Resume
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Education
Columbia College, Post-Bachelor Certificate of Major in Graphic Design, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Sculpture, 2003
Skidmore College, Bachelor of Science, Fine Arts major and minor in Art History, 2000
Studio Art Centers International, Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy, 1998
Web Design Experience
Sticky Worldwide, Internship, website design, 2009-date
One Month Web Site, design, layout, and back end coding http://www.debrakayes.com/onemonthproject
Print Design Experience
Sticky Worldwide, Internship, logo design, 2009-date
Jo Minaxe Photography, book layout of After the Flood, business card, logo, gallery signage, 2009-date
Simpson Academy For Young Women, poster and pamphlet layout for school play, 2009
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, flyer for The Price of Sex; a Film About the Sex Trade, layout of Media Action Toolkit, layout of Demand Deterrence Strategies, 2008
Teaching Experience
Columbia College, Adjunct Faculty, Two Dimensional Design, 2007-date
Hastings College, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, and Art Gallery Director, Two Dimensional Design, Painting, Color and Composition, Art History, Modernism Through Now, 2003-2007
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Teacher’s Assistant, Instructor of Record, Two Dimensional Design, Drawing Level II, 2001-2003
Selected Grants/Honors
Internet Publication and Promotions Award, Backstreet Gallery Santa Monica, CA, 2004
Albert K. Murray Fine Arts Educational Grant, 2002 and 2003
Selected Art and Design Exhibitions
Gimme Baby Robots, various locations including Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA, 2008 and 2009
Illustrated Anthology of Short Stories, Vespine Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
Miniatures and Multiples, Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2006
NOVA Young Art Fair, Chicago, IL, 2005
The Stray Show, Chicago, IL, 2004
think small, Illinois State Museum, Chicago, Lockport, Rend Lake, Springfield, IL, 2004
Skills
Adobe Suite, very comfortable
XHTML, CSS, Flash CS4, basic knowledge
Memberships
AIGA, 2008 to date
National Education Association, 2007 to date
