Jessica Kronika

Selected Curriculum Vitae

 

Jessica Kronika

 www.flyngypsyarts.com

 

Practicing Artist:

• Traditional Printmaking, Digital Photography, Installation and Metal Sculpture      2006- Present


• Limited Edition prints, postcards, and Greeting Cards                                                 1998-Present Limited Edition poetry chapbooks of orginal works, two volumes                                           1999-Present


• Custom onsite Murals, Faux finish and Trompe D’oeil                                                1996-Present


• Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, and Mixed media Fine Art                                                               1994-Present

Artistic Consulting:

• Fly’n Gypsy Arts & Graphics – Illinois & Oregon                                                             1994-Present


•   View sample works at www.flyngypsyarts.com


• Annual Halloween Art Exhibit – Chicago, IL, Executive Director                                    1999-2005


• Community Arts Council – Kankakee, IL , Membership Coordinator, Vice President            2004-2005


• Gretchen Charlton Gallery – Kankakee, IL, Board Secretary                                                   2003-2005


• Bubotto Centre for the Arts – Dundee, IL,  Art Consultant                                                2000-2001


• Deiber Fine Art Gallery – Lombard, IL, Art Consultant                                                              1999-2000

Selected Exhibits:

•Open Studios, Fly’n Gypsy Arts, Oak Park, IL (June to Present)                                    2008

•Darkest Star, Framing Mode & Gallery, Chicago, IL                                                            2008

• Collage, Columbia College Chicago, IL                                                                        2007

Solo Exhibit of New Works, Moon Monkey Coffee Company, Bradley, IL                               2007

• Fra Angelico Spiritual Art Competition, Hinsdale, IL, Honorable Mention                        2006

• Arts & Riverwoods Exhibit and House walk, Riverwoods, IL                                                  2005

• The 12^th House, Kankakee, IL, Artist in Residence                                                              2004-2005

• Photography Show, Gretchen Charlton Gallery – Kankakee, IL                                    2004, 2005

• Fall Invitational, Gretchen Charlton Gallery – Kankakee, IL                                                   2003, 2004

• Valley Art League Juried Art Show, Governor Small Museum – Kankakee, IL                         2001

• Windy City Arts Kite Walk, Bailwick Arts Center- Chicago, IL                                                  2001

• Midsummer Member Show, Barrington Area Arts Council – Barrington, IL                              2000

• Adam & Eve Exhibit, Peter Jones Gallery – Chicago, IL                                                   2000

• Annual Halloween Art Exhibit – Chicago, IL                                                                             1999-2005

• Yellow Group Exhibit, McCoy Gallery – Portland, OR                                                                 1997

• Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest, Honorable Mention                                                1993

Teaching:

• Private Art Instructor, Private lessons, Youth and Adult Workshops                                                            1997-2006

• Bourbonnais Township Park District – Bourbonnais, IL                                                 2003-2005

• Bubotto Centre for the Arts – Dundee, IL                                                                         2000-2001

 Custom Framing, Conservation, Restoration:

• The Center for Book and Paper Arts – Chicago, IL                                                            2008 – Present

• Framing Mode & Gallery – Chicago, IL                                                                        2006-2008

• Deck The Walls – Dundee, IL                                                                                     1999

• Chrisman Picture Frame – Portland & Hillsboro, OR                                                             1997-1998

• Benoit Custom Framing – Bradley, IL                                                                         1995-1996

Education:

• Columbia College Chicago- Chicago, IL –Bachelors In Fine Arts; Minor in Arts Mgmt.            2006-(May 2009)

• Governors State University- University Park, IL- Bachelors in Studio Arts           2006

• Kankakee Community College – Kankakee, IL -Associates in Fine Arts                                    2005

• Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR -Non-degree Studies                                     1997

• Illinois State University – Normal-Bloomington, IL -ISSA                                                 1994

References:

• Marci Rubin            Employer, Framing Mode & Gallery                        312-566-0027


• Greg Weiss            Supervisor, Center for Book & Paper Arts        weiss.gre@gmail.com


• Carol Johnson            Collaborator, Professional Artist                             847-353-9558

Select Collections:

• Kankakee Community College Art Wing, IL- mixed media on paper


• Governors State University, University Park, IL-natural materials installation “De Mater” 2005


• Private Collections: IL, WI, MI, FL, OR, CA, AZ, NV, LA, MO, IN