PORTFOLIO
Columbia University – Zuckerman Institute
Art in the Education Lab, Spring 2024

Welcome! Below please find 4 portfolio projects with a brief description for each project that represents the type of work I am proposing to create for the Art in the Education Lab in the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University.  Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

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PROJECT 1: “Winged Painter” — Animated Film of Painting Unfolding in Real Time (Orlando Film Festival)
PROJECT 2: “How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere” — Illustrated Book in Augmented Reality (Career Press)
PROJECT 3: “One Vision” — Painting in Augmented Reality (The United Nations Academic Impact Magazine, UNAI)
PROJECT 4: “Believing in the Journey Within and Beyond” — Painting (Communication Arts Magazine)

PROJECT 1

“Winged Painter”
Animated Film of Painting Unfolding in Real Time

The award-winning animated short film, “Winged Painter” co-directed by Raúl and Rod Sánchez was an Official Selection of the Orlando Film Festival earning nominations for: Best Music Video and Best Artwork in the (Florida National News). The musical score of the film was composed by Raúl and Rod Sánchez (Sanchez 2winz). The film invites the viewer to take a journey within a painting unfolding in real time.  “Winged Painter” was part of a media campaign that successfully raised over $1,000 for RAINN charity. Optional: Click here to view the animated film, Winged Painter. 

“Winged Painter” officially selected and screened at:
• New York Short Film Festival (New York City, USA)
• Palm Springs International Animation Festival (California, USA)
• Orlando Film Festival (Florida, USA)
• The MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artistico  (Almería, Spain)
• Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada  (Granada, Spain)

IMAGE: Painting (64 inches x 36 inches on canvas)

PROJECT 2

“How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere”
Illustrated Book in Augmented Reality (AR)

I am the Illustrator of the award-winning intercultural communication book, How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere, co-authored by NYU professors Raúl Sánchez and Dan Bullock (Career Press). I spearheaded the design of the augmented reality (AR) learning component in the book where readers use their smartphone to interact with the book’s illustrations on such topics as how to activate a reader’s schemata and identifying patterns of communication through animated 2D/3D illustrations, infographics, and sound.

How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere has received the following 6 awards:
• Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) – Winner
• Book Excellence Award – Winner
• Global Book Award – Silver Award
• Nautilus Book Award – Silver Award
• Axiom Business Book Award – Bronze Medalist
• International Book Award – Finalist

IMAGE: Illustrated Book

AUGMENTED REALITY DEMO: Illustrated Book

PROJECT 3

“One Vision”
Painting in Augmented Reality (AR)

My painting, “One Vision” was selected for publication in The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Inaugural Magazine – “The Art of Climate Action.” The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) magazine feature artists from all over the world utilizing the power of art as an instrument of visual communication to raise awareness, and help further the dialogue into global climate action. Additional publications the painting, “One Vision” has been featured include articles in The Guardian, and HuffPost.

IMAGE: Painting (36 inches x 24 inches on canvas)

AUGMENTED REALITY DEMO: Painting

PROJECT 4

“Believing in the Journey Within and Beyond”
Painting

“Believing in the Journey Within and Beyond” is a painting of Captain Kirk, celebrating actor William Shatner’s Star Trek legacy. The piece is about the power of exploration, inspired by Star Trek, the television series I watch fondly with my family. This piece has been submitted for publication in Communication Arts magazine in 2024.

IMAGE: Painting (36 inches x 28 inches)