Julie Gratz

CEO at Kaleida Studio

Brooklyn, NY, USA
I am an artist, specializing in animation, video, design, fine art, and choreography. My style plays with musicality, conceptual design, and organic movement.

Work Experience

Kaleida Vision Production Company

Director & Co-Founder

Kaleida Vision is a production company directed by Julie Gratz that specializes in visuals for music. We focus on animation, music videos, fine art, projection, events, tour visuals, video, live painting, choreography, album artwork and more.
August 2013 - Brooklyn, New York, United States

Julie Gratz Art & Design

Designer & Animator

Freelance graphic design, animation, illustration, painting, motion graphics, and special effects.
Brooklyn, New York, United States

Citizen Cope

Animator

This is a piece created for projection behind the band on Citizen Cope's fall 2012 tour. It is simply what the song "One Lovely Day" sounded like, and what the music created for me. Incredibly thankful for the opportunity and the chance to explore music, movement, and symmetry in this way.
September 2012 - October 2012 New York, United States

The Painting Lounge

Instructor

Instruct BYOB painting classes.
Brooklyn, New York, United States

One80 Visual

Intern

As an intern I produced many animations for ONE80's clients, specifically for the New England Patriot's show, "Totally Patriots". I gained valuable skills and knowledge about the motion graphics field and hope to work with them again soon.
July 2010 - August 2010 Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Lonely Maiden Productions

Art Department Intern

As a drawing intern I created hundreds of sketches and drawings that were used as set dressing for the scenes in Morgan Freeman's apartment and the sculpture studio in the film. I also provided previously completed artwork for the scene in the sidewalk art fair.
September 2007 - December 2007 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston Baby Nurse, LLC

Illustrator

I illustrated Carole Arsenault's book "The Baby Nurse Bible," providing dozens of medical and other illustrations. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1615190147/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_IMbrnb0BWEJ08
August 2010 - December 2010 Boston, United States

Vibes Hip-Hop Dance Group

President/ Creative Director

I started as a dancer my freshman year on Boston University Vibes, and was promoted to Vice President sophomore year before being elected President for my last two years on the team. As President I am in charge of administrative responsibilities including organizing our Hip-Hop Dance Showcase every spring which features 18-20 professional and collegiate dance teams from around the east coast. As Creative Director, I run practices, choreograph pieces, and oversee all the blocking and staging for our 5-7 minute long mixes that we perform at shows and competitions throughout Boston, New York, and New Jersey. During all 4 years I designed our logo, posters, apparell, and advertisements.
May 2009 - May 2011 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

St. Joseph's Summer Theater

Head Choreographer

I was assistant choreographer for two years, helping to choreograph all the dancing for the musicals Footloose, and Beauty and the Beast. I was then promoted to Head choreographer for the musicals Kismet, The Wiz, and Damn Yankees. During these years I designed parts of the set, the t-shirts, advertisements, and program covers as well.
May 2003 - August 2008 Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Awards

Scholastic Art Awards

Gold Key

200704

Scholastic Art Awards

Silver Key

200704

Scholastic Art Awards

Gold Key

200604

Skills

Cinema 4D, After Effects, Choreography, Drawing, Flash, Illustrator, Indesign, Painting, Photoshop, Sculpture,