Harshpreet Kaur

10+ years experience of graphite drawings and portraits commercially. Whimsical Artist with superb artistic and drawing skills combined with knowledge of graphics and digital illustrations. Highly Proficient in creating detailed graphite portraits; and creating semi-abstract masterpieces for clients using multiple types of media including oil, acrylic, and watercolor. Willing to take creative risks and push conceptual boundaries. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign proficiency. Well practiced in commercial graphite drawings, and versatile in thematic experimentation. Disciplined and productive artist with diverse and varied portfolio showcasing personal evolution in artistic journey.

Visual Artist (Canada) 

January 2017 to PRESENT

• Completed a total of 21 portrait drawing commissions during the year 2020 and 2021combined.
• Completed 15+ art and graphic design projects from 2017 to 2019
• Maintained and shared portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests and abilities with potential customers.
• Made use of materials, such as watercolors, charcoal, oil, computer software, paints and pencils to complete unique pieces for customers.
• Utilized oil paints, acrylics and charcoal to design mixed media, drawings and painting pieces.
• Created custom drawings and paintings using oils, acrylics and charcoal on high quality canvas.
• Contributed to the creative process through original ideas and inspiration.

Fine Artist (India)

August 2016 and before

• Completed a minimum of 2 portrait drawings per month through an agency.
• Delved into multiple mediums and artistic styles including works in pencil colors, oil pastels, watercolor, graphite, charcoal, and digital software.

Graphic Designer at Northern Health (Prince George, BC)

August 2019 to November 2021

• Worked with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes and manage project milestones.
• Applied creative expertise to present marketing concepts.
• Developed creative design for print materials, brochures, banners and signages.
• Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout, and color in design work.
• Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
• Put together videos for informational purposes.
• Completed final touches for projects such as image sizes and font selection.
• Coordinated, created and scheduled content, designs and periodic updates to the company's internal website.
• Applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images.

College of New Caledonia (Prince George, BC) - GED

September 2016 to April 2019

• Received honorarium for designing posters for local university.
• Selected for representing Graphic Design course on college's official website.
• Designed a concept for a new font and made into a installable font.
• Won participation award for International Women's Day event at college.