Apollo
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APOLLO KOHLER
Apollo Kohler is an LGBTQ artist with a degree in Fine Arts and experience in Visual Development programs, currently living in the US.​
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Apollo is passionate when it comes to designing and illustrating characters, and he enjoys bringing out the personality, emotion, and uniqueness of each one that he works on.
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Since 2017, Apollo has been regularly published in many collaborative projects such as zines, and they have a solid background in deadline-based illustration and in working together and communicating with other artists and writers. Apollo has always been enchanted by concept art, and they aim to get comfortable with more ambitious concepts and colours in the near future.
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Education
prior 2013
Bayside Academy College Preparatory School, Daphne, AL
2013 - 2015
Decatur High School, Decatur, GA
High School Diploma
2015 - 2019
SUNY University at Albany, Albany, NY
Undergraduate Degree, Bachelor of Arts
2017 - 2018
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
School of International Liberal Studies Program
2019 - 2020
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Visual Development Program
Awards
2015- 2019
May 2019
May 2019
Dean's List every semester at SUNY Albany
Artwork selected for SUNY Albany's Senior Show
Graduated university summa cum laude
Employment
2015 - ongoing
Freelance Illustrator
2019
Community Assistant, SUNY Albany
management position in Student Engagement
2019 - 2020
Barista & Trainer, Starbucks
personally valued for customer service and organizational skills; responsible for training incoming baristas
VOLUNTEERING
2020 - 2021
Environmental Protection Technician, Agua Hedionda
worked in a team to remove invasive plant species from the lagoon through minimally invasive procedures and careful monitering
