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Assistant Professor of Foundations, Foundations Coordinator
Sustainability Scholar, Handley Sustainability 
Institute
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

EDUCATION

                    Kent State University, M.F.A., Printmaking, Kent, OH      

                    Kent State University, B.F.A., Studio Art (Printmaking) Kent, OH
     

EXHIBITIONS

2020        2 + 3 x 18: Diptychs and Triptychs by 18 Contemporary Artists, Invitational 
               Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, OH
 
               Solo Exhibition, Invitational 
               Springfield Museum of the Arts, Springfield, OH
 
               Faculty Exhibition, Invitational
               Ridgeway Gallery, Dayton, OH

2019         Fellows 19, Invitational
               Radial Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
               Form X4, Solo Exhibition, Juried 
               Roy. G. Biv. Gallery, Columbus, OH
            
               Natural Expressions, Invitational         
               Ohio Art’s Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
 
               W O/A NDER, Solo Exhibition, Invitational 
               Art Link Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
            
               Duo / Trio, Invitational
               Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

2018         EVAC Project, (Experiencing Veterans and Artists Collaboration),Invitational
               American Frame, Maumee, OH
 
              Kent State University Alumni Show, Juried
              Kent State University, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
 
             4th Annual Hand Pulled Prints: The Current Practice in Printmaking, Juried
             Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
 
             Finding Your Voice, Juried
             Kellwood Arts Center, Baton Rouge, LA
 
             Flora and Fauna, Juried
             Core New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
 
            Big Ink, Juried
            Bend Arts Center, Bend, OR
 
           Rinse / Repeat, Juried
           Ann Arbor Arts Center, Ann Arbor, MI
 
           Fellows: Conversations in Making, Invitational
           Radial Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
           EVAC Project, Invitational
           Washington Center, Washington, DC
 
          Under the Blankets, Invitational 
           Pittsburg Print Group, Pittsburg, PA
            
           6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Juried
           Batesville Area Arts Council, BAAC Gallery, Batesville, AR
 
          Pressure Points, Juried
          Seattle Print Arts, M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
 
          ImPressed: Behind the Hedges, Juried
          Art Gym Denver, Denver, CO
 
          The Land and the Sea, Solo Exhibition, Invitational 
          University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

 
2017    Crossing Boundaries : Art and the Future of Clean Energy, Juried
          Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
 
          Regional Exhibition, Juried, Awarded First Prize and a solo show in 2019
           Art Link Contemporary, Fort Wayne, IN
 
           Heavy Metal, Invitational
           Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
 
           Akron Public Library / Akron Art Museum Print Lending Library, Invitational
           Akron Public Library, Akron, OH
 
           Significant(ly) Other(wise),Invitational
           O’Reilly Hall, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
           University of Dayton Faculty Exhibition 2017, Invitational      
           President Spina's Residence Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
           3rdAnnual Hand Pulled Prints, International, Juried
           Site : Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
 
            Exchange #9 (International Print Exchange 2017),Open
            Green Door Printmakers at Banks Mills Studios, Derby, UK
 
            Really Big Prints, Juried
            Donald P. Taylor Gallery, Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI
 
           Significant(ly) Other(wise),Invitational
            O’Riley Hall, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
            1000 Prints, Open
            Blue House Gallery, Dayton, OH
 
           Scratching the Surface, International, Juried
            Vernum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR
 
            The Greenery Show, Juried
            Troppus Projects, Kent, OH
            
            44240, Invitational
            Troppus Projects, Kent, OH
 
            Printmaking NOW, Juried
            Corridor Gallery, Roseburg, OR
 
           12thAnnual Print Show, Juried, Best in Show, Awarded by Juror
            Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, OH
 
           2017 National Juried Exhibition, Juried
            BAAC Gallery, Batesville, AR
 
            American Fiber, National Juried Exhibition, Juried
            The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
 
            37th Annual National Print Exhibition, Juried
            Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
 
            32nd Annual International Exhibition, Juried
            Meadows Gallery, University of Texas, Tyler, TX
 
            Multiverse, Curated
            Radial Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
            Print Austin, Print Exchange, Open
            Print Austin at Flat Bed Press, Austin, TX
 
2016    Life and The Global Commons, Co-Curated
          Hanley Sustainability Institute, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
          Your Place or Mine, Collaborative (Two-Person), Invitational
          Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH 
 
           Plight of Abundance, Solo, Juried
           Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
 
            Members Exhibition, Print Matters, Printing Matters: Mid America Print Council Conference, 2016, Juried
            Carnige Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN
 
           The Thinginess of the Print: Material Meaning, Portfolio, Co-Curated
           Print Matters, Printing Matters: Mid America Print Council Conference, 2016, Louisville, KY
            
          Really Big Prints, Juried
          Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Manitowoc, WI
 
          Really Big Prints, Juried
          Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI
            
           Converge/Diverge, Invitational
           Gallery 249, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
 
            1000 Prints, Open
            Blue House Gallery, Dayton, OH
            
            Exchange #8 (International Print Exchange 2016),Open
            Green Door Printmakers at Banks Mills Studios, Derby, UK
            
           State of the Unions, Juried, Juror’s Award Winner
            Core Gallery, Denver, CO
            
            29thAnnual McNeese Works On Paper Exhibition, Juried
            Grand Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
 
            Flash Collective at the Flat Bed Contemporary Print Fair, Invitational 
            Flatbed Press and Gallery, Austin, TX
 
           Inspiration : Foundations,  Juried
           Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
 
           Potsdam Prints, Juried, Honorable Mention awarded by Juror
           The Art Museum, State University of New York, Potsdam, NY
 
          5th Annual Armstrong National 2-D Competition, Juried
          Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA
 
          The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried
           Issue 11, January 2016

2015     The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried Issue 10, October 2015
                       
          A Tenuous Balance, Curated Gallery 249, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
                       
           Tallahassee International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL

          Unearthed, Gallery 249, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

            For the Birds, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH

            Material + Process, Hedge Gallery, Cleveland, OH

            Kent State University School of Art, Under One Roof Auction, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH

             Common Threads, Gallery 249, Dayton, OH

             PrintAustin Portfolio Exchange, Print Austin, Austin, TX
 
             Flatbed Contemporary Print Fair, Print Austin, Austin, TX

2014        Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA

              Really Big Prints, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowok, WI

              Really Big Prints Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Two Rivers WI

              Working Artists, Juried Exhibition, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH

              Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH

2013         Foundations Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

               All That Glitters, Black Balloon Editions, Cleveland, OH

               Non-Sequitor, Black Balloon Editions, Cleveland, OH

              Submerged, Kent State University School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

              Institutionalized, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH

              PrintOcracy, Book Works Gallery, Asheville, NC

             Print International 4 Juried Exhibition, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Pagosa Springs, CO

             Monster Drawing Rally, SPACES, Cleveland, OH

             Printed Matter, Gallery 6000, Canton, OH

2012       Gold, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH

            Metaphorically Speaking, Link Art Gallery, Warren, OH

            Preconceived Objects, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH

            Preconceived Objects, Gallery West, Cleveland OH

            Fellow Travelers: Noel Reifel and His Students, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH

            Dimensional, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2011       w/ wo rds, Snowflake Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2010     New Prints 2009/10: A Benefit Exhibition and Silent Auction, IPCNY, New York, NY

           Foreign Matter, (collaborative invitational with Lesley Sickle), Malone College, Canton, OH

           In-TURN, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH

           Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University Stark, Canton, OH

          19, 6th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, OH

          Lake Effect, Heights Arts, Cleveland, OH

          Aspect Ratio, Curated by Michael Loderstedt and Lori Kella, Kent State University Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

         Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University Stark Campus Gallery, Canton, OH

         Copy Jam,  Printeresting at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Philadelphia, PA

         Student Annual, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH

2009   Small Works Competition, Kent State University School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

          Greetings From Kent, Kent State University Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

          Touch and Scale : Kent State University Studio Art, Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, OH

          Works in Progress, Zygote Press,Cleveland, OH

         Random Acts of Portraiture, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH

         Printmaking Blossom Summer Workshop Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH

         Raised Voices: Artist’s Books For Troubled Times, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH

         Objects and Images: Selected Work of Current and Graduating M.F.A. Students, School of Art Gallery Kent State University, Kent,OH

2008    Small Works Competition, Kent State Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

          4U, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH

          Collaborative Instillation with Sarah Burris, Downtown Gallery, Kent State University Kent, OH

          Summer Blossom Program Group Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH        

Permanent Collections
Print Lending Library, Akron Art Museum and Akron Public Library
University of Wisconsin Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Print Archives, Franz Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee Belgium
The Law Office of Rebekah Sullivan, Washington, DC
Lincoln Financial Group, Fort Wayne, IN
 
Private Collections
Private Collection, New York, NY
Private Collection, Cleveland, OH
Elizabeth Carney, Pittsburgh, PA
Rodney Veal, Dayton, OH
Jack and Marilyn Lissaur, Cleveland, OH
Chris Ross, Akron, OH
Joseph Walton, Akron, OH
Taryn McMahon, Kent, OH
Mark Schatz, Kent, OH
Michael Loderstedt and Lori Kella, Cleveland, OH
Lesley Sickle, Kent, OH
Mark Benes and Ronald Ali, Aurora, OH
Christopher and Rebekah Sullivan, Washington, DC

Significant Publications in Print
 2018        
Field Notes, Notes on Artistic Process, Integrative Teaching International
www.integrativeteachinginternational.org
 
2017      
Future Forward: Co-Authored article titled, Mentors / Teachers : Practice and Advocacy
Volume 5, Issue 1, Juried Conference Proceedings
 
Akron Art Museum’s “Heavy Metal” Exhibit Explores Uses, Cultural Significances of Metal.
Cleveland, OH: www.cleveland.com
 
Heavy Metal. Akron, OH: View Magazine, Theresa Bembnister
12th Annual Print Show Highlights Traditional Printmaking. Dayton, OH
Dayton Daily News. www.mydaytondailynews.com
 
Art Notes: Akron Art Museum Goes Heavy Metal. Akron, OH
Akron Beacon Journal / Ohio.com. www.ohio.com
 
Turner, A. (2017)., New artist-run space is a welcome addition in Kent. Akron, OH
Akron Beacon Journal / Ohio.com. www.ohio.com
 
The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried
Issue 16, March 2017
 
Emily Sullivan Smith Educator's Showcase, Educator's Showcase for Integrative Teaching International,
www.integrativeteachinginternational.org
 
Mitosis is…Multiverse Exhibition Divides and Conquers at UD’s Radial Gallery,
review of exhibition by Morgan Laurens, Dayton City Paper, volume 14, number 6, February 7013, 2017
 
2016       
The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried
 Issue 11, January 2016
 
2015        
The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried
Issue 10, October 2015

A Tenuous Balance, Catalog
        

PANEL PARTICIPATION / PRESENTATIONS
2019        
Formx4, Gallery Talk
Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
 
2018       
The Land and the Sea, Gallery Talk
Bolivar Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 
Discussion on solo exhibition of the same title by Sullivan Smith
                                    
Emily Sullivan: Gallery Talk and Tour part of Heavy Metal, Invitational
Invited by Curator of Exhibitions, Theresa Bembnister
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
Lecture and discussion on work included in Heavy Metalexhibition and three works in the permanent collection of the museum

2017    
Positive Space : FATE Podcast, Episode 6
Interview, Invitational
The Role of A Foundations Coordinator

To the Core and Beyond Conference, 2017
FATE: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Kansas City, MO
Presenter, Panelist, Juried
Paper title, “Become the Captain of your Own Ship: Non-Standardized Thinking for a Standardized Learner,” in panel titled “What They Need but Don’t Know They Want”

Forum on First Amendment and Artistic Expression, Dayton, OH
Presenter, Panelist, Invited
Presentation title, “Artistic Process and Expression”
                                   
Art and Sustainability, Dayton, OH
Artist Lecture, Plight of Abundance
                       
2016    
Citizen Artist / Education and Agency Conference, 2016
Integrated Teaching International, Think Tank 9, Bozeman, MT
Contributing author for article titled,” Mentors / Teachers : Practice and Advocacy”
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2015    
University Teaching Council Conference, Kent, OH
Presenter for grant funded research / website “Expanding digital resources to support a broader inclusion of the iPad in the School Art Foundations courses.”

Tectonic Shifts Conference, 2015
FATE: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Indianapolis, IN
Presenter, Panelist, Juried
Paper title, “Re-Imagining, Re-Thinking, De-Mystifying,” in session titled “Can You Make Something You’ve Never Seen Before?”
 



 

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