RESUME

ALEX CHIU
Portland, OR 
art.alexchiu@yahoo.com
http://alexdoodles.com

EDUCATION                      

-     Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts – Media and Studio | June 2007
University of California | San Diego, CA
                                   
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

-     Professional Working Artist (illustration, painting, graphic design, photography, video, animation, etc.)
-     Understanding of art history / contemporary art trends
-     Experience designing lesson plans, course syllabus, presentations, registration forms, & promotional handouts
 -    Development of arts programs involving video, photography, sound, and IOS App technology

WORK EXPERIENCE      
           
Art Educator
Multnomah Arts Center (Portland, OR | 2014 – Present)
-     Cartooning (Ages 5-8)
-     Animation (Ages 9-12 & Teen-Adult)
-     Assistant Teacher - Little Artists Preschool (Ages 3-4)
Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center (Hillsboro, OR | 2012 - Present)
-          Cartooning & Drawing (Ages 5-8)
-          Animation, Cartooning, Comics, Visual Storytelling, Watercolor (Ages 9-13)
-          Intro to Drawing, Intro to Illustration, Intro to Animation (Ages 14 – Adult) 
-          Animation Camp Instructor, Spring 2013 & Summer 2014
     Multnomah County Libraries (Portland, OR | June 2014 – Present)
            -     Superhero Drawing, Drawing Animals, Drawing Monsters (Ages 5 – 12)
            -     Teen Animation Series, Flipbooks Workshop, Claymation Workshop, Superhero Comics (Teen)
Independent Publishing Resource Center (Portland, OR | 2013 - 2014)
      -     Kids Comics Class (Ages 7-13)
      -     Comics Certificate Program Mentor (Winter 2013)
Maya Angelou Community Center (Portland, OR | 2014)
      -     After School Arts Programs
Watch Me Draw After School Program (Torrance, CA | 2011-2012)
-          Drawing instructor, K-6
     
Gallery Artist, Various Galleries (2006 – Present)
Galleries include: Upper Playground, Compound Gallery, Pony Club Gallery, GR2, Gallery 1988, The Hive Gallery

Freelance Artist and Designer, Various Clients (2006 - Present)
Clients include: Hurley Apparel, Volcom Stone, The Portland Mercury, BOOM! Comics, The Bear Deluxe Magazine

Gallery Work,
      Gallery Preparator - Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center (Hillsboro, OR | 2013 - Present)
      Gallery Clerk and Attendant - GR2 Gallery (Santa Monica, CA | 2010)

WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, & LECTURES
           
-     Comics Camp (3 Day Camp) - Tualatin Library (Tualatin, OR | June 2015)
-     Free Comic Book Day - Kids Comics Workshop - Beaverton Library (Beaverton, OR | May 2015)
-     Art in the Pearl - Collaborative Drawing Activity - Pearl District Art Festival (Portland, OR | August 2014)
-     Intel Family Day - Doodle-Bot Collaborative Drawing Activity - Intel Headquarters (Hillsboro, OR | August 2014)
-     Collaborative Art Installation – Walter’s Cultural Arts Center (Hillsboro, OR | July 2014)
-     “Creative Couples” Presentation – Walters Cultural Arts Center (Hillsboro, OR | February 2014)
-     Comics Class Speaker & Workshop – SUN School - Rigler Elementary (Portland, OR | April, 2014 & Dec, 2013)
-     Professional Artist Guest Speaker – Trillium Charter School (Portland, OR | December 2013)
-     Animated Time Lapse Mural Workshop - Independent Publishing Resource Center (Portland, OR | August, 2013) 
-     Collaborative Art Mural Facilitator – Independent Publishing Resource Center (Portland, OR | October, 2012)
-     “The Illustrated Book” Lecture Series - Guest Speaker - Otis College (Los Angeles, CA | April, 2012)