Hello!

My name is Ms. Wood and I teach the Commercial Design program here at Van Buren Tech!

EXHIBIT RESUME:
Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Oils, Chalk

JURIED EXHIBITS:

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  • 2018: Chalk the Block; Best of Show; St. Joseph, MI

 

  • 2017:  Chalk 'N Bloom Fest; People's Choice Winner; Safety Harbor, FL

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  • 2016: Chalk the Block; Best of Show; St. Joseph, MI

 

  • 2015:  Chalk the Block; Chosen winner to represent St. Joseph in Safety Harbor, FL for their Chalk 'N Bloom Fest; St. Joseph, MI

 

  • 2012:  Michiana Annual Art Competition; Box Factory for the Arts; St. Joseph, MI; Photography

 

  • 2011-2012:  Artisans Market; Krasl Art Center; St. Joseph, MI; Photography, Watercolor, Drawing


EXHIBITS:

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  • 2015-2018: Participant in the Chalk 'N Bloom Fest at Safety Harbor, FL

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  • 2015-2018: Participant in the Chalk Festival at Venice, FL

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  • 2015-2018: Participant in the Marietta Chalktoberfest; Marietta, GA

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  • 2016-2019: Participant in the Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes, Maple Grove, MN

 

  • 2015-2016: Participant in the Hooked on Art Chalk Festival; Chesterton, IN

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  • 2015: High School Area Art Teachers exhibit at Southwestern Michigan University; Dowagiac, MI

 

  • 2014-2019: Participant in Chalk the Block; Saint Joseph, MI

 

  • 2014 :  Art.Downtown - Grand Rapids, Michigan; Oil Paintings

 

  • 2011-2015:  Biggby Coffee Shop - St. Joseph, MI. Photography, Watercolor, Drawing, Oil Painting, Printmaking

 

  • 2011-2012 :   Whirlpool Technology Center - St. Joseph, MI. Oil Painting "Green Flush"​

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION:
Grand Valley State University

  • Provisional K-12 Art Education Certification

  • B.F.A. in Oil Painting


Western Michigan University

  • Masters in Career and Technical Education

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IOC in Graphics and Printing Technology


EMPLOYMENT:

  • 2012-Present: Commercial Art Instructor at the Van Buren Technology Center; Lawrence, MI 

  • 2016: Krasl Art Center - St. Joseph, MI; Marketing and Receptionist.

  • 2016: Southwestern Michigan College - Dowagiac/Niles, MI; Adjunct Professor.

  • 2009-Present: Owner of The Seventh Studio - St. Joseph, MI.


PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

  • 2012-2015: ARS Gallery, Arts & Culture Center - Benton Harbor, MI;
    Teacher, Assistant and Designer.

  • 2011: Krasl Art Center - Saint Joseph, MI; Internships as Publications Designer and Camp Manager.