BIO
Tina is a visual artist with a record of commercial art successes as a graphic/product designer in firms and agencies in New York City and Kansas City. Employment included Hallmark Cards and Victorian Trading Co. where she created award-winning work recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Holding a master’s degree in Design from Pratt Institute in New York, Tina taught the graphic design curriculum from foundations to portfolio as full-time college professor. Currently Tina is a fine art painter and expressive art workshop faciliator.
VISUAL ARTIST CV
EDUCATION
M.S. Graphic Design
PRATT INSTITUTE, New York, NY
B.A. Art
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE, Kalamazoo, MI
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibit (Upcoming), October 2024, Shirley Stiles Gallery, Westwood, KS
HeART of Lenexa, February 2024, “Second Place / 2D Art,” Lenexa City Hall, Lenexa, KS
80 SantaFe, “Urban Landscapes” Group Exhibit, Sept-Oct 2023, Overland Park, KS
Lenexa Artist Exhibit, Aug-Sept 2023, Lenexa City Hall, Lenexa, KS
HeART of Lenexa, February 2023, “Honorable Mention,” Lenexa City Hall, Lenexa, KS
Lenexa Artist Exhibit, August-September 2022, “Best of Show,” Lenexa City Hall, Lenexa, KS
Solo Exhibit, July 2022, Shirley Stiles Gallery, Westwood, KS
Art for All, November 2021, Kansas City Artists Coalition Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Lenexa Artist Exhibit, August-September 2021, Lenexa City Hall, Lenexa, KS
Solo Exhibit, January 2020, Shirley Stiles Gallery, Westwood, KS
MEMBERSHIP
Kansas City Artists Coalition
InterUrban ArtHouse (Overland Park, KS)
WORKSHOP LEADER QUALIFICATIONS
In presenting workshops Tina bring as caring heart that has been trained and honed in professional and volunteer roles. As a full-time professor at The Art Institutes, a college with disadvantaged students, Tina provided personalized accommodations for students with special needs. As a volunteer Care Minister at Church of the Resurrection (COR) in Leawood, KS, she cared for people with emotional pains and worries from serious illness, to loneliness, to mental health concerns, to financial worries, to worries about relatives, to death of loved ones. Tina has attended trainings on suicide prevention, depression, and grief. Her caring approach has also been shaped by coursework in counseling and art therapy and personal experiences with grief and serious illness.
Art4Healing© Expressive Art Workshop Facilitator Certificate
ART & CREATIVITY FOR HEALING, Laguna Hills, CA
Facilitator of an Art Class Series and Expressive Art Retreat, Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS, 2017.
Full-time College Professor of Art and Design, The Art Institutes, 2009-2016. Taught full graphic design curriculum (foundations to portfolio).
Commissioned Lay Minister (CCM), Church of the Resurrection, 2013 - 2021.
Graphic Design & Art Direction Career, including Hallmark Cards and agencies; originated and led a day-long creative renewal workshop at Hallmark.
Ministry / Theology Coursework, St. Paul School of Theology.
Art Therapy / Counseling Coursework, UMKC.
Master’s Degree in Graphic Design, Pratt Institute, NYC.
Exhibiting Painter.
Author of Scripture Alphabet: Original Designs Inspired by Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts (Coloring Book)
ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are intended as brief stopping points for the eye, mind, and heart to elevate, give pleasure, and rest.
During my career as a product and graphic designer I made art to express the emotional and aesthetic tone needed for many different clients. When creating greeting cards at Hallmark I began to think of art as a gift that communicates a message without words.
Now retired from my graphic design career I create acrylic, watercolor, and oil paintings —small gifts for the eye, mind, and heart.