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Ava is a senior at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where she is getting her BFA in Graphic Design and minor in Art History. With a passion for all things art and design, she spends most of her time on school work, but the little time that is not spent on school is used to do freelance work for different clients, friends and family. Growing up, Ava was surrounded by artists. Her grandmother was a watercolor painter, her great uncle was an oil painter, her grandfather was a metal smith, her aunt was a fashion designer, and her mother an, interior designer. The world she lived in was consumed by art. Her main influence was her grandmother Carol, the watercolor artist. Ava found beauty in this timeless technique and has been practicing watercolor since her first high school art class, freshman year. She recently completed an 11x17 concert poster for Carrie Underwood’s, The Blown Away Tour, being held at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Even more exciting is Carrie Underwood will receive the poster as gift from the arena!

After Ava graduates this May she has two plans: Plan A and Plan A. Yes that is right! Both of her plans are called Plan A, because in her eyes both of theses jobs are ideal jobs. Ava hopes to find a job working for a publishing company, creating, painting and or designing different book covers. Her other ideal job would be working for a magazine doing editorial design. Ava disagrees with those pessimists out there that say publication is dead! She believes that as long as there are people out there like her, people who like to feel the pages of a book, newspaper or magazine, the printed word will fight on! Read Less