Résumé
Y. Kiri Yu
Illustration & Comics | Seattle, WA (or online, 12+ years remote work experience)
Jack-of-all trades artist inspired by nature, wildlife, and Japanese pop culture. Versatile with media and subject matter and trained in sequential art and storytelling. Has experience with many things and dabbles in basically everything else.
Technical Know-how
Tools
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- PaintTool SAI
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Suite
- Watercolor, markers
- Pen, ink, brush
Other Skills
- HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, mySQL
- WordPress front-end development & theme customization
- Blogging, copywriting, proofreading, and editing
- Photography, photo editing, calligraphy & handlettering
- Social media management, marketing, & SEO
- Deadline crushing
- Petting cats
Work Experience
Freelance Illustration
Various clients, 2001-present
Freelance Web Development & Design
Various clients, 2010-present
Web Development & Design
FuelFX, LLC; Houston, TX (2010-2014)
End-clients included: BP, Schlumberger, Ventech, Wireless Seismic
Frontend Web & Marketing Intern
i-Deal, LLC. & Ipreo, LLC; New York, NY (summers 2006-2008)
Exhibitions
Various Conventions
See full convention schedule; 2008 – current
Various Gallery/Space Exhibitions
See full list; 2009 – current
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design; Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sequential Art
University of Texas, Austin
Bachelor of Science, Turing Scholars Computer Science (incomplete)