Lauren O'Connell

Experience

Layout Artist, Tokyopop, September 2007- June 2008
Illustrations for animations, ÒDear PrudieÓ, www.slatev.com and www.vidlit.com June 2007-present
   Colorist, Robyn ChapmanÕs Getting Old strip, The Boston and The New York Metro.
March 2007.White River Junction, Vermont. 
Editor, Edgewood Studios: Illegal Aliens DVD case comic insert July 2006-Jan 2007.
White River Junction, Vermont.
Colorist, Contributing Illustrator: Heretic Films: The Last Broadcast DVD mini-comic insert,
May 2006. White River Junction, Vermont.
  Summer Intern, Photoshop color for James Sturm's "art school" graphic novel, May-July 2006.
White River Junction, Vermont. Illustration/Logo design for the United States Boomerang Team, May 2006.
White River Junction, Vermont.
Assistant Manger, The Urban Tea Party. February 2005- August 2005. Atlanta, Georgia.
  Intern, Museum Of Contemporary Art of Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia.August 2004-January 2005

Education

The Center for Cartoon Studies
White River Junction, Vermont. Masters of Fine Arts degree, May 2007.

Professional Development, Graduate of Inaugural Class.
Sequential Art, Book Design, and Publishing Arts.

Mills College
Oakland, California. Bachelor of Arts degree, December 2004.
Emphasis on Painting and Experimental video, Film Minor.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois. 1999-2001.
Emphasis on painting.

 

Technical Skills


Proficiency with a variety of medium,
including pen and ink, brush, oils, acrylics, gouache, watercolors
and pastel. Experienced colorist, in depth knowledge of color theory.


Computer Skills
  
 Indesign, PC/Mac- Word, Excel, Dreamweaver,
Acrobat, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Quark, Corell Painter,
Final Cut Pro,Illustrator, Excel and InDesign.
Basic Flash knowledge.

  Selected Publications

Jenny n' Pals, A self published comics anthology, 2007.
Strays, A self published 25-page Graphic story, 2007.
Across Borders issue 2, A international Annual published by
Lebanon College, New Hampshire, 2007.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, An anthology of five studentÕs work, 2006.
Dandy Cat Magazine, A humorous one-issue magazine 2006.
Rag, A self published comic book, 2005. 

Exhibitions

2007, The Center For Cartoon Studies Thesis Exhibition. White River Junction, Vermont.
2006 Zollikofer Gallery, The Hotel Coolidge. White River Junction, Vermont.
2005 Museum Of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Pin-up Show. Atlanta, Georgia.
2004 All Apart Exhibition at Mills College. Oakland, California.
2004 June Group Show, Ego Park Gallery, Oakland California

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