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[24 - 25]
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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[25]
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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.