Curriculum Vitae

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