Malina Omut
Illustration professor
Education
- M.F.A., illustration, Savannah College of Art and Design
- M.A., dynamic image and photography, National University of the Arts
- B.A., photography, National University of the Arts
Credentials
- Professor of illustration, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- President, 2011–present, Malina Illustration
- Artist-in-residence, 2017, SCAD Alumni Atelier, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Designer and illustrator, 2016–17, Agency Boon, Bucharest, Romania
- Artist, 2012–13, Carter's, OshKosh B'Gosh, Atlanta, GA
- Teaching assistant, 2012, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Departmental assistant, 2011–12, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Studio assistant, 2012, Pushart Studio, Savannah, GA
- Intern, 2011, Working Class Studio, Savannah, GA
- Studio photographer, 2006–08, Agfa Digital Center, Constanta, Romania
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- SCAD Alumni Atelier, 2017
- SCAD Catalog, 2015
- 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide, Luerzer’s Archive, 2014
- Illustrious 9 Annual, 2014
- Applied Arts Annual, 2013
- SCAD Illustration Outstanding Achievement Award, 2013
- American Illustration 31 Annual, 2012
- Illustrious 7 Annual, 2012
- Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d'Elegance – 1st place, 2012
- SCAD Frances Larkin McCammon full tuition scholarship, 2012
- SCAD Exceptional Student Scholar, 2011
- SCAD Honors Grad Scholarship, 2010
- Fulbright Grant, 2010
- Erasmus Scholarship, 2009
Publications and presentations
Exhibitions
- Fuzz, solo show, Forsyth House, Savannah, GA, 2017
- Mediums, Alianta Awards Gala, Hall of the Americas, Washington, DC, 2015
- Typhoon Haiyan Art Benefit and Auction, Broughton, Savannah, GA, 2014
- What About Your Memory, National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania, 2014
- Open Studio for Fibers, Pepe Hall, Savannah, GA, 2013
- Where Bears Dance, duo thesis show, Fahm Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2012
- Graduate juried show, Morris Hall, Savannah, GA, 2012
- Band Wagon, SCAD Student Center, Savannah, GA, 2012
- Open Studio for Fibers, Pepe Hall, Savannah, GA, 2012
- Motoring Festival Poster Show, Karis Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2012
- A Box of Chocolate, juried exhibition, Smooth Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2012
- End of Academia, Graduate Thesis Show, Fata Anexa, Bucharest, Romania, 2010
- Grafika Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2010
- World One Minutes, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2008
- The One Minutes, Filmtplateau Gallery, Ghent, Belgium, 2007
- Outnow Festival, Kunst Gallery, Bremen, Germany, 2006