Shalimar Luis is a Creative Director & Visual Artist based in Hoboken, NJ.
Shalimar Luis, a fine artist and designer with Puerto Rican and Cuban roots from North Bergen, NJ, holds a BFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts. She has excelled in graphic design, creating award-winning work for notable clients including Apple, National Geographic, and American Express. Shalimar's talents have been recognized with awards from the Webby Awards, W3 Gold Awards, and Adobe.
Her artistic journey includes a residency at the School of Visual Arts Fine Arts Residency program. After over fifteen years in design, Shalimar is shifting to a full-time fine art career and recently opened The Shalimar Luis Design and Art gallery in Hoboken, NJ.
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Education
2007 | School of Visual Arts; BFA Graphic Design
Participations & Group Exhibitions
2023 | Superfine Art Fair, New York, NY
2018 | Painting & Mixed Media Open Studios, New York, NY
2018 | Neon Vision, LITM, Jersey City, NJ
2017 | Toronto Comics Art Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
2017 | MoCCA Arts Festival, New York, NY
2016 | MICE, Cambridge, MA
2016 | RIPExpo, Providence RI
2016 | MoCCA Arts Festival
2015 | MICE, Cambridge, MA
2015 | Nocturnal Art, LITM, Jersey City, NJ
Lectures & Activities
2018 | Painting & Mixed Media Residency, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2013 | Guest Lecturer, BFA Computer Art Department, School of Visual Arts
Professional Design Experience
Awards, Distinctions
2020 | 1 Webby Award, “Urby - Real Estate Website”
2019 | 2 Webby Awards, “National Geographic Mobile App” & “Get That Raise”
2018 | Three W3 Gold Awards for NationalGeographic.com (Winning Categories: Structure & Navigation, Homepage, Branding, and Best Practices)
2015 | Adobe Creative Jam, First Place
2014 | Webby’s Nomination, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Kettle, New York, NY
2018 - 2021 | Creative Director of Product
2016 | Associate Creative Director
2015 | Senior Art Director
2014 | Art Director
2013 | Senior Visual Designer
Quidsi (amazon.com), Jersey City, NJ
2009 - 2013 | Graphic Designer
The Vidal Partnership, New York, NY
2007 - 2009 | Jr. Art Director
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