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QUALIFICATIONS

With 10-years of college teaching experience I have participated in curriculum development, worked with adjunct faculty and organizations outside the university, and furthered my lifelong education. Outside of academia, I operate a growing freelance business. Multiple publications and exhibitions have shown images from my master’s thesis, in what promises to be a sustained community-oriented project. Advocating the development of digital skills alongside traditional techniques, I utilize technology to enhance and influence the creative process. I am experienced in Mac/Adobe Creative Suite software and photographic reproduction methods.

EDUCATION

2010 M.F.A., Kent State University (KSU), School of Visual Communication Design, Kent, OH Graduated Summa Cum Laude Major: Visual Communication Design Concentration: Thesis: Painting heroes: using illustration to improve the standing of baseball in the inner city Worked with Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI), Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Boys & Girls Club to develop a series of conceptual portraits designed to increase interest in baseball, among inner-city children, by highlighting the personal narratives of contemporary African-American baseball players. 2010 B.S., Kent State University (KSU), School of Visual Communication Design, Kent, OH Graduated Summa Cum Laude as a member in good standing with the Honors College Major: Visual Communication Design Concentration: Illustration 2003–2004 Illustration Academy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Gained knowledge of working art studio and business practices, studying with prominent artists and illustrators including George Pratt, Mark English, Gary Kelley, CF Payne, Anita Kunz and Sterling Hundley. The 7-week summer program, where a finished piece of art was developed each week, stresses self-promotion, business, research, experimentation, advanced media techniques, real world deadlines and conceptual thinking. Gained exposure to a wide range of artistic perspectives and explored figure drawing on a biweekly basis. Awarded by the faculty as one of the hardest working students.

EXPERIENCE

2011–present Assistant Professor, Northern Michigan University School of Art & Design Coordinate the instruction and advising of students in the BFA illustration program. Development of curriculum with emphasis on core school cognate principles. Class demonstrations in various traditional and digital media. Organize weekly life drawing sessions. Service to university and school. 2003–present Primary Hughes Illustration, Stow, OH, and Marquette, MI Creation and management of freelance illustration, design and art studio. Clients include: Ohio Magazine, American Greetings, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Magazine, Scene Magazine, The Day I Hit a Home Run Enterprise, University of Dayton, Threadless.com, Design By Humans and paintings for exhibition and private commissions. Self-initiated development of digital illustration skills resulted in acquiring a foothold in t-shirt design marketplace. 2005–2011 Adjunct Instructor, KSU School of Visual Communication Design Sophomore and junior-level illustration class instruction. 2–4 classes with 10–20 students per semester. Organized and led regular classroom critiques or discussions emphasizing traditional roots in art history and integration with design leading students through the process of research, brainstorming, working comps and execution. Developed curriculum that responded to the changing needs of students, and provided demonstrations of pencil, ink, watercolor, acrylic, digital, collage, concept, linear perspective, color theory, and narrative illustration techniques.

2003–2005 Graduate Assistantship, KSU School of Visual Communication Design Shadowed professors of illustration at the sophomore and junior-level, assisting with classroom preparation and critiques. Concurrently, I taught my own sophomore-level foundation drawing and illustration classes. 2002 Art Department Internship, The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH Collaborated with multiple departments under tight deadlines, creating infographics, , page designs, and preparing photography for publication in the newspaper. Gained knowledge of digital workflow within large publications.

PUBLICATIONS

2014 AcrylicWorks: The Best of Acrylic Painting (1 work) 2013 Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 32 (1 work) Semi-Permanent Book One, Australia (1 work) 51st Annual Illustration West, Los Angeles (2 works), juried by Robin Richesson, Lisa French, Craig Elliott, Rick Anwyl, Scott Bakal, and Whitney Sherman 2012 Hodges, Michael H. “‘America!’ the beautiful, intricate and bizarre.” Review. Detroit News. (16 August 2012). RiverLit, July 2012 issue (1 work) Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show. Exhibition Catalog, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, VA, (1 work) 2011 Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 23 (1 work runner-up website publication) CMYK Magazine issue # 50 (1 work) Juror: Nora Krug Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 22 (1 work selected for magazine publication) 49th Annual Illustration West, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (3 works) CMYK Magazine issue # 49 (1 work - 3rd place) Juror: Chris Buzelli 2010 Drawing Inspiration, by Michael Fleishman - interview and samples of my work are highlighted Torso: Streetwear T-Shirt Graphics Exposed, by Daniel Eckler The Threadless Sketchbook, by Ian Leino - developmental sketches and ideation is explored on 2 pages. 2008 46th Annual Illustration West, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, (1 work), juried by Mike Kelley, John Hendrix, Josh Cochran, Mark Matcho, Noah Woods American Illustration 27 (1 work chosen for website publication) 2007 Society of Illustrators 49th Annual of American Illustration (1 work) How to Grow as an Illustrator, by Michael Fleishman American Illustration 26 (1 work chosen for website publication) 2006 44th Annual Illustration West, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (2 works), juried by Dana Colins, Bob Dob, Jody Hewgill, Barry Jackson, Merry Karnowsky, Nathan Ota, LeUyen Pham, Martha Rich, Billy Shire, Esther Watson West Virginia Flash Festival, Second Place for Professional Website 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 2 (3 Merit awards) 2005 Society of Illustrators 46th Annual of American Illustration (1 work) 43rd Annual Illustration West, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (2 works) Portfolios.com Annual Competition (Now CreativeShake.com) - (2 works Awarded Silver & Bronze) 2004 3x3 Student Illustration Annual 2003 (5 works) CMYK Magazine issue # 27 (1 work) Juror: Tim Bower CMYK Magazine issue # 25 (2 works) Juror: Rick Sealock 2003 CMYK Magazine issue # 24 (1 work) Juror: Juliette Borda CMYK Magazine issue # 23 (1 work) Juror: Sterling Hundley Photographer’s Forum, Best of College Photography Annual 2003 (1 work)

2 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 Michigan Drawing & Print-Making Exhibition, 3rd Annual State Exhibition, LowellArts!, Lowell, MI Juror: David Gianfredi - (Awarded Honorable Mention) Role Models, Invitational Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition, 3rd Annual International Juried Exhibition, The National Art Museum of Sport, ArtCenter Manatee, Bradenton, FL 31st Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Regional Juried Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center, Birmingham, MI, Juror: Brad Durham - (Awarded Fourth Place) North of the 45th Parallel, 6th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Art Exhibition, Regional, DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, Juror: Mason Riddle The Curve Ball, Invitational, Jays Care Foundation Fundraiser Charity Bat Auction, Rogers Centre, , ON, Curator: Dave Murray (Garrison Creek Bat Company) Scorcese: An Art Show Tribute, Invitational, Bold Hype Gallery, New York, NY, Curator: Ken Harman (Spoke Art Gallery) Season Opener 2, Invitational Bat Exhibition, Steamwhistle Brewery, Toronto, ON, Curator: Dave Murray (Garrison Creek Bat Company) Illustration West 51st Annual Exhibition, International Juried Exhibition, Nucleus Gallery, Alhambra, CA, Curator: Wade Buchanan Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI Message in a Bottle, Invitational Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI Drawing from Perception VII, National Juried Exhibition, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Juror: Stanley Lewis 12x12, 4th National Small Works Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Juror: Jochen Wierich 2012 No Big Heads, 27th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition, University of Alaska-Anchorage Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK, Juror: David Jon Kassan - (Awarded Honorable Mention) Northern Exposure XIX, Regional Exhibition, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba, MI, Juror: Lisa Ambrose Great Lakes Small Works, 3rd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding, National Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, Juror: Phil McAndrew AMERICA!, National Exhibition, Work • Detroit at University of Michigan, Detroit, MI, Curator: Joe Levickas Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show, International Exhibition, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, VA, Jurors: Sterling Hundley, Alice Cho, Noah Scanlin, George Pratt, Martin Gee, Elizabeth & Libby Meggs (Awarded The Phillip B. Meggs Award for Excellence in Design) North of the 45th Parallel, 5th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Art Exhibition, DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, Juror: Wally Mason The Art of Baseball, 15th Annual Exhibition, National Exhibition, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA Mirror Images: 2012 Kreft Juried Exhibition, National Exhibition, Kreft Center for the Arts, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI, Jurors: Gloria Pritschet and Rocco DePietro Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI - (Awarded First Place - 2D Artwork) 2011 Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition, 2nd Annual International Exhibition, The National Art Museum of Sport, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 27th Annual Juried Exhibit, National Collage Society, Online Exhibit, Jurors: Ellen Rudolph, Clare Murray Adams, and Del Rey Loven Third Annual Figurative Drawing and Painting Competition, National Exhibition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, Juror: Cindy Stockton Moore The Cheaper Show No. 10, Vancouver, BC, Curator: Jessica Delorme Richmond Illustrators Club 4th annual juried show, International Exhibition, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, VA, Jurors: Mark Summers, Bill Koeb, Amy Crehore, & Phyllis Saroff The Art of Baseball, 14th Annual Exhibition, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA

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2011 Wish You Were Here: National Collage Society Postcard Show, The Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH, Members Show, Awards Juror: Martin Ball 2011 Student Annual Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH, Juror: Dan Tranberg Illustration West 49th Annual Exhibition, International Exhibition, Nucleus Gallery, Alhambra, CA, Curator: Wade Buchanan 2010 Small Works Exhibit, The Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH, Juror: Janice Lessman-Moss 2007 49th Annual Exhibition, International Exhibition, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York City, NY 2006 Images of Kent and Northern Ohio, Invitational Exhibition, McKay Bricker Gallery, Kent, OH, Curator: Cass Bricker & Bob Mayfield The Best of NOIS, Northern Ohio Illustrators Society Show, Invitational Exhibition, The Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH, Curator: George Kocar The Female Figure in Art: Contemporary Northeast Ohio Artists, Gallery 324, Cleveland, OH, Curator: Marcus Bales 2005 VCD Senior Show, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 2004 46th Annual Exhibition, International Exhibition, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York City, NY 2003 Illustration Academy Group Show, Invitational Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

RELATED EXPERIENCE & SERVICE

2012–present Front Street Figure Drawing Group, founder and coordinator of monthly life drawing sessions at Peter White Public Library, Marquette, MI. 2011 2nd Annual Art at the Arnold, Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Sports Festival, 3-day art competition with athlete models, Columbus, OH 2007 Collaborated with Kelly Franzmann on mural painting and design of Sunday School Room (1200 sq. ft.) Westminster Presbyterian Church, Akron, OH 2006 Juror at the Lakewood Arts Festival, Lakewood, OH

CONTINUING EDUCATION

2013 Illustration Master Class, 7-day workshop with artists Mike Mignola, Donato Giancola, Greg Manchess, Dan Dos Santos, Scott Fischer, Rebecca Guay, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Iain McCaig and James Gurney 2012 The Color of Light, 4-day Workshop with artist Sally Strand, member of the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame, Lake Country Pastel Society, New Brighton, MN 2011 Landscape Painting, 10-day Workshop with artist Charles Basham, Kent/Blossom Arts Summer Program, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2011 Figure Drawing class, Professor Darice Polo, School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, OH

2004 The Illustrator’s Process, KSUCDA (Kent State/University and College Designers Association) Workshop with children’s book illustrator Chris Sheban, Kent State University, Kent, OH

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