Education. Employment. Exhibition.
Education
M.F.A. 2004 Painting and Printmaking. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL
B.F.A. 2001 Studio Art- Printmaking and Drawing. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
A.A. 1998 Associates of Arts. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly, MO
Teaching Experience
2022- Present
Professor of Art. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly and Columbia, MO
2013 - 2021
Associate Professor of Art. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly and Columbia, MO
2005-2013
Assistant Professor of Art. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly and Columbia, MO
2003 - 2004
Adjunct Instructor and Gallery Director. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly, MO
2001 - 2003
Teaching Assistant Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Classes Taught- Art History I, Art History III, Drawing I (instructor of record), Visual Culture
Library Book Restorer. Restoration Department, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
I worked in the library cleaning, rebinding, and preserving delicate, rare, and well-worn books.
Courses Taught 2003- present
Art Appreciation I and II (in class, hybrid, and online)
2-Dimensional Design (in class, hybrid, and online)
Drawing I (in class, hybrid, and online)
Drawing II
Painting I (in class, hybrid, and online)
Painting II (in class, hybrid, and online)
Black and White Film Photography I & II- manual film loading, capture, processing, and printing
Digital Photography
Beginning Printmaking
Independent Study III & IV- Advanced group and solo projects, exhibitions, readings, and discussions emphasizing oil painting, drawing, mixed media, and encaustic.
Cultural Studies in Art
Gallery Employment
2005 - 2012
Gallery Director. The Evelyn E. Jorgenson Fine Arts Gallery. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly, MO
-Scheduled and implemented six to seven exhibitions per school year
-Founded and maintained the Evelyn E. Jorgenson Fine Arts Gallery Collection
-Budgeted and scheduled openings, artist’s talks, and distributed stipends
-Designed, printed, and distributed the gallery exhibition schedule
-Hosted area colleges and high schools with exhibitions, conferences, and competitions
1999-2001
Gallery Assistant. G2 Chicago, IL
Committee Service
2018- Present
Faculty Advocate for the Technicolor Hounds- LTGBQAI Student Organization
Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2014-Present
Logos-Critical, Thinking, Reading, and Writing Committee
Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2017
Missouri Department of Higher Education. Art/Art History Faculty Discipline Group. Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act (SB 997).
2012-2014
Department Coordinator. Art, Music, Theater, Foreign Language, and Philosophy
Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2005 - 2012
Global Education Committee, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
President’s Advisory Council, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Marketing Committee Member, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Technology Committee, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Board Member. Moberly Area Council for the Arts. Moberly, MO
2004/2007- 2008
Faculty Tour Leader. EF European Tours. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2001 - 2004
Member, Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers 2001 - 2004
Presentations
2019
Artist Talk. Shifting Monuments, Glassblock Gallery, University of Arkansas-Monticello, Monticello, AR
Artist talk. I-70 Women’s Painting Showcase, Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO
Artist talk. Elapse, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College. Columbia, MO
2018 Artist talk. Structural Presence, Studio B, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, MO
2017
Presentation of Veterans Parade Proposal, Lincoln Education’s Summer Forum. Juilliard School. New York City, NY
2016
Artist talk. Shenandoah Artist Residency Program. Board of Trustees. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Springboard Objects with Guns Germs and Steel, LOGOS One Read Presentation, Spring Faculty Workshop. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2015
Immortality Through Multiplicity: Student artwork based upon The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks LOGOS One Read Presentation, Fall Faculty Workshop. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Artist talk. Open Season, Goodwyn Hall Gallery, University of Auburn, Montgomery, AL
2010
Black History Month- Five African American Artists. Global Education Committee Presentation. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Public Arts Service
2018-2019
Selection Committee. The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for
Artists in Brittany, France. Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore, MD
2009 -2019
Demonstrator. Art on the Block. Founding Committee Member. Moberly, MO
2018
Juror. Student Art Exhibition. Missouri Valley University, Marshall, MO
Jazz Drawing Instructor. Second Saturday for Kids. Orr Street Studio. Columbia, MO
2017
Silkscreen Demonstrator. True/ False Film Fest DIY Day with Area High Schools. Orr Street Studios. Columbia, MO
2009 - 2016
Designer and Silkscreen Printer. Leroy Fishstix (self-start-up business) Columbia, MO
2011- 2016
Designer, Painter, and Silkscreen Printer. Pedelar’s Jamboree. Leroy Fishstix, Columbia, MO
2005
Instructor. Scholars Academy Graphic Arts Camp. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2004 - 2005
Co-Head of Garage Art. Columbia, MO
Juror. MACC Area High School Art Exhibition. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2003
Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon Screen Printing and Candlelight Vigil for Phi Theta Kappa, Downtown Moberly, MO
2001 - 2003
Printing Assistant. Muddy Press Run, Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
2001
Assistant Instructor. Scholars Academy Graphic Arts Camp. Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Awards, Residencies, and Grants
2022
Artist in Residence. The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists in Brittany, France. Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore, MD
2019
Artist in Residence. Casa Na Ilha. Ilhabela, Brazil
2018
Invited Artist. Summer Forum. Lincoln Education Center. The Juilliard School. New York, NY
2017
Artist in Residence. The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists in Brittany, France. Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore, MD
Glaux Faculty Award. Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Tau Chapter
MACC Foundation Mini-Grant, “MICA Artist in Residency Exhibition” Moberly, MO
2016 Artist in Residence. Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA
2011 Invited Artist. Miss Rockaway Armada, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2007 MACC Foundation Mini-Grant, “Printmaking Press Acquisition” Moberly, MO
2003 Artist in Residence. Moberly Area Community College. Moberly, MO
Collections
The United States National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA
The University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR
Maryanne, and Louis Colas, 32 Le Bourg, Léhon, France
Evelyn Jorgenson Fine Art Gallery, Moberly, MO
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Shifting Monuments, Glassblock Gallery, University of Arkansas-Monticello, Monticello, AR
2019 Elaspe. Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College. Columbia MO
2015 -scape, P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery, Cottey College, Nevada, MO
2011 Open Season, Goodwyn Hall Gallery, University of Auburn, Montgomery, AL
Juried or Curated Group Exhibitions
2019 I-70 Women’s Painting Showcase, Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art, Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO
2018 Structural Presence, Studio B, Sager Braudis Gallery Columbia, MO
2018 Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2016 Off the Trail, Imago Gallery and Cultural Center, Columbia, MO
2014 Print City, Detroit, Spread Art Gallery @ Detroit Contemporary, Mid America Print Conference Jury Selected Artist, Detroit, MI
2013 Airstrike, The What If? Conference, Westminster University, Fulton, MO
2012 Big Paws, Mid America Print Conference, Main Street, Cape Girardeau, MO
2011 Let me tell you of the dream I had, Miss Rockaway Armada, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2006 New Chroma, Davis Gallery, Stephens College, Columbia, MO
2001 436 Miles of Ink, Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL
Select Group Exhibitions
2017 Works from the MICA Artist Residency Program in Brittany, France, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Exposition of The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists, Maryland Institute College of Art, Abbey Saint-Magloire, Léhon, France
2014 Pop Up Show, CoMo Makers Workshop and Gallery, Columbia, MO
MACC Alumni Exhibition, Evelyn Jorgenson Fine Art Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2013 Ininteruption Art Exhibit and Happening, The Other Side Gallery, Utica, NY
Handmade, CoMo Makers Workshop and Gallery, Columbia, MO
2012 The Ends of It, Citizen Jane Film Festival, Stephens College, Columbia, MO
2011 Flea Ring Circus, Citizen Jane Film Festival, Stephens College, Columbia, MO
2010 Airstrike, True / False Film Festival, Stephens College, Columbia, MO
2009 Freedom by Fashion, Abolition of Human Trafficking Fashion Show, Parkade Plaza, Columbia, MO
2007 80th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Gallery Garage Art, Brady Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Going Out on Top, The Heidelberg, Columbia, MO
Garage Art Gala, Blue Note, Columbia, MO
Abstraction Observed, Fine Arts/ Graphic Arts Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2005 Soup for the Arts Benefit Auction, Fine Arts/ Graphic Arts Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Take a seat, Table it, and Preowned art, Moberly Country Club, Moberly, MO
Miniprint 11, Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
2004 Bobcats Breeding, Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Greg Eltringham and Felicia Leach, Fine Arts Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Wall to Wallpaper, M.F.A. Thesis Show, Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL
The Hounds Show, Fine Arts Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
2003 Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue, Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO
In the margin, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Pieces for Peace, Longbranch Coffee House, Carbondale, IL
Hung, Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
MiniPrint 9, Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
Invitational Alumni Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
Process and Performance, Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL
2002 Pulp, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia PA
SIUC Spring Graduate Show. HQ Gallery, Carbondale, IL
MiniPrint 8. Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
2001 The Sushi Series, B.F.A. Thesis Show, G2 Chicago IL
MiniPrint 7. Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
Performance and Film
2007
Saturday Night. Short Film by The Dolan Brothers. Brickwall Film Competition. site host and actor. Columbia, MO
2006
Silkscreen Performance with the Milk Of Humankindness, Blue Fugue. Columbia, MO
2004
I saw the light. Short Film by Gregory Eltringham. musician and documentary participant
2003
Orange and Blue. Short Film by Gregory Eltringham. actor
1999
One Spring Trip. Film by Gregory Eltringham. documentary participant
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Reviews
Kamholtz, Jonathan. “The Transforming Touch:”MARK: ABout the Artist’s Hand” at Manifest Gallery, March 4- March April 1, 2022” AEQAI March 26, 2022
Rochester, Katherine. “Cabinets of Curiosity”. Title Magazine. November 27, 2011
http://www.title-magazine.com/2011/11/cabinets-of-curiosity/
Caldwell, Melissa. “Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had: Miss Rockaway Armada”. curator’s website. 2011
https://www.melissa-caldwell.com/miss-rockaway
Bibliography
2023
-Manifest Exhibition Annual MEAs18 (to be published early 2023)
2022
-Giordana, Thierry. “Les Oeuvres de Six Peintres Ameriains a l’Abbaye de Lehon” Le Petite Bleu. August 4, 2022
-“Dinan. Des peintres américains en résidence à l’abbaye de Léhon” Ouest France. July 7, 2022
-LHériau, Romane“Dinan. « L’abbaye m’inspire » : en résidence à Léhon, ces artistes américains exposent leurs œuvres” Ouest France. August 4, 2022
-“Peintres Américains en Résidence à l'Abbaye de Léhon à Dinan” AGENDAOUFrance
https://www.agendaou.fr/peintres-americains-en-residence-a-l-abbaye-de-lehon-a-dinan-expo191029.html[NB1]
2021
-Singleton, Haley. “Artists air their sketchbooks at Columbia Art League's interactive exhibit” Columbia Missourian. March 18, 2021
2019
-Carnicle, Wesley “UAM Announces Shifting Monuments Art Exhibit” South Ark Daily. September 30, 2019
https://searkweather.com/uam-announces-shifting-monuments-art-exhibit/
-UAM News “UAM Announces Shifting Monuments Art Exhibit”. Monticello Live.October 3, 2019
http://www.monticellolive.com/uam-announces-shifting-monuments-art-exhibit/
2011
-Archer, Sarah. “The Material is the Message” Huffington Post. August 9, 2011
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-material-is-the-messa_b_916761
-Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage. “Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had: Miss Rockaway Armada” blog
https://www.pewcenterarts.org/news/miss-rockaway-armada-huffington-post-and-philadelphia-inquirer
-philartalliance. “PAA proudly presents Miss Rockaway Armada”. Philadelphia Art Alliance. blog. June 15 ,2011
https://philartalliance.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/paa-proudly-presents-miss-rockaway-armada/
-Rosenberg, Amy S. “Razzamatazz on the River”. Philadelphia Inquirer. July 2, 2011
https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20110721_Razzmatazz_on_the_river.html
-Shields, John. “Trash to Treasure- Salvaging an Artist’s Legacy”. Cinnaminson Patch. July 19, 2011
https://patch.com/new-jersey/cinnaminson/trash-to-treasure-salvaging-an-artists-legacy
-Del Signore, John. “Video: Bicycle Powered Ferris Wheel”. Gothamist. WNYC July 29, 2011
-Lynch, E.D.W. “Miss Rockaway Armada Descends on Philadelphia foe Art Exhibition” Laughing Squid. August 11, 2011
https://laughingsquid.com/miss-rockaway-armada-descends-on-philadelphia-for-art-exhibition/
-Amorosi, A.D. “All Afloat On”. Philadelphia Weekly. August, 2011
-Schwartz, C. “Miss Rockaway Armada Floats into Philly”. Knight Foundation. August 11, 2011
https://knightfoundation.org/articles/mra-floats-into-philly/
-Crimmins, Peter. “Dream Boats: armada crafted from savage to sail the Schuylkill”. Newsworks. WHYY. PBS. August 17, 2011
https://whyy.org/articles/dream-boats-armada-crafted-from-salvage-to-sail-the-schuylkill/
-Klein, Sarah. “The Philadelphia Art Alliance Presents Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had- an Innovative Art Installation That Begins With a Sculptural Flotilla of Recyle-Material Boats on the Schuylkill”. Uwishunu. August 18, 2011
-Eichel, Molly. “Offbeat Fleet Comes to Town”. Phila Daily News. August 19, 2011
-Knorr, Rachel. “Salvaged TrashTransformed into Extraordinary Art” two.one.five magazine. August 19, 2011
-Sydner, Chistina. “The Miss Rockaway Aramada”. Fringe Arts. August 22, 2011
https://fringearts.com/2011/08/22/the-miss-rockaway-armada/
-Rochester, Rachel. “First Friday Picks” Philadelphia Weekly. September 9, 2011
-“On the Fringe: Miss Rockaway Armada in Pictures and Video”. Philadelphia CityPaper. September 1, 2011
-“Let me tell you about the dream I had” Philadelphia Art Magazine. September 1, 2011
-Phillips, Karen “Artists Turn Trash into Treasure for a Parade Through Philadelphia”. KYY News Radio 1600. September 2, 2011
-Jih, Diana. “Miss Rockaway Armada dreams on the muddy, mighty Schyulkill”. Artblog. September 11, 2011
-guest writer “Everybody loves a parade- Miss Rockaway Picture post”. Artblog. September 23, 2011
-Lipczynski, Chris. “Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had”. Around Philly. September 30, 2011
-Jih, Diana. “Miss Rockaway Armada-experience the dream at the Art Alliance”. Artblog. November 6, 2011
https://www.theartblog.org/2011/11/miss-rockaway-armada-experience-the-dream-at-the-art-alliance/
-Newhall, Edith. “Miss Rockaway makes a splendid splash”. Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 2011
-MissRockawary Armada at the Philadelphia Art Alliance
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rockawayatpaa/page11
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rockawayatpaa/page12
2010
-Karmin, Jennifer. aaaaaaaaaalice. Flim Forum Press. 2010
https://iowareview.org/blog/jennifer-karmins-aaaaaaaaaaalice
2007
-“Garage Art” Inside Columbia July 2007
2003
-Bembnister, Theresa “Home On Loan” The Pitch. November 11, 2003 Kansas City, MO
https://www.thepitchkc.com/home-on-loan/
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