PDF of Sara Alsum-Wassenaar’s CV
EDUCATION
Masters in Fine Arts Candidate, 2014
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
New Media
Masters of Education, 2009
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Art Education
Bachelors of Science, 2002
Hope College, Holland, Michigan
Psychology & Art
PUBLIC LECTURES
2011 “Sara Alsum-Wassenaar: Visiting Art,” Honorarium, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2011 Material Grant, University of Illinois College of Art and Design, Champaign, IL
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS and REVIEWS
2012 Burke, Stephanie “Top Five Weekend Picks” (3/23-3/25) Bad at Sports.com, March 23
2011 “Must Do” Visual Art: Thinking Inside the Boxes, Creative Loafing, March 16
2006 Zbiciak ,Teresa The Big Red Thing, g-rad.org/lamb, Oct.17
Zbiciak ,Teresa REVIEW: Under Cover, g-rad.org/lamb, Oct. 8
REVIEW: Under Cover: An Exhibition of Artist Books, Grand Rapids Press
SELECTED EXHBITIONS
Group Exhibitions
2012 You I, You See, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
Classifieds, Figure One, Champaign, IL
2011 Your Stuff In Our Show, Figure One, Champaign, IL
Contain It: Installation art festival, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL
2010 (S)edition: International Juried Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
Make art! Teach art! Live art!, Clearwater Public Library, Clearwater, FL
2009 Material Afterlife, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Artist Books, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Rings, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2006 Urban Lights, Division Avenue of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Undercover: National Artist Book Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
Festival 2006, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Women’s Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Representations: Recent Works by Sara Wassenaar, Lemonjellos, Holland, MI
Exhibition Curator
2006 How Do You Go? Contemporary Movement, Civic Studio, Grand Rapids, MI
BC/AD an Exploration in Contemporary Drawing, DAAC, Grand Rapids, MI
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008-2010 High School Art Teacher, Pinellas County Schools, FL
2007-2008 Art Student Teacher, Black River Public School, Holland, MI
2003-2005 Outdoor Educator, Nature’s Classroom, Silver Bay, NY
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
2001 Judy Moonelis and Jeff Mongrain, Ceramic Artists, New York, NY
The Wetlands, Environmental and Social Justice Activism Center, New York, NY
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2011 Hand and Glove: Artist Run Spaces, Chicago, IL
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts, Tampa, FL
2010 Florida Art Education Association, Orlando, FL
2009 Florida Art Education Association, Orlando, FL
2002 National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts, Charlton, NC