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About 

Esther Sitver is a Knoxville, TN-based illustrator who merges vintage aesthetics with contemporary progressive ideas. She draws great inspiration from Charles Dana Gibson, mid-century lifestyle illustrators, and Molly Crabapple. Sitver’s love for traditional pen and ink drawing pulls together her specialties: portraiture/figure drawing, editorial illustration, pattern design, plein air painting, and hand-lettering. A graduate of Ringling College of Art + Design’s Illustration BFA Class of 2020, she is looking for work opportunities.

EDUCATION_______________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL                                                                         

Illustration BFA; Art History Minor, May 2020. GPA: 3.8/4.0                                                                                                       

ILLUSTRATION  EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________________________

 

Disney Creative Group Workshop, Sarasota, FL October 2019-January 2020

  • Created taglines, assets, patterns, and typographical layouts as Graphic Designer in a group.

Carter’s Workshop, Sarasota, FL January 2020

  • Learned essential job functions and skills necessary to create patterns                                                  and graphics for clothing design.

American Greetings Pattern Workshop, Sarasota, FL November 2018- February 2019

  • Researched current holiday pattern trends, made mood-boards, and created a collection of 6 original Christmas wrapping paper patterns, and worked with feedback from company representatives.

Freelance Artist, Knoxville, TN May 2016-Present

  • Completed commissions for: pet portraits, portraits, greeting cards,                                                          and landscapes in traditional and digital media.

  • Created contracts, followed through, and developed customer base                                                through word of mouth and networking.

  • Sold work in about a dozen art fairs throughout Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Postcard Illustrator, Knoxville, TN; Sarasota, FL May 2017-Present

  • Sold upwards of 1000 postcards through shops in Knoxville, TN and in Sarasota, FL 

 

SHOW EXPERIENCE & AWARDS___________________________________________________________________________

 

  • Ligature Show, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL 2020

  • Solo Show, Bliss + Tori Mason Shoes, Knoxville, TN, 2020

  • Illest of Illustration Exhibition, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, 2017-2019

  • Juror’s Citation, No Bigger Than a Breadbox Show, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN, 2019

  • Emerging Artist Award, Fall Open Show, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN, 2018

  • The Big Crafty, Asheville, NC, 2019

  • Old City Market, Knoxville, TN, 2019

  • Sketchbook Show, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, 2018-2020

  • First Place, Madeby Gallery Open Show, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL, 2016.                                       Also displayed in 2017-2019

  • Solo Show, Arnstein Jewish Community Center, Knoxville, TN, 2018

 

LEADERSHIP/CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________________

 

Digital Checkout Monitor, Nancy Nassiff, Ringling College of Art and Design,

       Sarasota, FL, Aug 2017-March 2020

  • Managed library of valuable digital equipment for student use, kept photo studio in working order.

  • Carried out errands and secretarial duties.

Model Coordinator Assistant, Frances Avenoso, Ringling College of Art and Design,

       Sarasota, FL Jan 2017-March 2020

  • Trained students to be figure drawing monitors, filled in for model coordinator,                              helped with payroll and data entry.

Workshop Assistant, AR Workshop, Amy Thomas, Knoxville, TN June 2019-Present

  • Helped guests make creative decisions, demonstrated DIY techniques, prepared projects,                and straightened the studio.

President, FEWS (Figure Enhancement Workshop),

       Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL 2017-2019

  • Kept track of membership and dues, delegated responsibilities to officers, scheduled and facilitated meetings to provide life drawing practice for students.

 

SKILLS_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

  • Computer: Fluent Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word; Proficient Adobe Photoshop,                  Zoom, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter; Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator,                        Adobe InDesign, and Microsoft Excel

  • Traditional: Fluent in oil paint, gouache paint, ink, graphite, charcoal, collage, watercolor;          Proficient in acrylic paint, typography, matting, framing, letterpress, and printmaking

  • Personal: Advanced basic knowledge of Hebrew; Fluent in literary analysis and research writing; Interested in cooking, mountain hiking, gardening, vintage shopping, reading, listening to podcasts

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