Julie Niskanen

JULIE NISKANENresume

	Education
	2005-08	University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
		Master of Fine Arts in printmaking
	2001-05	Iowa State University, College of Design, Ames, IA
		Bachelor of Fine Arts (focus in printmaking, painting, & art history)

	Additional Study and Workshops
	2008	College Art Association 96th annual conference, Dallas, TX Advice for Beginning & Inexperienced Instructors Presenters: Mika Cho and Carol Reynolds Job Hunt 101, Presenter: David M. Sokol Grant-writing for Artists, Presenter: Barbara Bernstein Digital Tools in the Traditional Classroom Presenter: Christopher Jagers Finding a Place for Yourself in the Art World Presenters: Jackie Battenfield and Joanne Mattera
	2007	Frogman’s Press & Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD Intaglio with Victoria Goro-Rapoport The Painted Page (book and box making) with James Bailey
	2006	Frogman’s Press & Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD Stone Lithography with David Morrison Tonal Intaglio with Art Werger
	2005	Frogman’s Press & Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD Color Intaglio with Gary Kaulitz Stone Lithography with Cynthia Osborne
	2005	Iowa State University, Ames, IA, graduate course in printmaking
	2004	Frogman’s Press & Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD Etching workshop with Nicole Hand
	2003	ISU Study Abroad, Rome, Italy (art history & mixed-media)
	2000-01	North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL – figure drawing and painting
	1997-98	Center for Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE – drawing and painting

	Teaching and Work Experience
	2010	Adjunct Art Instructor, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC. Teaching Art Appreciation, Art History Survey I, and Painting I.
	2010-Current	Adjunct Art Instructor, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC. Currently teaching Printmaking II, Drawing II, and Art Appreciation.
	2008-Current	Adjunct Art Instructor, Central Carolina Community College, Sanford, NC. Currently teaching Drawing I and Art Appreciation.
	2008-Current	Artspace visual art center, Raleigh, NC. Figure drawing moderator.
	2008-10	Adjunct Art Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC. Taught Drawing I, Printmaking I, Design I, Art Appreciation, Art History Survey I, Art History Survey II, Portfolio and Resume, and Advanced Studio Art. I also helped to get their new printmaking program up and running.
	2008-09	Adjunct Art Instructor, Piedmont Community College, Roxboro, NC. Taught Drawing I, Drawing II, Painting I, Art History Survey I, and Art Appreciation.
	2006-08	Art Instructor, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. Taught Drawing I courses.
	2005-06	Exhibitions Curator of University Art Gallery, University of South Dakota,Vermillion, SD. Arranged & installed exhibitions, organized vault & gallery storage, matted & framed art.
	2000-01	North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL. Studio maintenance, inventory, assisted teaching children’s art classes.

	Visiting Artist/Workshops Conducted
	2010	Drawing from Nature, Artspace Summer Art Program, Raleigh, NC
		Drawing with Charcoal, Artspace Summer Art Program, Raleigh, NC
		College Prep -Design Skills, Artspace Summer Art Program, Raleigh, NC
	2009	“Rock On II,” Mezzotint workshop at The Print Studio of 311 W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries, Raleigh, NC
		Visiting artist at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC. Combined mezzotint and etching workshop, and visiting artist lecture.
		"Acid Reigns," etching workshop at The Print Studio of 311 W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries, Raleigh, NC
	2008	“Rock On,” Mezzotint workshop at The Print Studio of 311 W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries, Raleigh, NC
	2007	Set up printmaking studio and conducted an etching workshop; taught non-toxic hard-ground and aquatint, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL
	2006	Mezzotint workshop, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

	Gallery Representation
	Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA http://www.davidsongalleries.com/home.php
	Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington D.C. http://washingtonprintmakers.com
	Artspace, Raleigh, NC http://www.artspacenc.org/

	Upcoming Exhibitions
	2010	"Shy Rabbit Print National 2," Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Pagosa Springs, CO Juror: Yuji Hiratsuka
		New World / Old WOrld 2010 MAPC Members' Juried Exhibition, The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN Juror: Thomas E. Rassieur, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
		Director's Cut Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring, MD

	Juried Exhibitions
	2010	Raleigh Fine Art Society's North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC Juror: John Beerman
		Mid America Print Council Juried Members Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH Juror: John Lysak
	2009-12	Southern Graphics Council Traveling Show. First venue: Southern Graphics Council 2009 conference at Columbia College, Chicago, IL Juror: Warrington Colescott
	2009	Third Annual Printmakers of North Carolina Exhibition, 311 West Martin Street Galleries and Studios, Raleigh, NC. Honorable Mention Award. Jurors: Kelley McChesney, Director, Flanders Art Gallery and Tamar Harris-Warren, curator for Flanders Art Gallery
		Los Angeles Printmaking Society's 20th National Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Juror: Peter Frank
		Mid America Print Council Juried Members Exhibition, Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN Juror: Janet Ballweg
		Exchange Gallery Exhibit, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
		Womanmade Gallery Annual Members Exhibition, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL Juror: Judithe Hernández
		"30 and Beyond: College of Design Alumni Exhibition," Gallery 181, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Curator: David McFadden, Museum of Arts & Design, NYC
		"Big Impressions: NC Prints," Printmakers of North Carolina juried exhibition, Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC Juror: Adam Cave
		Unfettered, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC. Third Place Award. Juror: Mario Gallucci, Curatorial Assistant, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
		Undefined, Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, GA Curator: Eun Lee
		The Boston Printmakers’ 2009 North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA Juror: Roberta Waddell
	2008-09	2008 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Campus Center Gallery, Hilo, Hawaii. PSBN Purchase Award, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Purchase Award. Juror: Tomie Arai
	2008	2008 Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition, Sofa Gallery, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
		“Town & Country,” sponsored by the Visual Art Exchange Association & Gallery and the Junior League of Raleigh, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC Jurors: Rory Parnell, Bob Rankin, and Kathleen Reider
		“Agoraphobia,” Mid America Print Council Members Show, Minnesota State University Moorhead Gallery, Moorhead, MN Juror: Beauvais Lyons
		“Printmaking Today,” Contemporary Review of Fine Art Printmaking, Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art, Castiglione a Casauria, Italy Jurors: Colleen Corradi, Tomomi Ono, Paolo Cospito, Annarita Gaeta, Rolando Fidani
		Washington Printmakers National Small Works 2008, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC. First Place Award. Juror: Ann Shafer, Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Baltimore Museum of Art
		Washington Pavilion Arts Night Exhibition & Benefit Auction, Sioux Falls, SD
		Manifest Gallery 2007 International Drawing Annual exhibition in print, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
		“Gallery 1905 National Small Print Exhibition,” Sycamore, IL Juror: Joseph D’Uva
		Næstved International Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Square Prints, Røennebæksholm Arts and Culture Center, Næstved, Denmark Curator: Torben Soeborg
		21st annual Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, Honorable Mention award, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Juror: Douglas Russell
		Ingenious Imprints, Longwood University, Farmville, VA Juror: Mary Holland
		7th Annual Janet Turner National Print Competition Exhibition, California State University, Chico, CA Juror: Karen Breuer
		Twenty-first Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI Juror: Karla Hackenmiller
		“Endless Imagination,” 3rd Governor’s Statewide Biennial Art Exhibition, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD South Dakota Arts Museum, Brookings, SD Dakotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre, SD Jurors: John Day, John Rychtarik, and Mary Maxon
		29th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, MO Juror: Robert Mueller
	2007	“Sixty Square Inches,” 16th Biennial Small Print Exhibition, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN Juror: Janet Ballweg
		“Los Angeles Printmaking Society 19th National Exhibition: Another View,” Los Angeles, CA Juror: Linda Lyke
		Powderhorn Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
		Washington Pavilion Arts Night Exhibition & Benefit Auction, Sioux Falls, SD
		Briar Cliff Review Art Show, Sioux City Arts Center, Sioux City, IA Juror: Tricia Currans-Sheehan
		Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Juror: David Merhib
	2006-07	15th National Florida Printmakers Exhibition, Miami, FL Juror: Joe Sanders
	2006	Craftsman Creek Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
		“Gallery 1905 National Small Print Exhibition,” Sycamore, IL Juror: Michael Barnes
		“Celebrating Contemporary Printmaking 2006,” Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH Juror: Janet Ballweg
		Mid America Print Council Members Exhibition, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH Juror: David Morrison
		Des Moines Arts Festival, Emerging Artist, Des Moines, IA
		“Size Matters” Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Juror: Lari R. Gibbons
		Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Juror: Mark Masuoka
	2005	Des Moines Arts Festival, Emerging Artist, Des Moines, IA
		Focus Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Juror: Mary Mello-Nee
		Print and Photo Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Juror: David Kamm
		Social Justice Show, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Juror: Laurie Elizabeth Talbot Hall
		37th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA Juror: Sarah Perkins
		25th Design Annual Show, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Jurors: Regina Smith and Lu Ann Cagin
	2004	Community of Artists Exhibit, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA Juror: Patricia Kimle
	2003	Studies in Creativity Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Juror: Maureen Seamonds

	Group Exhibitions
	2010	Contemporary Mezzotints, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
		Manipulating Light, International mezzotint invitational exhibition, 311 West Martin Street Galleries & Studios, Raleigh, NC
		Dual Focus, printmaking and photograph exhibition, Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC Curated by Rachel Berry, Director of exhibitions and programs, Visual Art Exchange and Sarah Powers, Executive Director, Visual Art Exchange
		"Mezzotint: Discover the New World," Irbit Fine Art Museum, Irbit, Russia
	2009-10	"The Print Fantastic," invitational printmaking exhibition, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC Curator: John Gall
	2009	8th Annual Collectors Gala, fundraiser exhibition and auction, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
		University of South Dakota Art Alumni Exhibition, Main Gallery of the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts, Vermillion, SD
		"Up in the Air," 311 W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries artists' show, Raleigh, NC
		Mid America Print Council 2009 Members Salon, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, Cleveland, OH
		"Fayetteville Tech Under Pressure," Invitational printmaking exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC Curated by Julie Niskanen
		"Mezzotint: Out of Darkness," Yekaterinburg, Russia Yekaterinburg Regional Museum, Yekaterinburg, Russia Kurgan Museum of Fine Arts, Kurgan, Russia Tyumen Museum of Fine Arts, Tyumen, Russia
		"North Carolina Faculty Present..." Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC
		Faculty Art Show, Piedmont Community College, Yanceyville, NC
	2008	Best of the North Carolina Printmakers, 311 W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries, Raleigh, NC
		“Issues,” 311 W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries artists' show, Raleigh, NC
		“Extreme Proportions,” Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
		“Another View of the Unnoticed,” Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, duo show with Mark Stemwedel, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
		“A Night For the Arts,” benefit auction for the Octagon Arts Center, Ames, IA
	2007	“Considerations of The Disregarded,” duo show with Katie Hayes, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
		“Frogman’s Assistants Exhibition,” University of South DakotaVermillion, SD
		“Peace and Conflict,” University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
		“Pots and Prints,” duo show with Dan Bartos, G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery, Yankton, SD
	2006-07	USD Faculty and Graduate Student Show, University Center, Sioux Falls, SD
	2006	Drawing Show, Washington Street Art Center, Vermillion, SD
		Riverwalk Café, Sioux Falls, SD
		University of South Dakota Printmaking Show, Yankton, SD
		University of South Dakota Traveling Graduate Show
		“Frogman’s Portfolio Exhibition,” W. H. Over Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
		“Frogman’s Assistants Exhibition,” University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
		“Transformative Process,” duo show with Carrie Lingscheit, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD
	2005	North Shore Art League Printmaking Show, Winnetka, IL
		“Phase Two,” The Des Moines Project Gallery, Des Moines, IA
		Frogman’s Press & Gallery Portfolio Exchange Exhibit, Coffee Shop Gallery, Vermillion, SD
		Focus Grant Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
		Portfolio Exchange Exhibition for Southern Graphics Council, Washington, D.C.
	2004	BFA Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
		Portfolio Exchange Exhibit, Mid America Print Council, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
		Frogman’s Press & Gallery Portfolio Exchange Exhibit, Coffee Shop Gallery, Vermillion, SD
		Portfolio Exchange Exhibit, Southern Graphics Council, Rutger’s University, New Brunswick, NJ
		College of Design Rome (Italy) Show, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

	Solo Exhibitions
	2010	Contemplations on Nature, Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC
		Undercurrents, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
		Microcosms, Nature Art Gallery, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
	2009	Natural Reflections, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Gallery 208, Fayetteville, NC
		Natural Occurrences, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC
		A Closer Look, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
		Solo Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC
	2008	Transitions, M Street Gallery, Raleigh, NC
	2007	Reliquaries, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
	2005	Featured artist with solo show of 33 pieces at Café Diem, Ames Art Walk, Ames, IA
	2004	Solo show, Stomping Grounds Café, Ames, IA

	Related Experiences
	2010	Interview with the Raleigh Television Network about my work in an exhibition at the Block Gallery in Raleigh: Dual Focus.
	2009	Artist talk and demonstration at reception for Natural Occurrences, solo exhibition at the Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC
		Visiting artist lecture and workshop at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC
	2007	Assistant to Victoria Goro-Rapoport in an intaglio workshop and assistant to James Bailey in book-making workshop, at Frogman’s Print & Paper workshop
	2006	USD Art Foundations Committee
	2006	Assistant to David Morrison, stone lithography workshop at Frogman's Print & Paper workshop
	2005-6	University Art Galleries Advisory Committee, University of South Dakota
	2005	Assistant to Cynthia Osborne, stone lithography course at Frogman’s Print & Paper workshop
	2004-5	Senator on the Design Council, Iowa State University
	2004-5	President of Iowa State University Print Society
	2004	Treasurer of Iowa State University Print Society
	2001-3	North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL. Volunteer, assisting in children’s art classes, studio maintenance, and inventory

	Exhibitions and Portfolios Curated
	2010	Juror for the Pembroke Undergraduate Research Center Symposium, University of North Carolina, Pemroke, NC
		Curated Manipulating Light, an international mezzotint invitational exhibition, 311 West Martin Street Galleries & Studios, Raleigh, NC
		Juror of the 2010 Young People's Fine Arts Festival, Arts Council of Moore County, Southern Pines, NC
	2009	Juried "Artfest 2009," an exhibition of the Person County Arts Council, Kirby Gallery, Roxboro, NC
		Curated "Fayetteville Tech Under Pressure," an invitational printmaking show of regional North Carolina printmakers, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fine Art Gallery, Fayetteville, NC
	2008-9	Organized and curated "Communionis Natura," a portfolio exchange between American women printmakers

	Collections
		Town of Cary public art collection, Cary, NC University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art, Castiglione a Casauria, Italy Grafisk Værksted\Næstved, Næstved, Denmark University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Americas Biennial Exhibition Research Archives Permanent Collection Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand University of Colorado Special Collection, Boulder, CO Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center, Grand Forks, ND Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Visual Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD Frogman’s Press & Gallery permanent collection, Beresford, SD Southern Graphics Council Archive at University of Mississippi Rutgers Conference Committee Amity Foundation Mid America Print Council Archives University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Iowa State University Print Society, Ames, IA

	Grants and Awards
	2009	Award of Recognition, Artspace, December, 2009
		Honorable Mention Award, Third Annual Printmakers of North Carolina Exhibition, 311 West Martin Street Galleries and Studios, Raleigh, NC Jurors: Kelley McChesney, Director, Flanders Art Gallery and Tamar Harris-Warren, curator for Flanders Art Gallery
		Peoples' Choice Award, "Big Impressions: NC Prints," Printmakers of North Carolina juried exhibition, Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC
		Third Place Award – Unfettered, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC Juror: Mario Gallucci, Curatorial Assistant, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
	2008	Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Purchase Award from the 2008 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition
		First Place Award – Washington Printmakers National Small Works Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC. Award given by juror: Ann Shafer (Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art).
		Honorable Mention Award, Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
	2005	Graduate assistantship (gallery management and teaching), University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
		Dean’s List, Iowa State University
	2004	Dean’s List, Iowa State University
		Focus Grant, competitive arts grant, Iowa State University
	2003	Dean’s List, Iowa State University
	2000	Wilmette Arts Guild Student Art Show, Honorable Mention, Wilmette, IL
	2000	Woman’s Club of Evanston Art Show, First Place, Evanston, IL

	Publications
		Los Angeles Printmaking Society 20th National Exhibition Catalog, 2009 (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 150)
		"Natural Reflections at Gallery 208," written by Janice Burton. Up and Coming Weekly Newspaper. Volume 14, Issue 33, August 26 - September 1, 2009. (Reproduction of my artwork on front cover; reproduction of my aorwork and article about my solo show, p. 9)
		Galleries: A guide to Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area art galleries, summer 2009 (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 11)
		"Mezzotint: Out of Darkness," exhibition catalog from an international mezzotint exhibition in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 2009 (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 13, 34, & 35)
		Traveling Print Exhibition of the Southern Graphics Council catalogue, 2009-12 (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 1)
		The Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial catalogue (Reproduction of my artwork)
		"Fine Art Gallery Exhibit is Under Pressure" written by Soni Martin. Up and Coming Weekly Newspaper. Volume 14, Issue 11, March 18-24, 2009. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 14, and a few paragraphs about my work and curarting)
		"Teachers Get Gold Stars at Cape Fear Studios Exhibit," written by Soni Martin, Feb. 03, 2009. Up and Coming Weekly Newspaper. Volume 14, Issue 5, Feb. 4-10, 2009. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 15, and a few paragraphs about my prints and teaching)
		2008 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition Catalogue, University of Hawaii at Hilo. (Reproduction of my artwork and mentioned as an award winner)
		2008 Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition Catalogue, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 16)
		Næstved International Mini Print Exhibition Catalogue, from exhibition at Rønnebæksholm Arts & Culture Centre, Næstved, Denmark, 2008. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 18)
		21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition Catalogue, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 2008. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 16)
		Sixty Square Inches, 16th Biennial North American Small Print Competition Catalogue, Purdue University Galleries, 2008. (Reproduction of my artwork)
		Connections, Loyola Academy newsletter, Spring 2007, p. 2, (Article on etching workshop)
		The Briar Cliff Review, Volume 19, 2007, Eleventh Annual Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction magazine. (Reproductions of artwork, p. 18, p. 49)
		Florida Printmakers 15th National Print Competition Catalogue, 2007 (Reproduction of artwork, image #39)
		Sketch, Spring 2005, Volume 69.2, Iowa State University publication of creative works (Reproduction of artwork on the front cover, p. 50, p. 64)

	Professional Organizations
	2009-Current	Artspace Artists Association, Raleigh, NC (www.artspacenc.org)
	2008-Current	Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA (www.bostonprintmakers.org)
		Visual Art Exchange association & gallery, Raleigh, NC (www.visualartexchange.org/)
		Printmakers of North Carolina (PoNC), Raleigh, NC (www.printmakersofnc.com)
		International Mezzotint Society (www.math.ufl.edu/~glover/mezzotint.html)
		Artists Space: Irving Sandler Artists File Online (www.artistsspace.org)
	2007-Current	Los Angeles Printmaking Society (www.laprintmakers.com)
	2006-Current	Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (http://womanmade.org/)
	2005-Current	Southern Graphics Council (www.southerngraphics.org/)
	2004-Current	Mid America Print Council (www.midamericaprintcouncil.org/)
	2004-Current	American Print Alliance (www.printalliance.org/)
	2008-09	Women Printmakers of Austin, Austin, TX (www.womenprintmakers.com)
	2007	College Art Association
	2004-05	Iowa State University Gaffer’s Guild, glass blowing club
	2000-07	North Shore Art League member, Winnetka, IL

	Portfolio Exchanges
	2009	International Mezzotint Society portfolio exchange
		“Communionis Natura,” portfolio exchange between American women printmakers, organized and curated by Julie Niskanen
		“Man Overboard,” print portfolio exchange organized by Blake Sanders
	2008	“As You Wish Portfolio,” an international portfolio exchange organized by Melanie Yazzie
		International Mezzotint Society portfolio exchange
		"Dark Visions," portfolio exchange between Newman University, the University of South Dakota, and Wichita State University.
	2006	"Blindfolds," an exchange between American and Scottish Printmakers
		Frogman’s Press and Gallery 25th anniversary juried portfolio exchange
	2005	Frogman’s Press and Gallery 24th annual portfolio exchange
		Southern Graphics Council International Conference portfolio exchange
		Cascade Print Exchange, Oregon University
	2004	Southern Graphics Council International Conference portfolio exchange
		Iowa State University’s International Postcard Exchange
		Frogman’s Press and Gallery 23rd annual portfolio exchange

	Open Portfolios
	2010	Southern Graphics Council Conference, Philadelphia, PA
	2009	Southern Graphics Council Conference, Chicago, IL
	2008	Southern Graphics Council Conference, Richmond, VA
	2007	Frogman’s Print & Paper workshop, Vermillion, SD
		Southern Graphics Council Conference, Kansas City, MO
	2006	Mid America Print Council Conference, Athens, OH
		Frogman’s Print & Paper workshop, Vermillion, SD
		Southern Graphics Council Conference, Madison, WI
	2005	Frogman’s Print & Paper workshop, Vermillion, SD
		Southern Graphics Council Conference, Washington, D.C.
	2004	Mid America Print Council Conference, Lincoln, NE

	Printing Assistant
	2006	Michael Barnes, Vermillion, SD
		Rocky Toner, Vermillion, SD
		Larry Schuh, Vermillion, SD
	2005	Ryan O’Malley, Vermillion, SD
		Robert Farber, Vermillion, SD

	Technical Printmaking Skills
		Intaglio: mezzotint, dry-point, engraving, hard-ground line etching, aquatint, and soft-ground etching in both non-toxic and traditional methods, on both copper and zinc plates. I have worked with various other etching techniques such as spit-bite, litho crayon resist aquatint, marbling, tusche wash, toner wash, and crackle techniques. Collagraph techniques including additive textural techniques, acrylic medium, and digital ImageOn.
		Monotype: reductive monotypes, traced monotypes, additive monotypes, and multiple color and multiple plate monotypes.
		Relief printmaking: woodcut, reductive woodcut, digital solar plate (photo-polymer plate) prints, and also 4’ x 8’ woodcuts printed with a steamroller
		Lithography: aluminum plate lithography and digital aluminum plate photo-lithography. Stone lithography: traditional drawing methods, reductive methods, tusche washes, sharpie methods, and multiple color runs. Also new media such as Smart Plates and Pronto Plates.
		Silk-screen: reductive methods, stenciling, and photo water-based silk-screen.
		Book and box making: basic box making and portfolio boxes, concertina books, Coptic stitch, case binding, Japanese book-binding, long stitch binding, and altered books.
		Photography: traditional silver-based dark room processes and digital photography.

	Computer Skills
		Adept with Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows XP. Proficient with: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and many forms of digital photography equipment.

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