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Artist Profile: Miriam Selmi Reed
Miriam Selmi Reed was born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland. She joined the School of Design in Zurich at the age of 17, earning a BFA and completing a 5 year graduate degree program in Graphic Design and Illustration. Her further education included a degree in advanced illustration and children’s illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Miriam worked in Zurich from 1990-1996 as a designer/illustrator in both full-time and freelance positions for advertising agencies such as BBDO and McCann Erickson. Miriam moved to New York City in 1996 and had many gallery shows. In 1998 she moved to Los Angeles to work for Disney on the new Disneyland Tokyo theme park designs. After this project, she went on to work with Cinesite/Kodak, the Hollywood special effects company, as staff illustrator/concept artist. Her feature film projects included Titanic, Hard Rain, The Truman Show, Face Off and Practical Magic. From 1999 through 2008, Miriam worked for several major movie and special effects companies in Los Angeles such as Styleclick/USA Networks, providing illustrations, character designs and storyboards. During this time in Los Angeles she also freelanced for major fashion companies, expanding her artistic skills in pattern development and fashion renderings. Miriam’s work has been published in magazines, calendars, book/CD covers and has been used in international advertising campaigns. Miriam created the main illustration for the Lyric Theatre of Belfast's 2012 production of "Hansel & Gretel", used to market the production on billboards, magazine covers, TV commercials and public transportation. Miriam has returned with her family to Switzerland where she continues working with clients in America, Europe and Asia. Her clients include McCann Erickson, Wirz BBDO, ByHeart, Euro RSCG, Avalanche Publishing, Ballantine Books , Random House,Swingset Press, Medela, Swiss Bank Corporation, Siemens, Mondaine & Tissot Swiss watches, Kuhn Rikon, Bico, Elle Magazine, City of Cerritos (Illustrations for the public library and city bus line), Cartoon Networks/Turner Broadcasting, Cinesite/ Kodak, USA Networks, Geronimo Films, Studio Wilks Los Angeles, Kenneth Cole New York, Dockers, Gloria Vanderbilt and Arizona. -
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Caption: Crumbling dollar sign clock hand
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.04 MB
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Caption: Uncle Sam reducing cash into coins through grinder
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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Caption: Money falling on Wall Street
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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Caption: Money burning on stack of gold coins
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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Caption: Man with rose-colored globe eyeglasses
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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Caption: Oil drill and gas pump in field of wildflowers
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.89 MB
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Caption: People pulling at knot choking smokestack
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.89 MB
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508059
Caption: Pipes under city
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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Caption: Fingerprint covering face of person with mask
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.58 MB
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508061
Caption: Business people walking among money
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.14 MB
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508062
Caption: E-mail symbols covering woman's face
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 49.99 MB
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Caption: Business people walking along dollar sign cogs
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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Caption: People connecting jigsaw pieces and forming globe
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.53 MB
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Caption: Businessman in 'SS Bailout' life ring smoking cigar and drinking cocktail
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.97 MB
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508066
Caption: Puppet attached to technology symbols overhead
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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508067
Caption: Zipper around globe eye
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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508068
Caption: Magnifying glass over fingerprint and mask
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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508069
Caption: Man on piggy bank juggling work and domestic life images
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.70 MB
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508070
Caption: Sheep walking on street below descending line graph
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.14 MB
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508071
Caption: Globe dripping in hourglass
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.90 MB
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508072
Caption: Money in 'Bail Out' toilet bowl filtering into pipes below
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.03 MB
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508073
Caption: People on chess board covering person's head
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 49.98 MB
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508074
Caption: Businessman walking on elevated key with 'success' text
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.55 MB
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508075
Caption: Padlocked credit card
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.40 MB
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Caption: Businessmen praying at illuminated Eye of Providence over pyramid
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.94 MB
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508077
Caption: Binary code surrounding man with plugs attached behind ear
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.89 MB
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508078
Caption: Business people walking in airport
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.17 MB
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508079
Caption: Man carrying house covered in money on back
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.11 MB
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Caption: Cords and plugs connecting to globe
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.02 MB
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508081
Caption: Business people in computer monitors
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.40 MB
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Caption: Businessman carrying dollar sign on back
Artist: Miriam Selmi Reed
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File Size: 50.84 MB