Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
MFA 2002 Painting Pratt Institute
BFA 1998 Art and Design Iowa State University
Areas of Specialization:
Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and Installation
AWARDS/HONORS
2018
Foundation Grant, Hawkeye Community College
Diversity and Inclusion President’s Award, Hawkeye Community College
Arts & Culture Grant, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
2014
University Seed Grant, University of Nebraska at Kearney
2012
Juror’s Choice Award, Popular Campaigns and Political Culture, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ (Juror: Liz Cohen, Artist and Professor, Cranbrook Academy of Art)
2006
Honorarium, Art of Community Competition, Des Moines Metro Arts Alliance
2004
Honorable Mention, 59th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center
2002
Pratt Circle Award, Pratt Institute
1999
Janice Petersen Anderson Award nominee, Iowa State University
1997
Artist to Artist Award, Iowa State University
SELECTED EXHIBITION RECORD
2024
43rd Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (Juror: Mia Laufer, Associate Curator, Des Moines Art Center)
Land/Scape: Climate, the Environment, and Beyond, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA (Juror: Julia Jessen, Curator, CRMA)
2023
DuMA Biennial 2023, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA (Juror: Pamela Caserta Hugdahl, Executive Director, Rochester Art Center)
A Community Landscape: Faculty and Staff Show, ALC Gallery, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
2021
SECAC Juried Exhibition, Bolivar Art Gallery, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY (Juror: Joey Yates, Curatorial Director, KMAC Museum)
*Dictators & Dreamers, Clear Lake Arts Center, Clear Lake, IA
*Dictators & Dreamers, Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
2020
Flow: Journey Through the Mississippi Watershed, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA (curated by Stacy Gage Peterson, Curator, Dubuque Museum of Art)
*Dictators & Dreamers, Bing-Davis Memorial Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA
Faculty Show, ALC Gallery, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA, (curated by Lindsay Buehler, Gallery Director, ALC Gallery, Hawkeye Community College)
2019
*Dictators & Dreamers, ALC Gallery, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
*Dictators & Dreamers, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
2018-19
*Clean Water, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
2016
Wartburg Faculty Exhibition, Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA (curated by Johanna Kramer-Weston, Gallery Director, Wartburg College)
2015
Dinner Guests, Pop-x Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (curated by Joe Levickas, Program Director, Arts at Michigan, University of Michigan)
2013
Coe College Juried Print Show, Sinclair Galleries, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA (Juror: Kathy Caraccio, Instructor, National Academy of Design)
2012
Popular Campaigns and Political Culture, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ (Juror: Liz Cohen, Artist and Professor, Cranbrook Academy of Art)
Lotta Art 2012, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD, Curated Exhibition
2011
Nexus NJ, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ (Juror: Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Associate Curator, El Museo del Barrio)
ViewPoints, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ (Juror: Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Associate Curator, El Museo del Barrio)
2010
Article 19, New Studio A.D., Albuquerque, NM, Juried (catalogue)
WEAR ART, The BECA (Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art) Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2009
(S)edition: Prints as Activism, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI (curated by Brett Colley, Lead Curator, UICA)
Faculty Exhibition, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA, Invitational
2007
Greater Des Moines Exhibited 14, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2004
59th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, Honorable Mention (Juror: James Rondeau, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago) (catalogue)
Faculty Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Invitational
Seventeenth Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin – Parkside, Kenosha, WI (Juror: Kenneth Kerslake) (catalogue)
2003
Marks: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA (Juror: Rex Weil, Washington correspondent for ArtNews magazine)
2002
Beyond the Gates, Art In General, New York, NY, Invitational
Beyond the Gates, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Invitational
*Jennifer Lynn Clark Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Jennifer Lynn Clark/Theodora Economou, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, Invitational
Mind the Gap, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
* indicates a solo show
COMMISSIONS
2015 Artist Commission, North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty, IA
COLLECTIONS
Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
Private Collections
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Melody Parker, “World view: Arts & culture broaden student experiences at Hawkeye Community College,” WCF Courier, Waterloo, IA March 29, 2019
Melody Parker, “Message in a Bottle,” WCF Courier, Waterloo, IA, September 19, 2018
Melody Parker, “Renewed Focus,” WCF Courier, Waterloo, IA, November 27, 2016
Lori Lindner, “Start With Art,” North Liberty Leader, North Liberty, IA, October 8, 2015
“UICA Interview with Mark Pascale,” The Rapidian, photo credit, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb 25, 2010
M.R. Field, “Greater Des Moines Exhibited 14,” Around Des Moines, Nov 19, 2007
Denise McMorrow, “Outside the White Walls,” Artis Spectrum, No. 9, 2001, 12-14, 38-39.
Exhibition Announcement, Des Moines Register, 2000, 26-27.
Jim Duncan, “The Conservatory Goes Radical,” Cityview, April 5, 2000, 14.
Molly Brown, “Break Your Entertainment Habits,” Cityview, Feb 9, 2000, 27, 31-2.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2017-present, Assistant Professor, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
Teach Drawing, Drawing II, 2D Design, 3D Design, Ceramics, Ceramics II, Art Appreciation, varied Graphic Communications studios, and more
Develop curriculum
Committee work
2016-2017, Arts & Culture Coordinator/Adjunct Instructor, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
Teach Drawing, Drawing II, and Ceramics
Cast vision, organize, and run programming, including lectures, exhibitions, and performances
Chair Arts & Culture committee and Artist Series (Cultural) committee
2013-2017, Lecturer, University of Nebraska at Kearney’s ECampus, online
Taught Art Structure
Utilized Blackboard and online teaching delivery methods
2015, Adjunct Professor, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
Taught Painting 1 and Advanced Painting and Drawing
Sabbatical replacement for Spring 2015 term
Designed and mounted RICE Day student exhibition
2006–2010, Adjunct Professor, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
Taught Foundations of Drawing and Introduction to Studio Visual Arts
Trained new Adjunct Faculty in Introduction to Studio Arts
Represented Art and Design Department at Scholarship Days
Assisted Review of Scholarship Portfolios
2006, Adjunct Instructor, Des Moines Area Community College, W. Des Moines, IA
Taught Art Appreciation
Taught initial course at a new satellite location
2002–2004, Lecturer, Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, IA
Taught 2-Dimensional Design Foundations and 3-Dimensional Design Foundations
Collaborated with other faculty on curriculum development
Guest critic in other design studio classrooms
2003, Studio Manager, Lagomarcino Hall Mural Project, ISU, Ames, IA
Trained undergraduate Ceramics students to assist in clay mural
Developed maquette of mural for board approval
Created drawing and helped sculpt final relief clay mural
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/CRITIQUES
2024 Land/Scape: Climate, the Environment, and Beyond, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA, Virtual Gallery Talk
2022 Iowa Artists VII, Denver, IA, Juror + Workshop
2021 Dictators & Dreamers, Clear Lake Arts Center, Clear Lake, IA, Virtual Gallery Talk
2021. Great Firewall, Presenter at the Liberal Arts Mini-Con, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
2021 Dictators & Dreamers, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA, Gallery Talk
2020 Dictators & Dreamers, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA, Gallery Talk (CANCELLED due to Covid-19)
2019 Dictators & Dreamers, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA, Gallery Talk
2018 Clean Water, Cedar Valley Arts Summit, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
2009 Senior Capstone Class, Grandview University, Des Moines IA, Lecture
2004 Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, Lectures, Workshops, and Critiques
2000 Valley High School, West Des Moines, IA, Lecture and Critique
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2001 Co-Curator, Dialogues, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY