EDUCATION
2007- 2009 MFA, 2D Studies: Printmaking. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1999 - 2003 BFA, Printmaking; Minor, Psychology. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013- Director, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. Artist Residency, 2, 4 and 6 week resident sessions, Winter/Spring, Summer/Fall. Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, WY. www.brushcreekarts.org
2012- Spring Semester- Introduction to Printmaking (2 sections)Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
Instructor of Record: Introduction to Printmaking (semester format)
2011- Fall Semester Adjunct Instructor, 2D FoundationsBowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
Instructor of Record: 2D Foundations (workshop format)
2011- Fall Semester Adjunct Instructor, Drawing
Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Instructor or Record: Drawing (semester format)
2009 - 2010 Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Color
Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
Instructor of Record: Drawing/Color Theory (workshop format)
2009 - Present Coordinator of Fine Arts Admissions and Promotions
Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH.
Admissions for the School of Art, recruitment of high school and transfer students. Focus on retention, national and local portfolio reviews, talent award scholarship, facility tours, undergraduate advising, and hire/supervise assistants/grad assistants.
2008 - 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Instructor of Record, Foundation Drawing
Responsible for entire course, Foundation Drawing. Two semesters. Bowling Green State University, OH.
2007 - 2008 Graduate Technical Assistantship, Printmaking Studio
Bowling Green State University, OH. Maintained studio: stocked supplies, mixed and stocked chemicals. Miscellaneous duties included helping students, minor repairs to equipment, cataloguing for BGSU’s Contemporary Printmaking Online Database.
2004 - 2007 Academic Professional, Artmobile Curator, Program Coordinator
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. Scheduled year-round travel across Wyoming to present educational, interactive art exhibitions and hands-on workshops to audiences of all ages. Tailored the presentations and workshops for participants, and served as curator for the exhibitions. Worked closely with teachers to provide support of State curriculum standards and presented according to their students’ needs. Responsible for all aspects of the travelling exhibition, including scheduling, driving, set up and removal of exhibitions, vehicle maintenance, ensured exhibition security, newsletter updates, grant updates, board reports, annual reports.
1999 - 2003 Student Worker (work study)
University of Wyoming Art Department, Laramie, WY. Printmaking Dept.: cleaning, stocking supplies and chemicals, working with visiting artists, miscellaneous duties including helping students (2001-2003). Art Dept. Office: answering phone, computer data entry and mailing list duties (2000-2002). Sculpture Dept., basic cleaning, equipment maintenance and checkout (1999-2000.)
1999 - 2004 Office Associate for Information Technology: Training Dept U. of Wyoming
Office Associate- Client Support Services (2002-2004) Trained in Microsoft Office Suite. Computer Lab Assistant (1999-2002)
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2013:
· 33rd Annual National Print Exhibition ArtLink Contemporary Art Gallery, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN. Juror Mary Bookwalter. (Juried, National. Award.)
· First Contact, Works on Paper. Gallery Project, 215 South Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI. (Juried, International)
·Communities: West. Exchange Portfolio & exhibition for the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. (Invitational)
·Of Paper. Exhibition of prints and books by Sara Schleicher and Katie Christensen. Nagel Warren Mansion Gallery, Cheyenne, WY. (Invitational)
2012:
· 2012 Celebration of the Arts Festival- “Embracing Spirituality and Memory” Solo Exhibition. Terra State Community College, Department of Music, Arts & Humanities, Fremont, OH. (Solo, invitational)
· Contributory, Mid-America Printmaking Council Juried Exhibition. Spudnik Press, Juried by Julia Hendrickson, Chicago IL (Juried, International)
· Wallpaper of [my] Existence Mid America Printmaking Council Conference Exchange Portfolio and Exhibition, Cape Girardeau, MO. Organized by Shelley Gibson, Arkansas State University, AK. (Invitational)
2011:
·Art on Paper. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Juror Johanna Halford-MacLeod. (Juried, National)
·Under Pressure: Contemporary Trends in Printmaking. Kresge Gallery at Lyon College, Batesville, AR. (Invitational, National)
2010:
·Sara Schleicher, Printmaking. Lea Gallery at the University of Findlay, OH. Juried by the Lea Gallery Committee. (Juried, Solo)
·Eighth National Print Exhibition, 2010. Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA www.theturner.org. Juror: Ruth Weisberg. (Juried, National)
·Origins. Exhibition of University of Wyoming Alumni printmakers. Gallery 211, Laramie, Wyoming. (Invitational)
·It Looks Pretty Good Considering Everything It Has Been Through.Mid America Printmaking Council Conference Exchange Portfolio and Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN. Organized by Gail Panske, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI. (Invitational)
·This World.Mid America Printmaking Council Conference Exchange Portfolio and Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN. Organized by Charles Beneke, University of Akron, OH. (Invitational)
·Nest: A Place to Grow.Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH. Juried by Gallery Director Denise Stewart. (Juried, Regional)
·COMMUNinkATE: Mid America Printmaking Council, Members’ Juried Exhibition. Ohio Northern University Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH. Juror John Lysak, professor of art, printmaking area head, and Egress Press founder and director at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Juried, National)
·60 th Annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, OH. (Group)
2009:
· Mid America Printmaking Council, Members’ Juried Exhibition. University of Southern Indiana Gallery. Juror: Janet Ballweg. (Juried, National)
· MFA Thesis Exhibition, 2009: Negotiation of Disquieting Thoughts. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University. (Thesis, Solo)
· Small Wonders Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Juror: Al Miner, Curatorial Assistant, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution (Juried, National)
2008:
·16th International Mini Print Juried Exhibition. Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY. Jurors: Linda Sokolowski and Amy Lucille McLaren. (Juried, International)
·Small Wonders Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Juror: Dianne DiSalvo. (Juried, National)
·Transplant. Invitational print exchange and exhibition. Arizona State University, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ. (Invitational, National)
·Prints 4 U.Best of four regional University Printmaking areas. Exhibition held by Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH. (Juried group)
2007:
·2007 Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition.Wyoming Arts Council at the Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY. Juror: Ben Mitchell. (Juried, Regional)
CURATORIAL WORK
2005:
Horses and Birds, Wheels and Words; Motion in Art from the UW Art Museum Collection. Ann Simpson Artmobile Traveling Exhibition. Susan Moldenhauer, Director, University of Wyoming Art Museum and Scott Boberg, Curator of Education, UW Art Museum.
2007:
The View from Here: Art by Women Working in the Rocky Mountain West. Ann Simpson Artmobile Traveling Exhibition. Susan Moldenhauer, Director, UW Art Museum and Wendy Bredehoft, Curator of Education, UW Art Museum.
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
2010:
▫ “Still Tight” Journal Article for the Mid America Printmaking Council Journal reporting on a graduate student collaboration project in printmaking between different Universities in the United States.
2009:
▫ First Place Award, Small Wonders Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery Annapolis, MD.
2008:
▫ First Place Award 16th International Mini Print Juried Exhibition. Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY.
▫ Juror’s ChoiceAward Small Wonders Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD.
SERVICE
2009 - 2010:
▫Secretary of of Arts Roundtable, a group bringing the fine and performing arts together in the community, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
2009 – 2011
▫ Served as Juror for the Ann Arbor Original Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011.
▫ Juror for the 2011 Governor’s High School Art Awards in Napoleon, OH, 2011.
▫ Juror for the National Scholastic High School Art Competition, Ft. Wayne, IN. 2010.
▫ Juror for the 9th Congressional High School Art Awards, Toledo, OH, 2010.
▫ Juror for the 2010 Governor’s High School Art Awards, Bowling Green, OH, 2009.
2008 - 2010:
▫ Elected Mid America Printmaking Council Board Member, 2 year term.
2008 - 2009:
▫ Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Artomatic 419 Visual Arts Committee. Committee responsible for visual arts portion of the month-long warehouse visual and performing arts exhibitions, Toledo, OH.
2008 - 2009:
▫ Vice President Print Society (student organization) Bowling Green State University.
2008:
▫ Development Leader for GradSTEP. Nominated as Graduate Student representative for the School of Art for assisting incoming graduate students. Program of Bowling Green State University Graduate College.
2002:
▫ Student assistant to the conference coordinator for the Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
PRESENTATIONS
2011:
▫ Speaker for Bowling Green State University’s “Tea Time” Artist Lecture Series. Presented personal artist talk and general methods of using photopolymer intaglio printmaking. Bowling Green State University, OH.
2010:
▫ Gallery talk and brief overview of photopolymer intaglio printmaking at Lea Gallery during solo exhibition. Findlay, OH.
2008:
▫“Outreach Education/Importance of Art,” panel with Jan Cruz, nominated as student representative for the School of Art, Imagining America Symposium, Bowling Green State University, OH.
2006:
▫ “Blurring the Lines between Printmaking and Drawing” Wyoming Secondary Art Educators’ Conference, Wyoming Arts Council, Saratoga, WY.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2011:
▫Southern Graphics Council Conference, St. Louis, MO
2010:
▫Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Minneapolis, MN
▫ Southern Graphics Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2009:
▫ Southern Graphics Council Conference, Chicago, IL
2008:
▫ Southern Graphics Council Conference, Richmond, VA
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Fargo, ND
2007:
▫ Frontiers in Printmaking Conference, Normal-Bloomington, IL
2006:
▫ Wyoming Museum Educators’ Seminar, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Athens, OH
2004:
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Lincoln, NE
2003 - 2004:
▫ Microsoft Office Training: Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint applications
2002:
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Laramie, WY
2007- 2009 MFA, 2D Studies: Printmaking. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1999 - 2003 BFA, Printmaking; Minor, Psychology. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013- Director, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. Artist Residency, 2, 4 and 6 week resident sessions, Winter/Spring, Summer/Fall. Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, WY. www.brushcreekarts.org
2012- Spring Semester- Introduction to Printmaking (2 sections)Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
Instructor of Record: Introduction to Printmaking (semester format)
2011- Fall Semester Adjunct Instructor, 2D FoundationsBowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
Instructor of Record: 2D Foundations (workshop format)
2011- Fall Semester Adjunct Instructor, Drawing
Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Instructor or Record: Drawing (semester format)
2009 - 2010 Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Color
Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
Instructor of Record: Drawing/Color Theory (workshop format)
2009 - Present Coordinator of Fine Arts Admissions and Promotions
Bowling Green State University School of Art, Bowling Green, OH.
Admissions for the School of Art, recruitment of high school and transfer students. Focus on retention, national and local portfolio reviews, talent award scholarship, facility tours, undergraduate advising, and hire/supervise assistants/grad assistants.
2008 - 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Instructor of Record, Foundation Drawing
Responsible for entire course, Foundation Drawing. Two semesters. Bowling Green State University, OH.
2007 - 2008 Graduate Technical Assistantship, Printmaking Studio
Bowling Green State University, OH. Maintained studio: stocked supplies, mixed and stocked chemicals. Miscellaneous duties included helping students, minor repairs to equipment, cataloguing for BGSU’s Contemporary Printmaking Online Database.
2004 - 2007 Academic Professional, Artmobile Curator, Program Coordinator
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. Scheduled year-round travel across Wyoming to present educational, interactive art exhibitions and hands-on workshops to audiences of all ages. Tailored the presentations and workshops for participants, and served as curator for the exhibitions. Worked closely with teachers to provide support of State curriculum standards and presented according to their students’ needs. Responsible for all aspects of the travelling exhibition, including scheduling, driving, set up and removal of exhibitions, vehicle maintenance, ensured exhibition security, newsletter updates, grant updates, board reports, annual reports.
1999 - 2003 Student Worker (work study)
University of Wyoming Art Department, Laramie, WY. Printmaking Dept.: cleaning, stocking supplies and chemicals, working with visiting artists, miscellaneous duties including helping students (2001-2003). Art Dept. Office: answering phone, computer data entry and mailing list duties (2000-2002). Sculpture Dept., basic cleaning, equipment maintenance and checkout (1999-2000.)
1999 - 2004 Office Associate for Information Technology: Training Dept U. of Wyoming
Office Associate- Client Support Services (2002-2004) Trained in Microsoft Office Suite. Computer Lab Assistant (1999-2002)
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2013:
· 33rd Annual National Print Exhibition ArtLink Contemporary Art Gallery, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN. Juror Mary Bookwalter. (Juried, National. Award.)
· First Contact, Works on Paper. Gallery Project, 215 South Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI. (Juried, International)
·Communities: West. Exchange Portfolio & exhibition for the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. (Invitational)
·Of Paper. Exhibition of prints and books by Sara Schleicher and Katie Christensen. Nagel Warren Mansion Gallery, Cheyenne, WY. (Invitational)
2012:
· 2012 Celebration of the Arts Festival- “Embracing Spirituality and Memory” Solo Exhibition. Terra State Community College, Department of Music, Arts & Humanities, Fremont, OH. (Solo, invitational)
· Contributory, Mid-America Printmaking Council Juried Exhibition. Spudnik Press, Juried by Julia Hendrickson, Chicago IL (Juried, International)
· Wallpaper of [my] Existence Mid America Printmaking Council Conference Exchange Portfolio and Exhibition, Cape Girardeau, MO. Organized by Shelley Gibson, Arkansas State University, AK. (Invitational)
2011:
·Art on Paper. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Juror Johanna Halford-MacLeod. (Juried, National)
·Under Pressure: Contemporary Trends in Printmaking. Kresge Gallery at Lyon College, Batesville, AR. (Invitational, National)
2010:
·Sara Schleicher, Printmaking. Lea Gallery at the University of Findlay, OH. Juried by the Lea Gallery Committee. (Juried, Solo)
·Eighth National Print Exhibition, 2010. Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA www.theturner.org. Juror: Ruth Weisberg. (Juried, National)
·Origins. Exhibition of University of Wyoming Alumni printmakers. Gallery 211, Laramie, Wyoming. (Invitational)
·It Looks Pretty Good Considering Everything It Has Been Through.Mid America Printmaking Council Conference Exchange Portfolio and Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN. Organized by Gail Panske, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI. (Invitational)
·This World.Mid America Printmaking Council Conference Exchange Portfolio and Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN. Organized by Charles Beneke, University of Akron, OH. (Invitational)
·Nest: A Place to Grow.Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH. Juried by Gallery Director Denise Stewart. (Juried, Regional)
·COMMUNinkATE: Mid America Printmaking Council, Members’ Juried Exhibition. Ohio Northern University Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH. Juror John Lysak, professor of art, printmaking area head, and Egress Press founder and director at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Juried, National)
·60 th Annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, OH. (Group)
2009:
· Mid America Printmaking Council, Members’ Juried Exhibition. University of Southern Indiana Gallery. Juror: Janet Ballweg. (Juried, National)
· MFA Thesis Exhibition, 2009: Negotiation of Disquieting Thoughts. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University. (Thesis, Solo)
· Small Wonders Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Juror: Al Miner, Curatorial Assistant, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution (Juried, National)
2008:
·16th International Mini Print Juried Exhibition. Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY. Jurors: Linda Sokolowski and Amy Lucille McLaren. (Juried, International)
·Small Wonders Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Juror: Dianne DiSalvo. (Juried, National)
·Transplant. Invitational print exchange and exhibition. Arizona State University, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ. (Invitational, National)
·Prints 4 U.Best of four regional University Printmaking areas. Exhibition held by Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH. (Juried group)
2007:
·2007 Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition.Wyoming Arts Council at the Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY. Juror: Ben Mitchell. (Juried, Regional)
CURATORIAL WORK
2005:
Horses and Birds, Wheels and Words; Motion in Art from the UW Art Museum Collection. Ann Simpson Artmobile Traveling Exhibition. Susan Moldenhauer, Director, University of Wyoming Art Museum and Scott Boberg, Curator of Education, UW Art Museum.
2007:
The View from Here: Art by Women Working in the Rocky Mountain West. Ann Simpson Artmobile Traveling Exhibition. Susan Moldenhauer, Director, UW Art Museum and Wendy Bredehoft, Curator of Education, UW Art Museum.
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
2010:
▫ “Still Tight” Journal Article for the Mid America Printmaking Council Journal reporting on a graduate student collaboration project in printmaking between different Universities in the United States.
2009:
▫ First Place Award, Small Wonders Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery Annapolis, MD.
2008:
▫ First Place Award 16th International Mini Print Juried Exhibition. Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY.
▫ Juror’s ChoiceAward Small Wonders Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD.
SERVICE
2009 - 2010:
▫Secretary of of Arts Roundtable, a group bringing the fine and performing arts together in the community, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
2009 – 2011
▫ Served as Juror for the Ann Arbor Original Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011.
▫ Juror for the 2011 Governor’s High School Art Awards in Napoleon, OH, 2011.
▫ Juror for the National Scholastic High School Art Competition, Ft. Wayne, IN. 2010.
▫ Juror for the 9th Congressional High School Art Awards, Toledo, OH, 2010.
▫ Juror for the 2010 Governor’s High School Art Awards, Bowling Green, OH, 2009.
2008 - 2010:
▫ Elected Mid America Printmaking Council Board Member, 2 year term.
2008 - 2009:
▫ Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Artomatic 419 Visual Arts Committee. Committee responsible for visual arts portion of the month-long warehouse visual and performing arts exhibitions, Toledo, OH.
2008 - 2009:
▫ Vice President Print Society (student organization) Bowling Green State University.
2008:
▫ Development Leader for GradSTEP. Nominated as Graduate Student representative for the School of Art for assisting incoming graduate students. Program of Bowling Green State University Graduate College.
2002:
▫ Student assistant to the conference coordinator for the Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
PRESENTATIONS
2011:
▫ Speaker for Bowling Green State University’s “Tea Time” Artist Lecture Series. Presented personal artist talk and general methods of using photopolymer intaglio printmaking. Bowling Green State University, OH.
2010:
▫ Gallery talk and brief overview of photopolymer intaglio printmaking at Lea Gallery during solo exhibition. Findlay, OH.
2008:
▫“Outreach Education/Importance of Art,” panel with Jan Cruz, nominated as student representative for the School of Art, Imagining America Symposium, Bowling Green State University, OH.
2006:
▫ “Blurring the Lines between Printmaking and Drawing” Wyoming Secondary Art Educators’ Conference, Wyoming Arts Council, Saratoga, WY.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2011:
▫Southern Graphics Council Conference, St. Louis, MO
2010:
▫Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Minneapolis, MN
▫ Southern Graphics Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2009:
▫ Southern Graphics Council Conference, Chicago, IL
2008:
▫ Southern Graphics Council Conference, Richmond, VA
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Fargo, ND
2007:
▫ Frontiers in Printmaking Conference, Normal-Bloomington, IL
2006:
▫ Wyoming Museum Educators’ Seminar, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Athens, OH
2004:
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Lincoln, NE
2003 - 2004:
▫ Microsoft Office Training: Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint applications
2002:
▫ Mid America Printmaking Council Conference, Laramie, WY