I L LUSTRATOR
CONTACT
Email: *****@************.***
Website: bernardoarts.com
Social: @artofbernardo
SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Aero
Adobe Dimension
Multilingual
ProCreate
Salesforce
Dayforce
Microsoft Office
Visual Problem
Solving
Photo editing
Art Instruction
FREELANCE ARTIST
Painting Instructor
• Coordinated and instructed pre-planned painting classes for up to 30 painters
• Provided step-by-step instruction on the painting process and technique for students of all skill groups
• Operated POS systems while preparing and serving beverages to painters PINOTS PALETTE
APRIL 2021 - FEBRUARY 2022
Design Consultant
RH NEW YORK
AUGUST 2018 - MAY 2021
Drawing & Painting Instructor
• Instruct drawing and painting events for up to 40 members
• Create 1-3 hour lesson plans for members of all skill groups
• Partner with event staff to curate a safe, creative space for the attending members
SOHO-DUMBO HOUSE
DECEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
• Illustrations published in The New Yorker Magazine
• Illustrated all labels for TROP Flavor Co. gettrop.com
• 30-foot Painted mural for Capri gotpizza.com
• Illustrations published for Italian magazine DOMUS
• Illustration used in Democracy NYC voting campaign throughout NYC bus stops & projected in Union Square
• Illustrated Poster selected for Syracuse Poster Project
• Design & Illustration used for streetwear brand MRFU
• Woodblock print used to paint collaborative mural "17 Tugs"
• Created hand-drawn sketches for final design renderings in collaboration with senior RH interior designers to present to high-value clientele on domestic and international projects
• Assisted clients with achieving desired design aesthetic based on client preference, budget, personality and lifestyle
• Curated in order to uphold the visual and quality standards EDUCATION
MFA Illustration as a Visual Essay
Class of 2022
• Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for
Excellence in Illustration
• Selected as the graduate class of
2022 commencement speaker at
Radio City Music Hall
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
BFA Illustration Class of 2018
• Florence Study Abroad Spring
2017 - Interned for Black History
Month Florence, assisting in
coordinating artists exhibitions
throughout the city of Florence
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Gallery Intern
• Collaborated with a team to assist curators and event staff in packaging and preparing artwork for fine art exhibitions
•Organized and maintained gallery files and contacts SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS
JUNE 2017 - AUG 2017
Senior Artist
ISOLATED LABS - STUDIO TAVARES STRACHAN
• Collaborate with small team to assist contemporary artist Tavares Strachan within New York City studio
• Paint large-scale, multi-media works for galleries & museums around the world