Curriculum Vitae
Freelance Artist (Self Employed, CO) 2017 - Present
Experienced Illustrator for clients in various industries, creating custom commissions, designs, public art, and licensing. 
Public Art Project experience:
Commerce City, CO (2024) - Designed vector illustration to be applied as vinyl utility box wrap.
Lafayette Public Art Grant, Lafayette, CO (2024) - 400 sq ft mural located at 418 1/2 E. Simpson Ave
Colorado Chautauqua Association, Boulder, CO (2024) - Hand painted a set of corn hole game boards for auction
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.

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.

Other Creative 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.

Self-Published Books:

Other Books and Publications:
Denver Westword - coverJuly 18 2024 Issue
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

Exhibitions:
Folklore (La Petite Art Gallery, Provo, UT) 2024
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA) '17-'18, '23-'24, '24-'25
Director's Cut (What If Theatre Co. via Open Door Curation, Lakewood, CO) 2024
2nd Annual Chicken Fest (40 West Arts, Lakewood, CO) 2024
September First Friday (Sideshow Studio, Denver, CO) 2024
Memoir (Curio Art Gallery, Charneca Caparica, Portugal) 2024
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 (Art Gym Denver) '23, '24
New Beginnings (Remain Real, Denver, CO) 2024
Tails of the Painted Cat (Cat Care Society, Lakewood, CO) '21-'22 & '23-'24
Tiny Art Big Ideas (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) '18, '19, '22, '23
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
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins, CO) '22, '21, '20
Solo Exhibition (Lafayette Senior Center, Lafayette, CO) 2022
May First Friday (The America Building, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Power in Numbers 6 (Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA) 2021
Strange Times (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
For the Record III (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2021
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:
Lafayette Public Arts Commission grant recipient - 2024
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


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

Press/Interviews:
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