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Courtney Kessel___________________________________www.courtneykessel.com
75 Mary Street, Athens, Ohio 45701/ 412.951.2236 / courtney@courtneykessel.com
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Expanded Practice with a Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, 2012
(Studied with Duane McDiarmid, Marilyn Poepplmeyer, and Jaleh Mansoor)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Cum Laude, 1998
(Studied with Coco Fusco, Jude Tallichet, and Amy Hauft)
Study Abroad Program, Temple University, Rome, Italy, 1995-96
GRANTS AND AWARDS
School of Art Full Tuition Scholarship, Ohio University, 2009-2012
Graduate Assistantship, Ohio University, 2009-2012
Harry and Grace Foster Memorial Scholarship, Ohio University, 2011
State of the MFA, Curators’ Honoraria, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
Graduate Student Professional Activity Grant, Ohio University, 2010, 2012
Kentucky Foundation for Women Grant, Louisville, KY, 2008
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Solo shows indicated by **)
2012
Courtney Kessel and Linda T. Diec, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Found In Translation: Reveal Collaborative @ Majestic Galleries,
Nelsonville, Ohio
New Country: Ruralism in Contemporary Art, Claypool-Young Gallery,
Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
Visiting Faculty Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio
**Performing Visibility, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio
On Another Note (Reveal Collaborative), Juror: David Ellis, St. Louis Artists’
Guild and Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
Ohio University Sculpture + Expanded Practice Exhibit @ Rio Grande,
Ester Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio
2011
The Kinsey Institute 2011 Sixth Annual Juried Art Show, Juried by Betsy
Stirratt and Garry Milius, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Love and Things Like Love, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
Interstice, Ohio University Gallery, Athens, Ohio
2010
Radical Narcissism, Dream City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
State of the MFA, OSU Urban Arts Space, Juried by James Voorhies and
Diana Matuszak, Columbus, Ohio
**Susan Kennedy: Pieces, installed on MOMA sidewalk, New York, New York
After the Pedestal, Juried by Astria Suparak, The Sculpture Center,
Cleveland, Ohio
Purple Wedding with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stevens, Galbreth Chapel and
Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, Ohio
HerArt, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University
2009
Bonafide, Dream City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Critical Mass, Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University
2007
%Renegades, 25 Years of Performance at Exit Art- A Selection From The
Archives%, Exit Art, New York, New York
Art Fever, Lexington Art League’s 50th Anniversary, Lexington, Kentucky
generatioNEXT, Lexington Art League, Loudon House, Lexington, Kentucky
2006
Garden of Delights: 24th Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Empire-
Fulton Ferry State Park & The Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, New York
**Dead Weight, performed at Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
The Magi Show, Morehead Art Guild Incorporated, Morehead, Kentucky
2005
Rapture: 23rd Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Empire-Fulton Ferry State
Park & The Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, New York
A Case for Art, Philadelphia Sculptors presents at Highwire Gallery and Wexler
Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Ladies Room, Vitale Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
Reconstruction, Vitale Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
Vitale Gallery PRESENTS, Traveling art show, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida
2004
Generations III, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
100 Smacks or Less, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Ring of Fire IV, Emerald Lounge, St. Petersburg, Florida
2003
**Kisses 4 Sale, performed at three locations: Wall Street, Washington Square
Park, Grand Central Station, New York, New York
2002
Urban Swank, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Florida
Menage-a-Trois: New Artwork by Courtney Kessel, Joey Vitale, and John Vitale,
The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
100 Smacks or Less, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Ring of Fire (I,II,&III), Emerald Lounge, St. Petersburg, Florida
DETOUR, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Much Ado About Art Auction, Renaissance Vinoy Sunset Ballroom,
St. Petersburg, Florida
4th Annual Valentine Peep Show, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, Florida
2001
No Show, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
**MiNE, The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
B.A.M. Beer, Art, and Music, The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
The Really Big Show, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
Odyssey, Fusion Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
2000
The ReMiXX, The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
Salon 145, Gallery 145, St. Petersburg, Florida
1998
Terra Bomba: Part II, Exit Art: The First World, New York, New York,
curators: Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo
1997
**Fabulust Fashion Show, McCallum St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
**Da’ Girls, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
**The Please Touch Show, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996
Group Show of Philadelphia Artists, The Turmoil Room, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
**Who’s Shoes, Temple Gallery, Rome, Italy
1995
**Cast Off, Tiber River, Rome, Italy
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Instructor-of-record)
Function, Adjunct Professor, School of Art, Ohio University, Fall 2012-13
A studio art Foundation course emphasizing the physical, metaphorical, and cultural significance of art’s function. Students think about and apply function through 2D, 3D, and 4D media translations.
Description, Adjunct Professor, School of Art, Ohio University, Fall 2012-13
A studio art Foundation course that explores the various ways and means to describe a subject. Interdisciplinary in nature, this course provides students multiple skills in drawing, image making, three-dimensional modeling, and data mapping in the consideration of and making of art and design.
Three-Dimensional Studies, Foundation Area, Ohio University, Spring 2012
Course content incorporates an introduction to a variety of methodologies for developing object making skills and knowledge.
Casting/ Sculpture II, Sculpture Department, Ohio University, Winter 2012
The second level for prospective sculpture students with emphasis on developing a criticality and accountability in work. Casting class is focused on technical aspects of casting and means of usage. A variety of techniques are taught, including bronze casting.
Sculpture III, IV, V, Sculpture Department, Ohio University, Spring 2011
Upper level courses designed to focus on individual research and practice. Emphasis on resolving materials, forms, and concepts in communicating ideas. Accountability and criticality are emphasized in group critique and individual meetings.
Three-Dimensional Studies, Foundation Area, Ohio University, Fall 2010
(Description above)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Teaching Assistant)
Sculpture II and Figurative Sculpture, Ohio University,(assisted Marilyn Poepplemeyer), Fall 2011
The second course for prospective sculpture majors with emphasis on basic sculpture skills. Introduction to sculpture based upon the human figure as a form, idea, or material.
Sculpture II and Casting, Ohio University, (assisted Lauren Winnen), Winter 2011
Sculpture III, IV, V, Ohio University, (assisted Sarah Fitz-Simmons), Spring 2010
Sculpture I, Ohio University, (assisted Duane McDiarmid), Winter 2010
Exploration of traditional and contemporary concepts of sculpture through lectures, projects, and critical discussions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Klein, Jennie. Grains and Crumbs: Performing Maternity, Demeter Press,
Forthcoming 2013
• Klein, Jennie. Tales of Motherhood, Art Pulse, No. 12, Summer 2012
• Kriticna Masa (Critical Mass), http://www.seecult.org/vest/kriticna-masa,
January 23,2010
• Tranberg, Dan, Special Thanks to The Plain Dealer, Sculpture Center presents exhibit ‘After the Pedestal’, July 18, 2010 http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/07/sculpture_center_presents_exhi.html
• Haber, John, Art and Sunbathing, http://www.haberarts.com/myintro.htm/,
August 27, 2006
• Annulla. Blather from Brooklyn, http://annulla.blogspot.com/2006/08/garden-of-
delights-part-one-brooklyn.html, August 27, 2006
• Gisen, Brad. Young Designers Showcase 2003, http://oddbox.com/gallery_show/,
April 2003
• Cruz, Cooper. Planet Picks, Weekly Planet, December 2002
• Taffy and Cotton. High Falutin’, Focus Magazine, May 2002
• Stark, Brandy. Arousing Art, St. Petersburg Times, pp36W, February 14, 2002
• In The Clique. Fashion/ Art segment on No Show, Channel 8 WFLA,
February 23, 2002
• Powell, Sterling. Sterling Scene, Weekly Planet, Vol. 14, No.39, pp46
December 20-26, 2001
• Swann, Samantha. Clique’s Fashion Event, Clique Magazine, Vol. 1, issue 5,
pp14, December 2001
• Powell, Sterling. Sterling Scene, Weekly Planet, Vol.14, No.36, pp58,
November 29-Dec.5, 2001
VISITING ARTIST/PANELIST
• Gallery Discussion, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2012
• Visiting Artist Lecture, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky, 2012
• Gallery Discussion, Reveal Collaborative, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville,
Ohio, 2012
• Secrets: A Panel with Artists Courtney Kessel, Michelle Murphy, and Jacquelynn
Sullivan and Juror Astria Suparak, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, Ohio 2010
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
• Words of Kindness, Greenway Heritage Trail Art Project is a two mile long pedestrian and bicycle path. Located along the path are ten sites of commissioned sculpture. Winona Lake, Indiana, 2007
EXHIBITIONS CURATED
• The Really Big Show and No Show, Art director/curator for Vitale Bros. exhibitions
at the Tampa Museum of Art, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, and local
galleries in the greater Tampa Bay area, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2003-1999
• Maggie Milono: A Memorial Exhibition, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1996
MEMBERSHIPS/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• College Art Association (CAA) member since 2011
• ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• Ohio Arts League, Columbus, Ohio
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Welding, plasma cutter, metal fabrication, casting techniques (including foundry, plaster, plastic, rubber, latex, paper), woodshop equipment and tools, sewing machine/serger equipment, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, iMovie, stop-motion animation
CONFERENCES
• CAA Conference, Los Angeles, CA 2012
• SculptureX Conference, Artist Lecture, Cleveland, OH 2011
• CAA Conference, New York, NY 2011
• Feminist Art Project at CAA, New York, NY 2011
• The State of Sculpture Conference, Attendee/Participant, Cleveland, OH 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Freelance Artist, Brooklyn, New York and Morehead, Kentucky, 2009-02
• Studio Assistant to artist Steve Tirone, Morehead, Kentucky 2009-05
• Art Instructor, private art lessons, Morehead, Kentucky, 2006-05
• Instructor for Cave Run Arts Association (6 week long paper casting workshop),
Morehead, Kentucky, 2005
• Professional Painter, Vitale Bros. Artworx, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2001-1999
• Intern, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996
• Gallery Assistant, Kaoru Tohara, Lisa Tarkett, Mary Culbertson-Stark and Scott
Turri, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996
TRAVEL & FOREIGN LANGUAGES SPOKEN
• Italian: Conversational; One year lived and studied in Rome, Italy, 1996-95
• French: Conversational
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
• Melini Cucina, Morehead & Mt. Sterling, KY and Ironton, OH
• Jerelyn Hanrahan, Rome, Italy
• Tomatoes Restaurant, Pittsburgh, PA
• BASK, Detroit, MI
• Frank Strunk III, St. Petersburg, FL
• Industrial Strength Co., Tampa, FL
• Red Wasp Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL
REFERENCES
Duane McDiarmid, Chair of Sculpture Department, Ohio University
419 Seigfred Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-541-0962
mcdiarmi@ohio.edu
John Sabraw, Associate Professor of Art
Ohio University School of Art
528 Seigfred Hall
Athens, OH 45701
sabraw@ohio.edu
740-707-7855 (cell)
David LaPalombara, Professor and Director
Ohio University School of Art
528 Seigfred Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
lapalomb@ohio.edu
740- 593-4290
Marilyn Poeppelmeyer, Associate Professor, Ohio University
419 Seigfred Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-707-2551
poeppelm@ohio.edu
75 Mary Street, Athens, Ohio 45701/ 412.951.2236 / courtney@courtneykessel.com
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Expanded Practice with a Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, 2012
(Studied with Duane McDiarmid, Marilyn Poepplmeyer, and Jaleh Mansoor)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Cum Laude, 1998
(Studied with Coco Fusco, Jude Tallichet, and Amy Hauft)
Study Abroad Program, Temple University, Rome, Italy, 1995-96
GRANTS AND AWARDS
School of Art Full Tuition Scholarship, Ohio University, 2009-2012
Graduate Assistantship, Ohio University, 2009-2012
Harry and Grace Foster Memorial Scholarship, Ohio University, 2011
State of the MFA, Curators’ Honoraria, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
Graduate Student Professional Activity Grant, Ohio University, 2010, 2012
Kentucky Foundation for Women Grant, Louisville, KY, 2008
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Solo shows indicated by **)
2012
Courtney Kessel and Linda T. Diec, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Found In Translation: Reveal Collaborative @ Majestic Galleries,
Nelsonville, Ohio
New Country: Ruralism in Contemporary Art, Claypool-Young Gallery,
Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
Visiting Faculty Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio
**Performing Visibility, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio
On Another Note (Reveal Collaborative), Juror: David Ellis, St. Louis Artists’
Guild and Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
Ohio University Sculpture + Expanded Practice Exhibit @ Rio Grande,
Ester Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio
2011
The Kinsey Institute 2011 Sixth Annual Juried Art Show, Juried by Betsy
Stirratt and Garry Milius, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Love and Things Like Love, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
Interstice, Ohio University Gallery, Athens, Ohio
2010
Radical Narcissism, Dream City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
State of the MFA, OSU Urban Arts Space, Juried by James Voorhies and
Diana Matuszak, Columbus, Ohio
**Susan Kennedy: Pieces, installed on MOMA sidewalk, New York, New York
After the Pedestal, Juried by Astria Suparak, The Sculpture Center,
Cleveland, Ohio
Purple Wedding with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stevens, Galbreth Chapel and
Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, Ohio
HerArt, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University
2009
Bonafide, Dream City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Critical Mass, Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University
2007
%Renegades, 25 Years of Performance at Exit Art- A Selection From The
Archives%, Exit Art, New York, New York
Art Fever, Lexington Art League’s 50th Anniversary, Lexington, Kentucky
generatioNEXT, Lexington Art League, Loudon House, Lexington, Kentucky
2006
Garden of Delights: 24th Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Empire-
Fulton Ferry State Park & The Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, New York
**Dead Weight, performed at Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
The Magi Show, Morehead Art Guild Incorporated, Morehead, Kentucky
2005
Rapture: 23rd Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show, Empire-Fulton Ferry State
Park & The Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, New York
A Case for Art, Philadelphia Sculptors presents at Highwire Gallery and Wexler
Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Ladies Room, Vitale Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
Reconstruction, Vitale Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
Vitale Gallery PRESENTS, Traveling art show, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida
2004
Generations III, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
100 Smacks or Less, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Ring of Fire IV, Emerald Lounge, St. Petersburg, Florida
2003
**Kisses 4 Sale, performed at three locations: Wall Street, Washington Square
Park, Grand Central Station, New York, New York
2002
Urban Swank, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Florida
Menage-a-Trois: New Artwork by Courtney Kessel, Joey Vitale, and John Vitale,
The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
100 Smacks or Less, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Ring of Fire (I,II,&III), Emerald Lounge, St. Petersburg, Florida
DETOUR, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Much Ado About Art Auction, Renaissance Vinoy Sunset Ballroom,
St. Petersburg, Florida
4th Annual Valentine Peep Show, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, Florida
2001
No Show, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
**MiNE, The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
B.A.M. Beer, Art, and Music, The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
The Really Big Show, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
Odyssey, Fusion Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
2000
The ReMiXX, The Warehouse, St. Petersburg, Florida
Salon 145, Gallery 145, St. Petersburg, Florida
1998
Terra Bomba: Part II, Exit Art: The First World, New York, New York,
curators: Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo
1997
**Fabulust Fashion Show, McCallum St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
**Da’ Girls, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
**The Please Touch Show, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996
Group Show of Philadelphia Artists, The Turmoil Room, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
**Who’s Shoes, Temple Gallery, Rome, Italy
1995
**Cast Off, Tiber River, Rome, Italy
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Instructor-of-record)
Function, Adjunct Professor, School of Art, Ohio University, Fall 2012-13
A studio art Foundation course emphasizing the physical, metaphorical, and cultural significance of art’s function. Students think about and apply function through 2D, 3D, and 4D media translations.
Description, Adjunct Professor, School of Art, Ohio University, Fall 2012-13
A studio art Foundation course that explores the various ways and means to describe a subject. Interdisciplinary in nature, this course provides students multiple skills in drawing, image making, three-dimensional modeling, and data mapping in the consideration of and making of art and design.
Three-Dimensional Studies, Foundation Area, Ohio University, Spring 2012
Course content incorporates an introduction to a variety of methodologies for developing object making skills and knowledge.
Casting/ Sculpture II, Sculpture Department, Ohio University, Winter 2012
The second level for prospective sculpture students with emphasis on developing a criticality and accountability in work. Casting class is focused on technical aspects of casting and means of usage. A variety of techniques are taught, including bronze casting.
Sculpture III, IV, V, Sculpture Department, Ohio University, Spring 2011
Upper level courses designed to focus on individual research and practice. Emphasis on resolving materials, forms, and concepts in communicating ideas. Accountability and criticality are emphasized in group critique and individual meetings.
Three-Dimensional Studies, Foundation Area, Ohio University, Fall 2010
(Description above)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Teaching Assistant)
Sculpture II and Figurative Sculpture, Ohio University,(assisted Marilyn Poepplemeyer), Fall 2011
The second course for prospective sculpture majors with emphasis on basic sculpture skills. Introduction to sculpture based upon the human figure as a form, idea, or material.
Sculpture II and Casting, Ohio University, (assisted Lauren Winnen), Winter 2011
Sculpture III, IV, V, Ohio University, (assisted Sarah Fitz-Simmons), Spring 2010
Sculpture I, Ohio University, (assisted Duane McDiarmid), Winter 2010
Exploration of traditional and contemporary concepts of sculpture through lectures, projects, and critical discussions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Klein, Jennie. Grains and Crumbs: Performing Maternity, Demeter Press,
Forthcoming 2013
• Klein, Jennie. Tales of Motherhood, Art Pulse, No. 12, Summer 2012
• Kriticna Masa (Critical Mass), http://www.seecult.org/vest/kriticna-masa,
January 23,2010
• Tranberg, Dan, Special Thanks to The Plain Dealer, Sculpture Center presents exhibit ‘After the Pedestal’, July 18, 2010 http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/07/sculpture_center_presents_exhi.html
• Haber, John, Art and Sunbathing, http://www.haberarts.com/myintro.htm/,
August 27, 2006
• Annulla. Blather from Brooklyn, http://annulla.blogspot.com/2006/08/garden-of-
delights-part-one-brooklyn.html, August 27, 2006
• Gisen, Brad. Young Designers Showcase 2003, http://oddbox.com/gallery_show/,
April 2003
• Cruz, Cooper. Planet Picks, Weekly Planet, December 2002
• Taffy and Cotton. High Falutin’, Focus Magazine, May 2002
• Stark, Brandy. Arousing Art, St. Petersburg Times, pp36W, February 14, 2002
• In The Clique. Fashion/ Art segment on No Show, Channel 8 WFLA,
February 23, 2002
• Powell, Sterling. Sterling Scene, Weekly Planet, Vol. 14, No.39, pp46
December 20-26, 2001
• Swann, Samantha. Clique’s Fashion Event, Clique Magazine, Vol. 1, issue 5,
pp14, December 2001
• Powell, Sterling. Sterling Scene, Weekly Planet, Vol.14, No.36, pp58,
November 29-Dec.5, 2001
VISITING ARTIST/PANELIST
• Gallery Discussion, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2012
• Visiting Artist Lecture, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky, 2012
• Gallery Discussion, Reveal Collaborative, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville,
Ohio, 2012
• Secrets: A Panel with Artists Courtney Kessel, Michelle Murphy, and Jacquelynn
Sullivan and Juror Astria Suparak, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, Ohio 2010
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
• Words of Kindness, Greenway Heritage Trail Art Project is a two mile long pedestrian and bicycle path. Located along the path are ten sites of commissioned sculpture. Winona Lake, Indiana, 2007
EXHIBITIONS CURATED
• The Really Big Show and No Show, Art director/curator for Vitale Bros. exhibitions
at the Tampa Museum of Art, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, and local
galleries in the greater Tampa Bay area, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2003-1999
• Maggie Milono: A Memorial Exhibition, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1996
MEMBERSHIPS/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• College Art Association (CAA) member since 2011
• ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• Ohio Arts League, Columbus, Ohio
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Welding, plasma cutter, metal fabrication, casting techniques (including foundry, plaster, plastic, rubber, latex, paper), woodshop equipment and tools, sewing machine/serger equipment, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, iMovie, stop-motion animation
CONFERENCES
• CAA Conference, Los Angeles, CA 2012
• SculptureX Conference, Artist Lecture, Cleveland, OH 2011
• CAA Conference, New York, NY 2011
• Feminist Art Project at CAA, New York, NY 2011
• The State of Sculpture Conference, Attendee/Participant, Cleveland, OH 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Freelance Artist, Brooklyn, New York and Morehead, Kentucky, 2009-02
• Studio Assistant to artist Steve Tirone, Morehead, Kentucky 2009-05
• Art Instructor, private art lessons, Morehead, Kentucky, 2006-05
• Instructor for Cave Run Arts Association (6 week long paper casting workshop),
Morehead, Kentucky, 2005
• Professional Painter, Vitale Bros. Artworx, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2001-1999
• Intern, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996
• Gallery Assistant, Kaoru Tohara, Lisa Tarkett, Mary Culbertson-Stark and Scott
Turri, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996
TRAVEL & FOREIGN LANGUAGES SPOKEN
• Italian: Conversational; One year lived and studied in Rome, Italy, 1996-95
• French: Conversational
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
• Melini Cucina, Morehead & Mt. Sterling, KY and Ironton, OH
• Jerelyn Hanrahan, Rome, Italy
• Tomatoes Restaurant, Pittsburgh, PA
• BASK, Detroit, MI
• Frank Strunk III, St. Petersburg, FL
• Industrial Strength Co., Tampa, FL
• Red Wasp Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL
REFERENCES
Duane McDiarmid, Chair of Sculpture Department, Ohio University
419 Seigfred Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-541-0962
mcdiarmi@ohio.edu
John Sabraw, Associate Professor of Art
Ohio University School of Art
528 Seigfred Hall
Athens, OH 45701
sabraw@ohio.edu
740-707-7855 (cell)
David LaPalombara, Professor and Director
Ohio University School of Art
528 Seigfred Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
lapalomb@ohio.edu
740- 593-4290
Marilyn Poeppelmeyer, Associate Professor, Ohio University
419 Seigfred Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-707-2551
poeppelm@ohio.edu
