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Simona originally immigrated to the US as a child from Romania. The only thing she ever stole was a pocket sized illustrated book, and dreamt of creating equally spellbound experiences. For many years Simona’s client experience included working as an art director per advertising, branding and marketing work for national and international clients. Simona has received numerous awards for art direction, design and illustration both nationally and internationally including: The 2023 United States International Poster Biennale, Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2022 + 2023 (short list), AIGA Upstate NY State of Design, Print Magazine’s Design Annual, FABRICA/Benetton Workshop in Treviso, Italy, The Portland Creative Conference's Rosey Awards, and AIGA Best of Oregon Traveling Design Exhibition. Simona’s current work focuses on capturing the magic of visual narrative per community and commercial projects involving supergraphics, surface design, motion design, and any other available mediums. Simona Bortis-Schultz’s book, To Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth, Women’s Work: The Visual Language of the Romanian Blouse revolves around an artifact of material culture as it relates to symbols, storytelling and design, and is available at Set Margins Press. Simona earned a double Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and in Visual Design, from the University of Oregon and a Masters of Fine Art from The Vermont College of Fine Art in graphic design. Outside the world of design + illustration, Simona teaches communication design + enjoys life in rural Albany County with her family. EXHIBITIONS 2023 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL POSTER BIENNALE exhibited in United States starting in Los Angeles, California followed by openings in Iowa, Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and others. Also, throughout the year 2024, work will be exhibited around the world in countries such as Poland, China, and more. SELECT CLIENTS Adidas Austen Riggs Center Callisto Media/Rockridge Imprint 2Communiqué Center for Internet Security Creative Communications/Noodle Emory Rollins School of Public Health The Guthrie Center Nomad Coworks Pacific Retail Capital Partners Plazm Media The Portland Stamp Company The Sage Colleges Scholastic Education Storey Publishing