Andrés Dominguez Fernandez

Art educator and Artist

I am a fine art artist (ceramics, 3D design, digital photography, digital design, and installation) and an art educator. My artistic focus conceptually is to bring awareness to nuance issues relevant to my cultural identity as a Mexican American. As an art educator, I aim to train and broaden students' creativity through their own freethinking. As an individual, I carry these facets of my life to teach, create, inform, and exhibit external or internal issues for the betterment of society.

Education

Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA)- Ceramics

Aug 2019-in progress

Illinios State University , Normal, IL

Bachelor in Science (BS) -Art Education
Aug 2019- in progress

Illinios State University , Normal, IL

Skills

(CAD) Rhino- 3D modeling and design
(CAD) Inventor- 3D modeling and design
Adobe Photoshop
Plaster mold design
Ceramics Kiln Maintenance
Microsoft Office programs
Digital photography
Traditional photography
Stationary Power tools

Exhibitions

Solo/ Two Person Exhibitions

Authenico (Normal, IL,2024)
Beyond Belief, (Peoria, IL, 2024)
Invisible butterflies (Peoria, IL, 2025)

Group Exhibitions

Designed to Dwell (Chicago Heights, 2024)
Print me Baby one more Time! (Chicago, 2024)
Kaleidoscope (Chicago, 2024)
Neither Here Nor There (Elgin, IL, 2024)
Student Annual, University Galleries (Normal, IL 2024)
BFA Birthday Bash in Central Illinois Regional Airport (Bloomington, IL 2024)
McCounty 97th Annual Amateur McLean County Art Exhibition (Bloomington, IL 2024)
Visuals for your Rituals (Normal, IL 2024)
Monochromatic Purple (Elgin, IL 2024)
BFA Birthday Bash (Normal, IL (2023)
All About Art Ed (Normal, IL (2023)
Side Street Studio Arts 10-year anniversary (Elgin, IL 2023)
Material materials (Normal, IL 2023)
Nuestra Gente (Normal, IL 2023)
Estamos (Elgin, IL 2023)
Student Annual, University Galleries (Normal, IL 2023)
Gather’round: Giving Form to Folklore (Normal, IL 2022)
Lockdown Renaissance ( Elgin, IL, 2020)

Curated Exhibitions:

Print me Baby one more Time! (Chicago, IL, 2024)
Nuestra Gente (Normal, IL 2023)

Awards

2nd Place in Elgin Side Street Studio Art competition (Elgin, IL,2020)
Honorable mention in Elgin Banks District art competition (Elgin, 2019)
1st Place Martin Luther King's Art competition (Elgin,IL,2017)
1st place in Youth Leadership Academy Logo contest (Elgin,IL, 2017)
Honorable mention and runner-up in Side Street Studio Arts 10-year Anniversary Exhibition (Elgin, 2023)
SILICA Award in University Gallery (Normal, 2023)

Scholorships

Silica Ceramics Club Award Student Annual at University Galleries, Normal, IL, (2023)
Honorable mention and runner-up in Side Street Studio Arts 10-year Anniversary Exhibition, Elgin, IL, 2023
Cliff Wells Scholarship (Elgin, 2022)
Karen Deske Scholarship, Illinois State University, (Normal, IL, 2022),
Redbird scholar, Illinois State University, (Normal, IL, 2019-2022)
Art Gia Scholarship Illinois State University, (Normal, IL, 2020)
2nd place for Lockdown Renaissance (2020)
Honorable mention in Elgin Banks District art competition (Elgin, IL,2019)
Elizabeth Stein Art Scholarship, Illinois State University, (Normal, IL, 2019)
Logo design winner for non-profit Youth Leadership Academy, (Elgin, IL, 2017)

Artworks

Glovve.box Logo design, 2022
El Mofles, business card template, 2022
Oscar Birungi Coding Logo design, 2021
Youth Leadership Academy Logo design, 2017

Working Education Experience

Centre of Elgin's Kids Club Counselor

Aug 2020-May 2021
Job description:

I have to maintain CDC protocols for a daycare setting:
- Remain within a six-foot radius of one another
- Wear a mask at all times correctly,
- Sanitize
- Monitor any reaction that may be a symptom of COVID.
- Clean all materials children come into contact with.
I have to make sure all children are focused on their scheduled Zoom classes.
When all children are done with their classes, I may need to assist children with their homework or create a COVID-safe game/project for all to enjoy.
Above all, I am responsible for an overall safe environment for all children to be comfortable in.

Centre of Elgin's Summer Camp Counselor

June-August 2024

Job description:

I am in charge of creating daily engaging crafts and activities for children around the age range of 7 to 12.
I am responsible for making sure all children are fed in the morning and afternoon.
Above all, I am responsible for an overall safe environment for all children to be comfortable in.

Centre of Elgin's Tennis Instructor