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Dasean Burnette

(Born 1994) 

Durham, North Carolina

Lives and works in Durham, North Carolina

Education

2017 BA, The North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Residencies

2024 : Very First Times Residency, Durham, NC 

Group Exhibition 

  • 2024 : Afrofuturism Exhibition, The African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC

  • 2024 : NCAT Alumni Art Exhibition, H.C. Taylor Gallery, Greensboro, NC

  • 2023 : NCAT Alumni Art Exhibition, H.C. Taylor Gallery, Greensboro, NC

  • 2023 : Big Kids Only. Contemporary Art & Toy Exhibition, Irving Park and Frame, Greensboro, NC

  • 2023 : Art From The Heart Exhibition, GSO Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

  • 2021 : VAE: COSO 2021 Biennial Exhibition, VAE, Raleigh, NC

Check Out Dasean Burnette’s Story

https://voyageraleigh.com/interview/check-out-dasean-burnettes-story

Sniffing out pancakes…and undiscovered talent

https://www.durhamartguild.org/dagnews/pancakeart


Exp.

  • Graphic Designer

    June 2023 - Present

    Freelance

    • Duke CFAR

    • No Visa

    • Very First Times

    • North Durham Farmers’ Market

    • Alec Lomami

    • The Rare Collection

    • Mier Luck

    • Austin Royale

    • Master Of Mediums

  • Graphic Designer

    February 2023 - May 2023

    McKenny Creative Agency

  • Worked in junctions with creative directors, copywriters, and producers to brainstorm, materialize, and produce in Puma's RUN and Puma FIT 2023 Nitro campaign brand ads, physical and digital, which included art direction, in-store ads, product Ads, and web animations.

    Produced McKinney inhouse graphics, ranging from - McKinney website visuals, McKinney brand visuals, McKinney Black Futures web-page and McKinney's "Are you blacker than chatGTP?"

  • Graphic Designer
    January 2020 - December 2022
    Green For Life Environmental

  • Created/managed an array of varying print collateral and production projects that ranged from mailers, calendars, novelty checks, apparel, vehicle decals, and storefront signage.

    Played a key role in the development, and expansion of GFL's visual identity and brand development by designing fresh branding assets and elements that effectively communicated and expanded company incentives, new product lines, acquisitions, and company safety / cultural standards.

  • Graphic Designer
    December 2017 - December 2019
    Waste Industries

  • Managed and created assets for projects ranging from Print design, Digital design, Internal, B2B, and Consumer-facing. This included web assets, social ads, iconography, webpage layouts, photography, and a diverse cast of print assets that included promotional materials, signage, presentations, calendars, marketing collateral, swag, and environmental designs. Regularly acted as a photographer for an array of Waste Industry corporate and philanthropic events.

  • Branding & Design Intern
    August 2017 - December 2017
    Waste Industries

  • Redesigned outdated Waste Industry branding/marketing collateral and played a secondary role in developing company swag assets that could be acquired via Waste Industries' online storefront. Assisted the then Marketing Director and Brand lead with day-to-day brand operations.

Ed.

  • North Carolina A&T State University
    August 2013 - December 2017
    B.A Visual Media Design

Client.

  • Alec Lomami

  • Audiomack

  • BUD’DA Anderson

  • Cozy Gourmet

  • Dayna House

  • Double Dutch NC

  • Duke CFAR

  • Green For Life Environmental

  • Greensboro Fashion Week

  • Guilford Dairy Skate

  • Mier Luck

  • Motorco Music Hall

  • NCAlways.Org

  • Ncaatogether.Org

  • North Carolina State University

  • North Durham Farmers’ Market

  • No Visa

  • The Black Creative Conference

  • The Rare Collection

  • PUMA

  • Waste Industries