Sara McKinley
E-mail: saramckinleyart@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

Ball State University - Muncie, IN
3.433 GPA
Bachelor of Fine Arts - focus in Drawing
Honors Diploma

SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop CS
Macromedia Dreamweaver 4
Microsoft Office
Corel Painter IX
Paintshop Pro
HTML
CSS

AWARDS & HONORS

Guest Speaker - April 5, 2006
-Art Appreciation Class
-Ivy Tech (Muncie, IN location)

Whitinger Scholarship
(full tuition to Ball State University, 4 yrs)

Dean's List, 4 semesters

Veteran's Day Art Contest winner, 1999 (video entry)

Riverwalk Arts Scholarship, 1997

ART SHOWS

Staff Art Show
-Maring-Hunt Library, 2005 (12 pieces)

Moon Between Her Legs: Honors Thesis and Senior Show Drawings
-Atrium Gallery, 2004 (9 pieces)

Earth Day Show
-Student Gallery, 2003 (1 piece)

Student Art Show
-Student Center Ballroom, 2001 and 2002 (1 piece each)

Riverwalk Arts Show
-Ryden Gallery, 1997 (1 piece)

DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION EXPERIENCE

Illustrator for Pampering Your Pooch: Discover What Your Dog Wants, Needs, and Loves by Jason R. Rich*
-Publisher: Howell Book House/Wiley Publishing
-13 Chapter Illustrations
*Coming in September 2006!

The GameFanatic, 2002
-Acted as web comic illustrator, character designer, and mascot illustrator

Echoes, 2000
-Cover illustration

Mural in Highland High School classroom, 1998
-Proposed mural for classroom, painted classroom wall mural with team

Echoes, 1998
-3 illustrations

Riverwalk Arts public mural, 1997
-Created final design drawing for mural, painted public wall mural with team

Marvel Vision #20, 08/97
-Fan Art on pg. 9

Grifter #9, 02/96
-Fan Art in letters column

(For job history, complete resume or job offers please contact me by e-mail.)