About
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Originally from Newark, Delaware, Delaina Jolley is a multifaceted illustrator who recently graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design for a B.F.A in Illustration. She is inspired by music and bold colors and loves experimenting with her digital illustrations. She incorporates unique bright color palettes, whimsical shapes, and portraits to invoke waves of emotion.
Let’s create something together! Email me at delainajolley@gmail.com!
My CV
EDUCATION:
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration, Lancaster, PA, 2018-2022, GPA: 3.74
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
Founders Award for Excellence in Leadership Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2022
Finalist in 2022 Senior Show and Celebration Design Competition Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2021
The Cynthia Price Scholarship Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2021 academic year.
Presidential Merit Scholarship Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020- 2021 academic years.
SKILLS:
Creative Problem Solver, Social Media Management, Promotion, Videography, Photography, Leadership, Teamwork, Networking, Organized, Public Speaking, Goal-Oriented, Management, Curation, Graphic Design, Illustration. Social Analytics, Online Marketing.
Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Bridge, After Effects
Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Twitter
Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
Tessitura Ticketing System
Procreate Digital Illustration App
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Visitor Services Assistant, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, DE, October 2022 to Present
Welcome guests to the museum and help them with checking in, provide them with knowledge of the current events at the museum, sell tickets, and maintain a positive attitude.
Attend museum tours to better understand the estate and history and provide guests with accurate information to help them enjoy their visit.
Understanding of the Tessitura ticketing system, cash handling, and Microsoft programs.
Social Media Manager Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2022.
Managed the social media accounts of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Main Gallery and Learning Commons (Library).
Coordinated post-scheduling, graphics, and content.
Focused on designing digital promotion materials which include: editing videos, shooting photographs, and designing informational graphics.
Organized landing pages which include creating the overall design of each page, and using story highlights to document the Gallery’s exhibitions and the Library’s weekly programming.
Engaged with followers while utilizing Linktree to aid followers with navigating the college’s website and Youtube channel.
@pcad_exhibtions and @pcad_learningcommons
Gallery Assistant, Curator, Main Gallery at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2022.
In charge of conceptualizing, designing, and promoting exhibitions for the galleries of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.
Led teams of artists and designers to gather exhibition artwork, and designed the gallery layout including choosing paint colors, how work was framed and displayed, the design of the signage, social media posts promoting the exhibitions, and outreach to local media outlets such as LancasterOnline.
Managed press releases, artist contracts, and checklists.
Curated Exhibitions:
Works Cited (March 4th - April 1st, 2022), Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster City Welcome Center, Lancaster PA. The featured artist includes Isiah Bates '22 Fine Art; G Calvert ’25 Photography & Video; Alex Eggleston '23, Photography & Video; CamRyn Mickens '23, Animation & Game Art; Na’Chelle Morris ‘22, Photography & Video; Moselyn Sandy ’23, Fine Art, Jasmyn Stokes '23, Illustration; Cameren White '24, Photography & Video.
Works Cited (January 24th, 2022 - February 19th, 2022), Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, CORE Gallery, Lancaster PA. The featured artist include Isiah Bates '22 Fine Art; Dom Bryson ’24 Illustration: G Calvert ’25 Photography & Video; Alex Eggleston '23, Photography & Video; CamRyn Mickens '23, Animation & Game Art; Na’Chelle Morris ‘22, Photography & Video; Moselyn Sandy ’23, Fine Art, Jasmyn Stokes '23, Illustration; Cameren White '24, Photography & Video.
While I Breathe, I Hope (February 5th, 2021 - February 26, 2021) Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, CORE Gallery, Lancaster, PA. The featured artists include Artzbeat, Isiah Bates, Dom Bryson, Alex Eggleston, CamRyn Mickens, Jasmyn Stokes, Shazeem Sueksagan, Cameren White, Kendall White. (catalog)
Ruptura autentica (September 5, 2020) Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Main Gallery, San Juan Bautista Hispanic Festival, Lancaster, PA. The featured artists include Yamilet Orengo, Jonathan Perez, Tiffany Rodriguez, Jasmyn Stokes, Daniel Valle.
Nodus Tollens (May 31st- June 13, 2020) Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, CORE Gallery Instagram page, Lancaster, PA.
Community Assistant, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2022
Provide information and resources for students and families currently enrolled or interested in student housing.
Led housing tours for prospective and enrolled students interested in living on campus.
Assisted at Open Houses which included providing tours of the college, answering questions, setting up events and checking in students.
Established and maintained a supportive housing community through planning active and passive programming for the 23 residents of my community.
Learning Commons/Library Assistant, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2018-2022.
Organization of library books and materials
In charge of checking in and out library patrons.
Maintained a clean work environment.
Provided information on the library resources.
Managed the Learning Commons Instagram page which included creating informational graphics about the library’s weekly programming.
LEADERSHIP:
President of Black Led Art Coalition (BLAC), Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2022.
Founding member of Black Led Art Coalition (BLAC) making it the college’s first student organization for students of color.
Focus on networking with faculty in PCA&D and organizations in Lancaster County which include The Lancaster Chamber, Lancaster Public Arts, The Culture Professional (TCP), Franklin and Marshall College and Millersville University.
Curated Black History Month exhibitions and represented BLAC at college events such as Club Fairs.
Managed the BLAC Instagram page.
Student Member of the Presidential Committee of Diversity and Inclusion, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2021
Represented student needs and perspectives on diversity at PCA&D and was a part of a team that formulated a plan of action for the college.
Moderated a diversity and inclusion program during freshman orientation.
Listened to feedback provided by PCA&D students and presented ideas to the committee.
STUDENT MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2021
Represented student needs and perspectives on diversity at PCA&D and was a part of a team that formulated a plan of action for the college.
Moderated a diversity and inclusion program during freshman orientation.
Listened to feedback provided by PCA&D students and presented ideas to the committee.
ORGANIZATIONS:
Founder and President of PCA&D BLAC (Black Led Art Coalition)
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA 2020-2022
PCA&D Society of Illustrators Student Chapter
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2018-2022
Presidential Committee of Diversity and Inclusion
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, 2020-2021
SENIOR THESIS:
Title: A Series of Editorial Illustrations about the ongoing Housing Inequalities in the United States
Advisor: Professor Robert Young
Description: My senior thesis at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design focused on illustrating articles that best described various aspects of housing issues that I’ve seen or researched about and challenged myself to illustrate these articles. I’m participating in a conversation that I would otherwise watch from afar through my artwork and exploring how I can turn my creativity into a body of work to bring awareness to issues that I care about.
https://www.delainajolley.com/thesis-show
PROFESSIONAL ILLUSTRATION WORK:
Promo Illustration for the upcoming short film "The Grief Counselor" written by Jason Keating and Bishen Sen
PRESENTATIONS:
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 2022 Senior Show and Celebration Competition, Lancaster, PA, 2021
PCA&D Class of 2022 seniors were challenged with designing the branding for their senior show of May 2022. As a finalist, I presented my brand design to a panel of judges who consisted of local art directors and designers for Lancaster-based companies.
Artist Talk for While I Breathe I Hope, 2021, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster PA, 2021
This artist talk consisted of the curators and exhibiting artists of While I Breathe, I Hope, 2021, a student curated exhibition by PCA&D BLAC. This exhibition was for Black History Month and focused on the young black artists who were students of the college, and focusing on positive and hopeful messages surrounding the Black community.
MLK and Today
Black student leaders from Millersville University and the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design talk about the effect Martin Luther King Jr had on the current generation of black students.
https://youtu.be/pySiIz_FIAg
Artist Talk for Nodus Tollens, CORE Gallery, Instagram, 2020
Nodus Tollens was my first virtual solo exhibition and the first solo exhibition presented by the college’s student-led gallery, CORE. This artist talk focuses on how I curated and created pieces around the idea of nodus tollens n. the realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore—that although you thought you were following the arc of the story, you keep finding yourself immersed in passages you don’t understand, that don’t even seem to belong in the same genre—which requires you to go back and reread the chapters you had originally skimmed to get to the good parts, only to learn that all along you were supposed to choose your own adventure.
https://pcad.edu/event/instagram-live-delaina-jolley-nodus-tollens/
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The Lancaster Chamber, 2021, Words That Activate Change Feature: How Art Students Respond To The Unprecedented Events by Delaina Jolley, Kendall White, and CamRyn Mickens
This article was written in collaboration with PCA&D BLAC and the Lancaster Chamber focusing on how art students of color responded to the events of 2020.
https://www.nxtbook.com/hoffmann/LancasterThriving/LancasterThrivingAugust2021/index.php#/p/14
While I Breathe, I Hope Exhibition Book
https://sway.office.com/qozmWLUXYwJM6uAd?ref=Link
Ruptura auténtica pop-up exhibition highlights 6 Latinx PCA&D artists
An interview I did to promote my first pop-up exhibition, Ruptura auténtica.
The annual Hispanic Festival at San Juan Bautista Catholic Church is a vibrant 37-year tradition, a celebration of culture and music and food and heritage — and all the ways they tie together into something inseparable.
This year, a pop-up exhibition by PCA&D, Ruptura auténtica, adds art to that mix.
Curated by Delaina Jolly ’22, Illustration, Ruptura auténtica brings the work of six emerging Latinx artists before a wider audience. Over three days, the art of Yamilet Orengo ‘22, Jonatan Perez ’23, Tiffany Rodriguez ‘19, Jasmyn Stokes ‘23, Daniel Valle ‘24, and Jolley will be on display, exploring concepts of sorrow, anxiety, serenity, relationships, and identity.
https://pcad.edu/pcad_news/ruptura-autentica-pop-up-exhibition-highlights-6-latinx-pcad-artists/
Delaina Jolley ’22 is this year’s Price Scholarship recipient
I was interviewed about receiving the Cynthia Price Scholarship my junior year at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
https://pcad.edu/pcad_news/delaina-jolley-22-is-this-years-price-scholarship-recipient/
PCA&D student-led gallery goes virtual; Delaina Jolley is featured this First Friday