Carolina Barros

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I'm a passionate visual arts specialist with extensive experience in nurturing creativity. I have a strong commitment to fostering self-expression and creative problem-solving through exploratory art education.

About

I’m a passionate visual arts specialist with extensive experience in nurturing creativity.

I have a strong commitment to fostering self-expression and creative problem-solving through exploratory art education. My background in teaching contributes to embracing academic success through artistic engagement.

  • Joined July 2025

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • PortugueseFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianIntermediate

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Professional Services
  • Other

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Projects · 5

Re-Imagined mock logo

This is a project for grad school. It is a re-imagined logo for an existing museum. I chose the Oregon Historical Society and designed my own re-interpretation of its logo. logo

  • Graphic Designer

This is an example of what Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator can do. It was a grad school assignment and my first experience making a movie poster. All photographs are my own, and so are the drawings.

Dimensional Shift Mock Poster
  • Illustrator

Work experience· 18 roles

Freelance Illustrator · Self-employedJun 2025 – Nov 2025 · 6 mos

Built up client base offering digital works for hire; illustrated privately for clients and one short story; worked on unpublished projects with potential collaboration.

Freelance Illustrator · Self-employed / FreelanceJun 2025 – Nov 2025 · 6 mos

Freelance illustrator building a client base for digital works for hire; illustrated privately for clients and a short story; worked on projects that were unpublished.

Freelance illustrator · Self-employedJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Started building clientele offering digital works for hire. Illustrated privately for clients and one short story. Worked alongside projects in development, aiming to secure a position with a printing company.

Freelance Illustrator · Self-Employed (Portfolio: cacaiabarros.portfoliobox.net)Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Art Counselor · Willowbrook Summer Camp - Brown’s Ferry ParkAug 2021 – Jul 2025 · 4 yrs
Art Counselor · Willow Brook Summer CampAug 2021 – Aug 2021 · 1 mo
Counselor · Willowbrook Summer CampJun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 3 mos
Art Specialist · Willowbrook Summer CampJun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 3 mos

Education· 14

M.A. in Teaching in Visual Arts · Lewis and Clark College - Portland, OR2006 – 2008
BA in Visual Art/ Theater · College of Charleston - Charleston, SC2000 – 2004
M.A. in Illustration · Academy of Art University2024 – 2025
M.A. in Teaching in Visual Arts · Lewis and Clark College2006 – 2008

Certifications and awards

Member of the National Art Education Association2015
Member of Village Arts Gallery2022 – 2025
Member of the Art Advisory Council at the Portland Art Museum2022 – 2024

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