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Portfolio Samples

Beer Budget Supernova

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Parlor Room Project Space, January Friday the 13th, 2012, Ypsilanti, MI

Beer Budget Supernova

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2011, Artifact, BOLT group Show, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL

Detail of Beer Budget Supernova

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2012

Hyperbolic Plane

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2011, Crochet

The Theia Hypothesis

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2011

Crochet, Assemblage

Meteoroid

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2011, Crochet, Assemblage

Bad Reputation

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2011

Crochet, Assemblage

Techniques of Epiphany: "Bad Reputation"

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Crochet, 2011

In Progress

Techniques of Epiphany: "Bad Reputation"

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Crochet, 2011

In Progress

Techniques of Epiphany: Assemblage 1

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2011

BOLT Residency

 I am in studio residency until June 2012 with a solo show in the BOLT project space to follow opening July 6, 2012.

 

BOLT is a juried studio residency located at The Chicago Artists' Coalition's 8,000 sq ft West Loop space. BOLT Residency engages the Chicago community in critical dialogue on contemporary art. CAC programs foster community and stimulate invention, risk and innovative artistic practice

other 2011-2012 BOLT Residents:

 Melika Bass, Joseph and Sarah Belknap, Kathryn Trumbull Fimreite,Gwynne Johnson, Jenny Kendler, Homa Shojaie, Amber Hawk Swanson, Eric Wall, and Stacia Yeapanis 

 

BOLT Program Studio Visits, listed by date:

Tricia Van Eck, Candida Alvarez, Hamza Walker, Lin Hixson, Shannon Stratton, Lynn Basa, Irina Botea, Romi Crawford, Lorelei Stewart, and Charlotte Marra, scheduled to date.

 

 

Experience

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

Chicago, United States
Oct 2011 - Present
Design Seminar 

I have been paired with a Language Arts Special Needs Teacher at the Ray Graham School to develop and implement an arts integrated curriculum with a group of 10 or so moderately to severely disabled students aged 16-22.

 

Marwen

Chicago, IL, United States
Mar 2011 - Present
Teaching Artist 

Marwen is a nonprofit organization offering free, arts-based youth development programs for under-served Chicago students in grades 6-12


Previous Classes:

Couture Creatures (grades 6-8)

Giant Plush Art: Fashion and Fiber Foundations (grades 6-8)

Fashion Felting (grades 9-12)

 


Hyde Park Art Center

Chicago, IL, United States
Jan 2009 - Present
Teaching Artist 

Previous Classes:

Anyone Can Sew (Adult)

Devices of Wonder (Youth)

Felting (Youth)

Ahoy Matey! The Arts of the Sailor (Youth)

Intro to Fibers and Textiles (Adult)

Dyeing for Textiles and Materials (Adult)

Folk vs. Modern (Youth)

Knotted Textiles (Adult)

 

In addition to regular 5 or 10 week classes,  I have been involved in outreach programs between the center and the University of Chicago Lab After School program, Hyde Park Learning Resources, The Chicago Public schools and Youth Outreach Services.  I also regularly participate in special event workshops like Fun For All, Second Sunday, Mischief Weekend, private group workshops and Creativity Camp.

Nick Cave, Artist, Professor

Chicago, IL, United States
Sep 2008 - Jul 2010
Studio Assistant 

Awards

2009      Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship: Visual Arts

 

Education

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL, United States
2005 - 2007
Master of Fine Arts, Studio, Fiber and Material Studies

Teaching Assistantship: Digital and Traditional Routes, Douglas Huston and George Liebert, Survey of Ancient to Modern Art, Daniel Merkle, Introduction to Fiber and Material Studies, Jerry Bleem, First Year Program, 3-d Structures, Sewing, Brian Stansbury.

 

Studio Assistant to Joan Livingstone, Summer 2005.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL, United States
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art History, Theory, and Criticism

Advanced Fiber Studio Participant, Work selected to represent the Fiber and Material Studies department in the Undergraduate Admissions View book, Multiple Merit Grants, FIber Print Media Studio Monitor, One Year Independent Study at Columbia's Book and Paper Center, assistant to Fiber department chair Park Chambers.

 

 

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA, United States
1999
Early College Program, Fashion Design

Skills

Creative Skills

(Rockstar)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Drawing and Painting.

Hand and Machine Sewing.

Surface Design: Embroidery, Beading, and Fabric Dye Processes.

Knotting Techniques: Knitting, Crochet and Macramé

Paper Arts: Hand Paper Making, Bookbinding, and Artist Book Production

Various Loom Weaving and Yarn Craft Techniques

Printmaking: Relief, Etching, Lithography, and Screen Printing

Sculpture techniques: Molding, Casting, Light Construction, Carving, and Basic Carpentry

Computer Skills

(Rockstar)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Windows and OS Platforms, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, and Thompson Endnote.