MICHELLE YEGROS

A VISUAL JOURNEY

Since arriving on the scene in 1990, Michelle Yegros has worked to capture and intrigue the art community with her stunning work. Her pieces embody some of her own life experiences, gathering much of her inspiration from personal tales, the environment, and cultures around the world.

Michelle currently works as Director of Marketing & Communications. She also has over 30 years of production experience in the film, video game, web, social media, and advertising industries.

A Visual Communications graduate of Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and a BFA from Ringling College of Art and Design in Computer Animation, Michelle did graduate studies in the United States and Italy.

In California, she has worked in Warner Bros. Digital as CG Technical Director for their films and as Lead CG Artist/Animator with Mass Media on major video game projects for Xbox, Sony Playstation, and Nintendo platforms, including companies like Namco, THQ, TDK, and Blizzard. Upon returning to Puerto Rico, she held the position of Executive Creative and Senior Art Director at Paradigm Associates in San Juan, working in the advertising industry.

An advocate for Arts and Education programs, Michelle Yegros, has developed marketing campaigns for various non-profits, charities, and educational organizations, including ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, Fundación Don Esteban Ramallo, Commonwealth-Parkville School, Saint John’s School, The TASIS School in Dorado, Fundación Pro-Ayuda de Puerto Rico and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

EDUCATION

1996 Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL

BFA, Computer Animation, Magna Cum Laude

President’s List • 1st Place “Materials Award” Creative

Color and Lighting • 1st Place Award Outstanding Student in

Computer Animation Award • Best of Ringling Student Show Award

Computer Animation I, II & III •

1994 Syracuse University, Florence, Italy

Humanism and Arts in Renaissance Italy Program

1992 Universidad del Sagrado Corazón

BA, Communications in Visual Arts

Magna Cum Laude • National Dean’s List

FILMS

(CG Animator and Special Effects)

Mars Attacks!, Batman & Robin, National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation, The Nuttiest Nutcracker

VIDEO GAMES

(CG Animator and Lead Interface Artist)

Tekken 3, Starcraft, Namco Museum Platinum Hits, Shrek Super Party, Muppets Party Cruise, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, Pac-Man Fever

ADVERTISING

(Creative Director, Executive Senior Art Director and Principal Designer)

Shell Gasolines / Sol de Puerto Rico, Caribbean Cinemas, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros., Margo Farms, Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association, St. Maarten Tourism Bureau, Gran Meliá Hotel, Paseo Caribe, Cerilliant, UBS Financial Services, Banco Popular, TD Waterhouse

AWARDS & EXHIBITS

- Winner, Best in Branding, Veracross

- 2009 Silver ADDY® Award (Holidays Campaign)

- 2008 Best Brochure Award Optimus 12 -American Paper Corp.

- 2003 New York’s Puerto Rico Institute Award Nominee

- 1998 IMAGINA—Paris, France

- 1998 Chicago Underground Film Festival (Chicago, USA)

- 1998 Ottawa International Animation Festival SAFO97 (Ottawa, CANADA)

- 1998 Filmland, SPLAT! (Toronto, CANADA)

- 1997 1st Place Narrative Animation Award - Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens (Ohio, USA)

- 1997 World Animation Festival (Pasadena, CA, USA)

- 1997 Festival du dessin animé et du film d'animation Bruxelles (Brussels, BELGIUM)

- 1997 VENTE, Fujita Corp. (Tokyo, JAPAN)

- 1997 Computer Illusions TV Show, PBS (USA)

- 1996 SIGGRAPH 1996 - Electronic Theater Viewing Room, New Orleans, USA)

- 1996 3rd Place Award - ENZIAN, Florida Film Festival (Florida, USA)

- 1996 7th Symposium in Electronic Art (Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS)

- 1996 NICCOGRAPH Grand Prix ‘96 (Tokyo, JAPAN)

- 1996 4th Annual Digital Salon (School of Visual Arts, New York, USA)

- 1996 Metropolis, TVE Television Española (Madrid, SPAIN)

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