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LESSER GONZALEZ
lessergonzalezalvarez@gmail.com

Education:
2005 - 2006 Masters Degree in Digital Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD.

2001 - 2005 BFA in General Fine Arts / Concentration in Interactive Media
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD.

1998 - 2001 Graphic Design Studies
Design and Architecture Senior High - Miami, FL.

Skills:
Proficient in the following programs (Mac and PC platforms)
-Photoshop
-Illustrator
-Final Cut Pro
-Flash
-Dreamweaver
-Pro Tools
-Sound Forge

Work Experience:
Content Integrator for The Berndt Group - May '09 - Present
Artist's Assistant - Jann Rosen-Queralt - April '09 - Present
Freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer - 2008 - Present
Artist's Assistant - John Berndt - 2008-2009
In-house Graphic Designer - Gallery Imperato - 2007 - 2008
The Charles Theater - 2006 - 2007

Exhibitions & Publications :
2009 - Esopus #13 - Comissioned music for Nostradamus themed issue.
2009 - Gudi - Full page illustrations in the internationally curated Gudi 01 on pages 120,123,124 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
2009 - Carpark Records - Promotional web banners and interactive promo sites for Carpark Records roster
2008 - The Believer - Collection of Illustrations for The Believer Magazine - San Francisco, USA
2008 - Flaunt Magazine - Full Page Illustration in Flaunt No. 95, page 41, Sound + Vision section
2008 - Impose Magazine - Illustrations and photography for online magazine Impose and their Listen/Look section
2007 - Living Room - Drawings exhibited at Emma Thomas Gallery - Sao Paulo, Brazil
2007 - Ilovefake.com - Illustration for online publication of I Love Fake Magazine - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 - Dissatisfashion - Drawings and photos exhibited at Emma Thomas Gallery - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Awards:
-Semi-Finalist for Jane & Walter Sondheim Prize
-Juried Under grad Show Honorable Mention
-Fanny B. Thalheimer Scholarship
-Presidential Scholarship