Ya-Wen Ho
Lateral thinker. Culture junkie. Organisation guru. Illustrator. Writer.
I'm an emerging artist currently working on a BFA(Hons) at Elam with an English Literature/Economics double major under my BA.
As editor/publisher of Potroast, a quirky eclectic zine featuring fiction, poetry and illustrations since 2009, I enjoy collaborating with creatives on a wide range of projects. A collaboration with Simon Fletcher won us the Zine of the Year Award at the 2010 Auckland Zinfest. My history of managing self-directed and group projects go back to 2005, when I was the managing director of an award-winning Young Enterprise firm.
- Lateral thinking
- Writing - creative and academic
- Proofreading and editing
- Desktop publishing
- Illustration
- Networking
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Project managment
- Fluent Mandarin Chinese
- Photoshop
- InDesign
2006 - present
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Fine Arts conjoint (BA/BFA)
BA
Double major: English Literature/Economics
University of Auckland
Pigmalion Language School (Toruń, Poland) - English teacher
2010 November - 2011 February
University of Auckland, Department of Development Studies - Summer Scholar
2009 December – 2010 February
Potroast - Editor
2009 April - present
Book My Show - Blog writer
2009 March - May
Federated Pacific - Design Assistant
2006 – 2008 September
The Freelancers (Young Enterprise Scheme) - Managing Director
2005
2010
- Self-published 1,2,3,4 - an illustrated zine with Simon Fletcher. Winner of the Zine of the Year Award at 2010 Auckland Zinefest
- Guest poet at Poetry Live
- Guest poet at Lounge
2009
- Founded Potroast
- Illustrated a collection of poems by Renee Liang
- Self-published Hyperventilating on the Threshold of It-hood, an illustrated collection of poetry. Shortlisted for Zine of the Year Award at 2009 Wellington Zinefest
2007-2009
- Various collaborations including projects exhibited through Metonymy
- Various performances/readings of poetry at events
- Writer for The Deformed Paper
On request
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