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ABOUT ALY

Art director at a full service marketing agency in Portland Oregon, with a current focus in various high-tech brands. In her Art, Aly expresses themes of Asian culture, technology, and video-games through various printmaking mediums. Alysa is a graduate of Oregon State University with honors and distinction—Bachelor of Fine Arts and Graphic Design, and is a twice recipient of the Helen E. Plinkiewisch Scholarship.

Current Specialties

Linework Illustration

High-Tech Brands

Presentations

Web & Print Advertising

Enjoys

Plant Life

Motorcycle Adventures

Video Games

Travel Photography

Collecting Small Things

CV

Professional Experience

2020–Present Art Director for Caffelli, Portland OR

2015–2020 Graphic Designer for Caffelli, Portland OR

2012–2015 Senior Graphic Designer for Memorial Union, Oregon State University

2012–2015 Senior Graphic Designer for UHDS, Oregon State University

2014 Marketing and Communications Graphic Designer for UHDS, Oregon State University

2014 Marketing and Design Intern for Corvallis Custom Kitchens & Baths, Corvallis OR

2013–2014 Senior Graphic Designer for KBVR TV & KBVR FM, Oregon State University

2012 Graphic Designer for Healthy Campus Initiatives, Oregon State University

2011–2012 Resident Assistant, Poling Hall, Oregon State University

Honors

2021 Marcom Awards, Gold Award, "GiveFTW Digital Fundraising Platform" Caffelli
2021 DOTComm, Platinum Award, "GiveFTW Fundraising Platform" Caffelli

2021 AVA Digital Awards, Platinum Award, "GiveFTW Fundraising Platform" Caffelli
2015 Senior of Distinction Award, Department of Art, Oregon State University
2015 SDHE Outstanding Undergraduate Creative Activity Award, Oregon State University
2015 Gold Grant Award, Northwest Watercolor Society
2014 Helen E. Plinkiewisch Scholarship, Oregon State University, Department of Art
2013 Helen E. Plinkiewisch Scholarship, Oregon State University, Department of Art
2013 Pacificsource Health Plans Scholarship, Oregon
2013 Everyday Leader Award, Oregon State University
2012 Graphic Design Achievement Scholarship, Oregon State University, Department of Design and Human Environment
2011 Fine Art Portfolio Award, Oregon State University, Department of Art
2011 Pacificsource Health Plans Scholarship, Oregon
2010–2015 Honor Roll, Oregon State University
2010 Level 10 Piano Syllabus Achievement, Oregon
2009–2010 National Honors Society, North Eugene High School, Oregon
 

Education

2010–2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts—Applied Visual Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Oregon State University
2010–2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts—Graphic Design, Magna Cum Laude, Oregon State University
2006–2010 International High School (IB), North Eugene High School, Eugene Oregon, GPA 3.7

 

Selected Exhibitions

2023 Gigi's Café, Portland OR

2015 Northwest Watercolor Society, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle WA
2015 Graduating Senior Exhibition, Fairbanks Gallery, Corvallis OR
2015 Prism Contributor's Showcase, Student Experience Center
2015 Printmaking Exhibition, MU Concourse Gallery, Corvallis OR
2015 Solo exhibition, West Gallery, Oregon State University
2015 Cascade Print Exchange IX, LBCC South Santiam Hall Gallery, Corvallis OR
2015 Pop-Up Print Show, Corvallis Arts Walk (CAW), Corvallis OR
2015 Plinkiewisch scholarship exhibition, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University
2015 Advanced Figure Drawing Exhibition, West Gallery, Oregon State University 
2014–2015 Bing's at Weatherford Gallery, Oregon State University
2015 Student Exhibition, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University
2014 Open Studio, Cascade Hall, Oregon State University
2014 Advanced Screen-Printing Exhibition, West Gallery, Oregon State University
2014 Graphic Design Senior Thesis & Portfolio Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland OR
2014 Plinkiewisch scholarship exhibition, West Gallery, Oregon State University
2014 Memorial Union Student Printmaking Exhibition, Mezzanine, Oregon State University
2014 Student Exhibition, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University
2013 Printmaking Open Studio Exhibition, Cascade Hall, Oregon State University
2013 Memorial Union Print Exhibition, Oregon State University
2012 Student Exhibition, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University
2009 Spirited Sculptures, Lane Community College, OR
 

Selected Commissions and Publications

2024 Ninja Kitty Bubble Truck, Boise Idaho

2018–Present Ninja Kitty Fireworks, Boise Idaho

2017 Development of Biomaterials for Calvarial Bone Regeneration Dissertation, Norman Oklahoma

2015 WeMakePDX Student Spotlight
2015 The Daily Barometer Art, identity, heritage
2015 Student Experience Center the Beginnings, OSU
2015 Winter Prism Magazine, Oregon State University
2015 Student Experience Center Grand Opening Celebration, MU, OSU
2015 Dam Jam Weekend & Battle of the Bands, MUPC, OSU
2015 Cascade Print Exchange 9 Catalog, Art Department, OSU
2014–2015 Healthy Masculinities Conference, OSU
2014–2015 Nonprofit Opportunities Fair, CCE,OSU
2014–2015 Make a Difference, CCE, OSU
2014 Fall Prism Magazine, Oregon State University
2014 Dante Basco Spoken Word, UHDS, OSU
2013–2014 National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, MU, OSU
2013–2014 Make a Difference, Photography, MU, OSU
2013 College of Liberal Arts Deans Office Artwork Hanging, OSU
2013 Lunar New Year with Chef Jet Tila, UHDS, OSU

 

Professional Memberships

National Watercolor Society

2012–2015 American Institute of Graphic Arts “AIGA”, Corvallis Chapter, Oregon State University

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