Beacon, New York
grossdraws@gmail.com

EDUCATION
MAT, The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
Graphic Design Specialization Certificate, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Santa Clarita, CA
Honors Painting + Printmaking, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, United Kingdom

DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION
The Field Museum (Caring for the Forest the Zabalo Way!), The Children’s Creativity Museum, WellRead Publishing (What Color Is a Pickle Pie?), Steven Heyman (assisted on Beacons), Lambert Associates/PemAmerica, The Resiliency Institute, The Wilson Dow Group, Uncommon Ground, University of Chicago WHPK Radio HitRecord TV, Advocates for Urban Agriculture, Sysmex America, + Kapla.

TEACHING
Academy of Art University School of Art Education, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Cambridge Public Schools, The Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education. Hands-on art lessons for TinkerLab.

SELECT PRESS
2018 - CreativesMX, CreativesMXtory interview, episode #68
2013 - Art Business News, 30 Under 30

RESIDENCIES + FELLOWSHIPS
2018 - International Artist Residency, Hudson River Center, Beacon, NY
2014 - Artist-in-Residence, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, IL
2009-10 - Department Fellowship, Teaching + Learning in Art + Design Education, The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2018 - Renegade Craft Fest, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Woodstock-New Paltz Art + Crafts Fair, Woodstock, NY
2018 - New Rochelle Street Fest, New Rochelle, NY
2018 - International Artist Residency, Hudson River Art Center, Beacon, NY
2018 - Beacon Open Studios, Beacon, NY
2018 - Art at Ives, Danbury, CT
2018 - Women’s History Month portraits, Howling at the Edge of Chaos, Beacon, NY
2017 - Grassroots, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 - Catzilla, Prop Thtr, Chicago, IL
2016 - The Holiday Show, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2013 - Spotlight Six, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2014 - Artist-in-Residence, Arlighton Heights Memorial Library
2012 - 30 Under 30, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2012 - Sketch Tuesdays, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 - In Your Face; Self-Portraits By Women + Girls, Eco-Office, Providence, RI
2009 - Elmhurst Art Museum’s 13th Annual Art in the Park, Elmhurst, IL
2009 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2008 - Solo - Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL
2008 - The Holiday Show, Arhcitectural Artifacts, Chicago, IL
2008 - Barewalls, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
2008 - Forest Park Arts Fest, Forest Park, IL
2008 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2007 - Group Printmaking Show, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
2007 - The Spring Show, Architectural Artifacts, Chicago, IL
2007 - Swagger Men’s Fashions, Chicago, IL
2007 - AV/XPLO, Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL
2007 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2007 - Undergraduate Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
2005 - Duty Free, The California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA
2004 - ArtBash, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
2003 - Solo - Fremont Public Library, Mundelein, IL