Resume
Exhibition Record (*solo or two-person shows)
2010
*Shelter Me, 214 Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (forthcoming)
Ars Nova Annual Juried Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, First Place: Graduate Category
Materiality, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (Juried by Jeanne N. Long)
Graduate Group Show, Annex Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois (Curated by Nina Rizzo)
Home: Guerra de la Paz Collaboration, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Graduate Art Association Exhibition, Pleasant Street Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
2009
*Nowhere, Annex Music Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, A collaborative film by Nathan Edwards and Cassie Christenson-Edwards
Fourth Annual Graduate Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
The Sexy Show, Pleasant Street Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois (Curated by Karen Brown)
Ars Nova, Olson Gallery Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (Juried by Shannon Stratton)
Homebodies, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Pin Up, 214 Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2008
*Recurrence, 214 Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, Cassie Christenson-Edwards and Kimberly Strom
Third Annual Graduate Exhibition, Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (Juried by Mary Ann Papanek-Miller)
Ars Nova, Olson Gallery Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Watercolor ’08, Norris Cultural arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois
Fringe, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois (Curated by Christine LoFaso)
2007
Second Annual Graduate Exhibition Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (Juried by Timothy Lowly) Honorable Mention Award
Crate Space, Performance Piece, Curator: Gabriel Akigawa, Artgeld Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2006
*People, Places, Allen Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Reeve Union Student Art Contest, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Self Portrait Show, Annex Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Oshkosh Gallery Walk, Movin’ Shoes, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
2005
Reeve Union Student Art Contest, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Oshkosh Gallery Walk, Movin’ Shoes, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
EDUCATION
MFA – Painting, Northern Illinois University, 2010
BFA – Painting and Drawing, University of Wisconsin, Summa Cum Laude, 2007
AWARDS AND HONORS
- First Place Graduate Artwork, Ars Nova Annual Exhibition, 2010
- American Craft Council Scholarship to Attend ‘Creating a New Craft Culture’ Conference, 2009
- Helen A. Merritt Art Scholarship, 2008
- Northern Illinois University, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2008-2010
- Northern Illinois University, Full Tuition Scholarship, 2007-2010
- Northern Illinois University, Graduate Assistantship, 2007-2010
- Honorable Mention, Second Annual Graduate Exhibition, Juror Timothy Lowly, Northern Illinois University, 2007
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2007
- Reeve Union Student Art Contest, Two-Dimensional Second Place, 2005
- Pride of Oshkosh Scholarship, 2006
- Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2005
- Grace Stevenson and Thomas B. Jones Scholarship, 2004
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record 2008 – Present
School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Drawing 1, Drawing 2, Figure Drawing
Graduate Assistant in Drawing 2007 – Present
School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Graduate Art Office Graduate Assistant 2007 – 2008
School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Painting Lab Assistant 2006
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Figure Drawing Teaching Assistant 2006
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Art Instructor 2005
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, Wisconsin
Art Instructor 2005
Paine Art Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Macintosh and Windows Operating Systems
Digital Photography
Blogger and Wordpress
Professional Experience
‘Creating a New Craft Culture’ Conference– American Craft Council – 2009
Northern Illinois University Foundations Review – 2008, 2009
College Art Association Annual Conference – 2010
Memberships
College Art Association, 2009-2010
American Craft Council, 2009-2010
Films
Nowhere – Assistant Cinematographer and Editor, 2009
Publications
- Review of Rob Walker’s Presentation Handmade 2.0 at the 2009 ‘Creating a New Craft Culture’ Conference in Minneapolis, American Craft Council Blog, 2009
- Review of Natalie Chanin’s Presentation A Story of Thread at the 2009 ‘Creating a New Craft Culture’ Conference in Minneapolis, American Craft Council Blog, 2009