EXPERIENCE:

Professional Artist: 

-Produce a variety of original traditional and abstract art including abstract fluid paintings, oil landscape paintings, portraits, and surreal.

-Discuss specifications of art commissions with clients

-Create Youtube tutorials and promotional content through setup, filming and iMovie video editing software  

-Pack and prepare artwork for shipping

-Create posts for multiple social media accounts

-Update, design and maintain BNW Art website

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Graphic Designer: 2010-Present

-Create Youtube design content for individual clients, privately owned businesses and Youtube Creators, including video thumbnails, banners, logos and promotional items

-Use Photoshop software to create custom promotional items, including business cards, logos, and T-shirt designs

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Freelance Illustrator and Designer: 2013-Present

-Collaborator and illustrator for 2 month project "Black Dads Can" Children's Illustration Book by Gregory Collins

-Prepare and format files for digital and offset print production

-Communicate via email and phone to discuss production and creative ideas

-Create original artwork using Photoshop software

Link To Book

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EDUCATION:

2013, Goucher College, Towson MD, Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Fine and Performing Arts Scholar

 

2012, University of Maryland College Park, Intensive Course Abroad, "Greece: A Living Legacy" 

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Spring 2009, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Young People's Studio Scholarship (Painting Concentration)

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AWARDS:

"Waters Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery, Finalist, 2020

"10th Annual "Open" (No Theme) Online Art Competition", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, Special Merit Award (Painting), 2020

"Weather" Art Exhibition, Art Room Contemporary Gallery Online, Finalist, 2020

"Patterns Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery, Honorable Mention, 2020

"Landscapes Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery, Finalist, 2020

"Red Flag Poetry" Featured Postcard Artist, Jan. 2020

"Art For A New Earth" selected artist for"Art For A New Earth" Instagram rotating header "Mother Earth"

"Eastern Iowa Review" Featured Online Cover Artist, Issue 10
Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship
Jo Kohn Study Abroad Scholarship
Joyce Tseng & Anna Tseng Lum Scholarship
Mary Niven Alston EOP Scholarship
6th Annual Gallery Collection, Greeting Card Finalist, 2012
Pierians Incorporated Scholar (Certificate of Achievement The Pierians, Incorporated Baltimore County Chapter “An Afternoon with the Artists”)
White House Christmas Ornament Artist 2008
Certificate of Achievement in Art “Art is for Everyone” exhibition (BMA)
Randallstown High School Banner Contest 2008
Maryland Art Education Association
2nd place ACT-SO winner (local level)
Amity Poster Contest (2nd place)

Young People's Studio Scholarship (Painting Concentration), Maryland Institute College of Art, Spring 2009
“Most Honorable mention” (Goucher Art Show 2008)
Certificate of recognition (exhibition of student artwork at Nancy S. Grasmic State Education Building)
Certificate of Achievement in Art 2009

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

• Goucher College, The Preface: A Magazine of Arts and Literature, 2012

• Goucher College, The Preface: A Magazine of Arts and Literature, 2013 

• Jacobs, J. L., Contemporary Expressions, Abstract Magazine TV, 2018

• Peterson, Hayley, Blue Mesa Review, Issue 38, 2019

• East City Art Editorial Team, Summer 2019 Exhibitions at Art Enables, East City Art Media LLC, 2019

• LaFollette, Kristin, Mud Season Review, October Issue 46, 2019

• Eastland, Erica, Sonder Midwest, Issue 4, 2019

• Jacobs, J. L., Contemporary Expressions, Abstract Magazine TV, 2020

• Day, Sibley, Miller, Corey, Dream Noir Magazine, 2019

• Rawlings, James, Snow, Teresa, Chestnut Review, Issue 1.3, January 2020

• Cipri, Nino, Warren, V., Hannah, LandLocked Magazine, Issue 2, 2020

• Todhunter, Jennifer, Pidgeonholes: Fearless Literature, 2020

• Faziani, Pete, Red Flag Poetry, Featured Postcard Artist, January 2020

• Woychik, Chila, Eastern Iowa Review, Featured Online Cover, Issue 10, Spring 2020 

• Sullivan, Aidan, Art For A New Earth, Featured Artist 2020

• Marshall, Hannah, The Scriblerus, Spring 2020 Issue 

• St. Schlastica, The Freshwater Review, 23rd Edition

• Eastland, Erica, Sonder Midwest, Issue 5, April 2020

• Budris, Katie, Jones, Jade, Glassworks Magazine, Spring 2021 Issue

• Blagrave, Patrick, Prolit Magazine, Issue 3, May 2020

• van de Ven, Anita, Duende, Issue 9, (Coming Soon), 2020 

• Russo, Isaac, Millennial Pulp Literary Magazine, Issue 1, (Coming Soon), November 2020

• Katz, Stephanie, 805 Literary + Art Magazine, 19th Amendment/Black Women Issue, 2020

• Snyder, Justin, Long Beach ArtWalk Magazine, Fall 2020

• Xie, Judy, The Ephimiliar Journal, September 2020

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ART SHOWS:

"Solar Power" Collaborative Exhibition, Goucher College Rosenburg Gallery, 2011

"Peaceful Mind" Fine Arts Recipient Solo Exhibition, Goucher College Meyerhoff Art Gallery, 2011

"Sensations of Landscape" Collaborative Exhibition, Goucher College Meyerhoff Art Gallery, 2013

"Out of Order" Maryland Art Place Silent Art Auction, Maryland Art Place, 2018

"Towson Arts Collective 11th Anniversary Members Exhibition", Unicorn Gallery, 2018

"Out of Order" Maryland Art Place Silent Art Auction, Maryland Art Place, 2019

"Limitation/Liberation" Collaborative Exhibition, Art Enables, 2019

"Overlea ArtsFest" Juried Art Show, Overlea Community Association, 2019

"Sense of Place" Member's Artshow, Towson Arts Collective at Kenilworth, 2019

"TAC Holiday Artshow", Towson Arts Collective at Kenilworth, 2019-2020

"Out of Order Online" Maryland Art Place Virtual Silent Art Auction Online, Maryland Art Place, 2020

"Landscapes Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery, 2020

"A Light in The Dark" Online Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, 2020

"Patterns Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery, 2020

"10th Annual "Open" (No Theme) Online Art Competition", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2020

"Weather" Art Exhibition, Art Room Contemporary Gallery Online, 2020

"Waters Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery, 2020

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CURATORIAL PROJECTS:
“Towson Arts Collective 5-year Anniversary Exhibition” 
“Drawing Today Exhibition”- Towson Arts Collective 
Maryland Artisan Guild Staff Artshow 2012 (project)
“Maryland Artisan Guild Jewish Community Center Art Show” 2013
“From My Mind” artwork by Hal Stebbing exhibition February 2013
“Creature Features” artwork by Claudia Bernhardt exhibition March 2013

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