Mariya Karpenko

About

I have recently moved to Vancouver, and am actively seeking employment; here's a little bit about myself: This past spring I have graduated from University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Design degree; I majored in graphic design, illustration, and printmaking. After five busy years of schooling I am very eager to try myself out in ‘the real world’, and would love to be employed as a graphic designer or illustrator ... or both. Please feel free to contact me for any inquiries.

Resume

Education:

Bachelor of Design, University of Alberta 2011
High School Diploma, Strathcona High School 2006

Technical Proficiencies:

printmaking techniques: woodcut, lino-cut, collograph, silkscreen, intaglio, stone lithography, aluminum plate lithography, photo-lithography, photo-etching

computer programmes: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, French

personal qualities: efficient time management, organized, honest, loyal, reliable, optimistic, can work alone or in a team

Clients:

Edmonton Studio Theatre (commission for educational purposes)
FolkwaysAlive! (commission for educational purposes)
Latitude 53

Collections:

print portfolio "InBetween Surfaces", completed 2010
SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists)
University of Alberta Museums and Collections, Print Studies Center

Solo Exhibitions:

Gentle Things, various prints at the Concordia College, Edmonton AB 2010
Exhibition of prints at the Gravity Pope Tailored Goods, Edmonton AB 2009

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Riding Pretty – fundraiser and silent auction, FAB Gallery, Edmonton AB 2011
Foray – work of senior printmaking students, SNAP, Edmonton AB 2011
Fortune Favours the Bold – Bachelor of Design graduate show, FAB Gallery, Edmonton AB 2011
On Board – student design show and fund-raiser, Avenue Theatre, Edmonton AB 2011
53 Ways To Leave Your Lover – a fund-raiser, Latitude 53, Edmonton AB 2011
SNAP’s Christmas sale and fund-raiser 2010
Let It Snow – silent art auction and fund-raiser, Telus Center, Edmonton AB 2010
Out of the Bag – student design show, Enterprise Square Gallery, Edmonton AB 2010

BIMPE – Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition 2010
Touring show: Federation Gallery & Dundarave Printmakers,Vancouver BC, SNAP, Edmonton AB NextFest – New Edmonton Artists Exhibit, Enterprise Square Gallery, Edmonton AB 2010 In Between Surfaces – work of senior printmaking students; SNAP, Edmonton AB

WAVE Exhibition and awards 2008: Blurring Boundaries Touring exhibition: FAB Gallery, Edmonton, Canada, Ewha Woman’s University, Seol, Korea. Contributions also from Camberwell Collage of Arts, UK, Cardiff School of Art + Design, UK, and the University for the Creative Arts, UK.

Status

Interested in Fulltime Employment and Freelance Projects

Location

Vancouver, BC

Specialties

  • Print
  • Illustration
  • Packaging

Awards

selected awards: 2010-->Applied Arts Magazine Scholarship Award; Eva Toban Scholarship; SNAP’s 4-month studio access scholarship; Universiade ‘83 Undergraduate Scholarship. 2009-->John Baldwin Memorial Prize in Visual Communication

Affiliations

GDC member, SNAP member