CV

Skills:

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Indesign

• Procreate

• Digital Illustration

• Completed Biology courses such as Human Anatomy, Biology 151 + 152, Chemistry 101, and more

• Illustration

• Anatomy

Education:

James Madison High School (2016-2020)

• Advanced Diploma

• Earned 3 Student Excellence awards in Art

• Member of National Art Honors Society (2018-2020)

• Member (2017-2020) and Co-President (2019-2020) of Art Club

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts (2020-2024)

• Completed Art Foundations Program

• Enrolled in Communication Arts with Focus in Scientific Illustration program

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.7 GPA

• Received my BFA in Communication Arts focused in Scientific Illustration

A collection of achievements I have made in my art career:

2018

Student Excellence Award 2018 for Arts

2019

VCUarts Summer Intensive

VCUarts Summer Intensive Art Showcase - Anderson Gallery, Richmond VA

Scholastic Art Showcase - Northern Virginia Community College

Scholastic Arts Award - Silver Key

Student Excellence Award 2019 for Arts

2020

Student Excellence Award 2020 for Arts (Senior Year)

Co-Created an Artist who support BLM online collaboration (Instagram)

Donated artwork to the Trayvon Martin Foundation

2022

Illustrated many articles for the Commonwealth Times

Published in Pwatem’s Anthology

2023

Had my piece, “Porgie” displayed for the Communication Arts program at the Anderson Gallery

Published Illustrations in Pwatem’s anthology

Published Illustrations for The Commonwealth Times

Virginia Press Association award: Illustrations: Second place, https://commonwealthtimes.org/2022/03/23/burnout-can-be-overcome-improving-your-mental-and-physical-health/ by Olivia McCabe, The Commonwealth Times, March 23, 2022

ACP Best of Show award: 6th Place Design for Newspaper/Newsmagazine (Design, Newspaper/Newsmagazine: Sixth place, Olivia McCabe, Kofi Mframa and Vivian Trinh, Opinions page 14, Oct. 4, 2023)

Did visual journalism at NASA Langley’s Industry and Academia day

First place: Page Design (Non-Daily group 1) 2023 from Virginia Press Association

Best in Show: Non-daily Graphics, Illustration and Art (2023) from Virginia Press Association

2024

Had my piece, “Delmare” displayed for the Communication Arts program at the Anderson Gallery

First place: Illustration and Art from Society for News Design 2024: College Design Contest

Presented my game “Closing at 2” at MAGfest 2024 Indie Game showcase