ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

MFA in Illustration Practice,

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD, August 2019 - 2021.

Bachelor of Visual Arts in Sculpture, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India, June 2013 - April 2017.

WORK

Editorial Illustrator

New York Times

NBC News

Politico

Life of Science

Hu Post

Taste Magazine

Creative Alliance

Charles Schwab Magazine

Rebel Girls

Urgent Action Fund

Creative Alliance, Baltimore

Illustration & Design Assistant

Closely working with the Marketing and Design Team on illustrations and designs for community events for print and online platforms, 2021 Unboxed Creative Studios, India

Lead Illustrator & Designer

Illustrated, designed print media for various clients, and created photo edited animations for social media campaigns, 2019

Drsya Communications, India

Graphic Designer

Designed for social media marketing campaigns. Responsibilities included research and photoediting visuals, 2018

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TEACHING

Graduate Illustration Practice Department, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Adjunct Faculty

Teaching a graduate level course and worked on an extensive syllabus for ‘Creating the GIF’ a studio elective in the MFA Illustration Practice Program. September - December 2021

Open Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Adjunct Faculty

Community Education Workshop for the working professionals. I taught a 4 week intensive workshop called Illustrating GIFs and created a brand new syllabus. Students produced quality work at the ends of the workshop.

October 2021

Charm: Voices of Baltimore Youth

Workshop Instructor

Designed & conducted an online comic & zine making workshop for local Baltimore high school students. CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth is a literary arts organization that help young people develop as writers and amplify their own voices. March 2021

Graduate Illustration Practice, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Graduate Program Assistant

As a social media team GPA, I created unique animated illustrations and promotional materials for the MFA ILP Thesis Show Website under the Art Direction of Whitney Sherman, Director of the MFA Illustration Practice Program. February 2021

Creative Workshop

Led a series of creative workshops for students (age 17 21) on the basics of drawing, sculpture, and product making, DQ Labs

India, 2019

KIRAN

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INFO

www.kiranjoan.com

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Baltimore, MD

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Undergraduate Illustration, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Guest Lecturer + Workshop

Invited to present my work and conduct a short GIF workshop teaching After E ects to undergraduate illustration students.

October 2021

Towson University Center for the Arts

Guest Lecturer + Critic

Invited to present my work and review inal year ungraduate illustration students work. December 2021

EXHIBITIONS

End is Nigh, Light Grey Art Lab Gallery, Minneapolis, USA, Oct 2021 Frames of Fear, Duke&Duck, Washington DC, Oct 2021 Ohhh My PMS, Curated by Meltem Sahin based in Turkey, Virtual Exhibition, July 2021 Out of Order Virtual Auction at Maryland Art Place (MAP) Baltimore, US, 2021 Show - O, MICA, Baltimore, US, 2021

Seed Sewa Exhibition and Fundraiser,

Virtual Exhibition along with other established artists from the industry, 2021 Image Harvest Exhibition MICA, Baltimore, US, 2021 Seance Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, US, 2019

Image Harvest, Baltimore, US, 2019

Sister Library Art Bazar, Mumbai & Bangalore, India, 2019 TIFA Working Studios, Pune, India, 2017

Student’s Kochi Biennial, Kochi, India, 2016

KIRAN

JOAN

INFO

www.kiranjoan.com

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+1-443-***-****

Baltimore, MD

AWARDS

ADC Young Guns, Bronze Cube, 2021

3x3 Magazine Student Show Annual No.18, Distinguished Merit & Merit, 2021 Communication Arts Illustration, Shortlist, Animated Series: Bloom, 2021 iJungle Illustration Award, New Talent, Merit, 2020 Graduate Research Development Grant, MICA, 2021

FEATURES

Shout Out LA Magazine, Interview, 2021

MICA Open Studies Artist Feature, Interview, 2021

Baltimore Magazine Print & Online, Illustration Feature, 2021 Charm Literary Magazine, Interview, 2021

Design Yatra, Illustrated Poster Feature, 2021

KIRAN

JOAN

INFO

www.kiranjoan.com

adwdi2@r.postjobfree.com

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Baltimore, MD

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