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Amy Rausch
arausch72488@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain a position that will enable me to use educational background in K-12 art education.
Education
BA Art Education, BFA Fine Art, December 2010
BFA Concentration: Drawing
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
G.P.A.: 3.7
Honors
Work Experience
Freelance Artist, Centennial, CO, 8/09-Present
Rausch Brothers, Big Stone City, SD, 6/08-8/08
http://www.rauschgranite.com
Artist
Student Teaching/Practicum Experience
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts, Littleton, CO, 10/10-12/10
Littleton High School, Littleton, CO, 8/10-10/10
Thompson Valley High School, Loveland, CO, 1/10-5/10
Boltz Middle School, Fort Collins, CO, 8/09-12/09
Lab School for Creative Thinking, Fort Collins, CO, 8/09-12/09
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 5/09-6/09
Wellington Junior High School, Wellington, CO, 1/09-5/09
Skills/Activities
Skills:
Art Exhibitions:
Activities
Please contact me for a list of references
arausch72488@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain a position that will enable me to use educational background in K-12 art education.
Education
BA Art Education, BFA Fine Art, December 2010
BFA Concentration: Drawing
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
G.P.A.: 3.7
Honors
- Graduation with distinction: Cum Laude
- Member of Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 2009
- Dean's List: Fall 2010; Spring 2010; Fall 2009; Spring 2009; Fall 2008
- Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2008
Work Experience
Freelance Artist, Centennial, CO, 8/09-Present
- Created custom artwork such as portraits or painting murals in homes
Rausch Brothers, Big Stone City, SD, 6/08-8/08
http://www.rauschgranite.com
Artist
- Created original artwork for granite tombstones and monuments
Student Teaching/Practicum Experience
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts, Littleton, CO, 10/10-12/10
- Implemented lesson plans in all areas of curriculum
- Wrote and taught lessons on printmaking, animation, origami, drawing and clay
- Helped teach flute and clarinet in the woodwinds class
- Participated in staff meetings and staff development days
Littleton High School, Littleton, CO, 8/10-10/10
- Implemented lesson plans in all areas of curriculum
- Wrote and taught unit plan on portraits (portrait artists, proportions, gesture drawing)
- Participated in staff meetings and staff development days
Thompson Valley High School, Loveland, CO, 1/10-5/10
- Helped provide individual instruction to students in drawing and sculpture classes
- Wrote and taught lessons on gesture drawing, ink transfer, and surface treatment for plaster
Boltz Middle School, Fort Collins, CO, 8/09-12/09
- Helped provide individual art instruction to 6th grade students
- Wrote and taught lessons on animation and flipbooks
Lab School for Creative Thinking, Fort Collins, CO, 8/09-12/09
- Implemented lesson plans in all areas of curriculum
- Wrote and taught unit plan for 3rd/4th students on animals and landscape drawing
- Wrote and taught lessons on animation, emotive color in portraits and Mel Chin’s “Fundred” project
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 5/09-6/09
- Helped provide individual art instruction to adults with developmental disabilities.
- Created lesson plans for K-12 students for University Center of the Arts museum.
Wellington Junior High School, Wellington, CO, 1/09-5/09
- Worked on emerging literacy skills
- Led small group activities
Skills/Activities
Skills:
- Drawing: graphite, charcoal, conte, colored pencil, pastel, pen, ink, marker, chalk pastel
- Painting: watercolor, gouache, acrylic and oil paints
- Printmaking: intaglio, woodcut, etching, aquatint, monoprints
- Ceramics: clay, hand building, pottery wheel, glazing, firing
- Sculpture: plaster, wood, clay, carving
- Graphic Design: basic skills on Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
Art Exhibitions:
- Held solo drawing exhibition May 2010.
- Held personal drawing exhibition November 8-14, 2009.
- Exhibited 3 works of art in the CSU Undergraduate Art Exhibition in 2009.
- Published artwork in CSU literary journal “A” 2009.
- Created custom artwork for granite monuments and tombstones while working at Rausch Bros. during summer of 2008.
Activities
- Team member of the CSU Swing Dance Society team “Blam” in 2010 (First Place).
- Treasurer for CSU Swing Dance Society 2008-2010.
- Christian Ministry Committee (CMC) fundraising team and mentor for Ram Awakening Retreat in 2009-2010.
- Received Heritage Guild Scholarship for art in 2006.
- Lettered and received Beethoven award for involvement in high school concert band, jazz band, Dixie band, marching band, leadership and pit orchestra 2002-2006.
- Received honorable mention for editorial cartoon from NHSPA in 2005.
- Newspaper journalist/cartoonist for Arapahoe Herald school newspaper 2003-2005.
Please contact me for a list of references
