Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL. Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Textiles, Video, Installation. ’97
California College of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, CA. Semester Exchange
Program. ’97
Lincoln Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL. Summer Session. Lapidary.
’95
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Oxbow, MI. Summer Session
Site Specific Sculpture. ‘92
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Early College program.
Figure drawing , Anatomy. ’86
Exhibitions and Awards
San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper-Magazine Section, Nov. 16, 2003
(view press)
Various juried fairs: Spice of Life ’03, How Berkeley can u be?!
’03, Solano Stroll ‘03
Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland CA.
Exhibited a ‘tea party diorama' in the gallery and other creatures
in our elfin workshop. ’03
San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper-Magazine Section (view
article)
Color picture of our Shop and interview in the magazine section. Feb.
17, 2002
Sotheby’s Artlink International Competition. Tel Aviv, Israel
(http://www.artlink.com/v
artists focus.asp?artist id=187)
Six pieces auctioned Jan 2000 in 3 countries (cities); Vienna, Tel
Aviv, and Chicago. Catalogue released in Oct.’99
Backburner Gallery. Chicago, IL.
Group show, prints of dolls in handmade frames. ’99
Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland CA.
Exhibited pieces in a live–work warehouse in Oakland. ’99
John Quincy Adams Fellowship Competition,
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Awarded to two recent graduates out of 500 submissions. ’98
Backburner Gallery, Chicago, IL
Group Doll Show, featuring 21 dolls. ’99
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA Show.
Installation of 14 dolls, 2 masks and ‘Acupuncture suit’.
’98
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Flaxman Library
Group Tarot Show. Video installation portraying the major arcane on
a closed loop, simulating a deck which can be activated by selecting
FF or REW. ’98
Tinker’s Workshop. Berkeley CA
Displayed Acupuncture suit. A battery operated rubber fabric construction
that lights up along the 12 acupuncture meridians of the upper body,
operated by individual switches on the chest panel controlling each
meridian. ’98
Channel 10, San Francisco, CA.
Acupuncture Suit featured on evening news broadcast in a piece on
the Tinker’s Workshop. ’98
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Travel Scholarship Award. Provided coverage of expenses for the Artist
in the Landscape summer class. ’97.
Four Walls Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
Participated in a juried group show. "Waterproof Postcards."
’96
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland CA.
Textile Show. An Installation piece housed in a coffin, involving
three separate T.V. monitors which segmented my body into head, middle,
and feet while live snails, symbolic of eternal return, circumambulated
me. ’96
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Merit Scholarship Award.’94, ’95, ’96, ’97.
Art
Related
Employment
Camp Read A lot: Artists in Literacy, Oakland CA
Shot and edited a promotional video to raise program funds. ’98
Coo Coo Choo Choo Train, Oakland CA.
Restoration of a functioning 8 car train. Painting, stippling and
highly detailed decorative work in oil. ’97
Mask. Private Collection, Evanston IL.
Crocodile mask of handmade cast paper and sewn glass teeth. ’96
Folk’s Art, Oakland CA.
Sales and Display of hand crafted jewelry, pottery, and clothing.
’96
Aroma Workshop. Chicago IL.
Aroma-therapist. Mixing and blending custom personal oils for clients.
Demonstration and explanation of products. Designed signs and displayed
wares. Responsible for taking inventory and balancing daily profits.
High volume sales. ’94-’96
.
Jason Smith Books, Inc. Fine Arts Building, Chicago IL.
Renovation and decoration of a 19th century landmark building. Major
plaster work throughout store in rough fire-like pattern. Painted
all walls and ceiling with natural sponge. Original tile work inlay
on ceiling and column. Guilded moulding. Fiber vine weavings on
exposed pipes. ’94
La Marg Salsa Bar I La Margarita Restaurant. Chicago IL.
Faux Finishing of interior doors and piano bar. Designed bar to
look like marble, combining layers of stippling and polyurethane.
’91
Renaissance Faire, Kenosha WI.
Artist's assistant, lived on site Organized and renovated castle.
Performed in costume. Customer relations. ’91
Various painting jobs: detailed as well as vast exterior throughout
the U.S.
Teaching Experience
Studio One. Oakland CA.
Teacher/ Supervisor
Developed lesson plans and taught classes to children ages 4-12
in Surreal Art, Pop Art, Textiles, Polynesian and Tribal Art. Created
and taught classes in Found Object Jewelry, Outer Space Art, Musical
Instrument Building and Improv Performance. ’98-99
New Columbus (now Rosa Parks),Berkeley CA.
Taught after School program to children ages 6-8. Developed classes
in Musical Improvisation including building, decoration and embellishment
of instruments from recycled materials. Performance, dance and basic
rhythm sequences. Created classes in recycled and found object jewelry.
’98-’99
Park Day School. Oakland.CA
Summer Camp, After School, and Winter Camp. Taught classes to children
ages 5-12 in Soft sculpture, recycled instrument building. Recycled
jewelry. ’99
Montclair Recreational Center, Montclair CA
Winter Camp. Musical Instrument building from recycled materials.
’98
Tinkers workshop. Berkeley CA
Responsible for formulating and developing action plan to be taught
to children 5-15. Taught classes in battery making, aeronautics,
sound, instrument building, waves and movement, electricity, and
the safe use of power tools. ’97-99
Circle Pine Center. Kalamazoo MI.
Art Camp counselor, ages 5-12
Created program involving nature walks to forage and collect materials
to be transformed into art works. Instructed fiber workshops.
Camp Cook. Organized and prepared all meals with a small team. Taught
safety and culinary techniques. Supervised shifts for counselors
in training. ’95
Lehnhoff School of Music and Dance, Chicago IL.
Teaching assistant. Responsible for demonstrating ballet movements
to children ages 3-10 in 3 separate classes. Organization if dance
recital pieces. Facilitated public performances. ’85-87
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