UCDA Creative Summit

Clark Orr is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Orlando, Florida, who runs his own studio Clark Orr Design Co. He also is the co-founder of Hellcats USA, a goods and accessories brand and storefront. Clark has 20 years industry experience in the branding and apparel world. He’s worked with the likes of Target, Marvel, Nike, NBC, and Facebook.

https://www.clarkorr.com

Doc Reed is a full-time in-house creative living in Charlotte, North Carolina, with almost 2 decades of graphics design and illustration experience. Running parallel with his full-time gig, he moonlights under the moniker Reedicus. Doc finds excitement in blending childhood heroes like Chuck Jones, Maurice Nobel, and Rockwell with a love of the grit and grunge of the 90s surf skate culture.

https://www.iamreedicus.com

Donald Robertson, or Drawbertson as he is better known on Instagram, is a prolific illustrator and pop artist whose work spans both industries and media. Whether he is painting walnuts or Birkins, you can always spot a piece of his infamous art and style.  

Robertson’s first major success was the launch of VivaGlam! for MAC Cosmetics in the 80s, an up-and-coming brand at the time, which raised millions for the fight against AIDS. His next move was to New York City, where he held the title of creative director at several top magazines including Glamour, Marie Claire,and Cosmopolitan. His exciting career in fashion ultimately drew the attention of Estée Lauder Companies, prompting the beginning of his career in the beauty industry.  
Although Robertson has been a longtime creative fixture, his Instagram social media presence is what propelled him, and his zeitgeist works, to international fame. Since starting his Instagram in 2012, Robertson has amassed over 200k followers and has been compared to the likes of Andy Warhol. 

In 2017, prestige and luxury publisher, Assouline, published Donald’s large body of work as well as including his loyal and high profile fans and their quotes, which became a best-seller for Assouline.  The book was launched at Bergdorf Goodman with a packed house of fans, hosted by Linda Fargo.  Robertson has also collaborated with fashion designers in Ready-To-Wear collections which have included Giles Deacon, Jenna Lyons for J. Crew, Alice and Olivia, Veronica Beard, noted floral and fragrance creator, Eric Buterbaugh, luxury bag brand, Mark Cross and with toy company Mattel, where he re-designed the Barbie Style Guide as well as art events with the (now closed) legendary retail emporium, Colette in Paris.   A few of his favorite ‘art’ events were the Bergdorf Goodman window display takeover and his Cadillac pop-art installation at Miami Art Basel several years ago.

In 2018, Donald was honored at the Newport Art Museum in Newport, Rhode Island. In December during Art Basel, Robertson was the main art exhibit at the famous Faena Arts District, taking over the Faena Bazaar where he exhibited his art as well as doing several personal appearances. 

In March 2019, Donald Robertson was part of the curated artists that Culture Corps identified as ‘important’ to create large scale art for the newly opened Hudson Yards in New York City.

This year in May, Robertson was eagerly awaiting the Met Ball merchandise he created in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The ball was canceled but the merchandise will be launching in October of 2020.

Currently Donald is very excited about his fashion collaboration with Italian fashion house Max Mara Weekend that will be released in February 2021. Donald Robertson and the rest of the Robertson clan reside in Santa Monica, California, where he proactively teaches his 5-year old twin boys skateboarding when he’s not painting.

https://www.donalddrawbertson.com

Paige Stampatori is a recent graduate and freelance illustrator working in Ontario, Canada. She completed the Honours Bachelor of Illustration program at Sheridan College in April 2020 and began her career as an illustrator in the height of the Pandemic. Paige loves to create work that focuses on relevant topics and current events. Her work is colorful, textural, and supported by a strong concept. In her short time working as a professional, Paige’s clients include The Washington Post, NBC News, Reader’s Digest, VICE, and more.

https://www.paigestampatori.com

Muralist Victor Ving is a former New York City graffiti artist who now utilizes his aerosol art experience to create public artworks for communities across America. He is the founder of Klughaus creative agency specializing in large scale mural art.

Greetings Tour creates landmarks through public art. Using the classic large letter postcard style, they work with communities to create colorful murals featuring local landmarks, history and culture. 

Muralist Victor Ving and photographer Lisa Beggs have been traveling full time-out of their RV since leaving New York City in 2015. 

The artist duo have completed over 44 murals in 21 states, continuing their mission to paint in all 50 states across America.

https://www.greetingstour.com

Ryan Wheaton started his career in graphic design 20 years ago. Leaving a role as creative director for a California-based marketing agency, Ryan moved on to build his own beer branding business, Craft Brew Creative. He the owner and designer, he founded and hosts Branding Brews, a beer branding and marketing podcast that has been downloaded over 67,000 times and has reached 112 countries. In 2017, he was a branding instructor for the Oregon State University—Craft Brewery Startup Workshop. Ryan has conceptualized, organized, and moderated beer branding seminars in Portland, Oregon, for the Craft Brewers Conference, the California Craft Beer Summit, and for BYO's NanoCon.

https://www.craftbrewcreative.com
https://www.instagram.com/craftbrewcreative

Megan Zettlemoyer is a graphic artist and letterpress printer at Typothecary Letterpress. Megan graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City. After a few years of in house design jobs and agency life, she set out to find something more fulfilling. After a visit to the Heritage Press Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a lot of volunteer hours paired with classes up and down the east coast, Megan began Typothecary Letterpress in 2011 to satisfy her hands-on, creative desires. She currently wears all the hats the business needs and has watched it grow steadily over the last ten years. With the introduction of the Lancaster Print Crawl in 2017, she has shared the art of letterpress with a wider audience of both local residents and visitors from Baltimore, DC, New York, and Philadelphia. She continues to do design work as well as teach at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster. 

https://typothecaryletterpress.com