Urban Envy

Current

• Visual Artist at URBAN ENVY

Past

• Organizer/Contributing Artist at FEVA/ HOWL! Festival
• Web/Graphic Designer at FRAMFAB USA
• Research Analyst II at Santa Clara County Office of Education

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Education

• San Jose State University
• California State University-East Bay
• College of San Mateo

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Connections

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Industry

Fine Art

Urban Envy’s Summary

I am located in NYC. With substantial experience in both digital and traditional arts, I am specialized in "urban" and "alternative" style projects. Murals and large size paintings are what I enjoy doing most.

I am a firm believer in community & youth activism through arts and expression.

Urban Envy’s Specialties:

Community Activism, Youth Programs, Fine Arts, Acrylic and Oil Painting, Murals, Live Paint, Digital Painting.

Urban Envy’s Experience

• Visual Artist

  URBAN ENVY

  (Fine Art industry)

  2001 — Present (8 years )

  URBAN / ALTERNATIVE / MACABRE / DIGITAL
  
  Community Activism, Youth Programs, Fine Arts, Acrylic and Oil Painting, Large Size/Murals, Live Paint, Digital Arts.

• Organizer/Contributing Artist

  FEVA/ HOWL! Festival

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2003 — 2005 (2 years )

  The Federation of East Village Artists (FEVA) is the organizer of the Annual HOWL! Festival of the East Village Arts. Contributing artist, vendor management, intern and employee management, project management, web and graphic design.

• Web/Graphic Designer

  FRAMFAB USA

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FTID; Internet industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

  Web design, graphic design, & frontend programming.

• Research Analyst II

  Santa Clara County Office of Education

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

  1996 — 2000 (4 years )

  Sociological research, evaluative research, grant writing, staff training, etc.

Urban Envy’s Education

• San Jose State University

  MS , Administration of Justice , 1994 — 1996

  Master's Thesis Option: Chinatown and Illegal Immigration
  Intern Research Analyst: Santa Clara County Elmwood Correctional Facility - Milpitas, CA

• California State University-East Bay

  BS , Criminal Justice/Sociology , 1992 — 1994

  Intern Probation Officer: Alameda County Juvenile Hall - San Leandro, CA

• College of San Mateo

  AA , Fine Arts/Ethnic Studies , 1990 — 1992

  Double Major

Additional Information

Urban Envy’s Interests:

New technology, community activism, fine arts, digital arts, web & graphic design.

Urban Envy’s Groups:

New York Tributary,
Asian American Women Artists Association,
The Federation of East Village Artists,
Howl! Festival of the East Village Arts,
The Suzie Wong 2020 Project

•    San Jose State University (official group)
•    Asian American Women Artists Association, San Francisco

Urban Envy’s Honors:

Check me out on Feministing.com: http://feministing.com/archives/008663.html#more

March 2006 Review by Elisha Maria Miranda, Filmmaker and Novelist:
Surrealism sets art free to dream. Is anyone left still dreaming? Urban Envy has not only dreamt, but her own melange of Cultural Surrealism brings to mainstream art an often absent voice-a trinity of the personal, social justice and visual soul. Urban Envy's work harmonizes the painful imbalances one faces in life with the healing catharsis necessary to pull forward. Her newest painting? SISTERS SUSPENDED IN AIR IN FRONT OF AN EMPTY ICON OF CHRIST 2006 - questions one's own faith in God through physically losing a blood sister, but remaining spiritually connected through a mosaic of light that connects them forever. What happens when a feminist artist of Japanese descent confronts echoes of the past? Urban Envy creates a kaleidoscope of herstory that powerfully visualizes borders that have yet to be confronted.

Urban Envy’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch