1. Zoya Kraus
Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia, 2782 0421717616 uwildbeauty@gmail.com
Artist and Textile Designer
Zoya Kraus is a flamboyant Australian Surface Artist who uses a variety of mediums to express her multi-faceted
creativity. Her inspirations come from the wild environment of the World Heritage listed, Blue Mountains where she
lives and works. Featuring heavily in her work are Australian Fauna and Flora images with a bold, quirky, edgy twist.
Zoya’s artistic talent is shown through her use of contemporary Australiana imagery that is Designer Haute Couture
and has led to the launching her own fashion and home ware Label, ZOYZ. A unique Label that promotes and honors
both The Arts in Australian Fashion and ALL AUSTRALIAN MADE products. Zoya works on a vast amount of surfaces
both for public sale and private commissions such as canvas and leather shoes, skate decks, fiberglass surfboards,
resin jewelry , wall murals, handbags, skin, tattoo designs and textiles.
Key Qualifications
Bachelor of Communications, Charles Stuart University , Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
2000
Certificate IV Makeup and Special Effects
CAREER SYNOPSIS EXTRACT
Role Company Duration
Original Artwork
Development,Fashion
Designer, Owner, Operator
ZOYZ 2008-2015
Textile designer
Commissioned to produce
design for autumn/winter
range15/16
Printed Village
Front Row Society
2014-2015
Artist, designer
commissioned to produce
range spring /summer 13/14
Camilla Franks 2013- 2014
Artist in residence.
Sculpture Artist:
Hello Koala Project
Hastings Council,
Port Maquarie, Australia
2013
Designer Think Positive Prints
PennyLane Studio
2012-1015
Book Cover Illustrator Bronwyn Delosa, Tafe NSW 2008-2012
SPECIAL FX makeup KFM Media 2005-2008
Design, Production,
Manufacture
Wild Beauty Skin Care
Czech Republic
2002-2005
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Duties
Logo Designs
Repeats
Surface Artist
Head Designer/ Artist
Graphic Placements or designs/illustrations
Existing Artwork Revisions and/or Updates
Colourways / Black and white/ colour separation
Font work
T-shirt designs
Any Custom Design specific to your needs
All forms of Surface Design.
Duties
Textile Design
Repeats
Graphic Placements or designs/illustrations
Existing Artwork Revisions and/or Updates
Colourways / Black and white/ colour separation
Logo Designs
Font work
T-shirt designs
ZOYZ Textile Design and Fashion Label 2008-2015 Blue Mountains , NSW
PRINTED VILLAGE: FRONT ROW SOCIETY Textile Design 2014-2015 Web based
3. Duties
Product research
Source research
Importation cost analysis
Shoe design for seasonal drops spring/ summer 13/14
Pattern and textile design
Design consultation
Duties
Sculpture Artist
Design consultation
Spokesperson
Project management
Duties
Creative textile design
Colour separation consultant
Colour consultant
Experience with Colourbox colour management software
Digital printing consultant
NOTABLE CAREER ACHEIVEMENTS
Finalist: Blacktown City Art Prize, New Soth Wales, 2013
Exhibitions:
National Parks World Heritage Centre, Blackheath, New South Wales, 2013.
Wild Art, Virgin Walls, Blackheath, New South Wales, 2014.
Featured in YMag business magazine, 2014.
Featured in Katrina Chambers, Design Tribe, 2013/2014.
Stocked by Think Positive Prints, Surry Hills, New South Wales.
Stocked by Vintage Garage, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria.
Stocked by Society6, Talent House, Handmade Exchange
CAMILLA FRANKS: DESIGNER CLOTHES BRAND: Designer 2013-2014 Sydney, NSW
HASTINGS COUNCIL: Artist in Residence 2013 Port Macquarie, NSW
THINK POSITIVE PRINTS: Penny Lane Studio: Designer 2012-2015 Sydney, NSW
4. FURTHER TRAINING
Proficient in Adobe Suite
Photo shop
Illustrator.
Work with Artrage on Mac.
Wacom Intuous Pro for digital works.
LINKS
http://www.zoyakraus.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/zoyzleggings
http://thinkpositiveprints.com/pennylane/designer-profiles/zoya-kraus
http://virginwalls.com.au/events/wild-art-by-zoya-kraus-2/
http://printallover.me/collections/zoya-kraus
http://designtribe.com.au/introducing-zoyz-textiles/
