Education
2003 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, MFA Painting, MS Art History, With Distinction
1998 Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, BA Art, Russian, Magna Cum Laude, High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
2007 University of Pittsburgh, Russian and East European Summer Intensive Language Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Non-degree
2006-2007 Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI, French language, Non-degree
2003-2006 University of St. Andrews, School of Art History, St. Andrews, Scotland
1996-1997 Smolny Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, Non-degree
Areas of Specialization
Fine Art: Oil and acrylic painting, drawing, photography traditional and contemporary practices and theory
Art History: 19th to early 20th-Century Russian and French Art, Modern and Contemporary Art
Work Experience
2007-2010, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History Foundations, Art and Design Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2007 Adjunct, Art History, Art Department, Hope College, Holland, MI
2004-2005 Tutor (Instructor), Art History, School of Art History, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2000-2002 Grading Assistant, Art History, History of Art and Design Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2000 Teaching Assistant, Basic Design, Foundation Art Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1996-1997 English Teacher, School No. 160 of Advanced English Study, St. Petersburg, Russia
Exhibitions
( * indicates solo exhibitions)
2011 Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
2009 ArtPrize, Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Celebration of the Arts, First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Texas National 2007, Jurors MANUAL (Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill), Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2006-2007 Governor's Residence Michigan Artists Program August 2006-July 2007, Governor Jennifer Granholm, Lansing, MI. Loan program juried by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2006 Combined Talents: Florida International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Digital Open, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 All Area Exhibition, Studio 23/The ARTS Center, Bay City, MI
2003 The University of St. Andrews Studio Society Exhibition, Preservation Trust Museum, St. Andrews, Scotland
2003 MFA Thesis Show, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Annual Pratt 2003 Show, Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center, NY
2002 Recent Work, Pratt Artists League MFA exhibition, Steuben East Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Annual Pratt 2002 Show, Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center, NY
2002 Dialogues, Pratt Artists League Juried MFA exhibition, Steuben Hall Galleries, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2002 * Perceptions and Illusions, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Steuben West Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Pratt in Venice, East Hall Gallery, History of Art and Design Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2001 The American Academy of Equine Art Fall National Juried Exhibition, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
2000 The Fall Showcase of Equine Art 21st National Juried Exhibition, American Academy of Equine Art, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
1999 The Fall Showcase of Equine Art 20th National Juried Exhibition, American Academy of Equine Art, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
1999 71st Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
1999 Art Reach of Mid Michigan, Invitational Exhibition, Mt. Pleasant, MI
1998 The Fall Showcase of Equine Art 19th National Juried Exhibition, American Academy of Equine Art, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
1998 70th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
1998 * The Equine Incognito, Kalamazoo College Fine Arts Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
Collections
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan
Related Activities
2010 Volunteer Education Department, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 ArtPrize Jury Committee, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Participating Artist, UICA Live Coverage 2010 Charity Event, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2007-8 Participating Artist, UICA Live Coverage 2007 and 2008 Charity Event, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2007-present Visual Arts Committee, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2006-2007 Gallery Assistant Volunteer, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Co-Editor, INFERNO, Postgraduate Journal of Art History, Vol. X, School of Art History, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2005 French Infuences on the Art and Theories of Ilya Repin and Overcoming Obstacles in Research, PowerPoint presentation, School of Art History, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2003 American Artist Stephanie Wooster, MFA Pratt Institute, presentation, School of Art History, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2002 Vice President, Treasurer, History of Art and Design Association, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1996 Artist Assistant, Alan Sonfist, Great Lakes Colleges, New York Arts Program, Manhattan, NY
1996 Artist Assistant, Michelle Stuart, Great Lakes Colleges, New York Arts Program, Manhattan, NY
1996 Artist Assistant, Werner Rentsch, Great Lakes Colleges, New York Arts Program, Manhattan, NY
Publications
2002 Michael, Mahoney, Review of Perceptions and Illusions by Stephanie Wooster, MFA Thesis exhibition. The Prattler 73 (October): 23.
2002 "Vanitas Peach" and "Untitled (Stitched Hand)," paintings, The William and Mary Review, Volume 40, Editor-in-Chief Martin Leigh Harrison, The College of William and Mary, Virginia.
International Studies
2003-2005 St. Andrews, Scotland, School of Art History, University of St. Andrews: 19th-century Russian art.
2001 Venice, Italy, Università Internazionale dell'Arte and Scuola Internazionale de Grafica. Study abroad through Pratt Institute, History of Art and Design Department: printmaking, drawing, the history of Venetian art and the materials and techniques of Venetian artists.
1996-1997 St. Petersburg, Russia, Smolny Institute, St. Petersburg State University. Study abroad through Kalamazoo College: Russian language, literature, and culture.
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