SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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2012 |
"Embodiment", artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA (Upcoming) |
2009 |
“Breathing In, Breathing Out,” artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA |
2007 |
Ferguson Gallery, Concordia University, Chicago, IL. Curator: Betty Ann Mocek |
2000 |
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL. Curator: Heather Accurso |
“New Work,” Harper College, Palatine, IL. Curator: Ben Dallas, Artist |
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1999 |
“20 Women,” College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL |
1996 |
“Deborah Kapoor: Mixed Media,” Durham Art Guild, Durham, North Carolina. Curator: Laura Roselli, Gallery Director |
1994 |
“New Paintings,” McKinney Gallery, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Curator: Richard Blake, Director |
1990 |
“Recent Paintings and Books,” Mariboe Gallery, Hightstown, NJ. Curator: Catherine Robohm Watkins, Gallery Director |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2012 |
“Seventh Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ (Upcoming) |
2011 |
artEAST Studios, Issaquah, WA |
“NSEW,” University House, Seattle, WA |
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“Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility,” Kimball Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT |
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“Sixth Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
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2010 |
American/Asian, Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA |
“Luminous Layers: Exploring Contemporary Encaustic,” 47th Annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR. Curator: Linda Womack |
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“Fifth Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
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“Fresh Eyes,” ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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2009 |
“Poncho Invitational,” Western Bridge Gallery, Seattle, WA |
“In the Round (with Kim Bernard),” Schlosberg Gallery, Montserrat College, Beverly, MA. Curator: Leonie Bradbury |
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“American/Asian: A Tale of New Cultures,” artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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“Fiber Art,” artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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“Beyond Matter,” Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA, Curator: Nora Lawrence, MOMA, NYC |
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“Fourth Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Curator: Miles Conrad |
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2008 |
“Over the Edge +,” artEAST Studios, Issaquah, WA, Curator: June Sekiguchi |
“On the Edge: New Work in Encaustic,” 301 Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, Curator: Laura Moriarty |
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PONCHO Art Auction, Seattle, WA, Curator: Billy Howard |
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“What Does Compassion Look Like?™,” artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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“Third Annual Encaustic Invitational,” Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Curator: Miles Conrad |
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2003 |
“All or Nothing,” LIPA Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2002 |
“Invitational,” LIPA Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2001 |
“The Corpus Connection,” Delaware Art Gallery, Newark, DE; traveling show to Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX |
2000 |
“Chicago Art Open,” School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL |
1999 |
“I’m in Control Now,” Trenton Artists’ Coalition, 50CD/Book Collaboration, Trenton, NJ |
“St. Charles Arts Festival,” national juried show, St. Charles, IL. Juror: Lynn Warren, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
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1998 |
“Faculty at COD,” Gahlberg Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL. Curator: Eileen Broido, Director, Gahlberg Gallery |
1997 |
“Women in Abstraction,” Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Judith Geichman and Noriko Ebersole, Artists |
“Playing Games,” Mariboe Gallery, Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ |
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1993 |
“Putting It All Together,” Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Juror: Wendy Wilkinson, Artist |
“Ellarslie Open XI,” Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ. Juror: Duncan LaPlante, Trenton City Museum |
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“Small Works Show,” Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ. Juror: Lloyd McNeil, Rutgers University |
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“Annual Juried Exhibition,” Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ. Juror: B. Katsif, Director, James Michener Art Museum |
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1991 |
“Far and Between,” Jentra Gallery, Freehold, NJ |
“Annual Juried Exhibition,” Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ. Juror: Dr. Hildreth York, Rutgers University |
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“Open Juried Show,” ARTWORKS/Trenton, Trenton, NJ. Juror: Alejandro Anreus, Curator, Montclair Art Museum |
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RESIDENCIES AND TRAVEL |
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| 2008 | Sai Baba Temple, New Delhi, India |
| 2007 | Encaustic Workshop with Paula Roland, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM |
| 2006 | Ajanta & Ellora Cave Temples, Maharashtra, India and Cholamandal Artists’ Colony, Chennai, India |
| 2005 | Hindu and Jain Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| 1997 | The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA |
| 1991 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. Month-long study with Painter Nathan Oliviera and Printmaker Gabor Peterdi |
GRANTS |
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| 2002 | Technology Grant, Harper College, Palatine, IL |
Artists-in-Community Grant, Harper College, Palatine, IL |
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| 1998 | Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, City of Chicago Cultural Grants Division, IL |
| 1993 | Education Grant, Texas Arts Council, Austin, TX |
| 1989 | Graduate Teaching Tuition Scholarship and Stipend, University of Delaware |
| 1988 | Gray Magnes Scholarship, University of Delaware |
PUBLICATIONS |
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| 2012 | Nash, Catherine, Contemporary Paper & Encaustic by Catherine Nash with 28 international artists’ interviews) (Upcoming) |
Belto, Michelle, Paper + Wax, Techniques for Combining Handmade Paper with Encaustic Paint (Upcoming) |
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Holly Cohen-Roochvarg and Christopher Calderhead, The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy, (chapter on Indic Scripts), October (Upcoming) |
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| 2011 | Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ. Catalog for exhibition, Sixth Annual Encaustic Invitational, one work reproduced |
| 2010 | Daniella Woolf, Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility, Waxy Buildup Press, Santa Cruz, CA four works reproduced |
Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ. Catalog for exhibition, Fifth Annual Encaustic Invitational, one work reproduced |
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Shelly Seale, "Art as Cultural Exchange," Seattle Woman Magazine, Seattle, WA one work reproduced |
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| 2009 | Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ. Catalog for exhibition, Fourth Annual Encaustic Invitational, one work reproduced |
artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA. Catalog for exhibition, "Breathing In, Breathing Out," 18 works reproduced |
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artXCHANGE Gallery, Seattle, WA. Catalog for exhibition, "American/Asian: A Tale of Two Cultures," three works reproduced |
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| 2008 | Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ. Catalog for exhibition, Third Annual Encaustic Invitational, one work reproduced and cover image |
Studio Visit Magazine, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, Colume two, curated by Michael Lash, Director of Public Arts, City of Chicago, two works reproduced |
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| 2001 | Ramesh Menon, The Ramayana - A Modern Translation, book jacket design, Writers Club Press, San Jose, CA |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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Encaustic Center, Richardson, TX – will be presenting 3 day workshop in March, 2012 |
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Concordia University, Chicago, IL |
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Harper College, Palatine, IL |
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Highland Park Arts Center, Highland Park, IL |
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Columbia College, Chicago, IL |
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Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
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College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL |
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Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| 2012 | Fairhaven College, Bellingham, WA, talk entitled “Embodiment” with psychologist Scot Nichols (scheduled) |
Sixth Annual Encaustic Conference, talk entitled "Outside the Frame” (scheduled) |
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| 2011 | “Culture and Identity,” University House, Seattle, WA |
Fifth Annual Encaustic Conference, talk entitled "Displaying Work Outside the Frame" with Brenda Mallory |
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| 2010 | Wing Luke Museum, Tateuchi Theatre, lecture "Art and Identity," work discussed by Cora Edmonds |
| 2007 | Anacortes Arts Festival, Installation of Gloria Lamson Prayer Curtain, Anacortes, WA |
Edge Professional Development Program for Visual Artists, Artists Trust, Seattle, WA |
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Encaustic Workshop with Paula Roland, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM |
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| 1999 - 2001 | Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL; Chairperson, Board of Directors |
| 1999 | Beck Institute for the Arts, Chicago, IL, Juror for grant recipients |
| 1998 | Houghton Mifflin Company, College Division, Boston, MA; Content Editor |
| 1994-95 | Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL; Assistant to Director |
EDUCATION |
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Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, University of Delaware, Newark, DE |
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, University of North Texas, Denton, TX |
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