Jordan Lentz

jlentz@saic.edu

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL

Emphasis: Drawing, Painting, and Illustration

Expected Graduation—May 2014

Experience:

John G. Shedd Aquarium

Chicago, IL        September 2013-December 2013

Illustration Intern

Dunlays on the Square

Chicago, IL         May 2013-present

Hostess

Anthropologie

Chicago, IL          September 2012-December 2012

Visual Display Intern

Monroe Street Fine Arts Center

Madison, WI         Summer 2012

Intern

Freelance Artist    

Chicago, IL and Madison, WI     2006 to present

• Watercolor and marker Illustrations, including landscapes, family portraits, and animal portraits
• Caricatures –celebrities and local
• Graphic art for Metcalf Sentry Café menu board
• Customized hand-painted hockey helmet
• Painted nursery “zoo-themed” mural

Uno’s Bar and Grill               

Madison, WI     May 2011-August 2011

Server

Park Bank                                                           

Verona, WI     Aug 2009-Aug 2010

Cutomer Service Banker

Old Navy                                                             

Madison, WI    June 2009-August 2009

Sales associate

Skills:

Fine Art mediums: Painting, Drawing, fashion illustration, scientific illustration, wire and beadwork, photography/documentation, crochet, knitting, sculpture, precious metal clay (PMC), Sculpey clay, ceramics, basic woodshop skills.

Technology: Microsoft Office Suite, Basic skills in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Languages: Conversational in Spanish 

Awards and Recognition:

• Merit Scholarship recipient (SAIC)                                                  2010-2014
• ARTBASH                                                                                        April 15, 2011

Community Service

• Volunteer for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk for a Cure                      2005-present
• Volunteer—restoration of the St. Dominic statue at Edgewood High School                2010