danielle schulmeister
illustration | Visual Development
Dr. Murdock's Office, 2024, digital
Caffeinated Contaminants, 2023, ink, watercolour texture, digital colour, published in the 2024 Applied Arts Annual, Conceptual Illustration (Student)
Wizards at WWANDS, 2023, digital
Depths, 2024, exhibited in the Brookfield Properties Downtown Digital Exhibition (CALGARY) for January 2025
Midge's Descent 1, 2024, digital
Midge's Descent 2, 2024, digital
Midge's Descent 3, 2024, digital
The Science of Melting Cheese (Scientific American article), 2024, watercolour texture, digital
Map of Isla Nueva, 2024, digital
Puerto Nueva Foliage concepts, 2024, ink, marker, digital colour
The Lab interior, 2024, digital
Bowness Show and Shine, 2024, ink
Observing Taxidermy, 2024, ink
The Lab, 2024, digital
Puerto Nueva Arcitecture concepts, 2024, ink, marker, digital colour
My Trip through Egypt, 2023, ink, digital colour
Friends and Anemones, 2023, watercolour, marker, and ink
Woman at Starbucks, 2024, ink, coloured pencil
If Humility is so Important, Why are Leaders so Arrogant? (HBR article), based on the deadly sin of pride, digital, photo collage, published in the 2024 Applied Arts Annual, Conceptual Illustration (Student)
Yoga Bolsters Brain Function (NYT article), 2024, digital
Underwater Welder colouring page, 2023, digital
CIBC Inglewood, 2024, ink, watercolour texture, digital colour
Fall Foothills, 2024, ink, watercolour
Exploration, Conceptual Illustrations for PADI, 2024, ink, watercolour textures, digital collage
Community & Conservation, Conceptual Illustrations for PADI, 2024, ink, watercolour textures, digital collage
Visual Development
Map of Isla Nueva, 2024, digital
Dr. Murdock's Office, 2024, digital
Depths, 2024, exhibited in the Brookfield Properties Downtown Digital Exhibition (CALGARY) for January 2025
Midge's Descent 1, 2024, digital
Midge's Descent 2, 2024, digital
Midge's Descent 3, 2024, digital
Puerto Nueva Foliage concepts, 2024, ink, marker, digital colour
The Lab interior, 2024, digital
The Lab, 2024, digital
Puerto Nueva Arcitecture concepts, 2024, ink, marker, digital colour
Wizards at WWANDS, 2023, digital
Editorial/Corporate
Caffeinated Contaminants, 2023, ink, watercolour texture, digital colour, published in the 2024 Applied Arts Annual, Conceptual Illustration (Student)
The Science of Melting Cheese (Scientific American article), 2024, watercolour texture, digital
If Humility is so Important, Why are Leaders so Arrogant? (HBR article), based on the deadly sin of pride, digital, photo collage, published in the 2024 Applied Arts Annual, Conceptual Illustration (Student)
Yoga Bolsters Brain Function (NYT article), 2024, digital
Exploration, Conceptual Illustrations for PADI, 2024, ink, watercolour textures, digital collage
Community & Conservation, Conceptual Illustrations for PADI, 2024, ink, watercolour textures, digital collage
Kids LIt
Underwater Welder colouring page, 2023, digital
Personal
Bowness Show and Shine, 2024, ink
Observing Taxidermy, 2024, ink
My Trip through Egypt, 2023, ink, digital colour
Friends and Anemones, 2023, watercolour, marker, and ink
Woman at Starbucks, 2024, ink, coloured pencil
CIBC Inglewood, 2024, ink, watercolour texture, digital colour
Fall Foothills, 2024, ink, watercolour
About me
Danielle Schulmeister is currently a student at the Alberta University of the Arts pursuing a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design with a concentration in Illustration & Character Design. Her work has been exhibited on campus through several avenues like student-run galleries and the annual AUArts Show+Sale, as well as in the YYC International Airport in 2023 and the Brookfield Properties spaces in January 2024. Her work has also appeared in the 2024 published edition of the Applied Arts Awards Annual for Conceptual Illustration in the Student category. When not illustrating, you can usually find her somewhere in the ocean (or on a plane to get there).
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EDUCATION
2025 BDes Illustration & Character Design Major, Ceramics Minor, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB
AWARDS & HONORS
2024 Applied Arts Magazine Conceptual Illustration Award, Student Category
2024 Dr. Blythe K.V. Brown Exploration Scholarship
2023 Jason Lang Scholarship
2023 Illingworth Kerr Scholarship
2023 Louise McKinney Scholarship
2022 GDC Alberta South Chapter Scholarship
2022 Steve Vadnai Memorial Scholarship
2020 Jason Lang Scholarship
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 Brookfield Properties Downtown Digital Exhibition, Calgary, AB
2024 SHOW + SALE Winter Market, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB
2024 SHOW + SALE Virtual Spring Market, AUArts, Calgary, AB
2024 Dead Bird Dead End: Flappers, 4th AUArts Gallery Crawl, AUArts, Calgary
2024 The Storyboard Gallery, 4th AUArts Gallery Crawl, AUArts, Calgary
2023 - 2024 12th Annual President’s Exhibition, Admin. Offices, AUArts, Calgary
2023 SHOW + SALE Winter Market, AUArts, Calgary
2023 The Storyboard Gallery, 3rd AUArts Gallery Crawl, AUArts, Calgary
2023 Alberta Potter’s Association Stein Show, Village Brewery, Calgary
2023 YYC Airport Student Showcase, Calgary Int’l. Airport, Calgary
2022 - 2023 11th Annual President’s Exhibition, Admin. Offices, AUArts, Calgary
2017 Show Off!, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, AUArts, Calgary, AB
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2024 Copyright for Visual Artists
2024 Marketing Fundamentals
2024 E-Commerce Inventory 101
2023 Inventory Basics
2023 Pricing 101 - 2D Artwork
2023 Pricing 101 - 3D Artwork
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2025 Student Curator, School of Communication Design Department Show, AUArts, Calgary, AB
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & SERVICE
2024 Gallery Attendant, Dead Bird Society: Rock-a-Doodle-Do, 5th AUArts Gallery Crawl, AUArts, Calgary
2024 Trip Coordinator, Dead Bird Society, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, Calgary
2024 Volunteer, Metchosin International Summer School of Arts (MISSA), Shawnigan Lake School, Vancouver Island, BC
2024 Volunteer, SHOW + SALE Virtual Spring Market, product intake and order assembly, AUArts Student’s Association, AUArts, Calgary
2024 Gallery Attendant, Dead Bird Dead End: Flappers, 4th AUArts Gallery Crawl, AUArts, Calgary
2023 Gallery Attendant, Dead Bird Society Presents: The Field Guide, 3rd AUArts Gallery Crawl, AUArts, Calgary
2023 Volunteer, SHOW + SALE Winter Market, display setup, plinth painting, AUArts Student’s Association, AUArts, Calgary
PUBLICATIONS ABOUT
2024 Applied Arts Magazine Student Award Annual, Student Awards - Conceptual Illustration, Applied Arts Media, Toronto, ON
MEMBERSHIPS, ETC.
Design Professionals of Canada, Student
Alberta Potters Association, Student
REFEREES
Available on request