Janet Austin Art Chicago Area Artist
 
 

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J a n e t   A u s t i n

www.janetaustinart.com
190 Washington Circle
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847.295.5699

EDUCATION

1980

BA Fine Art, Printmaking
Metropolitan State College
Denver, Colorado

1983

MA, Fine Art, Printmaking
Dominican University,
River Forest, Illinois
Florence, Italy

PUBLIC ART AND SCULPTURAL INSTALLATION

2007
2007
1991-2007
2005
2005
2003
1998-2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1996

Croya Entrance, Lake Forest, IL
The Secret Garden, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL
Sculptor, Braaksma Design, Denver, CO
Mosaic at Stirling Hall, Lake Forest, IL
Wildlife of Middlefork Savannah, Elawa Park, Lake Forest
Sonya Boutin Memorial Bench, Lake Forest, IL
Fine Art Sculptor, Scott System, Denver, CO
Water Cycle Wall, Fort Collins, CO
Interstate 70 Retaining Wall, Wheatridge, CO
Prairie Life Mosaic, Montclair Elementary, Denver, CO
Beach Erosion Wall, Dana Point, CA
Beach Erosion Wall, Virginia Beach, CA
The Backyard Project, DAVA, Aurora, CO

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2003

1998

1995-1996
1991

1990

Spirit of 67 Grant, Art Through Social Studies Enrichment Program, Deerpath Middle School, Lake Forest, IL
Learn About Your City Grant, Mayor’s Commission on Art, Culture and Film, Denver, CO
Associate Grant, Rocky Mountain Women’s Institute, Denver, CO
Outstanding Achievement Award, Metropolitan State College,
Denver, CO
Education Grant, City of Greenwood Village, CO

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2006-2007
2007
2006-2007
2003-2007

2003-2007

2001-2007

2003
1998-2000
1995-2000

1995-1997
1995

1994-1995
1992
1988-1993

1990

Printmaking, Deerpath Art League, Lake Forest, IL
Artist-in-Residence, Focus on the Arts, HPHS, Highland Park, IL
North Shore Academy, Stirling Hall, Lake Forest, IL
Head of Program, Art Through Social Studies Enrichment,
Deerpath Middle School, Lake Forest, IL
Art Instructor, Children’s Workshops, Deerpath Art League,
North Chicago, IL
Instructor, Art Institute of Chicago, Educational Outreach Program,
North Chicago, IL
Creative Consultant, Sheridan School Courtyard, Lake Forest, IL
Artist-in-Residence, Montclair Elementary School, Denver, CO
Art Instructor, Adult and Children’s classes, Denver Art Museum,
Denver, CO
Art Instructor, World Art Explorers, Denver, CO
Creative Consultant, Downtown Aurora Visual Arts Sculpture Garden,
Aurora, CO
Art Instructor, Museum of Visual Arts, Englewood, CO
Artist-in-Residence, Flatirons Elementary, Boulder, CO
Artist-in-Residence, Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities,
Denver, CO
Artist-in-Residence, Littleton High School, Littleton, CO

PRINTMAKING  EXPERIENCE

2007
2000-2007
1983-2007

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Etching Intensive course
Etching, monotypes, collographs, woodblocks at Deerpath Art League
Exhibitions in Florence, Italy; Denver, CO; Milwaukee, WI;
Chicago, IL and Lake Forest, IL

2004
2003

Anderson Ranch, Woodblock printing, with Hiroki Morinoue
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Silkscreen course

REFERENCES

 

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