Education
1995 – 1999
Pro Arte Alphen Park / Pta
Highschool
Received various Art Awards:
1997
Certificate of Merit
Works chosen for exhibition at Pierneefmuseum
Pta Municipality Apiesriver Poster Competition 1st (14 – 15yr)
Colours for exceptional achievement:
Works chosen for Rentmeester Art Festival
1998
Certificate of Merit:
Works chosen for exhibition at Pierneefmuseum
Honours for outstanding achievement:
- 1st (16yr) S.A. Post Office National Art Competition
- Works chosen for Rentmeester Art festival
- Works chosen for Provincial Exhibition: Department of Culture
Colours for exceptional achievement:
2nd place for RAU Engineering Poster Competition
1999
Certificate of Merit:
Works chosen for:
- Lynnwood Ridge Mall School Art Exhibition
- PAAP Exhibition at H.F. Verwoerd Medical Faculty
- PAAP in Concert
2001 – 2002
The Open Window School of Visual Communication / Pretoria
National Certificate in Visual Communication
Subjects:
- Drawing
- Photography
- Creative Studies and Copywriting
- History of Art and Design (Visual Culture)
- 3D Animation
- Layout and Web Design
- Communication Design
National Diploma in Visual Communication
Subjects:
- Communication Design
- Layout and Web Design
- 3D Animation
- Photography \ Video
- Illustration
- History of Art and Design (Visual Culture)
Awards received:
Best illustration student for 2002
2012
Diploma of Photography
Completed a short course in photography at The Photography Institute
Work Experience
2002 – 2007
Various Freelance projects for clients ranging from SABC to Maskew Miller Longman Pearson Publishers
October 2007 – October 2008
Employed at Trainiac as Illustrator/Designer
Worked on various projects for clients like Absa, Sasol, Praekelt, Johnson Matthey, Dimension Data, ACSA, Brainstorm Magazine, Eskom, Standard Bank, BHP Billiton, Menshealth Magazine, SITA, Tsogo Sun and McKinsey
(Gill Eshen, gille@trainiac.com, 011 880 8060; Meghan Elliot, meghane@trainiac.com 083 397 9159)
2008 – present
Various Freelance projects for Sports Illustrated, Johnson Matthey, Praekelt, Nedbank etc. (mostly on a sub-contracted basis)
January 2010 to September 2013
Employed at Marketing Support Services as a Graphic Designer. Promoted to Senior Graphic Designer in 2011.
October 2013 to March 2014
Employed at Glio Digital Innovations as an Illustrator and Graphic Designer