CHRISTINE ANN HOLTZ
Edwardsville, IL 62025
E-Mail: ChristineHoltz3@yahoo. com
EDUCATION
2004-2007 Master of Fine Arts Degree, (Fibers ) Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2001-2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting, Fiber Art)
Summa Cum Laude
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
1999- 2000 Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
Honors College
EDUCATION ABROAD
2003 Art Institute, University of Opole, Opole, Poland
Summer program in painting
2006 Tlaxiaco, Mexico
Summer program studying with Trique weavers
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
2008
*Two Honorable Mention Awards, “Patterns and Pixels,” Art Saint Louis
2007
*Friends of Art Award for Graduate Juried Exhibition
2006
*Honorable Mention in the 2006 International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
*Recipient of a Southern Illinois University Research Grants for Graduate Students
2005
*Selected as Moderator for "2005 Southern IllinoisUniversity Edwardsville Faculty Symposium"
*Second Place Award, "2005 Sculpture on Campus," Juror: Marsha Pels
*Cover for 2005 River Bluff Review, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Creative Arts Annual Publication
*Northwest Area Arts Counsel Honors Award for "Women's Works 2005"
*Award of Excellence, "A Dash of Estrogen-Survival Through Humor," Art St. Louis
*Barbara Dyck Award for Graduate Juried Show
*Graduate Honors, Grade Point Average of 4.0
2005-2007 Graduate Teaching Assistantship
2004 Best in Craft Award, Student Juried Exhibition
2004-2005 The Chancellor's List
Graduate Studio Assistantship
2003 Dean's Award, Student Juried Exhibition
Cover Art for "IUP Bands of 2003" CD
2002 Phi Kappa Phi, Honors Fraternity
Ralph Reynolds Painting Emphasis Scholarship
2001 Scholarship for Academic Achievement
1999-2003 Deans List
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2007
"Adult Pacifier," Jefferson City, Missouri, Collection for Art in the Park, Courtesy of Atelier CMS Inc.
PRESS
2008
"Uneven Show Provides Opportunity to See Great Art," West End Word, Saint Louis, Missouri, written by Dickson Beall, June 25, 2008
2007
"Butt is It Art? Students Collect Cigarette Butts for Artist's Project," Jefferson City News Tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, written by Elise Hasty, June 29, 2007
"Art," The Star-Ledger, New Jersey, written by Dan Bischoff, January 7, 2007
2006
"Emerging Sculptors," Courier News, written by Ralph Bellantoni, December 14, 2006
"2006 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Scultpture Awards," Sculpture, Vol. 25, No. 8, page 50, October 2006
"Campus Recent Projects," Public Art Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, Issue 34, Page 85, Spring/Summer 2006
"No Butts About this Sculpture," The Edge, Edwardsville, Illinois, written by Steve Horrell, January 19, 2006
2005
"No Butts About It-Pacifier Sculpture is a Winner," Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, written by Steve Horrell, December 27, 2005
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
"Christine A. Holtz Productions," Thesis exhibition, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2003
"Ain't Life Sweet," Miller Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Tossed & Found,” Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2007
"Unraveled: Crossing the Line Between Fashion and Art," The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
"Memory: Absent, Barbed, Collected," Schmidt Art Center, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL
"First Look Emerging Artist Series," Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Patterns and Pixels,” Art Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, Jurors: Ken Anderson, Professor, Department of Art & Art History, University of Missouri Saint Louis, and Mark Douglas, Associate Professor of Art, Fontbonne University, Saint Louis
2007
"Graduate Student Juried Exhibition," New Wagner Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Juror: Cheryl Wassenaar Savage, Assistant Professor of Art at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2006
"Venus Envy 2006: A Festival Celebrating Women in the Arts," St. Louis Centre and Art Dimensions Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2005
"Wearable Expressions 2005-2006," Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Juror: Kevin Jones, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising costume collection curator, Annual Academy Awards Costume Exhibition curator, and costume historian
"Sculpture on Campus", Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Campus Annual Public Sculpture Competition, Edwardsville, Illinois, Juror: Marsha Pels, sculptor and Adjunct Associate Professor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
"Art*o*mat," Artists in Cellophane, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Juror: Scherrie DeBord, Plant Manager
"Innovations," 2005 Surface Design Association Student Show, Opie Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, Jurors: Jerry Bleem, studio artist, member of the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans), a Roman Catholic priest & teacher, Artist Institute of Chicago; Michele Fricke, fiber artist & Professor, Kansas City Art Institute
"A Dash of Estrogen-Survival Through Humor," Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, Juror: Ivy Cooper, Professor, Chairperson, Department of Art & Design, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
"Women's Works, 2005," Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, Illinois, Jurors: Kate Biderbost, Studio Coordinator and Instructor, Stirling Hall Arts and Activities Center, Lake Forest, Ilinois; Susan Aurinko, painter & installation artist under the pseudonym SUMO
"Surfaces: Within & Without," Art St. Louis, St.Louis, Missouri, Jurors: Victor Wang, painter & Professor, Fontbonne University; and Laura Strand, fiber artist & Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
"Annual Juried Graduate Student Exhibition New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, Juror: Dawn Nash, owner/curator of Xen Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
"Art St. Louis XX The exhibition," Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, Juror: Chakaia Booker, New York based artist
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006
“Mexica 2006,” New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
“Art East, Edwardsville,” Edwardsville Transit Station, Edwardsville, Illinois
“Fiber Fusion 2006,” The Quilted Garden, Edwardsville, Illinois
"All This Flocking Art: A Socio-Observationalogical Study of You, Me, and Us," Broadway Center of Arts, Belleville, Illinois
"Bound & Wound," Beverly Gallery and Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, Missouri
"Varsity Art X," Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2005
"Fiber Fusion," The Quilted Garden, Edwardsville, IL, The Jacoby Center, Illinois, Midwest Fiber Artist Retreat,Missouri
EMPLOYMENT
2008
Visual Arts Instructor, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Saint Louis, Missouri,
Instructor of the Painting and Drawing evening class
Art Camp Counselor, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Saint Louis, Missouri
Responsible for camp curriculum and instruction for ages 12-15 during the summer art camp program
2007
Visiting Artist, Atelier CMS Inc., Art Inside the Park, Jefferson City, Missouri
Created a public sculpture with volunteers and gave three art lectures.
2005-2007
Teacher Assistant of Introduction to Textiles, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
Teacher Assistant of Visual Organization 1, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
2004- 2005
Studio Assistant to Laura Strand, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
Responsible for studio maintenance, ordering supplies, keeping inventory, assisting undergraduate students and tending to any other additional projects
2003
Gallery Manager, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Responsible for communicating with the artist(s) throughout the course of each exhibition, acquiring artist information (contracts, insurance, loan agreements, catalogue information), shipment of artwork, hanging and taking down shows, gallery maintenance, reception organization and setup, supervising the gallery monitors, posting advertisements, and balancing gallery expenses
Visiting Artist, Westmont Elementary School, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Displayed and explained methods in creating fiber work and oil painting to students