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Alpine, Utah
suemarie@acolorofArt.com
A reflectrion of my work experience, exhibitions and
art education for the purpose of admissions review from
Leslie University for acceptance into the MFA in visual
arts with the Boston Instutute of Art.
EXPERIENCE:
For 20 years I have taught drawing classes for children
and adults in the adult education programs in Utah; in
Orem, Provo, Spainsh Fork, and Pleasant Grove school districts,
with the Utah Valley State College adult education class's
and Provo Art and Frame and their gallery/studio association.
I have written and illustrated 3 children's books which
I am submitting but have not yet been published.
I have written and illustrated 5 art workbooks on art
as a healing experience, using various art techinuques.
I have not had these published as of yet.
I am a free lanch illustrator for children's magazines
and just beginning to submit both written stories and
illustrations.
My watercolor painting have been privately purchased
by numerous clients throughout the USA.
Kids on the move commissioned me to paint a wall mural,
in Orem Utah; as well as murals for private homes.
Exhibitions I have participate in within the last three
years:
1. Payson Utah at the Peteetneet Art Gallery: titled
"REMEMBER ME ZAMBIA" included orphan childrn's
art that I brought back from Zambia Africa, after teaching
art to orphans; along with my African Paintings. Watercolor
for my art, markers for children's art
2. Zambia, Africa at teh Bwafanco Community School for
Orphans titles "REMEMBER ME ZAMBIA" consisting
of children's art and my African Paintings
3. Provo Art and Frame Gallery of ARt" Titled "Drawing
with Children" The art Work of the children I taught
and my paintings. Each class taught had a private showing
exhibiting our art work.
4. The Alpine Gallery of Art in Alpine, Utah, titled
"A Color of Hope" focusing on art for the purpose
of healing, displaying pieces I have painted.
5. Utah Valley State College hallmark Gallery, Utah,
titled African Wildlife and Zambian Citizens of Zambia
Africa, watercolor and rice paper overlay
6. www.Hawkinsonphotography.com gallery for artists photographed
by David Hawkingson, art photographer. Gallery: Suemarie
LaMaker
7. The Cottage art gallery, Pleasant Grove, Utah: Titled
African Wildlife and Zambian Citizens of Zambia Africa
8. www.acolorofArt.com my personal art web site, designed
by Joli Krueger, web designer, with my art. Several galleries
are available
9. Gallery of art at Mt. Timpanogos Women's clinic in
Pleasant Grove, Utah.
EDUCATION:
Brigham Young University: BS in Recreation Administration
with therapy emphasis, minors in dance and art.
Illilnois State University: Dance Major-no degree
Utah Valley State College: Art Classes-no degree
Private Drawing and watercolor study under: Richard Hull-Department
Chair of Illustration Dept Brigham Young University
watercolor study under Joseph Allma, Orem, Utah
watercolor study under Nola Sullivan, Provo, Utah
RELEVANT EXPERIENCES:
Vice President of Utah Valley Art Guild; Springville
Utah; Organized the children's section of the guild and
taught painting classes to children through the guild
association and in assoication with Nola Sullivan, guild
advisor
Traveled to Zambia Africa as a student study abroad through
the art dept. at Brigham Young University, received 6
credits in art for teaching art to orphans at the Bwafano
Community school in Lusaka, Zambia, and various art projects
associated with the trip including paintings I did of
Zambians, paintings while on a Safari of African Animals,
specified teacher prepared lessons. Placed in this experience
through "Mothers Without Borders" a non profit
organization sponsoring orphans in Africa, brouoght the
childrens art to USA and have sold with my art shows to
raise money for their school.
Professionally, I worked as a licensed Recreation Therapist,
using art as therapy and for recreation purposes; for
women who were anorexic, for depressed clients at behavior
medical hospital; for the elderly and persons with disabilities.
As the Program Director in a Psychiatric Clinic in ORem,
Utah, I set up a room with a healing art show for the
therapist to use with clients and also had an art gift
showp where I sold my own art.
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