Artist's Resume
JoJo Seames
Tucson, Arizona
jojo . deadsquirrel . gmail . com
www.deadsquirrelcomics.com
Education
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
Proficiency
Digital: High proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Scanning & Importing digital media, basic Adobe Flash, limited HTML.
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.
Honors
2007 Bronze Award winner, Visual Communications Juried Exhibition, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2007 Academic Dean’s List – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2007 Featured Artist award, Sheezy Art online art community, www.sheezyart.com
2007 Two Weekly Featured Art awards, Sheezy Art online art community, www.sheezyart.com
2006 Weekly Featured Art award, Sheezy Art online art community, www.sheezyart.com
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 Grand Prize award, CouncilOfElrond.Com t-shirt design contest, www.councilofelrond.com
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
Work History
2008 Thousand Oaks, CA - commissioned coloring for eight-page promotional comic
Shane House Gallery - "ILLustration: Zombies in the House" group show - May 2008
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 Back to the Future: The Musical - commissioned promotional material, California
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