“New Experiences coming to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Dino Cove, Swan Voyage”

WKYC, 05-07-24

“Cleveland Metroparks Asks Visitors to Plan Ahead for the Total Solar Eclipse.”

Morning Journal, 04-05-24

“Baby Animal Cam - ‘It Really Is Just a Live Stream of Some Tiny Animals. And I Love It.’”

The Guardian, 10-12-23

“A Piece of Hollywood Comes to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo”

Fox 8, 04-18-23

“Cleveland Metroparks Levy Passing by Wide Margin”

Plain Dealer, 11-08-22

“Asian Lantern Festival 2022 Lights up Cleveland Zoo”

Plain Dealer, 07-08-22

People of Pittsburgh Presents

VaultArt Studio

Interview with the Andy Warhol Museum

05-13-22

Artist Maggie Kambic has

'a following overseas.'

She also has Down syndrome.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Article by Abby Mackey

12-03-2021

"I just never knew what my daughter's talent was. Ben and the studio developed it -

and I'm blown away."                          

 - Kevin Kambic

Read the article here: https://www.postgazette.com/life/goodness/2021/12/03/

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Read the article here: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/artist-darian-johnson-turns-beloved-animation-into-grotesque-paintings

VaultArt Studio Artist Darian Johnson

Turns Beloved Animation Into Grotesque Paintings.

City Paper article by Amanda Waltz

10-06-2021

In the Flesh — which debuted during the October Penn Avenue First Friday gallery crawl — fits in with the mission of VaultArt. The Garfield-based space is a project of Achieva, a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofit organization that “advocates for, empowers, and supports people with disabilities and their families throughout their lives.”

In the Flesh curator Benjy Blanco, who, along with coworkers Sam Berner and Steph Neary, runs operations at VaultArt Studio, and says the space functions like an artist collective, where the “artists working at the studio determine our programming — in this case, we're big Halloween fans out here.”

“Darian’s work, which often intersects pop culture and the grotesque, dazzles with its technical flourishes while finding room for personal connections,” says Blanco. “Why do we love this stuff? By devoting such remarkable talent to pop art, Johnson invites us to consider the discrepancies of artistic merit versus what we really value and deeply need."

Press Notes

Film Festival Promo Assets written and designed for the following productions -

The Watermelon Woman (2016)

Buried Above Ground (2015)

Desert Migration (2015)

Asian Lantern Festival 2022 Lights up Cleveland Zoo

Read the story here: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2022/07/asian-lantern-festival-2022-lights-up-cleveland-zoo-photos-video.html

Ad Buys

Cleveland Magazine

Crains Cleveland Business

Call And Post

Triumph Magazine

The 2022 Cleveland Metroparks Levy Campaign

Cleveland Metroparks Levy Passing by Wide Margin in Early Voting

Read the story here: https://www.cleveland.com/election/2022/11/cleveland-metroparks-levy-passing-by-wide-margin-in-early-voting.html

VaultArt Studio

2016-2022

Created and launched Pittsburgh’s first Progressive Art Studio

Programming for artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities modelled on the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs’ Employment First principles

Visit website to learn more:

www.vaultartstudio.org

www.instagram.com/vaultartstudio

Sample grant proposals used to propose and authorize service in Pennsylvania, and to fundraise for $200K Y1 startup costs

2018-2021

Pittsburgh’s largest maker market

On-site install, logistics, and sales support for local artisans at VaultArt Studio

Juried selection four years in a row

The HIV Story Project

Still Around & Generations HIV

• The HIV Story Project launched several new media campaigns dedicated to creating relevant narratives for long-term HIV/AIDS survivors

• Major projects included the feature-length documentary Still Around and the multimedia interactive exhibit Generations HIV

• Generations HIV installed freestanding public recording booths in 7 major coastal cities, capturing thousands of video testimonials that were incorporated into a Wordpress-based mobile-optimized website

Read the stories here:

“The HIV Story Project Launches GenerationsHIV Online Video Archive”

PR Newswire, 06-05-15

“SF Video Archive Puts Focus on Long-Term HIV Survivors”

Bay Area Reporter, 06-13-2015

Information Management and Visualization

2022-24

Kanban Boards managed on Trello

Gantt charts managed on Jira

Creative Services Department

Project Cost Tracking 2022-24

Waiver Reimbursement Rates and Community Integrated Employment

Achieva Board Presentation - 2021

John Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Metroparks Photography Installation

2023

• Partnership with John Hopkins International Airport’s Public Art Department to install a Cleveland Metroparks exhibit space

• Wall wraps and large-format printing developed by Creative Services; negotiated contract and production logistics with Airport security-licensed Summit Painting for install

• Agreement with award-winning local artist Gary Wood to exhibit site-specific Metroparks photography

Cleveland Metroparks

Retail Van Wrap

2023

Facilitated install logistics between Retail, Creative Services Designers, and 3rd-party vehicle wrap company

Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Auditorium

Zoo Donor Wing Photography Exhibit

2023

Collaboration with Interior Design and Zoo Facilities to create an exhibit of custom framed Andy Warhol prints alongside original photography

VaultArt Studio Exhibition Title Card Treatments

2017-2022

Commissioned Illustrations