EDUCATION                                                                                                                                    

 

2011             M.F.A

                     University of North Dakota

                     Major Field of Study: Printmaking/Mixed Media

 

2007             B.S. – Summa Cum Laude

                     Valley City State University

                     Major Field of Study: Art

 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                 

 

2013–2015    Minot State University

                       Full–time Instructor

              

 

2008–2011    University of North Dakota

                       Instructor of record

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE                                                                                                        

 

2017              Darwin Day Guest Artist – Minot State University – Minot, ND

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2016              Visiting Artist – University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, ND

                        Presented public lecture and demonstrations to Printmaking students.

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2013–2015    Co–director – Flat Tail Press

                       Minot State University – Minot, ND

                       Printer and co–organizer of educational printmaking experience for MSU students.

 

2014              Grant Co–recipient – MSU Academic Excellence Initiative

                       Funding received ($26,000) for the addition of a complete book arts and paper arts studio to the                            MSU Art Department. 

 

2013              Grant Co–recipient – North Dakota Humanities Council Grant

                       Funding received for social rights symposium featuring visiting artist and Guggenheim                                            recipient, Daniel Heyman.    

 

2012–2013    Education Coordinator

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND.

            Duties include hiring, scheduling and over–seeing the artist in residence program; grant writing;                 coordinating all art instruction and art outreach in k–5 public and private schools; developing                       and furthering art outreach and educational programs to the community; and hiring, scheduling                   and over–seeing all adult classes offered.

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2013              Visiting Artist – Minot State University

                       Spring semester 2013, Minot, ND

                       Workshop demonstrating development of the polyester plate lithographic medium; artist’s talk. 

 

2013              Featured Artist – NOTSTOCK Silkscreen Festival

                       Fall Semester 2013, Minot, ND.

                       Artist instructs, demonstrates art, and presents public lecture.

 

2007–2011    Shop Assistant to Sundog Multiples

                      UND – Grand Forks, ND.

                      Assisted in editioning as lithographer’s assistant and hand wiping of intaglio editions.  Artists                                  include:  Audrey Flack, Zoe Charlton, Daniel Heyman, Kim Ables, Peter Kuper, Helge B.                                        Skanlund, Nancy Friese, Dan Attoe, and Signe Wilkinson.

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2010              Project Director and Creator:  Touched & Untouched print exchange 

                      A print exchange gathering 16 regional printmakers and their work; concluding with an exhibition                            traveling the region.  Project included full organizational responsibilities and written proposals                                for exhibition sites and funding. Suite was assessed into UND’s permanent Art Collections.

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2011             Graduate Research Assistant to Art Collections

                     UND – Grand Forks, ND. 

                     Includes research duties as well as accessioning works into the collection.

 

2009–10       Printmaking Lab Technician

                     UND – Grand Forks, ND.    

                     Duties included ordering supplies, keeping inventory, organizing studio, managing students,                                   and general maintenance and upkeep of a fully functioning print studio. 

 

2010             Printer

                     Branchburg, NJ

                     Invitational by Print Council of New Jersey as part of Sundog Multiples to edition for                                                Guggenheim award winner Daniel Heyman.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITIONS & JOURNALS                                                                                                                                     

 

2016            Superusted

                      Curated by Cheryl Wilgren Cline – Urban Institute of Contemporary Art – Grand Rapids, MI

                    #NoDAPL Folio – The Rhythm of Instinct

                      Apogee Journal – New York, NY

                    Through the Window

                       Solo Exhibition – ArtStart Gallery – Rhinelander, WI

 

2015            Superusted – 2015 Midwest Biennial

                       Curated by Cheryl Wilgren Clinekolaches The Soap Factory – Minneapolis, MN

                    The Bakken Boom: Artists Respond to the North Dakota Oil Rush

                       Plains Art Museum – Fargo, ND

                    The Rhythm of Instinct

                       Solo Exhibition – CHS Field, St. Paul, MN

                    Partial Identities II – With Ryan Stander

                       Two–Artist Exhibition – The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery – Yorkton, Saskatchewan

 

 

2014            Partial Identities – With Ryan Stander

                       Two–Artist Exhibition – Northwest Arts Center – Minot, ND

                    Under the Dakota Sky, An Exhibition Celebrating 125 Years of Statehood

                       NDAGA Invitational Exhibition – North Dakota Heritage Center – Bismarck, ND

                    Autumn Art Auction

                       North Dakota Museum of Art – Grand Forks, ND

                    Cowboys and Indians Revisited

                       Invitational Exhibition – Lewis and Clark Forth Mandan Interpretive Center Washburn, ND

                    Biennial Art Faculty Exhibit

                       Northwest Art Center – Minot State University – Minot, ND

                    NOTSTOCK exhibition

                       Invitational Exhibition – Minot State University – Minot, ND

                    Tattoo

                       62 Doors Gallery – Minot, ND

                    5 Senses

                       Award – 62 Doors Gallery – Minot, ND 

 

2013            Preface: Posters of Print

                       Solo Exhibition – Gallery 14 at DK Gallery – Fargo, ND

                    Jessica Christy & Aaron Coleman

                       Two–Artist Exhibition – VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    Fall 2013 MAPC Juried Members Exhibition

                       Banshee Press – Denver, CO

                    NOTSTOCK exhibition

                       Invitational Exhibition – 62 Doors – Minot, ND

                    PrintZero8 Exchange Juried Exhibition

                       PrintZero Studios – Seattle, WA

                       University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

                       Managua, Nicaragua

                    Spring Gala Art Auction

                       Plains Art Museum – Fargo, ND

                    Autumn Art Auction

                       North Dakota Museum of Art – Grand Forks, ND

                    Pekin Days

                       Award – Pekin, ND 

 

 

2012            Prairie Trifecta

                       Three–Artist Exhibition – Gallery 14 at DK Gallery – Fargo, ND

                    Prairie Trifecta: Part Deux

                       Three–Artist Exhibition – Gallery 14 at DK Gallery – Fargo, ND

                    Capture the Coteau

                       Invitational Exhibition – The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Spring Gala Art Auction

                       Plains Art Museum – Fargo, ND

                    48th Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       Best in Show

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    PrintZero8 Exchange Juried Exhibition

                       PrintZero Studios – Seattle, WA

                       Freetown Studios – Lafayette, LA

                    Pekin Days

                       Pekin, ND – Award

                    Touched and Untouched

                       Cando Art Center – Cando, ND

                       Taube Museum of Art – Minot, ND

                       Northern Lights Art Gallery – Mayville, ND

                       Bismarck Art Gallery Association – Bismarck, ND

 

 

2011            The Little Indian and the Accessory: An American Existence

                       Thesis Exhibition – The Arts Place – Grand Forks, ND

                    The Little Indian and the Accessory: An American Existence

                       Two–Artist Exhibition – The Third Street Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    Through the Looking Glass Women’s Invitational

                       Northwest Art Center – MSU Minot, ND

                    Exchange Group Invitational Exhibition

                       University of Shanghai for Science and Technology – Shanghai, China

                    Imitation: Group Invitational Exhibition

                       Third Street Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    Touched and Untouched

                       James Memorial Art Center – Williston, ND

                       Bismarck State College Gallery – Bismarck, ND

                       University of Mary Art Gallery – Bismarck, ND

                       Northwest Art Center – MSU – Minot, ND

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

 

 

2010            Mid–America Print Council Juried Show

                       Elzay Gallery – Ohio Northern University Ada, OH

                    Artlink 30th Annual National Print Exhibition

                       Artlink Gallery – Fort Wayne, IN

                    Impact ’10 (2)

                       Award – Northern State University – Aberdeen, SD

                    Impact  (1)

                       Northern State University – Aberdeen, SD

                    Valley City State University Invitational Graduate Student Exhibition

                       VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    NDUS Arts and Humanities Summit Student Exhibition

                       Dickinson State University Art Gallery – Dickinson, ND

                    Third Street Annual Art Auction

                       Third Street Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    Thaw Group Invitational Exhibition

                       Third Street Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    46th Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       Award – The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Oregon Ink Spot Exchange Exhibition

                       Eastern Oregon University – Nightingale Gallery – LaGrande, OR

                    Campbell Library Faculty and Graduate Invitational Exhibition

                       Campbell Library Gallery – East Grand Forks, MN

                    Pekin Days

                       Award – Pekin, ND 

                    Art Dakota

                       Taube Museum of Art – Minot, ND

                       James Memorial Center for the Visual Arts – Williston, ND

                       Memorial Union Gallery – NDSU – Fargo, ND

                       BAGA – Bismarck, ND

                       Lake Region Heritage Center – Devils Lake, ND

 

 

2009            Watermark ‘09 Works on Paper

                       Studio 107 – Whiteville, NC

                    Americas 2009: Paperworks

                       Hartnett Hall Gallery – Minot, ND

                    Print Zero Exchange Exhibition: 2009

                       Print Zero Studios, Seattle, Washington

                       5th Parallel Gallery, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan

                       SUNY, Buffalo, NY

                       Mouse Print Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec 

                    ASC Student Juried Exhibition

                       Award – Col. Eugene E. Myers Art Gallery – Grand Forks, ND.  

                    New Group Invitational Exhibition

                       Third Street Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    Women’s Work 2009 Women’s Invitational

                       Northwest Art Center – MSU – Minot, ND

                    Pekin Days

                       Award – Pekin, ND

                    Third Street Annual Art Auction

                       Third Street Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    45th Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Art Dakota

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                       Northern Lights Art Gallery, MSU, ND

                       Bismarck State College Galleries, BSU, Bismarck, ND 

                       Dickinson State University Gallery, DSU, Dickinson, ND

                    Sheyenne River National Scenic Byway Artists’ Crawl Exhibition

                       VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    UND Graduate Student Exhibition

                       Empire Theater Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

 

 

2008            Agoraphobia Mid–America Print Council 2008 Juried Exhibition

                       Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery – Moorhead, MN

                    North Dakota Governor’s Office Solo Exhibition

                       ND Capitol – Bismarck, ND

                    North Dakota Museum of Art Winter Auction

                       NDMOA – Grand Forks, ND

                    ASC Student Juried Exhibition

                       Col. Eugene E. Myers Art Gallery – Grand Forks, ND

                    Pekin Days

                       Award – Pekin, ND 

                    Valley City State University Invitational Alumni Exhibition

                       VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                       44th Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show    

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Art Dakota

                       Northwest Art Center – Minot, ND

                       Cando Arts Center – Cando, ND

 

 

2007            North Dakota Museum of Art Fall Auction

                       NDMOA – Grand Forks, ND

                    Jessica Christy

                       Solo Exhibition – Jamestown Fine Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Senior Solo Exhibition

                       VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    Women in the Picture Women’s Invitational

                       The Northwest Art Center – Minot, ND

                    43rd Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       Award – The Arts Center– Jamestown, ND

                    Works on Paper 28th Annual SE Montana Juried Exhibit

                       Miles City, MT

                       Work chosen for 9 gallery traveling exhibition

                    Pekin Days

                       Pekin, ND

                    Two–Artist Exhibition

                       Mercy Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    Women’s Perspective

                       Hjemkomst Center– Moorhead, MN

 

 

2006             Northern National Art Competition

                       Award – Nicolett College Gallery – Rhinelander, WI

                    2nd Annual Sheyenne River National Scenic Byway Artists’ Crawl Exhibition

                       Award – VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND 

                    Pekin Days

                       Award – Pekin, ND, Centennial Celebration

                    VCSU Annual Art Student Exhibition

                       Best in Show – VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND 

                    Two–Artist Exhibition

                       Nichole’s Gallery – Fargo, ND

                    Fusion: NDUS Humanities Conference Invitational

                       Reineke Visual Arts Gallery –Fargo, ND

                    42nd Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Women’s Perspective

                       Hjemkomst Center – Moorhead, MN

                    The Great Winter Crow Show

                       Spirit Room – Fargo, ND

 

 

2005            VCSU Annual Art Student Exhibition

                       Best in Show – VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    Sheyenne River National Scenic Byway Artists’ Crawl Exhibition

                       VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

                    41st Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Grand Opening Exhibition: Mercy Gallery

                       Valley City, ND

                    Pekin Days

                       Pekin, ND

 

 

2004            VCSU Annual Art Student Exhibition

                       Award – VCSU Gallery, Valley City, ND

                    40th Jamestown Fine Arts Association Show

                       The Arts Center – Jamestown, ND

                    Solo Exhibition

                       VCSU Gallery – Valley City, ND

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                          

 

2014            Fine Art Consultant

                       Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Interpretive Center – Washburn, ND. 

                       Aided in setting up a traveling polyester plate lithography studio to bring the practice and art of                              lithography to rural North Dakota classrooms.

                    Presenter – Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning Engagement Fair and Poster Session:                                Flat Tail Press. – MSU – Minot, ND

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2013            Participant – Picturing Writing – Fostering Literacy Through Art

                       North Dakota Council on the Arts – Bismarck, ND

                    Participant –  Integrated Learning Specialist Program:

                       Strategies and Resources for Arts Integration. Oakland, CA

                    Participant – North Dakota Council on the Arts Conference

                       Bismarck, ND

 

2011             Participating Artist – Graduate Scholarly Forum

                        UND – Grand Forks, ND

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2010             Participant – Assessment of Essential Studies courses

                        UND–Grand Forks, ND

                    Invitational Presenter

                        Panel lecture on personal work and MFA experience – VCSU –Valley City, ND   

                    Presenter – Panel lecture

                        Sundog Multiples: A study in collaboration between artist, student, and teacher in the                                             production of fine art printmaking.

                        North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit – Dickinson, ND

                        Graduate Scholarly Forum – UND – Grand Forks, ND

 

2008             Participant – Solar Plates with Dan Welden Workshop

                        UND – Grand Forks, ND

                    Attendee – Mid–America Print Conference

                        Moorhead, MN

 

2006             Juror

                        Barnes County High School Biennial – Valley City, ND

 

 

 

PRINT EXCHANGES                                                                                                                            

 

2013             MSU Faculty Suite Print Exchange 

                       Minot, ND

2012             PrintZero

                       Seattle, WA

2010             Touched and Untouched

                       UND – Grand Forks, ND

                    International Print Exchange 2010

                       London, UK

                    Oregon Ink Spot 

                       Eastern Oregon University – LaGrande, OR

2009             Print Zero

                        Seattle, WA

                    Oregon Ink Spot

                        Eastern Oregon University – LaGrande, OR

2008             Mid–America Print Council Conference Exchange

                        Moorhead, MN