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WELSHMAN
LIVING AND WORKING AS AN ART DIRECTOR IN NEW YORK
From Wales to Wall Street via Amsterdam. 

After spending six years in Amsterdam perfecting the 'how many beers can I drink and still ride a bike' ratio, I moved stateside to test the limits of how many pizza slices it takes before I vomit. (the answer, unfortunately, is seven)

Previously art director-ing at 180 Amsterdam.
Currently art director-ing at Droga5 NY. 

I’ve worked across some of the worlds most well known brands. Defining their purpose in culture, developing brand campaigns, launching products, designing brand identities, telling stories and crafting visual worlds.

After hours, you’ll find me pounding the pavement, indulging in beer & whiskey (self-proclaimed connoisseur in the loosest sense), and traveling to far-flung places in search of the elusive cure for receding hairlines.
Awards

CICLOPE - Silver 

2023

CICLOPE - Bronze 

2023

Cannes Lion Shortlist - Film x2

2023

Cannes Lion Shortlist - Sound Design

2023

Cannes Lion Shortlist - Art Direction 

2023

Cannes Lion Shortlist - Strategy 

2023

ADDY - Film

2022

EPICA Bronze - Luxury

2022
TNW -
Top 500 digital minds in the Netherlands 

2019

D&AD New Blood Pencil 
2016

ADCN - Film

​2019

EPICA Shortlist

2019

SAN Accent ​

2019

ESPRIX Shortlist

NL - 2019

Young Dogs Netherlands​

2018

D&AD New Blood Pencil 
2016

Experience

Droga 5
Art Director
Ne
w York City, USA  

2022 - Present

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180 Amsterdam 
Senior Art Director

Amsterdam, Netherlands

2016 - 2022

Education

Cannes Young Lions Creative Academy

Cannes, France  
2019

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Advertising and Brand Design

BA Hons, UWTSD
2013 - 2016

Out of Office

120 consecutive days of cold water swimming -

swam with the ice man Wim Hoff

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Climbed Kilimanjaro -

vomited at the top but raised some money for charity

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Solo cycled the Atlas Mountains -
got very humbled by the hills

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Raced 3000km across India in a Rickshaw -

had multiple brushes with death and raised a load of cash for charity

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Hiked Machu Picchu -

tried chewing tobacco at altitude, passed out

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1 marathon -

found out my nipples can bleed a lot

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5 half marathons -

lost a toenail or two

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Rehabilitated and released four howler
monkeys and a toucan in the Amazon - 

woke up with a tarantula  

Clients

The New York Times | Meta | Pepsi | Lays | Playstation | Under Armour | ASICS | DHL | HP | Heineken | Amstel | Al Jazeera | Mountain Dew | Mirinda | FIFA | Peugeot | Huggies | Qatar Airways | Air Italy | JPMorgan Chase |Qatar Tourism | TIER | Flower Council of Holland | Bon Prix | United Colors of Benetton | Coors Light

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