Stephanie Wooster       Artist & Art Historian  
 
 
 
 
Condensed Curriculum Vitae

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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