{"id":43,"date":"2013-03-01T00:07:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T00:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2021-07-24T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T23:26:22","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/resume\/","title":{"rendered":"resum\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><br \/>\nPatrick Lugo completed his formal education at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His comic art was first published in the pages of New York independent publisher Double Edge Comics where he served as Art Director before moving to California. As Senior Designer for Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine created the long running comic series TIGER&#8217;S TALE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the past decade his illustrations have also appeared on CD and Album covers both for U.S. and European musicians. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His first Children&#8217;s Picture Book <em>LITTLE MONK AND THE MANTIS<\/em> was released in May 2012 and has been awarded both the Book of the Year Honor from the Gellett Burgess Center for Children&#8217;s Literature as well as 2012 Preferred Choice Award from CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the past couple of years his artwork has gained the attention of art galleries in the Bay Area. He contributes to the Annual <em>Children&#8217;s Book Illustrator Exhibit<\/em> at the Sun Gallery as well as their show <em>Science\/Fiction<\/em>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Projects &amp; Positions<\/h4>\n<p>2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/MonkeyShines.Media\/\">MonkeyShines.Media<\/a>,\u00a0 Medford NY &#8211; Cover Artist<br \/>\n2021 Very Special Recordings, New York NY &#8211; Cover Artist \/ Contributing Illustrator<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1829769217\/the-eargoggles-double-album-comic-book\"><em>The Eargoggle Regales\/Reveals<\/em><\/a> Double Album\/Comic Anthology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2020 Cosmic Ray Press, Lauderhill FL &#8211; Illustrator<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lucy-Veloz-High-flying-Alex-Hernandez-ebook\/dp\/B08XNVHZZQ\/ref=sr_1_1\">Lucy Veloz: High-flying Princess<\/a><\/em> &#8211; middle-grade chapter book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epm-music.com\/\">EPM Music<\/a>\u00a0 Maastricht, The Netherlands &#8211; Illustrator<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provided design &amp; illustration for electronic music project <strong><em>Tech Marine Bottom Feeders<\/em><\/strong> logo and cover illustrations for two single releases <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/370weBC592mO0X06zI023G\"><em>The Vision<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/tmbf\/proudtraitor_x\/\"><em>The Proud Traitor<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2013 &#8211; 2016<\/span>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sungallery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun Gallery<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Hayward,\u00a0CA &#8211; Exhibiting Artist \/ Instructor<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Featured artist in the 24th and 25th Annual Children&#8217;s Book Illustrator Exhibition and consulting illustrator for special classes and activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2014, 2016\u00a0 Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont CA<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; <\/span>Contributing Artist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributed commissioned art for the 2014 gallery show DECKED OUT .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012<\/span>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tuttlepublishing.com\/\">Tuttle Publishing<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0North Clarendon, VT &#8211; Illustrator<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provided full color illustrations for the Gellett Burgess award winning children&#8217;s picture book:<\/span> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Monk-Mantis-Legend-ebook\/dp\/B00902DS8A\/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1\">Little Monk and the Mantis: A Bug, A Boy, and the Birth of a Kung Fu Legend<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2009<\/span> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mitchmarcusmusic.com\/\">MitchMarcusMusic.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Forrest Hills, NY &#8211; Designer\/Illustrator<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supply cover art and illustrations for the album \u201cCountdown 2 Meltdown\u201d by the Mitch Marcus Quintet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2008<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/detroitgrandpubahs.net\/\">Detelefunk Records<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Maastricht, The Netherlands &#8211; Designer\/Artist<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supply record album artwork and designs for their 2007 line of 12\u201d dance singles released throughout Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2005 The Balloon Man Walnut Creek, CA &#8211; Consultant\/Designer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Update logo and identity for online use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work closely with the owners in the development of the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balloonmanonline.com\/\">balloonmanonline.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> web site.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2003 Signature Wines Hayward, CA &#8211; Consultant\/Designer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Independently supply Artwork &amp; Designs for use on wine labels at<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.signaturewines.com\">signaturewines.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work closely with Art Director in the development of music themed wine labels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2002<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/moodfood.net\/\">MoodFood.net<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Berkeley, CA &#8211; Designer\/Illustrator<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supply cover art and illustrations for the album \u201cHuman Zoo\u201d by the band Moodfood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Design concert tour T-shirt in time for the six month coast to coast tour.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1999 Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield beach, FL &#8211; Illustrator\/Writer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supply sequential instructional illustrations for the book titled<\/span> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Qigong-Essence-Healing-Garri-Garripoli\/dp\/1558746749\/ref=la_B006V7NV16_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1362094830&amp;sr=1-3\">Qigong: essence of the healing dance<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contributed a 1000 word essay on the topic of Qigong for the above mentioned book.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Career Development<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2007 &#8211; 2020 TC Media International Fremont, CA &#8211; Senior Designer \/ Art Director<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Develop their book publishing division; responsible for design and production of the company\u2019s first line of books.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2002 &#8211; 2020 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/Tigerclawfoundation.org\">Tigerclawfoundation.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fremont, CA &#8211; Senior Designer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Develop and maintain the web site for the Tiger Claw Foundation, the nonprofit branch of the Tiger Claw company.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2000 &#8211; 2020 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ezine.KungfuMagazine.com\">KungfuMagazine.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fremont, CA &#8211; Senior Designer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work with freelance web programmers to develop Kungfumagazine.com.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintain the online magazine with bi-weekly articles, instructional animations and administrate the web site\u2019s forum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1997 &#8211; 2020 Kungfu-Tai Chi Magazine Fremont, CA &#8211; Senior Designer\/Art Director<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintain the overall design and production standard for this bimonthly magazine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct photo-shoots held in our in-house studio for publication in the magazine, online or in other printed collateral.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintain an efficient workflow and keep the company\u2019s design department technologically up to date.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1996 &#8211; 1997 Tiger Claw Products\/TC Media Santa Clara, CA &#8211; In-house Graphic Designer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responsible for all aspects of product development, advertisement campaigns and packaging for this family owned<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> manufacturing and importing company.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Worked to integrate the newly acquired publishing department with Tiger Claw\u2019s video production facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graphic Design and layout for wholesale and retail catalogs, advertising campaigns and editorial layout for magazines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1991 Double Edge Comics &#8211; Illustrator\/Art Director<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provide Pencil and or Pen &amp; Ink illustrations for several of the Publisher&#8217;s comic book titles including\u00a0<em>Time Gate, Spirit of the Dragon<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>America Man<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Art Direction and production oversight for the growing line of comics, design covers and title logos as well as the recruiting of talent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">School of Visual Arts New York, NY 1992: Sequential Art &amp; Illustration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State University of New York Farmingdale, NY 1991: AA, Advertising Art &amp; Design<\/span><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Patrick Lugo completed his formal education at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. 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