Resume of Rene Gagnon

Education:

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA
Art Transfer 1995

Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA
BFA 1999 Visual Communication with a concentration in Illustration.

University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Graduate Studies

Software Experience:

Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe Illustrator CS2
Adobe Indesign CS2
Adobe ImageReady
Macromedia Flash MX 8 / Actionscript
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 8 / HTML / CSS / Javascript
Bryce 5
Painter 5
Lightwave 7.5
Final Cut PRO
Motion
Live Type

Freehand Experience:

acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache
airbrush, graphite, ink, pastel, spray paint

Work Experience:

Mass Media Works, LLC
Freetown, MA
2000 to Present
Owner / Artist / Designer
A full service multimedia graphics studio.
Tasks include web & graphic design, murals,
freelance illustration, and fine art.
Clients include:
Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Assonet Art Publishing

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA
2003 to present
Art & Humanities Department Instructor
Computer Information Systems Department Instructor

B.M.C. Durfee High School
Fall River, MA
2000 to present
Vocational Teacher / Commercial Art
Provisional Certification Massachusetts D.O.E.

Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
Horseneck Beach, Westport, MA
1995 to present / seasonal
Surf Rescue Lifeguard

Riverside Art Ltd.
Somerset, MA
1994 to 2000
Repro / Graphics Department
Tasks included page layout, logo design, scanning,
large format printing, mounting , and laminating.

Awards:

1995
Recipient of the “Jesse Richardson Art Scholarship”
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

1999
Recipient of the “Illustration Faculty Award”
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

2001
Recipient of the "Telly Award"
Outstanding Illustration for Video