Lisa Tennant, Fine Art, Illustration, Graphics, Multimedia, UI Design, Art and Design Educator in Killeen, TX

About

Creative: Art Direction, Graphic Design, UI Design, Illustration, Art. Print expert.

Training & Teaching: foundation art, fine art, illustration, web design, graphic design, digital multimedia.

Illustration: Children's market, editorial, greeting, promotion, icon/logo

Fine Art: Painting, Drawing

Specialties:

Graphics: Print, Web, Multimedia

Design Software: Adobe CC—InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, After Effects; AutoDesk—3ds Max, Maya;

Programming and Markup: HTML, CSS

Illustration Media: watercolor, gouache, charcoal & conté, pencil, digital vector, photo montage and editing

Fine Art Media: Painting and Drawing—watercolor, charcoal & conté, collage, acrylic on canvas

Education

Web Developer Certificate Digital Media, Web Design Specialization; Web Development Certificate

Seminole State College of Florida

2009 - 2011
MFA Fine Art Painting

Eastern Michigan University

1989 - 1991

Watercolor Painting
BFA Fine Art and Graphic Design

Eastern Michigan University

1980 - 1984

Graphic Design, Painting, Drawing, Geologic & Geographic Studies

Experience

Freelance Designer & Artist

Sole Proprietor

2000 - Present (26 years)

Illustration: Children's Book, Greeting, Editorial, Promotional, Print on Demand;
Fine Art: Painting, Drawing, Collage
Design: Art Direction, Graphic Design, UI Design, Video Editing, Storyboarding;
Subject Matter Expert

Florida Technical College

Orlando, FL

Apr 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Courses Designed for Graphic Design Online Diploma: Sketching Techniques & Lab, Color Theory & Lab, Scanning & Digital Image Manipulation & Lab, Digital Design for Publishing & Lab, Graphic Design in Advertising & Lab Collaboration on Course: Digital Reproduction Methods & Lab
Adjunct Professor

Central Texas College

Jan 2019 - May 2024 (5 years 4 months)

Teach Watercolor Painting, 2D Design Foundations, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Color Theory.
Full-Time Professor

Florida Technical College

Apr 2011 - Feb 2018 (6 years 10 months)

Instruct the Web, Graphics, and Multimedia curriculum at the college level: Adobe applications; HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery; Animation, 3D Modeling, Vector and Bitmap Art, Design Layout; Color Theory, Typography, Composition; Project management, Content Management Systems (Drupal)

Awards

2025 • 3rd Place Non-Signature, SWA Membership & Small Works Exhibition. • Finalist

2024 • Merchandise Award, Landscape/Water Category, Women in Watercolor 5th International Juried Competition. • Finalist, Artist Magazine's "Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor" art competition.

2023 • Finalist, Artist Magazine "AcrylicWorks 10: The Best of Acrylic" art competition. • MWCS Award & Selected for Travel Exhibition, MWCS 76th Annual Exhibition.

2022 • MWCS Award, Selected for Travel, MWCS 75th Annual Exhibition, Detroit, MI. • Merit Award, Watercolor Art Society-Houston 45th International Watercolor Exhibition, Houston TX.

2021 • Cheap Joe's Art Supplies Award, Texas Watercolor Society 72nd Annual Exhibition, San Antonio TX. • 1st Place Award—Watermedia, Texas & Neighbors 36th Regional Exhibition 2021, Irving TX.

2020 • People’s Choice Award, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary Gallery Water Media National Juried Exhibition, Plano TX. • 3rd Place Overall, 2nd Place in Painting Awards, and Honorable Mention Award, LightSpaceTime Gallery Primary Colors Online Exhibition • 1st Place Award—Watermedia, Texas & Neighbors 35th Regional Exhibition, Irving TX. • Juror's Award, Society of Watercolor Artists International Exhibition, Ft. Worth TX

2019 • 3rd Place Award—Watercolor Category, Annual Art Competition, Cultural Arts Center, Temple, TX.

2018 • People's Choice Award, June, Orlando Museum of Art First Thursdays Exhibition " Art & Architecture", Orlando FL.

2017 • Best Retention of the Year, Florida Technical College, Kissimmee FL. • May Best of Show, Sanford ArtWalk. • People's Choice, Sanford ArtWalk August.

2013 • Faculty Best Retention of the Year, Florida Technical College, Deland FL.

2012 • In-House American Graphic Design Award for Publication Design.

2010 -2011 & 2013-15 • American Graphic Design Award for Publication Design.

2008 - 2014 • APEX for Publication Design and Illustration.

Affiliations

Michigan Water Color Society

Texas Watercolor Society

Society of Watercolor Artists

Watercolor Art Society - Houston

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