Galina Zaitseva
Residence
Tallinn, Estonia
Languages
Russian, Estonian, English, German
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/galina-zaitseva/
Facebook page (costumes, props, art)
https://www.facebook.com/Vega.Art.Cosplay/
deviantART gallery (art)
https://hasegawavega.deviantart.com
E-mail
[email protected]
Tallinn, Estonia
Languages
Russian, Estonian, English, German
linkedin.com/in/galina-zaitseva/
Facebook page (costumes, props, art)
https://www.facebook.com/Vega.Art.Cosplay/
deviantART gallery (art)
https://hasegawavega.deviantart.com
[email protected]
Education
1996 - 2008
2008 - 2011 2011 - 2013 |
Tallinn Juhkentali High School
Art class Tallinn University Art Education (major) English Language and Culture (minor) Tallinn University Art Teacher (major) English Language Teacher (minor) |
Work experience
2005 - present
2010 - 2017 2013 2013 2013 2013 - 2017 2017 |
Freelance Artist
Responsibilities: Digital and traditional illustrations, character sheets Japanese-English Language School (JEL) Responsibilities: Teacher (art workshops, summer camp programs) Designer (poster design) French Lyceum, 32. High School, Tallinn Juhkentali High School Responsibilities: Teaching practice (Art, English language) Private tutor Responsibilities: English language, photoshop basics Art Museum (KUMU) Responsibilities: Teacher (museum lessons, summer camp) Children's Museum Miiamilla Responsibilities: Teacher (museum lessons, workshops, family days) Designer (posters, banners, leaflets, teaching materials, games) Marketing and advertising (Facebook, newsletters, other ads) Website maintenance and updates (Wordpress) Jack-of-all-trades Gamesys Estonia Responsibilities: Recreating slot game assets Generating and sketching new slot game concepts |
Volunteer work
2015 - present
2017 - present |
AniMatsuri Japanese pop-culture festival
Responsibilities: Trips coordinator After-party coordinator Merchandise design (hoodies, t-shirts, tote bags, stickers, pin-buttons) Diploma design JAFF Japanese animation film festival Responsibilities: Co-organizer, helper |
Additional training
2013
2013 2016 |
Estonian Folk Culture Centre
How to use your voice. Improvisation Summer School for Museum Workers Various workshops and lectures Addenda OÜ Conflict situations when dealing with clients |
Computer skills
Basic
Adobe Lightroom Adobe Aftereffects Adobe InDesign Spine HTML CSS CompuCash |
Medium
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Premiere Corel Draw Final Cut Pro Wordpress Windows 10 Mac OS |
Specialist
Adobe Photoshop Windows XP, 7 Microsoft Office software OpenOffice software Internet browsers (Firefox, Chrome) |
Exhibitions & awards
2009
2011 2011 2012 2012 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 |
AHNE @ Rotermann City
Group exhibition of Tallinn University art students Contribution: painting, drawings (triptych) AHNE @ Rotermann City Group exhibition of Tallinn University art students Contribution: paintings (triptych) Peculiar shoe @ ABC King, Viru Center Group exhibition of Tallinn University art students Contribution: shoe model (ceramics) Idee... Ideetu @ Gallery Aatrium Group exhibition of Tallinn University art students Contribution: video KIMP festival @ Cafe Sinilind Contribution: Estonia themed board-game Japanese Pop in a Pocket @ Children's Museum Miiamilla Personal exhibition Contribution: digital drawings, collectibles installation, game AniMatsuri Japanese pop-culture festival Second place in stage performance category Contribution: costume JAFF (Japanese Animation Film Festival) First place in cosplay contest Contribution: costume Nyaaa! Cosplay First place in dance category and audience's favorite Contribution: costume JAFF (Japanese Animation Film Festival) Second place in cosplay contest Contribution: costume Nyaaa! Cosplay Judge's favorite Contribution: costume AniMatsuri Japanese pop-culture festival First place in defile category Contribution: costume MängudeÖÖ Third place in cosplay contest Contribution: costume |
Interests
My greatest passion is Japanese culture and everything connected with it. I spend a lot of time watching Japanese animation, drawing, visiting various conventions (AniMatsuri, Unicon, Nyaaa!, GameOn, etc) and selling hand-made merchandise. I am an avid cosplayer (costume creator and performer) for almost 4 years and spend all my free time working on new costumes and stage performances. In-between work I enjoy playing video games.