Ya-Wen Ho

Ya-Wen Ho, illustrator

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.

Key skills: 
  • Lateral thinking
  • Writing -  creative and academic
  • Proofreading and editing
  • Desktop publishing
  • Illustration
  • Networking
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills
  • Project managment
  • Fluent Mandarin Chinese
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign

 

 

Education history: 

2006 - present
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Fine Arts conjoint (BA/BFA)
BA

Double major: English Literature/Economics
University of Auckland

Work history: 

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

Creative achievements: 

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

 

References: 

On request

Contact details: 
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