joshua dau
WORK EXPERIENCE
MAY19_Present Freelance illustration Including:
_Album covers
_Animations
_Book covers
_Logos
_And more
24_JUN23 Art Guide_Art Night UK / Dundee_Scotland
_Worked as an art guide for the biennial festival 'Art Night' – an event celebrating artist across the city
MAY23_JUN23 Curation Placement_ZBBS e.v. / Kiel_Germany
_Curated artwork for exhibition 'Together Against Climate Change'
_In charge of prints
_In charge of the placement of each artwork
_Contributed own artwork to exhibItion
_Designed poster for the exhibition
_Designed handouts for the exhibition with information about each artist
_Created an advertising animation that was played in local supermarkets
_Organised guest speakers and timetable for the exhibition
JAN20_SEP22 Apparel designer_Radiava
_Created clothing design for the brand for four collections more
Education
SEP20_JUN24 University of Dundee
Bachelor of Design in Illustration
First class honours
AUG11_JUN19 Max-Planck Gymnasium Kiel (Germany)
Abitur grade: 2.1
Skills
_Adobe Photoshop
_Adobe Illustrator
_Adobe InDesign
_Adobe After Effects
_CapCut
_Procreate
_Drawing
_Oil Painting
_Acrylic Painting
_Watercolour Painting
_Visual Storytelling
_Editorial Illustration
_Logo Design
_Graphic Design
_Poster Design
_Animation
Awards
Highly commended by Macmillan Prize for Illustration
2024 / Macmillan Children's Books
For the children's book 'There Are No Penguins in Africa'more
George Duncan of Drumfork Scholarship Fund
MAY23 / University of Dundee
Danny Esposito Drawing Prize
JUN21 / University of Dundee
Young Culture Prize Kiel
2019 / Kiel_Sailing_City
For the children's Book 'The Boy Who Dreamt'