01 — Co-Founder + Creative Director + Lead Video Tech
Towr Media | Dec 2020 - Present
Production company focused on crafting high quality, impactful, immersive experiences. Responsibilities include graphic + web design, stage design + build, content creation + curation, conceptual design, art installation, visual performance, video editing + production, narrative storytelling, research + development, and portal maintenance.
02 — Resident Visual Artist + Production Designer + Instructor
The Black Box | Jan 2020 - Present
Resident VJ + Instructor positions focused on live visual mixes and projection-mapped experiences. Focused on moving people through sound in new ways, I add context to the show environment by visualizing music played by performers real-time. I also offer classes through The Black Box Studio aimed at teaching live visual arts.
03 — Production Designer / Visual Artist
Nox Lumina (FKA Tenstriip) | June 2018 - Present
Specializing in immersive experiences, generative video, virtual reality, and experiential installation. Roles include A/V technician, production design, content creation + curation, and performing improvised live visuals.
04 — Art Director + UX/UI Designer
Verjex | April 2019 - November 2019
Assisted in the attempted launch of a startup aimed at introducing a new cryptocurrency microtoken and browser ecosystem called Nickel. Designed and implemented infographics and interfaces for user wallet dashboards, integrations, recurring subscriptions, paywalls, and more.
05 — UX/UI Design + Art Production
BLKDG | April 2019 - October 2019
Full-time position at a small agency specializing in design, development, and marketing. Responsibilities include client site and asset design, information architecture, wireframes, prototyping, flow mapping, dev handoff, and more.
06 — Gallery Assistant + Web Designer
CU Denver College of Art and Media | January 2018 - Dec 2019
Contract entailed creating and maintaining new websites for all the on-campus and campus-affiliated art galleries: Emmanuel Gallery, Next Stage Gallery, 808 Projects.
07 — Gallery Assistant + Web Designer
Meow Wolf + Next Stage Gallery | June 2018 - January 2019
Facilitated the launch of Meow Wolf’s Special Guest installation, assisted artists with installation, painting, working space, and hosting events within the space. Built and maintained the Special Guest Denver website.
//CV + WORK HISTORY
//RESIDENCIES + EXHIBITIONS
APEX Collective | 2020 - Present
The Black Box | 2020 - Present
Lostinsound.live | 2019 - 2020
Threyda | Confluence 2018
Threyda | Spring Expansion 2021
Threyda | Catalyst 2021
Threyda | Electronexus 2022
APEX Collective | Studio Debut
Mirus Gallery | Scope: Miami Art Basel 2021
Mirus Gallery | Locals Only Denver 2022
Mirus Gallery | Los Angeles Art Fair 2022
Museum of Crypto Art | Permanent Collection
Superrare | Official Collection 2019
Hic et Nunc | Founders Collection
Cryptovoxels | IRLART Gallery
ETHDenver | 2021
Chris Bohlin | Exhale 2021
Chris Bohlin | Embrace 2021
Redline | 2018 Thesis Exhibition
CU Denver | 2017 VR Exhibition
//EDUCATION
01 — BFA Digital Design | Experience Design
University of Colorado Denver | Aug. 2014 - Dec 2018
Studied Digital Design with an emphasis in sustainability, experience design, and behavior design. Projects span from branding to motion design and interactive design all the way to interactive VR installations
02 — Experience Design Abroad
Danish Institute of Study | May 2016 - Jun 2016
Study abroad program focused on sustainable design, experience design, and scandinavian design. Worked closely with INDEX Design to Improve Life and Krukow Group on multiple projects.
//INTERNSHIPS
01 — Livestream Host + Visual Artist
The Black Box | March 2020 - Aug 2020
02-Digital Designer + Creative
Vision Agency | Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
03 — Installation Artist + Web Design
Meow Wolf | April 2019 - October 2019
04 — UX/UI + Web Design
Open Media Foundation | Spring 2018
05 — UX/UI + Web Design
CO Media Alliance | Spring 2018
//PUBLICATIONS
Conscious Electronic //
EDM Industry’s Top Visual Artists & Live Animators
Voyage Denver //
Meet Ethan Stewart / Tenstriip
CU Denver //
Digital Art at Denver Performing Arts Complex