Akan's Resume
Akan's Resume

AKAN UDOH


SUMMARY

Akan is a self taught artist with a keen urban and social eye. Has been drawing since his youth, and has since developed an eccentric style that stands out. High attention to detail, with a very diverse portfolio. Has featured in The Toni & Stuart.B Young Gallery, The Chris White Gallery, & The DCCA all while attending art school. He has innovated his art style into a merge of drawing and photography with very balanced compositions. Overall a genuine creative guru, capable of adapting to new tasks and feeding daily life into his art.
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SKILLS
? CREATING UNIQUE ILLUSTRATIONS
? HIGH ATTENTION TO DETAIL
? GREAT PENMANSHIP
? CREATIVE BRAINSTORMING
? FAST LEARNER
? HIGHLY-SKILLED IN PHOTOSHOP
? TRAINED IN ILLUSTRATOR
? ADAPTABLE TO LAST MINUTE CHANGES
? VERY PATIENT AND INTUITIVE

EDUCATION
Delaware College of Art & Design, 2014-16� Wilmington, DE Graduated with a degree in Illustration
Courses included:
- Art History -Writing & Literature -Visual Communications - 2D Design - Illustration -Lenticular Vision - 3D Design -Typography - Printmaking
EXPERIENCE

Freelance Illustration, November 2010-Present Has done numerous commissions on custom ideas ranging from song art, T-shirt designs, to book covers.

Freelance Delivery (Catering), June 2012-Present
? Delivers food in various sizes and weights to specific clients
? Time-sensitive and fast paced
? Requires gentle care

�Goldfather�, July 2011-2013
? Public advertising
? attracting clientele to the business
? Long hours standing
? Got the position from a handmade project I showed the owner
�Climbzone�, July 2017-November 2017
? Painted huge wooden cutouts for indoor kids gym
? Designed themed walls, and painted wood accordingly (balloon wall, samurai wall, etc.)
? Carved and smoothed the wooden cutouts
? Cleaned, organized, and preserved an assortment of paints

ACTIVITIES

? Did pop-up caricature art for breast cancer relay at Parkville High in 2011
? Participated in Art Fun-A-day at the DCCA in Wilmington,DE in March 2016
? Experimentation with digital combinations of art & photography 2015-present
? Broadcasting portfolio locally and throughout the web
? Featured in local galleries downtown in Baltimore including the S.A.N.D Gallery, & Pipe Dreamz
? Mentoring the youth interested in being creative
? Working with �Shoot Hoops Not People� a positive after-school program for the kids
Thank you for the consideration. I�m a flexible worker, capable of taking it beyond art into any given task.