Thede Ambrose b. 2001, Dallas, Texas USA * ////////////////////// Positions * 2021-2022 * * ////////////////////// * Crook & Folly, Junior Graphic Artist * * Produced a Risograph poster for the publication’s launch * party, and began ideating for a future * overhaul of the magazine’s visual identity. * ////////////////////// * * 2021-2023 * Crook & Folly, Senior Graphic Artist * * Reworked the publication’s aesthetic language * by integrating alternative design practice into * Risograph posters, additional printed matter and the magazine’s * cover. Worked alongside other C&F team members * to organize a sculptural hat raffle for the magazine’s launch, * and established a styleguide for future graphic artists at the * magazine. * ////////////////////// * * Chicago Public Art Group, Intern * * Tasked with archival work, event coordination, exhibition * design, art handling tasks, and social * media management. Worked alongside artists * and designers at the Chicago Art Department * to prepare for and help manage CPAG’s 50th * Anniversary Gala. * ////////////////////// * DePaul School of Design, Graphic Design Capstone Committee * Member * * Helped craft the name of the exhibition, * participated in building consensus on the attitude of the * event’s promotional design system and its relation to the * ambiance of the final display of work. * ////////////////////// * Cranbrook Academy of Art, Co-Owner/Operator /Curator of * FlateSpace * * FlateSpace is a gallery run by MFA candidates in the * 2D Design department at Cranbrook Academy of Art. * Responsibilities include: Corresponding with artists, * and Cranbrook administration to curate and execute * multiple shows a semester. * ////////////////////// * Memberships/ * Recognitions ////////////////////// * Spring Quarter 2020-2021 * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List ////////////////////// * Winter Quarter 2021-2022 * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List ////////////////////// * Spring Quarter 2021-2022 * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List ////////////////////// * Fall Quarter 2022-2023 ////////////////////// * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List ////////////////////// * Winter Quarter 2022-2023 ////////////////////// * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List * Spring Quarter 2022-2023 ////////////////////// * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List * Fall Quarter 2023-2024 ////////////////////// * College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List * 2022-2023 ////////////////////// * Member, DePaul Artists Collective * ////////////////////// * * * Group Shows * * * DePaul Graphic Design Capstone Show: !!!!! * Displayed a large scale installation at * the Epiphany Center for The Arts as a part * of the DePaul Graphic Design Capstone Show. * Mimes on Vacation Risograph Exhibition(s) * Displayed a Risograph print in group exhibitions in * Berlin, Germany. One at the Milchof Center and one * at Backhaus Projects. * Forum Gallery: Come Down * Displayed Once Daily, an installation, at the * Cranbrook Academy of Art’s student-run gallery. * FlateSpace: Opening * Displayed work alongside other MFA candidates * at FlateSpace’s inaugural show. * * Experience * * Designer/Creative Director * * 2018/2019/2020-Owned and operated Denaro Binson, * a streetwear brand. Created graphics, promotional videos, * and a style manual to guide the progression of the brand. * * Freelance Publication Designer * * 2021-Commissioned by the New York based publication * The Drunken Canal to produce three newspaper spreads * for their third issue. * * Freelance Screen Printing * * 2021-Screenprinted and designed “I Eat The Most Glass You’ve * Ever Seen” shirts on commission. * * Freelance Screen Printing * * 2022-Commissioned to screenprint a run of 30 shirts for PUS, * a Chicago brand. Utilized client’s design and expanded the brand * identity by revamping the given graphic. * * Freelance Screen Printing * * 2023-Commissioned to screen print a run of * 25 shirts and hoodies in promotion of Dewfrom2001’s single * “Waters of March”. * * Commercial Design Work * * 2022/2023-Comissioned to create a large-scale vinyl-cut mural for the * Chicago restaurant Elephant and Vine at for their Lincoln Park location. * Utilized Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to craft an image based and * illustrative visual system tailored to the client’s needs. * * * Skills/ * Proficiciencies * Archival Work * Adobe Creative Suite * Art Handling * Data Entry * Emulsion screen printing * Exhibit Installation/Deinstallation * Gallery Operations * Microsoft Office * Mural Installation * Risogrpah printing * Social Media Management
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