Nadia Desroches

Rosemont College , Montreal, 2023

Muralist

• Developed a production specification and created a proposal to meet client needs
• Designed and executed a custom mural concept focused on sports themes
• Conducted brainstorming sessions and led the mural project in collaboration with college students

CIUSS, Montreal, 2023

Painter

• Created the concept of the artwork
• Dyed, sanded, varnished, engraved, revised, tested, restarted, and anchored specific elements of the artwork
• Adapted the artwork's dimensions (approximately 5 feet by 3 feet) to take quality photos for posters
• Edited photos in Photoshop
• Estimated production costs
• Planned a visit to the printer for distributing posters to a merchant
• Managed the budget and added printing costs

Prospero Theater, Montreal, 2022

Visual Arts Designer

• Received and implemented staging directives for the creation of the artwork
• Take initiative in creation in line with these directives
• Create a canvas concept that the actor can easily reproduce
• Explain this concept to the director who will guide the actor and the artistic team
• Teach the director the techniques and materials used for the design of a 20-foot canva

La Pigmentée, Montreal, 2022-….

Founder

• Planned and finalized all stages of creating an artwork, from ideation to dissemination, including production and budgeting
• Organized and developed website design
• Distributed posters and business cards to merchants and at networking events

Coeur des Sciences de l'UQÀM, Montreal, 2023

Painter

• Explored and created artwork on a new medium for the exhibition Parle-moi d'amour, titled "La loutre"
• Promoted the event on social media

Maison de la Culture Mercier Est, Montreal, 2022;2023

Painter

• Created a unique concept for the exhibition Symphonie de talents
• Executed the artwork within the required timeframes
• Planned various stages of the projects and brought them to completion
• Packaged and delivered the artworks for hanging

Khögit Design Graphique, Saint-Hyacinthe, 2013;2018

Illustrator

• Created illustrations for posters
• Collaborated with the graphic design team

Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, 2018

Poster designer

• Conceptualized and created poster images and illustrations for the show STAND-UP | SIT DOWN
• Directed the photo shoot for the poster

INTACT ASSURANCE, SAINT-HYACINTHE AND MONTRÉAL, 2010-2013

• Advised on web design in collaboration with the marketing and communications team, as well as the graphic design and revision department
• Demonstrated empathy to guide the client towards concrete actions beneficial for them on the website
• Revised Intact's brand graphic standards guide
• Contributed to the image bank's nomenclature

• Certificate in Psychology, TÉLUQ, 2024 - Present
• AEC in Advertising Illustration, Collège Salette, obtained in 2022
• Master’s in Theater, UQÀM, Research-Creation, Title : La persona à la quête de l'efficacité comique, followed by the scenic essay: "Stand-Up | Sit-Down", 145 pages, obtained in 2021
• Studies in Humorous Creation, École nationale de l'humour, 2013-2014
• Bachelor’s in Acting, UQÀM, obtained in 2013
• DEC in Arts and Letters with a Communication profile, Collège Marie-Victorin, obtained in 2010