Education:
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Master of Fine Arts in Sequential Art, September 2004 - May 2006
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.70
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sequential Art, September 2001 - May 2003
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.40
Significant Coursework: Subjects covered sequential art as well as traditional, conceptual and literary illustration, animation, storyboard art, concept development and graphic design, storytelling, website design, computer art resources, self-promotion, art history, popular culture and teaching at a college level.
Experience:
Zebra Girl (http://www.zebragirl.net) - Artist, writer and creator of successful online publication and web-comic, website maintenance, merchandising and community building since 2000. It currently receives approximately 30,000 "hits" a week.
The Shadows (http://www.alicecomics.com/shadows.html) - Collaborative project, artist of online publication from 2001 to 2002.
Other artwork of various media can be seen at http://www.joeengland.deviantart.com/.
Commissioned artwork since 2003.
Teaching internship with Professor Julie Collins: Computer Coloring for Sequential Art, March - May 2006.
Awards and Honors:
Zebra Girl was nominated for the 2007 Webcartoonists Choice Award for Best Black and White Art.
Zebra Girl was nominated for the 2005 Webcartoonists Choice Award for Best Story.
Zebra Girl was awarded the 2004 Webcartoonists Choice Award for Best Black and White Art.
In 2003 Zebra Girl was invited to and joined Keenspot, a respected online webcomics community.
In 2005 received invitation and agreed to contribute to Clickwheel, an innovative project expanding the sequential art medium to iPods.
Skills:
Art: Experienced with traditional media specializing in pencil and ink, unconventional sculpture techniques and acting.
Computer: Experienced with Mac computers, webpage creation and computer art applications including Photoshop, Imageready, and Illustrator.
Enthusiastic, accomplished public speaker.
Goal:
To continue development of personal work and career, and to teach others to do the same.
Reference:
Available upon request.
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