Abby Osborne

Hi, I'm Abby! I'm an artist, art teacher, and design and creative professional with a particular passion for color and physical media. I have hands-on experience with all sorts of art forms, including photography and photo editing, graphic design, production design, typography and typesetting, and beyond. I'm experienced in public-facing roles, including team project management and problem solving. I'm creative, flexible, and a very fast learner. I relish a quick pace, welcome challenges, and fully embrace any opportunity to share my or my team's work. I am a strong writer and copy editor, and I leap at opportunities to work on projects that involve working in multiple software programs. Given the choice, I tend to do my best work as a part of a small team, and firmly believe that projects succeed or fail at the hands of the whole group. As such, I am comfortable speaking on behalf of a particular team or project, and I take immense satisfaction in sharing and gleaning knowledge. Currently, I’m working as an independent artist in Shoreline, WA.

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Education 

2020 MAT (Masters of Arts in Teaching), Seattle University, Seattle, WA

2016        AAS, Digital Design, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, WA

2015        BA, Studio Art – Ceramics, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

2015        BA, Philosophy, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

  

Professional Experience

2021-2024 Fine Art Teacher, Canyon Park Middle School, Bothell, WA

2020-2021 Fine Art & Photography Teacher, Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA

2019-2020 Student Teacher, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA

2018-2019 Print Production Specialist and Graphic Designer, Perfect Press Printing and Invitations, Bellevue, WA

2017/18    Production Designer, Nordstrom Corporate Headquarters, Seattle, WA

2016        Marketing/PR Internship, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

2015        Chair, PR Committee, 2015 Senior Exhibition, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

 

Awards/Grants/Fellowships

2014        Art Department Scholarship, University of Puget Sound

2011        Trustee Scholarship, University of Puget Sound

 

Exhibitions

2015        2015 Senior Exhibition, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

2014        Art Students Annual Show, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

 

Commissions

2014-2015        LearnCSE, Book cover art, website banner, and various illustrations, Woodinville, WA

 

Technical Abilities

Graphic Design & Digital Arts- Proficiency in:

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Bridge for file management

  • Affinity Photo 2

  • Microsoft Office suite

  • Google Workspace

        Working knowledge of:

  • Fiery

  • 4Over

  • Adobe Dreamweaver

  • Adobe After Effects

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • HTML 5

  • CSS 3

  • Smartsheet

  • Constant Contact

  • Notion

  • Procreate

Average score of 0 on the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Color Differentiation test.

 

Fine Arts

Ceramics- Proficiency in:

  • Electric kiln firing and operation

  • Glaze mixing

  • Plaster mold-making

  • Slipcasting

  • Handbuilding (pinch, coil, and slab construction)

        Working knowledge of:

  • Luster application and firing

  • Throwing and trimming

  • Raku firing and kiln operation

  • Gas kiln firing and operation

Metal Fabrication- Proficiency in:

  • MIG welding

  • Plasma cutting

  • Grinding and finishing with an angle grinder

  • Cold bending

Printmaking- Proficiency in:

  • Copperplate etching

  • Intaglio printing

  • Relief printing

  • Linocutting

  • Woodcutting

  • Chine collé

  • Ink color mixing

References available upon request.