CONTACT INFORMATION:
OBJECTIVE:
To do my part for the betterment of society by causing people to take action, think twice or simply crack a smile using strong conceptual substance and lasting impact.
EDUCATION:
- 2008: Master of Fine Arts at Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS (In Progress)
2005: Bachelor of Fine Arts at Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2001: Associates Degree from Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS
2000: High School Diploma from Buhler High School, Buhler, KS
OTHER EDUCATION:
- 2006: Font Lab Workshop, DVD Studio Pro Workshop, Hatch Show Print Internship
2005: AIGA Wichita, David Carson Speech in Kansas City, Quicktime Pro Workshop, Brand Muffin Workshop, Gardner Design Workshop
2004: AIGA Wichita, Photoshop Workshop, Maya Workshop
2003: AIGA Wichita, Flash Workshop, Illustrator Workshop
SKILLS:
Concept, brainstorming, design, layout, typography, animation, printing, pre-press, book design, illustration, multimedia, digital photography, painting, creative writing, music production, sound design, percussion.
I Am Proficient in the Following Software: Mac OSX, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Apple Final Cut Pro, Ableton Live, Apple Garage Band, Apple Logic Pro.
I Have Basic Knowledge Of: Alias Maya, Microsoft Windows, Curious Labs Poser, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Freehand, Corel Painter
HONORS, AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- 2007: "The Cocktail Party" shown at Terror Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA, October 17
- 2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at Comic-Con, San Diego, California
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at FantasyCon, Nottingham, UK, September 21-23
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at ACE Film Festival, New York, New York - Aug 24-26
Wins Best Animation
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at Fear No Film Festival, SLC, Utah June 21-24
Wins Best of Show
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at WorldFest Houston, April 20-29
Wins Best CGI/Mixed Media Animation
2007:“The Cocktail Party” shown at The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, April 12-16
Wins Best Student Film
2007: “Otherworldly Visions,” print and painting exhibition with Brian Simpson at Cafe Semolino, Hays, KS, April 6-26
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at The Celina Arts Festival, Celina, OH, May 12
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at ICFA 28, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 14-15
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at SheVaCon 15, Roanoke, VA, Feb. 23-25
2007: “Discharge” Print displayed at SDAI 49th International Exhibition
2007: Designed, produced and independently released The Sequence of Prime album, Hays, KS
2006:2nd Place Photography, ARTROM Photography 2006.
2006: Premeired 10.5 minute animated short “The Cocktail Party” at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, December 1st
2006: Three paintings featured in The Upstream People Gallery 8th Annual Abstraction International Juried Online International Exhibition, Two of which received Special Recognition, upstreampeoplegallery.com
2006: Various works featured in Creative Convocation Magazine (Now Creative Quarterly)
2006: Designed, produced and independently released Black Metal Jacket album, Hays, KS
2005: Poster Series received Special Feature on deviantART.com
2005: Designed, produced and independently released Inchoate “Sterile” album, Hays, KS
2005: Student Honors Exhibition, FHSU, Hays, KS
2005: 1st Place Packaging, AIGA Wichita SPF 17, Wichita, KS
2005: 1st Place Multimedia, AIGA Wichita SPF 17, Wichita, KS
2005: 2nd Place Portfolio, AIGA Wichita SPF 17, Wichita, KS
2005: Silver Best of Show, Brass Ring Award, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2005: 1st Place Multimedia, Brass Ring Award, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2005: 1st Place 3-D Design, Brass Ring Award, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2005: Dean’s Honor Roll, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Leo Burnett Scholarship Recipient, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Student Honors Exhibition, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Book Design and Monotype Exhibition, Hays Arts Council, Hays, KS
2004: Dean’s Honor Roll, FHSU, Hays, KS
2000: Scholarship Recipient, Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- 2007: Book Cover Design, Raw Dog Screaming Press, Landoverhills, MD. Designed book cover for D. Harlan Wilson’s second novel Blankety-Blank: A Novel of Vulgaria.
- 2007: Animated Music Video for Combichrist. Animated & Directed a 4 minute music video for the song "F**k That S**t" from their album "What The F**k Is Wrong With You People?"
- 2007: Book Cover Design, Bust Down The Door & Eat All The Chickens #6, Editor: Bradley Sands. Designed and illustrated the cover for the sixth issue of this popular Bizarro journal.
- 2007: Poster Design, Audio Spaghetti, Hays, KS. Designed 11”x17” Tour poster.
- 2007: Illustration for Combichrist, Fredrikstad, East Norway. Illustrated a short 5 page black and white comic for a collection of Combichrist themed comics.
2007: Logo Design, Midwest Music Inc, Hays, KS.
2007: Book Cover Design, Greenbones Press, Dayton, OH, Designed full book cover for Andersen Prunty’s “The Overwhelming Urge.”
2007: Logo Design, Greenbones Press, Dayton, OH.
2006: Book Cover Design, Stick Figure Incorporated, Designed full book cover for D. Harlan Wilson’s “Counting Earps & Other Rejekts.”
2006: Animated Double Feature, Premeired my 10.5 minute animated short “The Cocktail Party,” a Bizarro film based on a short story by author D. Harlan Wilson.
2006: Presentation on Careers in Art & Design, Quinter High School, Quinter, KS, Gave multiple presentations to High School Students and conducted mock interviews with students to prepare them for the work force.
2006: Two week internship at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee
2006: Interactive DVD Design, Larned USD495 School District, Worked closely with fellow graduate student Brian Simpson to film, edit, animate and design a fully interactive promotional DVD to bring attention to Larned USD495.
2006: Web Design, kuksi.com, Hays, KS, Designed and still maintain a Flash website to showcase Kristopher Kuksi’s past and present work.
2005: Web Design, The Austrian & Bavarian Seminars, Viechtach, Austria, Designed two partner websites to promote and list information regarding two drawing and painting seminars.
2005: Poster Design, Worked closely with artist Kris Kuksi to create a large, intricate poster that seamlessly blends his Zodiac interpretations with my design.
2005: Book Cover Design, Afterbirth Books, Lynnwood, WA, Designed full book cover for D. Harlan Wilson’s re-publication of The Kafka Effekt.
2005: Book Cover Design, Raw Dog Screaming Press, Landoverhills, MD, Designed science-fiction themed book cover for D. Harlan Wilson’s Pseudo-City.
2005: Comic Strip Artist, FHSU University Leader, Hays, KS, Drawing bi-weekly comic strip called Jack Magnum, an ex-marine turned hero for hire that studies philosophy and spouts random thoughts
2004: Internship with a team of graphic design students, Kansas Cosmosphere & Tranquility Base, Hutchinson, KS, Participated in brainstorming, concept development, logo design, web design and illustration for clothing.
2002: Web Design, Department 13 Films, Corpus Christi, TX, Designed HTML & Flash based website for this small independent film company.
2002: Grip & Multimedia, Enlightened Images, Corpus Christi, TX, Worked on-set as a grip and off-set with multimedia, motion graphics and video editing.
*REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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