Fine Artist and Illustrator
Fine Artist and Illustrator



Cory Levy
100 Revelyn Court
Sayville, NY 11782
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Cory Levy was born and raised in Sayville, NY. His artwork genuinely translates an internal experience with ADHD. The movements of his hands and eyes are coordinated as one. His eyes focus in a flowing movement, undulating throughout the field of vision. Lines on paper or physical edges of sculptures are applied parallel. Fragments of substance or moments of attention are then layered. The result is a complex of intersecting planes and stray contours. The result is artworks of various styles, mediums and concentrations.
Observational drawings from my most recent “Life Drawing” series are translated to metal sculptures. Steel sheets are physically spaced out according to the depth of shapes or contour lines captured in experiences.

EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration, May, 2020 Digital Illustration, July, 2015

College For Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Automotive Design, July, 2014

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Metal Shop, Wood Shop, Figurative Soft Sculpture, Illustration, Visual Computing, Drawing, Oil Painting and Modern Art History

SKILLS
Proficient: Adobe Photoshop- digital paint, collage and photo edit.
Sculpture- Metal, polymer clay, plasticine, wax and silicone cast.
Dry Mediums- Graphite, charcoal and carbon, paper cut-outs, wax & pastel color pencil and oil pastel.
Wet Mediums- Ink (brushed line-work), ballpoint, oil, acrylic and gouache.

Experience: Microsoft Office, website design, book publication, Adobe After Effects- 2D animation, Illustrator, and Zbrush- digital sculpt.
Animation- Drawn traditional and stop motion
Automotive design, woodwork, plaster molds, stencil/spray paint and caricatures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wait Staff, At Your Service, Sayville, NY 2018
Learned to work proficiently in various kitchens/ venues as a freelance worker.
Served customers, set/ cleared tables, and cleaned restaurant.

Busser Buteras, Sayville, NY 2015-2016
Learned to have comfortable dialogue with customers and communicate effectively with co-workers. Served customers, set/ cleared tables, and cleaned restaurant.






COMMISSIONS
Learned to translate client's concepts to final designs. Clearly communicated process and ideas to prospective clients. Completed works include: music cover art, caricatures, tattoo design, movie poster and wardrobe concept and logo design.
2018- Concept Costume Design for Davi Pena, founder of Uptown Studios NY “The Fray Motion Picture”
2017- Ink Caricatures for Anne Kearns Fers, CEO of Gold Star Video Productions “MSC Sid’s Club 2016”
2017- Cover Art for Vince Verza, Recording Artist/ Producer “The Fountain of Youth”, “Please” and “Stop”

GROUP SHOWS
2019- School of Visual Arts Chelsea Gallery “Location as Character” New York, NY
2018- Garment District “Art Elevated” New York, NY
2018- The Art Hub N.Y.C “Masquerade” Brooklyn, NY
2018- The Roots of An Artist “Multicultural Art Expo” Brentwood, NY
2018- GreenPoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017- The Art Factory, Theatre 294 “Fine Art Exhibition” Farmingdale, NY
2015-2016- Heckscher Museum “Long Island’s Best Alumni Exhibition”, Huntington, NY

HONORS/ AWARDS
2018- Garment District Art Elevated- Finalist
2016- Long Island’s Best Alumni Exhibition- Placed 4th
2016- Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts- Honorable Mention
2016- Sayville Advocates for Visual Arts Illustration Award
2015- Long Island's Best Alumni Exhibition Finalist

PERSONAL INTERESTS
Physical Fitness- weight training, boxing, running.
Collecting, organizing and studying - Rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, seashells, insects and animals.