Professional Experience
Carus Publishing
Illustrator Intern, Summer 2008-present
Creating full page, spot, and cover illustrations, and designing page layouts for Carus' line of magazines such as Muse and Cicada.

Kerosene Creative Services
Intern, Summer 2008
Designing promotional web banners, wallpapers, and screen savers for Hollywood movies.

Allen Spiegel Fine Arts
Intern, Summer 2007
Ran the ASFA booth at MOCCA Festival in New York, and at the San Diego Comicon, which included the sale of books and other merchandise. Also handled original artwork by represented artists.

Maryland Institute College of Art
Secretarial Assistant, Summer 2007
Worked in the Learning Resource Center for Director Dr. Kathryn Smith, organizing and updating office records in preparation for the coming school year.

Cornel Rubino
Assistant, January 2006
Helped prepare gallery space for the execution and exhibition of an 11’x29’ wall drawing, My Life Does Not Resemble Me, at the University of Maryland. Was allowed to use a small portion of the wall for my own drawing.

Dr. Giraud Foster
Part-time Aide, Fall 2006 to Winter 2007
Prepare letters and promotional material for various traveling photographic exhibitions.

Clients
Cicada magazine, Ask magazine, Muse magazine, Sadie magazine, Peabody Institute Opera, Baltimore Urban Forest Project, Baltimore Community Law Center, Counterpoint Publishing, Private commissions: The Benwick family, Jacksonville, Fla. (children’s portrait), Patrick McKee, owner Salon XYZ, Washington, D.C., (family studies), Lori Baer, Hollywood, FL (portrait), Ann Stewart, Dickerson, MD (portrait).

Education
Maryland Institute College of Art, 2004-2008; B.F.A. in Illustration

Honors
Society of Illustrators Student Competition Origins Award, 2008
MICA Achievement Award, 2008
MICA Illustration Scholarship, 2007-2008
MICA Dean’s List, 2004-2008
National Art Honors Society Scholarship
Presidential Scholarship
Maryland 8th District Competition Finalist

Skills
Digital Media: Adobe CS3 Suite, Corel Painter, Microsoft Office Suite
Traditional Media: Oil paint, chalk pastel, charcoal, pen & ink, collage

Exhibitions
MICA Commencement Exhibition, Spring 2008
Society of Illustrators Student Competition, Spring 2008
Senior Illustration Show, Spring 2008
High Touch Meets High Tech, Fall 2008
Junior Thesis Exhibition, Spring 2007
Continuing Studies Summer Study Abroad, Fall 2005
MICA Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Fall 2004 Foundation Department Exhibition, Spring 2004
Walt Whitman Festival of the Arts, 2000-2008
Walt Whitman Legacy Collection

Personal References
Whitney Sherman, teacher/illustrator, (443) 854-8544, Dr. Giraud Foster, photographer, (410) 323-1275, Chris Bing, illustrator, 1 (781) 862-0476;
Patti Harburger, director, Children’s House of Washington, (202) 333-7577