Passionately educated illustrator skilled in 2D illustrations of digital and physical media, and paintings. Organized and motivated with artwork; looking for an illustration position either remote or within Indiana.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Coloring Book Illustrator
Evansville Wartime Museum
Evansville, IN
12.2023 - Current
Transforming photos into digital illustrations for children's coloring books.
Collaborated with employees to determine which illustration styles would best fit the project's desired theme.
Curating photos from multiple sources and selecting the best to use for illustrations.
Gallery Attendant
McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries
Evansville, IN
01.2021 - Current
Welcoming guests and answering any inquiries pertaining to the gallery and its art. This includes being knowledgeable about the current shows and artists.
Opening and closing the gallery, setting up and shutting down unique artworks (such as digital pieces), and maintaining a clean gallery space.
Setting up and taking down exhibits for upcoming shows and preparing wall spaces for next artworks.
Confirming that artworks are properly returned to their creators or purchasers when the current exhibit is done.
Helping students wire frames and set up their artworks for the next show.
Art Instructor
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Terre Haute, IN
06.2023 - 06.2023
Taught a small class of children (young children to teenagers) landscape oil painting, including the process of mixing and using oils as a medium and how to handle it.
Taught and demonstrated elements and principles of arts, including other techniques for painting.
Provided constructive criticism while encouraging creativity in all students.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Illustration
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
05-2024
Skills
Skilled in Adobe Photoshop
Drawing and Sketching
Art Styles and Techniques
Oil and Acrylic Paints
Digital Illustration
Art Exhibitions
Artwork Display
Originality and Creativity
Shading Techniques
Skilled in the Landscape Painting Genre
Skilled in pencils, pens, markers, and India inkwash
Accomplishments
Entered paintings into two different gallery exhibitions.
Won three art awards at the Mac/Pace gallery
Earned an art grant (Endeavor Grant) to record landscape scenes and render them into paintings.
Hosted an art talk about my painting series of the Indiana Dunes.