Ellen Petruzzella
www.ellenpetruzzella.com
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EDUCATION:
OREGON COLLEGE OF ART AND CRAFT: MFA in Craft 2018 ALCHIMIA: Florence Italy, Intensive contemporary jewelry courses with Marzia Rossi and Daniela Boieri 2015-2016
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY: Columbus, Ohio, PK-12 Visual Art Teacher Licensure 2009 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: Columbus, Ohio, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking 2003 BARD COLLEGE:Annandale-on Hudson, New York, Fine and Liberal Art coursework 2001 SKIDMORE COLLEGE:Saratoga Springs, New York, Summer Six painting and sculpture courses 2001
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
SPAZIO CO-STANZA: 2016 Florence, Italy English teacher for children ages 4-10 COLUMBUS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: 2013-2015 Columbus, Ohio Lower School Art Teacher, grades 1-5 and Advanced Placement Studio Art Teacher, grade 12 BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP: 2013 Twin Lake, Michigan Painting/Drawing/Printmaking instructor grades 9-12
PAST FOUNDATION: 2013 Rapid City, South Dakota Art Instructor in professional development program for teachers and Lakota girls grades 9-12
2010-2113 Environmental Field Educator on Kelley's Island, Michigan for grades 9-12 LINDEN MCKINLEY STEM ACADEMY: 2010-2013 Columbus, Ohio Art Teacher grades 7-12 in Art I,II, III, and Ceramic Sculpture
MARION-FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL: 2009- 2010 Columbus, Ohio Art Teacher grades 9-12 in Art Survey and Multimedia
PROFESSIONAL/ VOLUNTEER/ WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE:
BEXLEY NATURAL MARKET: Staff, 2019 Columbus, Ohio
A FOREST HAPPENING: Participant in Spring and Fall 2019 events, led by Lexie Stoia ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS: Four weeks of metals and fibers workshops with Raissa Bump, Marlene True, Amy Taylor and JoAnn Kelly Catsos, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2019, 2016
THE INSTITUTE FOR ART AND OLFACTION: Participant in “Love Smells in the Ancient World” and Perfume 101, Los Angeles, California 2019
PEOPLE'S CO-OP: Hands on Owner in Produce Department, Portland, Oregon 2018 THE OREGON COLLEGE OF ART AND CRAFT: Interim Library Manager, Portland, Oregon 2017
ARCTOS SCHOOL OF HERBAL MEDICINE: 30 hours of workshops in plant medicine education, Portland, Oregon, 2017-2018
URBAN GLEANERS: Repacking donations to be sent to food banks, Portland, Oregon 2017 THE FALLEN FRUIT PROJECT: Fruit tree mapping, Portland, Oregon 2017 ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS: Educational Assistant, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2016
Assistant to a beekeeper, Skopelos, Greece, 2016
THE SKOPELOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: Assistant to director and co-director, Skopelos, Greece 2015-2016
URBAN SKETCHERS: “Disegnare il Reale”, Bookmaking and Watercolor Workshop with Simo Cappechi, Arezzo,Italy 2016
OPEN DOOR ART STUDIO: Art Educator for Adults with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Columbus, Ohio, 2008-2009 GENERAL THEMING CONTRACTORS: Production Artist, Columbus, Ohio, 2007-2008 ON PAPER: Retail Sales and Custom Design Consultant, Columbus, Ohio, 2007 DESIGN MARKET PLACE: Design Center Coordinator, Columbus, Ohio, 2006-2007 ART ACCESS: Gallery Assistant, Columbus Ohio, 2002-2003 GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL: Americorps Artist/Member, Co-director of Childrens’ Art Program,Columbus, Ohio, 2000-2001
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GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES:
APPALACHIAN FOREST STEWARDSHIP RESIDENCY 2019
SIGNAL FIRE WIDE OPEN STUDIOS 2017
SKOPELOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS RESIDENCY: 2014, 2015, 2016 GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY GRANT: 2014 WOMEN’S FUND OF CENTRAL OHIO GRANT: 2012
EXHIBITIONS:
The Novel and the Mundane: Magic, Ford Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2019 Essence and Chronicle, MFA Thesis, Art Reach Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2018 Impetus, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2018
In Between, Mercurius Gallery, Skopelos, Greece 2016 Solo show, Fifth Avenue Gallery, Columbus Ohio, 2004 Stay Between the Lines, BFA Thesis, Kinnear Space, Columbus Ohio, 2003 Fergus Gilmore Award Show, Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 2002 LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE:
Basic French, Italian, and Greek