Sigrid Wonsil

Resume

Phone 630-289-3958

http/caconline.org/cacartists/WonsilS/wonsils.html

Education

1955-1961 Junior School of the Art Institute of Chicago

1961-1963 Mundelein College, Chicago, Ill. Art Major
1977-1980 Elgin Community College, Nursing Major, graduated with honors

1985-1986 Elgin Community College, Fine Art Major, graduated with honors

1986-1989 University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduated with honors

1992-1996 Illinois State University, Bloomington/Normal, Master of Fine Arts in Painting

Professional Experience

1996–Present Teaching Beginning Drawing, Design, Computer Art, Printmaking,
Life Drawing, Painting I and II, Elgin Community College

1980–1985 Staff nurse, Sherman Hospital, Elgin,

1985-1995 Staff nurse, Americana (now Manor Care) Extended Care Centers in
Urbana, Elgin, Elk Grove, and Normal, Ill.,

Solo Exhibitions

1997 Solo Exhibit, Benedictine University, Lisle, Ill. 1997

1998 Solo Exhibit, Renewal Health Center, Glenview, 1998

1999 Solo Exhibit, Shoe Factory Homes, Elgin, June 1998

2000 Solo Show, My World and Welcome to It, Eureka College, Eureka, IL Apr.2001

2001 Solo show,Richland Community College, Decatur, IL Sept-Oct. 2001

2002 Multicultural Women, 18 Artists Gallery, Chesterton, IN 2002
Recent Work, Prairie Center for the Arts, scheduled for 2007

Invitational Exhibitions

2006 Powers of Five, Invitational 5 Person Exhibit, Prospect Heights
1997-2007 Art Faculty Show, Elgin Community College, Elgin Ill

1997 New Members Show Artists of Rogers Park at Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, Ill.

1998-1999 Chicago Art Open, School of Art Inst. Of Chicago Bldg. Chicago, Ill.

1999 Figurative Show, April 1998, Jan.

Experienced Women, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 1999

Experienced Women, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL, 1999

2000 Chicago Art Open, School of Art Inst. Of Chicago Bldg. Chicago, IL Nov. 2000

Mentor and Muse Peoria Arts Guild, January 2000 Group Show

Chicago Art Open, School of Art Inst. Of Chicago Bldg. Chicago, IL Oct. 2001

Members Showcase, Chicago Columbia Club, Chicago, IL March 2002

Barrington Area Arts Club Members Show, Barrington, IL July 2003

ECC Faculty Show, Elgin Community College, Elgin IL September 2003

2003 CAC Open, Chicago, Il Oct. 2003

2004 CAC Open, Chicago, Il Oct. 2004

The Art Around Us – Barrington, Il. 2004,

2005 Illinois Artisans Print Exhibit, Thompson Center, Chicago, IL 2005

2006 Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungarian Multicultural Center Exhibit and Auction, July 20
Illinois Artisans Print Exhibit, Thompson Center, Chicago, IL 2006
Polish Arts Club Exhibit, Chicago, Il 2006
Imperfect Beauty, Evansville, IN Sept -Nov.2006
Regional Juried Watercolor Exhibit, Eastern Illinois University

2007 Hot off the Press, Juried Printmaking Exhibit, Jan -Feb. Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
Faculty Exhibit Elgin Community College Jan. 2007

Exhibitions

1992 Regional Juried Water Color Exhibit, Eastern Illinois University

1994 Old Orchard Art Festival, North Shore Art League, Skokie, Ill. Juried Exhibit

1993-1994 Juried Regional Exhibit, McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, Ill.,

1995 Juried Christmas Exhibit, McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, Ill.,

Biennial Print Show, North Shore Art League, Loyola University, Chicago

Juried Group Show, Polish Arts Club, Chicago, Ill.,

Around the Coyote, Wicker Park, 1997,1998Show

Chicago and Vicinity, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL Juried Show 1997, 1998

Group Show, North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 1997

1999 Art and Healing, Artwest Gallery, Jackson, WY, National Juried

Watercolor 1999, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Juried Show

St. Charles Music Festival, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, 1999

IL Juried Statewide Show, Rockome Gardens, Arcola,

1999-2000 Illinois Women Artists: the NewMillennium, Chicago, Springfield, Rend Lake, Peoria, Rockford, Quincy. Champaign,

Biennial Watercolor and Drawing Show, Tarble Arts Ctr., Charleston, IL, Nov. 2000

Faculty Exhibit Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, Nov. 2000

2001 Illiana Artists 6^th Regional Juried Exhibition, Chesterton, IN

Art Faculty Show, Elgin, IL Jan–Feb. 2001

With Eyes Closed, Mennonite College of Nursing, Bloomington, IL, May, 2001

Honoring the Crone, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Sept.

2002 Mentor and Muse, Prairie center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL 2001
Balatonfured Summer Exhibition, Hungary 2002

2003 Illinois Artisans Print Exhibit, Thompson Center, Chicago, IL 2003

Imperfect Beauty, Three person show Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 2003

Biennial Watercolor and Drawing Show, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern IL U. Charleston, IL 2003

Not Just Another Pretty Face,Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL

FOTA (Festival of the Arts Exhibit) University of Chicago, Chicago Il May, 2003

FOTA Online Exhibit, 2003

CAC Open October 2003’

So Square McLean County Art Center Bloomington Illinois December 2003

Holiday Treasures McLean County Art Center Bloomington Illinois 2003

Elgin Community College Faculty Exhibit Elgin Illinois 2003

Imperfect Beauty, Three person show North Park College, Chicago, Illinois 2003

2004 Illinois Artisans Print Exhibit, Thompson Center, Chicago, IL 2004

Galex 2004 – Galesburg, Il.

Myth, Magic and Metaphor – Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

Illinois Millennium Artists -Encore– Mt. Vernon, IL and Peoria, IL.2004

Face to Face – Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, Il. 2004

Real People 2004 – Woodstock, Il.

10 Years of Residencies at Balatonfured, Vizivaroszi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, July 2004

Balatonfured - Summer 2004 Exhibition, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Balatonfured, Hungary 2004

2005 Holiday Treasures - McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, IL 2004-2005

Art by Women - Oakton Community College, Desplaines, IL. 2005

Imperfect Beauty , Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL. 200

Spirituality in a Modern World, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL March, 2005

Professional Awards

1988 Best of Show Award, University of Illinois Student Show

1990 Americana President's Award for Outstanding Nursing Care, Americana Extended Care Facility, Elgin, Ill

1992 Water Color Show Award, Eastern Illinois Regional

1993 Best Painting Award, McLean County Regional Juried Show

1994 Best Graphic Award, McLean County Regional Juried Show

1998 2^nd Place Painting Award, Rockome Gardens, Professional Division.

2000 Present Member Illinois Artisans Juried Program, Illinois Museum Assoc.

2004 3rd. Place Portrait Award, Face to Face, Bloomington Art Museum, Bloomington, Il.

Grants and Fellowships

2000 Residency Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

1995 Recipient Student Grant Illinois State University

Hungarian Multicultural Center, Balatonfured, Hungary 2002

2004 Hungarian Multicultural Center, Balatonfured, Hungary 2004

Collections Heartland Community College, Normal IL 1999

City of Balatonfured, Hungary 2002

Hungarian Multicultural Center, Hungary 2004

Numerous Private Collections

Professional Certification

RN, and RNC, Certified in Geriatrics 1993

Publications

What’s New Magazine Abbott Laboratories article illustration 1957

Illinois Issues University of Illinois at Springfield, May 2000 cover illustration and article, also published online

Curatorial
Around the Coyote Arts Festival Chicago, 1997, 1998

Juried All-City Art Exhibit Chicago Public Schools, Museum for Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2000, 2001, 2002

Judge Elgin Area High School Art Exhibit, Elgin, IL 2002

Judge Barrington Arts Council Art Fair 2003

Juror Statewide Competition, Valentine, Nebraska, June 2005

Special Projects

Commissioned liturgical painting Walk to Emmaus Cursillo 40th Anniversary Celebration, Chicago 2002

Panel discussion, Making a Living in Art, Midwest College Art Assn. Richmond, VA 2002

Stained Glass window design, Resurrection Window, Four Evangelist windows plus 14 side windows. St. John the Evangelist, Streamwood, IL 2002

Murals: Nicodemus, Calling of John and the Apostles St. John the Evangelist, Streamwood 2004-2005

T shirt design, University of Chicago Alumni, Class of ’63 2003

Resurrected Christ Installation, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Streamwood, Il. Easter 2003

Christmas Nativity Scene, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Streamwood, Il. 2003

Gospel Murals, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Streamwood, Il. 2004-2005

Collagraphs, Classic to Painterly, Presentation to Desplaines Art Guild, March 2005

Panel Discussion, Art As a Feminist Mirror, 29th Annual Women’s Studies Conference, U W, Madison, WI April 2005

Health-Conscious Printmaking, presentation, Valentine, Nebraska, June 2005
Printmaking With or Without a Press, Skokie Art Guild, Skokie, IL 2006

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