Full name
Victoria Kab Vang
Title
Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Biography
My name is Victoria Vang and I am a Hmong American woman and artist. I have lived in Minnesota my entire life and hope to travel outside of the country in the future.
Photoshop was my first love from the Adobe products at the age of 11 thanks to my brother. I have learned Illustrator and InDesign along the way while HTML/CSS coding on the side. I enjoy sharing my art in the form of artistic trading cards and because of that, have a bit of my work all over the world.
I graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in spring 2017 with a BFA in Graphic Design.
In 2019 I was part of design team for C.AIM Magazine, a magazine that promoted artists of color that released three issues.
For the past two years during the pandemic, I have been working on smaller projects such as with Rice Street and FAWK. I am still practicing my craft and enjoy experimenting with different mediums.
Thank you!
Experience
Member
Art + Comfort
A collective group of artists in the Twin Cities metro area.
Assistant
Maivab Photography
Assistant to photoshoot locations. Help with behind the scenes photos and videos for social media.
Previously from 2014 to 2019.
Story Artist
Northern Monday Films
Design Team Member
Caim Magazine
Member of the Design Team.
Education
BFA in Graphic Design
University of Minnesota Duluth
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Department Honors
AA in Liberal Arts and AAS in VCT, emphasis in Graphic Design
Century College
Graduated while simultaneously taking courses for two degrees in liberal arts and graphic design.
Awards
| 2016 |
Raymond W. Darland Art Scholarship
, University of Minnesota Duluth
Recipient for the 2016-2017 school year |
Exhibitions
| 2019 | Beyond Being Hmong: Artists as Individuals Exhibition, Artworks Eagan, Eagan, MN
Submitted 4 works to be displayed from expanded Hmotif Series |
| 2018 | Qhia Dab Neeg Exhibit, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC), St. Paul, MN
Displayed work from the Qhia Dab Neeg Series of 2017 |
| 2017 | Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival (Photo Exhibit Participant), Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN |
| 2017 | Design Impact Series: Print Show, St. Paul Neighborhood Network, St. Paul, MN
Submitted two pieces for their theme of Racial Identity |
| 2017 | I AM Exhibition : A Student Exhibition to Benefit CHUM (Group), Tweed Museum, Duluth, MN
The exhibition is about recognizing the individuality of those who experience poverty and homelessness. |
| 2016 | Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival (Photo Exhibit Participant), Metropolitan State University, Minnesota
Submitted the piece “The Hidden Effort” |
| 2015 | Qhia Dag Neeg Film Festival (Photo Exhibit Participant), Metropolitan State University, Minnesota
Submitted the piece “Paaj Yeeb” |
Clients
FAWK HmongABC
Specialties
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Illustration, Web Coding, HTML, Dreamweaver