Artist Resume

Suzanne Skaar

Multidisciplinary Artist/ Writer

Tacoma, Washington

Education

Master of Arts in International Studies: University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Russian Eastern Europe Central Asian Studies (REECAS)

Thesis – “Guerrilla Art and Protest in Modern Russia”
• Presenter at the April 2013 Northwest REECAS Conference, University of Washington – Seattle

Bachelor of Arts: The Evergreen State College – Olympia, WA
• Traditional and Literary Journalism, Photography, and Digital Media
• Eastern European art, culture, and history, and the Russian language

Certified Disability Management Specialist – Retired (CDMS-R): Commission for Case Manager Certification

Accessible Player Experiences (APX) Practitioner: Certified by Able Gamers Charity

Projects

Untitled Dinosaur Game

In development by No, Mine Studios (2020 – Present), with support from the City of Tacoma Arts Commission (2021 Tacoma Artist Initiative Project Recipient)

Adjunct Instructor, Game Design and Animation

Created and taught curriculum to high school students for Tacoma Public School District’s School of Industrial Design and Engineering: Tacoma, Washington (2023).

“Yeetcosystem”

Writer, director, animator, and voiceover for satirical short animation about housing, economic inequality, and more. Premiered at Tacoma Film Festival (2023); accepted into Valkyrie International Film Festival (2024).

GeekGirlCon Moderator: “DIY Gaming: How to Self-Publish and Promote Your Own Games”

GeekGilCon: Seattle, Washington (2023)

City of Tacoma Community Arts Project: South Side Animation Club

Launched in 2023.

Tacoma Artist Initiative Project Grant Recipient

City of Tacoma Arts Commission (2021-2022)

Writer: “The Biopsy.”

Creative Colloquy Print Anthology. Tacoma, Washington.

GeekGirlCon Panelist: “Chronic and Creative”

As a Certified Disability Management and artist, I have been invited two years in a row to participate on a panel which addresses maintaining creative practices for individuals with chronic conditions and disabilities. October 2018, November 2019.

Jet City Comic Show Panelist Moderator: “Making Space: Accessibility and Diversity in Geek Culture”

Panelists: Alease Frieson, Anna Nepomuceno, Naarah McDonald, and Stephanie Anne Johnson. Tacoma, Washington, October 26, 2019.

Writer/ Presenter: “Controlling the Narrative: Gatekeeping, Secret Societies, and Good Ol’ Boys Networks”

Portland Drunken Discourse, October 2019.

Host/ Researcher: South End Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Moment

Tacoma City TV, May 2019

Writer/ Presenter: “Immigration and Tacoma: Past and Present”

Tripod Series, April 19. 2019

Writer/ Costumes/ Props/ Set Design: “Terrorium”

253 Film Festival 72 Hour Film Competition Entry, April 25-28, 2019.

Editor/ Design Consultation/ Slide Show Layout: Tacoma’s Drunk History

October 2018 – January 2019.

Co-Writer/ Researcher: “Cannabis Crime Resolution“

I co-wrote the 2017 resolution to address racial and economic inequities in cannabis arrests and criminal records, endorsed by local Democratic LD’s including the 28th and 29th.

Host/ Producer: “Tacoma LNG” Episode

Amplify Tacoma, Radio Tacoma, 2016.

Anacortes Arts Festival: Working Studios, Outdoor Installation

Anacortes, WA, August 1-3, 2014

No Mine! Studios Collective Art Show

Metro Coffee: Tacoma, WA, January – February 2014

Co-Founder/ Artistic Director/ Designer/ Live Projections: Grit City Fest

September 2009 – June 2010

Collective Member

Artist Spotlight: Me and My Pet Ulcer (2009)

Art/ Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA 2008 – 2009

Live Painter: Mechanismus Industrial Shows
Re-Bar: Seattle, WA 2008