Education
| 2003 |
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
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| 1999 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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| 1999 |
Study Abroad Program
Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich,
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Exhibitions
| 2009 |
Dwellings: The Seduction of Space – I-space, Chicago, IL (catalogue)
Relocation – Harper College, Palatine, IL (solo)
Color Matters – South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
- Juror: Jen Mergel, Associate Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Faculty Exhibition – Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
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| 2008 |
McCormick Place West Expansion Art Collection Opening – Chicago, IL
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| 2007 |
On Unstable Ground – Hyde Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (solo)
More Noyes – Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston,IL
Finding Place – Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (solo)
Craftmanly Conceptualism – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bridge Art Fair, 2007 – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL (featured artist)
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| 2006 |
Finding Place – Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
Faculty Exhibition – Northeastern Illinois Univeristy Gallery, Chicago, IL
Structured Growth – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
Collect All Four – Byron C. Cohen Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
18th Evanston and Vicinity Biennial – Evanston Art Gallery, Evanston, IL
Winter Selections – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Introspection – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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| 2005 |
Mind in Matter: Construction of the Built Environment – Open Source, Champaign, IL
Faculty Exhibition – Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
NOLA Aid – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
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| 2004 |
Faculty Exhibition – Northeastern Illinois Univeristy Gallery, Chicago, IL
59th Juried Exhibition – Juror: James Rondeau, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
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| 2003 |
Tracked and Tracking – I space, Chicago, IL
MFA Exhibition – Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
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| 2002 |
Location, Location, Location – I space, Chicago, IL in conjunction with Transit Space, London England
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| 2000 |
Today in Eight Parts – I space, Chicago, IL
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| 1999 |
Serving Up Art – Willard Gallery, Manhattan, KS
Foreign Bodies – Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, England
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| 1998 |
Plains State Undergraduate Student Exhibition – Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery, Emporia, KS
Commerce Bank Show – Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS
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| 1994 |
Origins – Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
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Public Commissions
| 2005 |
McCormick Place West Expansion – McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
McCormick Place is a major convention and exhibition center located on the lakefront of Chicago. It has an average public attendance of over 3 million a year. I was selected along with 30 other artists out of more than 500 applicants to complete a large public piece for the building's expansion.
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Visiting Artist Lectures
| 2009 |
Harper College, Palatine, IL
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2007 |
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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2006 |
Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO
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2006 |
Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
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Residency Programs
| 2009 |
Vermont Studio Center
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Honors & Awards
| 2009 |
Joan Mitchell Foundation Full Fellowship – Vermont Studio Center
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| 2005 |
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant – City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs
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| 2002 |
Masters Thesis Project Grant – University of Illinois
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| 2000-2002 |
Brodie Grant – University of Illinois
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| 2000-2002 |
Fellowship – University of Illinois
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| 1999 |
Oscar V. Larmer Scholarship – Kansas State University
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Bibliography
Wurster Lisa. The Artist's Magazine, "Mapping the Spaces Between" October 2008
Goldgaber, Debbie. CS Interiors, "Un-Conventional Art", Fall 2007
Wurster, Lisa. The Artist's Magazine, "25 Under 40", March 2007
Isaacs, Deanna. Chicago Reader, "And the Winners Are...", October 6, 2006
Foster, Tara. Exhibition review: Structured Growth. www.urbanpollution.com July 2006
Peregrin, Tony. UR Magazine, "30 Under 30", September 2005
orangesideout – Web site for selected emerging artists
New American Paintings – 2002 MFA Annual
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Professional Experience
| 2008-present |
Assistant Professor – Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
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| 2006-2008 |
Lecturer – Northeastern State University, Chicago, IL
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| 2005 |
Adjunct Assistant Professor – University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
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| 2004-2008 |
Assistant to the Director/Preparator – I space, Chicago, IL
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| 2004-2005 |
Lecturer – Northeastern State University, Chicago, IL
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| 2000-2003 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant – University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
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| 1996-1999 |
Assistant to the Exhibition Designer – Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
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| 1996 |
Art Instructor – Manhattan Center for the Arts, Manhattan, KS
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