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BFA Graphic Design + Book Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art

Julia Kostreva is a designer/illustrator living and working in San Francisco. She spent her childhood sleeping below the Appalachian mountains of the Carolinas, dodging rain puddles in London and exploring a handful of towns across Germany. Julia graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010, where her time was split between working on the computer, running Letterpress prints, managing multiple small-scale businesses, and adding favorites to her boyfriend Willem's miniature toy collection. She is a devoted sketchbook keeper and a hobby photographer.

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published exposure


Design School Confidential
: Extraordinary Class Projects From the International Design Schools, Colleges and Institutes
by Steven Heller, Lita Talarico; Rockport Publishers, Oct. 2009.
Working With Materials
by Inna Alesina, Ellen Lupton; Princeton Architectural Press, Apr. 2010.



exhibitions


Undergraduate Degree Show
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 2010.
Fresh Prints
Open Space Gallery, Baltimore, April 2010.
Printmaking Department Show
MICA, 2009, 2010.
The Surrounding Influence
Diece Gallery, Baltimore, Spring 2010.



events / awards


Art Director's Club Portfolio Review (NYC, 2010)
Emerging Student Leader Award (MICA, 2008)



Internships


Letterpress + Book Binding for Graphic Designers
(MA) Art + the Book & (BFA) Printmaking departments
Corcoran College of Art + Design, D.C., Aug - Dec 2009.
Center for Design Practice
Web Design + Construction, MICA, 2008-2009
Congress-Bundestag Germany Scholarship
Government sponsored program to live and work internships in various cities in Germany.
Highlited: Creative Assistant for Graphic Design + Animation,
KIKA / MDR Television, Germany's National Children's Network.
Roylco Educational Supply
Illustrator + Product Design Assistant, Greenville, SC, 2008-2009



Experience


Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development
Peer Career Advisor, MICA, 2008-2010.
Sophia University Summer Study Abroad, 2009.
Painting Department
Teaching Assistantships, MICA: Building Pictures, Fall 2007; Experimental Painting, Fall 2008.
LUCID, Student Website Directory
Founder + web designer, MICA, 2007-2010.
Student Space Gallery Jury
Nominated Panel Member, MICA, 2007.



clients


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