Samantha Rae Duke(Art alias: SamraeDuke)
Phone: 1-252-474-7236
E-mail: samraeduke@gmail.com
Education
2013 - East Carolina University, School of Art & Design
- BFA Studio Art/Illustration Concentration
2011 - Craven Community College
- AA General Arts
- AFA Fine Arts
Art Work Represented at:
- The Greater Good Gallery, New Bern NC, 2011-current
Publications
2018 - FOLKS Journal
2017 - A Brief History of Artists in Eastern North Carolina
2014 - New Bern Now
2013 - New Bern Sun Journal
2013 - Rebel 55
Exhibitions
2018 - MerMay Show at The Red Shoe Galley, New Bern, NC
- Featured artist at PirateFest 2018, Greenville NC
2017 - Mum's the Word Exhibition at the Bank of the Arts, New Bern, NC
- OFF THE WALL Fundraiser at CAW Center for the arts, New Bern NC
- Featured artist at PirateFest 2017, Greenville NC
2016 - Solo Illustration Exhibition at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of New Bern
- Illustrators' Show at the New Bern Library
2015 - Private show at MJ's Raw Bar & Grille
- Greater Good Gallery's Annual Valentine Show
2013 - Eccentrici-Tea: A Mad Tea Party, Senior exhibition of Samantha Bruggema and Madelyn Johnson
- ECU Student Undergrad Juried Show
2012 - Rebel 55 Juried Show, Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
- ECU Student Undergrad Juried Show
2010 - Craven Community College Student Show
2008 - Craven Community College Student Show
Art-related Work Experience
2017 - Graphic Artist and Illustrator at ABC Signs & Graphics of Eastern NC
2016 - Illustrator of "My Little Plastic Bag" a Children's book by Sam Love
- Painted a New Bern Bear Statue for Coca-Cola International
- Painting Instructor at Wine and Design of New Bern, NC
2014 - Graphic Designer and Illustrator at Community Artist Will, Inc. (CAW), New Bern NC
2013 - Illustrator for Rebel 55 Publication, Greenville NC
-Painted 'Wild Cat' statue for West Craven Middle School, Vanceboro NC
2012 - Secretary of the East Carolina University Illustration Guild, Greenville NC
2008 - Set Painter for the New Bern Civic Theater, New Bern NC
2005 - Began working Freelance Commissions at SamraeDuke Illustration
Awards and Honors
- Bronze Medal in the 'Environmental Issues' category of the Moonbeam Awards 2017
- Honorable Mention In illustration
Technical and Media Skills
Trained and comfortable with both MAC and PC systems
Digital- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Traditional- Graphite, Charcoal, Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint, Pastels
2013 - East Carolina University, School of Art & Design
- BFA Studio Art/Illustration Concentration
2011 - Craven Community College
- AA General Arts
- AFA Fine Arts
Art Work Represented at:
- The Greater Good Gallery, New Bern NC, 2011-current
Publications
2018 - FOLKS Journal
2017 - A Brief History of Artists in Eastern North Carolina
2014 - New Bern Now
2013 - New Bern Sun Journal
2013 - Rebel 55
Exhibitions
2018 - MerMay Show at The Red Shoe Galley, New Bern, NC
- Featured artist at PirateFest 2018, Greenville NC
2017 - Mum's the Word Exhibition at the Bank of the Arts, New Bern, NC
- OFF THE WALL Fundraiser at CAW Center for the arts, New Bern NC
- Featured artist at PirateFest 2017, Greenville NC
2016 - Solo Illustration Exhibition at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of New Bern
- Illustrators' Show at the New Bern Library
2015 - Private show at MJ's Raw Bar & Grille
- Greater Good Gallery's Annual Valentine Show
2013 - Eccentrici-Tea: A Mad Tea Party, Senior exhibition of Samantha Bruggema and Madelyn Johnson
- ECU Student Undergrad Juried Show
2012 - Rebel 55 Juried Show, Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
- ECU Student Undergrad Juried Show
2010 - Craven Community College Student Show
2008 - Craven Community College Student Show
Art-related Work Experience
2017 - Graphic Artist and Illustrator at ABC Signs & Graphics of Eastern NC
2016 - Illustrator of "My Little Plastic Bag" a Children's book by Sam Love
- Painted a New Bern Bear Statue for Coca-Cola International
- Painting Instructor at Wine and Design of New Bern, NC
2014 - Graphic Designer and Illustrator at Community Artist Will, Inc. (CAW), New Bern NC
2013 - Illustrator for Rebel 55 Publication, Greenville NC
-Painted 'Wild Cat' statue for West Craven Middle School, Vanceboro NC
2012 - Secretary of the East Carolina University Illustration Guild, Greenville NC
2008 - Set Painter for the New Bern Civic Theater, New Bern NC
2005 - Began working Freelance Commissions at SamraeDuke Illustration
Awards and Honors
- Artwork feature in "The Magical History of Mermaids" by Russ Thorne, Flame Tree Publishing 2018
- Illustrator of "My Little Plastic Bag" a Children's book by Sam Love
- Silver Medal for Children’s Picture Books in the International Nautilus Book Awards 2017
- Bronze Medal in the 'Environmental Issues' category of the Moonbeam Awards 2017
- PirateFest, 2017
- OFF THE WALL Fundraiser at CAW Center for the arts, 2017
- Richard Bean Scholarship, Fall 2013
- Rebel 55 Juried Show, Fall 2012
- Honorable Mention In illustration
- East Carolina University Dean's List,
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2011
- First place in the Plan It East Logo Design Contest, Fall 2010
Technical and Media Skills
Trained and comfortable with both MAC and PC systems
Digital- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Traditional- Graphite, Charcoal, Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint, Pastels