ACADEMIC POSITIONS & RESIDENCIES
2020, Adjunct Professor
Typography
School of Arts, Anhui Polytechnic University, China
2 + 2 International Cultural Exchange Program
via Shintaro Akatsu School of Design, University of Bridgeport
2020, Designer in Residence
USC Roski School of Art and Design
MFA Forum with April Greiman
University of Southern California
“The impact of your body of work, through process and wide-ranging reach into the practical world, is forever influential and memorable to all.”
– Ewa Wojciak, MFA Design Director, USC Roski
2018, Visiting Professor
Design Thinking and Methodologies
Graphic Design Studio II
School of Arts, Anhui Polytechnic University, China
2 + 2 International Cultural Exchange Program
via Shintaro Akatsu School of Design, University of Bridgeport
2017, Industry Heroes teaching residency
M.AD School of Ideas
Miami, FL
2016, Adjunct Instructor
Product Creation and Innovation
M.AD School of Ideas
Queens, NY
2015, Industry Heroes teaching residency
M.AD School of Ideas
Miami, FL
2015, Visiting Professor, Flagship Program
Design Thinking and Methodologies
School of Arts, Anhui Polytechnic University, China
2 + 2 International Cultural Exchange Program
via Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
“A Great Success.”
— Jin Chengxing, Director, Office of International Exchange Program, Anhui Polytechnic University“Excellent curriculum.”
— Dr. Feng Baifan, Professor, Anhui Polytechnic University
WORKSHOPS
2018, Resume Workshop for Graphic Designers and other Creative Professionals
CADC Student Conference
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
University of New Haven
“… the 2018 CADC Student Conference … run by the fabulous Karl Heine and kHyal …”
— Connecticut Art Directors Club
2015, Presenter and Facilitator
Diversity Dialogue: An exchange of ideas and opinions for Wakeman Keystone Club Members
How does social media help and harm the world?
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Bridgeport, CT
“Awesome presentation by kHyal on the importance of being aware of privacy and concerns via social media!”
— State Senator Tony Hwang, Diversity Dialogue Keynote Speaker
2015, Run Your Career Like A Business — On- and Offline Techniques for Professional Success
Fundamental Business Skills for Creative Entrepreneurs
Hygienic Academy
New London, CT
“Your workshops are very popular …”
— Sharma Piersall Howard, Artist Academy
2014, Mastering The Art of Business on The Internet
Hygienic Academy
New London, CT
“Brilliant.”
— Joseph Celli, Hygienic Art Inc, Development Director
2013–2014, Digital Publishing and Branding Project
Teen Advisory Group
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
The Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford, CT
A six-month project of ongoing workshops with the Teen Advisory Group focused on branding, marketing, and design — and, culminating with the launch of a teen-centric website with fresh editorial content intended to promote the institution’s vast art collection, the inherent meaning of individual pieces, and to increase visitation to the museum.
2014, Custom Bookbinding Workshop with Karl Heine/DesignerJournals™
Teen Advisory Group
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
The Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford, CT
“Wonderful project!”
— Olivia White, Executive Director, The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
2011–2012, Cofounder and Facilitator
PUSH Design Camp
Mobile design camp for creative professionals on Block Island, Rhode Island. Included three days of design workshops, salons, talks and hands-on creative activities
“PUSH Design Camp was the ‘perfect storm’ of scheduled inspirational events, enlightened discussions, exotic flavors, ideal mix of personalities, peaceful bicycle journeys and superb, high-summer weather.”
— Mary Ellen Butkus, VP/Senior Designer, TFI Envision
2010 and 2011, Social Media Bootcamp
Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) Annual Career Conference
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
New York, NY
SELECT TALKS / PRESENTATIONS
2023, Producer and Presenter
Climate Action and Creativity Forum
MoCA Westport
2023, Guest Lecturer
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Illustration BFA Program
Professional Practices
2022, Guest Lecturer
Michael Graves College
Robert Busch School of Design
Kean University
Union, NJ
via ANA Educational Foundation, New York, NY
2022, Recovery Speaker
Using Art to Heal Trauma
Walden Behavioral Care
Amherst, MA
2020, Guest Lecturer
USC Roski School of Art and Design
MFA Program
Los Angeles, CA
2020, Invited Speaker
Lehman College | CUNY
Marketing Management Program
via ANA Educational Foundation, New York, NY
2019, MFA Thesis Forum Panelist
Pratt Institute
Graduate Communications Design
Brooklyn, NY
2018, Closing Keynote Speaker
A Better World by Design
RISD/Brown University
Providence, RI
2018, Guest Lecturer
Connectionism International Design Innovation Forum
Anhui Polytechnic University, School of Arts
Wuhu, China
2018, Guest Artist / Fashion Designer
Art as Fashion as Art / Making Art from Trash
Arts Count Day
Bridgeport Public Schools, CT
2017, Guest Artist + Panelist
The implications of appearance; living in a female body; and the transformative power and therapeutic value of art and design
Art Intersects with Medicine
City Lights Gallery
Bridgeport, CT
2017, Guest Lecturer
Fordham University
New Media and Digital Design Program
New York, New York
2017, Panelist
CADC Student Conference
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, Connecticut
2017, Guest Lecturer
Industry Heroes
M.AD School of Ideas
Miami, FL
2016, Presenter
Get Worked Up Conference
AIGA Upstate New York
SUNY Oswego Metro Center
Syracuse, NY
2016, Guest Lecturer
Industry Heroes
M.AD School of Ideas
Queens, NY
2016, Invited Keynote Speaker
Digital Media and the Arts
Professional Development Event
Connecticut State Department of Education
Office of Academics
Bureau of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
2015, Guest Lecturer
Industry Heroes
M.AD School of Ideas
Miami, FL
“kHyal, you are definitely an Industry Hero who makes a statement with your presence and way you see the world.”
— Miami Ad School
2015, Guest Lecturer
The Housatonic Museum of Art
Bridgeport, CT
2015, Guest Lecturer
Connecticut Art Directors Club
CADC SONO Studio Crawl
Presentation — Metinteractive projects:
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Lincoln Center
- Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
2015, Guest Lecturer
Anhui Polytechnic University, School of Arts
Wuhu City, China
2015, Guest Lecturer
Tips for Professional Success
AIGA Rhode Island
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Guest Artist and Presenter
EGGO Arte Art Fair and Conference
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Presenter
Branding, Marketing and Social Media for Creative Professionals
CADC Student Conference
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Guest Lecturer
Branding, Marketing and Social Media for Creative Professionals
The Creative Circus
Atlanta, GA
Guest Expert
Social Media for Power Users
Don’t Get Me Started (DGMS) A Podcast About Advertising
The Creative Circus
Atlanta, GA
Guest Lecturer
Branding, Marketing and Social Media for Creative Professionals
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
New York, NY
Guest Artist and Lecturer
Character Development
Bridgeport Arts and Cultural Council
Bridgeport, CT
Presenter
Social Media Tips and Tricks
The Grove
New Haven, CT
Presenter
Crafting a Creative Career
Creative Freelancers Conference
HOW Design Live
Boston, MA
Guest Lecturer
Self Portrait Photography
Lower Eastside Girls Club
New York, NY
INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT
2020, Judge
Fine Arts Competition
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Southport – Fairfield – Bridgeport, CT
2019, Reviewer
5th Annual Portfolio Review
American Society of Media Photographers
2019, Judge, Digital Marketing
NJ Ad Club 51st Annual Awards
2018, Judge
Design Awards
Anhui Polytechnic University, School of Arts
Wuhu, China
2018, Mentor
Con Artist Collective Summer Residency
119 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
2017 and 2018, Judge
Faculty Research Day
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
2018, Juror
Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) Student Merit Awards
Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
Design Critic
VPA School of Design at Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Design Critic
SASD Industrial Design Review
Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Judge
2015 Design Awards
Design Arts Museum
Anhui Polytechnic University, School of Arts
Wuhu, China
Judge
Portfolio Awards
The Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Juror
London Interactive Advertising Awards
London, UK
Juror
Big W Awards
Westchester Ad Club
Westchester, NY
Judge
Project Upcycle Design Awards
Hasbro Corporation
Providence, RI
Materials Juror
Material ConneXion
New York, NY
Advisory Board
GraphicDesign.com
London
Communications Consultant / Marketing Director
Clementina Arts Foundation
Stamford, CT
Advisor, Arts and Technology
Program Development Group
Connecticut Forum, Hartford, CT
Communications Chair
AIGA Brand Central
Greater New York Metro Area
Fundraising Cochair
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Los Angeles
SENIOR PORTFOLIO / RESUME REVIEWER
- M.AD School of Ideas—Miami
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University—Hong Kong, China
- AIGA Upstate New York Design Review—Beacon, NY
- Fashion Graduate Week, London, UK
- ITP, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University—NYC
- VPA School of Design at Syracuse University—Syracuse
- Miami Ad School—NYC
- CADC Student Conference—University of Bridgeport
- The Shintaro Akatsu School of Design—University of Bridgeport
- AIGA Rhode Island: Design Portfolio and Resume Review—Providence
- SUNY New Paltz Design Review, NY
- The One Club, Young Ones, Creative Week Portfolio Reviews—NYC
- AIGA Philadelphia Design Review—Philadelphia
- AIGA Connecticut, Emerging Professional Workshop—University of Hartford
- The One Club, Multicultural Career Fair—NYC
- The Art Directors Club, National Portfolio Review—NYC
- School of Visual Arts (SVA)—NYC
- Miami Ad School—Miami
- The Creative Circus—Atlanta
- Advertising Women of New York (AWNY), Annual Career Conference—NYC
- Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)—NYC
- Pratt Institute—NYC
- Parsons The New School for Design—NYC
- Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)—Providence
- Tyler School of Art at Temple University—Philadelphia
- Kutztown University—Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon University—Pittsburgh
- Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)—NYC
- Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University—NYC
- University of Hartford Art School—Hartford
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design—Boston
- Cleveland Institute of Art—Cleveland
- The Portfolio Center—Atlanta
BOOKS
- Contributor, Five Years Inside A New York City Lower East Side Art Collective by Brian Shevlin (2020)
- Contributing Author, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life! by Noah Scalin (2010)
- Author, Computer Generated Self Portraits published by Le Friches de L’Art (1997)
- Author, Killer Squirrel, a chapbook published by Post•Retro (1995)
- Contributing Illustrator, Mondo 2000: A User’s Guide to the New Edge by Rudy Rucker (1992)
- Contributing Illustrator, Mutant Monkees Meet the Masters of the Multimedia Manipulation Machine! by Davy Jones (1992)
ARTS JOURNALISM
Contributor:
- Huffington Post: HuffPost Arts & Culture
- Miami Herald: Art Basel Miami Beach coverage
- Time Out
- SECTION Magazine
- New Haven Magazine
- The Canadian Consulate, New Media Division, NYC
- Art Dirt at Pseudo Networks and ArtNet.com, NYC
- Silicon Alley Reporter at Pseudo Networks, NYC
DESIGN TRADE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
- CreativePro: Type Talk — How Good Typography Can Help Your Job Search; Interviewed by Ilene Strizver of The Type Studio, written by kHyal
- Contributor: Communication Arts
FOUNDER / COFOUNDER
Founder / Producer / Curator
LOOK in the Windows™
stARTling Public Space™ Projects
Founder + Editor-in-Chief
SECTION Magazine
Art + Culture Magazine
New York, NY
Cofounder + Creative Activator
kHyal + Karl
Creative Consultancy
New York, NY
Cofounder
PUSH Workshops
Design Inspiration, Marketing and Business Practices for Creative Professionals
Cofounder
PUSH Design Camp
Mobile Design Camp for Creative Professionals
Block Island, Rhode Island
Founding Member
Women’s Internet History Project
Preserving the History of Women Who Inspired the Usage and Purpose of the Internet
New York, NY