Artist
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Current
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- Tattoo Artist & Manager at In Your Skin
- Artist, Photographer, Creative Director & Owner at Art of Skin & Bones
- Past
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- Creative Director at JGA
- Web Developer at Campbell-Ewald
- Art Director & Illustrator at General Motors
- Concept Designer at Posterity: A Gallery
- Art Instructor at Northshore Adult Education
- Education
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- University of Michigan
- Wayne State University
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Tami Jo Urban’s Summary
Tami Jo Urban’s Specialties:
Tattooing, Medical-Legal Illustration, Photography, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Web Development, Creative Direction, Environmental Aesthetics
Tami Jo Urban’s Experience
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Tattoo Artist & Manager
In Your Skin
(Arts and Crafts industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Create, update, maintain and troubleshoot website
Oversee staff
Mentor shop apprentice
Manage shop sales (art, jewelry, etc)
Tattoo artist since 1992 -
Artist, Photographer, Creative Director & Owner
Art of Skin & Bones
(Design industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Medical-Legal Illustration
Photography
Fine Art
Graphic Design
Web Development
Creative Direction
Tattooing -
Creative Director
JGA
(Architecture & Planning industry)
January 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 9 months)
Manage and direct design staff and overall quality of work produced by the graphics department
Meet with clients/travel to sites for in-store audit and assessment consultation
Translate retail objectives into creative strategies (hands-on conceptual direction)
Provide direction for retail branding, identity, environmental and architectural graphics
Clients include Elizabeth Arden, Circuit City, Coca-Cola, Converse, Detroit Zoo, Dress Barn, Tommy Hilfiger, Laura Secord, MARS Advertising, Mudd Jeans, Pulte Homes, Radio Shack, Martha Stewart -
Web Developer
Campbell-Ewald
(Public Company; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Work with Digital team to develop intuitive and attractive information architecture and presentations for the web
Write, build and test XHTML/CSS Strict W3C validating code and design aesthetics
Test performance and cross-platform cross-browser integrity and usability
One of the original programmers for the Chevy.com 2005 refresh, the first automotive site to be CSS/XHTML Strict validating code as well as Section 508 Users with Disabilities compliant
Clients include Chevy, Navy, El Navy, Lear, ACDelco, TechConnect, XMRadio, General Motors -
Art Director & Illustrator
General Motors
(Public Company; GM; Automotive industry)
January 2000 — February 2004 (4 years 2 months)
Conceive and develop creative vision, corporate identity and branding from concept to completion
Script and prepare digital/interactive/web/print presentations
Design collateral, graphics, logos, storyboards and trade show panels
Illustrate digital/traditional (hand drawn) technical, editorial, instructional and advertising art -
Concept Designer
Posterity: A Gallery
(Museums and Institutions industry)
September 1996 — January 2000 (3 years 5 months)
Designing, mounting, mat/glass cutting, framing, canvas stretching
Art cleaning/touch-up
Security installation for private/corporate clients -
Art Instructor
Northshore Adult Education
(Education Management industry)
September 1988 — June 1996 (7 years 10 months)
Drawing, painting, sculpting
Still life, figure, perspective, ratio
Color theory, light and shade
Tami Jo Urban’s Education
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University of Michigan
MFA , Biomedical Art , September 1997 — April 1999
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Wayne State University
BFA , Art , September 1992 — May 1996
Additional Information
Tami Jo Urban’s Websites:
Tami Jo Urban’s Interests:
Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Tattooing, Design, Web Development, Apple Computers
Tami Jo Urban’s Groups:
Golden Key National Honor Society, Association of Medical Illustrators, National Tattoo Association
