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I am kimdoods, Kim for short.A Mexican-American self-taught 3D artist and illustrator, focused on 3D environment design and modeling.Experienced in animation research regarding Virtual Reality and sound design with Carnegie Mellon University professor, film production and 3D animation content creation at Yale University, and freelance 3D commissioned work for ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee and TEDxMahwah. Previous studio work experience at Federico Solmi Studio, New York for "Ship of Fools" (2024) in Venice, Italy.My eclectic art style derives from indie RPG games and fairytale storybooks.Available for apprenticeships, studio opportunities, and freelance.Languages: Español nativo / Japanese 日本語 L2 / English fluency

Exhibitions | Featured work

  • Tell It Slant – 2025 Yale School of Art Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, Apr 29 - May 6, 2025

  • Yale Animation Night, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2025

  • TEDxMahwah, New Jersey, 2025

  • Yale Animation Night, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2024

  • Moving Image Art Event – New Architecture(s), ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee, Denver, Colorado, 2024

  • MAISON REVIVAL – Yale's Undergraduate Fashion House, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2024

  • Ship of Fools, Federico Solmi Studio, Venice, Italy, 2024

  • Yale Animation Night, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2023

  • Waukegan High School Yearbook Cover Design 2020-2021, Waukegan, Illinois, 2021

Teaching

  • Halloween Special Blender Workshop, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 2023

Awards

  • Richard U. Light Fellowship Award, Yale University, Kyoto and Nagoya, Japan, 2025-2026

  • Richard U. Light Fellowship Award, Yale University, Busan, South Korea, 2021

  • Schuler Scholarship, Waukegan, Illinois, 2021

  • Congressional Art Contest in the 10th Congressional District, Second Place – Waukegan, Illinois, June, 2021

  • Art = Heart Award, Best in Show, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, 2021

  • ISAC 2021 Illinois State Scholar, WPS60, Waukegan, Illinois, Jan, 2018

UPCOMING CONVENTIONS AND MARKETS

  • Warrior Con — Sat, Nov 14th, 2026

  • ArtWauk — Sat, Nov 21st, 2026