Fashion Designer,Illustrator, Graphic Designer

Valerie Mayen

cleveland, OH

yellowcakeshop.com

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spunky, energetic fashion designer, illustrator and graphic designer with a broad range of style, technique and medium. My work incorporates clean lines, bold color and whimsy. Illustration can be digital or traditional. Fashion has a retro feel with a mix of bold prints and color. Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns regarding your creative needs!
Education
- BFA Illustration
  
  Cleveland Institute of Art
  
  2004
- mobility
  
  Otis College of Art and Design
  
  2004
- foundation studies
  
  University of the Arts
  
  2000
Experience
- Retrospectrum Cleveland Public Theatre
  
  Society of Illustrators College Exhibition
  
  Cleveland, OH
  
  SI Gallery, New York NY, 2004 SKILLS Traditional: typography, illustration, printmaking, photography, design, Fashion: patternmaking, draping, tailoring, hand finishings Craft: bookmaking, painting, plexi-glass sculpture, silkscreening, carpentry Event Planning: contracting vendors, organizing/training interns & talent, securing venue and logistics, raising funds, managing budget & ticketing, orchestrating décor
- Screw Factory
  
  Hullabaloo 2nd Annual Fashion Event
  
  Lakewood, OH
  
  Hullabaloo 1st Annual Fashion Event, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2012
- Creative Workforce Fellowship
  
  Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
- Creative Workforce Fellowship
  
  Cleveland Arts Prize Cleveland Arts Prize Foundation
- New York Fashion Week-Spring
  
  Lincoln Center, United States
- owner/lead designer
  
  Luciano Family
  
  Independence, OH
  
  Yellowcakeshop
- au pair/house mgr
  
  Newpoint Solutions
  
  Cleveland, OH
- Tutto Giorno
  
  Cleveland, OH
  
  in-house graphic design
- head server/asst . mgr
  
  Spaces
  
  Gallery, United States
- gallery assistant
  
  Gemini G.E.L.
  
  Los Angeles, CA
- Masonic Auditorium
  
  Hullabaloo 3rd Annual Fashion Event
  
  Cleveland, OH
  
  Carnaval 1st Annual Fashion Event, The Shoreway Lofts, Cleveland, OH, 2014
- Project Runway-Season
  
  8, Lifetime/Weinstein, New York, NY, 2010
- Motor City Sound Board
  
  Fashion in Detroit
  
  Detroit, MI
  
  Connect-A Multimedia Event, Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland OH, 2007
Awards

Cleveland Arts Prize,

Emerging Artist, 2014

CPAC Fellowship,

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, 2013

CPAC Fellowship,

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, 2009

Society of Illustrators exhibit spot,2004
Skills
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@yellowcake, member since 2008
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