Grace Washko

Designer/Illustrator

Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Grace Washko is a blossoming illustrator/designer who hails from the land of ice and snow or as it it's natives call it, Minnesota. Upon graduating Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) she moved to North Carolina to pursue a career in both graphic design and illustration. With a passion for both science and art she draws inspiration from the natural world, human history, literature and a broad range of cultural motifs.

She has worked with clients such as: HP, Target, C9 by Champion, Champion, Hanes, River Run International Film Festival, Wake Forest University, AIGA of Winston Salem, Dallas Marathon, Fleet Feet Sports, The Young Democrats of Forsyth County, BeersnGears, The Arts Council of Winston Salem and Forsyth County, The Piedmont Environmental Alliance, Heart In Hands Massage and Wellness, LLC, The Woodrow Instrument Company, The Bell Museum of Natural History, GNSI, Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, IT Pleasant, and Crystal Hospitality.

Her artwork has been displayed at: Le-Snoot Gallery, They Draw and They Travel, The Vernissage in Locaste France, SCAD Galleries, SCAD Behance, YODEX (young designers Exhibition in Taiwan), and Q & A Traveling Exhibition.

Her work has been honored by: American Illustration, PRINT, and the American Advertising Awards.

Work Experience

Elephant In The Room

Designer, Illustrator and Scientific Illustrator

July 2014 - Present Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Mentoring Peace Through Art

Mural Worker

Mural work over urban graffiti involving teaching members of the community how to paint in the Chicano art style.
June 2011 - July 2014 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

AA Facepainting By Suzy & Co

Face Painter

August 2012 - August 2014 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Illustration Major, Scientific Illustration Minor and Graphic Design Minor
September 2010 - Present Georgia, United States

Languages

English (Native),
Hebrew (Conversational),
Spanish (Conversational),

Awards

Print Design Magazine

2015 Print Regional Design Annual

2015

American Illustrators

American Illustrators 31st Edition

2012

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD) (SCADDY)

Distinguished Scholar Award

2010

Third Congressional District Minnesota

Third congressional district art award

2010

Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards

Silver Key

2009

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Design, Digital Art, Digital Printing , Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Graphic Design, Illustration, Layout Design, Logo Design, Microsoft Office, Murals, Painting, Poster Design, Printmaking, Sketching, Typography, Vector Art, Vector Graphics, Watercolor, Web Design,