PAUL MACKENDER

Kansas City MO, 66208 | 913.963.4894 | mackenderpaul@gmail.com

mackenderpaul.com

education University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 2011

Bachelor of Arts Candidate, 2016
Focus in Illustration.

professional Illustrator & Designer | 04/2016 Present

experience Overflow Storytelling Lab - Lenexa, Kansas City
Providing storyboarding, graphic recording, visual development, and graphic design
services for cross-displinary multimedia content distribution.
Utilizing a drawing tablet and other digital tools to create personalized illustrations and
animations for company clients.
Production Intern/Assistant to Gallery Owner | 01/2015 06/2015
Weinberger Fine Art Crossroads, Kansas City
Assisted Gallery manager with installing, securely packaging, and documenting artwork
for monthly exhibitions, featuring artists such as Hunt Slonem and Mark English.
Responsible for producing digital mockups of artwork placement, providing visualization
of artworks in a variety of both home and gallery settings.
Production Intern/Assistant to Program Coordinator | 02/2014 05/2014
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) Hollywood, Los Angeles
Working with curators and program coordinator to install and de-install works for
exhibitions. Such include Drowning and Swallowing this Text.
Oversee installation and art handling for various works among LACE shows and
LACE archives.
Interior Painter | 12/2013 07/2014
Independent Commercial Painting Kansas City
Preparing, hand-painting, and remodeling commercial and residential sites.
Responsible for ensuring that the specific needs of the client are met.
Team Member & Designer | 08/2013
UMKC Enactus - University of Missouri Kansas City
Resident designer for UMKC branch of Enactus, an international student business
organization dedicated improve quality of community through student led projects.
Responsible for leading project Arts and Entrepreneurship in partnership with city of
Kansas City; organizing galleries, contest, and educational workshops in an effort to
provide artists with entrepreneurial skills and experiences.

skills Working experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, Apple, and Microsoft Office products.
Proficiency with drawing tablets to innovate on traditional methods of illustration and
creative development. Strong communication skills, ambitious, energetic, and dedicated
to problem-solving.

references Overflow Storytelling Lab

Tammy Broaddus, Principal
tammy@overflowstory.com | 913.209.5719
Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ben Williams, Assistant Director
williamsbenj@umkc.edu | 816.235.5153