John Cross Resumé
Education | Professional Experience |
Exhibition Record | Awards & Honors |
Conferences/Workshops
Professional Organizations | Professional Activities |
Exhibitions Curated | Exhibitions Judged/Juried |
Bibliography | Technical Abilities
Education
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M.F.A. |
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2001 |
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Fontbonne University, St. Louis MO |
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B.F.A. |
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1996 |
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville IL |
Professional Experience
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2009-Present |
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Associatie Professor of Art/Program Coordinator/Gallery Director, Northeastern Junior College, Drawing, Painting, 2D/3D Design, Art History, Art Appreciation
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2008-2009 |
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Adjunct Instructor, Lindenwood University, Painting, 3D Design
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2005-2009 |
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Art Studio Technician, St. Charles Community College, Responsible for all aspects of upkeep, maintenance, and safety in all art studios, as well as, purchasing, hiring students workers, administering open labs, committee work, and acting as liaison with facilities, maintenance and purchasing/receiving.
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2003-2009 |
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Adjunct Instructor, St. Charles Community College, Painting, Drawing, Design
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2003-2005 |
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Adjunct Instructor, St. Louis Community College, Design/Figure Drawing
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2003-2004 |
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Adjunct Instructor, University of Missouri St. Louis, Design
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2002-2004 |
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Adjunct Instructor, St. Louis University, Painting/Drawing
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2002 |
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Adjunct Instructor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Design/Drawing
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1998-2001 |
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Teaching Assistant, Fontbonne University, Drawing/Painting
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1996 |
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Gallery Assistant, Godwin-Gaspar Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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Selected Exhibition Record
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2010 |
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Sculpture at Six Mile, Six Mile Sculpture Works, Granite City, IL, Invitational
Verisimilitude, Traveling Exhibition, Colorado Community Colleges, Invitational
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2009 |
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Faculty Exhibition, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, CO
33rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, Juried National
The National Cast Iron Art Exhibition, Sloss Funaces Gallery, Birmingham, AL, Invitational
…Those Who Can Teach, The Boyle Family Gallery, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO, Invitational
Holga Polka, Regional Arts Commission Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Invitational
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2008 |
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Approved, Good Citizen Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Invitational
Art At The X 2008, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, Juried National
3rd National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacremento, CA, Juried
Iron Tribe, Taxi Gallery, Denver, CO, International Invitational
Painting/Group 4 Award, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
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2007 |
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Irreconcilable Hypocrisy, Fleishman-Hillard/Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Invitational
Regional Faculty Exhibition, Foundry Arts Centre, St. Charles, MO, Invitational
SIUE 50th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibit, University Center Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Juried Invitational
Forces of Nature, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Juried, Award of Excellence
Edge of Excess, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, Juried, Group Four Award
Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, International Invitational
John Cross, Recent Work, Lindenwood University, St. Charles MO, Solo Exhibition
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2006 |
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John Cross, Recent Work, The Sacks Group, St. Charles MO, Solo Exhibition
Heaven, Hell, and Points Between, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles MO, Solo Exhibition
Artists as Mentors, Chesterfield Arts, St. Louis MO, Invitational
Painting, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles MO, Juried, Group Four Award
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2005 |
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Primordial III: Fire, Art St. Louis, St. Louis MO, Juried
Faculty Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO
MOsaics Art Festival, St. Charles MO, Invitational
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2004 |
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Art Outside, Schlafly Bottleworks, St. Louis MO, Invitational
Faculty Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO
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2003 |
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Recent Works: John Cross, Jeff Miller, Sara Paula, Ting Hung, St. Louis MO
Faculty Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO
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2002 |
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911+1, Art St. Louis, St. Louis MO, Juried
Faculty Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
ArtEast, Edwardsville IL, Invitational
Now Look Hear, St. Louis Tap Room, St. Louis MO, Invitational
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2001 |
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Anything Goes, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis MO, Juried, Nancy Pomeroy Ruhoff Prize
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Fontbonne University, St. Louis MO
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1999 |
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M.A. Thesis Exhibition, Fontbonne University, St. Louis MO
Structurally Speaking, Art St. Louis, St. Louis MO, Juried
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1998 |
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Open Invitation, St. Peters Cultural Arts Center, St. Peters MO, Juried, 3rd Place Painting
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1997 |
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Open Invitation, St. Peters Cultural Arts Center, St. Peters MO, Juried, 2nd Place painting
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Awards and Honors
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1996 |
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Dean's List, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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1995 |
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Dean's List, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Dean's Provost Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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1990 |
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Academic Scholarship, Art, East Central College
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1989 |
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Athletic Scholarship, Varsity Soccer, East Central College
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Conferences/Workshops
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2010 |
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1st Annual Iron Conference, Six Mile Sculpture Works, Granite City, IL
Cololrado State Community College Faculty to Faculty Conference, Pueblo, CO
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2009 |
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National Conference on Cast Iron Art, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
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2008 |
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Second Biennial Iron Casting Symposium, Large Mold Workshop Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Western Cast Iron Art Conference, Denver, CO
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2007 |
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Mac OSX Server Essentials, Mac Specialist, Overland Park, IL
Southern Conference on Cast Iron Art, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL Iron Tribe, Metal Arts, NMHU, Las Vegas, NM
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2006 |
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Electric Kiln Repair Workshop, St. Charles Community College
Podcasting for the Educator, UMSL, St. Louis MO
Video and Audio Editing for the Educator, Overland Park, KS
Electric Kiln Firing, Kruger Pottery, Webster Groves, MO
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2005 |
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Southern Conference on Cast Iron Art, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
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Professional Organizations
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2009-Present |
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Colorado Art Educators Association
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2004-2009 |
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The Foundry Art Centre, Artist Advisory Board Member, St. Charles MO
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2001-Present |
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College Art Association
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1996-2009 |
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Art St. Louis, St. Louis Mo
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Other Professional Activities
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2008 |
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Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Cecil College, North East, MD
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Blue River Community College, Independence, MO
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2007 |
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Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
Guest Artist, Body Worlds 3, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Friends and Neighbors Iron Pour, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
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2006 |
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Operation Clean Stream/S.T.ART, Artist Advisor, Wentzville, MO
Coordinator, Second Annual Mosaics Iron Pour, St. Charles, MO
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2005-2007 |
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Gallery Assistant, Chesterfield Arts, Chesterfield MO
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2005 |
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Coordinator, First Annual Mosaics Iron Pour, St. Charles, MO
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2004-2007 |
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Art Consultant Newco, Inc., St. Charles MO
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2003 |
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Artist's Director, Monday Night Cessions, Cicero's Night Club, St. Louis MO
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2002 |
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Artist's Director, Now Look Hear, St. Louis Tap Room, St. Louis MO
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2001 |
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Set & Prop Design, Merry Mayhem Tour, Ozzy Osbourne
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Exhibitions Curated
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2010 |
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Alison Ouellette Kirby/Noah Martin Kirby: Tone Deaf, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
Marko Marian: Remapping, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
Verisimilitude, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
Kari Lenartson: Recent Works, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
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2009 |
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Stanley Scott: Tension Studies and Drawings in Motion, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
Dave Yust: Recent Paintings and Monotypes, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
NJC Faculty Exhibition, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
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Exhibitions Juried/Judged
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2010 |
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High Plains Art Show, Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery, Sterling, CO
Phillips County Art Show, Holyoke, CO
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2008 |
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Art in the Park(ing Lot), Chesterfield Arts, Chesterfield, MO, Judge and Juror
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2006 |
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Undergraduate and Graduate Exhibition, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO, Judge and Juror
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2005 |
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Art On the Square, Painting/Ceramics, Bellville IL, Juror
Art in Education/Educators in Art, St. Peters Cultural Arts Center, St. Peters MO, Judge
Outdoor Sculpture, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles MO, Juror
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2004 |
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1st Annual Paint Your County Parks, O'fallon MO, Judge
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Bibliography
"Are You Listening?" Journal Advocate, October 27, 2010
"Nine Months" Journal Advocate, April 17, 2010
"NJC's Arts Chili Night Feb. 20" Journal Advocate, February 12, 2010
"Cross Brings Vision to NJC Art Program" Journal Advocate, September 2, 2009
"Featured Artist, John Cross" Arts Connection, April, May, June, 2008
"Artists Go to the Edge for Exhibition" St. Charles Journal, July 6, 2007
"Missouri Artists are Among Winners at Foundry" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 15, 2007
"Fourth Friday Art Walk on North Main Street" Street Scape, Winter 2006
"Teacher's Turn" St. Louis Post Dispatch, Thursday, October 7, 2004
Technical Abilities
Computing: Mac OSX, Mac Network Administration, PC XP, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Blackboard and WebCT, Printer setup and maintenance
Sculpture: Oxy-acetylene welding, Arc welding, MIG welding, Mold making including resin bonded sand, ceramic shell and two part plaster, Metal Casting in iron, bronze and aluminum, Machine Maintenance
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