CV

ANNA C. TORLEN

WORK EXPERIENCE

Astrologist

Green Dragon Astrology    Palm Beach Gardens, FL    Feb '19 - Present

• Sidereal Astrology Charts
• Zoom Calls
• Client Email, Text, Phone Correspondence
• Client Counseling
• Client Follow-Up
• Fair Exchange of Paid Services
• Psychic Readings
• 13 Sign Sidereal Chart Birth Photos
• Maintained Websites
• Maintained Social Media

Graphic Designer

Self-Employed    Palm Beach Gardens, FL    Feb '00 - Jun '19

• Graphic Design
• Brand and Logo Design
• Video Editing

Digital Art Teacher

Armory Art Center    West Palm Beach, FL    Aug '16 - Jun '17

• Instructed Multimedia Courses
• Photo Editing
• Digital Art Creation
• Educated Students About Various Exported Files

Adjunct Multimedia Professor

Palm Beach State College    Lake Worth, FL    Aug '15 - Jun '17

• Mobile App Design and Video Creation
• Interactive Media Programming
• Animation
• Multimedia Content Creation
• Interactive Multimedia Development
• Video and Audio Editing
• Graphic Design
• Course Curriculum Content Creation
• Curriculum Analysis and Enhancement
• Assessment Design and Evaluation
• Collaborated with Faculty and IT Department
• Advanced Student Engagement
• Created Collaborative Projects

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts (Media, Technology, and Entertainment)

Florida Atlantic University    Boca Raton, FL    May '15

• Member of Phi Kappa Phi
• Multimedia Awards
• Faculty Art Show
• Graduate Student Art Show
• Featured in Remarque
• Awarded Graduate Student Grants
• Filmideo Index Art Show
• Featured Raspberry Pi Project at Adafruit Industries
• Teaching Assistant
• Website Designer for FAU School of Communication and Multimedia Studies Department
• Maintained Wavelengths for the Broadcasting Department, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies Department Website

Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art)

College of Santa Fe    Santa Fe, New Mexico    Jun '00

• Art Scholarship, Dean's List, 1999, 2000
• ICONS: Institute for Conservation Biology, Tuscany, Italy, 2000
• Interview: Talmage, Suezyn. (1999). ICONS in Italy. The Independent. 28 Sept. 1999, pp. 10.
• Assistant Printmaker, Monothon, 1999, 2000
• Web Developer for Charles Ross' Star Axis, 1999
• Web Master, 1998- 2000
• ROAR Art Show, 1998
• Painting Courses with Michael Kessler
• Sculpture Courses with Rick Fisher
• Photography Courses with Nancy Sutor
• Drawing Courses with Linda Swanson
• Printmaking Tour with Ron Prokrasso
• Mayan Art History Courses with Professor Villela
• Modern Art History Course with Kathryn Davis

Awards

• Marine Debris [Mobile Android app]. Florida Atlantic University, Mobile Application Design. Multimedia Award, 2015.
• Sea Turtle Watch [Mobile Android app]. Florida Atlantic University, Mobile Application Design. Multimedia Award, 2015.
• Honorary Member of Phi Kappa Phi
• Grant, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2013-15.
• G.P.A Award, President's Honor Certificate, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, Florida, 2011.
• G.P.A. Award, Dean's List, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1999, 2000.
• Fishback Art Scholarship, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1997-98.

Publications

• MFA Thesis: Imagining Kandinsky's Theories as a Synthesthetic App. Florida Atlantic University. [Master's Thesis, Florida Atlantic University]. Florida Atlantic University Electronic Theses and Dissertations. https://fau.isle.flvc.org/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=https://fau.isle .flvc.org/_flysystem/fedora/2015-07/fau_31332.pdf
• Editor, Raspberry Pi By Example. Packt Publishing, 2016.
• Featured Story, "Community Corner: Great Projects the Past Week in the Adafruit Community - Feb. 14 2014. Adafruit Industries, 14 Feb. 2014, https://blog.adafruit.com/
• Featured 3D Art, Dyana. [Maya] Florida Atlantic University, Remarque: Visual Annual of Florida Atlantic University, vol. 2, 2013, pp. 58.
• My Coffeehouse Gallery Art Show. The Palm Beach Post, 2008.
• Interview, Cloutier, Marcey. "Generation Art." Palm Beach Life, Dec. 2005.
• Interview, Hicks, Bob. "Artists Gather, Attempt to Describe Indescribable." The Oregonian, 23 Sept. 2001.
• Interview Talmage, Suezyn. (1999). ICONS in Italy. The Independent. 28 Sept. 1999, pp. 10.
• Featured Story, Emile. Old Orchard Beach, Maine: Thirteen Stories By Thirteen Students. SALT Institute Documentary Studies, 1998, pages 1, Project #12.https://salt.edu/summer/anna

Interviews

• Andrena Forrest & Jeffrey Shaw with Guest - Anna Torlen - Green Dragon Astrology 13 Signs - 12.08.21. Radio FM88 Australia , 8 Dec. 2021.
• Cloutier, Marcey. "Generation Art." Palm Beach Life, Dec. 2005.
• Hicks, Bob. "Artists Gather, Attempt to Describe Indescribable." The Oregonian, 23 Sept. 2001.
• Talmage, Suezyn. (1999). ICONS in Italy. The Independent. 28 Sept. 1999, pp. 10.

Certificates

• Flower of Life Sacred Geometry Certificate, Jain108 Academy, 2025
• 1st degree, Reiki method of natural healing, Usui Shiki Ryoho, Ma Arpana Rohi, December 8, 2016
• Shamanic Astrology, Astrohub, 2016
• Graphic Design Technology, Web Design Certificate, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, FL. August 2011
• President's Honor Certificate, Palm Beach State College, 2011

Mobile Applications

• Colortune [Mobile iPhone app]. MFA Thesis. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2015.
• Marine Debris [Mobile Android app]. Florida Atlantic University, Mobile Application Design. Multimedia Award, 2015.
• Sea Turtle Watch [Mobile Android app]. Florida Atlantic University, Mobile Application Design. Multimedia Award, 2015.

Website Publications

• Anna Torlen's Fine Art Portfolio, 2016. https://www.annatorlen.com
• Wavelengths, School of Communications and Multimedia. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2014, 2015. https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/scms/wavelengths/
• MetaCubetron, Sacred Geometry Application, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2014. https://www.annatorlen.com/metacubetron
• School of Communications and Multimedia. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2013, 2015. https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/scms/ad-grad-tech/
• Star Axis, Charles Ross' Star Axis Project, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1999. https://www.staraxis.org
• College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1998, 2000. https://www.csf.edu
• SALT Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, Maine, 1998. https://salt.edu/summer/anna

Raspberry Pi Projects

• Keepsake Box [Raspberry Pi Project]. Raspberry Pi Model B. OpenFrameworks Application (Raspberry Pi Model B, Arduino Leonardo, wooden box, car monitor). Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2015.
• Color Interaction: A Study of Harmony in OpenFrameworks. [Essay]. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. 23 Nov. 2013.
• Daft Booth [Raspberry Pi Project]. Hacklab, Boynton Beach, FL, 2016.

Skills

Computer:  

Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects; Pages, macOS, Windows 11, iOS, Raspberry Pi, Final Cut Pro X, HTML5, CSS, C, C++, C#, Swift, Javascript, Processing, Java, Matlab, Machine Learning, UX, IX, MIT App Inventor, VLC, Pure Data, Maya, Blender, Unity, Python 3, Arduino, FTP, OpenFrameworks, Dubian, Linux/Unix, Ubuntu, Android, Oracle, .NET, SQL, PHP, Wordpress, Audacity

Multimedia:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects)
• Video and Audio Editing Techniques
• 3D Modeling and Animation Software
• Instructional Design and Curriculum Development
• Multimedia Content, Concept, Narrative Creation
• Web Design and Development
• Project Management
• Graphic Design Skills
• Programming Languages for Multimedia

Studio Art:

• Ceramics: pottery, coil pots, glazing, wheel, raku
• Printmaking: silk screen, linoleum block, monotype, lithographs, chine colle
• Mixed media: gold leaf, collage
• Painting: oil, acrylic, priming and stretching canvases, drawing: charcoal, pastels
• Sculpture: wood, limestone

Internships and Apprenticeships

• Raspberry Pi and Arduino Intern, Hacklab, Boynton Beach, Florida, 2016.
• Printer Apprentice, Signs and Images, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2006.
• Art Therapy Intern, Cottonwood Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 2003.

Volunteer

• Gallery Assistant, Fotofusion, Photographic Centre, West Palm Beach, FL 2008.
• Art Librarian, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2010.
• Librarian, Compass Center, Lake Worth, Florida, 2008.
• Food Organizer, Preparation, Cook, Server, Boca Helping Hands, Boca Raton, Florida, 2009.
• Master Printmaker's Assistant, Monothon, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2000.

Art Shows

• Metatron's Cube [Painting]. In New and Now Exhibition (December 2016). Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2016.
• Raspberry Pi [Painting]. Delray Tech Space, Delray Beach, FL, 2015.
• Orb City [Print]. In Graduate Student Exhibition (May 2015). Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 2015.
• Ariel [Video].In Faculty Art Exhibition (May 2015). Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 2015.
• Monkeymind [Video]. In Filmideo Exhibition (2014). Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey, 2014.
• Mother [Painting]. In Art Exhibition (December 2008). Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2008.
• Mother Nature [Painting]. In West Palm Beach Artists Exhibition (2006). My Coffeehouse Exhibition, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2006.
• Pink Arc [Painting]. In The Art Barn Exhibition (September 2005). The Art Barn Studios, Santa Fe, NM, 2005.
• The Black Painting [Painting], Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005.
• Untitled [Painting]. In Women's Art Exhibition (December 2002). Flamingo Park Studios, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2002.
• Untitled [Painting]. In Purple Door Exhibition (December 2002). Flamingo Park Studios, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2002.
• Hope [Monoprint]. 9.11 Artists Respond NYC Victim Relief Fund Print Project (21 September-27 October 2001). SAVAGE Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2001.
• Tuscany [Painting Series]. In ROAR Exhibition ( December 2000). College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, 2000.