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Education
February 2009 Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY The Component Perspective-Kiln Casting with a focus on assemblage instructed by Anna Boothe
August 2007 Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC Local Color: study in natural dye techniques and weaving with Rowland Ricketts
December 2006 The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL BFA with an emphasis in Fiber and Material studies
August 2006 Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC Incalmo: Color and Form, instructed by Dan Cutrone
June 2006 Kawashima Textile Institute, Kyoto, Japan Study abroad program through the University of Georgia with emphasis on traditional Japanese textile design
Summer 2004&2005 Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan Beginning & Intermediate Glassblowing with George Jerecich and Jerry Catania
Job History
2009
Spectrum Studios:
Director and Curator
Children’s Art Network Staunton, Va Teach art history to elementary students K-3
2008
Assistant to Lisa Arronzon Broadway, VA Broadway, VA Assisted with blown glass production
Chicago Hot Glass Chicago, IL
>Studio Technician: maintain and repair equipment, charge furnace, schedule classes, gallery manager , event coordinator
>Instructor: Beginning and Intermediate Glass blowing, Fusing
Teaching Assistant to Jerry Catania: Ox-Bow School of Art Saugatuck, MI Beginning and Intermediate Glassblowing
Assistant to artist Ron Starr Chicago, IL medium to large scale glass sand castings
High End Glass Arts Chicago, IL Manage the production of sandblasted glass facilities, maintain sandblasting equipment, use photo resist film to create images on glass
2006-07
BlasArt Chicago,IL preparing glass using photo resist techniques to be sandblasted
Arts & Artisans: A Contemporary Craft Gallery, Chicago, IL Sales and Merchandising: knowledge of contemporary crafts artists
Exhibitions
2008
December
Kronos Gallery, Staunton, VA Mixed Media Exhibition, Various Artists
Staunton Augusta Art Center: Art for Gifts, Staunton, VA, Holiday Art Sale
August
Lotus Keep, Chicago, IL Glassholes, Group Exhibition
May
Studio 2941, Chicago, IL Group Exhibition
February
Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Exhibition
Architrove Gallery, Chicago,IL Ashtrays to Art
January
The Spare Room,
Chicago, IL Project 3, Group Exhibition
2007
December
Lotus Keep, Chicago, IL Mixed Media Exhibition
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Winter Art Expo
September
Gallery 1837, Chicago, IL Chicago Women in Art
April
Gallery 2, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Chicago Hot Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Exhibition Mixed Media
2006
May
Kraft Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL Glass artists group exhibition for Art Chicago
March
Chicago Hot Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Exhibition
2005
November
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL “Raconteurs, Rounders, Roustabouts”
May
Mess Hall, Chicago,IL “Considering Public”, Group Exhibition on public and sustainable art
March
The Chicago Center for Green Technology, Chicago, IL Group Exhibition
Awards :
Work Study Scholarship through Penland School of Craft, 5th session 2007
Volunteer:
Valley Mission Staunton,VA : GED Preperatory classes
Julie Kelly
Owner of BlasArt
312-243-6950
BlasArt@aol.com
Beth Hodge
Director Staunton Augusta Art Center
540-885-2028
info@saartcenter.org
