Curriculum Vitae
OBJECTIVE
“You’re learning to separate from your early environmental influences and to discover your authentic self - which may be drastically different from the person you are now. It’s important to take time to reclaim this side of yourself; otherwise, it might feel like a part of you is missing” (The Pattern, 2017).
My art practice is an attempt to better understand myself as a human being, and to create work that speaks to others, to show beauty, but also to remind one of the fleeting lives we lead, and the urgency to live authentically with a purpose.
EDUCATION
Masters In Fine Arts - Visual Art 2018-2020 Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, Vermont
Masters in Science -Curriculum and Instruction 2003-2005 National Louis University Chicago, IL
Post-Baccalaureate Degree 1998-1999 Obtained teaching certification in Art Education Nazareth College of Rochester Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree - Studio: Ceramics Emphasis 1994-1998 State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE
Community High School District 99 - Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL 1999-present
Visual Arts Educator specializing in Ceramic Arts and Art History
EXHIBITION HISTORY
MFA Student Exhibition - Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, Vermont July 2018
Chicagoland 4x5 Show - Third Place - Faculty Category Oswego, Illinois December 2018
MFA Student Exhibition - Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, Vermont January 2019
IHSAE Educators Exhibition - May 2019 - Illinois High School Art Educators Exhibition at Bridgeport Arts Center in Chicago, IL.
MFA Student Exhibition - Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, Vermont July 2019
“Emerging” Juried Exhibition- Arc Gallery, 1463 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, November 2019
Curiosity National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, January 15 - February 23 2020
MFA Student Exhibition - Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, Vermont January 2020
Suffra-Jetting Juried Exhibition - Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S. Canalport 4th FL, Chicago, IL, March 2020
WOMEN (Cis & Non-Cis) Artist Exhibition - Art JuXtapose Gallery, Rosendale, NY March 2020
MFA Graduation Exhibition - Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, Vermont July 2020
Small Works Members Show - Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S. Canalport 4th FL, Chicago, IL, December 2020
NCECA Social Recession - Weston Art Gallery: Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH, March 2020
Terrain Biennial 2021 - K.I.T. (Keep In Touch) - October 2 - November 15th, 2021
Small Works Members Show - Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S. Canalport 4th FL, Chicago, IL, December 2021
Chicagoland 4x5 Show Honorable Mention - Faculty Category Oswego, Illinois December 2021
IHSAE Educators Exhibition - May 2022 - SCAD Art Educators Award - Annual Illinois High School Art Educators Exhibition at Bridgeport Arts Center in Chicago, IL.
Small Works Members Show - Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S. Canalport 4th FL, Chicago, IL, December 2022
Femina International Online Group Exhibition (March 8 - April 8, 2022) & Publication in The Book of Arts: Femina in Spring 2022
Roe 2.0 Juried Exhibition - Woman Made Gallery, 2150 S. Canalport 4th FL, Chicago, IL, January 2023
This Time, This Place: A Landscape Show - Geneva Center for the Arts, 321 Stevens Street #Q, Geneva IL, January 2023
Fruit - The Arrowhead Room, Waubonsee Community College, 4S783 IL-47, Sugar Grove, IL, June 2023
31st Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National - Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime Street, Lancaster PA, September 2023
Chicagoland 4x5 Show Lew Hubbard Memorial Award - “Always Nurtured” - Faculty Category Oswego, Illinois November 2023
32nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National - Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime Street, Lancaster PA, September 2024
COMMISSION WORK
Created personalized pieces for Infinite Possibilities Candles (infinitepossibilitiescandles.com), Date - ongoing
Created wedding gifts for Patricia DePeder (pdepeder@gmail.com), April 2018
Produced Handmade candles for I Am Magick in Buffalo, NY, October 2019
Created Original Artwork for published work of poetry by Alexa Gutter, March 2023
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Art Institute of Chicago
College Art Association
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts
National Art Education Association
Illinois Art Education Association