| About the Artist |
born Rolf Evan Cunningham in Massachusetts to opera singer/set/prop designer parents, raised in Germany, England and France amongst the castles and history of the old world, deposited in the coniferous wilderness of Maine to battle out his adolescence, Evan Cairo eventually travelled to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts where he learned very quickly that even in art school they want to put you in neat, convenient little boxes. changing his name to Evan Cairo in an attempt to conjure and bait adventure, exitement and romance, he leapt into the arms of Mtv Animation and Nickelodeon where he learned a lot about corporate art and design. striking out on his own he has been working as a freelance designer, photographer, illustrator and maker of video. in 2001 after narrowly escaping the dot com implosion, Evan began adding fine art to his list of professional activities. after 8 years entrenched in the lively underground art and music scene collaborating with many groups, he has journeyed to the verdant burg of philadelphia to lead a jet-setting, bi-city lifestyle where he finally has room to work on larger scale projects and murals, while still maintaining a foothold in the new york art scene by collaborating with Eric Singer and LEMUR, and by completing projects of his own in the form of murals and gallery shows. his work often deals with humanity, isolation, estrangement, technology, dreams and the bizarre. he loves the wide open spaces of the american west, cats, crιpes, color, texture, robots tentacles, music and bicycles.
r. evan cunningham
illustration, design, animation
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Work Experience
MTV Networks/ MTV Animation
Jan. 1997 - Oct. 1998 Design/Production
Digital Colorist for Toxxic Foxx, a pilot episode animatic. Intern and subsequently production assistant during first season of Daria. Periodically designed in-house collateral materials and magazine advertisements.
Nickelodeon Networks
Aug. 1997 - Oct. 1998 Digital Designer
Designed backgrounds and props using Photoshop and Illustrator for the Emmy Award nominated second season of Blues Clues. Merged backgrounds with test bluescreen footage of live-action host, using AfterEffects. Corrected scoping and other color issues for broadcast video. Designed opening title for Swedish language version.
Zuma Digital (DVD production house)
Sept. 1998 - Dec. 1999 Interface Designer
Worked on information architecture and designed menu screens for numerous DVD titles. Produced and designed two extensive multi-disc projects including information architecture, design, research of content, packaging and production for Showtime Networks Armistead Maupins More Tales of the City miniseries and a 5-disc box set documentary on WWII fighter planes. (Subsequently went on to design a five language, 5 disc dvd documentary of the Late Pope John Paul II, commissioned by the Vatican)
Shooting Gallery Films
Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2000
Designed print pieces, websites, logos, multimedia projects, motion graphics. Designed and directed Flash Animation.
Clients included ABC News, DeutscheBank, Shooting Gallery Films/Film Series, Citipost and Cleveland Browns Football Franchise.
Mother NYC / Click & Drag
Feb. 1999 - Feb. 2000 Stage Manager/Set Designer
Responsible for lighting design, stage set design, setup and breakdown, venue decoration, video production and design, audio-visual equipment setup and maintenance, flyer design/promotion, and occasional stage performance for this long running nightclub event.
Rubulad Arts Organization
Aug. 1999 - Dec. 2006
Stage Manager/Set Designer
Responsible for lighting design, stage set design, setup and breakdown, venue decoration, video production and design, audio-visual equipment setup and maintenance, flyer design/promotion, and occasional stage performance for this long running, legendary Williamsburg arts organization.
Perlina Handbags
Sept. 2003 Sept. 2004 Graphic Designer
Responsible for product photography, preoduct retouching, catalog layout, Site design and maintenance, postcard and advertisment design, logo design and mac tech support.
Freelance Work Experience 1995 - Present
Hable Construction: product photography, retouching, advertisement/catalog design Idea Nuova: merchandising design, repeats, licensed graphics Burning Angel Entertainment Inc.: graphic design, illustration, set design, prop design, costume design, production/lighting assistant. Ammirati Puris Lintas Advertising: production design. GlassNote Records Inc: design Royal Impressions: design RedEye Press: design, corporate identity Filter Media: AfterEffects design IDEO Inc: (Design firm): production Renaissance Multimedia: production Tri Coastal Design: repeats, package design, production Elektrik Graffiti Inc: package design Grey Advertising Agency: production The Eternal Image (design house): print ad design BLUR, The Inertia Case, Luminescent Orchestrii, Mixel Pixel, Zelium Quang, Elysium Lies, Abstract Truth, Vampness, (musical groups): performed various duties, including: album covers, posters, flyers, photography, management, sticker & t-shirt design Montero, Eternal, and Curiosity entertainment (promotion companies): logo, flyer and sticker design Tunnel, Limelight, The Bank (nightclubs): flyer design MoSex (Museum of Sex, Manhattan): Model/Entertainment Coordinator/ Special Events, freelance design Photography featured in Time Out NY, Next, H/X Illustration featured in Internet Underground Magazine Group Painting Exhibitions at LIFE Nightclub, Museum of Sex Traveling Exhibition, Martinez Gallery (Greenpoint), Rubulad Arts Org. Group Shows (bkln, Qns, NYC, NJ), Solo show at Crobar Gallery, NYC, Escapist gallery, Austin TX. Jigsaw Gallery, Manhattan. Worked with Madagascar Institute Art Collective on The jet Blender Project at Electric Picnic Ar/musicfestival in Stradbally, Ireland. Work as Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Production Assstant for the LEMUR multimedia laboratory.
Education
School of Visual Arts (New York City.) Computer Arts and Traditional Animation major. Managed the schools radio station, and was elected president of student government.
Knowledge
Photoshop Quark Illustrator After Effects Premiere ImageReady Photography (product, live music, still, texture, headshot, Retouching) Illustration Painting
Working understanding of: Final Cut Pro Audio Software Flash basics Fireworks BB Edit 3D applications Media 100 Video title generators Offline video editing
rolf evan cunningham
curiculum vitae
Date of Birth:
June 13, 1973
Place of Birth:
Wareham, Massachussetts
Citizenship: U.S.
Sex: Male
School of Visual Arts, NYC
computer arts/animation major
residence program
2007 Artist Fellowship @ Cherrymont Farms artist retreat, Pennsylvania
grant
1990, 1991 Newspapers In Education (NIE)political cartoo competition, 1st place, both years
1991 Time Magazine Cover Design competition, 1st place
solo exhibition
2005 Solo Show, Crobar Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
2005 Solo Show, Jigsaw Gallery, Lower East Side, NYC
2006 Solo Show, Escapist Gallery, Austin TX
group exhibition
1996 Group Show, Tunnel Nightclub
1997 Group Show, Life Nightclub
1998 Group Show, Museum Of Sex Travelling Art Exhibition
1999-2006 Group Show, RUBULAD Arts Organization
2001 Group Show, Martinez Gallery, Greenpoint Brooklyn
2002 Group Show, 111 First Street Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2006-2007 Group Show, alt.coffee, East Village, NYC
project
1999-2006 RUBULAD Arts Organization, Set design, Decoration, Props, Lighting, Installation Art, Flyer design, Performance, Art curator
2006 Worked with Madagascar Institute Art Collective, as production artist, and production assistant on the Jet Blender Project, invited by Organizers of the Electric Piucnic Art and Music Festival in Stradbally Ireland
2006-present League of Electronic Urban Musical Robots (LEMUR), production assistant, Logo and Graphic Design, Designed and built storefront signage, Assisted in instrument design, illustration, project assistant, photographer, and dvd design |
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