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Jessica Olinger

45901 N River Road

Benton City, WA 99320

(503) 901-6274

JOlinger@pdx.edu

Jay.Olinger@gmail.com

Education

Portland State University

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Comics Studies, 2016

Portland State University

B.S., Arts and Letters, 2014-2016

Summa Cum Laude

Minors:  Medieval Studies, English and Art History

Comics Club, Friends of History, Art History Student Association, PSU Bike Club

Senior Culminating Project

Girl!Power Capstone, Portland State University, 2015

Select Coursework

ART 399, Creating Short Comics

ENG 399, Comics History

ENG 410, Autobiographical Comics

ENG 449, Comics Theory

Honors and Awards

Summa Cum Laude, 2016

Simon Benson Art History Scholar, 2015-2016

Schwenn Family Scholar, 2015-2016

Blick Merit Scholarship, 2015-2016

Dean’s List, 2014-2016

Presidents List 2012-2015

Honorable Mention, Northview Gallery Student Exhibition, 2014

Senior Artist of the Year, 2006

Professional Experience

Research Assistant to Dr. Anne McClanan 2015-Present

Sequential Art Gallery, Volunteer Intern 2014-Present

Dirce Moroni Toulan Library, Library Attendant, Portland State University 2014-Present

College of Urban and Public Affairs, Lab Attendant, Portland State University 2014-Present

College of Urban and Public Affairs, Dean’s Office Assistant, Portland State University 2014-Present

Portland State University Box Office 2015-Present

Contract Writer, Portland State University Vanguard 2015

Mesnard & Olinger Studio, 2013-2014

Blitz Pearl, Assistant Manager, Arts & Events Organizer, 2009-2011

Volunteer Experience

PSU Comics Studies Booth Exhibitor, 2016

Reading Frenzy, 2015

Rose City Comic Con, 2013, 2014

Stumptown Comics Fest, 2011-2103

Portland Audiences for Cultural Exploration, 0214-2015

Portland Art Museum, 2009-2011

Publications

“Boss Babe.” Basement Babes, Issue 10, March 2016.

“Style.” La Sangrona #3: Fashion Issue, March 2016.

“Punk Fashion.” La Sangrona #3: Fashion Issue, March 2016.

“Solitary Studies.” Comic. Pacific Sentinel March 2016.

“Creature of Comfort.” Pathos Literary Magazine, Winter 2016. No. 10 Vol. 2

On Fleek. Girl!Power Capstone, Vol. 86, Summer 2015.

"Fees, Fees and More fees." Portland State University Vanguard, Vol. 66, Issue 31, April 2014

Comic Books

Munchies. Self-Published, July 2015.

Lessons Learned. Self-Published, July 2015.

Sissy Pants Collection. Self-published, April 2015.

Tired. Self-Published, April 2015.

Comic Class 2014 Anthology. Self-Published, Portland State University, December 2014.

Presentations, Workshops and Interviews

Mini-Comic Workshop at Portland State University, March 2106

Instructional workshop to aid students in utilizing campus resources in the comics making process. Emphasis on the ¼ mini-comic and digital coloring in freeware.

Comics and Visual Art Conference, California State University Northridge, February 2016. Formalist presentation on essay, “The Mire: Simple, But Complicated.”

Geek in the City Radio, Portland, OR. Interviewed July 2015 discussing “Munchies” exhibition.

          

Select Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

“Munchies” Sequential Art Gallery, Portland, OR, July 2015

“Winter Women” Hawthorne Hideaway, Portland, OR January 2015

“Woodcuts V.2” The Waypost, Portland, OR, May 2014

“Fan Girl” The Little Gallery, Portland, OR, May 2014

Group Exhibitions

“Captain Picard Day” Floating World Comics, Portland, OR, July 2015

“Bill Murray Show” GOOD: A Gallery, Portland, OR, December 2014

“Vinyl” Future Shock, Portland, OR, December 2014

“Geeks and Giggles” Fleeting States Gallery, Portland, OR, June 2014

“The Gun Show” Pinky’s, Portland, OR, May 2014

“Printmaking & Photography” Splendorporium, Portland, OR, April 2014

“In Bloom” Milepost 5, Portland, OR, April 2014