Katina Hope Eckert (she/her/hers) is a visual communicator.
In studio, Eckert identifies as a jack of all trades (working to produce stylized illustrations, paintings, posters, stickers, and other objects via digital and traditional materials adjacent to art, design, and illustration methodologies). Through her specific, personalized, & repetitive symbology of lively characters and text, Eckert investigates personal and universal themes of communication, consumerism, capitalism, culture, companionship, constructs, and consciousness. Her personal
practice, then, attests to how she sees, synthesizes, & digests the world around her (or, alternatively, how it consumes her).
After graduating from Coastal Carolina University with BAs in Studio Art and Graphic Design in 2020, Eckert was accepted into the University of South Carolina’s
M.F.A program. There, she acted as graduate assistant and instructor of record for various drawing and illustration courses. While heading such classes and
completing her M.F.A project, Life/line, Eckert taught introductory, art courses at her alma mater (where she currently teaches graphic design courses).
Education
The University of South Carolina
1211 Wheat St, Columbia, SC 29208
Master of Fine Arts
Graduated: May 2023 (Cumulative 4.0 GPA)
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Coastal Carolina University
100 Chanticleer Dr E Conway, SC 29528
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
Graduated: May 2020 (Magna Cum Laude, Cumulative 3.9 GPA)
Previous Shows
2020 — Coastal Carolina University Senior Art Studio Exhibition
2020 — Coastal Carolina University Senior Graphic Design Exhibition
2021 — McMaster Gallery 66th Annual Juried Student Exhibition; 1st Place Graduate Student Award
2021 — Through Our Eyes: 2021 UofSC SVAD Photography Exhibition
2022 — Coastal Carolina University Alumni Invitational Exhibition
2023 — Life/line: M.F.A. Art Exhibition
Professional Experience
2020-21 — Graduate Teaching Assistant, Drawing 1 — University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
2021 — Instructor of Record, Drawing 1 — University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
2022 — Instructor of Record, Drawing 1 — University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
2022 — Instructor of Record, Digital Image Making — Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC)
2023 — Instructor of Record, Drawing 1 — University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
2023 — Instructor of Record, Digital Image Making — Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC)
Published Works, Products, Press
2022
Coastal Now Alumni Invitational Art Show YouTube Video
2021
CCU Edwards College Tapestry Magazine, Fall 2021 (inclusion of inked, hand drawn scenes of CCU Edwards College Humanities of Fine Arts environments)
Illustrated Graphic for Simple Charity’s Justice, Charity, Solidarity Comfort Colors T-shirt
2020
Archarios Literary Art Magazine no. 29 — 2nd Place Best in Show for Artwork “Feast”; Inclusion of Artwork “Prom Queen”
Chill & Color Club Digital Coloring Book Participant
2019
Archarios Literary Art Magazine no. 28 — Inclusion of Artwork “PETITION”
2018
The Athenaeum Press, A Little Chicken and Rice Kit & Booklet — Lead Student Illustrator for Project