Artist's Resume
JoJo Seames
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
jojo . deadsquirrel . gmail . com
www.deadsquirrelcomics.com
2004—2008
University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communications. Emphasis: Illustration
Cumulative GPA – 3.4
Art Major GPA - 3.6
2000—2004
Grand Forks Central High School – Grand Forks, ND
GPA – 3.8
Digital:
Hands-On: Drawing and painting in all degrees. Specializes in pen and ink, watercolor, graphite, acrylic, and water or alcohol based marker. Can also work in oil, charcoal, pastel, ceramic, polymer clays, and linoleum-cut printmaking.
2009
2007 Bronze Award winner, Visual Communications Juried Exhibition, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2007 Academic Dean’s List – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2006 Academic Honorable Mention – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2004 Received academically based full tuition waver for four years through the University of Arizona.
2004 Second in Show award, North Dakota Juried Student Art Show, Taube Museum of Art, North Dakota State University; awarded one semester tuition scholarship to North Dakota State University’s College of Art
2008-Present
- 2010 San Diego Comic Concert - illustration for promotional poster, t-shirt, and postcard
2010 exhibitor: Grand Cities Art & Wine Walk, Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN
2010 panelist: "Watercolor in Cartoons and Comics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2010 panelist: "Traditional Media in Webcomics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2010 panelist: "Story-Driven Webcomics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2010 panelist: "Humor in Story-Driven Webcomics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2010 Original comic book, "The Makeshift Man" issue #1 self-published.
2010 North Dakota FIRST LEGO League - illustrations for tournament program, t-shirt and other materials
2010 St. Paul, MN - private character illustration commission
- 2009 Oshawa, ON, Canada - tattoo design commission
2009 Grand Forks, ND - private watercolor portrait commission
2009 panelist: "Watercolor in Cartoons and Comics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2009 panelist: "Story-Driven Webcomics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2009 panelist: "Humor-Based Webcomics" - A-Kon, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
2009 Grand Forks, ND - private watercolor portrait commission
2009 panelist: "Online Promotion of Community Arts" - Community-University Forum, The Hub Motel, Rugby, ND
2009 Tau Beta Pi - commissioned t-shirt design for charity event
2009 Canberra, Australia - private internet icon commission
2009 North Dakota FIRST LEGO League - tournament program design and illustration
2009 North Dakota FIRST LEGO League - t-shirt design
2009 Original t-shirt line begun, with online sales
- 2008 Thousand Oaks, CA - commissioned coloring and lettering for an eight-page promotional comic
2008 Western Australia - private watercolor portrait commission
2008 Victoria, Australia - private acrylic portrait commission
2008 Tucson Jazz Society - commissioned series of on-the-spot portraits of musicians during live performances; original paintings raffled off
2008 Shane House Gallery - "ILLustration: Zombies in the House" group show - May
2008 Portal - commissioned CD cover illustration
2008 Original graphic novel “Dis: Life is Hell” volume one published by Bohemian Trash Studios – www.bohemiantrash.net
2008 California - private watercolor poster commission
2008 Kachina Lounge Gallery - "ILLustration: We Draw Good" group show - April 2008
2008 Aquamar, Puerto Penasco, Mexico - collaborative commission to design and paint a four-wall mural for Aquamar oyster farmers, kayak rentals, and ecotours, in association with CEDO
2008 Lionel Rombach Gallery - "Better Than a Thousand Words" small group show - March 10th-28th, 2008
2008 The Union Gallery - "Bachelor of Fine Arts Studio Art Graduating Senior Exhibition" group show - February 22nd-March 21st, 2008
2008 Dinnerware Artspace - "Night of 1000 Drawings" - "Night of 1000 Drawings" group benefit show and auction - February 11th-16th, 2008
- 2007 University of Arizona Fremont House Gallery – “ILLustration: Show & Tell” group show – November 1—3 2007
2007 Star Cross’d Destiny – invitational guest comic www.starcrossd.net
2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series – commissioned to create a series of designs for t-shirts –www.yugiohtheabridgedseries.com
2007 Private commission – Clarks Summit, PA – watercolor character pinup as illustration for a science fiction novel [unpublished]
2007 Private commission – Sydney, NSW, Australia – graphite multi-character pinup
2007 Private commission – Lakeland, FL – graphite character pinup
2007 Private commission – graphite character splash
2007 Private commission – Tucson, AZ – watercolor painting for marriage ceremony church bulletin cover
2007 Private commission – San Diego, CA – tattoo design
2007 Skull Boy – commissioned guest comic www.redstarcomics.com
2007 Private commission – Washington, D.C. – marker character pinup
2007 Private commission – San Diego, CA – watercolor character pinup
2007 Skull Boy – commissioned guest comic www.redstarcomics.com
2007 University of North Dakota, College of Engineering – Grand Forks, ND – commissioned logo design for SUNRISE research group
2007 R-Galaxy, Tucson, AZ – International Free Comic Book Day guest artist signing (invited as guest artist to sign autographs as part of the Gutter Space comics group) – May 5, 2007
2007 University of Arizona Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ – University of Arizona Juried Visual Communications Exhibition (bronze award winner)
2007 Gutter Space comic magazine – May 2007 – promotions, editing, movie review, comics
2007 Gutter Space comic magazine – April 2007 – promotions, editing, movie review, comics
2007 Gutter Space comic magazine – March 2007 – promotions, editing, movie review, comics – featured artist
2007 Gutter Space comic magazine – February 2007 – promotions, editing, movie review, comics
2007 Nilce Pereira, University of São Paulo – doctorate thesis, “Book illustration as (intersemiotic) translation: pictures translating words” – my comic adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” was discussed as part of Pereira’s doctorate thesis in semiotic studies
- 2006 DeviantART Presents: Thomas Dolby & BT in a Sonic Duel for Virtual Supremacy North American Tour 2006, Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ – group visual art show & electronica concert – November 30, 2006
2006 Fusion online art zine – September 2006 – interview as featured artist
2006 University of North Dakota, College of Engineering – Grand Forks, ND – commissioned logo design for PowerON! Alternative fuels educational program for children
2006 Margin of Badness – watercolor painting for music cd album art, for “Riboflavin”
2006 Private commission – Texarkana, TX – watercolor painting for Christmas card
2006 Private commission – Houston, TX – marker caricature portrait painting
2006 Private commission – Grand Forks, ND – marker caricature portrait painting
- 2005 The Disciples Christian Motorcycle Club – Australia – commissioned design for Jindabyne 2006 Reunion Run commemorative cloth badges
2005 University of North Dakota, College of Engineering – Grand Forks, ND – commissioned logo for Environmental Engineering department
- 2004 North Dakota State University Taube Museum of Art – Fargo, ND – North Dakota Juried Student Art Show – group show
2004 University Lutheran Church – Grand Forks, ND – commissioned series of church service bulletin covers for the season of Lent