SKY WATERS Phone 612-297-5378 Email [email protected] Address 1593 Wexford Circle, Eagan, MN 55122 CONTACT • Art, music, movies and motion graphics as a way of storytelling. • 2D and 3D structures, animations, natural outdoor environments and architectural elements. • Adobe Photoshop • Illustrator • Premiere/After Effects • Audition/Studio One • Maya • Vue • Blender INTERESTS PROGRAMS USED SKILLS EDUCATION • 2019 Top Ten of 550 students. Graduated with High Honors. Eastview High School, Apple Valley, MN. #1 Ranked Academic HS in MN. • 3.986 GPA - AP and college level classes. AP Physics, CIS Spanish 5, Honors Chemistry, Honors English, Honors Pre-Calculus and AP U.S. History. • AGI (American Graphics Institute) Accredited Online Training for Adobe Illustrator (June 2018). Endangered Species Coalition Art Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Assoc of Zoos & Aquariums, 012 Saving Endangered Species Day - Grand Prize Winner (K-12), “Fire Storm Approaching” Woodland Caribou 2015 Saving Endangered Species Day - Semi-Finalist (GR 6-8), “Mom & Bear Cub” Grizzly Bear 2017 Saving Endangered Species Day - Semi-Finalist (GR 9-12), “Alaskan Migration” Wood Bison International Aviation Art Contest 2012 National Aviation Art Contest Winner - 3rd Place National, 1st Place State, Age 10-13, “Silent Flight” 2013 International Aviation Art Contest Winner - 2nd Place International, 1st Place National, 1st Place State, Age 10-13, “My Favorite Airsport” 2014 National Aviation Art Contest Winner - 1st Place National, 1st Place State, Age 10-13, “Flying Saves Lives” 2016 Minnesota Aviation Art Contest Winner - 1st Place National, 1st Place State, Age 14-17, “Air Sport in Harmony With Nature” 2017 International Aviation Art Contest Winner - 2nd Place International, 1st Place National, 1st Place State, Age 14-17, “Beyond The Clouds” Commissioned Art - U.S. Airforce 2018 Created an original airbrush art commissioned through, and is hanging in Beale Air Base, California to honor the brave U2 pilots. 2019 Minnesota Scholastic Art Award Winner (MSAA/Alliance for young artists and writers). - Won three Gold Key Awards (out of 3,746 submisions, 309 Gold were granted.) Advancing to Nat’l adjudification in NY for national medal (March 2019) at Carnegie Hall. 1 Silver Key. 1 Honorable Mention. HONORS, AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS PERSONAL STATEMENT I have a passion for learning new forms of creative expression, from writing and creating short films to traditional media art, I love the entire creative process from start to finish. My goal is to capture engaging stories that have a universal connection with my audience. I am self-motivated to solve any problem that presents itself along the creative journey. Waters - 1 I have experience with many professional level programs creating videos, designing and editing my concepts, built models for storyboarding ideation and music production.