LOOKING FOR AN ARTIST/DESIGNER/ILLUSTRATOR?

Hello, My name is Albert Kim, aka Meka.
I have been freelance designing since 2002.
ive done art shows to represent companies

if you want to see my portfolio you can go to [link]
where it showcases my work: illustrations, fine art, paintings, and design.
there are also high quality professional grade videos of me at art shows.

I also went to school for design at Art institute of Washington
but is now studying industrial design

please take a look at the website, portfolio montage video, portfolio site, reference links, videos, my resume and coverletter.

-Thank You




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References:

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Portfolio Montage video:

[link]



CONTACT INFO

MIKLABRET@GMAIL.COM



PORTFOLIO:

[link]



ALL ARTWORK IS COPYRIGHTED

THEREFORE, BY VIEWING IT, U AGREE TO THE TERMS.

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COVER LETTER:



Dear Mr. Employer:



I am a student still at Northern Virginia Community College studying General Education to transfer to Virginia Tech to major in Industrial Design and gain my Bachelors. I used to attend Art Institute of Washington to major in Graphic-Design, but after doing a lot of freelance design work related experience, I switched majors.



I have done a lot of freelance graphic-design for many companies since 2003. Right now I have partnership in sales/ marketing and management of design / advertising for a clothing company called GET. I am full-time to the development of this process, but at the same time I am trying to finish school as soon as possible. I am also an artist who sets up art shows or installs paintings for art galleries. I am also affiliated with several other companies relevant to art, which are called MEKA SEVEN, X Culture, and The Coterie.



Meka Seven is a company I made that makes illustrations and paintings for art shows, art galleries, and clients. The Coterie is a collaboration of artists who specialize in video editing / film making, animation, industrial design, paintings, illustration, and graphic-design. I am the manager of The Coterie, where I go and meet up with the clients to negotiate terms and then I go meet with the affiliated collaboration of artists and talk to them what the ordeal is, and then if there is a settle agreement to be made for the fulfillment of that project deadline. We fill that void. X Culture is also a company I am affiliated with, where I try to recruit as many artists for a free opportunity to be apart of an art show. A film crew interviews you on highly professional video, photography is taken, you get more credentials and references, and you get to be featured on a website having possibly commission.



I like to get things done. When work is in my hands, I take care of it first before relating with social skills. I am a working horse. I am precise and consistent, I do not like to waste my time. I have strong beliefs in the things I do and I stick to them. I am sincere and I like to be around genuine folk. I would very much like to arrange for an interview. Please contact me as soon as you can.



Sincerely,



Meka

miklabret@gmail.com

[link]



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ART RESUME:



Albert A. Kim

miklabret@gmail.com



OBJECTIVE:

Seeking Part Time of Full Time in Design



PROFILE:

Diligent, detail-oriented Administrative Assistant knowledgeable of all office functions.

Excels at multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, completing projects within time constraints and is very creative coming up with lots of ideas for assistance in business marketing.

Creative, able to come up with creative ideas for artistic aspects or for advertising/marketing potential.

Knowledgable in research and development process and able to improve with consistent progress.

Able to be Multi-Tasked.

Superior customer service, and computer skills with proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, MS Word, and Powerpoint.



OVERVIEW:

Combined all work related experience, personal experience, training, and education to create original artistic styles that attract and entertain customers and clients in representative image. Toured and traveled everywhere in the states from institutions, to companies, to music record label industries, and design museums. Featured works of art in various music record labels and clothing designs. For more information: [link] or [link]



EDUCATION:

J Art Studio, June 1992 - June 2004

Annandale, VA

Fine Art & Crafts

[link]



Robinson Secondary School, September 2002 - June 2004

Fairfax, VA

Fine Art and Computer Graphics

[link]



Thoreau Middle School, September 1998 - June 2000

Vienna, VA

Fine Art & Crafts

[link]



Kim's Art for Kids, June 1992 - August 1992

Centreville, VA

Fine Art



Your Art, June 1994 - July 1994

Fairfax, VA

Fine Art



Fairfax City Old Towne Art School, October 1993

Fairfax, VA

Fine Art



Northern Virginia Community College, August 2007 - December 2007

Annandale, VA

Fine Art

[link]



Raz Carter Marlow, May 2003 - October 2005

Burke, VA

Graffiti



Torpedo Factory, May 2005

Alexandria, VA

Drawing

[link]

[link]



Art Institute of Washington, 2004-2005

Arlington, VA

Graphic-Design

[link]



Northern Virginia Community College, 2008-2009

Annandale, VA

General Education

[link]



WORK

EXPERIENCE:

Partnership in Sales Marketing/ Designer, February 2008 to Present

G.E.T. Clothing Co., Washington, D.C.

• Assist and advertise for promotional marketing sales.

• Create business plans and assist in marketing ideas

• Fashion-Design, graphic-design, illustration for clothing designs and come up with logo-design.



Graphic Designer, May 2008

Sun Lounge

NW, Washington D.C.

• Logo Design

[link]



Graphic Designer, May 2008

X Culture @ BeBar

NE, Washington D.C.

• Graphic Design fliers and to advertise for marketing potential

[link]



Art Showcase, April 2008

GMU's For the love of Hip Hop

• Art installation



Art Installation, April 2008

Scion's Devotion @ Mirrors

NE, Washington D.C.

• Art Installation, perform live painting to advertise or attract crowd's attention for marketing potential

[link]



Artist, March 2008

X Culture @ BeBar

NE, Washington D.C.

• Art installation for art show; paint large canvas, be interviewed by film-crew.

[link]



Artist, December 2007

NVCC Art Gallery

Annandale, VA

• Art Installation, showcasing art works.



Freelance Graphic Designer, September 2007

SIQ Records

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Graphic design images representing record label.

[link]



Graffiti Artist, August 2007

Korean Washington D.C. Balock Dance Studio

4231 Markham St

Annandale, VA 22003

• Paint graffiti street art mural on walls and pillar.



Freelance Graphic Designer, August 2007

Korean American Youth Association

Fallschurch, VA

• Create a graphic design image for fliers, brochure pamphlet catalogue, and logo

design.

[link]



Freelance Graphic Designer, June 2007

United We Smoke

Fairfax, VA

• Graphic design wallpapers, logos, web design, and graphic design images

representing the client.

[link]



Freelance Graphic Designer, April 2007

DJ Kamal

Alexandria, VA

• Create an album design for a music artist.

[link]



Clothing Design, January 2007 - May 2007

Delta IX Clothing

Washington, DC

• Clothing designer and logo designs



Freelance Graphic Designer, December 2006

Franconia Korean Baptist Church

Springfield, VA

• Graphic design fliers, wallpapers, splash images, logos,

web design, event ads, and brochure pamphlet catalogues.



Freelance Graphic Designer, September 2006

Battle Banditz Crew

Alexandria, VA

• Graphic design logos and clothing design.

[link]



Freelance Graphic Designer, August 2006

Dancing Under the Influence

Fallschurch, VA

• Graphic design wallpapers, design clothing, logos, web design, and

graphic design images representing the client.

[link]



Graffiti Artist, August 2006

Postle D

Annandale, VA

• Paint a graffiti art mural on the side of a car.



Graffiti Artist, February 2006

Dykel

Burke, VA

• Paint graffiti street art mural on walls.

[link]



Freelance Graphic Designer, January 2006

LyRicks

McLean, VA

• Create an album design jacket for music artist's upcoming album.

[link]



Freelance Graphic Designer, October 2005

Fly Disposition

Fairfax, VA

• Create an album design for a music artist.



Freelance Graphic Designer, July 2005

Explicit Linez

New York, NY

• Create an album design jacket for a music artist's upcoming album.

[link]



Graffiti Artist, May 2005

Jay Smoke

Seoul, Korea

• Draw and paint or create a graffiti banner representing the client.

[link]



Freelance Graphic Designer, May 2004

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington Culmore

Falls Church, VA

• Create a graphic design flyer for an upcoming piano recital event.

[link]



Graffiti Artist, October 2003

Naerok

Fairfax, VA

• Draw and paint a graffiti logo representation of the client.



Freelance Graphic Designer, March 2003

A Boy Named Molly

Vienna, VA

• Create an album design for a music artist.

[link]



DESIGN SKILLS:

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Illustrator

• MS Word

• Powerpoint



OPERATING

SYSTEMS:

• Macintosh

• Windows

EXPERIENCE:

• Graffiti: 4 yrs

• Graphic Design: 5 yrs

• Illustration: 20 yrs

• Painting: 4 yrs

AWARDS:

-jul 8 2008
ive been featured in an article called in the hood
[link]
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• J Art Studio: 3rd Place GEICO National Safety Belt poster contest

1992

• J Art Studio: 2nd Place Drug Free poster contest 1992

• Willow Springs Elementary: 1st place Safety First poster contest

1992

• Willow Springs Elementary: 2nd place Drug Free poster contest 1992



ACTIVITIES:

• Meka Seven, artist 2008

[link]

• The Coterie, collaboration artist affiliation 2004-Present

• G.E.T. Clothing Label, designer/marketing 2008-Present

• Animal Farm Project, dancer/ dance instructor/ film 2006-Present

[link]

• X Culture, artist/designer/advertisement 2008-Present

[link]

• Scion Devotion & Space, artist/ advertisement 2008-Present

[link]

[link]