Daniel Fenelon
tel: 973.769.5325
e-mail: dan@wavedog.com

Profile
Highly-regarded graphic designer with deep experience conceiving and executing original artwork for a variety of corporate clients. Skilled communicator able to translate and develop client ideas into vibrant, exciting designs. Accomplished digital artist with mastery of design and illustration software. Team player who enjoys helping others achieve their goals.

Professional Experience
Fenelon Design Inc. (2001–Present) Owner and operator. Freelance graphic design, development of commercial art and intellectual properties for licensing.

Toys R Us (2009) Full-time freelance designer. Designed concepts for in-store shops and displays. Designs and illustrations for gift cards, bags, greeting cards. Created web graphics and e-mail designs.

Frederick & Froberg Design (1992-2001) Senior Art Director. Conceived and developed graphics and marketing material for major sporting events, sports team identity, logos, style guides, POP display, sales aids, product graphics and more. Worked directly with creative directors and clients. Client list included Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, Warner Bros., Disney, Discovery Channel, Penguin Putnam.

Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceutical (1986-1992) Graphic Arts Specialist. Developed and designed sales material for pharmaceutical sales teams. Prepared presentation boards, layout and production work for journal ads, company newsletter, sales aids. Worked directly with art directors and marketing representatives.

Fine Art Experience
Painter, Sculptor, Muralist Established artist with multiple one-man exhibitions and high-profile commissions. Artist’s Statement: “My work infuses a blend of cartooning, street modernism and ancient tribal motifs along with an explosion of vibrant colors. Cartoons were a big influence on me growing up, and when I began to examine Egyptian hieroglyphs and Aztec codecs I made a connection between them and modern sequential art. Combining these elements with toys and other modern mass-produced objects was just the twist I was looking for to create a feeling of tribal tradition applied to modern culture.”

Current Exhibit Montclair Art Museum (2009-2011) Installment and exhibition of Myth Memories and Inspiration, a 32’x12’ Mural in the Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Stairwell. Lora Urbanelli, Director of the Montclair Art Museum: “Dan approaches his canvas intent on capturing a deep and serious cultural spirit.  In the synthesis, myth and symbol are processed through a graphic filter that combines depth of meaning with a lighthearted and dazzling presentation.  The result is both youthful and mature, thought-provoking and down-right fun!”

Education
Graduate of The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA  1985
The Art Students League New York, NY 1980-81