Katie McDonnell

Gallows Humor

A 2009 graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, graduating with a BFA in Illustration Design.

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Katie McDonnell
3065 S. 50th St. #12 Milwaukee, WI 53219
(414) 573-9634
katieemcdonnell@yahoo.com
www.coroflot.com/KatieMcDonnell


EDUCATION____
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration Design, May 2009

SKILLS____
Illustration
Graphic Design
Corel Painter
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Typography
Typesetting
Contract Drafting
Computer Skills
Woodworking
Sculpture
Invoice Drafting
Interior Painting
Drawing
Installation

WORK EXPERINCE AND FREELANCE JOBS___
Freelance, 2010
Chelsey Lawrence, author
-Cover for a book of Short Stories and Poems

Freelance, October 2010
Chani Ninneman, William A. Irvin Haunted Tour
-Set of 3 24"x36" posters, a collaborative work with another artist

Freelance, 2010
Libby Bell, independent client
Designed art for bowling shirts for a wedding party.

Sales Representative, 2010-Present
-Independently find sales leads
-Set up appointments
-Perform Sales demonstrations on site
-Filling out and managing orders

Volunteer, 2007
-Researched, wrote and designed educational
comics aimed at inner-city children to raise asthma
awareness and teach prevention

EXHIBITIONS__________________________________________________________________
Publicly juried online art contest “Melancholy: at the bottom of everything”
at www.projekt30.com, 2009-2010

MIAD Senior Thesis, 2009

Location

Milwaukee, WI

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Print

Experience

4 years

Awards

Featured as one fo 30 finalists in 2009 in the juried art contest "Melancholia: at the bottom of everything" on www.projekt30.com.