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Bio

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Dillon now makes his home in Chicago, IL. He's the son of an artist and the brother of an artist. His passion for the visual arts is a lifelong pursuit of creative expression and curiosity.


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Experience

Book Illustrations (Work in Progress) — Confidential Client

• 250+ Series of 1/4 page, black and white illustrations depicting two figures interacting.

Graphic Designer — DothanBuzz.com

• Designed mass mailer (for business promotion) and customer newsletter templates [HTML].

Graphic & Web Design — Groupon.com

• Designed animated and static web ads, vinyl promotional stickers (for participating retailer window display), and mass emails.

• Participated in the earliest days of the company's growth, being one of 5 employees.

'Comper' — Publications International

• Designed and assembled mock-up publishing related products ranging from hardcover books, scrap-booking kits, POS items, sticker sets, etc.

Logo Design — Riverdale Mental Health Association

• Re-designed and updated the institution's logo in celebration of their 50 year anniversary.

Logo Design, Illustration, Design Consultation — 16Sparrows.com

• Designed the company logo. Provided various illustrations for greeting cards/stationery. Consulted on typography, card design compositions, et. al.


Skills: Graphic Design, Illustration & Creative

• Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign): 10+ years experience — Expert aptitude

• Corel Painter: 5 years experience — Advanced aptitude

• Design & Aesthetic Sensibility: 10+ years experience — Expert aptitude

• Draftsman, Painter: 10+ years experience — Expert aptitude


Skills: Computer and Software

• MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook): 10+ years experience — Expert aptitude

• Windows: 10+ years experience — Expert aptitude

• Web-design – HTML, CSS: 3 years experience — Moderate aptitude

• SQL, XML, Javascript: 1 year experience — Basic aptitude

• Fast Typist/Data Entry: 65+ Words per minute.



Awards, Exhibition Record, & other Achievements

Exhibition Record — Pittsburgh and Chicago, 2001 – 2008

• "Order and Chaos" - Family Show (with Father and Brother). Elan Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. February 2008

• "Opposites Define" - Solo Show. WOM Space, Chicago, IL. October 2007

• "Threshold" - 2 Person Show. New Space Chicago. Chicago, IL. July 2007

• Annual Open Studio Events - The Splat Flats. Chicago, IL. October 2005 & 2007

• Group Show - Watermark Gallery. Washington, PA. November 2003

• Community Charity Art Event - The George Washington Hotel. Washington, PA. July 2002

• Annual Show, Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators - World West Gallery. Washington, PA. 2001

Juror — Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Annual Printmaking Show (2003)

Lecturer — Informal Art History Lectures hosted by Riehl Fine Art Gallery (2003)

• Presented slides and spoke in depth to a group of 30+ attendees on the subject of 16th and 17th C. European Painting (Art History).

3rd Place — Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, Annual Show (2001)

• Award winning piece was a large scale portrait done in charcoal on rag paper.

Portfolio Scholarship — Savannah College of Art and Design (1999 – 2003)

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