain proficient in a variety of traditional media: pencil, pen and ink, marker, oil, and gouache. Excellent conceptual and language abilities. Familiar with art history, cinema, and underground/countercultural esthetics.

Experience Storyboard, Advertising, and Production Artist Brooklyn Roasting Company 2017-present Wayart, Inc. 2015-present Famous Frames New York, NY 1999-2015

Black & white and color storyboards and comps for a variety of clients, including Barbarian Group, Barker DZP, Mustache Agency, PMI, Humble, Darren Aranofsky, BBDO, Big Picture, Bradley and Montgomery, New Science, Totem, 360i, Lippincott, Wee Beastie, AdPeople, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis, Viewpoint Studios, Curious Pictures, Digital Kitchen, Comedy Central, EyebalINYC, and many others. Emphasis on quick turnaround, high productivity, and ability to meet deadlines.

Freelance Illustrator, Cartoonist, and Designer Ongoing

From the age of fifteen, l have worked for a variety of clients in many capacities, from "big-foot" cartoons to painted album covers, logo and label designs, photorealistic portraiture, and virtually every visual art application. Clients have included Brown University, Polygram Records, Nascar, The New Yorker, DC Comics, Crusade Comics, Doig Eliot Schur, Phoenix Design, Coca-Cola, Mercedes, and numerous rock bands and concert promoters.

Staff Artist Valiant Comics New York, NY 1990-1992

Worked on a variety of titles as penciller, inker, and occasional colorist. Supervised background artists. Corrected artwork for editorial staff, "ghosted" numerous issues for other pencillers and inkers in a variety of styles.

Other Related Experience Board of Directors, Friends of the Library Brown University Providence, RI 2007-2012

Member of this advisory board, responsible for a variety of functions relating to the primary and Special Collections libraries.

Art Handler/Assistant Curator Estate of Andy Warhol New York, NY 1989-1991

Worked in many capacities to document the holdings of Warhol's estate, prepare artworks for sale, storage, and transfer to the Warhol Museum, and assist in day-to-day operations in this transitional period following the artist's death.

Educatiion BA, Studio Art/Semiotics Brown University Providence, RI