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E R I N K O E H L E R
3845 SE Franklin St. Portland, OR 97202
503.915.9006
erinleekoehler@comcast.net
www.erinkoehlerart.com

SKILLS
2D Media 3D Media
Illustration, drawing, painting, graphic design, print making
Jewelry, metalsmithing, ceramics, mold making, wood carving, and
sculpture
Computer
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Paintshop Pro, Coral,
Dreamweaver, and Microsoft Office Suite

EDUCATION
Grand Valley State University (NASAD) Allendale, MI
Bachelor of Fine Art, Illustration 2001 - 2006 GPA: 3.78
Kingston University London, England
Summer Study Abroad, Arts and British Culture 2003
Ox-Bow Summer School of Art (Affiliated with the Art Institute of
Chicago) Sagutuck, MI
Children's Book Illustration 2005
Battle Creek Self Employment Entrepreneur Program Battle Creek, MI
Twelve week program that educated entrepreneurs on business
development
Created a business plan, attended several lectures and discussions
2007
Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
Attended two KAFI (Kalamazoo Animation Festival International) summer
classes. Character Development and Introduction to Stop-Motion
Animation 2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rainmaker Entertainment, Vancouver, BC
Concept Artist 2010
Worked for the Early visual Dev elopement Department. Made two digital
colored renderings for a new movie project
Andrew Lynch, San Francisco, CA
Illustrator 2010 (currently)
Creating 15 Bl/Wht illustrations, plus cover for a children's chapter book called "The Adventures of Darwin and Dr. Watson"
Leon Spreyer, Lake Oswego, OR
Illustrator 2010
Creating 30 interior Bl/Wht illustrations, plus cover for a Pre-teen chapter
book called "Number Bugs: A Battle for Numeria"
Towering Days, Ellington, CT
Illustrator and Graphic Designer 2009
Created album cover art, album layout, poster, text logo, and
illustrated brand logo, and other merchandise materials.
Cricket Club Battle Creek, MI
Illustrator and Graphic Designer 2009
Created Logo art, type faces, and merchandise materials for an English
style pub.
Battle Creek Historical Society Battle Creek, MI
Illustrator 2009 - present
Created illustrations for a 23page book about a historically significant
Victorian family and home.
Green Street Advertising & Marketing Battle Creek, MI
Illustrator 2008 - present
Created storyboards for a short commercial, designed character
and backgrounds for commercial, worked in conjunction with an
animator to create animated portions of advertisement using Flash
L&W Creations Lansing, MI
Sculptor 2008 - present
Created sculptural tops for walking sticks. Collaborated with
vendor to determine customer preferences.
Koehler Kreations Battle Creek, MI
Partner 2002 - present
Created product materials and tested durability in outdoor settings
Designed and created original outdoor sculptures and created
product molds
Designed and maintained company web site
(www.treespiritsart.com) and company catalog
Sold products at vendor-based art shows and festivals
Marketed products to wholesale retailers, and created current and
potential costumer databases
Invited to speak to an arts league about reproduction art and mold
making
Forefront Marshall MI
Faux Finish Artistan 2007
Created luxurious faux finishes for interior living spaces using a
variety of traditional painting techniques
Battle Creek Public Schools Battle Creek, MI
Artist in Residence 2006
Created a proposal and lesson plans for a class of sixth and eighth
grades where I taught them marionette building

EXHIBITIONS
Hidden Artists, Carlyle Gallery, Battle Creek, MI 2007
Third Biennial Dimensional Salon, Society of Illustrators, national
juried exhibition, New York, NY 2006
Metal Works, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI 2006
Recounts, featured artist, Studio 617, Kalamazoo, MI 2004
Michigan Artist Competition, juried exhibition, Battle Creek Art
Center, Battle Creek, MI 2004
Womens Exhibit, juried show, Womens Center, Grand Rapids, MI 2002
West Michigan Area Show, juried exhibition, Kalamazoo Institute of
Art, Kalamazoo, MI, 2001