Chenoa Gao - Onedove
Art Director/Illustrator
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaI take creative concepts and turn them into a concrete product through illustration, typography and graphic communication. I am experienced in Art Direction, Project Management, coordinating art assets and Art Production.
Work Experience
Avandeo
Illustration/Art Direction
Produced a series of art prints for Avandeo's home and interior decor department. The illustrations are based off of the postcards I make for my site www.thepoeticetiquette.com.
September 2012
- November 2012
Munich, Germany
Mous4movember
Illustration Design/ Art Direction
I had the privilege of working with Maninder Dhaliwal, Bryna Dabby and Sonia Ryan for the Mous4mov event at Republic. For the event, I designed, illustrated and screen printed 24 unique moustaches on silk ties donated by Indochino.com. The ties were auctioned off and all proceeds were donated to prostate cancer research. The event raised over $7,000, it was such great event to be a part of. I am very grateful to have been asked to participate.
November 2012
- November 2012
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A Thinking Ape
Illustration Artist/Art Lead
I make things look awesome. I work closely with the creative team and lead developers to create fresh concept art and finished illustrated assets for iPhone games.
June 2011
- November 2012
British Columbia, Canada
Langara College
CS Illustrator Instructor
I am teaching an Adobe Illustrator class. In this class, students learn how to navigate around Illustrator, learn how to draw using the pen tool, create complex illustrations, typography basics, print settings, colour properties and libraries ... All the basic Illustrator essentials.
May 2011
- August 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Lululemon Athletica
Contract Illustrator
Illustrated two commissioned illustration pieces for Lululemon. One piece was an Typographic illustration and the other was a pure illustrated art.
February 2011
- February 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
BCIT
Instructor
Teaching basic Adobe Illustrator courses for the part-time studies program as well as an advanced Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop course for the full-time New Media Design & Web Development program. The advanced class involves taking projects created in Illustrator and finishing them in Photoshop (and vice versa).
August 2010
- January 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Blast Radius
Illustrator
Contract Illustration for an Illustrated Motion Piece. Illustrated all the key frames and assets. Worked with the motion designer to create the style and artist direction.
September 2010
- November 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Blast Radius
Contract Graphic Design
Designed large individual project boards displaying client projects for a company meeting.
September 2010
- October 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Drawgasmic
Illustration Artist
Created a custom illustration for the Drawgasmic art exhibition and art show in St.Louis. The illustration will be sold at the exhibition as well as printed in an collaborative book project.
July 2010
- July 2010
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Blast Radius
Contract Illustration
Illustrated key frames and art assets for an animated ad for Blast Radius. It was a short contract, but the job was fun and working the team was great!
June 2010
- June 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DACS United
Illustration Artist
I am a participating artist for their upcoming art exhibition with the Blind Project to raise awareness for sex slavery of children and young women in South East Asia. There will be shows in New York and South Carolina in the late summer. All proceeds from the sale of the prints will go towards counseling and other social services provided for the children who are rescued.
May 2010
- May 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Lakefield
Illustration Artist
Illustrated Lakefield's debut album CD package. Illustrated the front CD cover, back cover, inside panels and CD.
March 2010
- April 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
WarFront Productions
Colourist
Colourist for a 2 book 150 page graphic novel as a part of a franchise to be released with the movie project. Part of a creative team developing the feel of the graphic novel and creative input for the movie.
June 2008
- October 2008
San Diego, California, United States
Big Sandwich Games
FE/UI artist
Front End and User Interaction Design for a Nintendo DS game. Create art assets for the game from the concept artists using Photoshop, ProMotion, and Nitro tools for Nintendo. Designed the games logo and game box cover.
May 2008
- September 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Private
Project Manager/Graphic Designer
November 2006
- April 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Education
University Of Northern British Columbia
BS, Psychology
September 1997
- May 2002
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Skills
Art Direction,
Asset Management,
Character Design,
Concept Development,
FE/UI Design,
Flash,
Flash Developer/Animator,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Instructor,
IOS Requirements,
Nintendo DS System Requirements,
Nitro Tools For Nintendo,
Photoshop,
Pixel Art,
Project Coordination,
Promotion,
Typography,