Education
2015 MFA, Painting/Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2007 BFA, Painting/Drawing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Certificate
2021 American Council on Education (ACE), Effective College Instruction
Teaching
Adjunct Professor | Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY | 2022-Present
- Design curricula and deliver courses for Drawing I, II, Advanced Drawing/Painting, and Art History II.
- Critique work daily and inspire students to work hard to realize their potential and aspirations offering the guidance they need to succeed.
- Exhibited personal work for faculty art show.
Lecturer in Art (Asynchronous) | Washington State Community College, Marietta, OH | 2020-Present
- Developer and instructor of undergraduate courses with enhanced learning structures in virtual form for Art History I and II, and Art Appreciation.
- Creator of curricula for the Art Appreciation course.
- Spearhead the contemporizing of asynchronous art courses to maximize effective digital application.
- Generate implementation of practices to increase equity, inclusion and belonging for under-served diverse learners.
- Served as a WSCC Faculty Advisor for art instructors at Waterford High School and Washington County Career Center. Liaised closely concerning art courses offering college credit through WSCC to ensure quality teaching and learning environment as appropriate to a college level course.
- Achieved a student pass rate of 100% for multiple semesters.
Adjunct Professor | Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH | 2016-2019
- Developed and delivered undergraduate courses in asynchronous and synchronous form for traditional Painting, Drawing, Nature Drawing, Sculpture, and Art Appreciation.
- Designed and delivered curricula for the initial offering of the Art Appreciation course.
- Supervised creative and innovative capstone projects including the preparation of work shown for a Starbrick Gallery exhibition.
- Exhibited personal work for faculty art shows.
- Sourced and planned guest lecturers/speakers to deliver various modules.
- Attended and participated in all departmental activities and meetings.
Instructor of Record | Ohio University, Athens, OH | 2014-2015
- Developed and delivered undergraduate Painting and Drawing courses.
- Responsible for inspiring, mentoring, and motivating incoming and seasoned students.
- Critiqued work daily and inspired students to work hard to realize their potential and aspirations offering the guidance they needed to succeed.
- In course evaluations, students indicated how much they enjoyed the classes while learning to find their own artistic voices.
Graduate Assistant (Appointed) | Ohio University, Athens, OH | 2012-2015
- Contributed to course content and implement undergraduate courses for Art Appreciation, Foundations, and Special Topics.
- Graded assessments for courses and wrote assessment analysis reports.
2022 Pulse, Women’s Caucus for Art, Featured Artist for March
2018 Pawpaw Is My Favorite Flavor! Monday Creek Publishing, Illustrations
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2020 Sequence of Layers, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH, (with Connaught Cullen)
2018 A Home of Their Own, The Majestic Gallery, Front Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2016 Unified Thread, Holy Family University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Centrifugal Sense of Place, Fairfield County District Library Gallery, Lancaster, OH
2015 The Nests of Birds, Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, Gallipolis, OH
What May Come from Observation, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2013 Abstraction in Isolation, Alden University library, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Virtual Exhibit, Associated Artists of CNY, karenkozickifineartphotographs.wordpress.com
Spring Fever, Manlius Library Gallery, Manlius, NY
Faculty Exhibition, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
2022 The Best of Women, WCA National Exhibition Stola Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2021 Women in Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Faculty Exhibition John Light Gallery, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH
2018 Essence of Form, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO (Juror, Fran Skiles)
Fiber Artists of San Antonio (FASA), SAY SI, San Antonio, TX (Juror, Alana J. Coates)
4th Annual Appalachian Ohio ReUse Competition, Athens Maker Space, Athens, OH
In the Field, BFA/MFA Painting + Drawing Alumni, The Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2017 Art +Animals, The Art Store, Charleston, WV
Alone Together, Assemblage Gallery, Athens, OH
2016 Hard & Soft National Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition, Meadows Gallery,
Denton, TX, (curated by Elizabeth Kozolowshi)
2015 Nature, Light Space and Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL, International Juried Exhibit
Ohio Rising, Fairfield County District Library Gallery, Lancaster Festival, Lancaster, OH
YUM! Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
2014 ReUse, Walter Hall Rotunda, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2013 Quiet Calm, Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens, OH, (curated)
A Long Story Short, Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Majestic National Show, The Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
Map: String with Pins, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
You’re Not from around Here, The Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2009 Frenzy, Karen L. Neuhaus Inc, Cincinnati, OH
2008 Local Emerging, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, OH, Candy, Nicholas Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007 Secret Art Works, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
DAAPWORKS Directors Choice Exhibition, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Return of the Native, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2006 A Hardened State, Crossroads, Cincinnati, OH, Transformations, SSNOVA, Cincinnati, OH
Residency
2022 New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY, Provided work and demonstration.
Volunteer Activity
2021 Community Food Initiatives, Athens, OH, Gardner
2014,15 My Sister’s Place Homeless Shelter, Athens, OH, Art Instructor for women and children
2007 Drop-in Center Homeless Shelter, Cincinnati, OH, Paintings
2006 Neighborhood Art Classes, Cincinnati, OH, Art Instructor
Salvation Army, Cincinnati, OH, Art Instructor
Memberships
Associated Artists of CNY, Syracuse, NY
College Art Association (CAA), New York, NY
National Art Education Association (NAEA), Alexandria, VA
Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA), New York, NY
National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Washington, DC
Sierra Club, Oakland, CA
National Audubon Society, New York, NY
Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH