MARÍA SEMIDEY



Semi is a Puerto Rican graphic designer working as a Coordinator and Lead Artist at Bad Dog Print; a Researcher and Designer for the NYC Council District 35; and a Freelance Designer. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY.



EXPERIENCE


Researcher and Designer: NYC Council
District 35 Participatory Budgeting Team
Coordinator & Lead Artist: Bad Dog Print
Freelance Graphic Designer
Print Lab Technician, Pratt Institute 
Book Designer, Lady Lee Andrews 
Graphic Design Intern, Frank 151
Educator, Estudio de Arte Berta Melendez
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EDUCATION


B.F.A Communications Design, with minors in The Book and Photography, Pratt Institute, BK, NY
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EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS


Pratt Student Design Marketplace
KB x Doch Magazine [Group], KB Gallery
Pratt’s Holiday Print Sale
Bad Dog’s Interdisciplinary Print Sale
Shadows & Silhouettes [Group]
Horsemarket [Group], Steuben Gallery
Brooklyn Art Book Fair
Printed Matter East Village Zine Fair
Pratt Student Design Marketplace
Devocion Violenta [Solo], Ojo de Tigre
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02  LONGING FOR CONNECTION
Dec 2024


Book
6” x 10” in
20gsm Cream Paper
Clear Film Wrapper
Zip Tie Binding

An unfinished, preliminary, exploratory publication for my future thesis deliverable. It tests and experiments with possible sequencing, narratives, design elements and visual languages. What is working– and what is’nt. What can be carried on to the Final Thesis Book?

An exploration of communication, language, and text through Taíno petroglyphs.