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Dani Chuatico

Sequential art professor

Education

  • M.F.A., sequential art, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.A., digital filmmaking, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Credentials

  • Professor of digital communication, 2020–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Freelance comic artist and illustrator, 2015–present
    Provide creative writing and visual storytelling imagery for corporate and independent publishers.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Jeremy Mullins Travel Scholarship, 2019
  • Official Selection for Short Film Program, Outside, S-EXPRESS, 2017
  • Official Selection for Short Film Program, Outside, Luang Prabang Film Festival, 2016
  • Official Selection for Short Film Program, Outside, Cinema One Originals, 2016
  • Best Film, Best Writing, Outside, CineSB Film Festival, 2016

Publications and presentations

Sequential art work

  • "All Souls' Day," short comic, You Died Anthology, Iron Circus Comics, 2019
  • "Sober Starchild," short comic and concept art, Comics Experience, 2019
  • "Failure to Connect," short comic and concept art, Going Steady Anthology, POMEgranate Magazine, 2019
  • "Swim," short comic and concept art, Game On! A WLW Sports Anthology, 2019
  • Marcy and Simon variant covers, "Adventure Time," BOOM! Studios, 2019
  • Main covers, "Steven Universe," BOOM! Studios, 2019
  • "Family," self-published comics, 2019
  • Volvo, "EVC/Charging Station," conceptual storyboard, 2018
  • "Gimme Love," music video storyboard, 2018
  • "Cat Person," short film storyboard, 2018
  • "Sandcastles," short film storyboard, 2018
  • "Garden," self-published comic and concept art, 2018
  • "Sisters," self-published comic, 2017
  • "My Biggest Fear," self-published comic, 2016

Illustrations

  • Do What You Want – A Zine About Mental Wellbeing by Ruby Tandoh, editorial, 2017
  • TEAM Mag, editorial, 2016–17
  • The Neighborhood, editorial, 2017
  • Adobo Magazine, editorial, 2017
  • Young Star, editorial, 2015–17
  • Scout Magazine, editorial, 2015–17

Workshops

  • "Twitter as the Comic Artist's Tool," 2019
    Created and conducted workshop for Sequential Arts students focusing on the use of Twitter as a networking tool to further develop a career as a comic artist. Attendance of 50 students.
  • "Publishing in Comic Anthologies: Pitching Your Short Comic," 2019
    Created and conducted workshop for Sequential Arts students on comic anthologies and how to pitch to them. Attendance of 45 students.
  • "The Perfect Pitch Packet: Your Graphic Novel’s Calling Card," 2019
    Created and conducted a workshop for Sequential Arts students on the creation of the pitch packet for comics publishers. Attendance of 35 students.
  • "The Literary Agent: The Graphic Novelist's Unsung Partner," 2019
    Created and conducted a workshop for Sequential Arts students on literary agents and how to connect with them.
  • "Dressing Your Characters," 2019
    Conducted workshop on fashion in comics for Graduate Studio Class.
  • "The Starter Guide to Freelance Illustration," 2017
    Created and conducted a workshop on freelance illustration for Filipino high school and college students.