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Maggie Zeng

Illustrator

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Montreal-based illustrator with experience in motion graphic animation and graphic design. Specializes in fantasy children's book style illustrations with fun characters and magical environments.

Work Experience

Pajama Press

Children’s Book Illustrator

Illustrator of This Is the Boat that Ben Built; Room for More; Let's Add Up
Storyboarding
Character design
March 2021 - November 2022 Ontario, Canada

Vertiente Animated Film

Animator

Rough and clean up animation for short independent film
August 2022 - January 2023

Nanomonx

Illustrator - Animator

Game login page illustration
Character design
Character animations
October 2021 - November 2022

Moment Factory

Concept Artist

Contract - Part-time
Concept art revisions
Daily brainstorming meetings
June 2021 - July 2021 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Concordia Undergraduate Journal Of Art History

Conference Graphic Designer

September 2020 - May 2021 Quebec, Canada

Concordia University

Teaching Assissant

Leading animation critique
Technical Aspects for Animation
TVPaint
Camera setup
September 2021 -

Dawson College

Illustrator and Graphic Arts Technician

Poster design
Motion graphic animation
Layout design
Storyboarding
August 2019 - June 2020

Baton-Rouge Restaurant

Hostess

Sandwich board design
Customer service
Table seating
Busgirl
Food runner
June 2019 - July 2020 Quebec, Canada

Artists In Bloom

Artists in Bloom Event Poster 2020

February 2020 - March 2020 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Space Dawson

Technique Theme Poster 2020

June 2019 - July 2019 Quebec, Canada

Dawson College

Peer Tutor

Technical illustration tutor for isometric design
English tutor
March 2019 - May 2019 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Education

Concordia University

Film Animation, Bachelor of Fine Arts

September 2020 - Quebec, Canada

Dawson College

Specialization Illustration, Diploma of College Studies

Sequential art and visual storytelling
Animation and motion graphics
Technical illustration
Figure drawing
August 2017 - May 2020 Quebec, Canada

Languages

English (Native),
French (Advanced),
Spanish (Beginner),
Mandarin (Beginner),

Awards

Ontario Library Association

Best Bets for "This Is The Boat That Ben Built"

2022

Ottawa International Animation Festival

Official Selection - Canadian Student Competition

2022

Korean Film Festival Canada

Official Selection

2022

Les Sommets Du Cinéma D'Animation

Official Selection - Wide Angle

2022

Dawson College

Second Year Achievement Award

2019

Dawson College

First Year Achievement Award

2018

Dawson College

Honours List

2019

Dawson College

Outstanding Achievement Award in Applied Arts Technologies

2020

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro , Animation, Comics, Design, Gouache, Illustration, Motion Graphics , Sequential Art , Watercolour, Webcomics,

References

Dawson College - Dana Dragomir
Digital Communications Officer
(514) 931-8731 x 1346

Presentations

School Library Journal Picture Book Palooza
Guest speaker during Natural Wonders panel

Hong Kong Art Symposium
Workshop host for beginner character design session

Publications

Room for More, written by Michelle Kadarusman and illustrated by Maggie Zeng, published by Pajama Press, Jun. 28 2022, pajamapress.ca/book/this_is_the_boat_that_ben_built.

This Is the Boat that Ben Built, written by Jen Lynn Bailey and illustrated by Maggie Zeng, published by Pajama Press, Mar. 22 2022, pajamapress.ca/book/this_is_the_boat_that_ben_built.

If You Find Yourself in a Pocket Dimension (Short Animated Film, 2022), https://vimeo.com/682320671.

Roots (Short Animated Film, 2021), https://vimeo.com/540895220.

“Technique Poster Competition”, S.P.A.C.E., Feb. 4 2020, space.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/explorations/article/technique_poster_competition.

“Mouth Shut, Mind Shouting”, S.P.A.C.E., May 2 2018, space.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/explorations/article/anxious_not_speaking.