J e n n a B e a n F i n n i g a n
Education
2014 Kalamazoo College
BFA in Studio Art with a Print and Media Studies concentration
2012-2014 Western Michigan University; Gwen Frostic School of Art
Experience
May 2016-Oct 2017 Press Manager/Operator at TRUST Printshop. Fort Worth, TX
Nov. 2015-May 2016 Sales Associate at Asel Art Supply. Fort Worth TX
Apr. 2015-Nov. 2015 Studio Admin, Scanning/Production at Skyline Fine Art Printing. Austin, TX
Feb. 2015-Apr. 2015 Scanning Intern at Skyline Fine Art Printing. Austin, TX
Aug. 2014-Jan. 2015 Post-Baccalaureate Fellow at Center for International Programs,
Kalamazoo College.
2012 Fall-2013 Spring Studio assistant to printmaker and professor of printmaking at Western Michigan University; Patricia Villalobos Echeverria
2012 Summer Artist Apprenticeship under Installation artist: Nayda Collazo-Llorens'
An Exercise in Numbness and Other Tales
2012-2011 Summer Renovations crew for on campus Facilities Management
2012 Spring Service Learning groups; Paint the Plate, painting pottery with Michigan Commission for the Blind
Organized ArtHop event, Clay Garden, Interactive clay garden for public
2011 Winter Screen printing assistant for local bands and organizations,DIT-Kalamazoo
2010-2014 Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Team; Two Year Captain.
Skills
-Studio management/organization
-Basic woodworking skills, ability to work in wood shop
-Illustrations/Drawing/Painting/Printing
-Adobe Photoshop and Bridge
-Microsoft Office
-Print shop Management
-Gallery Installation and De-Installation
2010 - present
2010 - present
Exhibitions
2017 August Crepuscule Oil Paintings. Shipping and Receiving Gallery. Fort Worth, TX
2016 January Acrylic Commission. "BB-8" Ann Arbor, MI.
2015 January Oil Commission. "I am Reflexive" Ann Arbor, MI.
2014 July Paintings and Prints. K Alumni Collaboration. ArtHop. Kalamazoo, MI.
2014 May Senior Thesis Show. "Crepuscule" Kalamazoo College Gallery. Kalamazoo, MI.
2013 November Embossment, Drawing, “The Waiting Womb” ArtHop. Kalamazoo, MI.
2013 October Acrylic Painting. “Cryptic Recliner” ArtHop. Kalamazoo, MI.
2013 Summer Monoprints. “Boundaries”
“Biological Spectrums”
“Things Fall Apart” Frostic Galleries. Kalamazoo, MI.
2013 June Acrylic Panels. “Grubs. Fuck. Hard.” ArtHop. Kalamazoo, MI.
2013 Winter Oil Painting. “Dreamsicle” Biggby Coffee. Kalamazoo, MI.
2012 Winter Willie Cole Workshop. Print. WMU, Kalamazoo, MI. Student Group Show
2012 Fall Etching print. “Wombmates” Biggby Coffee. Kalamazoo, MI.