artist's resume
 Katy Ellis O'Brien
Born in 1985 in Forest Grove, OR. Now resides in Portland, OR.
Education
2003-2007: The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA)
Bachelor of Arts in Sequential Art
Selected Exhibitions
2010: Untitled
Solo show at Portland City Hall.
2010: "6th Annual Stumptown Comics Fest Art Show"
Group show at Portland Center for Performing Arts.
2009: "Fangs, Wings and Puddles"
Stumptown Underground contributors' show at Jazzkats Coffee Bar in Portland, OR.
2009: "The Family Quilt" (2)
Group show at Together Gallery in Portland, OR.
2009: "Septemberisms"
Solo show at The Bad Apple in Portland, OR.
2008: "Comics to the People!"
Group show at Portand Center for Performing Arts.
2008: "The Family Quilt"
Group show at Together Gallery in Portland, OR.
2008: "Letters from Underwood"
Solo show at Sequential Art Gallery in Portland, OR.
2008: "Lights, Darks and Colors"
Group show at Pony Club in Portland, OR.
2008: Untitled
Solo show at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, WA.
2008: "Portland Comics & Illustration Show"
Group show at Portland City Hall.
2007: "Letters from Underwood"
Solo show at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
2006: "Open Studio"
Group show at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
2006: "A Chance Meeting"
Group show at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
Selected Publications
2010: "All in the Family" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of families.
2010: "City Folk" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of cities.
2010: "For Your Pleasure" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of sex.
2010: "Slumber Party" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of sleep.
2009: "Heavy Enough to Fall" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of rain.
2009: "Lift Off" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of flight.
2009: "Monsters" (Stumptown Underground)
Anthology on the subject of monsters.
2008: "The Family Quilt" (Together Gallery)
Art zine for group show at Together Gallery.
2008: "Lights, Darks and Colors" (Pony Club)
Art zine for group show at Pony Club.
2008: "Feather Heart" (self)
Self-published zine featuring comics and illustrations.
2008: "Olympia" (Funwater Press)
Annual small-press comics anthology.
2007: "Regular Day Animals" (self)
Self-published zine featuring comics and illustrations.
2007: "Olympia" (Funwater Press)
Annual small-press comics anthology.
Art Related Employment
2010: Cosmic Monkey Comics - Instructor
Comics workshops for children of all ages.
2009-10: Village Home Education Resource Center - Instructor
Cartooning workshops for children aged 8-12.
2006-08: The Evergreen State College - Guest Speaker
Regular guest lectures for the class Sequential Art.
 2007: Laika Entertainment - Puppet Fabrication Assistant
Puppet assembly for stop-motion animated feature film Coraline.
2007: Museum of Glass - Gallery Monitor
Customer service and security duties in world-class art museum.
2005: Boy Scouts of America / Camp Hahobas - Handicrafts Counselor
Art instruction for boys aged 11-16.
Bibliography
2007: "Plaza of the Mind Interviews Katy Ellis O'Brien"
Interview conducted by Kurt Weller for online arts & literature magazine.
Skills & Proficiencies
Visual Arts: Painting (acrylic, watercolor & gouache), printmaking (monotype, etching & linocut), drawing (pencil, ink & crayon), 35mm photography, computer graphics.
Animation: Stop-motion, pixilation, hand-drawn, cut-out, stratacut
Software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro |
