Curriculum Vitae/Resume


Peter Sheehan

Pittsburgh, PA

peter@perebite.com

perebite.com

Education

2020  BFA College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, minor in Game Design


Work Experience

2020-21  3D Animator + VR Developer at Federico Solmi Studios

Developed bizarre worlds of tech billionaires and historical figures, in a hand painted style matted onto 3D renders in Unity 3D. Created the pipeline to make these animated worlds fully interactive with VR.

2020-21  Lead Game Developer at Troutwood

Designed and programmed with a team of front-end developers for a financial simulation game called "Finulator," designed to teach useful budgeting and investing skills to high schoolers.

2016-20  Web Designer at Art for Eternity NYC art gallery

2019-20  Intern at Carnegie Mellon University Student Affairs Video Editing and Graphic Design

Produced and developed posters and video work to promote campus life and student well-being.

2016-20  Web Designer at Art for Eternity NYC art gallery

Rebuilt website from ground up, working with shopping cart, displays, and user uploading pages


Awards/Grants

2019  Samuel Rosenberg Award, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

2019  SURG Grant, STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Pittsburgh, PA


Exhibitions

2019

The Mirage: A VR Spa. 3577 Studios. November 16th 2019. (collaboration with Ava Kling and Aren Davey)

Soccer on an Expanding Field. The Ellis Gallery, Pittsburgh PA. (Performance in collaboration with Mairead Dambruch)

Bit Bridge Halloween Showcase 2019. Iron City Circus Arts, Pittsburgh PA. October 25th 2019.

Tartan Fart 4: Make Bad Art. The Frame, Pittsburgh PA. October 4th 2019.

Carnegie’s Monocle, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Polka. Collaboration with Katie Tender, Michelle Janco, and Sophia Videva. May - June 2019.

Interactive Art Exhibition, The Studio for Creative Inquiry. May 2nd 2019

Just Don’t Smile, The Frame. March 22- 24 2019.

2017

HS2AS Alumni Show. Juvenal Reis Studios, Long Island City, NY. 2017.


Bibliography

Matteo Bittanti, "Game Art: Peter Sheehan's Wario World War III (2019)", access date: Nov 13 2019. link

Matt Hurry & Dan C. Parkers & Jamie Woodcock, "The #WorkersGameJam: Issue 8 Editorial", access date: June 25 2019. link

Publications as Author

"Clippy Explains: War Profiteering" & "DEBATE LARP", Artists for President 2020, Angela Washko, ed. (Carnegie Mellon University)


References

Golan Levin, Director of STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and Professor of Art, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, 15213

email: golanlevin@gmail.com

Angela Washko, Assistant Professor of Art, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, 15213

email: angelawashko@cmu.edu