255C LARK STREET • ALBANY NY • 12210
518.925.4900 • DANATOONSTUDIOSLLC@GMAIL.COM
Dana S. Owens
Fine Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer
Founder, The Machine a Creative Coop- Art Studio/Gallery
EDUCATION:
State University of New York, Albany, NY
Bachelors of Fine Arts, 2013
Painting/Digital Media
Sage College, Albany, NY
Illustration/Graphic Design Major, 2003-2005
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Graphic Illustration/Graphic Design
Mural located at the Newberry Music Venue
Saratoga Springs, NY 2014
Planned Parentood Giraffe Award
Designed/Sculpted Award for Recipient Susie Essman from HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, 2014
Live Painting for Albany Barn Annual Fundraiser Fusion Event, 2014
Elda's/Graney’s Irish Pub, Albany, NY
New Branding Logo/Various Illustrations, 2014
Comedy Works, Saratoga, NY
Several Track Themed Commissioned Paintings, 2014
Mayor Kathy Sheehan Inauguration 2014, Albany, NY
Constructed Albany City Seal for Stage, 2014
Albany All-Stars Roller Derby, Albany, NY
Logo Design/Caricatures, 2013
Relentless Awareness Public Relations Firm, Albany, NY
New Logo Design & Large Mounted Pieces for new location, 2011
Capital Cash, Troy, NY
Logo Design/ Various Illustrations, 2006
Donna Whyte-Teaching Consultant, Saratoga Springs, NY
Children’s Learning Guide Illustrations 2004-Present
NOTABLE WORKS PUBLISHED:
Knickerbocker Ledger Various Illustrations including web-comic "Smallbany", 2010
Times Union Newspaper Featured Local Artist Section, 2009
NY Thoroughbred Breeders Magazine Illustrations Accompanying Several Articles, 2003-2005
Crystal Springs Publishing Illustrated "Read with your Smartie" Children’s Book, 2004
AWARDS, FEATURES, AND RECOGNITIONS:
Machine CoOp Article-Metroland, 2014
Machine CoOp SUNY Alumni 30 under 30 Article- SUNY Alumni Magazine 2014
Albany Historical Foundation BUILT Exhibition-Several Art Pieces/ SmallbanyToons exhibited, 2013/2014
Knickerbocker Film Festival- Best Documentary "Smallbany", 2013
News Channel 13 WNYT Interview, "Smallbany”, 2013
Knickerbocker Ledger 30 under 30 Award, 2012
Crest Fest Art Show -Several Window Paintings exhibited-Brooklyn, NY, 2012
"SmallbanyToons"-Community Based Web-Comic, 2010-Present
KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS:
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
ADDITIONAL TALENTS:
Client Based Design/Conveying Vision
Digitize Layouts for Print and Web Ads
Screen Printing/Design
Art Coaching
Sign Fabrication
Versatile Design Styles & Mediums
Video Editing and Audio Recording