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Sarah Rhoads

Sarah Rhoads

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Concept Artist - Illustrator - Creative Director

  • Education

    • SILA - Peter Paul Storyboarding Course

      2016 - 2016

      12 week course in storyboarding for animation by the inimitable Peter Paul.

    • Lawrence University

      2005 - 2009
      BA in Studio Art History

    • Gnomon School of Visual Effects

      2013 - 2015
      Certificate Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

    • Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam

      2008 - 2009
      Bachelor's degree Fine and Studio Arts

      Exchange program between Lawrence University and Gerrit Rietveld Academie allowed me the unique chance to live and study in Amsterdam for one semester.

  • Experience

    • Cedarburg Cultural Center

      Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
      Instructor

      Instructor in Comics and Cartooning for Summer classes.

    • Red Letter Theater

      Oct 2009 - Mar 2010
      Set Designer

      Set and prop designer for Red Letter Theater, Minneapolis, for their production of Alice in Wonderland. The theater space was sold out from under the company in mid-production and the play was sadly not produced.

    • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI

      Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
      Creative Arts Camp Counselor

      Counselor for a visual arts, dance and theatre camp for ages K-12.

    • Blackhole Studio

      Oct 2010 - Mar 2012
      Cover Artist, Character Designer, Penciller, Inker, Colorist

      Concept artist and character designer for "Madam Mystique" comic pitch.Penciller and painter for "Madam Mystique" comic interior.Cover artist for "Madam Mystique."

    • Trout Museum of Art, Appleton (formerly Appleton Art Museum)

      Jan 2011 - Mar 2011
      Instructor in Art

      Instructor for homeschoolers, covering drawing from life, technical drawing, illustration, bookmaking, and using wet and dry media.

    • The Monogram Group Inc., Chicago

      Sept 2011 - Dec 2011
      Creative Intern

    • The Dean Group LLP, StoryVisionVideo

      May 2012 - Jun 2013
      Storyboard Artist and Character Designer

    • The Shaka Zulu Project

      Jul 2012 - Jul 2016
      Cover Artist, Promotional Artist, Colorist

      Concept and promotional artist for a graphic novel illustrating the life of Shaka Zulu.

    • Adult Swim Pitch for You Are Here TV Show

      Apr 2016 - Sept 2016
      Freelance Concept Artist - Adult Swim

      Create character designs, environmental concepts, splash art and mood boards for You Are Here CG animation pitch to Adult Swim.

    • Beavertown Film

      Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
      Storyboard Artist

      Freelance Storyboards and Animatic Artist for USC Film Project "Beavertown"

    • Snowgum Films

      Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
      Character Animator

      Character animator on Trollbridge, based on Sir Terry Pratchett's short story of the same name, created with the blessing of the author and his estate.

    • TKY Productions

      Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

      • Screenwriter

        Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

      • Concept Artist

        Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

    • Cherry Lake Publishing | Sleeping Bear Press

      Jun 2018 - Dec 2019
      Illustrator

      Background contract illustrator for Renee Graef on Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, an illustrated children's book.

    • Lighthouse Film

      Jul 2019 - May 2021
      Art Director

      Head of visual development for the short film by Lighthouse Studio LLC.

    • Netflix

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      Illustrator

      Responsible for creating 10 new cover art illustrations for the republished R.L. Stine series, FEAR STREET

    • Reworld Inc

      Sept 2021 - Nov 2021
      Lead Artist

    • Kunai

      Nov 2021 - May 2022
      Creative Director

      Creative Director for brand new entertainment IP facilitated by Kunai

    • The LEGO Group

      May 2022 - Jun 2022
      Concept Artist

    • Tangent Agency

      Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
      Concept Artist & Illustrator

      Concept artist and illustrator for various projects in games and media.

    • Wild Blue Studios

      Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
      Freelance Concept Artist

      Concept Artist for Games

    • Storylace

      Jan 2024 - Feb 2024
      Illustrator

      Illustrator for online fiction archive Storylace.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Digital Production for Entertainment - Gnomon School of Visual Effects

      Gnomon School of Visual Effects

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Labor and Sorting

      Issued by Random Lake Food Pantry on Dec 2010
      Random Lake Food PantryAssociated with Sarah Rhoads