KIM DYLLA

kim@kimdylla.com

 

EDUCATION

 

University of Virginia                May, 2005

Charlottesville, VA

     - B.A. with High Distinction

     - Studio Art Distinguished Major in Digital Art and Painting

     - Computer Science Minor from UVA Engineering School

     - 3.7 G.P.A.

     - Echols Scholar

 

Hampton Roads Academy     May, 2001

Newport News, VA

     - Graduated Cum Laude

     - National Merit Scholar

     - Recipient of Moonves Prize and Studio Art Award

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

Visualization Systems Operator, The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities – September 2006 – Present

Charlottesville, VA

-Run visualization studio with large scale parallel graphics and stereo projection.

-Develop software within OpenSceneGraph for stereo architectural visualization.

-Work with 3D models for digital archaeology in ancient Rome.

 

Aunspaugh Fellow, Digital Art, University of Virginia – June, 2005 – August 2006

Charlottesville, VA

     - Post-Baccalaureate one-year fellowship awarded to study art and technology.

     - Director and Curator of the 2005 Fringe Festival exhibition.

     - Guest Lecturer at the Virginia Graduate Arts Forum.

     - Teaching Assistant for Digital Art classes.

 

Technical Consultant, Digital Media Lab – August, 2005 – August 2006

Clemons Library, Charlottesville, VA

     - Administrator and Technical Consultant in a lab of Macintosh G5s.

     - Maya 3D specialist.

     - Offer technical assistance in digital media, video editing, web design, graphic design,

            sound, compositing, animation, and special effects.

 

Instructor, Introduction to Maya, DML Short Course Series – Fall, 2005

Clemons Library, Charlottesville, VA

     -Developed and taught curriculum to the University and local community.

 

Digitizer, Tibetan/Himalayan Digital Library – Summer, 2005

Charlottesville, VA

 

Caricature Artist, Kaman’s Art Shoppes – January, 1999 – October, 2004

Williamsburg, VA

FREELANCE WORK

 

Illustrator, Dread RPG - The First Book of Pandemonium – Fall, 2003

Raphael Chandler, Malignant Games (company no longer in existence)

     -Produced pen and ink illustrations of characters for the RPG book

 

SOFTWARE SKILLS

 

Platforms: Windows, Mac, UNIX

 

Languages: C, C++, Java, Open GL, CG, X86 Assembly, MEL/Max Script, Action Script

 

Development Platforms: Microsoft Visual C++, Visual Studio.Net,, X-Code

 

Web: HTML, Java, PHP, MySQL, Processing, Flash + Action Script, Dreamweaver,

     Fireworks

 

Digital Media: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere,

     Shake, After Effects, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Motion, QuickTime Media Skinning,

     QuickTime Virtual Reality, Sound Studio, Stitcher

 

Office: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Corporate Time

 

ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSEWORK

University of Virginia – August, 2003 – May, 2005

 

- CS 551 Image Synthesis – Spring, 2005

     Advanced Ray Tracing and Rendering using a Physically Based Ray Tracer

 

- Independent Undergraduate Research in Graphics – Fall, 2005

     Worked with Dr. Greg Humphreys on two interactive submissions

     to the 2005 SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies Exhibit

 

- CS 440 Computer Graphics for Film Production – Fall, 2004

     Produced 3D Computer Animated Shorts with Maya

- CS 446 Real Time Rendering – Spring, 2004

     Wrote a full 3D Game Engine using Open GL, CG, and 3D Studio Max

 

- CS 445 Introduction to Computer Graphics – Fall, 2003

     Intensive Graphics Programming with C++ and Open GL

 

ART EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

 

- Aunspaugh Fellowship Exhibition, “The Question Concerning Technology” – May, 2006

     Off-Grounds Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

 

- 53rd International American Vacuum Society Symposium – November, 2006

     Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, CA

     Only artist invited to exhibit paintings at reception and expo

 

- Virginia Graduate Arts Forum Honoree / Presenter – November, 2005

     1708 Gallery, C3 Space, Richmond, VA

 

- Virginia Film Festival “Injustice” Fringe Festival Exhibition - October, 2005

     Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville, VA

     Curator, Director, and Participant

 

- University of Virginia Alumni Purchase Award - May, 2005

 

- Distinguished Major Thesis Exhibition - April, 2005

     Off-Grounds Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

     “Aesthetic Deconstruction of a Manufactured Reality”

 

- Mead Endowment Physics Art Contest - Spring, 2005

     Winner

 

- Exhibition with Christina Hung, “Colonies and Cultures” - March, 2005

     Off-Grounds Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

 

- University of Virginia Third Year Show - December, 2004

     McGuffey Art Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

 

- 2004 Collage Exposition - December, 2004

     McGuffey Art Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

     Honorable Mention

 

- Virginia Film Festival “Speed” Fringe Festival Exhibition - October, 2004

     Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville, VA

 

-Artspace Juried Art Show - April, 2004

     Newcomb Art Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

     Honorable Mention

 

- Virginia Film Festival “Money” Fringe Festival Exhibition - October, 2003

     IGA Space, Charlottesville, VA

 

- Peninsula Fine Arts Center Juried Show 2000 - April, 2000

     Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA

     Best in Show, Best Drawing

 

LANGUAGES

 

English, German

 

PORTFOLIO

 

Online at: http://meckwell.cs.virginia.edu:8080/~kim