About Pen
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pen bxtr currently is a college student at Trinity College in Hartford, CT as well as an intern for the CT Office of the Secretary of State.
pen won his first art contest in middle school, and he wrote and produced his first short film in 2009, Missy's Big Decision (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Agu-K9J0U), at the age of six. In October 2020, he was part of a group of talented high school students who were asked to paint a mural using characters from Mike Bennett's A to Zoo collection. In May of 2021, he completed a large mural on the public pool bath house in Selinsgrove, PA, as well as a small mural in the art wing of Selinsgrove Area High School. During the 2021-22 school year, pen took a gap year to travel to Asia and to study graphic art and design. pen is actively involved in the Hartford community, volunteering his time at The Bushnell Theater for Performing Arts and Out Film CT as well as doing pro-bono graphic design work for local nonprofits, such as CT Lyric Opera, AHNA, and Stonewall Speakers. During the fall of 2024, Pen studied Italian Studies and Art at Trinity College's Rome extension campus. He also completed a semester-long internship at a gelateria in the city. |
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Resume
Commissioned Artist • Self-Employed • 2020 -
• Firenze II (door mural, acrylic on metal) for Regency Towers Building (Mezzanine Floor), Hartford, CT (Jun 2023)
• Haring (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for patron, Hartford, CT (Feb 2023)
• Firenze I (door mural, acrylic on metal) for private patron, Hartford, CT (Jan 2023)
• We are the Future (colored pencils on sketch paper), sketch for fundraiser for Rape & Domestic Abuse Prevention (RDAP) (Jun 2022)
• Alice (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Alameda, CA (Nov 2021)
• Firenze (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2021)
• Eiffel II (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for art wing at Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• The Southern Ocean (mural, acrylic on cinder block, section seven of the Seven Seas murals for Selinsgrove Area Pool Bath House),
Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• Eiffel (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Mar 2021)
• Sail II (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") for patron, Lewisburg, PA (Feb 2021)
• Snoopy & Woodstock (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Sunbury, PA (Jan 2021)
• Sail I (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Mount Laurel, NJ (Nov 2020)
• The Narwhal, Dugong, and Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for Selinsgrove START, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2020)
• BLM/LGBTQ (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") (Jun 2020)
• The Bunny Trail (pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5") Sketch located on inside cover of DJ Tombe's book series, The Bunny Trail (The Bunny Trail,
Thou Wilt Go Now, Rabbit, and I Go With Thee) (2021, 2023, 2025)
Additional Experience
Outreach and Engagement Intern • Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State • January 2025 — present
Customer Service Representative Intern • Gelateria Fior di Luna (Rome, Italy) • September 2024 — December 2024
Educational Enrichment Teaching Intern • MeshEd • June 2024 — August 2024
Intern • Connecticut Old State House • June 2023 — August 2023
Contributing Writer and Co-Editor • Nerdz Newz • August 2020 — December 2023 • nerdz-newz.com / penbaxter.com
Art Intern and Project Lead • Student/Teen Artist Resource Team (START) • May 2020 — February 2023 • selinsgrovestart.weebly.com
• Firenze II (door mural, acrylic on metal) for Regency Towers Building (Mezzanine Floor), Hartford, CT (Jun 2023)
• Haring (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for patron, Hartford, CT (Feb 2023)
• Firenze I (door mural, acrylic on metal) for private patron, Hartford, CT (Jan 2023)
• We are the Future (colored pencils on sketch paper), sketch for fundraiser for Rape & Domestic Abuse Prevention (RDAP) (Jun 2022)
• Alice (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Alameda, CA (Nov 2021)
• Firenze (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2021)
• Eiffel II (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for art wing at Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• The Southern Ocean (mural, acrylic on cinder block, section seven of the Seven Seas murals for Selinsgrove Area Pool Bath House),
Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• Eiffel (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Mar 2021)
• Sail II (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") for patron, Lewisburg, PA (Feb 2021)
• Snoopy & Woodstock (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Sunbury, PA (Jan 2021)
• Sail I (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Mount Laurel, NJ (Nov 2020)
• The Narwhal, Dugong, and Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for Selinsgrove START, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2020)
• BLM/LGBTQ (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") (Jun 2020)
• The Bunny Trail (pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5") Sketch located on inside cover of DJ Tombe's book series, The Bunny Trail (The Bunny Trail,
Thou Wilt Go Now, Rabbit, and I Go With Thee) (2021, 2023, 2025)
Additional Experience
Outreach and Engagement Intern • Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State • January 2025 — present
Customer Service Representative Intern • Gelateria Fior di Luna (Rome, Italy) • September 2024 — December 2024
Educational Enrichment Teaching Intern • MeshEd • June 2024 — August 2024
Intern • Connecticut Old State House • June 2023 — August 2023
Contributing Writer and Co-Editor • Nerdz Newz • August 2020 — December 2023 • nerdz-newz.com / penbaxter.com
Art Intern and Project Lead • Student/Teen Artist Resource Team (START) • May 2020 — February 2023 • selinsgrovestart.weebly.com
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