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Meet Samantha Villazaez

Sam is a latina artist, illustrator, and designer raised in San Antonio, Texas and completed her BFA in Illustration at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. In 2018, she started freelancing, illustrating family portraits and designing several graphic design projects for the non profit organization, VIA CDC. In summer of 2021, she worked as an artist for the home department at Kohl’s and summer of 2022 was an apparel designer for Obioma Fashion. Her work involves playing with shape, color and style and likes to play around with any media that comes her way but mainly work with watercolor paints, markers and digital. Sam is dedicated to working with print illustrations, pattern making and pattern drafting.

 

She is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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EDUCATION

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
BFA in Illustration

Fall 2018 - Spring 2022


Minor in Digital Media 
Production

MIAD Merit Scholarship 
2018-2022

Dean’s List Achievement

SKILLS

Digital
   
 Adobe Creative
    Suite
    ClipStudio Paint


 Traditional
 
  Textile
    Paint Medias
    Markers
    Graphite
    Ink 


 Interests
   
Sewing
    Pattern Drafting
    Print Design
    Graphic Design


 Languages
   English
   Spanish


 

EXPERIENCE

Anthropologie
Customer Associate- Key Holder
August 2021 - PRESENT


Supporting and managing associates.
Collaboratin
g with other store leaders to enhance sales and support customers.
Adapting in a fast pace environment.
Commandeering the register for purchases and returns.
Assisting customers in finding products, style choice, setting up dressing rooms and 
finalizing purchase decisions.
In charge of shipment and inventory.


Francescas

Customer Associate- Key Holder
September 2022 - PRESENT

Collaborating with other store leaders to enhance sales and support customers.
Adapting in a fast pace environment.
Commandeering the register for purchases and returns.
Assisting customers in finding products, style choice, setting up dressing rooms and finalizing purchase decisions.

Obiama Fashion
Fashion Design Intern
May  2022 - August  2022


Created fashion illustrations or existing apparel.
Designed and created apparel pieces for the collection for all fashion quarters.
Selected fabric, thread, zippers, and any material that would be used for the collection
Organ
ized and styled photoshoots.
Devised efficient fashion design plans and fostered new fashion concepts.
Attended fashion shows to acquire new fashion ideas
Kept constant research on fashion trends.
Created effective marketing plans and advertising strategies
Coordinated with senior designers, directors, videographers, photographers and models.
Selected garments and accessories that will be used for promotional marketing


Kohl's
Art Intern- Home Department
June  2021 - August  2021


Worked in a remote team setting.
Assisted in creating and manipulating prints and placed graphics.
Assisted lead textile designer insetting up art concept boards.
Participated in research and development of seasonal trends, themes, concepts and colors.
Created original graphic art from concept direction.
Presented work with research in the form of color, moodboards, and collages.
Collaborated with color, trend, and CAD artists, the buying office and others designers.

CLIENTS

VIA CDC- Non Profit Organization 
Volunteer and Feature Artist
Fall 2018-PRESENT
  Designed flyer templates for housing and community outreach. OCTOBER 2018
  Redesigned company logo. SEPTERMBER-DECEMBER 2020

  Designed event flyers. SEPTEMEBER-DECEMBER 2020
  Caricature artist for the annual Silver City International Festival SEPTEMBER 2021-2022


Alverno College
Feature Artist
Fall 2022-PRESENT
   Designed sticker designs for Hispanic Heritage Month. OCTOBER 2022
  Designed button designs for Hispanic Heritage Month. OCTOBER 2022 
  Caricature artist for Alverno Fiesta Event. OCTOBER 2022
  ABLE Small Business Fair. APRIL 2023

University of  Wisconsin
Spring 2023

   Caricature artist for Panther Pause Event. May 2023

Anthropologie
Spring 2023
   Fashion Illustrator for Mothers Day. May 2023

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