Rhode Island School of Design

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Education
Skills

Awards

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Bachelor of Fine Arts. Illustration 2013
Strong drawing, painting and color theory. Competent with Adove Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. Maya.
Enthusiastic and willing to aquire new knowledge.
School Scholarship Competition Spring 2013
Society of Illustrators, New York, NY

The Flower of Life produced in Advanced Projects course was selected for the school scholarship competition 2013.
Honors Student Fall 2013
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Designated an Honors Student based on exceptional academic performance and the recommendation of the professors, department head and the Academic Standing Committee.
Nominee for the Zankell Scholarship offered by the Society of Illustrators
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Nominated by the RISD Illustration faculty to compete for the $20,000 Zankel Scholarship, which was open to Juniors
only and was a national competition by invitation only.
Related
Experiences

TEDMED Speaker Portrait

TEDMED, Washington, DC

Designed and Illustrated portraits for two participants in TEDMED to be used for various materials including banners,
booklets and phamplets.
Design Intern Wintersession 2013
Ladyfingers Letterpress, Pawtucket, RI

Performed research for market information for the studios upcoming book publication and materials for clients, assembly, and coordinated the studio space at wedding staionery letterpress studio.
Head Curator for Synthesis, 11th Annual Advanced Projects Juried Exhibition, Fall 2012
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Curated a juried group exhibition in a Fall semester course called Advanced Projects through collaborating with class
committees.
Journalistic Drawing in Viterbo, Italy Summer 2012
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA

Produced sketches and illustrations that are based on and demonstrate a close observation of the city of Viterbo in
Lazio, Italy with Professor Fred Lynch.
Volunteer at ICON 7 The Illustration Conference Summer 2012
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Assisted the stage manager with the speaker series at the Illstration Conference and performed other assistant tasks.
Teaching Assistant (Foundations Drawing) Spring 2012
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Assisted and collaborated on in-class teaching and critique with the instructor. Communicated with students and
monitored their develpoment while also performing basic assistant duties.
Making It Understandable Wintersession 2010
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Designed a brochure for RIs uninsured young adults, communicating Healthcare Reform through concise visual
language in a Wintersession course at RISD. Image available at www.zoebae.carbonmade.com
Teaching Assistant (Foundations 2-D Design) Fall 2010
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Senior Assistant at Edna Lawrence Nature Lab 2010 - Spring 2013

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

Concentrated on specimen organization, slide maintenance and glass box production and repair, while also performing basic monitor duties.