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EDUCATION
 
2006   MFA Studio Art, Steinhardt School, New York University, NY
2003 Rome Center Summer Program, Loyola University Chicago, Rome, Italy
2002 BFA Studio Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
   
 
EXHIBITION HISTORY
 
2011 Digital Revolution, curated by Darrell Roberts & Arno Mayorga, 2ND FLR Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Love Letters to Antarctica, two-person exhibit with Lorien Jordan, Swimming Pool Project Space, Chicago, IL
  AIR/HMC, Budapest International Artists Residencies exhibition and MiniArtVideoFest, a Hungarian Multicultural Center exhibit, curated by Beata Szechy, Jokai Club, Budapest, Hungary
  MISC Video & Performance, installation of Airline to Heaven, Part II, coordinated by Kristen Copham and Zeina Assaf, NY Studio Gallery, New York, NY
  VideoStore7.375x4x1, organized by Jeriah Hildwine, part of The Op Shop, organized by Laura Shaeffer, Chicago, IL
  Cellar door, animation installation, part of The Op Shop, organized by Laura Shaeffer, Chicago, IL
  You thought that you were alone but I caught your bullet just in time, solo, International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
  Bound & Gathered, co-curated with Emmy Mathis, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
2009 Visions in New York City: short films and videos, curated by Maurizio Pellegrin, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
  artXposium 2009, curated by Anni Holm and Irene Pérez, West Chicago City Museum, West Chicago, IL
  Her Shorts: Selections Of 2006-08, screening of Becoming Formless, Plugged Art Collective, Fishbowl Gallery, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, New Zealand
  Last Call Film Festival, screening of Airline to Heaven, Part I and Becoming Formless, The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY
  Synesthetic Plan of Chicago: a multi-sensory journey through Chicago and its neighborhoods, co-curated with Daniel Godston, a collaborative public art commission presented in collaboration with Chicago cultural and neighborhood organizations, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Office of Tourism and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism; Visitor Information Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
  Communication is Overrated, curated by Kathryn Born, Refuge, Skokie, IL
  That’s What She Said, part of Version>09, curated by Jeriah Hildwine, Benton House, Chicago, IL
  Kreska: Rysunek w Sztuce Współczesnej (Line: Drawing in Contemporary Art), curated by Urszula Humienik-Dworakowska, The Workshop Gallery, Białystok, Poland
  On our Minds and in Our Lenses, curated by Norene Leddy and Liz Slagus, Kean University Department of Art and Art History Video Gallery, Union, NJ
  For a Limited Time Only, curated by Olga Stefan, The Art Center Highland Park, IL (catalog)
2008 Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival, screening of Becoming Formless and Airline to Heaven, Part I, curated by Dan Godston, AV-Aerie, Chicago, IL
  Cute Load, screening of Darla, curated by Catie Olson and presented by SpiderBug, mini dutch gallery, Chicago, IL
  artXposium 2008, curated by Anni Holm and Irene Pérez, Grobe’s True Value, West Chicago, IL
  Synesthesic Cell Structures, screening of Becoming Formless, performance event coordinated by Dan Godston, The Cell, New York, NY
  International FilmFest, screening of Alaktalanság/Becoming Formless, Hungarian Multicultural CenterCongress Center, Balatonfüred, Hungary & Medosz Art Center, Buapest, Hungary
  Her Shorts: 2008 International Women's Video Festival, screening of Becoming Formless, Plugged Art Collective, Dinnerware ArtSpace, Tuscon, AZ
  Puppies are Biodegradable, coordinated by the F.U.E.L. Collection, Framations Gallery, St. Charles, MO, Ron Berg Gallery in Kansas City, MO, and Missouri State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO
  Six Degrees of Separation: A Hungarian Experience, curated by Frances Valesco, Rosenberg Library, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  Airline to Heaven, Part I, solo, Moreau Art Galleries, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
  Reality Gallery American Slide-All 2008, NY Studio Gallery, New York, NY
2007 MISC: Video & Performance, screening of Becoming Formless, coordinated by Zeina Assaf, NY Studio Gallery, New York, NY
  Chicago Art Open: Curator’s Choice, curated by Karen Irvine, Sabina Ott, & Linda Warren, Iron Studios, Chicago, IL
  Cine Capellini, screening of Love in outer space and under water, curated by Kamel Boutros & Anna Mosby Coleman, New York, NY
  ArtXposium 2007, curated by Anni Holm with Brian Reis & the West Chicago City Museum, Grobe’s True Value, West Chicago, IL
  Meet me on the Island, solo screening of Love in outer space and under water, curated by Jason Lahr, Island Park, Century Center, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
  Puppies are Biodegradable, The F.U.E.L. Collection, Philadelphia, PA
  Her Shorts 2007, screening, Plugged Art Collective, The Historic Y, Tuscon, AZ
  Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, curated by Beata Szechy, Central EU Gallery (KIKA), Budapest, Hungary
  Kismet, curated by Kara Donatelli, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
  Animals & Plants in Abstract & Urban Worlds, curated by Jodi Panas & Corliss Parker, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR), New York, NY
2006 ILIS Faculty Annual, Ruth Ray Memorial Gallery, The Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL
  Sweet N’ Slow, coordinated by Reba Fritz & Jennifer Chrzanowski, The Elbo Room, Chicago, IL
  Airline to Heaven, Part I, solo screening, MISC: Video & Performance, coordinated by Kristen Copham, NY Studio Gallery, New York, NY
  Cine Capellini, screening, coordinated by Anna Mosby Coleman, Olmsted Hall, New York, NY
  On otherness, curated by Krista Hoefle, Hammes Gallery, Moreau Art Galleries, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
  Central Europe through the Eyes of International Artists, curated by Geller Katalin & Beata Szechy, Central EU Gallery (KEKI), Budapest, Hungary
  13th Experimental Video/Film Festival, screening of Repules a menyorszagba/Airline to Heaven, Congress Center, Balatonfüred, Hungary
  Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, curated by Beata Szechy, Congress Center, Balatonfüred, Hungary
  MFA Thesis Exhibition, with Jonathan Berger, Victoria Calabro, Chad Hamilton, Brooke Moyse, Megan O’Connor, & Jen Piette, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, NY (catalog)
  2006 Harnett Biennial of American Prints, Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums, juried by Kathy Caraccio, Richmond, VA
  Brave New World, curated by Nancy Barton, Pless Hall, New York University, NY
  Paperscapes: Afruz Amighi & Annie Heckman, curated by Ann Chwatsky, Gallery Space at Wagner, Puck Building, New York University, NY
  Moonage Daydream, with Brooke Moyse & Victoria Calabro, Rosenberg Gallery, New York University, NY
2005 Winter Print Salon, 2005, The Garage, New York Society of Etchers, Brooklyn, NY
  Bushwick Art Projects, curated by Mirella Borra & Dalit Anolik, Brooklyn, NY
  New Works: Selections by Kiki Smith & Valerie Hammond (Reprise), ifpda Print Week, The Commons, New York University, NY
  Auction for Action, coordinated by Jasmine Tsou, The Commons, New York University, NY
  Juried Show 2005, juried by Mark Dion & J. Morgan Puett, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA
  New Prints 2005/Summer, International Print Center New York, NY
  New Works: Selections by Kiki Smith & Valerie Hammond, The Commons, New York University, NY
  Storefront/Forefront, video salons, coordinated by Graciela Fuentes & Gautam Kansara, The Tower Building, New York University, NY
  BFD Puppet Show, with Megan O’Connor, The Commons, New York University, NY
  Turnover, The Commons, New York University, NY
2004 Renovation, Playing Dead Annie, New York University, NY
  New MFA Group Show, The Commons, New York University, NY
  The Citrus Project, curated by Ron Humbertson, New Theater Collaborative, Chicago, IL
  New Paintings, solo, Filter, Chicago, IL
2003 The Wanting: Curating Art & Life, curated by Ron Humbertson, Hokin Annex Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, IL
2002 Continual Opening, solo, B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  Undergraduate Fall Show, GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  Around the Coyote Summer Festival, Chicago, IL
  Undergraduate Spring Show, GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
2001 Paintings, two-person show, The Blue Spider Art Studio, Chicago, IL
  Printmaking at UIC, curated by Molly Briggs and Anne Karsten, GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  Group Show, Studio 99, Blue Island, IL
   
   
AWARDS, GRANTS, PROJECTS
 
2010 Panelist, Ekphrastic Nexus: Visual Art and Creative Writing, part of Studio Chicago initiative, hosted by the Borderbend Arts Collective at Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, IL
  Individual Artist Support Initiative – Artist Project Grant, Visual Art, support for Love Letters to Antarctica animation and installation project, Illinois Arts Council, IL
  Visiting Artist Lecture, A compact introduction to the intersection of art + text, Introductory Drawing course with Jeriah Hildwine, Wright College, Chicago, IL
  Artist Talk, You thought that you were alone but I caught your bullet just in time, Anatomy in the Gallery exhibition series, International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
2009-10 Artist in Residence, Artist Talk and onsite research and studio work, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
2009 Visiting Artist, artist talk and studio visits, MFA sculpture department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  Visiting Artist, artist talks and project critiques, Arts and Community Development course with Carol Ng-He, Digital Arts as Activism topics, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
  Curatorial talk, The Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, West Carroll Open Studios, Chicago Artists Month, Chicago, IL
  Panelist, The Arts in New Orleans and Chicago, Chicago Calling Arts Festival, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
  Guest Speaker, panel discussion on Chicago neighborhoods in relation to the Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
  Guest Speaker, panel on the development of the Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, Columbia College Bridge Program, Chicago, IL
  Guest Speaker, Artist Talk and Portfolio Critique, After School Matters with the Chicago Teen Museum, The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Chicago, IL
  Public Art Commission, Synesthetic Plan of Chicago: a multi-sensory journey through Chicago and its neighborhoods, co-curated with Daniel Godston, a collaborative public art commission presented in collaboration with Chicago cultural and neighborhood organizations, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Office of Tourism and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism; Visitor Information Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
  Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) Grant, support for production of phosphorescent iceberg installation, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
2008 Artist Talk, Introductory Drawing course with Jeriah Hildwine, Wright College, Chicago, IL
  Open Studios coordinator, West Carroll Open Studios, Chicago Artists Month, Chicago, IL
  Lunch with an Artist program, Chicago Artists Month, Chicago, IL
  Artist interview, online career profiles, Transcend Innovation Group, Chicago, IL
  Committee Member, artXposium 2008, West Chicago, IL
  Gallery Talk, "Heaven & Hell" course with Anita Houck, Moreau Art Galleries, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
2007 Beast Poem contribution, Jennifer Karmin, Chicago Calling Arts Festival, Chicago, IL
  Artist Talk, New Media & Video Art classes, Saint Mary's College Department of Art, Notre Dame, IN
  Visiting Artist, artist talk & studio visits, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  Artist Talk, “The Founding of All Access,” Chicago Teaching Artists Collective, Logan Square Branch Public Library, Chicago, IL
2006 Teaching Fellowship, All Access Summer Program, New York University, NY
  Graduate Student Organization Competitive Grant, funding for residency at Hungarian Multicultural Center, New York University, NY
  President’s Service Award for Volunteerism and Community Service, New York University, NY
  Artist Talk, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
2005-6 Artist in Residence, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest & Csopak, Hungary
  Graduate Assistantship, full tuition, New York University, NY
2005 JT Acting Scholarship, New York, NY
2004-5 Graduate Education Scholarship, New York University, NY
2003 Guest Speaker, Small Business Strategy, English for Business Course, Loyola University Chicago, IL
2002 John Richardson, Sr. Award for Painting, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
1999-2002 University Scholars Award, full tuition, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  Honors College Award, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  National Merit Scholarship, Aon Corporation, Chicago, IL
   
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
2009— Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL: Teaching Artist
Develop and lead studio activities for family day and student events, coordinating projects to explore themes in museum exhibits
2008— Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL: Artist Guide
Develop and lead discussion-based tours for school groups visiting contemporary art exhibits
2007— StepSister Press, LLC, Chicago, IL: Owner, Director
Founded and direct independent publishing company to promote discourse on emerging interdisciplinary art, literature, and critical theory projects; work includes coordination of all publishing projects, book design, and strategic planning
2007 Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN: Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Artist, & Gallery Director
Taught introductory 2-D Design classes, curated opening fall exhibition, managed gallery, and performed studio work on-site with the Department of Art
  Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL: Instructor, Arts Camp 2007
Designed & taught Painting & Drawing curriculum to students aged 6-12 in summer sessions, integrating museum visits into instruction
2006-7 Columbia College Center for Community Arts Partnerships, Chicago, IL: Instructor, Sabin Magnet School
Taught Graphic Arts & Digital Photography in after-school arts program for 5th-8th grade students; program included Photoshop, digital photography, & zine publication; Assisted in Art Adventures program with K-4th grade students, program included painting & fabric sculpture; Created photography & design projects for Sabin & CCAP public relations needs
2006 Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg, IL: Instructor, Visual Communications & Digital Media Production
Taught Fundamentals of Drawing, Fundamentals of Design, and Fundamentals of Video Editing in applied arts college program
  Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois, Chicago, IL: Instructor, Chase Elementary School
Taught Murals classes in after-school arts program with 5th-8th grade students, curriculum includes art fundamentals, drawing, painting, and collage
  New York University, NY: Teaching Fellow & Co-director, All Access Summer Program
Co-coordinated overall programming & outreach, taught painting courses, directed portfolio development and documentation, coordinated supply orders; full scholarship program serves New York City high school-age students building applications for college art programs
  New York University, NY: Painting Instructor & Co-director, NYU Steinhardt Summer Art Intensive
Co-coordinated overall programming, taught painting courses, directed portfolio development and documentation; program serves high school-age students from the United States
  The Jewish Museum, New York, NY: Instructor, Cultural After School Adventures Video Workshop
Video class for junior high & high school students from the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center; Taught storyboarding, theme development, shooting, editing; coordinated final screening & DVD compilation.
  New York University, NY: Assistant Instructor, Advanced Video with Peter Campus
Video programs class: Final Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, graduate & advanced undergraduate students
2005-6 New York University, NY: Assistant Instructor, New Media Seminar with Peter Campus
Video/animation, group critique, graduate & advanced undergraduate students
  Community~Word Project, New York, NY: Teaching Artist Intern, Teaching Artist Training & Internship Program
Assisted Teaching Artist Residents with 2nd grade poetry workshops in NY PS27
  New York University, NY: Graduate Assistant, M.F.A. Program and Drawing & Painting
Administrative Assistant to M.F.A. director, Co-coordinator of graduate & undergraduate open studios, Coordinator of M.F.A. Thesis collection and binding; Tech support for presentations
2005 New York University, NY: Instructor & Co-coordinator, All Access Summer Program
Instructor for Painting class, Coordinator for slide & digital portfolios, full scholarship portfolio prep program for New York City high school juniors & seniors
2004-5 New York University, NY: Print Area Studio Monitor
Stocked and ordered supplies, catalogued supply purchases on spreadsheets, assisted students, coordinated visiting artist workshop, assisted professor with preparations for bookbinding class
2003-4 Studio of Molly Briggs, Chicago, IL: Studio Assistant
Assisted in artist’s studio with preparation and packaging of work, portfolio management
2002-3 University of Illinois at Chicago, IL: Printshop Assistant
Assisted printmaking faculty, organized move to new facility, maintained printshop materials, transported prints
1999-02 Blue Spider Art Studio, Inc., Chicago, IL: Education Director, Co-Owner, Instructor
Co-founded, managed, directed educational programs, managed accounting and advertising; Instructor for drawing, painting, & art history with students aged 4-18; coordinated programs for children and adults; scheduled, selected, & supervised instructors
1998-9 Fedelle Art Studio, Chicago, IL: Teaching Assistant
Assisted teacher with drawing, painting, & art history lessons at neighborhood art center
   
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
2010 Daniel Godston, “Annie Heckman -- studying art, teaching at the MCA, and Love Letters to Antarctica,” Chicago Examiner, June 17, 2010, http://wwww.examiner.com/x-43425-Chicago-Teachable-Moments-Examiner~y2010m6d17-Annie-Heckman
  Jeriah Hildwine, “Chicago Gallery Snack Report: Saturday, April 17th, 2010,” Art Talk Chicago, April 19, 2010, http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/art-talk-chicago/2010/04/chicago-gallery-snack-report-saturday-april-17th-2010.html
  Lauren Weinberg, “All Tomorrow’s Art Parties, Apr 16–17,” Time Out Chicago, April 16, 2010, http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2010/04/all-tomorrows-art-parties-apr-16%E2%80%9317/
  Stephanie Burke, “Where the F*#K are YOU going? (04/16/10-04/17/10),” Art Talk Chicago, April 15, 2010, http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/art-talk-chicago/2010/04/where-the-fk-are-you-going-041610-041710.html
  Lee Ann Norman, “Annie Heckman & Lauren Kalman at the International Museum of Surgical Science,” featured review, Chicago Art Magazine, March 13, 2010, http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/03/annie-heckman-lauren-kalman-at-the-international-museum-of-surgical-science/
  Britany Robinson, “Lauren Kalman and Annie Heckman at the Museum of Surgical Science,” Arts & Culture section, Gapers Block, March 12, 2010, http://gapersblock.com/ac/2010/03/12/lauren-kalman-and-annie-heckman-at-the-international-museum-of-surgical-science/
  Stephanie Burke, “Top 5 Picks! (3/5-3/7),” Bad at Sports, March 4, 2010, http://badatsports.com/2010/top-5-picks-35-37/
  Julia Thiel, “Morning Art: Annie Heckman,” Chicago Reader, online feature and featured print listing, March 4, 2010, http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/03/04/morning-art-annie-heckman
2009 Visions in New York City: Short Films and Videos, edited by Maurizio Pellegrin & Heather Van Uxem, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, with support from the Myers Foundations, November 2009
  Heidi Russell, “Annie Heckman,” The New York Optimist, August 26, 2009, http://thenewyorkoptimist.com/heidirussellaug25_09annieheckman.html
  Marta Jasińska, “Oblicza rysunku,” Kurier Poranny, April 14, 2009
  Kathryn Born, “Art is not eternal,” ArtSlant Chicago, March 9, 2009, http://assets3.artslant.com/chi/articles/show/5340
  Darrell Roberts, “Have you ever wanted to see art that glows?,” Chicago Art Examiner, March 4, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/x-3903-Chicago-Art-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Have-you-ever-wanted-to-see-art-that-glows
  For a Limited Time Only, edible catalog, essay by Olga Stefan, design by Shawn Stucky, March 2009, archived online at http://olgaistefan.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/for-a-limited-time-only-exhibition-and-installation-shots/
  Nightwood, “Cross Bones Style,” Nightwood blog, February 26, 2009, http://nightwoodband.com
  Duann Scott, “You thought that you were alone but I caught your bullet just in time,” Ponoko Blog, January 19, 2009, http://blog.ponoko.com/2009/01/19/you-thought-that-you-were-alone-but-i-caught-your-bullet-just-in-time/
2008 Kathryn Born, “Episode 165: Kathryn on Publishing,” Bad at Sports, interview at Chicago Publishers Gallery, October 26, 2008, http://badatsports.com/2008/episode-165-kathryn-on-publishing/
  artXposium 2.0: an artINcorporators project in West Chicago, edited by Anni Holm, Irene Pérez, and Meghan Borato, StepSister Press, Chicago, IL
2007 Mike Riggs, “’Puppies’ Tackles Animal Treatment,” The Evening Bulletin, July 12, 2007,             http://www.theeveningbulletin.com
  Jon Rutter, “Artists paint ugly picture of puppy mills: Philadelphia exhibit howls about county,” Lancaster Sunday News, July 8, 2007, http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/206585
  Central Europe Through the Eye of International Artists, Közép-Európa Nemzetközi Müvészek Szemével, edited by Beata Szechy, published by the Hungarian Multicultural Center, with an introduction by Dr. Geller Katalin
2006 NYU MFA 2006, edited by Anthony Clune, Jen Piette, and Risa Puno, with an introduction by Nancy Barton, Department of Art & Art Professions, New York University, NY
  “Winter Print Salon 2005,” Journal of the Print World, Inc., Vol. 29, No.1, Winter 2006
  Jennifer Zweibel, “Steinhardt Exhibits the Work of Artists from NYC Public High Schools,” NYU Today, September 26, http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives/19/02/Stories/steinhardt-art.html
  Alexandra Anderson-Spivy, “A Twenty-first Century Etching Revival,” New Prints Essays, International Print Center New York, http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/exhib_np_essays.htm
   
 
WRITINGS & PUBLICATIONS
 
2008 Airline to Heaven, Part I, texts and images, with Matthew Dal Santo and Terri L. Russ, StepSister Press, Chicago, IL
2007 “Moving Through Medium,” exhibition essay, Moreau Art Galleries, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
  Heidi Russell: Self Portraits, 2004-2006, exhibition essay, NY Studio Gallery, NY
  “Kismet,” exhibition essay, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
2005 ABC No Rio Benefit Auction Catalog, Deitch Projects, NY, author of artist biographies
2004 Viola Frey: A Lasting Legacy, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, NY, copy editor
   
 
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
 
2009 Synesthetic Plan of Chicago: a multi-sensory journey through Chicago and its neighborhoods, co-curated with Daniel Godston, a collaborative public art commission presented in collaboration with Chicago cultural and neighborhood organizations, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Office of Tourism and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism; Visitor Information Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2008 artXposium 2008 video room, Grobe’s True Value, West Chicago, IL
2007 Moving Through Medium: six emerging artists animate for the first time, featuring Gisela Insuaste, Lisa Leighton, Karin Lekan, Bridget Riversmith, Kit Rosenberg, & Kelley Schei, Moreau Art Galleries, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
   
 
COORDINATED PUBLICATIONS
 
2010 The Lovers, the Death, and the Crimes, by Kathryn Born, with images by Tara Strickstein (forthcoming)
2009 Invisible Women, by Lily Hoang, with images by Krista Hoefle (forthcoming)
2008 artXposium 2.0: an artINcorporators project in West Chicago, edited by Anni Holm and Irene Pérez, StepSister Press, Chicago, IL
  Bitchin’ Bodies: young women talk about body dissatisfaction, by Terri L. Russ, with images by Karin E. Lekan, StepSister Press, Chicago, IL
  Submerged: Tales from the Basin, edited by Lauren González, with images by Lorien Jordan, StepSister Press, Chicago, IL
  Airline to Heaven, Part I, by Annie Heckman, Matthew Dal Santo, and Terri L. Russ, StepSister Press, Chicago, IL
   
 
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
 
  The Workshop Gallery, Białystok, Poland
  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
   


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