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Andrea S. Kang

EDUCATION
06/2005-06/2006 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Master of Arts in Teaching, Art + Design Education

09/2000-06/2004 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design

EXPERIENCE
07/2009- Present
Freelance Toy Designer/Illustrator
• Design toys and characters for various brands including, Weebles, Care
Bears, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, Baby Alive, Easy Bake, Mr
Potato Head, Sesame Street, Wheel Pals, Pound Puppies and many more
• Clients include Hasbro, Spin Master, Playmates Toys, Summer Infant,
Myplasticheart, Kidrobot, Giant Robot, ToyTokyo, Art Star, Urban
Outfitters, Poketo, Badge Bomb, PASTE Skins, T-Mobile, Blue Manatee
Press, Monsa Publications, Blake Education, ISM Community, Girl Guides
of Canada, Lunch Inc.
• Participate in solo and group exhibitions world-wide
• Co-founder of art collective 'Harley & Boss' that creates toys, children's
books and installations

07/2009- 03/2010
Providence Media, Providence, RI
Graphic Designer
• Lay out and design advertisements for 4 local magazines, Providence
Monthly, East Side Monthly, SO RI and The Bay

07/2006- 07/2009
Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket, RI
Product Designer for Playskool
• Responsible for the design and management of various toy brands
• Tasks included, conceptualizing, creating mood boards and style
guides, trend research, engineering, cost input
• Other roles included product reviews to upper management, working
with diverse teams, supervising vendors, focus testing

09/2005- 06/2006
New Design High School, New York, NY
Design Teacher for grade 10
• Responsible for planning curriculum, teaching lessons, creating
visual presentations and assessment
• Designed lessons on graphic design, advertising design, apparel
design, toy design, and architecture

04/2005- 05/2005
East Greenwich Elementary School, East Greenwich, RI
Student Teacher for grades 4-6
• Responsible for planning curriculum, teaching lessons and
assessment with guidance of cooperating teacher
• Designed and modified lessons on drawing with unconventional
tools, mail art and product design

02/2005- 04/2005
The Arts School @ Hope High School, Providence, RI
Student Teacher for grades 9-12
• Responsible for planning curriculum, teaching lessons and
assessment with guidance of cooperating teacher
• Designed lessons on drawing with unconventional tools, mail art,
apparel, toy/product design

06/2003-09/2003
Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket, RI
Design Intern
• Assisted in ideation development, color selections, computer design
work, and creating sketch models

AWARDS
Blanket/Pets/Yard, Baby Unplugged Board Book Series (Blue Manatee Press)
Mom's Choice Awards, best in family-friendly media/products 2012

Weebles Musical Treehouse (Playskool, Hasbro Inc.)
Best Toys 2010 Guide, Parents Magazine 2010

Dream Town Collection (Playskool, Hasbro Inc.)
Best Toy of the Year, Parents Magazine 2008

EXHIBITIONS
February 2012- Myplasticheart, NYC
Wild, Rabid & Docile

August 2011- Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago
The Tales of Bucket Town, Harley & Boss

April 2011- ToyTokyo, NYC
Benefit Art Auction for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief

March 2011- JapanLA, LA
Pray for Japan Art Exhibition

February 2011- Myplasticheart, NYC
New Moon Exhibition

September 2010- Gallery Nucleus, CA
Sweet Streets 2

May 2010- 4010 Wall Installation by Harley & Boss
Berlin, Germany

May 2010- Giant Robot, NYC
"Lost In The Woods" Harley & Boss, Giant Robot, NYC

April 2010- Munky King Gallery, LA
We Heart Wood Group Exhibition

November 2009- Kidrobot, NYC
MunnyWorld Exhibition, Eloquent Delinquent Gallery, NY

June 2009 Seven-Degrees Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Group Exhibition, Dangerously Cute, Seven-Degrees Gallery

June 2009 Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket, RI
Group Charity Exhibition, The Zambie Project

April 2009 Blythe, New York, NY
Group Charity Exhibition, The Manna Energy Dress Drive

April 2009 Machines and Magnets, Pawtucket, RI
Group Exhibition, The Sight of Sound, Machines and Magnets
Gallery

January 2009 Toy Tokyo, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, The Monster Challenge, The Showroom
Gallery

February 2008 Toy Tokyo, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, Lucky Lucky Kitty, The Showroom
Gallery

May 2007 Machines and Magnets, Pawtucket, RI
Group Exhibition, The Sight of Sound, Machines and Magnets
Gallery

Winter 2005 Art Star Gallery & Boutique, Philadelphia, PA
Group Ornament Exhibition, Art Star Gallery

Winter 2005 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Group Exhibition, Unconventional Materials, Department of
Painting, Waterman Gallery

Winter 2004 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Group Exhibition, Senior Exhibition, Department of
Industrial Design, Woods-Gerry Gallery

Winter 2002 Sickle Collective, Providence, RI
Group Exhibition, Memoirs of Kettle Warbler, The Sickle

SKILLS
Computer
Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Familiar with both Mac and PC operating systems

Design
2D, 3D, Skilled in sewing, Excellent drawing/technical sketching abilities, Marker rendering skills, Computer and graphic design skills, Experienced model making with fabric, foam, wood, plastic, metal