Thad Garrett Eaton
tgarretteaton@hotmail.com
Education
2008- Masters Fine Arts in Painting: New York Academy of Art
-Graduated Cum Laude
2005- Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art: University of California, Santa Cruz; Concentration in painting
Film Credits:
2009- Julie & Julia: Digital Matte Painter
2008- Synecdoche, NY: Digital Matte Painter
Honors & Awards:
2008- Nominated for two Visual Effects Society Awards:
-Oustanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture
-Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture
2007- Prince of Wales Fellowship. Travel Scholarship. Normandy, France
2006- Merrit Schlorship, New York Academy of art
2005- Irwin Scholar Award, Scholarship given annually to outstanding artists at UCSC
2005- Deans Award, Awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Art. UCSC
Art Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions:2008- Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY. Curated by David Salle, Will Cotton, and Matthew Flowers
2008- Take Home a Nude Benefit, New York Academy of Art, NY
2005- Outdoor Painters Project, Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, Cowell College, University of California, Santa Cruz
2005- Irwin 2005, Sesnon Gallery, Porter College, University of California, Santa Cruz
Solo Exhibitions:2005- Quotidian, Senior Gallery, Baskin Visual Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz
Employment
2008-9- Graphic Artist:
Fisher Communications, KVAL TV, Eugene, OR. I produce still graphics for the nightly news broadcast and motion graphics for special spots and broadcast. Tools used include: Photoshop, After Effects, and Lightwave
2008- Dgital Matte Painter:
Freelance for Brainstorm Digital. I created a historical-based recreation of the WTC site for the film "Julie & Julia," 2009
2007-8- Digital Matte Painter:
Brainstorm Digital, Brooklyn, NY. I created a several set extensions and digital environments for the Charlie Kaufman film "Synecdoche, NY," 2008
Special Skills and Experience
2008- Begining Oil Painting Teacher:
Amazon Comunity Center: Gifted and Talented Youth Program, Eugene, OR
2008- Gallery Assistant;
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York
2004- Teacher's assistant; Introduction to Oil Painting, Fall Quarter, University of Santa Cruz
2005- Course: Digital Printmaking, University of California, Santa Cruz
Computer Skills: Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Lightwave, Cinema 4D, HTML, CSS, Word Processing