Creative Professional
Vanessa Lorusso
99 Edgewater Road, Hull, MA 02045
Phone:------------
E-Mail: ------------
Education
Graduate of Archbishop Williams High School (AWHS), Braintree, MA (2018/GPA: 4.2)
Sophomore Honors Student at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
Major: Animation Double Minor: Illustration and Visual Effects Current GPA: 3.795
Artistic Experience
• Developed multiple short animations individually and collaboratively
• Constructed a short film from multiple videos to bring an artistic concept to life
• Made sculptures out of various materials to show elements of space and
physical forms
• Created program covers for multiple AWHS drama productions
• Member of the AWHS Drama Tech Crew for 4 years
• Created artwork for posters and decorations for St. Ann’s Bible Camp
• Designed pages for the AWHS Yearbook
• Published art work, stories, and poetry in Bottom Line, the AWHS Literary
Magazine
• Member of the AWHS Newspaper staff
Job Experience
• Hull Dunkin Donuts customer service associate (June 2018 to present)
• Hull Paragon Carousel casher, party assistant, and service staff (May-Oct 2017)
• Freelance writer for OnTray Magazine in Braintree, MA
Skills
Design/Art
• Traditional animation
• Digital animation
• Character design
• Digital art
• Composing videos to music
• Game world development
• Painting with oil paints, water color, and acrylic
• Applying color and shading with colored pencils
• Drawing, crosshatching and pointillism, with ink
• Portraiture
• Sketching with ebony pencil
• Sculpting with cardboard, wire, plaster, balsa foam, and found objects
Software
• Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe
Acrobat, Blender, Unity, SolidWorks, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Volunteer Work
• St. Ann’s summer Bible Camp counselor (2014 to present)
• Game night assistant at Sunset Point Camp (2015 to present)
Recognition and Awards
• Lesley Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
• Member of the AWHS National Honors Society
• AWHS Art Program Gold Award (#1 in all art classes taken)
• AWHS Religion Gold Award (Top of class for all 4 years)
• AWHS Five Talents Service Award (Recognition for over 300 hours of service)
• Gold Key and Bronze Scholastic Short Story Writing Awards
• Quincy Artsfest 1st place and Artistic Excellence Award Winner (2017)
Exhibitions
• Braintree Four Schools One Town Juried Exhibition
• Quincy Artsfest (2017)
• South Shore Art Center Festival (2017 & 2018)
• AWHS Arts in Motion Shows (2017, 2018, & 2019)
• Produced sets for 6 AWHS Theater Ensemble Productions
Publications and Reviews
• Gold Key Opens Doors for Lorusso, Article on AWHS Website
Interests
• Almost all forms of art
• Working with young people
• Imagining stories to write and animate
• Spending time with nature and wildlife
• Camping and hiking
• Travelling
• Trying new cuisines
• Embracing new cultures
• Studying world religions
References
• Upon Request
Vanessa Lorusso
99 Edgewater Road, Hull, MA 02045
Phone:------------
E-Mail: ------------
Education
Graduate of Archbishop Williams High School (AWHS), Braintree, MA (2018/GPA: 4.2)
Sophomore Honors Student at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
Major: Animation Double Minor: Illustration and Visual Effects Current GPA: 3.795
Artistic Experience
• Developed multiple short animations individually and collaboratively
• Constructed a short film from multiple videos to bring an artistic concept to life
• Made sculptures out of various materials to show elements of space and
physical forms
• Created program covers for multiple AWHS drama productions
• Member of the AWHS Drama Tech Crew for 4 years
• Created artwork for posters and decorations for St. Ann’s Bible Camp
• Designed pages for the AWHS Yearbook
• Published art work, stories, and poetry in Bottom Line, the AWHS Literary
Magazine
• Member of the AWHS Newspaper staff
Job Experience
• Hull Dunkin Donuts customer service associate (June 2018 to present)
• Hull Paragon Carousel casher, party assistant, and service staff (May-Oct 2017)
• Freelance writer for OnTray Magazine in Braintree, MA
Skills
Design/Art
• Traditional animation
• Digital animation
• Character design
• Digital art
• Composing videos to music
• Game world development
• Painting with oil paints, water color, and acrylic
• Applying color and shading with colored pencils
• Drawing, crosshatching and pointillism, with ink
• Portraiture
• Sketching with ebony pencil
• Sculpting with cardboard, wire, plaster, balsa foam, and found objects
Software
• Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe
Acrobat, Blender, Unity, SolidWorks, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Volunteer Work
• St. Ann’s summer Bible Camp counselor (2014 to present)
• Game night assistant at Sunset Point Camp (2015 to present)
Recognition and Awards
• Lesley Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
• Member of the AWHS National Honors Society
• AWHS Art Program Gold Award (#1 in all art classes taken)
• AWHS Religion Gold Award (Top of class for all 4 years)
• AWHS Five Talents Service Award (Recognition for over 300 hours of service)
• Gold Key and Bronze Scholastic Short Story Writing Awards
• Quincy Artsfest 1st place and Artistic Excellence Award Winner (2017)
Exhibitions
• Braintree Four Schools One Town Juried Exhibition
• Quincy Artsfest (2017)
• South Shore Art Center Festival (2017 & 2018)
• AWHS Arts in Motion Shows (2017, 2018, & 2019)
• Produced sets for 6 AWHS Theater Ensemble Productions
Publications and Reviews
• Gold Key Opens Doors for Lorusso, Article on AWHS Website
Interests
• Almost all forms of art
• Working with young people
• Imagining stories to write and animate
• Spending time with nature and wildlife
• Camping and hiking
• Travelling
• Trying new cuisines
• Embracing new cultures
• Studying world religions
References
• Upon Request