SyamA JIVANA DEVI DASI RAMNARINE
Just a Feesh
Nice to meet you! My name is Syama Jivana Ramnarine, A.K.A. DragonFeesh. I’m an Illustrator and Reportage Artist located in Queens, NY. I’m currently getting into the world of 2D rigging and Vtubing (virtual streaming) and spend my downtime admiring fish, climbing mountains, practicing martial arts, and playing videogames. I look forward to our future collaboration!
Zines, Illustrations, and collabs
Projects
NAGA: A Brief and Rough History
of Eastern Dragons, Zine Creation
February – March 2025
Conduct academic and visual research.
Summarize research in digestible format for casual reading.
Interpret research and ancient media in order to design or redesign popular Nagas.
Hand-draw illustrations and text.
Scan images, utilize InDesign for editing, and Mixam for production.
Society of Illustrators Moccafest
First Ever Queens College Table
March 2024
Coordinated between Design Faculty and thirty design students.
Delegated roles for project and enforced deadlines.
Assigned roles to students (including myself) and enforced deadlines.
Moderated community and maintained cooperation and morale.
Hosted in-person meetings to curate merchandise and plan table display.
Planned and purchased collateral for table both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
The Codfather, collaborative comic
June 2023 – March 2024
Coordinated seven artists.
Delegated roles for project and enforced deadlines.
Cowrote story and kept up team morale.
Illustrated first pages of comic.
Ensured consistency in the page dimensions of fellow artists.
Designed front and back covers.
Prepared finished comic for print.
NYC Mythology: The Night Lives of Gargoyles,
Illustration Series
April 2023 – February 2024
Conducted visual research to understand gargoyles, grotesques, and iconic scenes within NYC subculture.
Utilized research to bring concepts to life via thumbnailing and brainstorming, before digitally illustrating them in Procreate.
Implemented revisions.
Prepared and sent for print.
Ganapathi Mandir, Reportage Zine Creation
March 2023 – April 2023
Executed numerous and frequent live drawing sessions.
Engaged in conversation with community members to inject more meaning and context into drawings.
Incorporated hand lettering to maintain handmade feeling.
Edited paintings and sketches in Adobe Photoshop.
Prepared Zine for print in Adobe Indesign.
Produced zine using Mixam.
Exhibitions, Talks, Publications
Features
Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
May 2025
Coordinated with table-mate to create collaborative art and displays for table.
Created merchandise such as zines and stickers.
Prepared items for production.
QC Design BFA
Exhibition
May 2024
Curated my own artwork to be exhibited at Klapper Hall. Chosen works were my Mandir Zine and NYC Mythology Illustrations.
Utopia Parkway
Publication Journal
Spring 2024
NYC Mythology Illustration series featured alongside other chosen independent creators from Queens College.
The Ticker
March 2024
Covered the success of the Queens College Moccafest table as it was the first CUNY school to be accepted in as an exhibitor.
Moccafest
March 2024
Curated and exhibited art from my fellow students as well as my own art.
Social Media Growth Presentation Speaker at Queens College
November 2022
Talked to students about key tips for growing on social media, especially for artists and influencers on Instagram. Invited by Professor.
Functional, traditional, software
Skills
Soft / Functional
Leadership
Skills Management
Problem Solving
Mentally Flexible
Public Speaking
Researching
Hard / Traditional
Reportage Sketching
Watercolor/ Gouache
Brush, Pen, and Ink
Storytelling
Storyboarding
Traditional and
Digital Illustration
Hard/ Software
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Procreate
Microsoft Office
Basic 3D Software