K E R E N R I C H T E R
FREELANCE ILLUSTRATION
Illustrations for Bust, Heeb, Canadian Student Traveler;
cover illustration for Street Miami; two page comic in gURL.com’s “Deal With
It” magazine; featured comic on gURL.com; ads for Progeria Records; logos for
WNYU; title for film “She’s A Rainbow”; featured painting in director Hilary
Henegar’s film “Sanctuary”
EXPERIENCE
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Co-curated
“Dirty” art exhibit at The Communique gallery, May 2002
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Artwork
in the New Yorker’s C.S.Ledbetter Gallery, “Art in the Age of Anxiety,” 2002
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Exhibited
in “Questioning Gender” show at Parson’s School of Design Gallery, May 2002
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Honorable
mention - Juxtapoz magazine's “Meat Mark Ryden” contest
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Honorable
mention - Samsung's International Design Competition,
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Rotating
artwork at Sound and Fury record store, May 2001 - present
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Artwork
Displayed at Ladyfest,
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1998
EDUCATION
2000-Present Parsons School of Design,
2003 BFA; Illustration major. Completed classes in advanced
web design, conceptual illustration, product identity, mixed media,
printmaking, typography, drawing, and painting.
1999-2000 (and summer 2001)
Studio Arts Major. Completed classes such as film studies,
film production, women's studies, and sculpture.
1997-1998 (and summer 1999)
Intensive Graphic Design pre-college during high school Sophomore
and Junior years. Completed classes in graphic production, printmaking, and
clothed figure drawing.
1997-1998 (summer)
Pre-college painting major. Completed classes in art
history, 2-D design, figure drawing, and oil painting.
EMPLOYMENT
01/2002 – 06/2002 The New Yorker Magazine,
Helped prepare images for production, researching artworks
and reference materials, packing and delivering art to illustrators and learning
both sides of the magazine and freelance illustration business.
05/2001 - 10/2001 gURL.com, Web Designer (internship)
Worked with the art director in creating e-cards, icons,
illustrations, and images. Involved in designing and illustrating pages within
the site, collaborative work on a featured comic as well as a second published
two page comic in their magazine “Deal With It”.
01/2001 - 05/2001 Alleged Galleries, Administrative Assistant (internship)
Involved in representing gallery to artists and clientele,
transacting sales, and initiating the procedures required in setting up
openings and shows.
2000 (summer) Promotions, Grand Royal Records
Co-representative of At-The-Drive-In's
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop 7, Image Ready 7, Illustrator 10, Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Flash 5, Quark, Microsoft Word, and Excel.