EDUCATION

1995 / 1993 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. M.F.A. Merit Scholarship, Graduate Assistantship,Chicago, IL.
1989 / 1993 Tyler School of Art, Temple University. B.F.A. Teaching Assistant, Shop monitor, Printmaking, Phila, Pa.

APPOINTMENTS

Director of Printmaking. Lillstreet Art Center. Chicago IL.
Founder and Master Printer. Hummingbird Press L.A.C., Lillstreet Art Center.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008/ current Adjunct Professor. North Park University, Chicago Position: Instructor of Relief and Intaglio
2006 / current Director of Printmaking. Lillstreet Art Center. Chicago
2005 The Bob Blackburn Print Workshop. New York, NY Carborundum Intaglio Workshop
1999 - 2008 Visual Arts Department Chair The Chicago Academy for the Arts,(a college preparatory high school for the arts)
1999 / current Instructor of Printmaking. Anchor Graphics Columbia College
1999 / 2002 Adjunct Professor .The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Division of Continuing Studies
2002 / 2003 Lead Artist: Instuctor of Printmaking Gallery 37 Neighborhood Artists Program

PUBLICATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

2009 – “Past, Present,Future” 18x25 ft Printmaking Mural. Spertus Museum, Chicago
2009 – Pottery Making Illustrated “Sun Screen” screenprinting on clay
2009 – Happy Chicago Artist Blog. Ceramic Print Demonstration at Columbia College
2007 – Rachel Ray’s Travels, featuring First Slice Café. Working Proof Exhibition. Lillstreet Art Center
2005- Blacklist Online Magazine, “Ambition and the Wave-Riding Octopus
2004 – Bridge Magazine, Artist in Focus
2004 - The Chicago Tribune, Art Institute printmaking demo- Rembrandt Exhibition
2004 – Year in Review, Faculty profile. The Chicago Academy for the arts
2004 - Commission for Jennifer Teadt (patron)
2003 – Commission for Central Investments interior spaces
1993 – Temple Times, Artist Feature
1993 – The Seventh Annual Paul Robeson Festival. The Community College of Philadelphia
1992 – The Ninth Annual Celebration of Black Writing. The Community College of Philadelphia

EXHIBITIONS/ LECTURES

2009 - Printmaking and Ceramics. lecture and exhibition. Harold Washington College. Chicago
2009 – “The Ceramic Print”, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago
2008 – “5 for 1” Faculty Exhibition. North Park University. Chicago
2008 – Represented by Lusenhop at “Embrace” Atlanta, Ga.
2008 – Represented by Lusenhop at the National Black Fine Arts Show. New York,
2008 – “Favorite Things” Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago
2007 – “Creative Alliances” Group Exhibition Nicole Gallery. Chicago,IL.
2007 – Represented by Lusenhop at “Embrace” Atlanta, Ga.
2007 – Guest Lecturer on Collecting Prints. Chicago State University
2007 – “Fantastic Voyage” African American Artists at Hummingbird Press. Beacon St. Gallery
2006 – WORKING PROOF, Lillstreet Art Center
2006 – Beyond Boundaries, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
2006 – Beverly Arts Center Print Exhibition. Chicago, IL.
2006 – Faculty Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center. Chicago, IL.
2006 – Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Printmaking Dept, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
2005 – “Converging Factors” The Suburban Fine Arts Center (The Art Center) Highland Park, IL.
2005 – “The Culture of The Print” Beacon St. Gallery. Chicago, IL.
2004 – Print National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa.
2004 – Printmaking Demonstrations, The Art Institute of Chicago, “Rembrandt’s Studio”
2003 – “Relief”, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL.
2003 – “Multiple Personalities”, Beacon St. Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2003 – Faculty Exhibition, The Chicago Academy for the Arts. Chicago, IL.
2003 – Group Exhibition, Beacon St Gallery. Chicago, IL.
2003 – Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Printmaking Dept, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2003 – Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Fine Arts Dept, The University of Notre Dame. South Bend. IN.
2003 – “The Culture of the Print” Solo Exhibition, Beacon St. Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2002 – “Industrial Power and Beauty” Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond, IN.
2002 – Anchor Graphics 11th Anniversary Pre-benefit Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
2002 – Artist Image Resource and Forland St. Studios, Visiting Artist and Exhibition, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2001 – “ Print Progressions”, Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art. Elkins Park, Pa.
2001 – “Plate Tectonics”, Beacon St. Gallery. Chicago, IL.
2001 – Anchor Graphics 10th Anniversary Pre-benefit Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
2000 – “ Millennium” Solo Exhibition at the Willow Grove branch of the NAACP. Fort Washington, Pa.
2000 – “Color” Black Fine Arts Exposition, Griffin Graphics Gallery Inc, Navy Pier, Chicago,IL
2000 – Anchor Graphics 9th Anniversary Benefit and Print Auction. Chicago, IL.
2000 – “ The National Black Fine Arts Exhibition” The Puck Building, Soho. NY, NY
1999 – “ The Marathon Show 99,26.2miles 26.2artsists” Studios@3711 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL.
1999 – “Art² = π” Two Person Exhibition. Global Pi studio/ Gallery. Chicago, IL
1998– “ Prints from Anchor Graphics by…” Moreau Galleries/ Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN.
1998 – “ Self Park” Solo Exhibition. Anchor Graphics. Chicago, IL.
1998 – “Idea + Original” Pi Gallery. Chicago IL.
1998 – “ Lost and Found” N.F.A. Space Chicago, IL.
1998 – “Salon Artists” Satori Fine Art. Chicago IL.
1998 – “Rituals And Celebrations of the African Diaspora” The South Shore Cultural Center Chicago, IL.
1997 – Art Inside Out. “ Exploring Art and Culture Through Time Processes of Lithography” The Kraft Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago.
1997 – “ Artists at Anchor” The Chicago Printmakers Collaborative.
1997 – “Plant Matter” Prints at The Philadelphia Plant Show, Phila. Pa.
1997 – “ Printed Pathway” A collaboration with artists at Fulcrum Gallery. NY, NY.

PRINTING/ PUBLISHING
2006 - current
Founder and Master Printer. Hummingbird Press L.A.C. ( Lillstreet Art Center)

ARTIST PROJECTS
2010 Richard Hunt Carborundum Aquatints (intaglio) 2009 William Conger Six color lithograph
2009 Barbara Jones-Hogu 13 color Screenprint
2008 Ray Noland Screenprints
2007 Richard Hunt Silicon Bronze Relief
2003 Bernard Williams 12 screenprints and a two color intaglio
2003 Preston Jackson Currently working in an etching
2003 Kerry James Marshall Published a two color woodcut with screenprint combination
2000 Richard Hunt -four-color lithograph for a portfolio honoring Bob Blackburn,

RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

2009 – Harold Washington College. Printmaking and Ceramics
2005 - The Bob Blackburn Print Workshop. Carborundum Intaglio Workshop. New York, NY
2005 – Printers in Residence, “Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre” The Art Institute of Chicago
2004 – Printers in Residence, “Rembrandt’s Journey” The Art Institute of Chicago
2003 – Dew Foundation Grant Award
2003 - Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, C. A. A. P. Grant Award
2002 – Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, C. A. A. P. Grant Award
1994 – Ox-Bow School of Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Saugatuck, Mi.
1993 – The Black Hills Print Symposium, Black Hills, South Dakota
1993 – The Gibbs Foundation Project Grant
1993 – The Daniel Smith Materials Award