Ernest Kroi Selected Works
HELLO
TABLE OF CONTENTS RESUME............................................................................................................2 - 3 GRAPHIC DESIGN............................................................................................4 - 15 • MAGAZINE COVERS........................................................................................4 - 5 • BOOK COVERS.................................................................................................6 - 7 • MENUS..............................................................................................................8 - 9 • SOCIAL MEDIA..................................................................................................10 - 11 • SIGNS..............................................................................................................12 - 13 • LOGOS ............................................................................................................14 - 15 DIGITAL ILLUSTRATIONS..........................................................................16 - 17 PAINTINGS........................................................................................................18 - 27 THANK YOU / ATTRIBUTIONS.................................................................28 - 30 1
RESUME
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ART AND MEDIA STUDIES
Magna Cum Laude (08/19 - 05/23)
SKILLS
• Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Videography and photography, including iMovie, cameras, lighting equipment, microphones, etc.
• Microsoft Suite/Google Suite
• Social media management/digital marketing
• Event planning/time management
• Team leading and management
• Writing/verbal communication/public speaking
• Paints, pencils/pens, ceramics, calligraphy, etc.
• Painting on licensed residential homes and murals
WORK EXPERIENCE
• GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ARTIST
Tate Street Coffee House | Greensboro, NC
(08/23 - Present)
• STUDIO ART EXHIBIT MANAGER
UNCG | Greensboro NC
(10/22 - 05/23)
• SPORTS CAMERAMAN
Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro NC
(09/22 - 12/22)
• VIDEOGRAPHER / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Jill White-Huffman, Marriage Counselor and Massage
Therapist | Greensboro, NC
(08/21 - 12/21)
• SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
UNCG Swim Team | Greensboro, NC
(08/20 - 05/23)
• SWIM COACH / LIFEGUARD
WNC YMCA / Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness
(07/20 - Present) / (07/20 - 05/23)
• CONSTRUCTION PAINTER
GK Construction Service Inc | Asheville NC
(06/18 - Present)
2
AWARDS
Greensboro Project Space Residency - Summer
Studio: Art on Site | Greensboro NC (05/2023)
Bronze Leadership Medallion and Certificate (05/2023)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• UNCG BA Graduate Art Show, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro NC (05/2023)
• Printmaking and Drawing Open Gallery Exhibition, Gatewood Gallery, Greensboro NC (04/2023)
URSCO Research Exposition, Elliott University Center | Greensboro NC (04/2023)
Ernest Kroi: Artist of the Month, Tate Street Coffee House Solo Exhibition | Greensboro NC (03/2023)
PUBLICATIONS
The Coraddi, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019
• Summer Highland Studio Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro NC (04/2023)
• Crystallization, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro NC (04/2023)
• Gatewood Open House Exhibit, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (03/2023)
• Spring Highland Studio Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (03/2023)
• Greensboro Project Space Holiday Festival Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro NC (12/2022)
• Winter Highland Studio Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (12/2022)
Carolina Muse, September 2023, February 2023 (cover page included), October 2022, October 2021
• Fall Highland Studio Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (10/2022)
3
Magazine Covers
4
5
Book Covers
6
7
Menus
8
9
Social Media
10
11
Signs 12
13
Logos
14
15
Digital Illustrations
1954 Nash Metropolitan Procreate March 2023
Displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios from January - May 2023 and at Tate Street Coffee House March 2023
16
Filling
Procreate March 2023
Up at the Coffee Station
May
17
On permanent display at Tate Street Coffee House, displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios
March -
2023
Painting Still life of a Gumball Machine Oil November 2021 Published in Carolina Muse and The Coraddi in Fall 2021, displayed at Tate Street Coffee House March 2023 18
Cafe Oil
in The Coraddi in Fall
at the Tate Street Coffee House
19
Nocturnal
February 2019 Published
2019, displayed
March 2023
Orthodox Swimming Acrylic September 2022, Published in Carolina Muse and the Coraddi in Fall 2021, displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios September 2022May 2023 and Tate Street Coffee House March 2023 20
Oceanescent Promenade through the Coral Streets
Acrylic
October 2022, Published in Carolina Muse and the Coraddi in Fall 2022, displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios
September 2022 - May 2023, Tate Street Coffee
House March 2023, and the 17th Annual URSCO Research Exposition
April 2023
21
Where in the World did My Chair Go?
Acrylic
November - December 2022,
22
Published in Carolina Muse in Winter 2023 (cover page included), displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios from December 2022 - May 2023, Tate Street Coffee House March 2023, the 17th Annual URSCO Research Exposition April 2023, and the first annual UNCG BA Graduate Art Gallery at the Greensboro Project Space May 2023 23
Riders of the Light Ink March 2023 Published in the Coraddi in Spring 2022, displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios March - May 2023, Tate Street Coffee House March 2023, and the 17th Annual URSCO Research Exposition April 2023 25
Summer Sage Acrylic
March 2023
Published in Carolina Muse in Summer 2023, displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios March - May 2023 and the 17th Annual URSCO Research Exposition April 2023
26
Floral Stroll through Hydrangea Heights
Acrylic
April 2023
Displayed at the UNCG Highland Studios
April - May 2023
27
Thank you 28
ATTRIBUTIONS
FIGURE 1
“Coupe Driving on Country Road in Vintage Sports Car,” by EpicStockMedia
https://stock.adobe.com/images/coupe-driving-on-country-road-in-vintage-sports-car/89739551
“Magazine in Hands Mockup,” by MCKUPS
https://mckups.com/magazine-in-hands-mockup/
https://unsplash.com/
FIGURE 2
“Free Magazine on Marble Table Mockup,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/free-magazine-on-marble-table-mockup/
FIGURE 4
“Book Cover in Women Hands Mockup,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/book-cover-in-women-handsmockup/
FIGURE 5
“Book Cover Mockup with Coffee,” by Freepik
https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/book-cover-mockupwith-coffee_
FIGURE 6
“Menu Stand PSD Mockup,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/menu-stand-psd-mockup/
FIGURE 7
“Free iPhone PSD Mockup,” by Hazem Tawfik
https://www.behance.net/gallery/28320987/Free-IphonePsd-Mockup
FIGURE 3
“Soft Cover Book Mockup Scene,” by pmvchamara
https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/soft-cover-book-mock up-scene
FIGURE 8
“iPhone X in Hand Mockup,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/iphone-x-in-hand-mockup/
29
FIGURE 9
“Sign on Brick Building,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/sign-on-brick-building-mockup/
FIGURE 10
“Big City Billboard Mockup,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/big-city-billboard-mockup/
“Fashionable Female with Buzzcut Hairstyle,” by Jacob Lund
https://stock.adobe.com/images/fashionable-female-withbuzz-cut-hairstyle/353089200
FIGURE 11
“Hand Holding Metal Mug Mockup” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/hand-holding-metal-mug-mockup/
FIGURE 12
“Free Girl Hoodie Mockup,” by MrMockup
https://mrmockup.com/free-girl-hoodie-mockup/
30