Renee Prisble Una

Artist’s Statement

My art explores connections, from the viral to the social. I use my work to explore connections between people, places, time, memories, spirituality, space and materials. My installation work explores each space specifically, using often a minimal touch, and concepts of community, connectivity, and meditative space. Installations make use of indigenous and chosen materials to transform the space. The meditative expressions in my art reflect my investigation into human experience and as a reflection of the experience of art and art making. Sculptural objects and video intermingle with installations, supporting the concepts while standing on their own. Objects provide more materials exploration and studio processes. My making process is a process of research and playful discovery.

My work is not about creating; but about noticing, focusing and distilling relationships.

2008

Artxposium 2008, West Chicago, IL

Mini Dutch Gallery, Chicago, IL

Solo Show- Leftovers

Northeastern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL

Solo Show- White Moment

Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Third Annual Encaustic Invitational

Links Hall, Chicago, IL

Set design for butoh performance in Method to Madness

2007

NAB Gallery, Chicago IL

Solo Show- Sentient

Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL

Curated Show "Jay-Walking"

The International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL

Solo Show- Biological Cartographies

2006

The McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, Chicago, IL

Chicago Prayer Wheel Project

Daley Plaza, Chicago, IL

Art Walks Chicago- Chicago Prayer Wheel Project

2005

Open End, Chicago, IL

Eightfold a collaboration between Renee and Michael Una

2004

Open End, Chicago, IL

Untitled Three Person Show

2003

Newspace, Portland, OR

Broadcast monthly video screening

2002

Art Site at The Davies Building, Wellsville, NY

Somatic Building MFA Thesis Exhibit

2001

Art Site at The Davies Building, Wellsville, NY

Oscillating Perspectives

Art Site at The Davies Building, Wellsville, NY

Pieces of the Whole- New Glass Work

John Woods Studio, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

Impression solo exhibit

2000

Art Site at The Davies Building, Wellsville, NY

Topographies

1999

New York Mills Sculpture Park, New York Mills, MN

1998

Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN

Body Builder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL

Ferrosious

2007	Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL
2005	Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL
2004	Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL
2001	New York State Foundation for the Arts: Special Opportunity Stipend

2007

Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL

2005

Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL

2004

Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL

2001

New York State Foundation for the Arts: Special Opportunity Stipend

2008	YogaChicago, May-June, p. 60-61
2006	Chicago Public Radio interview on Eight-Forty Eight Listen Click Here
	In These Times, Art Space. Vol. 30 Issue 11

2008

YogaChicago, May-June, p. 60-61

2006

Chicago Public Radio interview on Eight-Forty Eight Listen Click Here

In These Times, Art Space. Vol. 30 Issue 11

2007	Columbia College Chicago: Visiting Artist
2006	University of Illinois at Springfield: Visiting Artist, Springfield, IL
2004	Millsaps College: Visiting Artist, Jackson, MS
2003	Northern Illinois University: Visiting Artist, DeKalb, IL
2002	Aspen Guard Station Artist Residency, Mancos, CO
	Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1998	Franconia Sculpture Park: Internship, Franconia, MN
	South Shore Art Center: Third Place in Mixed Media- 3D, Cohasset, MA
1993	*Worchester Art Museum, Art All-State, Worchester, MA*
1991	*Boston Globe, Golden Key Award, Boston, MA*

2007

Columbia College Chicago: Visiting Artist

2006

University of Illinois at Springfield: Visiting Artist, Springfield, IL

2004

Millsaps College: Visiting Artist, Jackson, MS

2003

Northern Illinois University: Visiting Artist, DeKalb, IL

2002

Aspen Guard Station Artist Residency, Mancos, CO

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

1998

Franconia Sculpture Park: Internship, Franconia, MN

South Shore Art Center: Third Place in Mixed Media- 3D, Cohasset, MA

1993

Worchester Art Museum, Art All-State, Worchester, MA

1991

Boston Globe, Golden Key Award, Boston, MA

2007-Present	Adjunct Professor, Sculpture: Loyola Unversity Chicago Instruct two sculpture courses to art majors and general education students with a focus on contemporary practice, 3-D design, and personal investigations. Also maintain the sculpture studio, which includes welding, woodworking and basic hand and power tools.
2008-Present	Adjunct Professor, Ceramic Handbuilding: Loyola University Chicago Instruct students in an introductory course on hand building techniques using, pinch, coil, and slab hollow forming. Introduce clay materials and basic properties. Instruct in under glazes and glazing.
2008-Present	Adjunct Professor, Drawing: Wilbur Wright College Instruct students in an introduction to drawing course using charcoal, graphite, conte’, ink, and color to explore contour, gesture, negative space, perspective, still life, portraiture and the figure. Students are also guided through an independent project researching and learning from an artist or artistic movement.
2006	Visiting Assistant Professor, Foundations: Northern Illinois University Instruct foundations level 2-D Design. Plan and organize all classes, attend planning meetings with other 2-D and Drawing faculty
2004	Instructor- Mold Making: Hyde Park Art Center Developed and instructed a basic mold making class using plaster and latex.
2002	Instructor- Intro to Sculpture for the Liberal Arts Student: Alfred University I designed this class to be a low tech, high concept class for an over view of contemporary sculptural concepts and practices. Reading and assignments facilitate the conceptual investigation of materials and techniques introduced in class. Other duties include creating the curriculum, stocking and maintaining the classroom, and keeping the budget.
2001	Teaching Assistant- Freshman Foundations Drawing: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Duties in this assistantship include attending weekly planning meeting, which includes contributing to the team teaching format of freshman foundations through input on in and out of class assignments, and assisting instruction in class. Assignments and exercises for this class included drawing using charcoal, ink, graphite, found and home made materials, making drawing tools, drawing the figure in space, conceptual and observed self-portraiture, collage, historical research, drawing observed strangers, developing a narrative and composition, and drawing in nature.
2000-2001	Teaching Assistant- Sophomore Metal Working: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred Univeversity Assisting in this class included helping students with stick welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, MIG welding, gas furnace forging, grinding and finishing, bronze and aluminum casting-including resin bonded sand molding, classical investment molding, spruing and venting, chasing and patination.
1998	Teaching Assistant- Foundry Class: Oxbow Art School Duties for assisting the foundry class included running the furnace, organizing pours for aluminum, bronze, and copper, facilitating green sand molding, demonstrating metal chasing techniques, and helping with the final exhibit.

2007-Present

Adjunct Professor, Sculpture: Loyola Unversity Chicago

Instruct two sculpture courses to art majors and general education students with a focus on contemporary practice, 3-D design, and personal investigations. Also maintain the sculpture studio, which includes welding, woodworking and basic hand and power tools.

2008-Present

Adjunct Professor, Ceramic Handbuilding: Loyola University Chicago

Instruct students in an introductory course on hand building techniques using, pinch, coil, and slab hollow forming. Introduce clay materials and basic properties. Instruct in under glazes and glazing.

2008-Present

Adjunct Professor, Drawing: Wilbur Wright College

Instruct students in an introduction to drawing course using charcoal, graphite, conte’, ink, and color to explore contour, gesture, negative space, perspective, still life, portraiture and the figure. Students are also guided through an independent project researching and learning from an artist or artistic movement.

2006

Visiting Assistant Professor, Foundations: Northern Illinois University

Instruct foundations level 2-D Design. Plan and organize all classes, attend planning meetings with other 2-D and Drawing faculty

2004

Instructor- Mold Making: Hyde Park Art Center

Developed and instructed a basic mold making class using plaster and latex.

2002

Instructor- Intro to Sculpture for the Liberal Arts Student: Alfred University

I designed this class to be a low tech, high concept class for an over view of contemporary sculptural concepts and practices. Reading and assignments facilitate the conceptual investigation of materials and techniques introduced in class. Other duties include creating the curriculum, stocking and maintaining the classroom, and keeping the budget.

2001

Teaching Assistant- Freshman Foundations Drawing: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

Duties in this assistantship include attending weekly planning meeting, which includes contributing to the team teaching format of freshman foundations through input on in and out of class assignments, and assisting instruction in class. Assignments and exercises for this class included drawing using charcoal, ink, graphite, found and home made materials, making drawing tools, drawing the figure in space, conceptual and observed self-portraiture, collage, historical research, drawing observed strangers, developing a narrative and composition, and drawing in nature.

2000-2001

Teaching Assistant- Sophomore Metal Working: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred Univeversity

Assisting in this class included helping students with stick welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, MIG welding, gas furnace forging, grinding and finishing, bronze and aluminum casting-including resin bonded sand molding, classical investment molding, spruing and venting, chasing and patination.

1998

Teaching Assistant- Foundry Class: Oxbow Art School

Duties for assisting the foundry class included running the furnace, organizing pours for aluminum, bronze, and copper, facilitating green sand molding, demonstrating metal chasing techniques, and helping with the final exhibit.

2006	Preparator: Chicago History Museum Used woodworking and problem solving skills to research, develop and produce mechanical and electronic inter-actives. Recieved artifacts handling training. Designed and produced basic mounts for artifacts using steel and plexi.
2005	Assistant Manager Sharp Instructional Shop: School of the Art Institute of Chicago Responsiblities include supervising and instructing the safe use of tools and materials for mostly the freshman core studies, data management of authorized students, tool inventory, and tool maintenance.
2002	Experimental Television Center International Student Residency During this two week residency, I learned to use analog (real time) video and audio processing equipment. While learning and experimenting with the equipment which included the +,- 5 volt oscillators, cross-point latch mixer, colorizor, keyer, frame buffer, and live studio cameras, Mary Ann Wincorkowski and I collaborated to make a six minute video.

2006

Preparator: Chicago History Museum

Used woodworking and problem solving skills to research, develop and produce mechanical and electronic inter-actives. Recieved artifacts handling training. Designed and produced basic mounts for artifacts using steel and plexi.

2005

Assistant Manager Sharp Instructional Shop: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Responsiblities include supervising and instructing the safe use of tools and materials for mostly the freshman core studies, data management of authorized students, tool inventory, and tool maintenance.

2002

Experimental Television Center International Student Residency

During this two week residency, I learned to use analog (real time) video and audio processing equipment. While learning and experimenting with the equipment which included the +,- 5 volt oscillators, cross-point latch mixer, colorizor, keyer, frame buffer, and live studio cameras, Mary Ann Wincorkowski and I collaborated to make a six minute video.

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