Beatriz Helena Ramos

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Beatriz Helena Ramos
Born (1971-08-24) August 24, 1971 (age 52)
Caracas, Venezuela
Education Instituto de Diseño de Caracas
Known for Animation
Patron(s) MTV, Disney

Beatriz Helena Ramos is an artist, entrepreneur, film director, producer and illustrator. She is the founder of Dancing Diablo Studio in New York and the inventor of Dada.nyc, a visual conversation platform where people speak to each other through drawings.

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Early career

Ramos studied illustration at the Instituto de Diseño de Caracas and moved to New York in 1996 where she started working as a digital artist coloring comics. In 1997, Ramos began publishing editorial illustrations for The New York Times commissioned by legendary art director Steven Heller. That same year she was hired at MTV Animation and it was the beginning of a prolific career in animation. Later on, she went to work on TV animated series for Disney, MTV and Cartoon Network. In 2002 she founded Dancing Diablo Studio.

Selected animated TV shows

Selected illustrated children books

Dancing Diablo Studio

Ramos decided to open the studio in January 2002, a few months after September 11, in the midst of a recession in New York. By April she had a six figure contract with 4Kids TV. "Brooklyn, New York is the home of a newly formed animation studio called Dancing Diablo. The studio set up shop in January 2002, and has already taken on some high profile projects, including work on Fox Kids' upcoming series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." [3]

Ramos and her business partner Diego Sanchez decided to open a sister office in Caracas, Venezuela in 2005.

As creative director of the studio, she is responsible for the fresh and original style that characterizes Dancing Diablo. Ramos has directed more than a hundred commercials and short films for TV and the web. Her work has been recognized at prestigious festivals around the world, including Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, Anima mundi Animation Festival in Brazil, ASIFA-East Animation Festival in New York, and Pictoplasma Character Festival in Berlin, among others. "Cheesy Breadville", a short film Ramos directed for PBS was recognized as one of the best short films of all time at the New York International Children's Film Festival. In 2009 Dancing Diablo got an Emmy recognition for its contribution to the Emmy Award winning program Between the Lions, a children’s literacy TV series broadcast by PBS Kids.

Ramos' work as a color and animation expert has been mentioned in several books including "Color: Messages and Meanings" by Leatrice Eiseman, [4] "Becoming a Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast" By Steven Heller & David Womack. [5] “Total Animation” by Judith Salavetz and Spencer Drate and "Your Career in Animation" By David B. Levy. [6] It has also been feature in industry publications such as Creativity Magazine, [7] Advertising Age, How Magazine, Animation Magazine, [8] among others.

Entrepreneurship

Ramos is currently a mentor at the Founder Institute and a frequent speaker at business conferences. She occasionally writes articles about entrepreneurship. Most recently she published "Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Waste Time On Personal Branding" Fast Company. [9]

Programs and awards

Dada.art

"I created Dada because I felt there wasn't any space in the internet that was made in the artists' terms. [13] "I've always communicated visually so I asked myself how Facebook would have looked like if it was created by artists, how would a status update be like, how would you respond to someone 's post creatively". [14]

"“DADA is the place where visual people draw together”—or so says the site’s Twitter account. But it’s more than that. Here, you can share visual conversations with other artists and creative. Make a drawing, and anyone in the world can reply with another drawing. It’s a spectacular way to connect, inspire creativity, and explore the way minds work together." How Design Magazine. [15]

"DADA is strongly building on equally strong foundations from creator Beatriz Helena Ramos -who is a prolific illustrator for the likes of the New York Times, Disney and MTV" Digital Arts. [16]

Art

Selected art shows

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References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Ball (Jan 2004). "Dancing Diablo Colors Team Green". Animation Magazine.
  2. ↑ "52nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.
  3. ↑ Leigh, Godfrey. "Dancing Diablo Studio Gets Fired Up". AWN. Animation World Network.
  4. ↑ Leatrice, Eiseman (29 November 2006). Color - Messages & Meanings: A PANTONE Color Resource. North Light Books. ISBN   9780971401068.
  5. ↑ Steven, Heller (19 January 2011). Becoming a Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast . Wiley. ISBN   9781118034217.
  6. ↑ David B, Levy (7 September 2010). Your Career in Animation. Allworth Communications. ISBN   9781581158397.
  7. ↑ "Vroom's Poignant Mother's Day Film Sees Caregivers As the Superheroes They Are". Creativity Magazine.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Ball. "Dancing Diablo Gets Short with Sesame Workshop". Animation Magazine.
  9. ↑ Beatriz, Ramos. "Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Waste Time On Personal Branding". Fast Company. Fast Company.
  10. ↑ Nell, Merlino (Oct 2011). "Adelante, Ladies!". Huffington Post.
  11. ↑ Nell, Merlino. "What holds women business owners back from creating million dollar plus companies". Empower Lounge.
  12. ↑ "Meet the Most Promising New York Founder Institute Graduates in 2015". Founder Institute.
  13. ↑ Kevin, Siskar. "Ambition Today: Beatriz Helena Ramos, Founder & CEO of DADA Restores Power To The Artist". www.siskar.co.
  14. ↑ Soldanela, Rivera. "NFAND Episode 33 - Judy Mam And Beatríz Ramos, Dada.nyc". soundcloud.com.
  15. ↑ Jess, Zafarris. "Top 10 Sites for Designers: June 2016 Edition". How Design Magazine.
  16. ↑ Mimi, Lounder. "This social network lets you have conversations through drawings". Digital Arts.
  17. ↑ Scott, Lynch. "Photos: Weirdo Costumes, Surprises At DUMBO Arts Festival". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21.
  18. ↑ NYC. "Dumbo Arts Festival Preview: What To Expect On The Waterfront 2013". Huffingtonpost.
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