Graduated in Communications and Advertising with a concentration in Audiovisual Production at UNITEC, Laureate.

Film Studies at Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba.

Worked as Editor and Post-Producer of Documentary Cinema, advertising and the design of cinema portfolios to qualify for production funds in Central America and the Caribbean since 2008.

Worked on projects in Honduras, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, including the opera prima I Vetri Trepano74 min. Directed by Alessandro Focareta.

 

Jonathan Schmidt has been a faculty member of CHAVÓN The School of Design from 2013 to 2022. He is the Head of Illustration and Animation Department, including teaching illustration and drawing, conceptualized and introduced tra-digital animation in to the school curriculum. In charge of Internship program.

Graduated from CHAVÓN The School of Design with an AAS Fine Art & Illustration (Magnum Cum Laude), 2003. Studied at Parsons School of Design, degree in Fine Arts and BFA Illustration, 2005 .

Selected for the Artist in Residence program of CHAVÓN. Worked on different projects for the Dominican Department of Education in the creation of children’s books, and on the design and illustration of the cover for Penguin Young Readers Group, 2005–2006 Series.

Jonathan Schmidt exhibited and worked in wide acclaim in the Dominican Republic,  Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Museum of Barrio Harlem NY, Mystic Seaport  in Connecticut and Parsons Gallery NY.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

• Storyboards for upcoming film USA “Mercury” 2022 , Season 4 of NICKELODEON’S “Are you Afraid of the Dark. Director Dean Israelite 2022 

Jonathan Schmidt has been the Director/CEO/Storyboard Artist/Lead Animator from 2013 to 2022 of Piece Of Schmidt Productions. He has worked on the following proyects:

• Director of creative content including concept creation, story conception, character conception and development, character design, storyboarding and  animation. 
• Storyboards and Animation for “EPS Express Parcel Service” advertising campaign. R.D. 2022  
• Has been instrumental in creating 5 original animated series properties –  Nin Rana, Suckers and in development: After Ascension, Gulls, and Jaymse 
• Reportage illustrations for ¨LA Bodega de M.G. Cuesta / MAENO & CO. R.D. 2020  
• Storyboards/Animatics/test animation for COLFIRE insurance Trinidad Tobago 2019 
• Arrive Alive Children’s coloring book / CL communications Trinidad and Tobago 2019 
• Participated in ¨ BIENAL DE DISEÑO España 2018 ¨ 
• UTC Bank Trinidad – Illustration and design of coloring book 2017
• Lone Coconut –Partner / Storyboard Artist / Lead Animator: 2013 – 2022   
• Storyboards for Netflix show “the I-Land” 2018 
• Storyboards for upcoming film “ Sol en el Agua” 2018 
• Re-storyboarding and sequence animation for “Barberia” film 2018 
• Storyboard and lead animation for “Loki 7” action movie 2016
• Storyboard and lead animation for “Los Fabulosos Ma Mejores” baseball movie 2015 
• Storyboard and animation “Rica Milkids” video advertising campaign 2016 • Storyboard for “Mosh” movie not yet released 2017 
• Storyboard and character design consultation for “Catastropico” action movie 2016 
• Storyboard for “Barberia” movie not yet released 2016-17
• Storyboard for “Raw Kakao” chocolate advertising campaign 2016 • Storyboard for “Uqbar” science fiction trailer for movie 2015 

• Red Stone Studios – Cartographer: 2004-2005 
• Painted large scale maps in accurate detail for ranches across the USA
• Mustache – illustrations and designs for album covers, posters and t-shirts 2005-2012 
• Mariano Pichardo/Cassandra – Bumper storyboard for “Cassandra”Award Show 2011 
• Vinos Emereo – Wine label designs and art 2011
• Aguar Por Vida – Art direction for print advertising campaign 2011 • Funda Mental – Storyboards for TV commercials and music videos 2006-2011  • Hostal Marina real – Tourist Map illustration 2010 
• Jean Gabriel Guerra – storyboard for feature length film 2010 • Hotel Frances Santo Domingo R.D. – illustrations for Visitor’s Guide 2008  • Suiche Machete – Script Illustration for TV ad 2008 
• Pages BBDO – Illustrations for Suzuki Swift campaign 2007 / illustrations for Exhibicion de Arte Pages BBDO 2008 / illustrations for One Man Show  Pages 2008 
• Funglode R.D. – Editorial Illustration for Funglode Magazine 2005-2008 • Altos De Chavon – Artist in Residence 2006 
• E.P.S. – Storyboard and animation for shipping advertising campaign 2006
•  Illy Words Magazine – Editorial spread design 2005  • Penguin Group USA – Hip Hop Kids book jackets 2005

Professor of Illustration at the Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial, Havana, Cuba.

Professor of Two-dimensional Design, CHAVÓN The School of Design.

Professor of Illustration and Drawing, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC).

Professor of Visual Arts, Lux Mundi School.

Graduated from CHAVÓN The School of Design with a degree in Visual Communication, 2006.

Studied Editorial Design at the Universidad Autónoma de México.

Master in Typography.

Coordinates the summer Design and Advertising Program and teaches workshops for adults and adolescents at CHAVÓN.

Works as Visual Communicator for her own company with an important  portfolio with  clients such as Grupo Apolo, Productos Victorina, Grupo Tania Báez, Nutsy, among others.

Graduated from CHAVÓN The School of Design, with a degree in Fashion Design,

Studied at Parsons School of Design.

Postgraduate studies in Art Direction at ELISAVA, Barcelona.

Art Director for the agency Cumbre Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi and Graphic Designer at Litmedia Productions.

Co-owner of Modafoca advertising agency.

 

Graduated from CHAVÓN The School of Design, with a degree in Fine Arts.

 Studied at Parsons School of Design.

Collaborated for 6 years with renowned photographer Peter Beard, working in conceptualizing, implementation of techniques and the production of art projects.

Member  of the audiovisual art collective “Les Gens Normaux” since 2014.

Bachelor Degree in Art History and Economics from Wheaton College, Norton, MA, United States. Involved in projects related to art, such as the organization of theIIand III Biennial of the Caribbean and Central America since 1992; and the XIX National Biennial of Visual Arts of Santo Domingoin 1994, for the Museum of Modern Art of the Dominican Republic (MAM).

Founding member of the MAM Foundation.

Written essays on Art History for the magazine Revista Ventanaof Listín Diario, in Santo Domingo, DR.

Graduated from CHAVÓN The School of Design, with a degree in Communication Design.

Director of the Art Department for Kraneo/*SCPFPublicidad from 2009 to 2016.

Collaborated with Bravo Estudio in animation projects for companies such as Directv y Tresemmé, Buenos Aires.

Animator at Productora Sasami, content development for projection mapping.

Designed graphic packages for international TV channels such as Disney XD y Zee Tv, Estudio 2Veinte.

Co founder of Empresa Moto Studio, dedicated to the design and production of audiovisual experiences.

Graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from, CHAVÓN The School of Design.

Bachelor of Architecture, Pedro Henríquez Ureña University, UNPHU.

Awards and recognitions include the first place in the Coast and Fishery painting and photography competition, an honorable mention at the Diario Libre Contemporary Art Contest of 2016, and another honorable mention at the first Drawing Biennial from EscuelaNacional de Bellas Artes National in the Dominican Republic.