Brief Summary
After studying children's book illustration and bookbinding at the Rhode Island School of Design, Cory Anne Sharer graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Illustration. She has since gone on to become a graphic/web designer and curator at The Cooperstown Art Association Galleries in upstate New York. She now has 6 years experience in web/graphic design including book design, logos, branding and creating the look and feel for fundraisers, exhibits and companies. She is proficient in HTML, CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator. She also makes miniature book earrings, journals, and other paper products from found and recycled materials and sells them all over the area. She enjoys aged letters, tea, windmills and the sun.
Clients
The Cooperstown Art Association Galleries
Faneuil Media
Hayden Harnett
Entrenza, LLC
Professional Experience
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration.
Traditional Skills
Painting and Drawing Media
Watercolor, acrylic, graphite, colored pencils, ink.
Bookmaking
Artist’s books, sketchbooks, pop-ups, b0okbinding.
Digital Skills
Graphics
Experience with both Mac and PC platforms and a variety of design programs:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Web Design
Experienced with HTML and CSS, basic knowledge of JavaScript.
Professional Experience
2011
Icon & logo design for Entrenza, LLC.
2006 - present
Assistant Director of the Cooperstown Art Association.
Ongoing graphic & web design for the Cooperstown Art Association
2006
Initial website design for the Cooperstown Art Association
Icon designs for Faneuil Media.
Business card design for Faneuil Media.
Website design for Faneuil Media
2001
Logo Design for the Leatherstocking Theater Company, Cooperstown, NY.
2000
Commissioned to paint mural advertisement for Charlotte’s Vineyard,
Middlefield, NY.
Commissioned to paint life size mascot for Cherry Valley-Springfield
School, NY.
2002-6
Glimmerglass Opera Concessions, Cooperstown, NY.
Awards and Recognition
Exhibitions
2008
There is More Under the Water Than Fish, Cooperstown Art Association,
Cooperstown, NY
2006
The Art of Food, Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown Art Association),
Cooperstown, NY
Senior Illustration Show, Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI.
Eye Candy, ISB Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI.
2005
Illustration Biennial Juried Show, Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI.
Trent Burleson Juried Show, ISB Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI.
2002
“A Room With A View”, Roseboom Historical Society, Roseboom, NY.
Awards
2002-6
Honor Student, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
2002-06
Academic Scholarship Recipient, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
