MARI SKARP

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Educational Background
Maine College of Art Graduate Program (link)
2008-2010
Will graduate 5/10 with a MFA in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts

University of Hartford, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
2002-2006 Graduated 5/2004 and 12/2006
BFA Painting,
BFA Sculpture
Certificate in Contemporary Art History
Art History Minor
Summa Cum Laude
Alpha Chi Beta Cappa
Alpha Phi Theta Cappa

CCSU, Newington CT-2005
ST. Joseph’s College, West Hartford CT-2005
Tunxis Community College, Farmington CT-2005
Northwestern CT Community College, Winsted CT-1999-2002
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA-1998-1999
Tufts University, Boston MA-1998
Parson’s School of Design-The New School-1997 (Pre-College)

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Exhibitions

“Summer Member’s Exhibition”, Canton Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, 2009
“80th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, CT Women Artist’s Association, Jorgenson Gallery, Storrs, CT, 2009
“Current Exhibit” The White Gallery, Lakeville CT, 2009
“49th National Juried Show” Academic Arts Association, Springfield MA, 2009
“Nature Environment Juxtapositions”, Downtown Gallery, New Britain CT, 2009
“Member/Guest Winter Exhibition”, Gallery on the Green, Canton CT, 2009
“Solo Exhibition”, Gallery on the Green, Canton CT,  2009
“Holiday Show” The White Gallery, Lakevile CT, 2008
“Members Juried Exhibition” New Britain Museum of American Art, CT, 2008
“MFA Summer Retrospective” Maine College of Art, 2008
“Current Exhibit” The White Gallery, Lakeville CT, 2/08-7/08
“41st Annual Juried Show” Gallery on the Green, Canton CT, 2008
“48th Anniversary Show”  Gallery on the Green, Canton CT, 2008
“Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Show”  Gallery on the Green, Canton CT, 2008
“Interpretations and Inspirations” Juried Show FVAC, Avon CT, 2008
“ Annual Juried Show” Artwell Gallery, Torrington CT, 2008
“Young Talent Show”, National Juried Show, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT, 2008
“Member Guest Sculpture Show”  Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT,  2007
“Transformations” National Juried Show, ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT, 2007
“Annual Juried Show” Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT, 2007
“40th Annual Open Show”  Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT, 2007
“Perspectives” ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT, 2007
“Passages” CCSU Student Show, New Britain, CT, 2005
“Annual Juried Show” Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT, 2004
“BFA Student Show” Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, 2004
“Goldfarb Juried Exhibition” Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, 2003
“Mind Entry” Solo Exhibition, NCCC, Winsted, CT, 2000
“NCCC Student Show”, Winsted CT 2000
“NCCC Student Show”, Winsted CT 1999
“Harwinton Public Library”, Solo Exhibition, Harwinton, CT, 1998

Awards

59th National Juried Show, Academic Arts Association, Council of American Artists, 2009
41st Annual Juried Show, Canton Gallery on the Green, Peg Douglas Memorial Award, 2008
Artwell Juried Show, Jerry’s ArtaRama Award, 2008
Artwell Gallery, Show for a Show, ALL Gallery Contract, 2007
40th Annual Juried Show, Canton Gallery on the Green, Best in Show, 2007
Walter Hodes Memorial Award, Hartford Art School, 2004
Goldfarb Juried Exhibition, Hartford Art School, Honorable Mention, 2003

Teaching Experience

Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT
1/09-4/09
Teaching Assistant, Visiting Artist and Lecturer
Advanced Topics Class
Professors Judith McElhone, Charles Dmytriw

University of Hartford, Hartford Art School,
1/04-5/04
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Painting
Professor Susan Wilmarth-Rabineau

University of Hartford, Hartford Art School,
9/03-12/03
Teaching Assistant, Foundation Sculpture
Professor Matthew Weber

Bristol A.R.C
2/98-5/98
Arts Teacher, Private sessions through internship.