CHRISTINE A. KLINGER
EDUCATION
Sculpture
workshops: Debra Fritts, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN, 2007; Cheryl Tall, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2006; California Sculptors’
Symposium, Cambria, 2004 - 2006; Master
New York sculptor Philippe Faraut, Troy,
OH, 2005; Ohio University
Emeritus Art Professor Joe Bova, Kettering, OH,
2005; and at Savannah (GA) College of Art & Design, 2001
Coursework in Creative Writing and Sculpture, Sinclair College and Rosewood Arts Centre, Dayton, Ohio, 1997 - 2001
Documentary
photography workshop with renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark, Boca Raton,
FL, 1988
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio,
M.S., Journalism, Concentration in Photography, 1987
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio,
B.A., Psychology, 1979
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director, San Luis Obispo
(CA) Arts Center:
writing, editing, public relations, program coordination, art handling, membership, publicity, fundraising, etc., assisted
in all phases of the art center’s operation, 11/05 – 5/06
Coordinator, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering,
Ohio: staged nationally publicized call for entries, coordinated jury selection, publicized, installed, lit, held receptions,
etc., for 16 exhibitions a year in two 900-square-foot art galleries; three of these exhibitions are competitions (one local,
one state-wide and, in 2002, I created and produced “Earth in Balance, A Regional Clay Competition." I also coordinated
production of a major article for "Ceramics Monthly" magazine on this exhibition for April 2004 issue, 8/96 - 10/05
Freelance Writer, Photographer, 11/80
- present; and Sculptor, 9/95 - present
AV/PR Specialist, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, City of Dayton,
Ohio, 5/95 - 5/96
Staff Photographer, “The Sun News,” Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina, 6/87 - 11/90
TEACHING
Antioch College,
Yellow Springs, OH, Ceramics
I, Fall Semester, 2007
Edison Community
College, Piqua, OH,
Sculptural Ceramics, Fall Semester, 2006
Allan Hancock
College, Santa Maria, CA, Sculpture 1 and Sculpture 2, Spring Semester, 2006
Rosewood
Arts Centre, Kettering, OH:
Photography/Writing Art Camp, 2004; Clay Handbuilding/Sculpture,
2000 - 2001; Photography and Darkroom, 1996-1998
City
Folk Festival, Dayton, OH:
Invited Artist: demonstrated clay sculpture and handbuilding, and participated in panel discussion on the topic: “Self-Expression
through Clay,” 7/03
Edison Community
College, Piqua, Ohio:
Photography, 1994-1996
Dayton
Art Institute: Photography, 1992-1995
Riverbend Art
Center, Dayton, OH:
Photography, 1991-1995
PHOTOGRAPHY AND WRITING AWARDS
Spectrum Award for Excellence in Creative Writing, Sinclair Community College,
2003
Social Responsibility Award, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Washington, D.C., Photography, 1989
First Place in Sports Photography, Grand Strand (SC) Press Association,
1989
First Place
in Editorial Illustration, and Third Place in Food
Illustration, SC News
Photographers Association, 1988
First Place,
Social Responsibility, and First Place, Sports Photography,
Grand Strand Press Association, 1988
Second Place, Feature Picture Story, SC
Newspaper Photographers Association, 1987
Awards
of Excellence, Feature Writing, International Association of Business Communicators,
1984, 1983
Awards
in Feature and Family News Writing, Ohio Newspaper Association,
1980
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/SCULPTURE AWARDS
Solo
exhibition, Edison Community College,
clay sculpture, 2007
”20th
Anniversary Invitational Exhibition,” Rosewood Gallery, Kettering,
OH, 2007
”Earth
in Balance, A Regional Clay Competition,” Rosewood Gallery, Kettering,
OH, 2006
Invitational
Exhibition of Fine Art Faculty Members of Allan Hancock College, David Ryan Gallery, Orcutt, CA, 2006
Invitational,
self-portrait exhibition, Downtown Dayton Public Library, photography, including photograph of a clay self-portrait, 2006
“Introductions,”
curated exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Art
Center, clay sculpture and photography, 2006
“The
Demise of Democracy?” Orange County
Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa
Ana, CA, juried, themed, multi-media exhibit, clay sculpture, 2005
Solo exhibition,
Hypotenuse Gallery, Sinclair Community
College, clay sculpture, 2005
Solo exhibition,
One Dayton Centre, Dayton, Ohio,
clay sculpture, 2005
Dayton
Visual Art Center's "Earthbound: Dayton Clay II," invitational clay show, 2005
Best
of Show and First Place Awards, “Art About Town
2004,” Preservation Dayton, Inc., and Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery, Dayton (OH) Convention Center, clay sculpture,
2004
Solo exhibition,
Barnes & Noble Books, Dayton, OH,
photography, 2003
Honorable
Mention Award, DVAC, “Dayton Clay,” first Dayton-area clay invitational, 2002
One-person
exhibition, Edison Community College, Piqua, Ohio, clay sculpture, 2001
“Featured
3-D Artist,” Gallery at One Dayton Centre, one-person show, clay sculpture, 2000
“Faces
and Facades,” Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery, one-person invitational exhibition, black and white photography and
clay masks, Downtown Dayton YMCA, 1996
“DVACamera,”
Chemineer Building, Dayton, Ohio, juried exhibition of photographer members of the Dayton Visual Arts Center, 1995
Exhibition
by The Dayton Art Institute instructors, Kettering Towers, Dayton, Ohio, black and white photography, 1995
One-person
exhibition, 2001 Showcase, Oakwood, Ohio,
Polaroid transfer photography, 1995
Two-person
exhibition, Books & Co., Dayton, Ohio, hand-colored photographs and Polaroid transfers, 1994
“Light
Visions - The Works of Five Photographers,” The Hyatt Gallery, Tipp City,
Ohio, black and white photographs,
1994
Second
Place Awards, juried, multi-media exhibit of women’s art, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, hand-colored black
and white photography; awards 1994 and 1995
“City
Art,” Third Annual DVAC Members’ Exhibition, juried show, art displayed in storefront locations around downtown
Dayton, Ohio, black and white photography, 1994
“The
Fragile Environment,” Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, juried multi-media exhibition by Ohio artist on
the environmental theme, color photography, 1993. My work was also selected for
the show’s traveling exhibition, which toured the United States
for one year.
“Third
Annual Dayton Area Works on Paper Exhibition,” Rosewood Arts Centre Gallery, juried, multi-media show, color and hand-colored
black and white photography, 1993
Three-person invitational exhibition, Sinclair
Community College, black and white photography, 1993
First
Place Award, “Art About Town,” Montgomery County Old Courthouse Museum, juried, multi-media exhibit, black and
white photography, 1992
“In
Celebration of Art, 6th Annual Art Exhibition,” Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio, juried,
multi-media show, color photography, 1992
“The
Landscape Show,” Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery, juried, multi-media exhibit on the landscape theme, color photography,
1992
“Images
of a Female Nature,” four-woman, multi-media, invitational exhibition for the Miami Valley Arts Council, held at DVAC,
Biltmore Hotel, Dayton, Ohio, black and white photography 1992
