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Saturday October 15, 2011

At TBWA/Chiat/Day
5353 Grosvenor Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066

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Reviewers Include:

Jigisha Bouverat, Director of Art Production; TBWA/Chiat/Day
With TBWA\Chiat\Day since 1989, Jigisha has worked in many challenging departments within the agency. In 1998, she took over the Art Buying department. Under her leadership, agency Art Producers work with local and internationally renowned artists to produce some of the most memorable images in advertising. 22 years later, Jigisha still endeavors to work by the fundamental TBWA\Chiat\Day philosophy to challenge everyday conventions and develop fresh, inspiring ideas.

"I'm very fortunate to have found a career that surrounds me with passionate creatives and artists everyday."

Some of her recent clients include Nissan, Infiniti, Apple, VISA, Gatorade, Pepsi, Energizer, PUR, Pedigree, Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee, Grammy's.

Tom is currently an associate creative director for member marketing communications at KAISER PERMANENTE, one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. There he leads a team of writers and designers in the development of category-defining brand and marketing communications. In addition to his practice work, Tom has been an instructor at ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN and UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES EXTENSION. He is a member of AIGA.

Brooke Embry, Tidepool Reps
Brooke Embry is the co-founder and owner of TidePool Reps, representing artists nationwide since 2001. After studying photography at UC Berkeley, The Academy of Art University and The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, she entered the business element in the advertising industry as a trained photographer. Her passion for photography and art helped her cultivate a roster of true artists that also thrive in the commercial world of advertising. Her artists have worked with agencies nationwide from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Crispin Porter + Bogusky and BBH to National Geographic and Time magazine.

"TidePool is a family, and I can't tell you how lucky I am that I work with creative and ambitious artists that are all the joy of my job as well".

Jen Jenkins and Eleni Peters, Giant Artists
Giant Artists is a full-service agency for artists by artists. We began in March of 2006 and currently represent photographers, illustrators, designers, filmmakers, stylists, and makeup artists. Giant Artists helps create, nurture, and maintain lasting careers for its artists by curating quality archives and cultural events including public exhibitions and published works. While some of our artists are just beginning their careers, others are award-winning and widely recognized for their excellence and contributions to their fields. We are connected in the spirit of creating art, working with a supportive and innovative community of artists and clients, helping others fulfill their vision, and, simply, making a living doing what we love.

We are inspired by our heroes and fellow risk-takers. Most importantly, we are inspired by each other.

Byron Regej, Art Director; Los Angeles Magazine
Byron Regej did his bachelors of advertising and graphic design at Swinburne National School of Design in Melbourne Australia. Byron then moved to New York, where he got my first job as a junior designer for the New York Times Book Reviews. After a year, he decided to go back to school at did his Master of Fine Arts at SVA School of Visual Arts. Byron graduated and started his career in New York at GQ as a senior designer, then to Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, Portfolio and currently Los Angeles magazine as their art director.

Andrea Rosenfeld, Art Buyer, David and Goliath
With a B.A., Art History from University of California, Los Angeles, Andrea has 15+ years of experience in media and commercial photography. Through her work as an art producer/art buyer (D&G and DDB), photo editor/ art director (Getty and Corbis) and photo agent (Sharpe&Associates), Andrea has gained extensive experience with print and interactive media. Andrea is a true specialist in sourcing appropriate and relevant talent, negotiating, budgeting, photo editing, portfolio consultation, art direction, securing rights and clearance, licensing, creative briefs, and artist relations. Andrea has had the pleasure of serving for the past two years as Executive Producer of Compassionate Eye Foundation http://compassionateeye.org .

Some of her current clients include: KIA, Carl's Jr, CA Lottery, Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino, NYNY Hotel & Casino, Universal Studios Hollywood.

Tom Saputo, Saputo Design
I've had the good fortune to work with incredibly talented people, at some of this countries most notable advertising agencies. As a result, over the last 20 years I have been integrally involved in launching and rebranding some famous (and infamous) brands like Lexus, General Motor's Saturn and EV1, Sprint PCS, The Bellagio Hotel and Casino, First Union Bank, Peet's Coffee and Tea, as well as the rebrand of GMC trucks. Great work and maintaining creative integrity has been my focus since the beginning of my career. This focus has been recognized by The Clio Awards, Communication Arts, D&AD, LA Beldings, Lulus, NY Art Directors Club, The One Show, SF Show and Magazines; Applied Arts, How, ID and Print. As I enter the 13th year of running my own creative shop, that priority remains the same.

Specialties
Saputo Design has become known for our expertise in solving creative problems, for brand integration, and for our high "get it" factor when it comes to interpreting a strategy.