Bio
Marty Alexeenko is a multidisciplinary graphic designer crafting thoughtful visual storytelling for publication, brand, and institutional identities. 
She is currently with Envelope Services as their Studio Design Intern.

In her free time, she researches and designs for her independent publishing practice translating media, new technology, and collective memory in the post-Soviet diaspora.

Currently reading:
A *New* Program for Graphic Design, David Reinfurt
A Plague on All Our Houses, Bruce J. Hillman MD

Let’s chat...
martyalexeenko@gmail.com
LinkedIn
Are.na
Selected clients 
& collaboratorsVCU Student Media Center
VCU College of Humanities & Sciences
1708 Gallery
Taylor Moorman
Mimi Luse
Caleb Goss
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, 
School of the Arts, Richmond VA
B.F.A. 2026, Summa cum laude
ExperienceStudio Design Intern
Envelope Services, Richmond VA
Aug 2026 – Present

Freelance Graphic Designer
Richmond VA
Aug 2025 – Present

Design/Gallery Intern
1708 Gallery, Richmond VA
Jan 2026 – May 2026

Director
The Experimental Print Club at VCU,
Richmond VA
Nov 2025 – May 2026

Graphic Designer
The Commonwealth Times, Richmond VA
Aug 2025 – May 2026

Graphic Design Intern
VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, Richmond VA
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

Design Editor
Ink Magazine, Richmond VA
May 2024 – May 2025

Graphic Designer
Ink Magazine, Richmond VA
Oct 2023 – May 2024

Exhibition2026
Assembly Required, Studio Two Three
Richmond VA

LASTING IMPRESSION, 822 W. Broad
Richmond VA

2025
Hello my name is..., Gallery 5
Richmond VA

RAW, Hanbury Design
Richmond VA

Coalesce, Joseph Seipel Gallery
Richmond VA

Queer in Act, Anderson Gallery
Richmond VA

2024
Scales of Indifference, Anderson Gallery
Richmond VA

SEX, Field
Richmond VA

Virginia Stories: Underground Art, Library of Virginia
Richmond VA

Creatures of the Night, The Camel
Richmond VA

Nonagon Affinity, Black Iris
Richmond VA

Zagreb Street Art Festival, Pri Nami
Zagreb HR

Stopped at a Red Light, Hanbury Design
Richmond VA

2023
Featured Artist, Supply
Richmond VA

Storm the Gates, Art 180
Richmond VA
Awards VCUarts Dean’s List
Aug 2022 – May 2026

VCUarts Undergraduate Research Grant
Dec 2025

Associated Collegiate Press Clips & Clicks – Magazine Cover, 2nd Place
Feb 2025

VCU Merit-based Renewable Scholarship
Aug 2022
Press2025
You’re Not Seeing Things
Wheeling WV

Scales of Indifference, The Catalog
Richmond VA

RAW, Ink Magazine
Richmond VA

2024
Transcendence, Ink Magazine
Richmond VA

The Sex Issue, Ink Magazine
Richmond VA

Last Updated 6.21.26
Selected Works
Print & Digital MediaIndustry WorkArchive

The Commonwealth Times, 2025 – 2026 Print publication, typesetting, illustration

Weekly print issue layout, alternating between news, sports, opinions, features, and culture sections. Working within a customized template ensuring text and image layout fits into a pre-determined spacing budget, reporting to section staff and art directors to uphold accurate story representation and adherence to branding guidelines.

The Commonwealth Times, 2025 – 2026 Social media, digital, illustration

Designed Instagram carousels reflecting the contents of the week’s print issue while on call to create additional content for hard news and breaking events.


Ink Magazine, The Female Grotesque, 2025 Art direction, print publication, visual identity

Art direction for “The Female Grotesque”, a personal narrative written for Ink Magazine’s RAW print issue in collaboration with art director and photographer Caleb Goss. Coordinated photoshoot materials, location, and final picks for print layout.

Ink Magazine, Music as Ascension, 2024 Art direction, print publication, illustration, visual identity

Illustration and layout for Music as Ascension for Ink Magazine’s Transcendence issue. Collaborated with writer Zoya Javaid on illustration directions and typographic emphasis within the print layout.