Ally Shwed
Cartoonist, Writer, Illustrator
Queretaro, MexicoWork Experience
Tecnologico De Monterrey
Professor of Scriptwriting, Sequential Art, Typography, & Aesthetics
January 2015
- August 2017
Mexico
Savannah College Of Art & Design
Teaching Assistant
TA for Hand-Lettering and Typography (Prof. David Allan Duncan)
September 2013
- November 2013
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Savannah College Of Art & Design
Graduate Mentor
September 2012
- December 2013
Savannah, Georgia, United States
North Plainfield High School
English Academic Support Teacher
September 2010
- June 2012
North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Bishop George Ahr High School
English Teacher
September 2009
- August 2010
Edison, New Jersey, United States
Education
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)
Master of Fine Arts
Sequential Art MFA candidate
September 2012
- Present
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts
Dual BA in English Literature and American Studies
Summa Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
September 2003
- May 2007
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Digital Lettering,
Editing,
Hand-lettering,
HTML,
Illustration,
Inking,
Proofreading,
Social Media,
Teaching,
Typography,
Writing,
Publications
Fault Lines in the Constitution (2020)
Votes for Women (2020)
Blocked, an online dating anthology (2017)
Sex Bomb Strikes Again (2015)
Horizon, Vol. 1 (2014)
Transitions (2014)
Rock Ink Roll (2013)
Votes for Women (2020)
Blocked, an online dating anthology (2017)
Sex Bomb Strikes Again (2015)
Horizon, Vol. 1 (2014)
Transitions (2014)
Rock Ink Roll (2013)
Conventions and Exhibitions
Small Press Expo (Bethesda, MD)
Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto, Canada)
CAKE (Chicago, IL)
MICE (Cambridge, MA)
DiNK (Denver, CO)
Wizard World Austin (Austin, TX)
Special Edition: NYC (New York, NY)
Comic Con International (San Diego, CA)
HeroesCon (Charlotte, NC)
Fluke (Athens, GA)
Asheville Comics Expo (Asheville, NC)
Comic Book City Con (Greensboro, NC)
Le Vernissage (Lacoste, France)
Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto, Canada)
CAKE (Chicago, IL)
MICE (Cambridge, MA)
DiNK (Denver, CO)
Wizard World Austin (Austin, TX)
Special Edition: NYC (New York, NY)
Comic Con International (San Diego, CA)
HeroesCon (Charlotte, NC)
Fluke (Athens, GA)
Asheville Comics Expo (Asheville, NC)
Comic Book City Con (Greensboro, NC)
Le Vernissage (Lacoste, France)