Tory Erpenbeck

Illustrator & Graphic Designer

Covington, KY, USA
I am an illustrator interested in cartooning, drawing, painting, and digital art. My goal is to create artwork that intrigues, provokes, and inspires others. I am seeking connections in the art world and business world to help further my career as an up and coming artist.

Work Experience

The Whole Child Pediatrics

Web Designer

My responsibilities include creating and designing a website to bring in new customers to the company, taking and editing photographs of the office and staff, maintaining and updating the website, and designing marketing images and graphics which created a more modern feel for the company.
March 2017 - Present Florence, Kentucky, United States

Spark Box Studio

Resident

I completed a two week art residency at Spark Box Studio.
September 2017 - September 2017 Picton, Ontario, Canada

Deters Ink

Apparel Designer

My responsibilities include creating attractive designs using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to be sold, preparing files to be printed onto apparel, creating mockup images of apparel, and helping with apparel print and production.
August 2015 - April 2017 Fort Wright, Kentucky, United States

Conception

Participation in Group Exhibition

I exhibited art work in a group art show in Chicago, IL.
June 2017 - June 2017 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Brain Storming Drawing

November 2013 - November 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Contemporary Art Center

Participant in Group Exhibition

My piece "Some-place Else" was displayed in a group exhibition responding to the culture of Cincinnati. The exhibit lasted from mid-May 2013 until early June 2013.
May 2013 - June 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Lloyd Library

Participant in Group Exhibition

My piece entitled "Magic Mushrooms" was in a group exhibition at the Lloyd Library called "What Makes the Reindeer Fly?". The Lloyd Library holds rare antique books with original illustrations in subjects such as botany, natural science, natural medicine, and alchemy. This show ran from late November until mid-February 2013.
November 2012 - February 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Art Works

Apprentice

I worked on a team of eight people to create nine public murals in eight weeks. The murals were displayed on towers along a public nature trail. They were done with acrylic on parachute cloth in small sections which were pieced together.
June 2013 - August 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Camp Art Academy

Teacher Assistant

I worked with children ages 5-12 in individual and group settings at a children's summer art camp. I helped the teachers with their lessons, materials, and classroom management. I focused on assisting the kids with fundamental art techniques.
June 2014 - August 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Education

Art Academy Of Cincinnati

Illustration BFA

I will be graduating in May 2015 with a BFA in illustration.
August 2011 - Present Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Character Design, Digital Coloring , Drawing, Painting, Photo Manipulation, Photo Retouch,