GRAPHIC DESIGN MAJOR: Associate of Arts (accredited)
Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), Kalamazoo, MI
Attended 2008-2011 & 2016 // GPA 3.66

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY MAJOR
Imaging Systems Minor
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY
Attended 2004-2007 // GPA 3.8

Other than the schools listed above Brittany also took college level classes in high school at Kendall School of Art and Design, Kellogg Community College, and Grand Rapids Community College. She earned many honors and awards for her art and grades at KVCC and many solo and group gallery shows featuring her fine art photography, retouching, and graphic design (see next section). 

FIREKEEPERS CASINO HOTEL
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribute Wall (56' mural), featured in the Skywalk in the Casino, 2023

MPLS PHOTO CENTER (INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION) “ABSTRACTED”
“Nighttime Leaves”, Minneapolis, MN, 2016

FIRE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
Solo fine art photography gallery show, “Kalamazoo Skies”, 2016

EXQUISITE CORPSE ARTIST COLLECTIVE
Solo & group gallery shows, The Park Trades Center, 2012-2015

XEROX START-UP PRESS WINNER
The Kalamazoo recipient of a Xerox DocuColor 252 Digital Laser Printer (a $200,000 machine) sponsored for 4 years (included free maintenance and supplies), 2011-2015

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT
$1,500, Awarded to Asylum Lake Magazine, 2012

CHANGE MAKERS GRANT
$500, Community Foundation, Awarded to Asylum Lake Magazine, 2011

ANNA WHITTEN HALL GALLERY
Solo Photography Gallery Show, “Enclosure” Series, KVCC, 2011

BEST OF SHOW
“20 Great Kalamazoo Chefs” (Book Design), Center for New Media, KVCC, 2010

ARCUS GALLERY
Solo photography gallery show, “Clavicle” Series, Center for New Media, KVCC, 2010

1ST PLACE FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRESIDENT’S PURCHASE AWARD
“Asian Arowana”, Center for New Media & Main Campus’ Art Showcase, KVCC, 2009

1ST PLACE, “Emily” (2009) & "Nic" (2008), Upper East Gallery, KVCC

PRESS (with active links)
WWMT- News Channel 3
Indian Gaming
FireKeepers Casino Hotel
Second Wave Media
Western Herald

In the fall of 2022 Brittany started as a full-time graphic artist at FireKeepers Casino Hotel and has been working there since. At FireKeepers Brittany is part of the back of house marketing team. She has been working on a multitude of digital, multimedia, and print collateral for internal and external projects. Projects ranging from social media posts, custom emails, updating the website, digital and print billboards/marquees (our digital marquee is the largest in the Midwest), motion graphics, logo design, fancy invites, birthday cards, and more... her favorite being a 56' wall installation at the casino showcasing the Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi Tribe's history and culture. (See Here)

From mid-2017 to spring 2021 she worked as the in-house graphic designer for TribalHub & TribalNet (located in Portage, MI). While working with their motivated, small team, Brittany expanded her skillset to include motion graphics, video editing and compilation, audio/podcast editing, interactive forms, splash page design, infographics, and digital magazine publication. She has had contact with marketing/design departments from many Native American organizations and large tech companies while designing the TribalNet Magazine. Brittany was also the primary print contact for all printed material. Additionally, she was the official event photographer for their Annual TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow from 2017 to 2019.

After leaving TribalHub in the spring of 2021 she was contracted by TribalNet to design three magazines (eBook and print) and the annual conference & tradeshow program.

In 2022 she worked on the spring magazine for TribalNet and did freelance design (mostly logos and branding). Brittany started working at FireKeepers Casino Hotel after that.

OWNER & OPERATOR OF ASYLUM LAKE PRESS, LLC (Single Employee)

Asylum Lake Press was located in the Park Trades Center and offered a low-cost printing and design solution for artists, non-profits, and small businesses in the Kalamazoo area (open through 2014). During this time Brittany worked with 150+ local artists and 50+ small businesses & non-profits. As a member of the Exquisite Corpse Artist Collective (located in the Park Trades Center) from 2011 to 2014 she helped curate and hang monthly gallery shows during the Kalamazoo Art Hop. After that she continued freelance photography, graphic design, and artist services.

SERVICES: Magazines, books, business cards, labels, brochures, postcards, posters, custom CD cases, press kits, catalogs, invitations, art reproduction, resumes and calendars for several Kalamazoo small business owners, non-profit organizations, musicians, and fine artists. 90% client referral rate. 

SELECT CLIENT LIST: Arc Community Advocates, Geek Easy Computer Solutions, The Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo Coffee Company, ICAN, Kingdom Magazine, Queer Theatre Kalamazoo, Ignertia, Youz Guys Sausage Co, Peace Jam, Double Phelix Music Collective, Exquisite Corpse Artist Collective, Fresh Fire Church, Awake and Aware, Life Story Network, Kalamazoo Neighborhood Exchange, Trombley, Literacy Council, Kara Kottages, Tabitha Farms, and more.

Invited for three guest lectures for the Direct Encounter of the Arts Class. Talked to an auditorium of college students about Asylum Lake Magazine, Asylum Lake Press, and my fine art photography.

ART DIRECTOR AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF ASYLUM LAKE MAGAZINE

In 2009 Brittany co-founded, designed, and printed a non-profit, Kalamazoo-based literary and visual arts publication named Asylum Lake Magazine. She was in charge of all visual content for the magazine, compilation of content from various editors, photography, page layout/design, printing, and assembly. In addition Brittany helped lead meetings, plan events for release parties, create promo pieces, and was deemed the official "cat herder" of the ever-changing group of artsy volunteers. She completed ten issues over three years (she was the only person to contribute to all ten) working with and featuring 100+ local artists. Issues of the magazine were sold at the Michigan News Agency, the Kalamazoo Food Co-op, and other various small book shops and coffee houses. After being awarded a professional large format, color, digital laser printer from Xerox (sponsored for four years) she opened Asylum Lake Press, LLC in 2011.