Objective
To do meaningful work with creative people.
Professional Experience
- NOLLETTE STUDIO
- 1997–2005 Brooklyn, NY Principal A furniture design and manufacturing studio that produced short run and custom furniture. Responsibilities included: design, manufacturing, sales and promotion, hiring vendors and employees, installing furniture, participation in trade shows, speaking with the media and handling all finances for a $100,000 a year business. Notable clients: The Birch Pond Group (j.jill Retail Stores), Yves St. Laurent, MGM Mirage Hotel.
Teaching Experience
- KENDALL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
- 2010 Grand Rapids, MI Professional Development Leader Led a workshop mentoring Wolverine World Wide employees in creative thinking through drawing.
- 2008–present Grand Rapids, MI Continuing Education Instructor Conceived of and developed the curriculum that leads students through seven weeks of 3 hour classes on drawing for non-artists, with the focus on creative thinking prompted by the drawing process.
- GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM
- 2008–present Grand Rapids, MI Lead Summer Camp Instructor Work with the Education Department to design and implement curriculum that compliments the museum’s exhibition schedule, act as lead instructor for the three, week-long summer camps and introduce the students to the museum with guided tours.
- STUDIO IN A SCHOOL
- 1999 New York, NY Professional Development Leader Led a workshop mentoring teachers in creating ways to integrate classroom lessons with studio projects.
- 1997–1999 New York, NY Special Programs Artist Taught several 14-week residencies that introduced students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to art media—painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, collage, or 2-D applied design—and engaged them in the creative process. The residencies were co-planned with school administrators and teachers and were customized to meet each school’s needs.
- DOING ART TOGETHER
- 1996–1999 New York, NY Instructor Taught several 8 month long residencies that introduced students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade to art media—painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and collage—and engaged them in the creative process.
- QUEENS COLLEGE (CUNY)
- 1994–1995 Queens, NY Teaching Assistant, Department of Art Assisted Professors Bob Bermilin, Cynthia Carlson, Maureen Connor in Beginning Drawing, Color Theory, 3-D Design, respectively.
Other Professional Experience
- Juror
- Scholastic’s Art Awards Regional Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 2010
- Member
- Collage Art Association, 2009–present
- Curator
- Visual Arts Committee, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI 2009–present
- Presenter
- “Current Work”, Northern Trust Bank’s For Art’s Sake, Grand Rapid, MI 2009
- Presenter
- “Slide Wars”, ArtPrize, John Widdicomb Trade Center, Grand Rapids, MI 2009
- Workshop
- Paper Making, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 2009
- Lecturer
- “Understanding Modern Art (1860’s-1970’s)”, Forest Hills Eastern High School, Grand Rapids, MI 2009
- Workshop
- Interactive Artist Demonstration, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI 2008
- Workshop
- Plaster Casting, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 2006
- Studio Assistant
- “Dancing Lessons” Video, Sculptor Maureen Connor, New York, NY 1995
- Press Operator
- Soho Letterpress, Boutique Printer, New York, NY 1994–1998
Education
- MFA
- Sculpture/Installation, Queens College of the City University of New York, Queens, NY 1995
- BFA
- Painting/Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 1991
- BA
- Journalism, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 1986