Curriculum Vitae
Professional Summary
I am a professional art nouveau advertising illustrator, with over sixteen years of experience in the commercial art field; and five years of experience as an instructor of Illustration and Graphic Design.
Experience
Freelance Commercial Illustrator 1993-present
- Published Illustration clients include: The Bellagio Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Camel Cigarettes, Celestial Seasonings Teas, The Connecticut Opera, Consumer Reports Magazine, Coors Brewing Company, DeKuyper Liquors, The El Conquistador Resort Puerto Rico, Hype Manufacturing (Nascar), The State of Illinois, Jose Cuervo, Kmart, Langnese, Lerche, LiveNation (Dave Matthews Band), Mattel, Miller Brewing Company, Monster.com, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The City of New Orleans, Penguin Books, Procter & Gamble, Publix Supermarkets, Random House, Rising Son Records (Arlo Guthrie), Rocket Dog Shoes, Sears, Trek Bicycles, Tori Amos, USPS - click here for complete list.
Adjunct Instructor 1998-2004
- Mentor, Private Tutor and Invited Speaker
Mentor to various art students (Pratt, SCAD, FIT, Parsons); Private Tutoring in the digital arts; Invited Speaker and Panelist at FullSail and various conventions.
- Instructor of Illustration – Pratt Institute
Duties included: Instruction of Digital Illustration including Media and Technique and Introduction through Advanced Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Class included traditional development of concepts through drawing and critiques.
- Instructor of Graphic Design, Print and Web –
Skidmore, CCI | Marymount College
Duties included: Instruction of Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, (D)HTML, JavaScript, DreamWeaver, Adobe ImageReady, History of Print, History of the Internet and Design Concepts and Techniques, Portfolio Preparation Classes, Business Skills in the Art Field. Curriculums taught included: Full Graphic Design Curriculum and Web Design Curriculum including course development.
Fulltime Agency Consultant 1995-2004
- Illustration | Web Design Consultant - New York City
Duties Included: Senior Web Design, Programming, Art Direction, Typography, in-house Training and Illustration. Clients included: Stone & Webster, Chase Bank, Citibank, Merrill Lynch, Lockheed Martin and Consumer Reports.
Education
- Pratt Institute of Art & Design - Brooklyn, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design;
Illustration – Summa Cum Laude
Pratt Circle Award for Academic Achievement
Skills
Traditional Media:
- Instructor of: Advertising, Publishing and Editorial Illustration; Web Graphics
- Fluent in: Oils, Acrylics, Gouache, Watercolor, Photography, Charcoal, Pencil, Pen and Ink, Zip-a-Tone, Woodcut, Inks.
Digital Media:
- Instructor of: The Adobe Creative Suite; Web Design and HTML Programming.
- Fluent in: Painter, 3d Studio Max, LightWave, Fireworks, Corel Draw and JavaScript
Exhibition Record
- Olde Florida Gallerie; Ft Myers, FL (2009-10)
- KAW Gallery; Naples, FL (2009-10)
- Guest of Honor: Central Canada Comic-Con; Winnipeg, Canada (2009-10)
- Invited Guest: The Pixel Show: Lake Oswego, OR (2007)
- Rockefeller Center - Angels; New York, NY (2001)
- Society of Illustrators – Our Show; New York, NY (2001)
- Tenth Street Gallery; New York, NY (2001)
Awards | Honors
- Best Contemporary Work; Origins; Columbus, OH (2009)
- 2nd Best Contemporary Work; Origins; Columbus, OH (2009)
- Fan Favorite; Origins; Columbus, OH (2009)
- Jurors Choice Award: Gen Con; Indianapolis, IN (2009)
- GOLD MarCom Award (Marketing|Ads Division) Draft FCB for USPS Sinatra (2008)
- SILVER | Alt Pick Awards Eve (2008)
- Cover Feature Invitational – Black Book 2008 - Odalisque (2008) Awards
- GOLD | Create Awards - Rocket Dog Shoes (2007)
- GOLD | Create Awards - Spirit of Navigation (2007)
- SILVER | Create Awards - Tosca (2007)
- Rated #1 Popular Vote| Create Awards - Image Battle Competition (2007)
- Editors Choice Award| Create Awards (2007)
- GOLD | MarCom Award (Marketing|Ads Division) - Draft FCB for USPS Hershey’s (2007)
- GOLD + BEST IN CATEGORY + HP BEST IN SHOW - Create Magazine Hype 1 (2006)
- COVER FEATURE Create Magazine Winter 2006 Hype 1 (2006)
- GOLD + BEST IN SHOW – Portfolios.com - Hype Spark Girl 1 (2006)
- GOLD – Aphrodesia (Pin-up division) Hype 1 (2006)
- Spectrum 11 Ivy Florae, Drowned Inclusion (2004)
- Meet Me Downtown Poster Chosen for Art Festival Promotions; Boca Raton, FL (2004)
Articles | Interviews
- CBS Eyewitness News Hartford, CT - “Opera Poster Caper” (2008)
- CBS Eyewitness News Ft. Myers, FL – “Opera Poster Caper (2008)
- MERIT Creative Shake Awards - Arlo Guthrie Lost World Tour Poster (2008)
- Photoshop Creative Magazine Feature Article (2007)
- Advanced Photoshop Magazine “50 Killer Photoshop Tips” #3 (2007)
- Talent Speaks – “The Luminary Art of Echo Chernik” (2007)
- Create Magazine Feature Article (2006)
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Echo Chernik
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www.echo-x.com
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