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

• 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
  

     - Finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award 2017
     - Bronze Medal in the 'Environmental Issues' category of the Moonbeam Awards 2017

• PirateFest, 2017
  

     - Best Booth Award 2017

• OFF THE WALL Fundraiser at CAW Center for the arts, 2017
  

     - Best in Show in Illustration 2017

• Richard Bean Scholarship, Fall 2013
  
• Rebel 55 Juried Show, Fall 2012
  

     - 2nd place in Illustration
     - Honorable Mention In illustration

• East Carolina University Dean's List,
  

     - Spring 2013, Spring and Fall 2012, Fall 2011

• 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