Patty Berns

Artist, graphic designer, illustrator, teacher & mentor​

 

While earning my BFA at California Institute of The Arts, School of Art & Design; I concurrently studied four years of figure drawing and caricature in the CalArts Disney Character Animation Program. I am the recipient of a Santa Barbara Ad Club Scholarship Award for my original concept drawing of The California Raisins. I am also a Wasserman Scholar.

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My career began as an assistant director at Image West Ltd. Hollywood in video animation effects creating hand drawn images and storyboards. As an assistant graphic designer at Universal Pictures, I created 'movie poster ad slicks', precision line art, and print ads. I then joined the publicity division at MCA Universal Music Group as a graphic designer, promoting popular artists for the legendary VP, Al Ebner in the music industry.

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While we raised our boys, I established Patty Berns Art, a graphic design home studio where I created hand-drawn logos, lettering, publicity, illustration. I also taught 'Studio Art' part time at Roosevelt Elementary in Santa Barbara.

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Currently, I mentor young artists and teach art in Los Angeles. I guide students through portfolio preparation, college requirements, and securing scholarships.​ ~ Patty Berns​