LENNY GERARD

A creative spirit with over 10+ years of experience in agencies and organizations across art, fashion, music, beauty, and entertainment. Specializing in providing clients a strong visual presence through photography, videography, web-design, marketing, social-media, stop-motion animation, and art direction. 

Expertise:

Photography | Photo Editing | Stop-Motion Animation | Videography | Video Editing | Digital Asset Management | Creative Team Management | Social-Media Content Creation | Art Direction | Web Design | E-commerce | Brand Partnerships 

Tools:

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Bridge, Lightroom)

Clients/Publishers Include: 

• Netflix
  
• NBC
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Huffington Post 
  
• MTV
  
• CNN wire 
  
• AXS
• Universal Music Group
• Costco
• Amazon

Experience:

• Gertmenian - E-commerce Marketing Specialist (2020)
• eSalon - Photographer, Videographer (2019)
• Little Remedies - Art Director (2019)
• Socialtyze - Art Director (2019)
• Photo Affections - Production Artist (2019)
• Mercury Insurance - Content Creator (2019)
• Summer's Eve - Content Creator (2019)
• Simply To Impress - Production Artist (2019)
• Mariana Jewelry - Content Creator (2019)
• OUT Magazine - Branded Content Producer, Photo & Graphics Editor (2016-2018)
• Advocate - Branded Content Producer, Photo & Graphics Editor, Photographer (2016-2018)
• HIV Plus Magazine - Photo & Graphics Editor (2016-2018)
• Pride - Branded Content Producer, Photo & Graphics Editor (2016-2018)
• Alexa Meade - Artist Assistant, Social Media Manager, Photo/Videographer (2015-16)
• Infinity Marketing Team - Social Media Manager/Photographer/Videographer (2016)
• Samantha Sackler Productions - Photographer (2016)
• Designer8 - Photographer, Graphic Designer (2016)
• Universal Music Group - Intern, photographer (2013)
• Bartok - Intern, content creator, brand & social media strategy (2015)
• Kari Hansbarger - Intern, photographer (2015)
• Def Jam Records - Intern, photo/videographer (2012-13)
• Island Records - Intern, photo/videographer (2012-13)
• Emusic - Intern, photographer (2012)

Education: 
Parsons School of Design, New York City, Photography & Media Creation (BFA) 2010-2015 
Eugene Lang College, New York City, Contemporary Music (BA) 2010-2015

Exhibitions:

"Botanical"

Las Laguna Gallery, 577 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (Sept 2020 - present)

“29th Annual Juried Exhibition”  

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 (July –September 2020)

“Untitled”

- B&G Studio, 3074 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104 (September, 2019)

“Contemporary Takeout”

- Touchon & Co. Gallery, 1100 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (April 2019)

"Art To Go"

- Museum of Selfies, 6757 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (January 2019)

"Photofeast, New Documents"

- Industry City, 220 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY (May 2015)

"Parsons Senior Thesis Show"

- Thierry-Goldberg Gallery, 103 Norfolk Street, Manhattan, NY (May 2015)