EDUCATION

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

Bachelor of Arts

Major: Graphic Design

Minor: Museum Studies

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graphic Designer and Illustrator | May 2021 - Present

National Center for Interactive Learning at Space Science Institute

Graphic Designer | March 2015 - May 2021

UTEP Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens

Freelance Graphic Designer | January 2015 - Present

Self Employed

HONORS & AWARDS

Annual Juried UTEP Art Exhibition, 2016, "Best Graphic Design" (Juried by Orlando Portillo, Creative Director, Estudio Yeye, Chihuahua)

Annual Juried UTEP Art Exhibition, 2017, "Best Graphic Design" (Juried by Parisa Tashakori, Art Director, Parisa Tashakori Studio)

Mitchell A. Wilder Publication Design Award for "Uncaged Art: Tornillo Children's Detention Camp".

EXHIBITS and PROJECTS

The Notebook of Nancy Lea, 2016

The 11th Hour, UTEP Department of Art Graphic Design Portfolio Exhibition, 2016

Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition, 2017

Bracero Memories/ La Frontera, 2017

Cabinet of Curiosities, 2018

Russell Lee Photographs, 2018

Rations, Rights, and Rivets: Experiencing WWII in El Paso, 2018-2019

Where the World Met the Border: El Paso's First Ward, 2018-2019

Uncaged Art: Tornillo Children's Detention Camp, 2019

Tiny Tunnels, Big Connections: Ant Relationships Shape the World, 2020

NASA@ My Library, 2021-2023

STEAM Equity, 2021

Moon, Mars, and Beyond, 2022-2023

SEAL: Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries, 2022-2024

Discover Exoplanets, 2023

SKILLS

Design Software

Acrobat

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Microsoft Office Software

Word

Excel

Powerpoint

Code/Web Design Knowledge

HTML

CSS

Dreamweaver

Adobe XD

Other Skills

Mac and Windows Systems

Drawing/Illustration

Print Production