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
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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
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"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.