ALEX ALDERETE

Quincy, MA

781.803.7782  

aaldereteart@gmail.com

Summary:  Attentive art teacher with excellent communication skills.  Organized and driven with the innate ability to stay on task.  Being a professional artist for a number of years, I’ve been able to cross over into the fields of fine art and illustration.  Incorporating traditional and modern technologies has allowed my work to flourish in many professional worlds.  With my teaching and professional experience I can demonstrate many different techniques and connect with students in a unique way.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE______________________________________________________

Substitute Teacher                                                                 1998-2001 & 2016

Ventura Unified School District - Ventura, CA

• Execute lesson plans by faculty

• Conduct small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs to ensure all students are learning at full potential.
• Facilitated activities that developed students’ physical, emotional and social growth.
• Encouraged students to be more understanding with others
• Used positive reinforcement method to redirect poor behaviour.
• Assigned lessons and corrected homework.

Guitar Teacher                                                                           1988-Present

• Original lesson plan with 30 yrs of playing experience

• Learning favorite song
• Different styles
• Chord and scales
• Electric/Acoustic
• Reading Music

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________

Children’s Book Illustrator                                                                      2017-Present

GRAVEDIGGER by Dave McWane

Dark children’s book to be released 2017

Kringle by David McWane

Origin story of Santa Claus 

CONCEPT ARTIST                                                                         2017-Present

Fearem Games                                                                           

Creature Designer

Film Agent 88/Heavy Metal Magazine                                                             2013

Contributed art to Heavy Metal presents:  The Art of 88, an artbook compendium for the short film Agent 88

Other contributing artist included Bill Sienkiewicz and David Mack

STORYBOARD/COMIC BOOK ARTIST                                                                2012                    

Shot in the Dark Comics

Art Director – Graphic Artist                                                                                 2011

Makaha Skateboards/Power Edge Magazine

Successfully manage and coordinate graphic art projects from concept through completion.  Collaborate with clients to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements.  

Key Achievements:

Restructured website to meet the demands and interests of the modern skateboarder

Created entire new line of skateboards and longboards for Makaha 2011-2012 series

Graphic Artist                                                                                                2008-Present                                                    

Logos, Design

Mercy Pictures

BambooSk8

Stone Shack Lanai

Red Tail Productions

CCKT

Crazy Rider

Struggle Skateboards

Insanity Clothing LTD

Green Willow Global Advisors

Sketch Card Artist

The Topps Company

Breygent Marketing

Versicolor Productions

The Treasure Chest Fund

5finity Productions

Art Contributor

Heavy Metal Magazine

Bizarre Magazine UK

Sliver of Stone Magazine

Paradigm Journal

The Cynic Online Magazine

Gallery Shows                                                                                               1998-Present

F.A.M. - Hollywood, CA

-Group Show                                   

Petra Gallery - Beverly Hills, CA

-Heavy Metal Presents: Art of 88(Agent 88 short film)

Mills Gallery - Boston

-Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series

Natalie’s Gallery -Ventura, CA

-"Kansas City Alice and the Fraidy Kats" Solo Show

Zoe’s Gallery - Ventura, CA

-Solo Show

El Jardin - Ventura, CA

-Group Show

Kansas City Art Institute - Kansas City, MO

-Group Show

EDUCATION______________________________________________________

Kansas City Art Institute, 1998

BFA Painting/Drawing

Private Competitive Scholarship

1st place - $24.000.00

Berklee College of Music, 2005

BA Composition

TECHICAL PROFICIENCY________________________________________

Platforms: Mac OS 10, Windows Vista

Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Office Suite (Word, Excel,

 Outlook)