EDUCATION
2006 - Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Kendall College of Art and
Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 -
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts and K-12 Art Education, Luther College,
Decorah, IA
ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION
2005 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Oxbow, Etching
Workshop, Saugatuck, MI
2004
Ghost Ranch, Ceramics Workshop, Abiquiu, NM
2003
SACI, semester study abroad—studied Art History, Painting, Drawing,
Florence, Italy
ART RELATED
EMPLOYMENT
2008-2011 Taught art at
Milton High School in Milton, WI
• Responsible for teaching Art I, Art II,
Drawing I, Adv. Drawing, Painting I, Adv. Painting, Ceramics I and II,
AP Studio Art to grades 9 through 12
• Advisor of National Art Honor Society
and Art Club
2007-2008 Long-term
substitute art teacher at Mount Horeb School District, WI
• Taught three sections of black and
white Photography to grades 11 and 12
• Taught three sections of Art I to
grades 9-12
• Taught 2D and 3D Art to grades 6
through 8
2007 Art Instructor
for LutherLag Workshop at Luther College, IA
•
Responsible for teaching adults the use of oil pastels
•
Introduced Georgia O'Keeffe and integrated her techniques and unique
approaches to art
•
Produced large scale oil pastel drawings attributing O'Keeffe
2007 Worked as a Studio Manager/Studio Assistant at
StoryPeople
• Organized studio production for the
internationally known
artist, Brian Andreas
• Responsible for orders coming in daily
from hundreds of galleries
• Oversaw studio workers and daily
performance
2004-2006 Graduate Assistant for the Kendall College Gallery
Director, MI
• Installed exhibitions in Main Gallery
space
• Researched future exhibiting artists
• Updated mailing lists using Excel
• Worked with Scholastic Art Awards:
packaging artwork and displaying final show
2004-2006 Graduate Assistant for the Continuing Studies
Director at Kendall College, MI
• Created course proposals and course
outlines for classes
• Responsible for typing press releases
• Edited and revised Continuing Studies
Course Catalog
• Photographed students and student work
for Course Catalog
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2004-2006 Continuing Studies Instructor at Kendall College, MI
• Taught Drawing Objects from Nature to elementary
students
• Taught T-Shirt Design: batiking, stamping,
printing, and embellishing to elementary students
2000-2004 Art Department Work Study Assistant at
Luther College, IA
• Displayed still-lifes, organized
artwork, and installed student work
2003 Summer Internship at Clay Bay Pottery in Ellison Bay, WI
• Responsible for throwing, glazing, and
selling pottery in the studio and gallery
•
Set Designer
for Portage High School musical, Portage, WI
• Assembled entire set design for the High School
musical and assigned duties for the completion of the project
EXHIBITIONS
2011 Solo Exhibition, Luther College, Decorah, IA
2011 Solo Display, Dean Clinic, Portage, WI
2008 Solo Exhibition, Portage Center for the Arts, Portage, WI
2007 Solo Display at StoryPeople, Decorah, IA
Curator: Brian Andreas
2007 Solo Exhibition at Schwalbach Gallery, University of
Wisconsin-Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
2007 Solo M.F.A. Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and
Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Arts in Harmony ‘07, Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Elk
River, MN
Jurors: Will Auger and Eric
Ouren
2006 Portage Center for the Arts Show, Portage, WI
Curator: Joyce Gloeckler, Art Instructor
2006 Holland Friends of Art Exhibition, Holland Area
Arts Council, Holland, MI
Juror: Mark Mehaffey, Art Instructor,
Exhibiting Artist, Lecturer
2006 Scene Metro Space Exhibition, East Lansing, MI
Juror: Peter Richards, Metro Space
Gallery Director
2006 M.F.A. Candidate Exhibition, Kendall College of
Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Curator:
Sarah Joseph, Kendall Gallery Director, Art Instructor
2006 West Michigan Area Show 2006, Kalamazoo Institute of
Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Juror: Tim Lowly, Artist, Gallery
Director, Instructor, and Artist-in Residence
2006 Ex Libris Show, Kendall College of Art and
Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Jurors: Laurene Grunwald, Assistant Curator at
Frederick Meijer Gardens, and
Lori McElrath-Eslick, children’s book
author and illustrator
2006 Solo Exhibition at Trails Lounge, Portage, WI
Curator: Pat Madani, Exhibiting Artist
2006 Two Person Show, Portage Center for the Arts,
Portage, WI
2004 Professional Senior Art Exhibition, Union
Gallery, Luther College, Decorah, IA
HONORS AND
AWARDS
2011 Tamarack Gallery, represented artist,
Stillwater, MN
2008 Visiting Artist, guest lecturer at University
of Wisconsin-Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
2008 Mercantile Gallery, currently selling
paintings, Portage, WI
2007 Visiting Artist, guest lecturer at University
of Wisconsin-Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
2006 Visiting Artist, guest lecturer and slide
presenter for Senior Seminar Group
Luther College, Decorah, IA
2006 2nd Place Award, Holland Friends of Art
Exhibition, Holland Area Arts Council,
Holland, MI
2006 Graduate Assistantship, Kendall College, Grand
Rapids, MI
2005 West Michigan Scholarship, Etching Workshop
through Oxbow of School of the Art
Institute of Chicago, Saugatuck, MI
2005 Work Study Scholarship, Etching Workshop
through Oxbow of School of the Art
Institute of Chicago, Saugatuck, MI
2004 Art Scholarship, Luther College Art Department,
Luther College, Decorah, IA
2004 Dean’s List, Luther College, Decorah, IA
2004 Cover Art--painting, Willow Springs, published
creative writing literary journal
