Hello! My name is Ella Srholez (sir-holtz), and I'm a Colorado-based illustrator + story artist who recently received a BFA from the University of Colorado Denver.
Currently in post-grad unemployment limbo, but deeply immersed in different personal film projects! I have prior experience as a commissioned artist, filmmaker, and coordinator for exhibitions and student orgs.
Other than drawing, I'm a big lover of all things cartoon, music, cats, and Internet. We have a massive collection of vinyls, cassettes, VHS, 8-track tapes, and reels at home, and in the summer I am a part-time assistant at chainsaw sculpture competitions with my dad!
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Pen & ink, acrylic paint, Play-doh, graphite/charcoal, pastels, pencils, mixed media
Proficient in:
Procreate
Photoshop
InDesign
Beginner in:
Blender
Maya
Illustrator
AfterEffects
Animate
Would like to pick up:
Storyboard Pro
ToonBoom Harmony
Dreams
(Fast learner!)
ROLES
President
CU Denver Art Practices Club, 2023-2024
Exhibitions Coordinator
CU Denver Art Practices Club, 2022-2023
Director, Writer, Story Artist, Concept Design, Animator, and more...
for CAT FOOD Short Film, 2024
Concept Artist and Visual Set Development
Film Poster Artist
Music Merchandise/Album Artist
and many more to be announced...
EXHIBITIONS
CU Denver Senior Thesis Exhibition
Redline Gallery, 2024
The Ties That Bind Us: Annual Student Show hosted by the CU Denver Art Practices Club
Pirate Contemporary Art, 2024
Reconstruction Mural Project
CU Denver Arts Building, 2023-2024
Campbell Manor Denver Artists Show
Campbell Manor, 2023
Rebirth and Resurrection: Annual Student Show hosted by the CU Denver Art Practices Club
Pirate Contemporary Art, 2023
Treasure Chest: Guest Artist Exhibition
Pirate Contemporary Art, 2022
