Curriculum Vitae
Freelance Artist (Self Employed, CO) 2015 - Present
Experienced Illustrator for clients in various industries, creating custom commissions, designs, public art, and licensing.
Experienced Illustrator for clients in various industries, creating custom commissions, designs, public art, and licensing.
Public Art Project experience:
Loveland Creates, CO - (2023) Hand painted several windows on the corner of an empty building to make it more colorful and lively for the holiday season.
City of Longmont, CO - (2023) Hand painted a "Shockbox" transformer cabinet for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
City of Broomfield, CO - (2023) Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 160 sq ft interactive mural located in Broomfield Community Park.
City on Aurora, CO - (2023) Designed vector illustration to be applied as a vinyl wrap to a utility box
Colorado Chautauqua Association, Boulder, CO (2022) - Painted designs on a life-sized fiberglass bear for auction
Town of Lyons, CO - (2022) Painted a design on a large utility box in Bohn Park for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Far Out Mural Fest, Walsenburg, CO - (2022) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 120 sq ft mural located at 107 E 5th St, Walsenburg, CO.
City of Fort Collins (Visual Arts Dept.), CO - (2021) - Hand painted designs on two transformer cabinet boxes for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Fort Collins Mural Project (2021) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 400+ sq ft mural located at 317 Remington St in Fort Collins, CO.
City of Santa Clarita, CA (2021) - Created a design to be embossed in manhole covers for community beautification.
City of Longmont, CO - (2020-2021) - Painted unique designs on windows along Main St as temporary holiday decoration for multiple years.
City of Thornton, CO (2018) - Designed vector illustration to be applied as a vinyl wrap to a utility box.
City of Longmont, CO - (2023) Hand painted a "Shockbox" transformer cabinet for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
City of Broomfield, CO - (2023) Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 160 sq ft interactive mural located in Broomfield Community Park.
City on Aurora, CO - (2023) Designed vector illustration to be applied as a vinyl wrap to a utility box
Colorado Chautauqua Association, Boulder, CO (2022) - Painted designs on a life-sized fiberglass bear for auction
Town of Lyons, CO - (2022) Painted a design on a large utility box in Bohn Park for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Far Out Mural Fest, Walsenburg, CO - (2022) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 120 sq ft mural located at 107 E 5th St, Walsenburg, CO.
City of Fort Collins (Visual Arts Dept.), CO - (2021) - Hand painted designs on two transformer cabinet boxes for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Fort Collins Mural Project (2021) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 400+ sq ft mural located at 317 Remington St in Fort Collins, CO.
City of Santa Clarita, CA (2021) - Created a design to be embossed in manhole covers for community beautification.
City of Longmont, CO - (2020-2021) - Painted unique designs on windows along Main St as temporary holiday decoration for multiple years.
City of Thornton, CO (2018) - Designed vector illustration to be applied as a vinyl wrap to a utility box.
Teaching Experience:
Introduction to watercolor techniques (Oz Gallery, Thornton, CO) 2024
Taught one day workshop to novice adult artists to introduce them to the medium of watercolor and go over different techniques.
Art Teacher (Young Rembrandts, CO) 2019 - 2020
Lead weekly after-school drawing classes for children K-5th grade to help develop hand-eye coordination, spatial reasoning, principals of design, creativity, and self confidence.
Taught one day workshop to novice adult artists to introduce them to the medium of watercolor and go over different techniques.
Art Teacher (Young Rembrandts, CO) 2019 - 2020
Lead weekly after-school drawing classes for children K-5th grade to help develop hand-eye coordination, spatial reasoning, principals of design, creativity, and self confidence.
Other Experience:
Creative Director (Seeds of Change Foundation USA - Denver, CO) 2015 - 2018
On-staff artist, layout, and marketing director for an internationally renowned charity, creating customized digital assets and print publications.
Advanced Resources Management (El Paso County, CO) 2016 - Created conceptual renderings for scientific exhibits being proposed to the Bear Creek Nature Center in El Paso County, CO.
On-staff artist, layout, and marketing director for an internationally renowned charity, creating customized digital assets and print publications.
Advanced Resources Management (El Paso County, CO) 2016 - Created conceptual renderings for scientific exhibits being proposed to the Bear Creek Nature Center in El Paso County, CO.
Self-Published Books:
Shit I Learned in Therapy...But With Cats - 2023
PIE RATS! A Piratey Rat and Pie Adventure Coloring Book - 2023
Dogs Being Dicks - A Funny Adult Coloring Book for Dog Lovers - 2023
Cats Invading Art History - A Funny and Educational Parody Coloring Book - 2023
Cats Being Brats - A Funny Coloring Book For Cat Lovers - 2023
Cats Being Dicks - A Funny Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers - 2022
PIE RATS! A Piratey Rat and Pie Adventure Coloring Book - 2023
Dogs Being Dicks - A Funny Adult Coloring Book for Dog Lovers - 2023
Cats Invading Art History - A Funny and Educational Parody Coloring Book - 2023
Cats Being Brats - A Funny Coloring Book For Cat Lovers - 2023
Cats Being Dicks - A Funny Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers - 2022
Other Books and Publications:
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2024 Issue
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2023 issue
The Shallot - Volume #2, Issue #1 - April 2023
The Shallot - Volume #1, Issue #2 - January 2023
The Shallot - Volume #1, Issue #1 cover - July 2022
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2021 issue
Out of Step Books - Diabolico II - 2020
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 5 - 2020
Character Strong by Houston Kraft - 20 illustrations for child social-emotional learning - 2019
Bitchin’ Kitsch - Feature in Volume 10, Issue 3 - 2019
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #129 - 2019
West Colfax Lately Magazine – Spot for Issue #4 - 2018
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #123 - 2017
Prehistoric Times Magazine - Feature in Issue #120 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Slithers & Scales of Inspiration - 2017
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 4 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Under the Sea - 2016
West Colfax Lately Magazine - Feature in Issue #1 - 2015
RMCAD Retrospective, Volume 1 - 2015
Redivider Literary Journal - Featured illustration- 2009
Broken City Magazine - Issue #3 feature - 2008
Broken City Magazine - Issue #2 cover - 2008
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2023 issue
The Shallot - Volume #2, Issue #1 - April 2023
The Shallot - Volume #1, Issue #2 - January 2023
The Shallot - Volume #1, Issue #1 cover - July 2022
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2021 issue
Out of Step Books - Diabolico II - 2020
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 5 - 2020
Character Strong by Houston Kraft - 20 illustrations for child social-emotional learning - 2019
Bitchin’ Kitsch - Feature in Volume 10, Issue 3 - 2019
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #129 - 2019
West Colfax Lately Magazine – Spot for Issue #4 - 2018
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #123 - 2017
Prehistoric Times Magazine - Feature in Issue #120 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Slithers & Scales of Inspiration - 2017
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 4 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Under the Sea - 2016
West Colfax Lately Magazine - Feature in Issue #1 - 2015
RMCAD Retrospective, Volume 1 - 2015
Redivider Literary Journal - Featured illustration- 2009
Broken City Magazine - Issue #3 feature - 2008
Broken City Magazine - Issue #2 cover - 2008
Exhibitions:
Masks 2024 (Fort Collins Museum of Art, Fort Collins, CO) 2024
Little Bit of Love (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2024
Mini Masterpieces (Hoyt Art Center, New Castle, PA) 2024
The Varied Works of Julie Kitzes solo show (The Oz Gallery, Thornton, CO) 2024
Idea, Line, Process II (Art Gym Denver) 2024
New Beginnings (Remain Real, Denver, CO) 2024
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA) '17-'18 & '23-'24
Tails of the Painted Cat (Cat Care Society, Lakewood, CO) '21-'22 & '23-'24
Holiday Art Show (La Petite Art Gallery, Provo, UT) 2023
November and December First Friday (Firebrand Forge, Lakewood, CO) 2023
Louis Wain Memorial Cat Show (National Western Complex, Denver, CO) 2023
Halloween show (La Petite Art Gallery, Provo, UT) 2023
Found Objects (Englewood Public Library, Englewood, CO) 2023
Chicken Fest (40 West Arts, Lakewood, CO) 2023
Little Creatures (Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO) 2023
Group Exhibition (Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, CO) 2019, 2023
Haunted (Curio Art Gallery, Charneca Caparica, Portugal) 2023
Art on Tap (Lowdown Brewery, Denver, CO) 2023
Small and Powerful (Remain Real, Denver, CO) 2023
Idea, Line, Process (Art Gym Denver, Denver, CO) 2023
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Solo Exhibition (Lafayette Senior Center, Lafayette, CO) 2022
May First Friday (The America Building, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Tiny Art Big Ideas (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2018, 2019, 2022
Power in Numbers 6 (Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA) 2021
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins CO) 2021
Strange Times (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
For the Record III (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2021
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins CO) 2020
Seasons (Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette CO) 2020
Solo Exhibition (Superfruit Republic, Denver, CO) 2019
For the Record II (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
Into the Rainbow (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
The Order Art Show (Lumenati, Denver, CO) 2018
Beasts of Mythos (Magnetic Gallery, Fort Collins, CO) 2018
RMCAD Grad Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
For the Record (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2017
Illustration Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
Cannaball Tiny Art (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2016
Tiny Art Show (Bast Studios, Denver, CO) 2016
Air/Light/Chaos/Land (Wandering Art, Denver, CO) 2016
53rd Juried Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2016
Foundations Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2015
Little Bit of Love (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2024
Mini Masterpieces (Hoyt Art Center, New Castle, PA) 2024
The Varied Works of Julie Kitzes solo show (The Oz Gallery, Thornton, CO) 2024
Idea, Line, Process II (Art Gym Denver) 2024
New Beginnings (Remain Real, Denver, CO) 2024
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA) '17-'18 & '23-'24
Tails of the Painted Cat (Cat Care Society, Lakewood, CO) '21-'22 & '23-'24
Holiday Art Show (La Petite Art Gallery, Provo, UT) 2023
November and December First Friday (Firebrand Forge, Lakewood, CO) 2023
Louis Wain Memorial Cat Show (National Western Complex, Denver, CO) 2023
Halloween show (La Petite Art Gallery, Provo, UT) 2023
Found Objects (Englewood Public Library, Englewood, CO) 2023
Chicken Fest (40 West Arts, Lakewood, CO) 2023
Little Creatures (Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO) 2023
Group Exhibition (Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, CO) 2019, 2023
Haunted (Curio Art Gallery, Charneca Caparica, Portugal) 2023
Art on Tap (Lowdown Brewery, Denver, CO) 2023
Small and Powerful (Remain Real, Denver, CO) 2023
Idea, Line, Process (Art Gym Denver, Denver, CO) 2023
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Solo Exhibition (Lafayette Senior Center, Lafayette, CO) 2022
May First Friday (The America Building, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Tiny Art Big Ideas (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2018, 2019, 2022
Power in Numbers 6 (Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA) 2021
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins CO) 2021
Strange Times (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
For the Record III (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2021
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins CO) 2020
Seasons (Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette CO) 2020
Solo Exhibition (Superfruit Republic, Denver, CO) 2019
For the Record II (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
Into the Rainbow (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
The Order Art Show (Lumenati, Denver, CO) 2018
Beasts of Mythos (Magnetic Gallery, Fort Collins, CO) 2018
RMCAD Grad Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
For the Record (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2017
Illustration Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
Cannaball Tiny Art (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2016
Tiny Art Show (Bast Studios, Denver, CO) 2016
Air/Light/Chaos/Land (Wandering Art, Denver, CO) 2016
53rd Juried Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2016
Foundations Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2015
Awards/Recognition:
Eric L. Porter memorial scholarship/residency to Art Gym Denver - 2022
Osten 51st Annual World Gallery of Cartoons Finalist - 2019
Denver Chalk Art Festival, selected by jury and sponsored by Pure Leaf Tea - 2019
Gerald Ehrhart Scholarship for Artists - 2017
RMCAD Merit Awards - 2015 - 2017
Charlene Cosgrove Memorial Illustration Award - 2016
William LeBarth Steele Memorial Award - 2015
Osten 51st Annual World Gallery of Cartoons Finalist - 2019
Denver Chalk Art Festival, selected by jury and sponsored by Pure Leaf Tea - 2019
Gerald Ehrhart Scholarship for Artists - 2017
RMCAD Merit Awards - 2015 - 2017
Charlene Cosgrove Memorial Illustration Award - 2016
William LeBarth Steele Memorial Award - 2015
Education:
Copyright & Trademark for Artists Workshop through Boulder County Arts Alliance - 2023
Two day spray paint workshop with artist, GrowLove - 2023
Botanical Illustration class at CU Boulder - 2018
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design - 2014-2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration, summa cum laude, President’s Honor Roll - 4.0 GPA
Community College of Denver - 2010-2012
Associates of Veterinary Technology
Two day spray paint workshop with artist, GrowLove - 2023
Botanical Illustration class at CU Boulder - 2018
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design - 2014-2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration, summa cum laude, President’s Honor Roll - 4.0 GPA
Community College of Denver - 2010-2012
Associates of Veterinary Technology
Press/Interviews:
Bold Journey Magazine interview - 2023
SCVTV interview - 2023
Canvas Rebel interview - 2023
The Layered Onion podcast interview - 2023
New Year, New Coloring Book: The Top Picks For 2023 - 2022
Bookstr's 2022 Most Hilarious Book Covers That'll Leave you in Tears - 2022
The Layered Onion interview - 2022
A Little Bit Human aphantasia article - 2022
Shoutout Colorado interview - 2021
Art for Activism animal welfare interview - 2020
Longmont Leader article - 2020
Voyage Denver Artist Spotlight interview - 2020
5280 Article - 2016
SCVTV interview - 2023
Canvas Rebel interview - 2023
The Layered Onion podcast interview - 2023
New Year, New Coloring Book: The Top Picks For 2023 - 2022
Bookstr's 2022 Most Hilarious Book Covers That'll Leave you in Tears - 2022
The Layered Onion interview - 2022
A Little Bit Human aphantasia article - 2022
Shoutout Colorado interview - 2021
Art for Activism animal welfare interview - 2020
Longmont Leader article - 2020
Voyage Denver Artist Spotlight interview - 2020
5280 Article - 2016
