Mercedes Padro

DESIGN + WRITING
4042 Locust Apartment 2S
Kansas City, MO
309_269_9304
mpadro@kcai.edu
https://www.behance.net/mercedes_padro

PERSONAL STATEMENT

EDUCATION

Kansas City based creative highly interested in

the tactile pleasures of design.

Kansas City Art Institute

B.F.A. in Graphic Design + Creative Writing
2012 - (present)
Expected Graduation May 2016

Works well within a team environment to

accomplish tasks and projects.
EXPERIENCE
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Graphic Design-Photography Intern
8/2013 - (present)
Intern working primarily as a photographer for
events and within exhibits.
Mellon Foundation Curatorial Academy
Summer 2014
Participant in the Andrew Mellon
Undergraduate fellowship aiming to diversify
curatorial staff.
KCAI Library Assistant
8/2013 - (present)
Attend to patrons and assistant librarians with
various projects. Tasks include shelving,
cataloging, and mending books.
KCAI Tour Ambassador
1/2014 - (present)
Guide potential students and parents
throughout KCAIs campus and present each
department with poise.

Augustana College
2011-2012
SKILL SETS
Adobe Creative Suite 6
+ Illustrator
+ Photoshop
+ InDesign
+ After Effects
iWork
+ Pages
+ Keynote
+ Numbers
+ iMovie
Microsoft Office
Wireframes
Mindmapping
INTERESTS
Illustration
Hand Lettering
Reading + Writing

RECOGNITION

Letterpress

Folly Jazz Poster Series

March 2015
Poster on musician Christian Howes selected to
be the primary advertisement for the Folly Jazz
Series performance.

Book Binding

AIGA Student Member

Sophomore Representative
8/2013 - (present)
Current member of the professional design
coalition AIGA. Membership includes
participation in meetings in regards to design in
the Kansas City metro area.