JONATHAN WENTZ DESIGN
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W DESIGN, LLC
Principal Creative; Art Director/Graphic Designer: 2000-Present

Specializing in Graphic Design, Print and Digital Media, Branding, Marketing, and Digital Art Assets

JONATHAN WENTZ DESIGN
Scenographer/Production Designer: 2005—present
Proud member of IATSE USA LOCAL 829; Guild of Scenic Artists; Freelancers Union; USITT; SETC
Specializing in SCENE and COSTUME DESIGN for over 200 live productions for Theaters and Universities across the USA.
Additional experience in SCENIC & THEME PAINTING, ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN, PROPERTIES, and MASKS/PUPPETRY
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ARTS EDUCATOR
Assistant Professor of Design & Production; 2003-2025

10 years of University Teaching and Mentorship
   
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Higher Education Teaching Certificate
    Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
    Harvard University
    2020
M.F.A. in Drama/Design & Production (Scenography)
    College of Visual and Performing Arts—School of Theatre
    University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    2017-2019
Graduate Coursework/Theater Design & Production
    Mason Gross School of the Arts   
    Rutgers University
    New Brunswick, New Jersey
    2005-2008 
B.F.A./Graphic Design   
    College of Fine & Applied Arts   
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    Rochester, New York
    1985–1989
IATSE LOCAL USA 829 Workshops
    Vectorworks
    Sketch-Up
AGA Power User Workshops
    Adobe Photoshop  
    Adobe Illustrator

PRIMARY DISCIPLINES
Scene Design, Costume Design, Theme/Production Design, Scenic Painting, Properties, Art Direction, Graphic Design

STUDIO SKILLS
Design, research, rendering, painting, model making, drafting, draping and patterning, millinery, costume crafts,
prop design and fabrication, mask and puppet making, computer graphics (art, typography, digital imaging, retouching)

PRODUCTION SKILLS
Painting, carpentry, foam carving, upholstering, sewing, dyeing, mold casting, mask and puppet making

SOFTWARE SKILLS
VectorWorks, Sketch-Up, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, XD), Canva, 
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ProCreate, Figma,

ACADEMIC SOFTWARE

Canvas, Moodle, DL2 Brightspace, Maxient, Appointment Manager, Degree Works, Banner, Ellucian CRM Adviser




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Proud Member of IATSE USA Local 829
​and The Guild of Scenic Artists


Hours

M-F: 9am - 5pm. EST

Telephone

973.495.7570

Email

[email protected]
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