MORGAN SHAE

Morgan Nugent (CJ Risami)
morganugent@gmail.com | LinkedIn | Portfolio Website | Instagram


EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Sheridan Art Walk Exhibition— Uptown, Chicago, IL
June 2025 (Upcoming)

DePaul Artist Collective Juried Student Exhibition— DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Winter 2024
Featured Work: “1148 W Belmont”

Senior Studio Seminar Thesis Exhibition— DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Spring 2024
Featured Collection: "90 Seconds"

Scholastic Art and Writing Exhibition—Macomb, MI
Summer 2016
“Gold Key” Photography Award for photograph “Windseeker.”|


PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Muralist, NOW Art—Remote, Contract
Spring 2025
Illustrated a mural to be installed for Walmart in Muskegon, MI

Muralist, Uptown Chamber of Commerce—Chicago, IL
Spring 2025
Mural in progress for Uptown’s public art initiative.

llustrator, Roggenart Café Bakery and Bistro—Chicago, IL
Spring 2025
Designed and Illustrated custom menus for Roggenart’s Northalsted location, designing future murals for the space.

Comic Artist, “Lake Audra”—Remote
Winter 2025-Present
Illustrator & Writer for the webcomic Lake Audra, Featured on WEBTOON and Tapas.

Assistant Mural Artist (Intern), DePaul University—Chicago, IL
Spring 2024
Assisted in the development of a mural for Depaul Catholic High School under the instruction of Bro. Mark Elder.

CEO, AzureLilyShop—Remote, Ypsilanti, MI
Jan. 2021—May 2021
- Designed and produced t-shirts and crewnecks with a Cricut Machine and wholesale clothing.
- Upcycled used skateboards, creating custom painting and imaging on the bottom, as well as custom building the boards based on customer request.
- Created and sold earrings, jewelry making.

Arts and Crafts Director—Camp Tekoa, Hendersonville, NC
Summer 2021
- Organized Arts and Crafts activities and projects for children ages 4-17, as well as special needs adults.
- Students created t-shirts with tie-dye and bleach dye, screen printing, and created team flags with acrylic paint, pen and marker, attaching them to fallen branches found outside. - Face painting

Mural Artist—Macomb Christian Church, Macomb, MI
Summer 2020
“MCC Student Leadership Mural”, 12’ x 25’ painted with Kaelyn Conkey.

Mural Artist—Utica High School, Utica, MI
Spring 2020
“Utica High Performing Arts Mural”, painted with Ashlyn Muirhead.

SKILLS & SPECIALTIES
Adobe Creative Cloud: Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator, 5+ Years of Experience Procreate: Skilled, 10+ Years of Experience
HTML/CSS: Skilled at front-end web development adhering to W3C standards. Competent with many CMS tools, including Wix, WordPress and Squarespace. 2+ Years of Experience

llustration / Visual Design UI / UX Design / Visual Development / Concept Art / Comic Illustration / Murals/Public Art

EDUCATION
DePaul University, Driehaus College of Business – Chicago, IL
Graduated March 2025
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Concentration in Digital Marketing,
Bachelor of Arts in Art, Minor in Illustration.
Notable Courses: Illustration, Advanced Figure Drawing, Special Topics in Digital Art Notable Projects: Social Impact Scholarship Fundraiser, 3M/Salesforce Sales Pitch Presentation, Stukent Social Media and SEM/SEO Simulation Internships