contact
Nighat Ahmed
460 Lynette Street
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tel: 301-355-5751
Cell: 301-452-8807
Email: Nighatah@gmail.com
Education
American University Washington DC, May 1998
Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary studies: Graphic Design and Communication
Montgomery College Rockville MD, 1993-1995
Courses in Studio Art, Design and Computers
Punjab University Pakistan, Lahore, August 1976
Masters in Fine Arts, Painting and sculpture
Awards
Golden Key Honor Society 1997
Phi Theta Kappa Society 1994
The National Dean’s List 1994-1995
Exhibitions
Student Art Show Montgomery College Rockville, 1993 & 1994
The Design EXPO American University, March 1998
Experience
Free Lance Work Gaithersburg MD, from 2000 to Current
Designed invitation cards, posters, logos, forms for Organizations like, Friends of Pakistan, SOS Children’s Villages of Pakistan, MSN Muslim Public Service Network and Bethesda Health Rehabilitation Center
Freedom By Design Washington DC, April 1999
Freelance work designing invitations and book covers
Blue Acorn Studio, Inc. Washington DC, September 1998 to March 1999
Worked and designed newsletters, brochures, letterheads, logos and office forms. Organized the office. Archived the client’s work projects
Workshop with AIGA The Design Center Washington DC, March 1998
Helped setup a juried exhibition of Music CDs, videos and posters
A.U White House News Photographers Assoiation Washington DC, 1998
Designed and made entries of the photographs for the slide-show
Workshop with the Art Director Club Silver Spring MD, 1996
Sorted out Design-work in different categories and helped in organizing them for jury selection
S.O.S Children Villages of Pakistan Washington DC, 1989-1992
Hospitality executive in charge of food arrangements. Packing old clothing and toys. Helped with fund-raising activities
The Capital Children Museum Washington DC, 1978
Provided help in the Arts and Crafts section and made posters for the Summer Program
Skills
Computers: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Quark Xpress, PageMaker
Arts: Drawing, Illustration and Painting