Maximilian Skeen Email & Phone Number

○ SCAD teaching internships:• ILLU 229-01: Survey of Illustration(January-March 2016)– Lecture-based course where students are taught major historical and stylistic periods within the field of picture-making, for example 1880-1920: The Golden Age of American Illustration• ILLU 215-01: Exploration of Mediums(September-December 2016)– Studio-based course where students are taught to use mixed media on created surfaces, including oils, acrylics, watercolor and gouache, as well as pastels, markers and crayons○ Special projects:• Art Director for "Apes Ahoy!"(January-June 2011 at Savannah, Georgia)– Collaborated with SCAD film director for Yip-Yip music video “Apes Ahoy!”– Provided conceptual artwork in over 60 drawings, including storyboards, costume designs, title sequences and movie posters– Animated various characters, backgrounds and props to interact with live action footage of Yip-Yip• Artist for "Shelf Life: A Big Day for Small Press"(April 2009 at Los Angeles, California)– Participated in USC art festival for independent publishers, artists, writers and designers, organized by Design faculty Ewa Wojciak– Published free copies of hand-drawn comic books for self-promotion○ Related exhibition experience:• Artist for "Art and Happiness"(September 2011 at Newport, Rhode Island)– Featured in a premiering gallery owned by local artist Chris Wyllie– Illustrated and sold artwork using method to increase detail called horror vacui, or “fear of empty space”• Artist for "Apocalypse WOW!"(November 2009 at Los Angeles, California)– Contributed to a student art show at the Pacific Design Center– Published free copies of 11 x 17 inch poster art for self-promotion• Artist for "Summer in Newport"(Summer 2008 at Newport, Rhode Island)– Hosted a solo exhibition at a local gallery for over 200 guests– Illustrated and sold artwork depicting various scenes of life in Newport, including Bailey's Beach, Ocean Drive and the New York Yacht Club

Listed skills include Art, Illustration, Drawing, Storyboarding, and 3 others.