Summary
Frances Dixon’s work has developed after years of personal and artistic growth. Dixon is originally from New Jersey and is a self taught artist. Encouragement from her guidance counselor and art teachers lead her to take art seriously. She completed and passed the AP Art exam twice, won local contests and designed a mural in 2016 that stands on the second floor of her high school. She is currently completing her BFA in Animation and Multimedia at William Paterson University since 2016. At William Paterson, she has developed her own style of illustration with watercolor as her primary medium. Frances Dixon enjoys creating watercolor works that feature fictional characters in vague spaces, usually galaxies and nebulas. Her work reflects the inner turmoil she was raised within and currently works to overcome. She has solo exhibited her watercolors as an alumni at her high school’s “Celebration of the Arts”. The experience has garnered her a great amount of support from her hometown community to pursue her dreams. Currently she is working on her thesis project ‘The Mundane Adventures of Finn and Friends’ that showcases her design skills and tells a story of a ‘floating’ girl finding her place in a vague world. She intends to complete her thesis and graduate Spring 2020.
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FRANCES DIXON
(609) 665- 3203
frankiedixon777@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: Focused and attentive animation student seeking an internship to acquire experience and utilize and gain technical skills
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Fine Art with a concentration in Animation and Multimedia
William Paterson University, Wayne Nj May 2020
GPA: 3.7
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: Autodesk Maya, Mac, Windows, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Procreate, Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe Animate
Technical: charcoal, ink, watercolor, pencil, oil, acrylic
Working knowledge of: Clip Studio Paint, Lightroom, Illustrator, Audacity
ACHIEVEMENTS
New Trustee Scholar 2016-2020
Student Success Scholarship 2016-2020
Dean’s List 2016 – 2019
Krause Family Scholarship 2017-2018
PROJECTS
“Kill The Director” Animatic - WPUNJ - Fall 2018
• Wrote script for Kill the Director animatic
• Hand drew storyboards to be pitched to peers
• Designed original characters designs
• Trimmed music in Audacity
• Edited storyboards, synced frames to music and added video effects in Photoshop and Adobe Premiere
• https://youtu.be/AeEitPQy08Y
3D Modeling Room Assignment - WPUNJ - Spring 2018
• Developed ideas for Room Environment project to create inanimate objects with multiple textures
• Learned and applied Maya basics to model and texture objects
• Organized outliner and project folders
• Rendered project with Maya Software and Arnold
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Celebration Of The Arts Alumni Exhibition, Summer 2019
• Created display to showcase select watercolor works
• Demonstrated self portraiture
Materials Matters Exhibition, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
• Exhibited “The Note” and "Owl Mask"
• “The Note” is a mixed media wooden sculpture
• "Owl Mask" is a ceramic mask inspired by Celtic culture and the personal project, "The Mundane Adventures of Finn and Friends" (2018-Present)
Uni Ink Artist Feature, Fall 2018
• Interviewed with on-campus magazine
• Featured on cover of Fall issue
• Article about life and work featured in magazine
Spirit Week Mural May 2016
• Designed a mural incorporating school mascot and Spirit Week Villain theme
• Won mural contest
• Directed and worked on acrylic mural for approx 14 hours
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Assistant, William Paterson University, Wayne NJ, January 2019 To Present
• Troubleshoot printer setting input errors
• Assist animation students in setting up project folders, textured images and render settings
• Assist patrons in using Adobe Suite, Autodesk Maya and Xerox printers
• Give feedback on individual projects
• Maintain and secure labs
Go Japan, William Paterson University, Wayne NJ, 2017-Present
Treasurer (Fall 2019)
• Attend club council meetings and take notes
• Attend leadership academy
• Manage finance forms for events
Public Relations (Spring 2019)
• Edited event and meeting flyers to be stamped and distributed across campus
Secretary (2017 - Fall 2018)
• Took notes at club council and Eboard meetings
• Drafted and sent emails to club members regarding meetings and events
Skills
Software proficiency
