CAROLINE BELL
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Curriculum Vitae

Education
2014 - 2017                High School                East Grand Rapids High School
2017 - 2018                Visual Arts                  Interlochen Arts Academy (Alma Mater)
2018 - 2019                Art  Education            Northern Michigan University
2020 - 2020             General Education     Grand Rapids Community College
2020 - Present          Art Education             Grand Valley State University
 
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Professional Experience
2013 - 2014               Member of the National Junior Art Honor Society (NJAHS) - Singapore American School (SAS) – Singapore, SG
2014 - Present          Freelance Illustrator - Grand Rapids, MI
2017 - 2018               Volunteer at Munson Medical Center
2018                           Curator for art show, "Every Single Day" - Traverse City, MI
2019                           Member of Art Student's League at Northern Michigan University
2019                           Summer Visual Arts Faculty (Junior Ceramics Assistant) – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Interlochen, MI
2020                          Assistant teacher - Gilden Woods Childcare Center - Grand Rapids, MI
2020 - Present         Private Visual Arts Teacher - Grand Rapids, MI
2021 - Present          Member of National Art Education Association (NAEA) - Grand Rapids, MI
2022                          Lead Art Instructor - Grand Rapids Art Museum - Grand Rapids, MI
2022 - Present         Learning and Creativity Associate - Grand Rapids Art Museum - Grand Rapids, MI


Selected Group/Juried Exhibitions
2017          20/20 Pop Up Interactive Show - Interlochen Arts Academy
2018          With and Beside - Munson Medical Center
2018          Thesis IV Exhibition - Interlochen Arts Academy
2018          Festival Exhibition - Interlochen Arts Academy
2019          Faculty and Staff Exhibition - July 4 - July 26, 2019 - Dow Center For Visual Arts - Interlochen, MI
2019          ICONS - September 16 - October 4, 2019 - Student Art Gallery - Marquette, MI
2019          Black and White - October 7 - October 25, 2019 - Student Art Gallery - Marquette, MI
2019          Black and White - November 1 - November 30, 2019 - The Crib - Marquette, MI
2019          Homegrown - October 28 - November 15 - Student Art Gallery - Marquette, MI
2019          Convergence - November 8 - November 15 - Northern Michigan University - Marquette, MI
2019          Bare - November 18 - December 10 - Northern Michigan University - Marquette, MI
2020         Black and White - January 29 - March 7, 2020 - Red Lotus Center for the Arts - Muskegon, MI
2021          Maskquerade - October 30, 2021 - Factory Coffee - Kalamazoo, MI
2022          Ritual - February 14 - February 28, 2022 - Calder Art Center - Allendale, MI
2022          MAEA Annual Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition - Lansing, MI
2022          Alternative Narratives - Online Exhibition - Alternative Processes
2022          Pride Month Exhibition - Online Exhibition - Alternative Processes
2022          Art Prize - September 15 - October 2 - Grand Rapids, MI
2022          Urban Legends - October 14 - October 28 - Calder Art Center - Allendale, MI
2022          MAEA Collective Exhibition - October 28 - November 18 - Calder Art Center - Allendale, MI


Awards
2022          Honorable Mention - The Implicit Memories You Left - MAEA Annual Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition - Lansing, MI​

Permanent Collections
2018          Interlochen Visual Arts permanent collection – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Interlochen, MI

Technical Abilities
  • Etching, drypoint, aquatint, relief, linocut or linoleum cut, screen printing, and non-toxic printmaking processes
  • Oil and Acrylic painting
  • Ceramic Studio management and maintenance
  • Hand building, pinching, slab construction, coil construction, and experimental ceramic processes
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition, Premiere, and Lightroom
  • Traditional darkroom photography, developing color and black and white film, enlarging black and white film prints
  • Matting printed photos
  • Professional lighting and exhibition installation
  • Curating for art shows and galleries
  • Landscaping
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