STUDIES
1985 MS in Communication Design Pratt Institute New York.
1979 BFA in Communication Design Metropolitan University Mexico
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1982-present. Fine Art and Children’s Books writing/illustrating.
2004-present. Fine Art, Grahic Design, Animation for TV, illustration for Newspapers, magazines and Children’s Books writing and illustrating.
1992-2004. Fine Art, Design and Art Direction of Animated Shorts, TV Programs, and comercials at The Ink Tank Studio New York.
1986-88.Fine Art, Associate Art Director of the Ink Tank Animation studio directed by R.O Blechman.
FINE ART SHOWS
2014-15 Artist in residence for the “Day of the Dead Parade” of the RNA –Riverview Neighborhood Association in Jersey City, NJ. He worked with children to build Giant Puppet Heads. He coordinated and directed the parade.
2015 JCAST Jersey City Artist Studio Tour Open Studio
2015 Brennan Court House Hispanic Heritage month exhibit, Jersey City
2015 Hunterdon Art Museum Faculty exhibition.
2014 Mural for the Gateway Mural project South Orange NJ.
2013 The Hunterdon Museum, Clinton NJ ExVida solo, installation show.
2011-12 MUNO Museum of Contemporary Art in Zacatecas – ExVida section.
2011 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour at Traders of Babilon gallery.
2010 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour ExVida Project Newman Artist Studio.
2009 Lyons Weir Gallery NYC Art Bazar show.
2009 CWOW Benefit show in Newark.
2009 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour ExVida installation Newman Artist studio.
2009 Show with Elena Climent and film of two biographies studio tour with ExVida installation. Columbia University.
2009 Columbia University Installation with Elena Climent, Internet dialogue of two Artists, at the musicology library.
2008 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour.
2007 Frozen Monkey Hoboken.
2007 CWOW 1800 frames Pioneer theatre NYC.
2007 CWOW 1800 frames Perpetual Art Machine Scope New York, Lincoln Center.
2006 CWOW, Newark 1800 frames show.
2006 International Center New York ExVida installation and paintings.
2005 Personal Illustrations Commercial Visions. Parkland Art gallery Champaign, Ill.
2004 Paula at Rigoletto, Union City, NJ
2004 Large woodcuts Frozen Monkey Hoboken, NJ.
2004 Symposia bookstore Hoboken, NJ.
2003 Parker Gallery.
2003 Art at the Silk Factory; group show and open studio.
2003 Hoboken Artist Studio tour paintings.
2003 MOMA film, part of the Ink Tank, R.O. Blechman presentation
2002 Art Director’s club, part of the Ink Tank show
1999 Union Hill studios group show.
1996 A is for Alien Abduction, collective show Index Gallery Osaka Japan.
1994 Ephemeral work, Casa del Lago, Chapultepec Mexico.
1994 Independent Artists show Collective, Soho New York.
1993 House of Angels, one man show Maxwells Hoboken NJ.
1991 3 drawings for Kassel Documentary Archiv, Koeling Ludwig Museum and the Stutgard Staatsgalerie Grafische Samlung in Germany.
1991 Entre sue?o y sue?o, one man show at the Pecanins Gallery Mexico.
1982 Collective show of International Comic Strip cartoons, Carrillo Hill Museum, Mexico.
PUBLICATIONS
Children’s Books
2014 The Yiddish Fish written and illustrated, Skyhorse publ.
2009 Before you were Here mi Amor,Illustrated, Vicking Penguin.
2009 Zoo Day Ol?, Illustrated, Marshall Cavendish.
2008 Play Ball, Illustrated Marshall Cavendish.
2007 El Quinto Nombre, written and illustrated based on a story by Stefan Zweig, Trilce ediciones the S.E.P. 100,000 books for the public schools in Mexico.
2007 Jonah and the Great Big Fish, Illustrated, Zondervan Books.
2007 Zacchaeus and the happy day, Illustrated, Zondevon Books.
2006 Good Night San Francisco, Illustrated, On Cape Publ.
2006 One lost Sheep, Illustrated, Zodevon Books.
2005 Noah and the mighty Ark, Illustrated, Zodevon books.
2004 Go Away Crows, Illustrated Sterling Publishing Co.
2004 One Smart Skunk, Illustrated, Blue Apple Books
2004 This is Passover, Illustrated, Blue Apple Books
2003 Eight days of Hanukkah, Illustrated, Blue Apple books
2003 Fiddle-I-fee, Illustrated, Blue Apple books.
2003 Home for Navidad,written with Harriet Zeifert, Illustrated, Houghton Mifflin Pub.
2002 Love, Santa, Illustrated, Warner Books
2001 The Fifth Name, written and illustrated based on a story by Stefan Zweig, graphic novel with a Xeric foundation grant, Dist. by Fantagraphics.
2001 Moo Cow Moo, Illustrated, Grosset and Dunlap.
2001 Kitty says Meow, Illustrated, Grosset and Dunlap.
1999 Club Earth, Illustrated, Putnam Grosset.
1997 Que Sorpresa, Illustrated, Houghton Mifflin Pub.
1997 Book Cover for My Mom Married the Principal, Viking.
1997 It’s Magic, Illustrated, Golden Book on Troubles the Cat
1996 My Life Among the Aliens, Illustrated, Putnam Grosset.
1996 Bringing up Baby, Illustrated Guide to Raising Humans (Group Illustrated) Chronicle Books.
1994 Two Covers for: Upon the head of the Goat and Grace in the Wilderness, Puffin Books.
1994 Writer’s Sidekick 2 books for 3rd and 4th grades
Illustrated, Zeiner Blozer.
1992 Wrote and illustrated a Recipe for Hand made Cookbook (group illustrated), Chronicle Books
1992 Illustrated Spots for the English Advantage, Heine Pub.
1989 Morraya, Illustrated, Grijalbo ed. Mexico.
?Christmas cards
Museum of Modern Art New York 1984,1985, 1988.
ANIMATIONS
2011 Life in the Tropics, design, animation for A Child’s Garden of Poetry program. HBO won an Emmy for Outstanding children program for the whole program.
2009 Beans, written, design and animated, stop motion animation
2007 Thirsty for Love, written designed and animated, claymation part of the 1800 frames showed in Lincoln Center, NY.
2006 Goza, written designed and animated,CWOW 1800 frames Newark, NJ
2004 Luc?a, designed, a Mexican story design for Magikworld prod.
2004 Safe at Home, designed and animated, 16min film for the Poison control Center in NY.
2001 Winter Wonderland, designed, for HBO
1999 The Ram in a Pepper Patch, designed for PBS’s Behind the Lions
1999 Hush Little Baby, written, designed and animated For the Good Night Moon program short for HBO.
1998 10 openings for Toys R Us Campaign, designed.
1998 Proposal for feature film: The king of Rock and Roll, designed, Sony Music Entertainment
1998 How Nehemiah Got Free, designed for the Kids are Puny TV Program for HBO
1987 13-5 min. episodes for second season of Troubles the Cat, Storyboards, and general design, for the Cartoon Network
1986 Color Design for Sniz and Fondue Cartoon Program of Nickelodeon’s Kablam.
1987 3 openers TF Jeunesse French TV, design and concept.
1987 TeleTV 2 spots for new channel, design and concept.
1986 Thank you Lord, design and concept, with Maya Angelou’s voice for her poem, for How do you Spell God TV program for HBO
1986 Long Island Savings Bank 30’ advertising for TV 2 spots, design.
1986 Nynex mobile 30’ advertising, design.
1986 13 -6 min. episodes for Troubles the Cat, storyboards, and general design, for Big Bag program of The Cartoon Network.
AWARDS
2012 American Illustration “chosen”.
2011 HBO’s Emmy Award for Garden of Poetry program Santiago worked on “Tropics in New York” section.
2010 Washington State Book Award Winner – The Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award for “Before You Were Here mi Amor” book.
2009 “Best for Babies” – Parents Magazine for Before You were here mi Amor book.
2006 American Illustration “chosen”.
2006 Selection for CWOW 1800 frames “Goza” Animation animation projected in Lincoln center square.
2005 American Illustration Book AI 25.
2003-2004 American Illustration ”chosen” selection.
2000 Xeric Foundation, grant receiver to self publish: The Fifth Name.
2000 HBO’s Peabody and Emmy award to Goodnight moon and other sleepy tales. Santiago did one of the animations.
1999 Asifa East Excellence in Design award for HBO’s How Nehemiah got free.
1998 Asifa East first place for design of animation longer than 3 minutes for Surf’s Up- Troubles the Cat.
1997 Emmy award to HBO, for excellence in children programming on their program: How do you Spell God. Santiago did one of the animations.
1997 Bronze Award Broadcast Designer Association for Tele Tv Station Id.
1997 Asifa East 2nd place for design of animation longer than 3 minutes for Cutey Kitty -Troubles the Cat.
American Illustration award Book 04,03,99,98,96,95,94,90,88.
1993 Award to merit of Art Directors Club of New York.
1992 Bronze Award, from the Broadcast Designer Association for the Comedy Central Logo.
1992 Bronze award, from the Broadcast Designer Association for the comedy Central brochure.
1991 Distinction Certificate, in the Art Direction Magazine for the comedy central brochure cover.
1990 CASE award for illustrations published in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
Michael Sporn Animation Splog
2010 – weekly blog postings for the Ex-Vida Project
Web Site design
www.exvida.com
www.santiagocohen.com
Santiago Cohen
271 New York Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307 ? 201 420 7275 ? 201 951 7275 ? ElSan1@gmail.com
STUDIES
1985 MS in Communication Design Pratt Institute New York.
1979 BFA in Communication Design Metropolitan University Mexico
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1982-present. Fine Art and Children’s Books writing/illustrating.
2004-present. Fine Art, Grahic Design, Animation for TV, illustration for Newspapers, magazines and Children’s Books writing and illustrating.
1992-2004. Fine Art, Design and Art Direction of Animated Shorts, TV Programs, and comercials at The Ink Tank Studio New York.
1986-88.Fine Art, Associate Art Director of the Ink Tank Animation studio directed by R.O Blechman.
FINE ART SHOWS
2014-15 Artist in residence for the “Day of the Dead Parade” of the RNA –Riverview Neighborhood Association in Jersey City, NJ. He worked with children to build Giant Puppet Heads. He coordinated and directed the parade.
2015 JCAST Jersey City Artist Studio Tour Open Studio
2015 Brennan Court House Hispanic Heritage month exhibit, Jersey City
2015 Hunterdon Art Museum Faculty exhibition.
2014 Mural for the Gateway Mural project South Orange NJ.
2013 The Hunterdon Museum, Clinton NJ ExVida solo, installation show.
2011-12 MUNO Museum of Contemporary Art in Zacatecas – ExVida section.
2011 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour at Traders of Babilon gallery.
2010 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour ExVida Project Newman Artist Studio.
2009 Lyons Weir Gallery NYC Art Bazar show.
2009 CWOW Benefit show in Newark.
2009 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour ExVida installation Newman Artist studio.
2009 Show with Elena Climent and film of two biographies studio tour with ExVida installation. Columbia University.
2009 Columbia University Installation with Elena Climent, Internet dialogue of two Artists, at the musicology library.
2008 Hoboken Artist Studio Tour.
2007 Frozen Monkey Hoboken.
2007 CWOW 1800 frames Pioneer theatre NYC.
2007 CWOW 1800 frames Perpetual Art Machine Scope New York, Lincoln Center.
2006 CWOW, Newark 1800 frames show.
2006 International Center New York ExVida installation and paintings.
2005 Personal Illustrations Commercial Visions. Parkland Art gallery Champaign, Ill.
2004 Paula at Rigoletto, Union City, NJ
2004 Large woodcuts Frozen Monkey Hoboken, NJ.
2004 Symposia bookstore Hoboken, NJ.
2003 Parker Gallery.
2003 Art at the Silk Factory; group show and open studio.
2003 Hoboken Artist Studio tour paintings.
2003 MOMA film, part of the Ink Tank, R.O. Blechman presentation
2002 Art Director’s club, part of the Ink Tank show
1999 Union Hill studios group show.
1996 A is for Alien Abduction, collective show Index Gallery Osaka Japan.
1994 Ephemeral work, Casa del Lago, Chapultepec Mexico.
1994 Independent Artists show Collective, Soho New York.
1993 House of Angels, one man show Maxwells Hoboken NJ.
1991 3 drawings for Kassel Documentary Archiv, Koeling Ludwig Museum and the Stutgard Staatsgalerie Grafische Samlung in Germany.
1991 Entre sue?o y sue?o, one man show at the Pecanins Gallery Mexico.
1982 Collective show of International Comic Strip cartoons, Carrillo Hill Museum, Mexico.
PUBLICATIONS
? Children’s Books
2014 The Yiddish Fish written and illustrated, Skyhorse publ.
2009 Before you were Here mi Amor,Illustrated, Vicking Penguin.
2009 Zoo Day Ol?, Illustrated, Marshall Cavendish.
2008 Play Ball, Illustrated Marshall Cavendish.
2007 El Quinto Nombre, written and illustrated based on a story by Stefan Zweig, Trilce ediciones the S.E.P. 100,000 books for the public schools in Mexico.
2007 Jonah and the Great Big Fish, Illustrated, Zondervan Books.
2007 Zacchaeus and the happy day, Illustrated, Zondevon Books.
2006 Good Night San Francisco, Illustrated, On Cape Publ.
2006 One lost Sheep, Illustrated, Zodevon Books.
2005 Noah and the mighty Ark, Illustrated, Zodevon books.
2004 Go Away Crows, Illustrated Sterling Publishing Co.
2004 One Smart Skunk, Illustrated, Blue Apple Books
2004 This is Passover, Illustrated, Blue Apple Books
2003 Eight days of Hanukkah, Illustrated, Blue Apple books
2003 Fiddle-I-fee, Illustrated, Blue Apple books.
2003 Home for Navidad,written with Harriet Zeifert, Illustrated, Houghton Mifflin Pub.
2002 Love, Santa, Illustrated, Warner Books
2001 The Fifth Name, written and illustrated based on a story by Stefan Zweig, graphic novel with a Xeric foundation grant, Dist. by Fantagraphics.
2001 Moo Cow Moo, Illustrated, Grosset and Dunlap.
2001 Kitty says Meow, Illustrated, Grosset and Dunlap.
1999 Club Earth, Illustrated, Putnam Grosset.
1997 Que Sorpresa, Illustrated, Houghton Mifflin Pub.
1997 Book Cover for My Mom Married the Principal, Viking.
1997 It’s Magic, Illustrated, Golden Book on Troubles the Cat
1996 My Life Among the Aliens, Illustrated, Putnam Grosset.
1996 Bringing up Baby, Illustrated Guide to Raising Humans (Group Illustrated) Chronicle Books.
1994 Two Covers for: Upon the head of the Goat and Grace in the Wilderness, Puffin Books.
1994 Writer’s Sidekick 2 books for 3rd and 4th grades
Illustrated, Zeiner Blozer.
1992 Wrote and illustrated a Recipe for Hand made Cookbook (group illustrated), Chronicle Books
1992 Illustrated Spots for the English Advantage, Heine Pub.
1989 Morraya, Illustrated, Grijalbo ed. Mexico.
?Christmas cards
Museum of Modern Art New York 1984,1985, 1988.
ANIMATIONS
2011 Life in the Tropics, design, animation for A Child’s Garden of Poetry program. HBO won an Emmy for Outstanding children program for the whole program.
2009 Beans, written, design and animated, stop motion animation
2007 Thirsty for Love, written designed and animated, claymation part of the 1800 frames showed in Lincoln Center, NY.
2006 Goza, written designed and animated,CWOW 1800 frames Newark, NJ
2004 Luc?a, designed, a Mexican story design for Magikworld prod.
2004 Safe at Home, designed and animated, 16min film for the Poison control Center in NY.
2001 Winter Wonderland, designed, for HBO
1999 The Ram in a Pepper Patch, designed for PBS’s Behind the Lions
1999 Hush Little Baby, written, designed and animated For the Good Night Moon program short for HBO.
1998 10 openings for Toys R Us Campaign, designed.
1998 Proposal for feature film: The king of Rock and Roll, designed, Sony Music Entertainment
1998 How Nehemiah Got Free, designed for the Kids are Puny TV Program for HBO
1987 13-5 min. episodes for second season of Troubles the Cat, Storyboards, and general design, for the Cartoon Network
1986 Color Design for Sniz and Fondue Cartoon Program of Nickelodeon’s Kablam.
1987 3 openers TF Jeunesse French TV, design and concept.
1987 TeleTV 2 spots for new channel, design and concept.
1986 Thank you Lord, design and concept, with Maya Angelou’s voice for her poem, for How do you Spell God TV program for HBO
1986 Long Island Savings Bank 30’ advertising for TV 2 spots, design.
1986 Nynex mobile 30’ advertising, design.
1986 13 -6 min. episodes for Troubles the Cat, storyboards, and general design, for Big Bag program of The Cartoon Network.
AWARDS
2012 American Illustration “chosen”.
2011 HBO’s Emmy Award for Garden of Poetry program Santiago worked on “Tropics in New York” section.
2010 Washington State Book Award Winner – The Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award for “Before You Were Here mi Amor” book.
2009 “Best for Babies” – Parents Magazine for Before You were here mi Amor book.
2006 American Illustration “chosen”.
2006 Selection for CWOW 1800 frames “Goza” Animation animation projected in Lincoln center square.
2005 American Illustration Book AI 25.
2003-2004 American Illustration ”chosen” selection.
2000 Xeric Foundation, grant receiver to self publish: The Fifth Name.
2000 HBO’s Peabody and Emmy award to Goodnight moon and other sleepy tales. Santiago did one of the animations.
1999 Asifa East Excellence in Design award for HBO’s How Nehemiah got free.
1998 Asifa East first place for design of animation longer than 3 minutes for Surf’s Up- Troubles the Cat.
1997 Emmy award to HBO, for excellence in children programming on their program: How do you Spell God. Santiago did one of the animations.
1997 Bronze Award Broadcast Designer Association for Tele Tv Station Id.
1997 Asifa East 2nd place for design of animation longer than 3 minutes for Cutey Kitty -Troubles the Cat.
American Illustration award Book 04,03,99,98,96,95,94,90,88.
1993 Award to merit of Art Directors Club of New York.
1992 Bronze Award, from the Broadcast Designer Association for the Comedy Central Logo.
1992 Bronze award, from the Broadcast Designer Association for the comedy Central brochure.
1991 Distinction Certificate, in the Art Direction Magazine for the comedy central brochure cover.
1990 CASE award for illustrations published in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
Michael Sporn Animation Splog
2010 – weekly blog postings for the Ex-Vida Project
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