Mary Ellen Pataro

Branding Web Design & Development Graphic Design Illustration Copywriting Marketing @Mary Ellen Pataro

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Mary Ellen first worked in the fashion and beauty industry but later began branching out into the corporate sector as an Art Director in Design and Marketing Assistant for companies as diverse as Saks Fifth Avenue, Glemby International at Neiman Marcus, ADP Pension Services, The Hour Publishing Company, Panache Magazine, and Windstream Enterprise (formerly Broadview Networks, Inc.).She holds a Master\'s License in Hair and Makeup Artistry, holds an Associate of Arts in Journalism, and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design and Information Technology from Valencia College, Orlando, Florida, graduating on the President\'s List with Honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, graduating cum laude.Mary Ellen brings excellent attention to detail to every project she creates. Each piece is hand or digitally illustrated-with her client\'s vision, whether for print or web. In addition to her various commissioned corporate internal marketing materials and external collateral support materials, she works with various media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink, graphite, white-line woodblock, and scrimshaw, to name a few. Her artwork is for sale in various media and sizes, and Mary Ellen is available for commissioned artwork for print or web.Her creative work is not only her passion but also her way of life. She continuously builds on her creative design ideas and believes that a solid connection with others brings great things to life.

Wester Connecticut State University

Bachelor's degree Illustration , Illustration and Photography

Valencia College

Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Graphic Design & Information Technology

Western Connecticut State University

Bachelor's Fine Art in, Graphic Design

Valencia College

Associate of Art Journalism , Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs