Graphic Artist
scottg.jaquith@dca.nm.gov
I was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida, where I spent most of my time at the beach and in the ocean—surfing, fishing, and snorkeling. I was introduced to art by my grandfather at an early age and made up my mind to follow art as a career. I attended and graduated from the College of Santa Fe, where I studied studio arts and honed my skills as an illustrator. It was also at the College of Santa Fe that I fell in love with the Southwest and New Mexico, in particular.
After graduating in 2002, I returned to South Florida where I worked as a graphic artist and designer for several small printing companies and learned the business of printing and creating pre-press artwork for reproduction. After several years in South Florida, I realized that I missed living in New Mexico and became determined to return to Santa Fe. I was lucky enough to find and then be offered by our former Publications Director, Rob Turner, the job of graphic artist here at the Office of Archaeological Studies (OAS).
My goal as an OAS employee has been to produce the best quality artwork for reproduction in reports and promotional material. Since I began working at the OAS in November of 2008, I have created thousands of illustrations for the Carizzozo, New Mexico 128, Peña Blanca, Pojoaque Corridor, Twin Lakes, San Pedro/Golden, and Lower Nash Draw projects, among others. I have also worked with OAS volunteers to photograph countless artifacts for projects including the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, the Palace of the Governors, the Pojoaque Corridor, and Spaceport America. In addition to these duties, I have also had the opportunity to design numerous logos for the OAS and its associated outreach projects, create many covers for our technical reports, produce printed material for the Museum of New Mexico’s exhibit on the 400th anniversary of the founding of Santa Fe, draft maps for the Galisteo Basin Initiative, design scores of individual promotional items for our office and outreach mission, and maintain the Office of Archaeological Studies’ three websites.
I’ve met many outstanding employees and volunteers at the Office of Archaeological Studies and dozens more tour participants and board members of the Friends of Archaeology, many of whom I greatly respect and admire and now consider my friends. Visiting so many of the archaeological sites in New Mexico with our outstanding team of professional archaeologists with decades of knowledge in the field has been one of the most rewarding benefits of my position at the OAS.
My time at OAS has been exciting and productive and I look forward to many more years of service in the future.