RESUME SUMMARY

Amy E. Arntson

Professional Experience

Professor of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 1982-2004
(including Department Chairperson and Interium Associate Dean)
Awarded Professor Emeritus 2004

Education:

MFA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1981;
BFA, Michigan State University, 1969

Selected Presentations

The Visual Dance, Wisconsin Academy Evenings, Wilson Center for the Arts 2008
Visiting artist, Western Michigan University April 2005
Perspective and Perception World Communications Association (WCA),
Stockhom Sweden, 2003
Images and Identities in a Global Society , (WCA) Santander Spain 2001
At the Threshold of the Millennium, (UNESCO) Lima, Peru 1998
Women Artists, Cameras and Computers, Women's Caucus for Art, Beijing, China, 1995
Visual Thinking and Cultural Values, University of London, London England 1994

Selected Exhibitions:

Aqua Bella, Delafield Arts Center, WI 2012
Solo Show, Piante Gallery, Eureka CA 2011
Solo Show, Vertin Gallery, Calumet MI, 2011
Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Museum, (award winner) 2010
Featured Artist, Intuitions, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI 2010
State of the Art 2009: National Biennial Watercolor Invitational, Champaign, IL
Solo Show, Wilson Art Center, Brookfield, WI 2009
Featured Artist, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2009
Beneath the Surface, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI 2009
Wisconsin Academy (Watrous) Gallery (Solo show) 2008
Tory Folliard Gallery (Solo show) 2007
Florence Biennale 2005
Paradise Lost?, Touring Exhibition about climate change 2006-9
Western Michigan University (Solo show) 2005
Center Gallery, (Solo retrospective) University of Wisconsin Whitewater 2004
Nature and Metaphor, Grace Chosy Gallery 2004 (3 person show)
Water and Wax, (group show) Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2004
Tranquility, Kohler Art Center/ArtSpace Gallery (3 person show ) 2003
Water and Metaphore, Finlandia University, Hancock MI (4 person show) 2003
The Lure of the Lake, Rahr West Museum, Manitowac (Invitational) 2003
Wisconsin Landscape, Foster Gallery, UW-Eau Claire (Invitational) 2003
Arntson, Miotke Marks, (3 person show) Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 2003
The Triennial, Madison Art Museum 2002
Waters of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Academy Gallery (Invitational) 2002
Water Show, Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee,WI (4 person show), 2000
Water and Dreams, (2 person showl) Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee WI 2000
A Sense of Place, (Solo show) Center Gallery, UW-Whitewater 1999
Recent Work, (Solo show) Wisconsin Union Galleries, UW-Madison 1999
The Fourth United Nations Conference on Women, Beijing China 1995
Fifth International Symposium on the Arts, Helsinki Finland, 1994
Fourth International Symposium on the Arts, Minneapolis, MN USA 1993
Summer Session Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, England 1992

Publications( author)

Graphic Design Basics I - VI. 2011 edition published by Wadsworth/Cengage
Computer Graphic Basics, 2006 by Thomson/Wadsworth

Public Collections:

Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
University Hospital, Madison,WI
R.M. Bock Laboratories, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wustum Museum, Racine, WI
Voyageurs National Park, International Falls, MN
Isle Royale Natural History Association, Houghton, MI
University Center, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Selected Awards

Watercolor Wisconsin Award, Wustum Museum 2010
Peoples Choice Award, Nicolet College 2007
Wisconsin Arts Board Percent for the Arts Direct Purchase Award 2001, 2004
Art/Design Consultant to United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Education 2000
Joseph A. Marino Memorial Purchase Award, Wustum Museum
Artist in Residence, Isle Royale National Park 1998
Artist in Residence, Voyageurs National Park 1998