4042 Locust Apartment 2S

Kansas City, MO

309_269_9304

mpadro@kcai.edu

https://www.behance.net/mercedes_padro

PERSONAL STATEMENT EDUCATION

Augustana College

2011-2012

Kansas City Art Institute

B.F.A. in Graphic Design + Creative Writing

2012 - (present)Expected Graduation May 2016

SKILL SETS

+ Illustrator

+ Photoshop

+ InDesign

+ After Effects

Adobe Creative Suite 6

RECOGNITION

DESIGN + WRITING

EXPERIENCE

Mellon Foundation Curatorial Academy

Summer 2014Participant in the Andrew Mellon

Undergraduate fellowship aiming to diversify

curatorial staff.

KCAI Library Assistant

8/2013 - (present)Attend to patrons and assistant librarians with

various projects. Tasks include shelving,

cataloging, and mending books.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Graphic Design-Photography Intern

8/2013 - (present)Intern working primarily as a photographer for

events and within exhibits.

Folly Jazz Poster Series

March 2015Poster on musician Christian Howes selected to

be the primary advertisement for the Folly Jazz

Series performance.

AIGA Student Member

Sophomore Representative

8/2013 - (present) Current member of the professional design

coalition AIGA. Membership includes

participation in meetings in regards to design in

the Kansas City metro area.

KCAI Tour Ambassador

1/2014 - (present)Guide potential students and parents

throughout KCAIs campus and present each

department with poise.

+ Pages

+ Keynote

+ Numbers

+ iMovie

iWork

Microsoft Office

INTERESTS

Hand Lettering

Reading + Writing

Letterpress

Illustration

Book Binding

Kansas City based creative highly interested in

the tactile pleasures of design.

Works well within a team environment to

accomplish tasks and projects.

Mercedes Padro

Wireframes

Mindmapping