ORIANA
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Experience
The Lavender Newsletter
Cover Artist & Comic Artist May 2023- June 2023
- Designed covers and illustrated comics for The Lavender Queer News Letter
Brunswick
Visual Artist Intern January 2022- May 2022
- Lead workshops to help increase creativity amongst engineers and graphic designers.
MatchMg
Creative Director Externship January 2019
- Developed and designed a potential project for Bears 100
After School Matters Gallery 37
Intern/Assistant August 2013- August 2018
- Assisted in the instruction of 30 + student
Education
August 2018- 2022
The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
601 E John St, Champaign, IL,61820
Studio Art: Painting
Informatics
August 2020
Harold Washington College
Publications
2022, The Collective Magazine: Oriana’s World Of Black Femme Horror”, Vol. 010, April 22, 2022
https://www.thecollectivemagazine.com/blog/orianas-world-of-black-femme-horror
2021, The Collective Magazine: Being Black In Art”, Vol. 007, February 1, 2021
https://issuu.com/thecollective.magazine/docs/magazine_issue_007_fi
2021, Wendy Network: Artist Interview with Nox Blair, March 2021
https://wendy.network/interview-with-brittany-crutcher/
2021, Wendy Network: Artist Spotlight, March 2021
https://wendy.network/brittany-crutcher-whorer/
Group Exhibitions
New House Architecture + Design Competition Chicago IL, 2018
Gallery 37 summer exhibition, Chicago IL, 2016-2018,
Mc Cormick Place Metra Station mural exhibition, Chicago IL, 2018
Congressional Art Competition Art Exhibition, Washington DC, 2018
Noble Network Art Show, Chicago IL, 2018
First Year Takeover, Link Gallery, Champaign IL, 2019
Life Drawing Sketchbook, block gallery, Champaign IL, 2020
Southeast Missouri State Sketchbook Exhibition, 2020
“RENT DAY, block Gallery, Champaign IL,2022
BFA Art Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign IL. 2022
Awards
Noble Vittum Human Spirit Award, 2017
1st Architecture Foundation Art Competition,2018
1st in the Noble Network Art Competition, 2018
1st in the Congressional Art Competition, 2018